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Infinite Frontier
The next phase of the DC Universe begins here! Dark Death Metal presented the darkest threats of the Multiverse. DC Future State revealed what may lie ahead. Now it’s time to look into the Infinite Frontier of the present-day DC Universe.
When our heroes saved the Multiverse from Perpetua in DARK DEATH METAL, everything was put back where it belonged...and we do mean everything. All the damage from all the Crises were undone, and heroes long thought gone returned from whatever exile they had been in. Most of them, at least. Alan Scott, the Green Lantern from the Justice Society of America, has noticed some of his allies are still missing in action, and he’s determined to find them. There are others, though, who would rather remain hidden than explain themselves, like Roy Harper, a.k.a. Arsenal, a man who should be dead but is not. Plus, what does all this mean for the DCU’s place in the Multiverse? On opposite sides of a dimensional divide, both Barry Allen and President Superman ponder this question. Not to mention the Darkseid of it all! Or a team of Multiversal heroes called Justice Incarnate!
Includes INFINITE FRONTIER #0–6 and INFINITE SECRET FILES #1 written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON ( The Flash ) with striking art by XERMANICO, JESUS MERINO, PAUL PELLETIER, and more!
When our heroes saved the Multiverse from Perpetua in DARK DEATH METAL, everything was put back where it belonged...and we do mean everything. All the damage from all the Crises were undone, and heroes long thought gone returned from whatever exile they had been in. Most of them, at least. Alan Scott, the Green Lantern from the Justice Society of America, has noticed some of his allies are still missing in action, and he’s determined to find them. There are others, though, who would rather remain hidden than explain themselves, like Roy Harper, a.k.a. Arsenal, a man who should be dead but is not. Plus, what does all this mean for the DCU’s place in the Multiverse? On opposite sides of a dimensional divide, both Barry Allen and President Superman ponder this question. Not to mention the Darkseid of it all! Or a team of Multiversal heroes called Justice Incarnate!
Includes INFINITE FRONTIER #0–6 and INFINITE SECRET FILES #1 written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON ( The Flash ) with striking art by XERMANICO, JESUS MERINO, PAUL PELLETIER, and more!
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First published February 15, 2022
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March 31, 2022
A hodge-podge of stories related to the DC universe post-Dark Nights: Death Metal. Starts off with Infinite Frontier #0 where Wonder Woman floats around the DC universe seeing what has changed. A bunch of characters have been brought back to life now that the original universe has been brought back to life. Then we get these Secret Files stories that just suck the wind out of everything. They are little vignettes centered around the characters in Infinite Frontier. Almost 150 pages in we finally get to the actual Infinite Frontier miniseries. Everyone is now aware of the multiverse and the previous Crisis events. Some of the people in various universes feel threatened by this and enact plans to prevent incursions from other dimensions. Justice Incarnate investigates a crash that exploded across dimensions that leads into the threat of Earth-Omega. The miniseries is actually solid but it all just turns into setup for Dark Crisis, a series I have no desire to see happen.
I have Crisis fatigue. The time span between each of these reboots seems to get smaller and smaller. Instead of these multiverse shattering events all the time, how about you just focus on your characters DC? Especially those that aren't related to Batman.
I have Crisis fatigue. The time span between each of these reboots seems to get smaller and smaller. Instead of these multiverse shattering events all the time, how about you just focus on your characters DC? Especially those that aren't related to Batman.
April 17, 2022
This was just epic! It took me quite some time to read it between various work and this but omg its such a great read!
JL Secret files - Its a collection of one shots focusing on different characters and I enjoyed the ones with President Superman and then the other with Roy showing the troubles they are going through and I like how it explores their trauma and establishes their role in the story quickly and the thing with Bones was funny and also kinda brings his post-crisis continuity back in a fun way!
The 0 issue - This was like the DC rebirth issue and like establishes the new DCU and showcasing various storylines happening in the post-Infinite frontier world and fun stuff with Batman and Superman but its the return of Darkseid in the end and Diana's mission statement which was so fun!
IF 1-6 --> The main series is so good omg like we focus on so many different characters like whatever is happening with Alan and his son, Roy and his black lantern ring, Thomas and Calvin having their adventures on their different earths and I love the growing friendship there and then finally seeing what Barry has been upto vs Psycho-Pirate was fun and how these all collide in one massive tussle and war on Earth-omega and thus showing the crisis to come and how Darkseid is behind it all is epic and its done in a really good manner, it gives room to breathe post death metal rather than just going full head into the next crisis.
