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madmooney's review against another edition
3.0
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Multiversity is a series of one-offs loosely tied together by yet another crisis event, but at least it takes a meta-look at the various crises.
This is a beautiful book (the artwork is amazing) and I would HIGHLY recommend to have this in your collection IF ONLY for the Multiversity Guidebook (if it is still available in the single issue format, all DC fans should have a copy of the Guidebook issue AT LEAST).
All that being said, it is a Morrison book: expect overly ambitious ideas derived from a LOVE for source material which has fallen off the mainstream highway.
Multiversity is a series of one-offs loosely tied together by yet another crisis event, but at least it takes a meta-look at the various crises.
This is a beautiful book (the artwork is amazing) and I would HIGHLY recommend to have this in your collection IF ONLY for the Multiversity Guidebook (if it is still available in the single issue format, all DC fans should have a copy of the Guidebook issue AT LEAST).
All that being said, it is a Morrison book: expect overly ambitious ideas derived from a LOVE for source material which has fallen off the mainstream highway.
geoffwood's review against another edition
5.0
World's greatest 400 page kinda stoopid shaggy dog story
colindalaska's review against another edition
3.0
An oddly confusing mess of a story.
Lots of good ideas, and individually each story is very interesting but the overall plot goes nowhere and is ultimately pointless.
Fantastic art, though.
Lots of good ideas, and individually each story is very interesting but the overall plot goes nowhere and is ultimately pointless.
Fantastic art, though.
unladylike's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars, overall, really.
There were a few enjoyable stories sprinkled throughout this ... Thing. The art was consistently beautiful. I actually got the most into the Guidebook to the 52 Earths section in the middle, which brought me back to my adolescent days of collecting Marvel trading cards and making up stories in my head based on the descriptions, stats, and profiles of various characters I had never actually read stories about. In that sense, my imagination did the most interesting things when Grant Morrison wasn't actually forcing meta-nonsense down my throat.
The High Concept bookend chapters of this book were such a mess, I found myself just shaking my head at Morrison's inability to convey his thoughts and theories in an effective way.
There were a few enjoyable stories sprinkled throughout this ... Thing. The art was consistently beautiful. I actually got the most into the Guidebook to the 52 Earths section in the middle, which brought me back to my adolescent days of collecting Marvel trading cards and making up stories in my head based on the descriptions, stats, and profiles of various characters I had never actually read stories about. In that sense, my imagination did the most interesting things when Grant Morrison wasn't actually forcing meta-nonsense down my throat.
The High Concept bookend chapters of this book were such a mess, I found myself just shaking my head at Morrison's inability to convey his thoughts and theories in an effective way.
daileyxplanet's review against another edition
5.0
"Mainstream Morrison" at his finest, I would say. Each issue exhibits his fine work in each issue. The highlights to me are the Shazam issue, The Just and the Watchmen tribute. I could read more of those written by Morrison, for sure.
I was surprised that no Earth 0 heroes were highlighted, even if it was Booster Gold or the like.
I was surprised that no Earth 0 heroes were highlighted, even if it was Booster Gold or the like.
dantastic's review against another edition
5.0
The Gentry are encroaching on the Multiverse and Nix Uotan, last of the Monitors, must assemble a force of the mightiest beings of the 52 worlds to stop them!
Okay, that's the bare bones of the plot but it's hard to write a teaser for this level of insanity.
Grant Morrison and I don't have the best track record. I loved All-Star Superman but Final Crisis did nothing for me. I either wind up loving their work or not knowing what the fuck is going on. The Multiversity is some crazy shit but it's coherent, awesome crazy shit. Grant Morrison is a DC historian and The Multiversity hits most of the stops on the map.
The story is bookended by Nix Uotan's plight against the Gentry, creatures from outside the local multiverse. The rest of the book is done in one tales set on different worlds in the multiverse. Without spoiling too much, Doc Fate's retro future 1940s, Pax Americana's Watchmen-like take on the Charlton characters, and Thunderworld's tales of Captain Marvel were easily my favorites. The stories were written so that any of them could be the starting point of a new title for DC. Of course, they have yet to take advantage of any of them in favor of churning out more Superman and Batman.
