The problem with Crisis is that for every issue that’s fantastic, there’s an issue that’s just kind of there. I love how insane pre-Crisis DC was. Crazy things happen because, hey, it’s comics, and that was all we needed; character was a barely a consideration.  I miss stories like that, stories that are just interested…… Continue reading Commence Ouroboros: DC’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” Part 3

Look, over there, it’s the Flash! Yes, it’s Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 and the Flash has started popping up and being all ominous.  In this issue, he appears before Batman as the Caped Crusader is taking on the Joker.  This is mostly important because it means we get to see both Batman and the…… Continue reading Commence Ouroboros: DC’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” Part 2

Crisis is indirectly responsible for pulling me into the DCU.  It’s indirectly responsible because my first exposure to DC Comics was the original Who’s Who in the DC Universe, and many of those entries included things like “First Appearance: (pre-Crisis), (post-Crisis).”  Each character was given two first appearances, which automatically piqued my interest.  Then there…… Continue reading Commence Ouroboros: DC’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” Part 1

Who knew that Crisis would be such a pandora’s box? It’s not that Crisis upended the DCU, although it did, it’s that it was DC’s first major reboot. There were a lot of lessons to learn from Crisis, but the big take away for DC appeared to be this: they could reboot their universe again…… Continue reading Commence Ouroboros: DC’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” Prologue