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adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What an event!
After years of hearing the importance of the event and watching comic documentaries that tore into the meaning of this book— I see why it was so pivotal to restart the modern day DC universe. And I use modern in the reference of 1985 writing because I notice a shift in the way stories are told after this time period. This also opened up a large door for new fans to get into the stories and have a fresh start. And it wasn’t a controversial event by any means, in fact it thrilled old fans as well!
A lot of these characters I’ve learned about through references in comics printed now too so Tracing them to this focal point does make things make more sense. Also Earth 2 Superman’s pain is so unreal. Superboy prime is not terrible in this but for some reason he does in infinite crisis. Which now I need to reread after this event because it starts to click why certain things happened (no spoilers here though!)
Over all. There’s a lot of “read issue ____ of ____*” and that can seem not accesible to new readers but I believe those things can be explored at a later date if you actually are interested in that specific plot point or character. Otherwise it’s really straight forward. I specifically love Darkseid helping the superheroes and then reiterating “nah fuck you guys. This is still payback next time!” Okay king, go off I guess!
Supergirl and Flashes sacrifices make me want to follow those plot lines and see how Barry and Kara come back into the current continuity. I believe this makes sense why Powergirl was a big deal in the next crisis event too. Harbinger and Pariahs story makes me so curious to where they went and what they’re currently doing in the DC universe as well. What fun trails I can follow now of all these new characters with a. Fresh new perspective of their past
Also fucking TED KORD. My MAN. He was such AN ASSHOLE lol
After years of hearing the importance of the event and watching comic documentaries that tore into the meaning of this book— I see why it was so pivotal to restart the modern day DC universe. And I use modern in the reference of 1985 writing because I notice a shift in the way stories are told after this time period. This also opened up a large door for new fans to get into the stories and have a fresh start. And it wasn’t a controversial event by any means, in fact it thrilled old fans as well!
A lot of these characters I’ve learned about through references in comics printed now too so Tracing them to this focal point does make things make more sense. Also Earth 2 Superman’s pain is so unreal. Superboy prime is not terrible in this but for some reason he does in infinite crisis. Which now I need to reread after this event because it starts to click why certain things happened (no spoilers here though!)
Over all. There’s a lot of “read issue ____ of ____*” and that can seem not accesible to new readers but I believe those things can be explored at a later date if you actually are interested in that specific plot point or character. Otherwise it’s really straight forward. I specifically love Darkseid helping the superheroes and then reiterating “nah fuck you guys. This is still payback next time!” Okay king, go off I guess!
Supergirl and Flashes sacrifices make me want to follow those plot lines and see how Barry and Kara come back into the current continuity. I believe this makes sense why Powergirl was a big deal in the next crisis event too. Harbinger and Pariahs story makes me so curious to where they went and what they’re currently doing in the DC universe as well. What fun trails I can follow now of all these new characters with a. Fresh new perspective of their past
Also fucking TED KORD. My MAN. He was such AN ASSHOLE lol
only really good if you are very involved in the DC comic universe...however, it did deal with some very interesting questions about time travel
In narrative, it's closest to Jonathan Hickman's Everything Dies saga. In structure, it's closest to Avengers: Endgame. But the thing I kept thinking about while reading this is that first Joss Whedon Avengers film (a movie I considered my favorite of all time for a moment). It's an obviously accomplished story told by storytellers who are 100% in their bag, with undeniable thrills and surprisingly emotional character beats for a huge roster of speaking roles, but it's full of mindnumbingly bad choices that an entire industry would be doomed to repeat.
Just as The Avengers kind of killed movies, Crisis kind of killed comics. The need for spectacle at the expense of coherence, the drive for self-serious "stakes," the obvious hand of the company driving the story--it's all there.
But, I can't lie, it's an incredible read. Sort of sags in the middle but really hard to put down in the back half. Repetitive, sure, but the exact setup was never the reason I was here in the first place.
Just as The Avengers kind of killed movies, Crisis kind of killed comics. The need for spectacle at the expense of coherence, the drive for self-serious "stakes," the obvious hand of the company driving the story--it's all there.
But, I can't lie, it's an incredible read. Sort of sags in the middle but really hard to put down in the back half. Repetitive, sure, but the exact setup was never the reason I was here in the first place.
Billed as one of the first massive company wide comic book crossovers, "Crisis on Infinite Earths" certainly is wildly ambitious in the scale of what writer Marv Wolfman is trying to accomplish. From what I have read, Wolfman set out to unify the DC comics universe into a single entity. Before, DC Comics explained continuity problems with the fact that there were 5 different multiverses (at least). When this series ran from 1985 to 1986, DC was unsure if this series would catch on but it sold like wildfire and helped establish the modern DC Universe.