So yeah overall a good read and I love the focus on so many different characters and giving them their moments and also establishing the old/new threat and a new status quo for different heroes especially Barry (who he has written the most of) and then showing how dire things are and how it will get dark before the dawn for DCU and also paying a lot of stuff established earlier with top tier art and a lot of action, mayhem and mystery! So yeah a must read for sure!
JL Secret files - Its a collection of one shots focusing on different characters and I enjoyed the ones with President Superman and then the other with Roy showing the troubles they are going through and I like how it explores their trauma and establishes their role in the story quickly and the thing with Bones was funny and also kinda brings his post-crisis continuity back in a fun way!
The 0 issue - This was like the DC rebirth issue and like establishes the new DCU and showcasing various storylines happening in the post-Infinite frontier world and fun stuff with Batman and Superman but its the return of Darkseid in the end and Diana's mission statement which was so fun!
IF 1-6 --> The main series is so good omg like we focus on so many different characters like whatever is happening with Alan and his son, Roy and his black lantern ring, Thomas and Calvin having their adventures on their different earths and I love the growing friendship there and then finally seeing what Barry has been upto vs Psycho-Pirate was fun and how these all collide in one massive tussle and war on Earth-omega and thus showing the crisis to come and how Darkseid is behind it all is epic and its done in a really good manner, it gives room to breathe post death metal rather than just going full head into the next crisis.
So yeah overall a good read and I love the focus on so many different characters and giving them their moments and also establishing the old/new threat and a new status quo for different heroes especially Barry (who he has written the most of) and then showing how dire things are and how it will get dark before the dawn for DCU and also paying a lot of stuff established earlier with top tier art and a lot of action, mayhem and mystery! So yeah a must read for sure!
October 15, 2024
I enjoyed this book a little more than I thought I would. This is a good continuation from Death Metal, and a great introduction to Dark Crisis up coming event.
The first issue was my faverite, after the events of Death Metal, Wonder Woman is given a choice, but needs to check in on her friends and family.
Invite the main story the heroes and guardians of the Multiverse must come together to fight off the darkness. However, the Darkness is already here and two steps ahead. On a personal level, I am really glad to see Thomas Wayne (Flashpoint Batman) back. Families will come together, and others will be young apart.
The book does its job really well. It definitely got me excited for Dark Crisis. I am hoping to see the main cast of the DC universe take a bigger role. The book finishes with a full page cover gallery of the varient covers of individual issues.
The first issue was my faverite, after the events of Death Metal, Wonder Woman is given a choice, but needs to check in on her friends and family.
Invite the main story the heroes and guardians of the Multiverse must come together to fight off the darkness. However, the Darkness is already here and two steps ahead. On a personal level, I am really glad to see Thomas Wayne (Flashpoint Batman) back. Families will come together, and others will be young apart.
The book does its job really well. It definitely got me excited for Dark Crisis. I am hoping to see the main cast of the DC universe take a bigger role. The book finishes with a full page cover gallery of the varient covers of individual issues.
April 16, 2022
As much as I love continuity, I don't think collecting all of Infinite Frontier #0 here is a great idea, since most of it serves as a springboard for other storylines in other books, kind of like the DC Universe: Rebirth one-shot from 2016, or the old Marvel Point One books. It's great, but if you're looking for follow-up on 90% of the stories in it, you'll be left looking in the wrong book.
The rest of the story, the actual Infinite Frontier #1-6, follows Alan Scott, Barry Allen, and the newly resurrected Roy Harper as they discover the truth behind the current state of the Multiverse, as well as the latest threat against them all. It's stories like this that make me love the DC Universe - even though characters have been missing, they can slot back in neatly with few continuty wrinkles, and I'm glad that Joshua Williamson acknowledges all of the issues and makes them part of the story instead of just ironing over them.
Infinite Frontier is all a big set-up for the next story, of course, because everything that occurs here leads into Justice League Incarnate, which itself is a lead-in to Dark Crisis. But IF does manage to be an almost complete story on its own, bringing Roy Harper back to the fore and exposing a much bigger problem for later on. You don't have to follow the story forward, but you'll definitely want to.
Also included is the Secret Files one-shot which collects some digital back-stories for some of the major players here. They're short and sweet, but they serve their purpose of catching you up on the status quo of the characters in question.
On art for the most part is Xermanico, who does a bang-up job. He's grown into an artist that can really support a major mini-series like this after some fill-in work elsewhere, and I'm glad to see him here. He does get some assistance in later issues from Paul Pelletier and Jesus Merino, but these are the more multiversal issues so it becomes different artists in different dimensions so it's less of an issue. Infinite Frontier #0 includes contributions from basically all of DC's big name artists and current ongoing artists to propel their own stories forward.
