Crisis on Infinite Editions
I’ve had some fun joking about the confusion caused by comic continuity and universes before. And yet here I am, totally getting sucked in to a couple of DC’s ploys to play on both.
- I bought the oversized edition of Kurt Busiek and George Perez’s JLA/Avengers crossover, which is basically an excuse to have Perez draw the heroes and settings of both DC and Marvel’s history and cram as much detail in as possible. And a lot of fights.
- I have ordered the new oversized edition of Marv Wolfman and Perez’s Crisis on Infinite Earths, despite already owning the original issues. This is essentially so I can have a really big version of Perez drawing the heroes and settings of the DC multiverse circa 1985. And a lot of fights.
- And this week I will be heading to the comic store to pick up the second issue of Infinite Crisis, a sequel to CoIE that has Phil Jimenez drawing the heroes and settings of the heroes and settings of the DC universe circa 2005. And a lot of fights. Oh, and there are a few pages by Perez in there, too. Just for the heck of it.
Infinite Crisis is part of some kind of years-long revamping/streamlining process DC’s been going through. I admit I have not been a huge fan of the lead-up to this story. But I am a sucker for Jimenez drawing the crap out of the DC universe, so I’m on board for this part of the ride.
About Dave Thomer
Born and raised in Philadelphia. Studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I made many great friends and met my wonderful wife. We moved back to Philadelphia, where I studied philosophy some more and became a teacher. Online and off, I'm looking for ways that we can be better citizens and build stronger communities.