The body count in this series is famously high as worlds and universes are destroyed by the villainous Anti-Monitor. The Monitor has to travel through time to unite heroes from different places to fight this threat. Eventually, even the villains from those places have to join with the heroes to battle the seismic villain.
Famous characters die in this series such as Barry Allen (The Flash) and Supergirl. Their deaths had lasting effects on the DC Universe. The series also gave an opportunity for a complete reboot of major characters and in the case of Batman, led right into Frank Miller's seminal work of "Batman: Year One".
Drawn in a fun style by George Perez, "Crisis" was overwhelming for me at first because I'm not familiar with the history of comic books and a lot of the characters that are on scene in the beginning, I had no idea who they are or what their individual histories were. As the story moves along though, Wolfman really brings tension and entertainment in this multiverse story that he is weaving.
The body count in this series is famously high as worlds and universes are destroyed by the villainous Anti-Monitor. The Monitor has to travel through time to unite heroes from different places to fight this threat. Eventually, even the villains from those places have to join with the heroes to battle the seismic villain.
Famous characters die in this series such as Barry Allen (The Flash) and Supergirl. Their deaths had lasting effects on the DC Universe. The series also gave an opportunity for a complete reboot of major characters and in the case of Batman, led right into Frank Miller's seminal work of "Batman: Year One".
Drawn in a fun style by George Perez, "Crisis" was overwhelming for me at first because I'm not familiar with the history of comic books and a lot of the characters that are on scene in the beginning, I had no idea who they are or what their individual histories were. As the story moves along though, Wolfman really brings tension and entertainment in this multiverse story that he is weaving.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This took me long enough. And it was the perfect comic to finish reading on my birthday ( hip hip hooray ).
I really don't know how to get into reviewing this. But the artwork was amazing (if you're into the older style of art). The dialogue flowed well. The plot... Oh, boy. The plot was amazing. Basically a positive matter being known as the Monitor is trying to keep an anti-matter being known as the Anti-Monitor from converting all matter into negative matter, thus destroying all earths. He destroys almost all of them, but the main five earths begin merging together. So the heroes (and even some villains at various points) have to come together and fight the Anti-Monitor.
Overall, I think it accomplished it's goal of simplifying the DCU. But I was still left a little confused. For instance, how did four of my top five favorite DC characters die and come back to life years later? I'll have to peruse the Internet for that.
I feel like reading this made me a genuine comic fan. I can understand that some people wouldn't like it, because it is VERY long and very confusing at times. But I really enjoyed this. And if you can stick it out for the first hundred pages or so, it will be worth it.
I really don't know how to get into reviewing this. But the artwork was amazing (if you're into the older style of art). The dialogue flowed well. The plot... Oh, boy. The plot was amazing. Basically a positive matter being known as the Monitor is trying to keep an anti-matter being known as the Anti-Monitor from converting all matter into negative matter, thus destroying all earths. He destroys almost all of them, but the main five earths begin merging together. So the heroes (and even some villains at various points) have to come together and fight the Anti-Monitor.
Overall, I think it accomplished it's goal of simplifying the DCU. But I was still left a little confused. For instance, how did four of my top five favorite DC characters die and come back to life years later? I'll have to peruse the Internet for that.
I feel like reading this made me a genuine comic fan. I can understand that some people wouldn't like it, because it is VERY long and very confusing at times. But I really enjoyed this. And if you can stick it out for the first hundred pages or so, it will be worth it.
A fantastic, universe spanning novel that has an engaging story replicated again and again by all crossovers that followed. A classic.
As an ambitious editorial housecleaning to streamline DC's baffling pre-Crisis continuity, this was inarguably a success. As the first real "Event Comic," Crisis on Infinite Earths set the stage for every desperate attempt to boost sales by throwing all the superheroes into a big sandbox to smack together like a box of action figures, each time with diminishing returns. Unlike most of its successors, there is a genuine sense of unprecedented scale here that is impressive- it feels Big. But, especially if you're not super familiar with all these pre-Crisis multiverse characters, it is impossible to follow, spread over so many hundreds of characters on a single page that not one of them really gets to breathe or express their own personality. The best moments are the deaths- the iconic death of Supergirl and imo the far more upsetting gruesome death of Barry Allen's Flash. The best thing about this is that they weren't afraid to make big changes and kill off a bunch of characters.