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This is one of the classic stories about the DC Universe. Many of the things found in the Crisis will come back around again when reading the recent Infinite Crisis storyline. While it is a little bit hard to follow and requires a lot of thinking as you read due to the tons of characters and action, COIE is an awesome story with great artwork. It is highly recommended for anyone who is a fan of DC.
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I went ahead and reread Crisis on infinite earths about 6 months before Infinite Crisis (the sequel that came out the end of 2005), to make sure I was up to speed on the story. A lot of comments came to my mind as I finished it up...To much to fast in too little a time.
Crisis on infinite earths originally was a 12 issue run but should have been 14-16 issues. It feels poorly edited and you constantly are feeling like you are missing something.
Overall, the story is fun to read though and enjoyable but could have been done better. If there ever was a "writer's cut" of a comic book this should have been it. Still, I do recommend it to readers especially those that read DC comics regularly.
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Well, this is one story that changed the DC universe for about 2 years. Okay, that's a bit of a exaggeration, but something happen recently that reset the status quo! The story in question was done to get rid of all the other existing earths. Because, the Authors letter in the front of the page, the foreward, states that DC was writing about two different earths and they had a well-spring of other earths' to choose from in their stories. Fans not only had to follow what was happening on main/prime earth, let's call it earth prime! But, they had to follow what was happening on earth 1, 2, 3 ... A, B, C, and even X.
The solution is simple, destroy all those earths and leave only one earth! Therefore, continuity won't be hard to follow anymore. They must not check out there main competitor from time to time. Anyway, this is the main reason for this story. I don't think it's Marv Wolfman's best work. His best work is 'the Judas Contract!' But, then again he's not dead yet and he's still cranking out some pretty fantastic stories. However, I digress! The story is written like a marvel comic book. That's not a bad thing, at this point in the game, back in the eighties, marvel was treating there consumers like idiots. Read 'Secert Wars' if you don't believe me.
The reason I don't give it more stars is because too much was happening in this story. There was a lot to follow and I don't believe that the story covered everybody properly. But, how can you with a story this big? I guess, that is why older fans have told me about 'zero hour' and other similar smaller stories to correct on bring clarity to 'Crisis on Infinite Earths'. Moreover, I know that Marv can do a better story. Maybe I'm being to harsh. This was about 20 years ago, he could have grown into a much better storyteller by the time I started to read him.
A lot of people like this story, so I say give it a chance, but people it's not that great. Just get it from the library or buy a used copy. Trust me, which you have absolutly no reason to do, that this is worth a read but not worth putting in your collection!
Rating:  -
Wow, what a read! Lots of info, LOTS of info. (my head hurts). I started reading this almost completly out of obligation (after all it's the big one, the one all the stories to come come from, the grand illustrious potentate of DC comics, ect). Aside from the several sittings it took me to get through, it was, after all the fat is cut away, a good story. It was a needed story, and less of a fun tale but an endurance test. Word of advice, take notes. It does get confusing but by the end Earth 1,2,3,X, and Prime all become realatively understandable (sort of). I wouldn't suggest this to a casual reader. To a hardcore fan, a must (but chances are, they already read it).
Rating:  -
Without a doubt this is the biggest piece of crap I have ever read. I couldn't get past the 2nd or 3rd chapter. Long, overly involved, overly complex, and just plain old stupid. This is exactly the kind of thing that makes you embarassed to admit you love comic books, and this is exactly the reason DC tanked in the 80s and needed to be revived by Batman and Gaiman's Sandman in the late 80s. Read only if looking for simultaneous cures for insomnia and sanity. This was nothing more than a waste of my time and brain-space.
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