Grant Morrison always throws big ideas around and may be the heir of Jack Kirby in that regard. Hints of untold stories lie on every page. Each of the earths visited feels lived in and not just whipped up for one issue. Nuggets of DC history are focused through Morrison's lens and worked into something different. It's a Crisis made up of individual crises.
Easter eggs abound, from Enemy Ace being the one to discover Superman's rocket to Dino-Cop, the Savage Dragon analogue that gets a surprising amount of screen time. It's been a long time since Ultra The Multi-Alien has been seen. I might have to dig out Who's Who to identify some of the characters when I inevitably reread this.
The Multiversity is Grant Morrison's psychotic love letter/ransom note to the DC multiverse and comics in general. Five out of five stars.
Okay, that's the bare bones of the plot but it's hard to write a teaser for this level of insanity.
Grant Morrison and I don't have the best track record. I loved All-Star Superman but Final Crisis did nothing for me. I either wind up loving their work or not knowing what the fuck is going on. The Multiversity is some crazy shit but it's coherent, awesome crazy shit. Grant Morrison is a DC historian and The Multiversity hits most of the stops on the map.
The story is bookended by Nix Uotan's plight against the Gentry, creatures from outside the local multiverse. The rest of the book is done in one tales set on different worlds in the multiverse. Without spoiling too much, Doc Fate's retro future 1940s, Pax Americana's Watchmen-like take on the Charlton characters, and Thunderworld's tales of Captain Marvel were easily my favorites. The stories were written so that any of them could be the starting point of a new title for DC. Of course, they have yet to take advantage of any of them in favor of churning out more Superman and Batman.
Grant Morrison always throws big ideas around and may be the heir of Jack Kirby in that regard. Hints of untold stories lie on every page. Each of the earths visited feels lived in and not just whipped up for one issue. Nuggets of DC history are focused through Morrison's lens and worked into something different. It's a Crisis made up of individual crises.
Easter eggs abound, from Enemy Ace being the one to discover Superman's rocket to Dino-Cop, the Savage Dragon analogue that gets a surprising amount of screen time. It's been a long time since Ultra The Multi-Alien has been seen. I might have to dig out Who's Who to identify some of the characters when I inevitably reread this.
The Multiversity is Grant Morrison's psychotic love letter/ransom note to the DC multiverse and comics in general. Five out of five stars.
emheld's review against another edition
5.0
Five stars?! Yes, if only for the sheer creative power on display. This is what Final Crisis should have been, and it made more sense.
tsharris's review against another edition
3.0
Typical of Grant Morrison, hard to follow, lots of occult references, plenty of meta-narrative and tongue-in-cheek japes...
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
Wait...what?
That's my two-word (and four punctuation marks) review of Multiversity.
Grant Morrison definitely doesn't care whether readers follow the thread sometimes. And that's cool. My fault for picking it up. But as I get older, I think one of the biggest things I care about is clarity. If something is clear, if I can follow what's happening, that goes a long way. THEN there has to be something exciting, but without the clarity, I won't even make it to the exciting part.
Unless it's a nutso action movie. Then anything goes.
That's my two-word (and four punctuation marks) review of Multiversity.
Grant Morrison definitely doesn't care whether readers follow the thread sometimes. And that's cool. My fault for picking it up. But as I get older, I think one of the biggest things I care about is clarity. If something is clear, if I can follow what's happening, that goes a long way. THEN there has to be something exciting, but without the clarity, I won't even make it to the exciting part.
Unless it's a nutso action movie. Then anything goes.
shadowhelm's review against another edition
3.0
I am having a hard time rating this one. In many ways it is incomprehensible for most readers but Morrison is doing something here that transcends the average comic book so I have to give him points for the effort.