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Final Crisis (Collected Editions)
Final Crisis Omnibus
From the mind of genre-defining writer Grant Morrison comes Final Crisis, one of the most epic events ever to hit the DC Universe! In this 10th Anniversary Omnibus edition, every chapter in the groundbreaking saga is presented together in chronological order for the first time ever. With stories by Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka and more comes the Final Crisis 10th Anniversary Omnibus, a deconstruction of superhero comics at large and a challenging, thought-provoking take on the modern, four-color icons.
Using the soul-destroying Anti-Life Equation, Darkseid is remaking the heroes, villains and everyday people of Earth in his dark image...and destroying the very fabric of reality itself in the process.
Now superheroes from around the world--and across the Multiverse--must make a last, desperate stand against the forces of Anti-Life. Will Earth endure? And when the Crisis reaches its climax, who will make the ultimate sacrifice?
Collecting Batman #676-683, #701-702, Birds of Prey #118, DC Universe #0, DC Universe: The Last Will and Testament #1, Final Crisis #1-7, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5, Final Crisis: Requiem #1, Final Crisis: Resist #1, Final Crisis: Revelations #1-5, Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1-3, Final Crisis: Secret Files #1, Final Crisis: Submit #1, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2, Flash #240-241, Justice League of America #21, Superman/Batman #76, Teen Titans #59-60 and Terror Titans #1-6.
Using the soul-destroying Anti-Life Equation, Darkseid is remaking the heroes, villains and everyday people of Earth in his dark image...and destroying the very fabric of reality itself in the process.
Now superheroes from around the world--and across the Multiverse--must make a last, desperate stand against the forces of Anti-Life. Will Earth endure? And when the Crisis reaches its climax, who will make the ultimate sacrifice?
Collecting Batman #676-683, #701-702, Birds of Prey #118, DC Universe #0, DC Universe: The Last Will and Testament #1, Final Crisis #1-7, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5, Final Crisis: Requiem #1, Final Crisis: Resist #1, Final Crisis: Revelations #1-5, Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1-3, Final Crisis: Secret Files #1, Final Crisis: Submit #1, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2, Flash #240-241, Justice League of America #21, Superman/Batman #76, Teen Titans #59-60 and Terror Titans #1-6.
1512 pages, Hardcover
First published October 16, 2018
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About the author
Grant Morrison
1,510 books4,565 followersGrant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty five years, after beginning their American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then they have written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned works as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. In addition to expanding the DC Universe through titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN to the reality-shattering epic of FINAL CRISIS, they have also reinvented the worlds of the Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN AND ROBIN and BATMAN, INCORPORATED and the Man of Steel in The New 52 ACTION COMICS.
In their secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. They are also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. They divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.
In their secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. They are also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. They divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.
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February 24, 2019
Final Crisis may be the best of the Crisis trilogy. It has a scope that is unparalleled. Earth comes under attack across many dimensions. Evil wins. All of the major heroes have their own trials to face.
With that said, it's probably the least comprehensible of the crises. There's so much going on that it's hard to keep track of cause and effect, and that's made all the more difficult by the fact that Grant Morrison often likes to play with you, insisting that you the reader figure out what's going on all by yourself. In some ways, that makes this story even greater, because you can go back and read it again and again, and constantly reassess what's going on.
This is also a wonderful compilation of Final Crisis, containing everything of note, from the Dark Side fight club (which seems so minor when you see the rest) through all the various spinoffs of the Crisis itself. Most are pretty tightly connected, with the Legion of 3 Worlds being the only real exception (except I think it maybe shows how Superman got taken out of the way, after he returns from Beyond? As I said, this is a puzzle where you have to figure out the pieces). The editors have arranged it in their best compromise between chronological order and reading order, and the result is really a strong volume that you can read cover to cover.
With that said, it's probably the least comprehensible of the crises. There's so much going on that it's hard to keep track of cause and effect, and that's made all the more difficult by the fact that Grant Morrison often likes to play with you, insisting that you the reader figure out what's going on all by yourself. In some ways, that makes this story even greater, because you can go back and read it again and again, and constantly reassess what's going on.
This is also a wonderful compilation of Final Crisis, containing everything of note, from the Dark Side fight club (which seems so minor when you see the rest) through all the various spinoffs of the Crisis itself. Most are pretty tightly connected, with the Legion of 3 Worlds being the only real exception (except I think it maybe shows how Superman got taken out of the way, after he returns from Beyond? As I said, this is a puzzle where you have to figure out the pieces). The editors have arranged it in their best compromise between chronological order and reading order, and the result is really a strong volume that you can read cover to cover.
November 3, 2021
I don´t care what you think. And I don´t think I have the patience to make you understand. This is chaos. This is also at the same time brilliant. You will either love it or hate it. Grant Morrison is literally and figuretavily trying to make you and the characters it involves think outside of their dimensional box to see a higher plane of existance. Cause this is not only a crisis towards earth and a comic book universe. This is the crisis of a comic book ripping itself apart...no I was not high when reading this!!
January 25, 2022
So, maybe you did read Infinite Crisis, either the original 7 issue mini or collected editions of the mini with some key aditionals. Chances are, you either didn't fully understand it, and you either blamed Morrison's cryptic style or your own shortcomings.
Well, the problem is you were getting only a slice of the story, a much larger one masterminded by Morrison but with generous input from Johns, Rucka and others. And the snapshot you get by reading that thing that is simply called Infinite Crisis you are missing a good chunk of story. Some of it superflous, yes, but some of it (specially when it comes to Batman -written by Morrison himself- or Superman) a must-read to fully comprehend what is happening.
