Infinite Crisis
- Title: Infinite Crisis
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- Writer: Geoff Johns
- Artist: Phil Jimenez, Jerry Ordway, George Pérez, Ivan Reis
If Crisis on Infinite Earths streamlined and simplified the DCU, Infinite Crisis did just the opposite. 20 years after Crisis on Infinite Earths (read that review) had restructured the DCU and set a new standard for both limited series and rebooting and entire company’s comic line, DC set out to something to commemorate the event. The result was Infinite Crisis which returns the characters seen at the end of the original leaving the newly created Earth – the Earth-2 Superman, Superboy-Prime, and Alexander Luthor.
The heroes from lost worlds return from their confinement to change the current Earth which has grown into a dark and dangerous place. The threesome have their own plans to replace the current world with one from the now defunct vast Multiverse. Although Kal-L’s motives are pure, the other two have their own agenda.
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Warren Ellis’ reinterpretation of Marvel’s New Universe was one of more memorable projects from the House of Ideas last year. Now Ellis returns with “season two,” a new six-issue mini-series entitled newuniversal: shockfront which picks up the further adventures of Earth’s new super-powered heroes and those who want them dead.
The story begins, as is often the case with this crew, with a heist which doesn’t go exactly according to plan. The team captures a new prototype attack droid (by the skin of their teeth) only to find their contact unable to pay for the merchandise. However, he knows where the crew can get their hands on some buried cash. Of course this sounds like another wild goose chase, but without other options the crew agrees – only to get their biggest surprise yet.