Infinite Crisis Omnibus

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The characters are both back due to the total continuity f*** known as the Nu52, and who knows how all this fits any more. This is truly a fitting omnibus, weaving together the many storylines which all integrated into Infinite Crisis into a coherent whole.

From there we get a rather wonderful gathering of DC's cosmic characters, but they all just seem to be fighting endless fights with no feeling of progress. The idea that these heroes are an ideal to aspire to, and therefore, shouldn't be fallible, is a bit of a fallacy for me. This was better than Crisis of infinite earths in my opinion but, only because Johns took the lead in writing. The individual arcs were nice enough but the way it all ties together for infinite crisis was great. Fortunately, the writing is sharp and interesting enough that it's an intriguing setup, and particularly today when you can read straight on to the rest of the story, you don't mind it's incomplete nature.

However, there is quite a lot of multiversy explanations as often in big crisis events (and nowadays even in standard arcs). Here Simone creates a long-running franchise based on superb characterization, one that doesn't quite reach the heights of the original Suicide Squad, but is nonetheless a worthy successor [4/5]. And in the middle of it all, a critical moment has divided Earth's three greatest Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Part of that is Johns' usage of the survivors of the multiverse (which is rather brilliant) and his careful repetition of elements like the Anti-Monitor and the multiple worlds. Let me know if you know any other storylines explained that you found helpful for Infinite Crisis or DC understanding in general.

It's also very much a product of the Dan Didio and Bob Harras era of DC, where you needed a mega-event every 5 years to reset the status quo (Dan even says this much in the introduction to the omnibus), and that's a mentality I'd like comics to move away from. The contrast between the lighthearted “heroic” feel of the Golden Age and the noticeably darker tone of contemporary comics is used to emphasize a theme of heroism, change, and the nature of good and evil. The core Infinite Crisis series tries to be a sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths and it succeeds remarkably well. Recommended if you have a good general familiarity with the DCU and are looking for a really big epic.The huge hordes of the Society are a lot of fun, but the real joy in this book is obviously the stars, The Secret Six. but I have the DC Infinite Ultra and want to check out some other series over the weekend while I take a break before starting Infinite Crisis. I apologize for slamming some of Rucka’s work in my previous reviews, he shined through out these stories.