Despite a false start, Infinite Frontier is DC's Next Big Thing, and it shows. The story has a huge scope, but it's rooted by fan favourite characters, clever continuity twists, and a grand scale that will take readers above and beyond the infinite. My kind of book.
The rest of the story, the actual Infinite Frontier #1-6, follows Alan Scott, Barry Allen, and the newly resurrected Roy Harper as they discover the truth behind the current state of the Multiverse, as well as the latest threat against them all. It's stories like this that make me love the DC Universe - even though characters have been missing, they can slot back in neatly with few continuty wrinkles, and I'm glad that Joshua Williamson acknowledges all of the issues and makes them part of the story instead of just ironing over them.
Infinite Frontier is all a big set-up for the next story, of course, because everything that occurs here leads into Justice League Incarnate, which itself is a lead-in to Dark Crisis. But IF does manage to be an almost complete story on its own, bringing Roy Harper back to the fore and exposing a much bigger problem for later on. You don't have to follow the story forward, but you'll definitely want to.
Also included is the Secret Files one-shot which collects some digital back-stories for some of the major players here. They're short and sweet, but they serve their purpose of catching you up on the status quo of the characters in question.
On art for the most part is Xermanico, who does a bang-up job. He's grown into an artist that can really support a major mini-series like this after some fill-in work elsewhere, and I'm glad to see him here. He does get some assistance in later issues from Paul Pelletier and Jesus Merino, but these are the more multiversal issues so it becomes different artists in different dimensions so it's less of an issue. Infinite Frontier #0 includes contributions from basically all of DC's big name artists and current ongoing artists to propel their own stories forward.
Despite a false start, Infinite Frontier is DC's Next Big Thing, and it shows. The story has a huge scope, but it's rooted by fan favourite characters, clever continuity twists, and a grand scale that will take readers above and beyond the infinite. My kind of book.
November 28, 2022
Yet another continuity reset for DC. Setting aside the reset and event fatigue, though, this was actually pretty good. Lots of action, lots of setups for future shenanigans.
Also, it might be my imagination but Williamson seemed to put some digs in here that I thought were funny (people talking about how they are tired of multiverses and resets, etc).
Also, it might be my imagination but Williamson seemed to put some digs in here that I thought were funny (people talking about how they are tired of multiverses and resets, etc).
March 23, 2022
TL;DR — Three-hundred-some pages of wheel spinning.
A story told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
To start with, we get a long re-intro to number of resurrected characters. And then, following Infinite Frontier #0, we get it again in the Secret Files.
100+ dull pages later, we're on to the main event. And, it promises to be a story of note, with resurrected heroes being kidnapped, with a Justice League guarding the omniverse, with the mystery of Earth-Omega.
But it's all just a setup. We push the characters through their paces and hit a big red button, and it's all back to the starting line for Dark Crisis.
I'm not sure anything in this volume is actually of importance, other than the re-introduction of a lot of characters that I'm happy to see.
A story told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
To start with, we get a long re-intro to number of resurrected characters. And then, following Infinite Frontier #0, we get it again in the Secret Files.
100+ dull pages later, we're on to the main event. And, it promises to be a story of note, with resurrected heroes being kidnapped, with a Justice League guarding the omniverse, with the mystery of Earth-Omega.
But it's all just a setup. We push the characters through their paces and hit a big red button, and it's all back to the starting line for Dark Crisis.
I'm not sure anything in this volume is actually of importance, other than the re-introduction of a lot of characters that I'm happy to see.
January 12, 2023
I enjoy all of these characters, but besides getting to see Alan Scott and Jade and Obsidian and Psycho Pirate, what else was the point?? Calvin Ellis/President Superman is the standout character, in my *humble* opinion, but there isn't really any story here. All this is is a plot in service of a handful of a characters.
January 16, 2023
You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.
It was time to play a little bit of catch-up, having temporarily lost interest in the state of the DC Universe after writer Scott Snyder’s departure from the DC Comics scene, especially once he significantly reconstructed and exponentially transformed the multiverse in unimaginable ways with his Dark Nights and Justice League comic book stories. Picking up after the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, DC Comics puts forth a soft reboot in the form of a DC Universe event helmed by writer Joshua Williamson. Collectings issues #0-6 and Infinite Frontier: Secret Files #1, this phase of the DC Universe cautiously revisits the status quo and explores the state of the multiverse, now containing two opposite worlds: Elseworld and Earth Omega.
