Product ReviewsInfinite Crisis (DC Comics December 2006)

Crisis On Infinite Crisis.....a multiverse review

Here it is! Who will die? Who will live? By the end of this mini-series..most importantly....do you care?!?

This was DC Comics anniversary sequel extravaganza to the original Crisis on Infinite Earths mini-series by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. Long story short, DC comic's writers decided to take the easy way out and created this story of multiple earths...each one containing characters from either a different time period (The WW II Justice Society of America) or from different companies (The Charlton characters). In this way stories could be told about all these characters without worrying about a unified continuity (Say wha!?!) Confused yet? You bet....so were a lot of people. Twenty plus years later, they still are. Crisis On Infinite Earths took all the Earths and smashed them into one, effectively rebooting the DC universe. Now, twenty years and thousands of stories later, the history of the many characters contained lots of inconsistencies. DC had to clean house once again and pay tribute to the original series...and they did....by releasing INFINITE CRISIS.

At first the series (written by Geof Johns, who made his name writing JSA and Flash. With art by superstar Jimenez who has been accused of being a George Perez clone) drops you into an argument between the big three icons of the DC universe (Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman). The action is tense as Batman says arguably the best line ever uttered to Superman ,"The last time you inspired anyone was when you were dead." Heroes from the original series return, and some (with poor judgement) become villains. While Luthors continue to prove why they will be evil no matter what.

This series attempts to focus on what makes heroes...truly heroes. Why do heroes fall into darkness and the series showcases what a fine line it is between hero...and villain.

Without revealing too many details, I will say that this sequel is almost worthy of bearing the Crisis name. It was just too short at seven issues (a fact that Johns points out over and over in the interview at the back of the hardcover). The creators needed more time...to flesh out the action. Rereading the hardcover, I realize that they are right. The story was not given time to breath....and that is the biggest Crisis of this Crisis.

If you want blockbuster entertainment in a comic that falls strangely short of greatness...then this is for you. It makes for an interesting afternoon of reading...but in no way will stick with you as the original mini-series did. A classic? No....but a great...fun read.

Worth buying at only $19.99 with extra pages thrown in (especially the some unfinished pages by Jiminez...were finally finished/inked and added to the series). Buy it for the widescreen action...though I doubt it deserves to share your bookshelf space with the original.

Warm regards,
SamirRead full review...

Great read. Fantastic art. Not quite Crisis level though.

I highly recommend this book

A very captivating book

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Infinite Crisis (2006)

Excellent history, from the beginning thru the end. The twists and the characters are the high points. Interesting all way long, you won’t stop to reading until the final. AAA.

Infinite Fun

I loved this book, the story line is great, crazy amount of characters with great action, also great covers by Jim Lee inside.