Infinite Crisis Omnibus

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The villains were darker and as a result so were the heroes, but they were not far off from each other. There has also been some decrying of how the Trinity is characterized during this period; that they are presented to the reader as having too many flaws, ad that that compromises their heroism and role as someone to aspire to. 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.

The world building is there, but there is a sure hand in letting the readers know enough about the world so that anyone can enjoy. The characters are both back due to the total continuity f*** known as the Nu52, and who knows how all this fits any more. 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. This Crisis addresses those questions in a way that doesn't get in the way of a pretty good story, or feel too heavy handed.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. 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]. 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. It was a crazy ride from start to finish, and a more than worthwhile event that did indeed shape that which had yet to come.

Story: While a wonderful stand-alone tale that harkens back to Crisis on Infinite Earths and the stories between it, it does not treat it's readers with contempt and snobbery like Grant Morrison books. This era of DC Comics was arguably the best, with Rebirth (2016-end of Doomsday Clock) coming very close behind.Overall, as with any comic event "Infinite Crisis" is a mess, but it's a mess that comes together and stays true to some very important and very real themes. 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. And on the other, Geoff Johns is attempting to do exactly that with any inconsistencies and issues leftover from the classic Crisis On Infinite Earths event from 1985. However, I had heard alot of people ponting out that the main event was seriously bogged down by references to other storylines and tie-ins that had preceded it.