News Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:20:22 CST Vu

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (Trade Paperback) (Dec 2000)

Things I Do When I'm Sick: Read Comic Books
Jan 25, 2007 at 3:01 PM by Jason

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Reading it again for the first time in maybe 16 years, I was in awe of how dense the language is. There is a whole lot of narration and exposition. The panels are packed to the gills with action and the stakes are incredibly high. The story has some problems -- destroying multiple universes is dirty business - and Perez's art falters a bit towards the end of the series but the shocks are still shocking. The final issue is incredibly moving and putting everything in context with what happened in 2005's Infinite Crisis and this year's 52 is awfully satisfying. That said, we've come a long way since 1985 and a comic tale written a decade later was a richer experience for my adult mind.