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jhouses's review against another edition
2.0
Otra inmensa paja mental de Grant Morrison que con cuatro palabras al azar te monta una Crisis y te destruye 20 universos antes de desayunar. En este caso a «Crisis» le ha añadido «piojos» , « cubo de Rubik » y «Gentrificación» y le ha salido esta saga que si no es infumable es solo por el alto nivel artístico de los dibujantes y porque la imaginacion sin ningún limite ni verguenza permite unos universos alternativos muy chulos. Me han gustado especialmente las historias de la familia Marvel y Tierra X.
bbabyok's review against another edition
4.0
Grant Morrison doing his thing with the DC comics multiverse.
vernip's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Supposedly a grand crossover event, but really more an excuse to play with the wide WIDE world of DC's eclectic characters beyond their usual staple of easily recognizable superheroes.
So really a loose anthology of said hero-types battling a threat from beyond mortal comprehension...
Some gems include the classic Shazam/Captain Marvel segment, the weirdness of the chibi world which included a handy-dandy guide to how DC does the multiverse and the other spheres that make da rules, and I surprisingly got sucked into the world where the descendants of heroes & villains live bored frivolous lives while their forebears did re-enactment battles.
Could've done without the segment where they did their best to say that YOU THE READER were a part of the shenanigans because thoughts are powerful and thousands of thoughts all streaming into the comic book empowered the superhero. I'm not THAT gullible dudes; if you tell me not to turn the page, I sure as heck am gonna turn the page! I wasn't able to when Grover told me not to, what makes you think I will now?
So really a loose anthology of said hero-types battling a threat from beyond mortal comprehension...
Some gems include the classic Shazam/Captain Marvel segment, the weirdness of the chibi world which included a handy-dandy guide to how DC does the multiverse and the other spheres that make da rules, and I surprisingly got sucked into the world where the descendants of heroes & villains live bored frivolous lives while their forebears did re-enactment battles.
Could've done without the segment where they did their best to say that YOU THE READER were a part of the shenanigans because thoughts are powerful and thousands of thoughts all streaming into the comic book empowered the superhero. I'm not THAT gullible dudes; if you tell me not to turn the page, I sure as heck am gonna turn the page! I wasn't able to when Grover told me not to, what makes you think I will now?
ricoocri's review against another edition
5.0
Leave it to Grant Morrison to take a story about introducing new readers to the modern DC multiverse and defining what they're like and instead turning it into a meta epic. Incredible stuff. In a different life Multiversity Too happened, in a different life Grant got to write the Shazam family more.
jammasterjamie's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not really a Grant Morrison fan, but after hearing some good things about this, not to mention my life-long fascination with the Multiverse and DC Continuity in general, I decided to give this a try and was not disappointed. The story held all the way through and stayed relatively cohesive considering the subject matter, the art of each story was perfect for the mood and tone those chapters were trying to convey, and if I'm being totally honest, this was a big fun read! No spoilers, and I'm sure there are many who will differ, but that ending was unexpected and classic - hilarious!
My only real gripe with the entire thing is to ask why Captain Carrot was drawn like a steroid-guzzling, muscle-bound freak and I would have preferred his original cartoony self, instead. Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew was one of my favourite comics growing up (come on, I was eight!), and hearing he was in Multiversity was a huge draw for me to read it, so I would have preferred seeing him as my furry old friend from the 1980's, but that's really just nit-picking, I suppose.
My only real gripe with the entire thing is to ask why Captain Carrot was drawn like a steroid-guzzling, muscle-bound freak and I would have preferred his original cartoony self, instead. Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew was one of my favourite comics growing up (come on, I was eight!), and hearing he was in Multiversity was a huge draw for me to read it, so I would have preferred seeing him as my furry old friend from the 1980's, but that's really just nit-picking, I suppose.
jammasterjamie's review against another edition
4.0
After my third re-read of this, I realize it's really more of a 3.5 star book, but I'll round up to four because of the re-introduction of Captain Carrot to the DC Universe, no matter how 'roided up they decided to depict him (which was especially weird since the rest of the Zoo Crew looked basically the same). The story and art throughout were both super fun, but, no spoilers, that ending was ridiculously anticlimactic and, in my opinion, just kind of dumb. Fun, but dumb. Some props have to be given for the Multiversity Guidebook that showed up as part of the story because it was a fascinating dissemination of information presented in an accessible and interesting way, and definitely sparked the imagination. I'm not a huge Grant Morrison fanboy, but this is worth the read regardless of whether you like him or not because the strong story-telling makes up for the lackluster ending. And the ending wasn't all out horrible or anything, but rather it was just a little 'meh' from all of the build-up that led up to it.
rocketwave's review against another edition
4.0
Did I enjoy this? Yes, I really did, but it also confused me several times.
Very entertaining, very meta.
Just strap yourself in, and enjoy the ride!
Very entertaining, very meta.
Just strap yourself in, and enjoy the ride!
gxcons's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
vikrmm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Grant Morrison has done it again. Multiversity is a marvellous multiversal adventure that builds on previously established DC lore and creates new ones.
Reading through this book is an odyssey of a life time through different universes that is felt through changing art styles and formats. This book is an achievement and a paragon of the genre itself.
Reading through this book is an odyssey of a life time through different universes that is felt through changing art styles and formats. This book is an achievement and a paragon of the genre itself.
primmiiee's review against another edition
4.0
I've always been a sucker for parallel universes stories, added with some over the top fourth wall breaking, this seemed like the perfect book for me. That said, there were some confusing and disjointed parts that I had to reread a couple of times to fully understand, also, the art quality is a bit inconsistent, some of them were really, really great, but some of them were just too generic for my taste, so I had to remove one star, but overall, great read, I might actually read more of Morrison's stuffs.