What is Infinite Frontier about? Following the recreation of the infinite Multiverse, Wonder Woman ascension after the battle with The Batman Who Laughs embarks on a short journey with The Spectre as she ponders on the new role she has been offered among the Quintessence. She thus witnesses the current state of the world, from the return from the dead of beloved heroes and the continued pursuit of justice and peace by others, and reflects on the role that wishes to play going forward. Meanwhile, on Earth Omega, Darkseid achieves his latest and purest form as his evil associates seek out the final pieces to achieve multiverse domination. However, another threat lurks in the shadow and sees in the fastest man alive something he could do for him.
There are no surprises going into this one-shot event story. It contains a lot of characters, many of which are barely explored, leaving much to the reader’s own knowledge of the DC Universe to find excitement and thrill at the sight of their existence and relevance within this latest superhero narrative. In the relatively-few pages, each issue showcased these new teams or took a moment to introduce key characters and their powers that will inevitably play a role in the grand scheme of multiverse things. As you progress through the story, moving back and forth between different narrative subplots until they inevitably collide once the mysterious antagonist is finally revealed, as well as his motives, the plot somehow continuously finds ways to lose its momentum. However, with the pieces that it had to work with and the inevitable necessity of having a multiverse crisis to keep these stories alive, writer Joshua Williamson does as well as he could to lay out the foundation needed for the future of DC Comics.
With the heaping number of artists involved in these issues, especially with #0, the sight of different artistic styles appearing and disappearing unpredictably was foreseen. More often than not, character designs and panel space management were prudent and good, never ambitious or creative in any particular way. Splash pages were also mostly always used to showcase teams jumping out of the page with their league’s name in a capitalized and stylized fashion. With the incredible amount of characters, it also made for a very colourful read, making each page an eye-stimulating experience. At times, it is worth mentioning that the clever use of recognizable artistic styles to represent characters from a specific era made for an enjoyable yet rare surprise. However, just like the mystery and tale at the heart of this multiverse event, the artwork does not go above and beyond to make anything stand out. Most likely the absence of an effort to make an original soft reboot meant that readers had to look elsewhere, like the numerous superhero runs that will work off the premise of this story, to find better stories and artwork.
Infinite Frontier is a decent yet cumbrous DC Universe story that introduces the active heroes and villains in the midst of a larger and mysterious multiverse threat.
It was time to play a little bit of catch-up, having temporarily lost interest in the state of the DC Universe after writer Scott Snyder’s departure from the DC Comics scene, especially once he significantly reconstructed and exponentially transformed the multiverse in unimaginable ways with his Dark Nights and Justice League comic book stories. Picking up after the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, DC Comics puts forth a soft reboot in the form of a DC Universe event helmed by writer Joshua Williamson. Collectings issues #0-6 and Infinite Frontier: Secret Files #1, this phase of the DC Universe cautiously revisits the status quo and explores the state of the multiverse, now containing two opposite worlds: Elseworld and Earth Omega.
What is Infinite Frontier about? Following the recreation of the infinite Multiverse, Wonder Woman ascension after the battle with The Batman Who Laughs embarks on a short journey with The Spectre as she ponders on the new role she has been offered among the Quintessence. She thus witnesses the current state of the world, from the return from the dead of beloved heroes and the continued pursuit of justice and peace by others, and reflects on the role that wishes to play going forward. Meanwhile, on Earth Omega, Darkseid achieves his latest and purest form as his evil associates seek out the final pieces to achieve multiverse domination. However, another threat lurks in the shadow and sees in the fastest man alive something he could do for him.
There are no surprises going into this one-shot event story. It contains a lot of characters, many of which are barely explored, leaving much to the reader’s own knowledge of the DC Universe to find excitement and thrill at the sight of their existence and relevance within this latest superhero narrative. In the relatively-few pages, each issue showcased these new teams or took a moment to introduce key characters and their powers that will inevitably play a role in the grand scheme of multiverse things. As you progress through the story, moving back and forth between different narrative subplots until they inevitably collide once the mysterious antagonist is finally revealed, as well as his motives, the plot somehow continuously finds ways to lose its momentum. However, with the pieces that it had to work with and the inevitable necessity of having a multiverse crisis to keep these stories alive, writer Joshua Williamson does as well as he could to lay out the foundation needed for the future of DC Comics.
With the heaping number of artists involved in these issues, especially with #0, the sight of different artistic styles appearing and disappearing unpredictably was foreseen. More often than not, character designs and panel space management were prudent and good, never ambitious or creative in any particular way. Splash pages were also mostly always used to showcase teams jumping out of the page with their league’s name in a capitalized and stylized fashion. With the incredible amount of characters, it also made for a very colourful read, making each page an eye-stimulating experience. At times, it is worth mentioning that the clever use of recognizable artistic styles to represent characters from a specific era made for an enjoyable yet rare surprise. However, just like the mystery and tale at the heart of this multiverse event, the artwork does not go above and beyond to make anything stand out. Most likely the absence of an effort to make an original soft reboot meant that readers had to look elsewhere, like the numerous superhero runs that will work off the premise of this story, to find better stories and artwork.
