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breamfish1138's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
4.0
Least insane Grant Morrison comic
dmcke013's review against another edition
1.0
What. On. Earth. ?!?!?
I picked this one up out of curiosity as part of DC's ongoing hardbacked editions of famous(?) stories and, honestly? I wish I hadn't bothered.
The 'Final Crisis' was on ongoing series arc across several different properties - Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, etc - prior to the 'New 52' and - I have to say - is everything that would put average Joe off superhero comics in that I found the story to be convoluted, pretentious, and making next-to-no-sense-whatsoever.
Avoid.
I picked this one up out of curiosity as part of DC's ongoing hardbacked editions of famous(?) stories and, honestly? I wish I hadn't bothered.
The 'Final Crisis' was on ongoing series arc across several different properties - Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, etc - prior to the 'New 52' and - I have to say - is everything that would put average Joe off superhero comics in that I found the story to be convoluted, pretentious, and making next-to-no-sense-whatsoever.
Avoid.
tyrannosaurusteeps's review against another edition
2.0
You can tell that vampires were in fleeting fashion around the time this was written.
a_writer_guy's review against another edition
4.0
This was definitely the best of the Crisis series by far. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that it was relatively easy to follow. There wasn't a whole lot of focus on parallel universes and Earths. There was some, but it didn't fully revolve around them like Infinite Earths or Infinite Crisis. This was just Darkseid being a crazy bastard like Darkseid does. It was a really fun story to read, and there were a lot of pretty big deaths. It was kind of awesome to see the whole world just be dismantled by an equation of anti-life. Some major heroes fought for the bad guys. Against their will, of course, but still kind of awesome. Overall it was a pretty great story, but there were a few things in it that were just plain confusing. A good read.
jamsl94's review against another edition
4.25
This is an overall excellent comic book event, great moments with Darkseid though it does get confusing at times.
hinn_raven's review against another edition
1.0
It was convoluted yet boring, offensive yet bland. Characterizations were butchered and continuity was thrown out the window. An event at this scale that floundered hopelessly until it got to its mid-point when it finally found a main character... who they then killed off in an emotionless, pointless scene, which should have consequences, except Morrison walked it back before the event even ended. It mistook cameos and silver age story references for a plot. It managed to bring Darkseid to an end, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Also, it featured not one but two "women being saved by magical kisses from their true loves," and the only female characters were turned into evil dominatrixes.
Also, it featured not one but two "women being saved by magical kisses from their true loves," and the only female characters were turned into evil dominatrixes.
tmarso's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
4.75
Kinda confusing but a really fun, really large story. some characters got more page time than others
hakimbriki's review against another edition
5.0
If I ever hear someone ask the question "What is an acid trip like?" I would be more than happy to give that person a copy of Final Crisis.
I really understand why Final Crisis is hated amongst the Comic Book community. Apart from Batman's death, the event is pretty much 'uneventful'. Morrison giving important roles to lesser-known characters (Turpin, Mister Miracle, Nix Uotan the Monitor...)may also confuse newcomers to the DC Universe, and some subplots developed in tie-in issues are integral to the core story (i.e Batman's escape from The Lump, etc).
I absolutely loved Final Crisis. Some might call it disjointed, pretentious or confusing, I call it surreal, genre-transcending and horrific. Morrison inject weird and clever Sci-fi concepts into the one of the most enthralling comic book storylines I have ever read. I particularly liked the idea of the "orrery of worlds", which gets me excited about Morrison's next DC event - Multiversity.
I really understand why Final Crisis is hated amongst the Comic Book community. Apart from Batman's death, the event is pretty much 'uneventful'. Morrison giving important roles to lesser-known characters (Turpin, Mister Miracle, Nix Uotan the Monitor...)may also confuse newcomers to the DC Universe, and some subplots developed in tie-in issues are integral to the core story (i.e Batman's escape from The Lump, etc).
I absolutely loved Final Crisis. Some might call it disjointed, pretentious or confusing, I call it surreal, genre-transcending and horrific. Morrison inject weird and clever Sci-fi concepts into the one of the most enthralling comic book storylines I have ever read. I particularly liked the idea of the "orrery of worlds", which gets me excited about Morrison's next DC event - Multiversity.