Infinite Crisis Omnibus

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I wish E2 Superman figured out what a perfect world actually means for the concept or idea of Superman on his own. Its also interesting how those golden age characters end up breaking up as well - those idealistic, pure characters changed when faced with real hardship and dificulties.

It must be pretty frustrating for more casual readers to make heads or tail of Infinite Crisis itself, though, without all these tie-ins, and I can see why some people might be turned off it without those supporting reads. Even when you think the mystery has been revealed, someone says or does one more thing that adds another layer you need to peel back. If you can get your hands on this backache inducing whopper of an omnibus, I think this is the best way to read this. I know there are tons of series that I liked but didn't love (Morrison JLA, New Teen Titans) and others that just weren't for me (Wonder Woman, Flash).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. I also don't fully believe the motivations or beliefs of Superboy Prime, Alexander Luthor, or E2 Superman. 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]. 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.

But the way it all’s ties together reminded me of recent conspiracy theories that people are believing. 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. 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. Still, the stories tend to be overbloated sideshows in the Infinite Crisis story whose best feature is highlighting the miniseries that flowed into the Crisis. Event books have this problem, while the main 7 issue arc is paced fine and works well alone, the world here is way to big because of the companions.So, as you can see, there is ALOT collected here, and reading it in this format, is a very fun and engaging experience. The intro of countdown to Infinite Crisis is edge of your seat storytelling starring Blue Beetle with a shocking conclusion that sets the tone for the entire year before Infinite Crisis begins. On one hand, the main antagonist of the story is attempting to do just that - in his own vision, anyway. It collects not only Infinite Crisis but the all the content leading up to it for the few preceding years. Let me know if you know any other storylines explained that you found helpful for Infinite Crisis or DC understanding in general.