It does become a much more satisfactory read, albeit one with several unnecessary moving parts (Legion of three Worlds. Why?) and still missing pieces published elsewhere (Kirby's Fourth World Saga, Death of the New Gods, Multiversity, Seven Soldiers, Return of Barry Allen, just to name some top of my head).
Not sure I would recommend, but I would sure recommend this comprehensive version over the abridged-but-not-advertised-as-such ones.
Well, the problem is you were getting only a slice of the story, a much larger one masterminded by Morrison but with generous input from Johns, Rucka and others. And the snapshot you get by reading that thing that is simply called Infinite Crisis you are missing a good chunk of story. Some of it superflous, yes, but some of it (specially when it comes to Batman -written by Morrison himself- or Superman) a must-read to fully comprehend what is happening.
It does become a much more satisfactory read, albeit one with several unnecessary moving parts (Legion of three Worlds. Why?) and still missing pieces published elsewhere (Kirby's Fourth World Saga, Death of the New Gods, Multiversity, Seven Soldiers, Return of Barry Allen, just to name some top of my head).
Not sure I would recommend, but I would sure recommend this comprehensive version over the abridged-but-not-advertised-as-such ones.
June 5, 2020
Still the single greatest comic event of all time.
September 4, 2021
Final Crisis encompasses all of comics pros and cons into a single event storyline. The main event is full of twists and comic nonsense that can quickly confuse a non observant reader (I know it confused me when I first started reading comics years ago). Final Crisis issues 1-7 are a solid 4 star read, but this omnibus loses a star due to how disjointed and unnecessary the entirety of it feels. Where The Infinite Crisis omnibus is a cohesive whole, with the tie ins directly effecting the main plot and vice versa, Final Crisis is not as cohesive.
The Batman R.I.P storyline that kicks off Final Crisis brings with it baggage from Grant’s Batman run, and readers not familiar with Dr. Hurt and the Black Glove may become lost with what’s happening.
Grant Morrison is a borderline comic historian, and chocks his stories full of easter eggs/past references and does not hold your hand through any of it. Morrison is a high concept writer, and that shines through this storyline. Bullets shot backwards in time, Darkseid breaking the multiverse as he fell from the Fourth World, and Superman assembling a miracle machine and singing Darkseid out of existence. The main stand out moments of this event are Batman’s “death” and the long awaited return of Barry Allen to the DC universe.
The Terror Titans storyline just felt unnecessary, as did the Rogues Revenge and Revelations tie ins. Revelations seemed to happen exclusively so comic readers weren’t asking why Spectre wasn’t helping in saving the day (as he usually does during a Crisis event), and felt overly forced. Superman at one point is also in two different locations (and times) during the span of the event; with the Legion in the future (during the Legion of 3 Worlds tie in), and fighting against Mandrakk in Superman Beyond.
The ties to Morrison Batman run are what make this book half as great as it is, and has some of the most fist pumping Batman moments. From Zur-En-Arrh, to Batman having a showdown with Darkseid himself, this book showcases why a prepared Batman, is an unstoppable Batman 🦇.
The Batman R.I.P storyline that kicks off Final Crisis brings with it baggage from Grant’s Batman run, and readers not familiar with Dr. Hurt and the Black Glove may become lost with what’s happening.
Grant Morrison is a borderline comic historian, and chocks his stories full of easter eggs/past references and does not hold your hand through any of it. Morrison is a high concept writer, and that shines through this storyline. Bullets shot backwards in time, Darkseid breaking the multiverse as he fell from the Fourth World, and Superman assembling a miracle machine and singing Darkseid out of existence. The main stand out moments of this event are Batman’s “death” and the long awaited return of Barry Allen to the DC universe.
The Terror Titans storyline just felt unnecessary, as did the Rogues Revenge and Revelations tie ins. Revelations seemed to happen exclusively so comic readers weren’t asking why Spectre wasn’t helping in saving the day (as he usually does during a Crisis event), and felt overly forced. Superman at one point is also in two different locations (and times) during the span of the event; with the Legion in the future (during the Legion of 3 Worlds tie in), and fighting against Mandrakk in Superman Beyond.
The ties to Morrison Batman run are what make this book half as great as it is, and has some of the most fist pumping Batman moments. From Zur-En-Arrh, to Batman having a showdown with Darkseid himself, this book showcases why a prepared Batman, is an unstoppable Batman 🦇.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 4, 2021
Grant Morrison's work is already convoluted enough, but when you add that level of craziness to a huge event like this and add in a few other authors to throw their own crap at the wall with his then you get the crowning jewel of convoluted messes. Here are my main gripes with this brick:
I read this event solely for Darkseid. He is a cool villain and I wanted to read more of his shenanigans. Unfortunately for me, in a book of well over a thousand pages and with Darkseid on the freaking cover, he is in it for literally a handful of panels. Yes panels, not pages.
Next, some of these issues don't line up timeline wise. With at least three different authors all doing their own thing, I guess this was bound to happen. It's just jarring when a hero gets captured, then in the next issue he is running around like nothing happened, then in the next issue he is back to being captured again.
Some of these stories have little to nothing to do with the actual event.
There are practically no transitions from one event in the story to the next. I kept going to the wiki to see if I missed something or if they didn't include important books in the omnibus. Nope. They just jump from one thing to the next and leave a lot of stuff off screen.
So, in the end, I was very disappointed with this event. It would have been better if it had been a million times less convoluted, a heck of a lot shorter, and with a bunch more Darkseid.
