Reviews

Planetary: Crossing Worlds by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday, Andy Lanning, Jerry Ordway, Phil Jimenez

librarimans's review

4.0

A fun group of Planetary stories that sees the team interact with fellow Wildstorm U team the Authority as well as the DCU. Not as amazing as the original series, but these crossovers are still worth reading.

shane_tiernan's review

5.0

Mr. Ellis how I love thee, let me count the ways.

This is 3 different stories. The first one was just kinda great. The second one was probably the darkest comic story I've ever read (and therefore really freaking great. The third was also... you guessed it - great!

This is solidly 5 star territory. I'm SOOOOOO glad I picked this up.

Sorry to go into such excruciating detail but I think you get it. READ THIS.


NOW.

tobin_elliott's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Being a huge Planetary fan, but not a DC fan, I wasn't even aware of this until I ran across it in a bargain bin in a tiny comic shop. But for the amount they were charging, I figured it was worth the read.

And mostly, it was. The first story was only okay, the second not bad at all, and the final one was worth the price of admission. Really well done.

The art was top notch all the way through, and Ellis's snappy, snarky dialogue is always a treat.

ostrava's review

3.0

Of varying quality. Only the Batman one is worth a read.

afardo's review

4.0

I really enjoyed the intersection between the Planetary group and the Justice League. So many great ideas at play. Any comic that manages to call Batman a transvestite hooker is ok with me. It was a fun romp worth the read.

akrajkow87's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

elturko64's review

4.0

Warren Ellis's Planetary books are about a group of characters that explore the multiverse. So its only natural to send these characters into other comic book universes. And its fantastic, the first story throws them in with the authority from Wild Storm publishers along with a silly H.P Lovecraft cameo. While the other two feature DC comics stories. The art is ranges from pretty good to amazing throughout this comic. Yet the main flaw unfortunately comes from Ellis himself. He sort of jumps into these stories with a sort of 'sink or swim' mentality. If you know the characters its cool but if you don't then tough luck. Another problem I have is that he goes way overboard on scientific/technological themes in these stories that sort of went over my head. Still this is a book worth reading for Ellis's fans. As for the average comic reader I recommend diving into Ellis's other works before you start this one.

sobolevnrm's review

2.0

Meh -- not up to the standards of the other books... although the storyline tying in all the various perspectives on Batman was entertaining.

crowyhead's review

3.0

This collects three stories in Ellis's Planetary series: "The Authority: Ruling the World," "JLA: Terra Occulta," and "Batman: Night on Earth." These were the first Planetary stories I'd read, and thus the whole thing was a bit confusing, but I still enjoyed this. I thought the Batman crossover was particularly good, with the artwork and style shifting from one incarnation of Batman to another. I think I would have gotten more out of this if I'd read more of the whole series, though.

jordibal's review

3.5

El de Batman es un buen complemento a Planetary y está muy en su línea. El de la JLA y el de Authority son totalmente prescindibles y solo para muy fans.