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hinn_raven's review against another edition
1.0
It was convoluted yet boring, offensive yet bland. Characterizations were butchered and continuity was thrown out the window. An event at this scale that floundered hopelessly until it got to its mid-point when it finally found a main character... who they then killed off in an emotionless, pointless scene, which should have consequences, except Morrison walked it back before the event even ended. It mistook cameos and silver age story references for a plot. It managed to bring Darkseid to an end, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Also, it featured not one but two "women being saved by magical kisses from their true loves," and the only female characters were turned into evil dominatrixes.
Also, it featured not one but two "women being saved by magical kisses from their true loves," and the only female characters were turned into evil dominatrixes.
tmarso's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
4.75
Kinda confusing but a really fun, really large story. some characters got more page time than others
hakimbriki's review against another edition
5.0
If I ever hear someone ask the question "What is an acid trip like?" I would be more than happy to give that person a copy of Final Crisis.
I really understand why Final Crisis is hated amongst the Comic Book community. Apart from Batman's death, the event is pretty much 'uneventful'. Morrison giving important roles to lesser-known characters (Turpin, Mister Miracle, Nix Uotan the Monitor...)may also confuse newcomers to the DC Universe, and some subplots developed in tie-in issues are integral to the core story (i.e Batman's escape from The Lump, etc).
I absolutely loved Final Crisis. Some might call it disjointed, pretentious or confusing, I call it surreal, genre-transcending and horrific. Morrison inject weird and clever Sci-fi concepts into the one of the most enthralling comic book storylines I have ever read. I particularly liked the idea of the "orrery of worlds", which gets me excited about Morrison's next DC event - Multiversity.
I really understand why Final Crisis is hated amongst the Comic Book community. Apart from Batman's death, the event is pretty much 'uneventful'. Morrison giving important roles to lesser-known characters (Turpin, Mister Miracle, Nix Uotan the Monitor...)may also confuse newcomers to the DC Universe, and some subplots developed in tie-in issues are integral to the core story (i.e Batman's escape from The Lump, etc).
I absolutely loved Final Crisis. Some might call it disjointed, pretentious or confusing, I call it surreal, genre-transcending and horrific. Morrison inject weird and clever Sci-fi concepts into the one of the most enthralling comic book storylines I have ever read. I particularly liked the idea of the "orrery of worlds", which gets me excited about Morrison's next DC event - Multiversity.
ptothelo's review against another edition
1.0
blah. I'm kind of disappointed in it after the other DC books i read that built up to this
georgesc's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
daileyxplanet's review against another edition
5.0
My second read through, but the first was a longtime ago. I get more references now than the last read, but still much I miss. Love me some Morrison mind effs. Now onto Battle for the Cowl.
stormblessed4's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
zach_collins's review against another edition
3.0
Reading Final Crisis is like watching a boy silently play with his action figures; there is a lot of movement and a specific kind of intensity involved, but very little coherence can be discerned and even less is explained. Morrison crams a surprising amount of seemingly disparate elements into this relatively thin book; heroes, villains, laboratories, cults, plagues, a god-killing bullet, kidnapped children, mind-control helmets, a getaway bus, magic, earthquakes, aliens, an intelligent iPod, time travel, space travel, fully armored knights, an infinite book, 4D vision, gravity wells, gunshots, laser beams, vampires, alternate realities, amnesia, a cyber-punk grim reaper, dog-ponies and something called The Miracle Machine. The only thing missing is a plot. All these fantastic set pieces are held together with only the flimsiest of associations and the focus shifts so abruptly and so often it can easily give the reader a headache. Still, this hyperkinetic superhero story may still be worth reading, if only for the sheer spectacle it provides.
murphyc1's review against another edition
3.0
Admittedly, I wasn't crazy about Final Crisis the first and only time I read it. I might give it another go someday.