I read this event solely for Darkseid. He is a cool villain and I wanted to read more of his shenanigans. Unfortunately for me, in a book of well over a thousand pages and with Darkseid on the freaking cover, he is in it for literally a handful of panels. Yes panels, not pages.
Next, some of these issues don't line up timeline wise. With at least three different authors all doing their own thing, I guess this was bound to happen. It's just jarring when a hero gets captured, then in the next issue he is running around like nothing happened, then in the next issue he is back to being captured again.
Some of these stories have little to nothing to do with the actual event.
There are practically no transitions from one event in the story to the next. I kept going to the wiki to see if I missed something or if they didn't include important books in the omnibus. Nope. They just jump from one thing to the next and leave a lot of stuff off screen.
So, in the end, I was very disappointed with this event. It would have been better if it had been a million times less convoluted, a heck of a lot shorter, and with a bunch more Darkseid.
October 7, 2024
I read Final Crisis for the first time about 7 months. I picked it up mostly to fill in the events in between the end of Batman RIP and Batman and Robin, which I was also reading for the first time. Despite being very ill-equipped to read it, being fairly new to the Dc universe (I had read just a few Batman and Jl GN's, alot of which were from new52), I took the dive. I absolutely loved it. It was brilliant, complex and original storytelling, with amazing art, and a scope and stakes unlike anything I'd ever read. It was somewhat daunting for someone new to the game, but the confusion that set in occasionally only spiked my interest and made me really want to dive deeper into DC lore.
7 months later, I have read alot more DC comics, and loved most of what I've read. Its been a fun ride, so I figured I'd give FC another read, backed by the knowledge I since acquired by reading and from the helpfull people from this group. But decided to do so by reading the omnibus, hoping that it would add valuable information and a clearer notion of the scope of this event.
Rereading FC was a alot less confusing this time around (altough I feel there is still alot that I have to "decode"), , and loved the main event even more. It's just a brilliant story all around. The omnibus, however, is a very strange beast.
It collects Batman #676-683, #701-702, Birds of Prey #118, DC Universe #0, DC Universe: The Last Will and Testament #1, Final Crisis #1-7, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5, Final Crisis: Requiem #1, Final Crisis: Resist #1, Final Crisis: Revelations #1-5, Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1-3, Final Crisis: Secret Files #1, Final Crisis: Submit #1, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2, Flash #240-241, Justice League of America #21, Superman/Batman #76, Teen Titans #59-60 and Terror Titans #1-6.
Honestly, out of all of the issues collected here, the only ones that really add somehing of note to the main event are Justice League of America #21 and the Final Crisis one issue-one shots, and the Batman issues. They are a very enjoyable read, and actually give the reader a bigger sense of the scope of the events, and shows you FC from the perspective of other heroes, some of them unexpected. But that's about 120 pages or so. All the rest, frankly, is padding, and not very enjoyable reads at that.
I really can't understand the reasoning behind collecting some of these titles, and the order in which they are collected.
The Flash, Teen Titans, Birds of Prey and Terror Titans add very litle of note to the all preceedings. Its just there to show that the Dark Side Club was kidnapping teenage meta-humans for underground combats, and while the concept is good, its streched way more than it should. The Teens Titans and Birds of Prey issues were actually decent reads, but their plots only get resolved in the pages of Terror Titans, which was a massive and mediocre bore. Terror Titans was so so dull.
As for the mini-series... well those mostly dull as well, and added very little of value to much of anything. What's worse, these are collected in the middle of the brilliant Morrison penned issues, which really marrs the reading experience. Between FC#1 and #3, there are about over 300 pages of Rogues Revenge and Terror Titans to wade through. It might have been ok if these were good mini series, but they are not. They are very very dull.
The attempted chronological order does not work, because not only there are inconsistencies within this chronology, but because it drowns out the massive impact the Morrison penned issues have.
To me, it would have been better to collect all those mini-series and extra issues AFTER the Morrison issues (aside from the Justice League of America, which is great, and Flash, Teen Titans, Birds of Prey, and Terror Titans - those would have to go before FC proper, or not be collected at all). The mini-series could go in the back, like a companion of sorts.
So, basically, The Flash, Teen Titans, Terror Titans and the Batman RIP issues collected in chronological order BEFORE the Morrison penned issues. And all the other mini-series should be collected AFTER Final Crisis as an appendix or companion of sorts.
Then, I would keep Justice League of America #21 and the one issue Final Crisis one shots collected in chronologial order (even in between the Morrison issues, because these are short enjoyable reads that actually add and tie well to the main event).
Oddly enougth, titles that would actually add anyhting to this event aren't even colected here - Countdown to Final Crisis and Death of the New Gods - so the reader is still not getting the most pertinent information anyway. It would make more sense to just disregard the Teen Titans, Flash and Terror Titans issues, and collect Death of the New Gods instead (Countdown is too big, so I can see why they didnt include it). I know certain events do not jive with the main event in DotNG, but neither do some of the events from Teen Titans either, so mind as well collect the more pertinent series.
Ideally, though, either recaps or excerpts from Countdown to Final Crisis and Death of the new Gods would have been great. That should suffice, and make for a much more enjoyable reading experience. I'd rather if they'd have put the most significant excerpts, or recaps from DotNG and Countdown, and skipped Flash, Teen and Terror Titans altogether.
Another annoying thing is that the issues that you are reading arent identified. I mean, a more attentive reader will figure it out, sure, but for someone who isnt that used to these things, or doesn't notice the names of the creators from each issue, they will not know what are the main FC issues, or the mini-series. Its kinda dumb to do that.
