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Crisis on Infinite Earths
by Marv Wolfman
Billed as one of the first massive company wide comic book crossovers, "Crisis on Infinite Earths" certainly is wildly ambitious in the scale of what writer Marv Wolfman is trying to accomplish. From what I have read, Wolfman set out to unify the DC comics universe into a single entity. Before, DC Comics explained continuity problems with the fact that there were 5 different multiverses (at least). When this series ran from 1985 to 1986, DC was unsure if this series would catch on but it sold like wildfire and helped establish the modern DC Universe.
The body count in this series is famously high as worlds and universes are destroyed by the villainous Anti-Monitor. The Monitor has to travel through time to unite heroes from different places to fight this threat. Eventually, even the villains from those places have to join with the heroes to battle the seismic villain.
Famous characters die in this series such as Barry Allen (The Flash) and Supergirl. Their deaths had lasting effects on the DC Universe. The series also gave an opportunity for a complete reboot of major characters and in the case of Batman, led right into Frank Miller's seminal work of "Batman: Year One".
Drawn in a fun style by George Perez, "Crisis" was overwhelming for me at first because I'm not familiar with the history of comic books and a lot of the characters that are on scene in the beginning, I had no idea who they are or what their individual histories were. As the story moves along though, Wolfman really brings tension and entertainment in this multiverse story that he is weaving.
The body count in this series is famously high as worlds and universes are destroyed by the villainous Anti-Monitor. The Monitor has to travel through time to unite heroes from different places to fight this threat. Eventually, even the villains from those places have to join with the heroes to battle the seismic villain.
Famous characters die in this series such as Barry Allen (The Flash) and Supergirl. Their deaths had lasting effects on the DC Universe. The series also gave an opportunity for a complete reboot of major characters and in the case of Batman, led right into Frank Miller's seminal work of "Batman: Year One".
Drawn in a fun style by George Perez, "Crisis" was overwhelming for me at first because I'm not familiar with the history of comic books and a lot of the characters that are on scene in the beginning, I had no idea who they are or what their individual histories were. As the story moves along though, Wolfman really brings tension and entertainment in this multiverse story that he is weaving.