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WOLFMAN'S ABSOLUTE CRISIS
posted 01-06-2006 01:55 PM
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS: ABSOLUTE EDITION (Nov 2005)
Twenty years later, people are still talking about DC's original earths-shattering event, The Crisis on Infinite Earths, one of the comic book shots heard 'round the world. He even rewrote the entire history of the DCU. In November, DC Comics released a special Absolute Crisis hardcover edition. The collection included all twelve issues in one volume and a second volume presenting special behind-the-scenes features from both Marv Wolfman and George Perez.
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Wolfman said he thinks the word "Crisis" is used a lot because it's come to mean something on a grand scale. However, it wasn't his idea to call the saga "Crisis on Infinite Earths. He said, "George - who suggested the title - based it on the original DC crossovers in the Justice League of America: Crisis on Earth One. Crisis on Earth Two, etc. If it's still being used it's because they, and we, made such an impact that the word itself now is synonymous with epic and grandeur. If our book helped foster that usage, I can be very proud that our work inspired both readers and the endless parade of creators that followed us. A crisis doesn't have to be a major event as George and I did. It can be a Crisis of the soul, to use an used name for a Crisis spinoff. It should be a real, emotional story about characters making major decisions that affects others."
