Infinite Crisis Omnibus

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Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. Here, Johns takes time explaining the history and past events so that new readers know what is happening. I'm all for an epic battle and if talking does not work, then let's fight, but we don't have to start there. Its still alot to read previously, though, but if it sounds like homework, its not, because these are all excellent reads. On one hand, the main antagonist of the story is attempting to do just that - in his own vision, anyway.

All told, there's about an issue of plotline here, and it can mostly be found in Greg Rucka's Wonder Woman.Issues arise with Checkmate, Brother Eye, the Secret Society, the Secret Six, and the seemingly unprovoked Thanagarian/Rann war that snowball into one huge conspiracy, but it all leads back to one very real problem that the league has: trust. I read the event before with Absolute Infinite Crisis ( review here) and loved it, but rereading the entire event with all of the supplemental lead-up, is a completionist's wet-dream. The trinity are on full display here but the 4 (no spoilers) are wonderfully reintroduced and their characterizations are fun and meaningful.

But if you can't find it, or dont like omnibus because of their size, I'd really recommend reading Countdown to Final Crisis, The Omac Project, Sacrifice, and Crisis of Conscience, to get the most of it. Villains United and Day of Vengeance were personal favorites, but I also thoroughly enjoyed the JLA tie-ins and the Superman stories. I again, cannot believe how little Superboy Prime and E2 Superman comprehended the concept of the multiverse, Luthor as well. It's fun, and 10 years later it's an enjoyable relaxing read, but nothing to make it super memorable.

The core Infinite Crisis series tries to be a sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths and it succeeds remarkably well. After reading this story, with my memory of Crisis on Infinite Earths and why Marv Wolfman wrote in the first place, it's kinda inconceivable of me to believe that while Wolfman wanted to end the concept of the Multiverse entirely, the mere fact that there were survivors from that event from other universes (E2 Superman, Superboy Prime, Luthor, and Lois) placed in a pocket dimension of sorts, it feels like, even if subconsciously, Wolfman left the door cracked to bring the multiverse back. He appears in so many stories as the ultimate savior or threat (there was a similar plot in JSA) but I still do not really get the character. This is my second time reading through Infinite Crisis, I liked it a lot when I first read it in 2005, but that was 10 years ago and I think my tastes have changed quite a bit.

I haven't read Crisis on Infinite Earth, but I thought that enough background and explanations were given not to be too lost in the main event.If you can get your hands on this backache inducing whopper of an omnibus, I think this is the best way to read this. This meta-commentary seems to argue that, despite claims to the contrary by the comics fan-base, if those characters had not changed changed and kept up with the times, comics wouldn't survive as long as they did.

I am a character loyalist, but of course I want to be prepared to understand the full story (as best I can) that will have maximum impact. Phil Jiminez, George Perez, Jerry Ordway, Ivan Reis do alot of the artwork, and also some really good artists I had never heard of like Jesus Saiz, Justiano and Chris Batista, amogst others.However, much like most events, the story does suffer from 2 main things: 1) Too big of a cast, due to the huge number of companion tales resulting in a loss of momentum of main story to tell these pointless tales and 2) Lack of a true consequence (but most comic are like this. It feels like this finale gives us the full scope of Day of Vengeance, as the end of the Ninth Age of Magic and the beginning of the Tenth comes across as truly epic, full of sacrifices (though the Shadowpact are certainly reduced to supporting roles in this finale) [4+/5]. I think my pre-crisis highlight was the Brubaker/Rucka run of Batman or Gotham Central, but I also loved Emerald Twilight and the Death of Superman. These all get answers, but not before a myriad of events lead up to it, only adding even more mystery and suspense to the overall most important question: What the Hell is wrong with the Justice League?