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Comic Review: Final Crisis

Final Crisis

What happens when evil wins? Darkseid is on the path to total victory in this DC title written by Grant Morrison (Happy!, Action Comics) and illustrated by J.G. Jones (Wonder Woman, Doc Savage).

Darkseid has gained control over the anti-life equation, something he has been trying to accomplish for a very a long time. Rallying the forces of evil to his side, he begins to gain control over reality, killing those standing in his way. Fighting a seeming impossible battle where evil has already won. Batman and Superman and their allies do everything in their power to stop the entire universe from falling to the anti-life equation. It may be to late to win the war that was lost before it even started.

Final Crisis is a very dividing series. Some people claim it is one of the best series ever, while others say it’s impossible to follow and makes no sense. Personally I found it a difficult read but it was one of the first comics I ever read. Give it a read and see which side you fall on.

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Comic Review: Batman And Son

Batman And Son

A great series of Batman stories in their own right. They are made even better by what this sets up for the future of the Batman universe. This DC title is written by Grant Morrison (Animal Man, Action Comics) and illustrated by Andy Kubert (Doc Savage, Trinity).

Batman has been so busy fighting crime that he has been ignoring his public duties as Bruce Wayne. Bruce gets away from Gotham by attending a London Pop Art museum but it’s not long before something goes wrong. The gala is suddenly attacked by a swarm of man-bat soldiers and pretty soon, Batman is knocked unconscious. When he wakes up, Talia has quite the surprise for her former lover.

There are so many good things going on for this Batman collection. The 3 incarnations of Batman, the introduction of the son of Batman and a standalone Joker story. This single issue is considered one of the top ten Joker stories of all time. You will be blown away by the artwork. It’s truly amazing!  There are tons of reasons to get this comic, so pick one and enjoy.

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Comic Review: The Invisibles Volume 1 Say You Want A Revolution

The Invisibles Volume 1 Say You Want A Revolution

A comic about many of Grant Morrison’s (Batman Legends, Animal Man) interests at the time. Magic, conspiracies, drug experiences, alien abduction and many other topics. It’s definitely a fun ride. This Vertigo comic is a Morrison must and being that, it’s sure to be chalk full of lovely weird strange things.

Dane McGowan is an angry young rebel who is sick of society. His life is going nowhere until he meets King Mob. He is the leader of The Invisibles, a group of counterculture revolutionary soldiers and assassins. They’re fighting the people trying to shape the future of the world for their own gain. Dane has stepped into a world of things he can’t even begin to imagine. One of them being that he has a big role to play in the war for our future.

An unbelievably imaginative story that jumps from idea to idea. Steve Yeowell (Starman, Judge Dredd) illustrates everything from giant cities, secret government bases, extra dimensional beings and past and future societies. Be warned if you start this series your brain will hurt but it’s that good kinda hurt.