false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172590581m/194479.jpg 194479 5 This is the story that changed the DC Universe forever. A mysterious being known as the Anti-Monitor has begun a crusade across time to bring about the end of all existence. As alternate earths are systematically destroyed, the Monitor quickly assembles a team of super-heroes from across time and space to battle his counterpart and stop the destruction. DC's greatest heroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Aquaman, assemble to stop the menace, but as they watch both the Flash and Supergirl die in battle, they begin to wonder if even all of the heroes in the world can stop this destructive force. 188088 1984 Crisis on Infinite Earths total:421|5:93|4:153|3:120|2:41|1:14| 421 1533 513 51 5 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 06:37:37 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 06:38:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 11:51:44 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 11:56:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 17:21:14 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 17:35:06 -0700 2009
I think I liked this most because it is sort of a crash course in remembering basically ever...more...]]> 2 0 true true Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 16:11:04 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 16:19:01 -0700 2009
I think the book works great at its intended purpose - clean up the DC Universe, but there's no need to we had to read it. It's lik...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 00:35:57 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 00:36:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:34:35 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:41:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 12 11:07:26 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 11:16:48 -0700 2008
So, backstory. DC Comics was trying to scale down in 1985. Decades of hapless continuity, old, faded characters and a squeaky-clean image had made the company a laughing stock. So, Marv Wolfman and George ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 12:03:44 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 12:11:42 -0700 2008
I'm between books, so I re-read this again the last couple of nights. DC's got a Final Crisis going on right now that's tangentially related to this "...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat May 17 06:15:01 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 06:35:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 20:57:58 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 21:04:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 11:05:30 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 08:37:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Jan 11 01:37:10 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 01:37:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 12 14:58:22 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 15:14:17 -0800 2007 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 21:33:12 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 18:41:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 09:43:27 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 09:46:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 15 09:45:32 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 09:45:32 -0800 2008
But the story, for the most part, reads like an ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 10:51:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 14:37:12 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 17:24:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 17:28:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 20 08:54:08 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 08:54:23 -0700 2009 4 2 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 07:39:23 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 18:12:46 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=194479