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A review by amalelmohtar
52, Vol. 4 by Pat Olliffe, Eddy Barrows, Mike McKone, Justiniano, Keith Giffen, Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, Jamal Igle, Joe Bennett, Dan Jurgens, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Geoff Johns, Darick Robertson, Greg Rucka, Chris Batista
4.0
Summing up all 4 volumes as follows:
The amount of teamwork and organization that went into this is truly staggering, and the star rating reflects how impressed I was by its density and inventiveness. However it did feel like I was reading 12 different competent books simultaneously, and enjoying some a lot more than others. Everything that was IN SPAAACE bored me (I'm just bemused by Lobo), but other plots annoyed me in their beginnings but paid off in their ends (Booster Gold, Everyman project, Dibny) while others were interesting to me at first and then ended on a sour note (Black Adam & family, Renee & the Question).
I loved reading the creators' commentary after each issue, though, especially when they were affectionately snarking at each other or outright condemning a turn the narrative took. It was a really neat behind-the-scenes experience to have.
The amount of teamwork and organization that went into this is truly staggering, and the star rating reflects how impressed I was by its density and inventiveness. However it did feel like I was reading 12 different competent books simultaneously, and enjoying some a lot more than others. Everything that was IN SPAAACE bored me (I'm just bemused by Lobo), but other plots annoyed me in their beginnings but paid off in their ends (Booster Gold, Everyman project, Dibny) while others were interesting to me at first and then ended on a sour note (Black Adam & family, Renee & the Question).
I loved reading the creators' commentary after each issue, though, especially when they were affectionately snarking at each other or outright condemning a turn the narrative took. It was a really neat behind-the-scenes experience to have.