SO, if read cover to cover, the experience is not great, and I would never recommend reading FC for the first time in this format. Start with the contents of most collections that include solely the Morrison penned issues. If you can get the FC Companion, get that as well. But the mini-series are entirely skippable, are dull, and add very little to anything. If you still aching for more, then by all means, get the omni.
I am still very glad I got the book. It's a nice looking book, and reading the Morrison penned-issues in a bigger page format, and with extra art from JG Jones was just a joy. And I actually quite liked the one issue shots, and Justice League of America#21. So, just for these reasons, i am happy for purchasing it. But next time I read it, I'll probably skip over the minis and the early collected issues.
Batman #676-683, #701-702 - 5/5
Birds of Prey #118 - 5/5
, DC Universe #0 - 5/5
, DC Universe: The Last Will and Testament #1 - 3/3
, Final Crisis #1-7 - 5/5
, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5 - 3/5
, Final Crisis: Requiem #1 - 4/5
, Final Crisis: Resist #1 - 3/5
, Final Crisis: Revelations #1-5 - 3/5
, Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1-3 - 2/5
, Final Crisis: Secret Files #1 - 3/5
, Final Crisis: Submit #1 - 4/5
, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2 - 4/5
, Flash #240-241- 3/5
Justice League of America #21 - 5/5
, Superman/Batman #76 - 2/5
Teen Titans #59-60 - 3/5
and Terror Titans #1-6 - 2/5
So 5/5 for the Morrison penned issues, which are the most important part of the book, and 3/5 for the rest of the issues. So, I'll orund it up to 4 /5.
7 months later, I have read alot more DC comics, and loved most of what I've read. Its been a fun ride, so I figured I'd give FC another read, backed by the knowledge I since acquired by reading and from the helpfull people from this group. But decided to do so by reading the omnibus, hoping that it would add valuable information and a clearer notion of the scope of this event.
Rereading FC was a alot less confusing this time around (altough I feel there is still alot that I have to "decode"), , and loved the main event even more. It's just a brilliant story all around. The omnibus, however, is a very strange beast.
It collects Batman #676-683, #701-702, Birds of Prey #118, DC Universe #0, DC Universe: The Last Will and Testament #1, Final Crisis #1-7, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5, Final Crisis: Requiem #1, Final Crisis: Resist #1, Final Crisis: Revelations #1-5, Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1-3, Final Crisis: Secret Files #1, Final Crisis: Submit #1, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2, Flash #240-241, Justice League of America #21, Superman/Batman #76, Teen Titans #59-60 and Terror Titans #1-6.
Honestly, out of all of the issues collected here, the only ones that really add somehing of note to the main event are Justice League of America #21 and the Final Crisis one issue-one shots, and the Batman issues. They are a very enjoyable read, and actually give the reader a bigger sense of the scope of the events, and shows you FC from the perspective of other heroes, some of them unexpected. But that's about 120 pages or so. All the rest, frankly, is padding, and not very enjoyable reads at that.
I really can't understand the reasoning behind collecting some of these titles, and the order in which they are collected.
The Flash, Teen Titans, Birds of Prey and Terror Titans add very litle of note to the all preceedings. Its just there to show that the Dark Side Club was kidnapping teenage meta-humans for underground combats, and while the concept is good, its streched way more than it should. The Teens Titans and Birds of Prey issues were actually decent reads, but their plots only get resolved in the pages of Terror Titans, which was a massive and mediocre bore. Terror Titans was so so dull.
As for the mini-series... well those mostly dull as well, and added very little of value to much of anything. What's worse, these are collected in the middle of the brilliant Morrison penned issues, which really marrs the reading experience. Between FC#1 and #3, there are about over 300 pages of Rogues Revenge and Terror Titans to wade through. It might have been ok if these were good mini series, but they are not. They are very very dull.
The attempted chronological order does not work, because not only there are inconsistencies within this chronology, but because it drowns out the massive impact the Morrison penned issues have.
To me, it would have been better to collect all those mini-series and extra issues AFTER the Morrison issues (aside from the Justice League of America, which is great, and Flash, Teen Titans, Birds of Prey, and Terror Titans - those would have to go before FC proper, or not be collected at all). The mini-series could go in the back, like a companion of sorts.
So, basically, The Flash, Teen Titans, Terror Titans and the Batman RIP issues collected in chronological order BEFORE the Morrison penned issues. And all the other mini-series should be collected AFTER Final Crisis as an appendix or companion of sorts.
Then, I would keep Justice League of America #21 and the one issue Final Crisis one shots collected in chronologial order (even in between the Morrison issues, because these are short enjoyable reads that actually add and tie well to the main event).
Oddly enougth, titles that would actually add anyhting to this event aren't even colected here - Countdown to Final Crisis and Death of the New Gods - so the reader is still not getting the most pertinent information anyway. It would make more sense to just disregard the Teen Titans, Flash and Terror Titans issues, and collect Death of the New Gods instead (Countdown is too big, so I can see why they didnt include it). I know certain events do not jive with the main event in DotNG, but neither do some of the events from Teen Titans either, so mind as well collect the more pertinent series.
Ideally, though, either recaps or excerpts from Countdown to Final Crisis and Death of the new Gods would have been great. That should suffice, and make for a much more enjoyable reading experience. I'd rather if they'd have put the most significant excerpts, or recaps from DotNG and Countdown, and skipped Flash, Teen and Terror Titans altogether.
Another annoying thing is that the issues that you are reading arent identified. I mean, a more attentive reader will figure it out, sure, but for someone who isnt that used to these things, or doesn't notice the names of the creators from each issue, they will not know what are the main FC issues, or the mini-series. Its kinda dumb to do that.
