georgezakka's review against another edition
4.0
After the events of crisis on infinite earths Alex Luthor, Connor Kent, superman and Lois lane get out of the place they’re stuck in and get to earth to try and bring back earth 2 “the perfect earth” after all the earths disappeared and were combined into one.
The villains are Alex and superboy who are doing everything in their power to bring back earth 2 which will not stop them from crossing the line and killing people. Alex was a cool villain but the real star was connor. His motives are so good and you can feel his anger through the pages, another amazing part of Geoff johns’ writing is you can tell how terrified Connor is, especially when he accidentally kills heroes.
The art by Phil Jimenez is pretty good, it didn’t amaze me but it wasn’t bad at all. There was just something weird I noticed of how he overdraws some body parts. The colouring is great, it shows most in splash pages where they shows the different earths.
My only problem with the book was that some of the parts were confusing and hard to follow along with which made reading a confusing experience at times
Overall good book
The villains are Alex and superboy who are doing everything in their power to bring back earth 2 which will not stop them from crossing the line and killing people. Alex was a cool villain but the real star was connor. His motives are so good and you can feel his anger through the pages, another amazing part of Geoff johns’ writing is you can tell how terrified Connor is, especially when he accidentally kills heroes.
The art by Phil Jimenez is pretty good, it didn’t amaze me but it wasn’t bad at all. There was just something weird I noticed of how he overdraws some body parts. The colouring is great, it shows most in splash pages where they shows the different earths.
My only problem with the book was that some of the parts were confusing and hard to follow along with which made reading a confusing experience at times
Overall good book
boards_books_and_brews's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Book Review:
Infinite Crisis
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Various
P264 2005 3/200
9/10
Infinite Crisis is basically the sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths. It takes a lot of flack for being overly complicated, convoluted, and reliant on detailed knowledge of the DC Universe. This is 100% accurate and I absolutely loved it😂
So just before this, Batman created an AI to monitor the world for him, Wonder Woman killed Maxwell Lord on live television, Robin was killed by the Joker, and Superman and Hal Jordan returned from the "dead". Now none of the Superheroes trust each other and on top of it all, the 90s happened! (Rough!)
Really this book boils down to a commentary on how dark comics have become in the twenty years dividing the two books, and with the re-establishment of the multiverse, there's bow room for these more lighthearted stories. I really enjoyed this story!
Infinite Crisis
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Various
P264 2005 3/200
9/10
Infinite Crisis is basically the sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths. It takes a lot of flack for being overly complicated, convoluted, and reliant on detailed knowledge of the DC Universe. This is 100% accurate and I absolutely loved it😂
So just before this, Batman created an AI to monitor the world for him, Wonder Woman killed Maxwell Lord on live television, Robin was killed by the Joker, and Superman and Hal Jordan returned from the "dead". Now none of the Superheroes trust each other and on top of it all, the 90s happened! (Rough!)
Really this book boils down to a commentary on how dark comics have become in the twenty years dividing the two books, and with the re-establishment of the multiverse, there's bow room for these more lighthearted stories. I really enjoyed this story!
library_jones's review against another edition
3.0
After reading [b:Crisis on Infinite Earths|194479|Crisis on Infinite Earths|Marv Wolfman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327906696s/194479.jpg|188088], [b:Infinite Crisis|2266242|Infinite Crisis|Geoff Johns|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361488782s/2266242.jpg|959045] seems to be an overly violent and convoluted sequel with questionable characterization. I'm a fan of Geoff Johns, but this is not one of his best works.
curtiswastaken's review against another edition
3.0
As much of a mess as a story with virtually every notable hero and villain could be, Infinite Crisis managed to create some pretty interesting conflicts. The development of Superboy-Prime's psychosis made up for some of the shortcoming's in the rest of the story. A recurring problem I have with these DC multi-universe storylines (which Final Crisis managed to get right) is not really knowing what to do with Batman. Batman always becomes the tech-geek character that hangs out at base, and never gets to see a lot of action. However, there was some nice stuff here with Batman and Nightwing that could have been fleshed out more. A bit of a missed opportunity.
tmarso's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Really cool when it's not confusing. Makes you wanna read more
bloodravenlib's review against another edition
3.0
From looking at the reviews, seems a lot of people either liked this tale or hated it. It seems most of the geek fanboys hate (I mean the people really into the DC Universe). I come to these comics as more of a casual reader. I like the tales, often pick some compilations like this one out of curiosity or because they seem interesting. This one seemed interesting.
I did not rank it higher because it is fairly convoluted. A lot is happening in the story and in the panels. While it is a quick read, you do have to pay attention as you read it. And if you are a casual reader like me, there will be things you may miss. I am sure I missed a thing or two (and that is ok. I can always go back and reread it). But at the end of the day, the story did wrap up well enough. The summaries were a bit lengthy, but helpful for the casual reader who has not read all of of the other parts in the series. I am curious about other parts, so I will likely go find other compilations in the series. So, overall, I liked it. I was able to follow the story and get a sense of what came before. As a disclosure note, I have not read Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, this volume gives you enough background that you can follow the story if you have not read the previous series. But it does make one want to go find the other work, which I will.
If you like a very fast paced story, this is definitely it. It immerses you from the first page, and it does not let go. I read this in one sitting. As a final sidenote, my paperback edition has a different cover than the one GR provides with the ISBN.
I did not rank it higher because it is fairly convoluted. A lot is happening in the story and in the panels. While it is a quick read, you do have to pay attention as you read it. And if you are a casual reader like me, there will be things you may miss. I am sure I missed a thing or two (and that is ok. I can always go back and reread it). But at the end of the day, the story did wrap up well enough. The summaries were a bit lengthy, but helpful for the casual reader who has not read all of of the other parts in the series. I am curious about other parts, so I will likely go find other compilations in the series. So, overall, I liked it. I was able to follow the story and get a sense of what came before. As a disclosure note, I have not read Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, this volume gives you enough background that you can follow the story if you have not read the previous series. But it does make one want to go find the other work, which I will.
If you like a very fast paced story, this is definitely it. It immerses you from the first page, and it does not let go. I read this in one sitting. As a final sidenote, my paperback edition has a different cover than the one GR provides with the ISBN.
lindakat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I feel the same was with Infinite Crisis as I did with O.M.A.C Project; interesting but messy. There is so much happening in these stories, coming at you at all angles, that it gets… a lot.
nicolet2018's review against another edition
3.0
I remembered buying this years ago because Wonder Woman was on the cover. It was just okay for me.
mep's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes