Comments on: Review: Final Crisis #7 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/ We know you love comics. We do, too. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:16:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: avatar http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-119919 avatar Mon, 04 May 2009 01:58:34 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-119919 I just finished reading DC's Final Crisis series from issue #1 to issue #7. What a pathetic mess. I think the overall plotline... where Darkseid and the New Gods characters take human form and take over the DC Multiverse to create a 5th World (since the Kirby New Gods stories are referred to as the 4th World) is a good plot, but this series was just a mess. It was a bunch of little cameos and mini battle scenes that didn't make any sense to the overall plotline at all, the stuff with the Monitors was just another mess and the ending... Superman just wishes it all back to normal? How lame is that. As if the series itself wasn't bad enough... Barry Allen is back somehow? They never even bother to give a comic book reason why he is back... he just shows up. And the Death of Batman... Batman is alive and well in the last panel, so we know he isn't dead before they even begin their 'Cowl' series this year. After Identity Crisis the bar was raised up pretty high. It is a real shame that Grant Morrison can't write his way out of a paper bag (even if you gave him a sharp pen). I was all set to start picking up the little connecting mini-series (Rogues Revenge, etc.) and instead I'm just going to get them in hardcover via Amazon.com in the fall since Amazon has them for about half off cover price. Lame series, lamer ending. And who was that Villian at the end? Did they even bother to explain who he was? Nope. He just shows up, much like the Flash. DC should be hanging their heads in shame. Oh well, at least it wasn't Skrulls. I just finished reading DC’s Final Crisis series from issue #1 to issue #7.

What a pathetic mess. I think the overall plotline… where Darkseid and the New Gods characters take human form and take over the DC Multiverse to create a 5th World (since the Kirby New Gods stories are referred to as the 4th World) is a good plot, but this series was just a mess.

It was a bunch of little cameos and mini battle scenes that didn’t make any sense to the overall plotline at all, the stuff with the Monitors was just another mess and the ending…

Superman just wishes it all back to normal? How lame is that.

As if the series itself wasn’t bad enough… Barry Allen is back somehow? They never even bother to give a comic book reason why he is back… he just shows up.

And the Death of Batman… Batman is alive and well in the last panel, so we know he isn’t dead before they even begin their ‘Cowl’ series this year.

After Identity Crisis the bar was raised up pretty high. It is a real shame that Grant Morrison can’t write his way out of a paper bag (even if you gave him a sharp pen).

I was all set to start picking up the little connecting mini-series (Rogues Revenge, etc.) and instead I’m just going to get them in hardcover via Amazon.com in the fall since Amazon has them for about half off cover price.

Lame series, lamer ending. And who was that Villian at the end? Did they even bother to explain who he was? Nope. He just shows up, much like the Flash.

DC should be hanging their heads in shame.

Oh well, at least it wasn’t Skrulls.

]]> By: Bill L. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-106004 Bill L. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:30:24 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-106004 I read the comics I buy. Lately, I wonder how these people actually get writing jobs. I had to read this series over and over again just figure out what was going on. I did not have this problem with Crisis On Infinite Earths. To be perfectly frank, this series was awful. A waste of money and time and effort. I have no idea what excatly happened in this idiotic series, much like its counterpart Marvel's Secret Invasion, and I do not care to have to purchase titles I do not collect to find out how the story goes. I have been collecting comics for over 25 years now and have never seen such drivel spooged out onto a series than this. This was no way as memorable as Crisis on Infinite Earths and I have to agree with the review, its a read for the crapper. This series seems to be designed to make the reader purchase every other title in the DC Universe just to keep up. I have had my fill of both DC and Marvel doing the 'X-Men Drama' to all their comics. It's bad enough the series stunk but to have to get more titles just to understand what the heck was happening is a simple sales gimmick. I've seen this too many times in X-men and it is a major turn off. What was the point of this series? THERE'S NOTHING FINAL ABOUT IT. It directly went against what happened in 'The Death of the New Gods' and it seemed to contradict those titles that didn't run with this drivel. The artwork was as jumbled as the story. What was trying to be said here? Was it a story about the monitors? Was it a story about the New Gods? Was it a story about the multiverse? Who was the major villain? The death of Batman was yet another DC gimmick to make you purchase all the upcoming 'Battle for the Cowl' series anyway. I wish they would stop DOING THIS! Who the frak is running DC comics now? They must be on the same subsatnces that Marvel has as both companies seem to be tied up in mutual convoluted, contradicting, and contrasting messes in all their titles. Darkseid was horribly underused. Libra was overused. And please, the use of a vampiric Monitor was a pure and simple slap in the face to comic readers. Mr. Morrison, please do not insult my intelligence, you must have had some idea behind this travesty but I will NOT be purchasing any 'Director's Cut.' Trees are weeping now for the waste of paper this garbage was printed upon. Crisis on Infinite Earths opened up a brand new and exciting age for DC comics. Final Crisis was like pouring acid on a bleeding wound. It was just NOT consistant. I read the comics I buy.
Lately, I wonder how these people actually get writing jobs.
I had to read this series over and over again just figure out what was going on.
I did not have this problem with Crisis On Infinite Earths.
To be perfectly frank, this series was awful. A waste of money and time and effort. I have no idea what excatly happened in this idiotic series, much like its counterpart Marvel’s Secret Invasion, and I do not care to have to purchase titles I do not collect to find out how the story goes. I have been collecting comics for over 25 years now and have never seen such drivel spooged out onto a series than this. This was no way as memorable as Crisis on Infinite Earths and I have to agree with the review, its a read for the crapper.
This series seems to be designed to make the reader purchase every other title in the DC Universe just to keep up. I have had my fill of both DC and Marvel doing the ‘X-Men Drama’ to all their comics. It’s bad enough the series stunk but to have to get more titles just to understand what the heck was happening is a simple sales gimmick. I’ve seen this too many times in X-men and it is a major turn off.
What was the point of this series?
THERE’S NOTHING FINAL ABOUT IT.
It directly went against what happened in ‘The Death of the New Gods’ and it seemed to contradict those titles that didn’t run with this drivel. The artwork was as jumbled as the story. What was trying to be said here?
Was it a story about the monitors?
Was it a story about the New Gods?
Was it a story about the multiverse?
Who was the major villain?
The death of Batman was yet another DC gimmick to make you purchase all the upcoming ‘Battle for the Cowl’ series anyway. I wish they would stop DOING THIS!
Who the frak is running DC comics now? They must be on the same subsatnces that Marvel has as both companies seem to be tied up in mutual convoluted, contradicting, and contrasting messes in all their titles.
Darkseid was horribly underused. Libra was overused. And please, the use of a vampiric Monitor was a pure and simple slap in the face to comic readers. Mr. Morrison, please do not insult my intelligence, you must have had some idea behind this travesty but I will NOT be purchasing any ‘Director’s Cut.’ Trees are weeping now for the waste of paper this garbage was printed upon. Crisis on Infinite Earths opened up a brand new and exciting age for DC comics.
Final Crisis was like pouring acid on a bleeding wound.
It was just NOT consistant.

]]> By: Greg C http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-102373 Greg C Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:45:12 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-102373 I read all the Final Crisis books and have no idea what happened. I think Morrison dropped some acid, typed this garbage up, and gave it to DC who think, "Oh I was just given Holy Scrolls by the God Morrison!. Let's publish it because everthing he poops out is great". So, without an editor to tell him, "What the #$#$? We not going to publish this crap because no one knows what the hell is going on, they let him do what ever he wants. If this was a TV show, it would have been cancelled by the third show. I will never buy another Morrison book again. For all you people who like 8 issue epics, try Jim Stalin instead. Rann-Thanagar Wars was an enjoyable read. I read all the Final Crisis books and have no idea what happened. I think Morrison dropped some acid, typed this garbage up, and gave it to DC who think, “Oh I was just given Holy Scrolls by the God Morrison!. Let’s publish it because everthing he poops out is great”. So, without an editor to tell him, “What the #$#$? We not going to publish this crap because no one knows what the hell is going on, they let him do what ever he wants. If this was a TV show, it would have been cancelled by the third show. I will never buy another Morrison book again. For all you people who like 8 issue epics, try Jim Stalin instead. Rann-Thanagar Wars was an enjoyable read.

]]> By: ~wyntermute~ http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-102035 ~wyntermute~ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:36:20 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-102035 Anybody who disliked F.C. should get their hands on Tiny Titans #12 for a MUCH better take on the whole Crisis thing... Man, I bwah-hah-hahed like I haven't since the Guy Gardner/Booster/Beetle days of the JLA. Anybody who disliked F.C. should get their hands on Tiny Titans #12 for a MUCH better take on the whole Crisis thing… Man, I bwah-hah-hahed like I haven’t since the Guy Gardner/Booster/Beetle days of the JLA.

]]> By: Bob S. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101991 Bob S. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:20:50 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101991 Steven read the issues of Batman following Batman RIP to get the answers on how he showed up in Final Crisis. As for people having a problem with how he survived not being shown, do they get pissed whenever Joker is used after Batman 429? Steven read the issues of Batman following Batman RIP to get the answers on how he showed up in Final Crisis.

As for people having a problem with how he survived not being shown, do they get pissed whenever Joker is used after Batman 429?

]]> By: Bob S. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101989 Bob S. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:19:54 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101989 Steven read the issues of Batman following Batman RIP to get the answers on how he showed up in Final Crisis. Steven read the issues of Batman following Batman RIP to get the answers on how he showed up in Final Crisis.

