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Superman: Sacrifice (Infinite Crisis)
by
Greg Rucka,
Mark Verheiden, Gail Simone, Ed Benes , John Byrne , Karl Kerschl , Rags Morales , Tony S. Daniel
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The pivotal story that forever alters the relationship between Superman and Wonder Woman is collected here for the first time. Max Lord has taken over Superman's mind and has him in his total thrall. With his peers and loved ones threatened, Superman is helpless. But not Wonder Woman, who must battle past the Man of Steel and decisively end the threat. Her actions, and the...more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
January 11th 2006
by DC Comics
(first published January 2006)
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This graphic novel poses the question what would other superheroes do if Superman were out of control and mind controlled by a supervillain, Maxwell Lord.
It all begins with the gradual erosion of Superman's mental capacity from reality as he's put in the impossible situation to save loved ones from evil that will destroy them at any instant. We also get to see Wonder Woman and Superman go at it and tear apart the world around them.
Greg Rucka, Gail Simone and Mark Verheiden put this tale toge...more
It all begins with the gradual erosion of Superman's mental capacity from reality as he's put in the impossible situation to save loved ones from evil that will destroy them at any instant. We also get to see Wonder Woman and Superman go at it and tear apart the world around them.
Greg Rucka, Gail Simone and Mark Verheiden put this tale toge...more
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So I'm really not a Superman person, I'm just reading this because I'm trying to read up on the DC crossover events. I know that's like 50 trades, and I accept that I'm crazy for trying at this point. At any rate, Superman: Sacrifice was part of the buildup to Infinite Crisis. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten my hands on Project OMAC yet, and it seems like OMAC should probably be read first. There's a lot of intermingled events here. The basic idea is that Maxwell Lord (Luthor Lite) has managed t...more
In Superman: Sacrifice, Superman's greatest nemeses wreak havoc on the lives of those he cares about, or so it seems until members of the Justice League learn that his mind as well as the illusions he sees is being controlled by foe Maxwell Lord. The story gets interesting after Wonder Woman commits the unthinkable and -- in the eyes of Superman and Batman -- unforgivable. (See review of The OMAC Project.) Using Wonder Woman's voice, DC Comics explores the validity of her actions and speculation...more
I have mixed feelings about this one. The underlying plot that ties it all together is cohesive and whole, but some of the stories were more than a bit rough around the edges. And don't let me talk about some of the horrid artwork for part of the arc. It was bad enough that I basically just skimmed that section as I couldn't bear to stay there long enough to read the story. That said, there were some very nice parts in there, and I finally got the story where Wonder Woman committed murder that I...more
As the header says, this story collection is one of the many lead-up stories for Infinite Crisis. As far as I know, the main gist of Infinite Crisis was to have the big three (Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman) all distrust one another and this certainly sets this up. Superman wrestles with the knowledge that if he ever truly loses control, the world is pretty much doomed.
This volume has a rather iconic page showing how Wonder Woman dealt with Maxwell Lord. Nice to read that finally in context....more
This volume has a rather iconic page showing how Wonder Woman dealt with Maxwell Lord. Nice to read that finally in context....more
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Adventure, drama, treacherous villain. Reading so many comics, it's becoming one big blur of super-heroes and evil-doers just constantly in chaos. It's great!
Superman is mind-controlled and goes nuts. Wonder Woman saves the day and gets shunned for it. Batman... is a huge jerk.
This was good, but seemed to rely a lot on things I haven't read so FOR ME, the story suffered in that respect.
It expands on what happens in The OMAC Project, but it's not essential reading.
Some good character moments. But mostly bullshit storyline.
Mar 05, 2010
Federiken Masters
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2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Superheroistas completistas.
Recommended to Federiken by:
Rho parcialmente.
Piñas van, piñas vienen, pero los muchachos no se entretienen. Hay tantas incongruencias argumentales en este comic que las ganas de releerlo para escribir una reseña más elaborada son mínimas. Ahora que finalmente encontré la edición de SD a un precio accesible la compré por una cuestión de completismo tardío. Lástima que por culpa de este tomo no metieron el capítulo correspondiente de Wonder Woman en la miniserie OMAC, aunque ahora que la tengo ya no me molesta mucho que digamos.
This...this isn't my Superman. And I get that that's the point, that Max Lord is all up in his head and this is the only way out, but still. I love that Wonder Woman does what needs to be done, but I don't love that the story was set up to need it.
Great story. Self contained enough to feel complete and give satisfying development of the storyline and the characters, but an important part of the countdown to infinite crisis.
The Superman book series just keeps getting better and better as this counts down to an event that is supposed to rock the DC Universe to its core.
Part of The OMAC project
Was crazy to see Supes get the mind whammy put on him. Enjoyed the turn they started to take DC at this point.
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Greg Rucka, is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.
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