SO, if read cover to cover, the experience is not great, and I would never recommend reading FC for the first time in this format. Start with the contents of most collections that include solely the Morrison penned issues. If you can get the FC Companion, get that as well. But the mini-series are entirely skippable, are dull, and add very little to anything. If you still aching for more, then by all means, get the omni.
I am still very glad I got the book. It's a nice looking book, and reading the Morrison penned-issues in a bigger page format, and with extra art from JG Jones was just a joy. And I actually quite liked the one issue shots, and Justice League of America#21. So, just for these reasons, i am happy for purchasing it. But next time I read it, I'll probably skip over the minis and the early collected issues.
Batman #676-683, #701-702 - 5/5
Birds of Prey #118 - 5/5
, DC Universe #0 - 5/5
, DC Universe: The Last Will and Testament #1 - 3/3
, Final Crisis #1-7 - 5/5
, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5 - 3/5
, Final Crisis: Requiem #1 - 4/5
, Final Crisis: Resist #1 - 3/5
, Final Crisis: Revelations #1-5 - 3/5
, Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1-3 - 2/5
, Final Crisis: Secret Files #1 - 3/5
, Final Crisis: Submit #1 - 4/5
, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2 - 4/5
, Flash #240-241- 3/5
Justice League of America #21 - 5/5
, Superman/Batman #76 - 2/5
Teen Titans #59-60 - 3/5
and Terror Titans #1-6 - 2/5
So 5/5 for the Morrison penned issues, which are the most important part of the book, and 3/5 for the rest of the issues. So, I'll orund it up to 4 /5.
January 29, 2021
DC Universe #0, The Flash #240-241, Teen Titans #59-60, Birds of Prey #118, Justice League of America #21: 4/5
Batman #676-683, #701-702 : 5/5
Final Crisis #1-7: 5/5
Final Crisis: Requiem: #1: 5/5
Terror Titans #1-6: 3/5
Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1-3: 3/5
DC Universe: The Last Will and Testament #1: 4/5
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2: 5/5
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1-5: 3/5
Final Crisis Secret Files #1: 4/5
Final Crisis: Revelations #1-5: 2/5
Final Crisis: Resist #1: 2/5
Final Crisis: Submit #1: 5/5
Superman/Batman #76: 3/5
Batman #676-683, #701-702 : 5/5
Final Crisis #1-7: 5/5
Final Crisis: Requiem: #1: 5/5
Terror Titans #1-6: 3/5
Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1-3: 3/5
DC Universe: The Last Will and Testament #1: 4/5
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2: 5/5
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1-5: 3/5
Final Crisis Secret Files #1: 4/5
Final Crisis: Revelations #1-5: 2/5
Final Crisis: Resist #1: 2/5
Final Crisis: Submit #1: 5/5
Superman/Batman #76: 3/5
April 6, 2022
DC Universe #0 ☆☆☆☆
The Flash #240-241 ☆☆☆
Teen Titans #59-60 ☆☆☆
Birds of Prey #118 ☆☆☆
Justice League of America #21 ☆☆
Batman #676-681 ☆☆☆
FC #1 ☆☆☆☆
FC Requiem ☆☆☆☆
Terror Titans #1-6 ☆☆☆
FC #2 ☆☆☆☆
FC Rogues’ Revenge #1-3 ☆☆☆☆
FC #3 ☆☆☆☆
DC Last Will & Testament ☆☆☆☆☆
FC Superman Beyond #1-2 ☆☆☆☆
FC Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5 ☆☆☆☆
FC Secret Files ☆☆☆
FC Revelations #1-5 ☆☆☆☆
FC Resist ☆☆☆
FC Submit ☆☆☆
FC #4-5 ☆☆☆☆
Batman #682-683 ☆☆☆☆
FC #6-7 ☆☆☆☆
Superman/Batman #76 ☆☆☆☆
Batman #701-702 ☆☆☆☆☆
The Flash #240-241 ☆☆☆
Teen Titans #59-60 ☆☆☆
Birds of Prey #118 ☆☆☆
Justice League of America #21 ☆☆
Batman #676-681 ☆☆☆
FC #1 ☆☆☆☆
FC Requiem ☆☆☆☆
Terror Titans #1-6 ☆☆☆
FC #2 ☆☆☆☆
FC Rogues’ Revenge #1-3 ☆☆☆☆
FC #3 ☆☆☆☆
DC Last Will & Testament ☆☆☆☆☆
FC Superman Beyond #1-2 ☆☆☆☆
FC Legion of 3 Worlds #1-5 ☆☆☆☆
FC Secret Files ☆☆☆
FC Revelations #1-5 ☆☆☆☆
FC Resist ☆☆☆
FC Submit ☆☆☆
FC #4-5 ☆☆☆☆
Batman #682-683 ☆☆☆☆
FC #6-7 ☆☆☆☆
Superman/Batman #76 ☆☆☆☆
Batman #701-702 ☆☆☆☆☆
April 12, 2021
This omni is really confusing you NEED to read Countdown to Final Crisis and Death of the New Gods i only read Death of the New Gods and yet i was still a bit lost but I started to understand it more with time, these stories have some great moments i got emotional at the end it’s a CRISIS so there’s a little bit of everything i love the way Grant wrote these characters specially Batman and Superman he definitely understands them this Omnibus is Dark and Hopeful at the same time which is the best combo i definitely recommend it!
March 19, 2020
All of the Final Crisis related books collected here in "reading order ". Some places felt a little disjointed as a result of that format but overall a good read.
