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Title: Crisis On Multiple Earths, Vol. 1 by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky ISBN: 1-56389-895-0 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Crisis on Multiple Earth Vol 1
Comment: This review is for Crisis on multiple earth vol.1. I already have Crisis on Multiple Earth Vol 2 and just saw that amazon has Vol 3 soon to be released, I am very excited to get vol 3 as well.
Now onto the review of vol.1. This TPB reprints the 8 issues of JLA/JSA comics crossovers in 1950s and 1960s. Keep in mind that they are written almost 50 years ago.But they ain't called "Classics" for nothing. Each issue is filled with excitement, story and great art (silver age art) to go along.
Those were the times when one crossover is only 2 issues long and not like current day 8 to 10 issues crossovers with another 4 or 5 titles tie-ins. And even with that you don't even grasp the storyline except the heros pounds the villians. But these JLA/JSA issues are different. Sure, heros pounds the villians but at least with exciting storylines.
Of course, the 60s dialogue can make you puke. Dialogues like "I am a 'Hero' (Any hero's name, superman,batman,Green Lantern etc) and I am going to do this and that" and dialogues like "I am a 'villian' and I am going to do this bad thing and that" do not go well with today's comic readers but if you can get past that fact, you will really enjoy those stories.
The first story is about Earth One and Earth Two super-heros meeting. Earth One JLA and Earth Two Older JSA meet through vibration or whatever. I will give that story 4 out of 5 stars. And keep in mind that that is the first time JSA old timers are revived.
The second story is about Earth Three. If you didn't know anything about Earth Three even existed, you will be surprised. Otherwise, it is not moving but rather long tale that Earth One/Two super-heros fight with their counterparts in Earth Three. I will give 3.5 stars out of 5.
The third story is about creation of Earth A (A for Alternate). And this is my favourite earth ever with Johnny Thunder and T'Bolts. Though I don't really like the ending and it looks like DC has the agenda that at the end of this issue, everything has to go back to normal and the writer has to oblige. Anyway, I will give this one 5 stars out of 5.
The last storyline with Anti-Matter Man does not appeal much to me. Although the idea of being from anti-matter universe is fairly interesting, the story has nothing but fight sences with teamwork thrown in. And I must admit this earlier team books have more teamwork between super-heros. Most of the later 90s crossovers or team-ups do not show much of team spirit during heros' fight but just to show they are present in the comic book page.
But if you don't know Solomon Grundy (Hulk looks-alike or sounds alike) and BlockBuster, you will get a chance to meet them, together with Sandman (no..no.. not Neil Gaiman's Sandman!!) I will give this story 3 out of 5 star.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great companion piece for this great graphic novel
Comment: I know of a great companion piece in the form of a book entitled "The Adventures of Darkeye: Cyber Hunter" whose odd manner of having log-entries over chapters reads exactly like the script for a graphic novel, even though it is in the science fiction/high-tech and cyberpunk genre along with books like "Cryptonomicon", "Snow Crash", "Prey", and "Altered Carbon". Very fast-paced, incredibly visual, and very exciting due to its action-packed pages.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Brilliance of Gardner Fox
Comment: Perhaps no man in the history of superhero comics has had as many brilliant ideas as Gardner Fox. Sadly, though, his conceptual and narrative brilliance is often over-looked and/or dismissed as "kids stuff" in favor of Stan Lee's approach Marvel Universe. While I enjoy lots of the old Marvel stories (certainly much more than much of what Marvel puts out nowadays), I'm of a mind that bringing together the residents of two imaginary universes is a slightly neater trick than simply plopping your characters into the New York metro area.
As another reviewer pointed out, these stories (early 60s vintage) are from an era when comics were pure escapist fun. While the dialogue is often cringe-worthy (a trait Mr. Fox and Mr. Lee shared), there's no denying the simple joy of these stories. And if they lack some of the (ostensible) complexity of Marvel's stories of the same era, so much the better. Some times it's more fun to read about heroes working together to beat the villains than to see them pulling apart and beating on each other.
As a final note, I'm happy to say that I've heard DC has a follow-up volume in the works. With any luck, perhaps they'll cover the whole run of JLA/JSA team-ups. In the meantime, this collection is just wonderful on its own.
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Title: Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 2 by Gardner Fox, Dennis O'Neil, Mike Sekowsky, Dick Dillin, Sid Greene, Joe Giella ISBN: 1401200036 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman, George Perez ISBN: 1563897504 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: History of the DC Universe by Marv Wolfman, George Perez ISBN: 1563897989 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Kingdom Come (Graphic Novel) by Mark Waid, Alex Ross ISBN: 1563893304 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: JLA: The Obsidian Age, Book Two by Joe Kelly, Doug Mahnke, Yvel Guichet, Lewis Larosa ISBN: 1401200435 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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