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A review by vernip
The Multiversity by Grant Morrison
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?