Only complaint: since the cover art was printed without text, it was sometimes hard to know what individual issue I was reading.
Only complaint: since the cover art was printed without text, it was sometimes hard to know what individual issue I was reading.
February 1, 2025
A bit overly convoluted. A lot of the individual tie-ins and storylines worked well, but overall, it lacked a sense of cohesion for a major event comic.
September 28, 2021
The early tie-in issues create a minefield of continuity issues that suggest that even Morrison's colleagues had no idea what they were up to with this event, but even those have their charms and, more importantly, fit within Morrison's loving tribute to (and resolution of) Kirby's Fourth World saga. The early arc of the Dark Side Club is for all intents and purposes a contemporary, grislier take on the more whimsical asides of Kirby's run, with Earthling metahumans something of a stand-in for the young New Genesisians of the Forever People. Elsewhere, Superman's waylaid adventures with multiversal Legions of Super-Heroes is the event's nod to the cosmic aw-shucks adventurism of Jimmy Olsen (though again with far more dire and violent stakes). As the crossover progresses, you get the sense that everyone gets a firmer grasp on where Morrison is going narratively and tonally, and it results in stronger issues all around; the Revelations arc from Greg Rucka in particular is as much a highlight as the main event issues themselves.
As for FC itself, it's one of the most fun crossovers I've ever read, operating on multiple levels per the usual Morrison ambition but not nearly as hard to follow as many claim. What I appreciate most about the series is how dearly Morrison respects Kirby's innovations with the Fourth World and how his own hyper-intellectual, analytical postmodernism fits shockingly well with Kirby's original, anti-pretentious collision of mumbo-jumbo and various eras of DC creation into one overarching collage of weird earnestness. This could also have been a fine capstone for their Batman run (which explains the inclusion of the entire RIP storyline despite its tangential relation to FC), culminating their arc to that point of affirming Bruce's position as a mortal worthy of placement among gods by so thoroughly outsmarting everyone that he, the man with no powers, is the deciding factor in taking down a literal deity of darkness. Morrison even makes the taboo thought of Batman wielding a gun a moral breakthrough rather than an abdication of Bruce's core ethics. It's a shame J.G. Jones got pulled away in the later issues due to delays, but most of the art is strong, even the tie-in issues, but the final few issues of the main title are downright gorgeous, at once concrete and cinematic and wildly psychedelic in true Kirbyesque fashion.
As for FC itself, it's one of the most fun crossovers I've ever read, operating on multiple levels per the usual Morrison ambition but not nearly as hard to follow as many claim. What I appreciate most about the series is how dearly Morrison respects Kirby's innovations with the Fourth World and how his own hyper-intellectual, analytical postmodernism fits shockingly well with Kirby's original, anti-pretentious collision of mumbo-jumbo and various eras of DC creation into one overarching collage of weird earnestness. This could also have been a fine capstone for their Batman run (which explains the inclusion of the entire RIP storyline despite its tangential relation to FC), culminating their arc to that point of affirming Bruce's position as a mortal worthy of placement among gods by so thoroughly outsmarting everyone that he, the man with no powers, is the deciding factor in taking down a literal deity of darkness. Morrison even makes the taboo thought of Batman wielding a gun a moral breakthrough rather than an abdication of Bruce's core ethics. It's a shame J.G. Jones got pulled away in the later issues due to delays, but most of the art is strong, even the tie-in issues, but the final few issues of the main title are downright gorgeous, at once concrete and cinematic and wildly psychedelic in true Kirbyesque fashion.
October 30, 2024
A patchwork quilt of stories that made absolutely no sense.
I will start by saying the art is absolutely amazing-- I love this specific style of comic book art. Grant Morrison is an amazing writer, and there was defintely a lot of well thought out moving pieces and story development.
In general, with DC, there is a little bit of background needed to understand events but for the most part the Omnibus collections do a great job of balancing references to previous content for older fans with a cohesive story that can be followed for newer fans. In this specific collection, I had a really difficult time following the storyline.
The storyline jumped all over the place, moreso than normal. It was difficult to see how most of the tie-ins connected to the story, and there was a lot of details missing.
The crisis itself was more discombobulated with multiple crisises that very loosely intertwined, and I felt just one of them could take center stage and that simplification would have created a much stronger storyline. Even a brief summary on all the background knowledge that a reader needed to know would have helped so much.
I have a problem with characters being brought back from the dead after a sacriface because that to me takes away from their sacriface. I also have a problem reusing old villains in the sense of just repeating a concept because it seemed good.
In general, this omnibus was the most disjointed omnibus I've read, although if I had more context on all the intertwining storylines I think it could have been a really meaningful event.
I will start by saying the art is absolutely amazing-- I love this specific style of comic book art. Grant Morrison is an amazing writer, and there was defintely a lot of well thought out moving pieces and story development.
In general, with DC, there is a little bit of background needed to understand events but for the most part the Omnibus collections do a great job of balancing references to previous content for older fans with a cohesive story that can be followed for newer fans. In this specific collection, I had a really difficult time following the storyline.
The storyline jumped all over the place, moreso than normal. It was difficult to see how most of the tie-ins connected to the story, and there was a lot of details missing.
The crisis itself was more discombobulated with multiple crisises that very loosely intertwined, and I felt just one of them could take center stage and that simplification would have created a much stronger storyline. Even a brief summary on all the background knowledge that a reader needed to know would have helped so much.
I have a problem with characters being brought back from the dead after a sacriface because that to me takes away from their sacriface. I also have a problem reusing old villains in the sense of just repeating a concept because it seemed good.
