Reviews

Final Crisis (DC Essential Edition) by Grant Morrison

fasdasfssa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

zsakos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jammasterjamie's review against another edition

2.0

Just an awful convoluted mess with dropped plot-threads, big moments that had zero impact on me as a reader, and basically just Grant Morrison being a little too aggressive in his belief that he can pull off anything, because this? This he did not pull off well at all. But at least the art was good, saving this from being a one-star review. Morrison is hit-and-miss with me at the best of times, but holy crap was this a severe miss. Maybe the least enjoyable thing by him that I've read to date, and I've read it twice.

deannachapman's review against another edition

3.0

3.5⭐️

georgezakka's review against another edition

1.0

This sucks, like actually terrible. Just so confusing and all over the place only Einstein would get this “deep” writing. Trash barely finished it.

boards_books_and_brews's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 Book Review:
Final Crisis
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Various
Book 6/200
352 Pages
2010
Rating: 7/10

"Anti-Life is the answer."

Darkseid, evil ruler of Apokolips, has long sought for the Anti-Life Equation, a proof that gives it's user complete control over life. His plans have been thwarted by Earth's heroes, but now that Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash are taken off the table, he has free reign. Can the rest of DC's heroes band together to stop this multiversal threat?

I am a big fan of Grant Morrison's work. Similar to most of their work, this book is quite fun, however, it is a bit hard to understand what's happening. The cool moments in the book are weighed down by the nigh-impenetrable plot. I did enjoy this one, but I feel like it's one that will take multiple re-reads to really understand. 

blakemp's review against another edition

4.0

Grant Morrison's entry into the Crisis saga feels very different from the earlier books in the series. In fact, it has little to do with the multiverse at all until the final act, where it becomes something of a deus ex machina. Instead, the story opens with a superhuman murder mystery which quickly spirals into the tale of a world where the forces of evil finally with the ultimate conflict with the world's superheroes. When the multiversal elements enter the story, it functions less like a Crisis story and more like part of the grand meta-narrative that Grant Morrison has basically spent his entire career writing. As someone who likes the meta-narrative, I enjoyed this book. For people wanting another true DC Crisis, however, it's understandable that they were less than pleased.

achilios's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

holy shit that last volume

theohume's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

4.0

medjredd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0