WHAT I'M RE-READING RIGHT NOW! - "Crisis on Infinite Earths" was a 12-issue comic book series that brought every superhero known in the DC Comics universe together. Written and illustrated back in 1985, this story explained how there were an infinite number of Earths all on a different vibrational plane of existence. (IF YOU THINK COMIC BOOKS ARE FOR KIDS, THEY'RE NOT- these are adult level concepts and characters). This concept began in the 1960s, when comics revamped and updated heroes from the 40s and 50s; and created new versions of "The Flash," "Green Lantern," "The Atom," and updated Superman and Batman and countless others.
They explained the older versions as living on a parallel earth, called "Earth-2." Lesser known characters that DC purchased rights to over the years, such as "Shazam- or Captain Marvel" were placed on other "Earths" (Earth-S).
This series brought forth a cosmic villain that was destroying parallel Earths (and universes) with anti-matter, and brought heroes from ALL Earths together. Yes, there were 2 Supermen, one from Earth-2 (from the 1940s) and one from Earth-1 (present day heroes).
The story brought forth the demise of Supergirl and the present-day Flash (who would be replaced later by Kid Flash all grown up).
I've read this 340 plus page story many times, and it never ceases to amaze me with all the characters in it. It's truly my favorite comic book series ever!
It in turn inspired the titles of three subsequent DC crossover series: Zero Hour: Crisis In Time (1994), Infinite Crisis (2005), and Final Crisis (coming in May, 2008).
No comments:
Post a Comment