In general, this omnibus was the most disjointed omnibus I've read, although if I had more context on all the intertwining storylines I think it could have been a really meaningful event.
January 3, 2022
This one's tough to rate. The collection of issues in this omnibus are a real mixed bag in terms of quality. It feels like for every "Superman Beyond" (probably my favorite issues in the book), there's an abysmal "Terror Titans". Very few of the tie-ins add to the story of the main event, but they do give the reader a bigger scope and clearer picture of how the entire multiverse is being affected by the Final Crisis. Overall, I would say the omnibus format does enrich the experience of reading Final Crisis, but your mileage will vary. I've read the event proper multiple times over the years, and I get something more out of it every single time. A phrase, a character interaction, or even an entire plot thread that won't make sense or hold significance unless the reader knows what's to come.
Part of it may be the sense of completion from reading every tie-in, part of it may be the sheer physical size of this gargantuan tome; but this book is one of the single most satisfying books to finish cover-to-cover, though it will take a good deal of commitment.
Part of it may be the sense of completion from reading every tie-in, part of it may be the sheer physical size of this gargantuan tome; but this book is one of the single most satisfying books to finish cover-to-cover, though it will take a good deal of commitment.
April 20, 2025
When I buy an omnibus (especially one of this size and price) I have an expectation that I'm getting the full story. The be-all-end-all of the experience. The full package.
This is not that.
There are clearly parts of the story missing. Which would be acceptable if what was in this was 100% required reading. But it just seems like a lot of it is not. It meanders around, stopping the narrative dead in places for seemingly completely unrelated side stories. I can understand the idea behind vauge story-telling. Letting the reader figure out for themselves what happened, and allowing them to fill in the blanks in the pages that were left untold. But this just seems half-baked. I'm assuming that I'm missing out on the extended story that is not in this book. But that just proves my initial point.
This is not that.
There are clearly parts of the story missing. Which would be acceptable if what was in this was 100% required reading. But it just seems like a lot of it is not. It meanders around, stopping the narrative dead in places for seemingly completely unrelated side stories. I can understand the idea behind vauge story-telling. Letting the reader figure out for themselves what happened, and allowing them to fill in the blanks in the pages that were left untold. But this just seems half-baked. I'm assuming that I'm missing out on the extended story that is not in this book. But that just proves my initial point.
May 9, 2022
Pues que decir de la "Final Crisis". Esta versión en omnibus tiene más de 1500 páginas y está muy bien construido. Tiene todas las historias que se relacionan con Final Crisis, algunas mejores que otras. Para mi la historia del círculo de gladiadores de Darkseid y la de la Legión de superhéroes de Geoff Johns y dibujada por George Perez (R.I.P.) son de las mejores. La parte central de la historia, escrita por Grant Morrison es genial. Sin duda requiere una lectura cuidadosa para poder entenderla cada vez mejor, pero si has leído el 4th world de Jack Kirby entenderás más fácilmente: los nuevos dioses llegaron a la tierra y quieren destruir toda voluntad con la "antilife equation".
El arte es muy bueno en general.
El arte es muy bueno en general.
July 26, 2020
Final Crisis is a pretentious and convoluted mess. Grant Morrison wastes no opportunity to turn up his nose to even long time DC fans, and down right despises the casual fans. This book, while paying some homage to Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinite Crisis, does very little to earn its legacy among other Crisis titles. This pseudo love letter to Jack Kirby’s Fourth World brings these beloved characters to us in almost unrecognizable forms. Worse still, Darkseid and other Fourth World characters are the driving point of the plot, yet they are little more than a spectral presence throughout this story. This is easily one of my least favourite major DC event titles ever.
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July 17, 2023DC’s infamous epic is about 10 times more schizophrenic and confusing than even its most scathing reviews suggest. You read Kirby’s Fourth World? Morrison’s Seven Soldiers? It helps, but it doesn’t matter.
Aside from most of the action occurring off-screen, Final Crisis’ most glaring issue is its lack of scale. We’re told that Darkseid’s invasion is a cataclysmic event, yet we only ever see alien worlds and a few sparse locations. We never truly get the gravity of DC’s other crises, or even your average Justice League comic.
Considering how vague even this complete, titanic omnibus edition is, you’re probably better off saving your time and money by reading the trade.
Aside from most of the action occurring off-screen, Final Crisis’ most glaring issue is its lack of scale. We’re told that Darkseid’s invasion is a cataclysmic event, yet we only ever see alien worlds and a few sparse locations. We never truly get the gravity of DC’s other crises, or even your average Justice League comic.
Considering how vague even this complete, titanic omnibus edition is, you’re probably better off saving your time and money by reading the trade.
January 23, 2025
There was no need to include Batman R.I.P in this (it is a good story, but not clear to me why it matters in this Omni) - which was also collected in Batman Omnis (which nost fans of Morrison will have too) - and on the other hand it is missing a few pieces (I presume, as many fundamental elements (Darkseid and the New Gods to begin with) are just there as out of nowhere. I wish it included for example Death of the New Gods which was never collected except in softcover (and that I never read).
January 3, 2023
Confusing. Which is par for the course for Morrison, but it's not confusing in an "I'm not high enough to understand this" kind of way, more like "They should have just let Morrison write all these issues so they at least made *some* sense."
Probably needs a second read, but that's a long ways off.
Probably needs a second read, but that's a long ways off.
August 4, 2020
I really disliked Final Crisis when it was first issued in comic books. This is a much more complete version than what I'd read at that time. I did enjoy reading the omnibus.
October 3, 2021
Messy, a chore to read.
