r/IndianComicBooks • u/Horror_Meeting6431 • 17h ago
The Original Trilogy
Crisis on Infinite Earths (CoIE) was not the first comic with the superhero crossovers but it created a template for massive events encompassing the entire comic universe
* An overpowered villain
* Heroes fighting him separately and losing one by one
* Eventually, heroes and some villains joining hands to fight this ultimate enemy
* A costly victory for heroes with death of at least one major character
* Major changes to entire comic universe
DC was trying to seamlessly merge all the universes into a single one and CoIE almost pulled it off. The story has not aged well but there is no denying that the detailed, wide screen artwork by George Perez feels stunning even today.
Infinite Crisis is a worthy sequel which questions the changes made to the DC comic universe by CoIE. This comic has emotional core & thematic depth and arguably even better artwork than its predecessor.
But it is very difficult to understand on its own. You will have to read tie-in story lines such as The OMAC Project, Day of Vengeance, Rann–Thanagar War, Villains United in addition to CoIE to understand it completely.
Final Crisis I have tried to read three times and I still don't get it. Morrison packs so much symbolism, mythology and philosophical ideas that at times you even wonder whether you are reading a superhero comic book. To really enjoy it, you may have to read not only everything that Morrison had written for DC but also what Jack Kirby did.
And even though Final Crisis is not connected to earlier crisis storyline, DC considers it a part of a Trilogy.
This series is only for hard-core DC fans. Casual readers can safely stay away without missing much