World Famous Comics: 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen (DC Comics)
52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen (DC Comics)
By: Keith Giffen Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: May 20, 2008 Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: May 20, 2008
Product Description: From the pages of COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS, the Four Horsemen return, and only the combined might of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman can stop them!
From the ashes of the devastated nation of Bialya, the unstoppable villains of the groundbreaking weekly series 52 rise again! They are the FOUR HORSEMEN -- War, Pestilence, Famine, Death -- living embodiments of the Dread Ages of the distant world of Apokolips. Freed from the mad geniuses who first summoned them, the Horsemen look to their own dark ambition, to remake the Earth in their image -- and only the combined might of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman can stop them!
not that great More often than not, DC falls short in its stories, but not with 52 and the stories leading up to it. I picked this up because I really enjoyed 52 and all connected with it, but the series fell short. It had potential but just ended up being dull and mediocre.
boring I picked up this tpb because I really enjoyed 52 and not unreasonably thought this would be a cool follow up. Forget it. This series ignores everything that was fun about Oolong Island and the Four Horsemen in favor of a Veronica Cale story, a very minor character in 52. Who cares about Veronica Cale? I bought this book for Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman. All in all, there a few nice bits of dialogue here and there, but its not enough to save this story. Its just boring.
Nothing special 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen has some potential. Namely the fact that it is written by the great Keith Giffen, whose penchant for witty dialogue is on pretty decent display here, but there's nothing about The Four Horsemen that is remotely compelling. In the aftermath of 52, the demonic Four Horsemen are free and looking to wreak more havoc, and standing in their way are the big three of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Sadly though, there isn't anything that really develops besides some fights, and the story as a whole is just a bore. There was much potential here to be sure, but Giffen wasn't given a lot to really work with here either. Pat Olliffe's artwork doesn't fare much better here either and is inconsistent, looking pretty decent in some spots and then looking cruddy in others. All in all, 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen takes one of the most compelling elements of 52 and turns it into a sad bore, and while this may be worth a look for fans of 52, all others can easily avoid this.
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