final crisis


finalcrisiscoverTitle: Final Crisis

Writer: Grant Morrison

Artists: J.G. Jones, Marco Rudy, Carlos Pacheco, Doug Mahnke

Publisher: DC

Rating: ★★★★☆

Review by: John Gustafson

Final Crisis, last summer’s massive DC event helmed by Grant Morrison, is as much an experimentation in storytelling as it is a comic book extravaganza. With the DC Multiverse squarely facing the apocalyptic conquest and submission to Darkseid and his evil New Gods of Apokolips, the grandest of battles takes place in an attempt to ensure independence and the survival of the Multiverse.

For readers eagerly awaiting the trade release of Final Crisis, a barebones summary of the story will be provided in the interest of remaining as spoiler free as possible, but be warned that a number of details must be discussed to explain the story and the resulting ramifications this event has on the present state of the DC Universe and what is to come later on.

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final crisis


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