Product Description: After the INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe spent a year without Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman -- a year in which those heroes were needed more than ever as the fate of the world hung in the balance.
This is 52, a four volume collection of the unprecedented, critically acclaimed weekly series of death, danger, romance, terror and the never-ending search for heroism in the DC Universe's most eventful year ever.
The series features the best and brightest writers from the comic-book field: Geoff Johns (INFINITE CRISIS), Grant Morrison (ALL STAR SUPERMAN), Greg Rucka (WONDER WOMAN) and Mark Waid (KINGDOM COME), working together to tell the tale of a world awakening from a nightmare to face a new day. With their leaders gone, which heroes will stand tall? Who will fail at the most critical moment? Who will live -- and who will die?
A very good beginning of the series In the aftermath of Infinite Crisis, DC Comics launched an ambitious 52 week story arc that covered the DC world for one year. It tells the stories of the various DC characters as they deal with the new world with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman gone. Many of your favorite DC heroes are here, including Booster Gold, the Elongated Man, John Henry Irons, Adam Strange, Black Adam, and many more.
Overall, I think that this graphic novel was a very good beginning of the series of four, with this one covering weeks one to thirteen. Now, as you might expect, with the first book of a four book series, this book begins many storylines, but seems to end none of them. But, for all that, it does tell quite a few interesting stories, and contains a lot of great action and adventure. So, let me just say that I really enjoyed this book and do not hesitate to recommend it!
Multiple storylines that are all good I thoroughly enjoyed Vol 1. The world is out of the Crisis, so they think, and the big 3 are all missing...Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman. With these three gone and countless others missing or dead after the last Crisis, other super heroes try to step in to take their place. Black Adam seems to have gone a little police state nutty, Booster Gold is trying to capitalize and Lex Luther is trying to repair his always tarnished image while still screwing people over... and a few other very interesting story lines going on at the same time. The art is good and the action will keep you interested. I don't know that I would recommend reading this without first reading at least Infinite Crisis. But to fully follow this I'd say Identity Crisis, Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinite Crisis are a must. There are a bunch of side stories that go along with these but they are not completely necessary. Aside from that, this is a great story worth trying out.
The B-grade superheroes get the A-grade treatment For every comic book fan who's ever dreamed of a lengthy epic that deals with the B-grade superheroes, the superheroes who get forgotten in the press, well, welcome to 52. This wildly scripted and imagined world, drawing inspiration and characters from decades of comic books, is deeply satisfying to long-time readers.
Suprisingly good I don't read DC Comics that much to understand what is going on, who is who and stuffs. The opening of 52 confused me a bit but then the story just going, and it's good. Now I want more of 52!!
Confusing at first but rewarding in the end When I first started reading this book I was in a state of confusion. All the characters and names thrown at me were bewildering. I suppose long time fans of DC could make sense of what was going on . I was seriously wondering if I had made a huge mistake buying all four books at once. The more I read the more things started to fall into place and the more I began to enjoy the book. By the end I couldnt wait to start book 2. The artwork is very good and the discussions between each week a much better than average read. Summary: A hard book for non DC fans at first but ending up a very enjoyable read. great artwork and paper.
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