May 18, 2022
Very big and colorful. Not going to lie I was very confused in parts but was always entertained!
February 10, 2023
No. Just no.
I hope those that rated this convoluted mess a 5 stop pretending like they actually understood what they’ve read.
I hope those that rated this convoluted mess a 5 stop pretending like they actually understood what they’ve read.
Want to read
June 10, 2024Libro de historietas con ISBN propio. Edición Omnibus.
July 19, 2024
Mostly and inflated waste of time.
April 19, 2025
A few fun moments but overall a goddamn mess. I felt my soul leaving my body as I forced myself to finish it. I think this book might be the Anti-Life Equation.
June 17, 2025
Amazing.
December 22, 2022
I was excited when I first got this but now that I read it as is…oof!
Let me make one thing clear, I don’t think there was any good way to make this in Omnibus form. Like Infinite Crisis, there’s tons of prequels, tie-ins, miniseries and arcs in ongoing titles that go into the Final Crisis story by Grant Morrison. But unlike Infinite Crisis, almost all of them happen DURING those seven issues.
To bring the comparison more into play, all those extras issues are lead ups to the main event in Infinite Crisis Omnibus so the titular issues are barely broken up at all and allow them to breathe as one coherent story. Whereas the issues of Final Crisis are broken up so much that it’s almost a shock when I came across an issue and had to remind myself that it was the main story.
And these break ups are not small. Whole miniseries or multi-issue arcs separate each part. And sometimes, it isn’t just one. This makes for a very disjointed read as no one writes like Grant Morrison or draws like series artists J.G. Jones and Doug Mahnke. And this is a very dense and confusing tale when those issues are read on their own. So you can imagine how much worse it is when you really need to remember what happened last issue but you read two arcs and a one off special in between.
So why did they do that? Because everything in this collection in told in chronological order. The kind of thing that makes sense of paper but is barely readable in execution. Most of these tie-ins are best read individually as curiosities than between issues. And Final Crisis itself is best read without these interruptions. I would’ve preferred only the Superman two-parter and the two tie-in issues of Batman to be put in between those since they were both written by Morrison themselves with the story in Final Crisis clearly in mind.
But the other writers and artists obviously had their own tales and it was just decided it’d be thrown into this because of timing. So this is a read for diehard DC enthusiasts. If you have it, I recommend skipping back and forth so you get each story on their own as they are very, very good. But I never plan to read this as it’s printed ever again.
Notes: I did a reread recently as part of a DC binge I’ve been doing and I wanted to add a couple things.
First of all, several people say you should read Countdown and The Death of the New Gods first. Don’t. I read the latter recently and looked up some details on the former which I knew not to read because it’s notoriously bad. Not only will you not be lost if you avoid these but they actually contradict events in the Final Crisis as well. Probably because Grant Morrison had nothing to do with either of them.
Next, this reread had a LOT of skips on purpose and it read much better than before. You don’t need to stick to the main series or just what Grant Morrison wrote but you can cut this in half and get a better story. Don’t read the Teen and Terror Titans stuff or the Flash issues. Legion of Three Worlds should be read as it ties in more clearly than almost everything else and is referenced in the main series itself. Other than that, you can pretty much skip the rest.
Let me make one thing clear, I don’t think there was any good way to make this in Omnibus form. Like Infinite Crisis, there’s tons of prequels, tie-ins, miniseries and arcs in ongoing titles that go into the Final Crisis story by Grant Morrison. But unlike Infinite Crisis, almost all of them happen DURING those seven issues.
To bring the comparison more into play, all those extras issues are lead ups to the main event in Infinite Crisis Omnibus so the titular issues are barely broken up at all and allow them to breathe as one coherent story. Whereas the issues of Final Crisis are broken up so much that it’s almost a shock when I came across an issue and had to remind myself that it was the main story.
And these break ups are not small. Whole miniseries or multi-issue arcs separate each part. And sometimes, it isn’t just one. This makes for a very disjointed read as no one writes like Grant Morrison or draws like series artists J.G. Jones and Doug Mahnke. And this is a very dense and confusing tale when those issues are read on their own. So you can imagine how much worse it is when you really need to remember what happened last issue but you read two arcs and a one off special in between.
So why did they do that? Because everything in this collection in told in chronological order. The kind of thing that makes sense of paper but is barely readable in execution. Most of these tie-ins are best read individually as curiosities than between issues. And Final Crisis itself is best read without these interruptions. I would’ve preferred only the Superman two-parter and the two tie-in issues of Batman to be put in between those since they were both written by Morrison themselves with the story in Final Crisis clearly in mind.
But the other writers and artists obviously had their own tales and it was just decided it’d be thrown into this because of timing. So this is a read for diehard DC enthusiasts. If you have it, I recommend skipping back and forth so you get each story on their own as they are very, very good. But I never plan to read this as it’s printed ever again.
Notes: I did a reread recently as part of a DC binge I’ve been doing and I wanted to add a couple things.
First of all, several people say you should read Countdown and The Death of the New Gods first. Don’t. I read the latter recently and looked up some details on the former which I knew not to read because it’s notoriously bad. Not only will you not be lost if you avoid these but they actually contradict events in the Final Crisis as well. Probably because Grant Morrison had nothing to do with either of them.
Next, this reread had a LOT of skips on purpose and it read much better than before. You don’t need to stick to the main series or just what Grant Morrison wrote but you can cut this in half and get a better story. Don’t read the Teen and Terror Titans stuff or the Flash issues. Legion of Three Worlds should be read as it ties in more clearly than almost everything else and is referenced in the main series itself. Other than that, you can pretty much skip the rest.
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