]]> By: Steven Talbot http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101617 Steven Talbot Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:29:39 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101617 Okay so er...what? What on Earth was that all about then? And did Batman die onboard an exploding helicopter or did he escape and sort of star in Final Crisis? And then die again? And get sjunted to the past? What? WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crap. Okay so er…what? What on Earth was that all about then? And did Batman die onboard an exploding helicopter or did he escape and sort of star in Final Crisis? And then die again? And get sjunted to the past? What? WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crap.

]]> By: oraclebop http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101507 oraclebop Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:15:52 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101507 It really would've been better with Gail Simone on it. It really would’ve been better with Gail Simone on it.

]]> By: Matt http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101311 Matt Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:25:44 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101311 Seems to me that I'm not alone in feeling that this was another in a long line of Grant Morrison's confusing, convoluted epic messes. Maybe I'm just not smart enough to figure out what he was trying to do. Or maybe Grant should lay off the halucinogens for a bit. Is it too strong to call for Dan Didio's job? And one more thing- DC had better realize that Geoff Johns, not Morrison, should have been given the keys to the kingdom a long time ago . . . Seems to me that I’m not alone in feeling that this was another in a long line of Grant Morrison’s confusing, convoluted epic messes. Maybe I’m just not smart enough to figure out what he was trying to do. Or maybe Grant should lay off the halucinogens for a bit. Is it too strong to call for Dan Didio’s job? And one more thing- DC had better realize that Geoff Johns, not Morrison, should have been given the keys to the kingdom a long time ago . . .

]]> By: Piper http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101285 Piper Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:31:21 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101285 Did anyone ever explain how Final Crisis fits in with the entire Death Of the New Gods storyline, or is that just another thing we're supposed to forget about? Heck, I'm still trying to puzzle out how Countdown (to Final Crisis) has anything to do with Final Crisis. Any help? Maybe a big article with charts? Please? Did anyone ever explain how Final Crisis fits in with the entire Death Of the New Gods storyline, or is that just another thing we’re supposed to forget about? Heck, I’m still trying to puzzle out how Countdown (to Final Crisis) has anything to do with Final Crisis. Any help? Maybe a big article with charts? Please?

]]> By: Brother129 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101161 Brother129 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:30:48 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101161 If Doc Brown shows up at Wayne Manor in the Delorean I will definitely by that comic.... If Doc Brown shows up at Wayne Manor in the Delorean I will definitely by that comic….

]]> By: RichT http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101111 RichT Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:57:21 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101111 Stephen Schleicher "When Steve Rogers was murdered, the same lot of you proclaimed he would be back in six months. Two years later, you’re more than happy with Bucky as Cap, and it doesn’t look like Steve is returning anytime soon. Will Steve Rogers return? Perhaps, but now that the “successful” transition to Bucky has been accepted by most fans, Steve Rogers doesn’t ever have to return." Stephen didn't Marvel show Steve Rogers in a tube or something shortly after Bucky took over? Can't remember exactly what he was in, it has been a while since I read The Death of Cap volume 1 or 2. If they did wasn't that very similar to DC showing Batman in the end of #7? They gave themselves a way back to Steve if sales didn't fly with Bucky. I happen to like Bucky better but only pick this up in trades. Batman never died the Omega sanction did not kill him. He will be gone but will return in time. I don't think DC/Didio/Morrison ever said he'd be gone for good. At least not in any interviews I've seen or heard. Stephen Schleicher “When Steve Rogers was murdered, the same lot of you proclaimed he would be back in six months. Two years later, you’re more than happy with Bucky as Cap, and it doesn’t look like Steve is returning anytime soon. Will Steve Rogers return? Perhaps, but now that the “successful” transition to Bucky has been accepted by most fans, Steve Rogers doesn’t ever have to return.”

Stephen didn’t Marvel show Steve Rogers in a tube or something shortly after Bucky took over? Can’t remember exactly what he was in, it has been a while since I read The Death of Cap volume 1 or 2. If they did wasn’t that very similar to DC showing Batman in the end of #7? They gave themselves a way back to Steve if sales didn’t fly with Bucky. I happen to like Bucky better but only pick this up in trades. Batman never died the Omega sanction did not kill him. He will be gone but will return in time. I don’t think DC/Didio/Morrison ever said he’d be gone for good. At least not in any interviews I’ve seen or heard.

]]> By: RichT http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101108 RichT Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:45:15 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101108 Salieri I'm with you all the way. I hadn't read Stephen's review until today, I checked out the reviews on CBR 1st after I read it. I loved it and this series as a whole. Salieri I’m with you all the way. I hadn’t read Stephen’s review until today, I checked out the reviews on CBR 1st after I read it.

I loved it and this series as a whole.

]]> By: Ed http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101102 Ed Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:10:00 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101102 What happened to green arrow, black canary and mr terrific? Alive or dead? What happened to green arrow, black canary and mr terrific? Alive or dead?

]]> By: Stephen Schleicher http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/10447.htm/#comment-101075 Stephen Schleicher Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:02:28 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=10447#comment-101075 mosdef: No I would have been just as fair with Marvel as with DC. mosdef: No I would have been just as fair with Marvel as with DC.

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