Infinite Frontier is a decent yet cumbrous DC Universe story that introduces the active heroes and villains in the midst of a larger and mysterious multiverse threat.
May 16, 2022
Комікс «Нескінченний рубіж: Секретні файли» (2021) — це, так би мовити, короткі нариси про героїв, що матимуть місце у основних подіях лімітки «Нескінченний рубіж». Оригінально комікси виходили у електронному форматі. А потім уже все об’єднали у ваншотну історію. Усі історії були розділені поміж різними сценаристами й художниками.
Кожен із шести випусків розповідає про одного із героїв із різних паралельних реальностей (земель): Супермен (президент), Рой Гарпер (Чорний Ліхтар), Джейд/Дженні Лін (Зелений Ліхтар), Марсіанський Мисливець, Містер/Директор Кістяк і Психопірат.
Відверто історії ніякі й направлені тільки на те, щоб якимось чином познайомити читачів із не зовсім відомими героями. Але поміж цього є дві історії, які мені зайшли досить добре, про Психопірата і Роя Гарпера.
Лімітована серія «Нескінченний рубіж» (2021) #1–6 Джошуа Вільямсона створена для того, щоби показати основу майбутнього Всесвіту DC. Усі події в коміксі відбуваються після того, як Ліга Справедливості перемогла Перпетуа в коміксі «Темні ночі: Смертельний метал», після чого все було повернуто туди, де йому належало. Уся шкода від усіх Криз була скасована.
У #0 випуску «Infinite Frontier» Диво-Жінка «плаває» разом із богами по Всесвіту DC і бачить, що змінилося. Купу персонажів тепер повернули до життя із забуття, коли оригінальний всесвіт повернувся до життя. В основних випусках ми бачимо, що тепер усі знають про Мультивсесвіт і попередні події Кризи. Деякі люди в різних всесвітах відчувають загрозу через це і впроваджують плани, щоби запобігти вторгненням з інших вимірів. Якраз група героїв із різних вимірів, назва якій Ліга Втіленої Справедливості, розслідує катастрофу, яка вибухнула в різних вимірах, що призводить до загрози Землі-Омеги.
Кілька героїв, як Алан Скотт (перший Зелений Ліхтар), Баррі Аллен (Флеш), Рой Гарпер (Чорний Ліхтар), який повернувся до життя, дізнаються правду про поточний небезпечний стан Мультивсесвіту, а також загрозу проти них усіх, яка насувається. Велика частина історії віддається саме Рою Гарперу та тому, як він перетворюється на Чорного Ліхтаря. Але це всерівно якась підводка до основної команди Ліга Втіленої Справедливості, у яку він також входитиме.
Також на перший план з усіх лиходіїв знову виходить Дарксайд, який був головним антагоністом цілого періоду The New 52, де тодішня Ліга Справедливості займалася знищенням цього негідника. В мене жевріє певне передчуття, що ця лімітка, хоч і пояснює певні правила, закриває погрішності минулих періодів, але є все ж підводкою до нової кризи, — «Темна криза» —, яка чекає всесвіт найближчим часом. Звісно, я можу помилитися, але головну роль у цьому віддається Дарксайду зі своїми глобальними мультивсесвітними планами. А протистояти йому будуть новостворена Ліга Втіленої Справедливості разом зі знайомою Лігою Справедливістю.
Особисто для мене цю лімітку було важкувато читати, тому що в ній присутні багато незнайомих героїв, і, таке враження, що вона більше створена для справжніх фанатів, які плавають у всевіті, як Аквамен Атлантидою. Натомість це змусило мене розібратися трохи, хто ж ці люди, що в результаті вилилося в більше розуміння всього, що відбувається.
Але що мене турбує, що всесвіт чекає нова Криза, вже Омнівсесвітного масштабу. Я почав читати комікси DC з періоду The New 52 і мені вони були більш приземленими, аніж комікси періодів Відродження, Темних Ночей і припускаю Нескінченного Рубежу. Тому що, з кожним роком події стають усе масштабніші. Навіть уже недостатньо Мультивсевіту, тому був створений Омнівсесвіт із нескінченною кількістю Мультивсесвітів. Не знаю чи це добре. Але просто знову нова Криза…
Мені цей комікс не вельми зайшов, можу його назвати посереднім. Та він змусив мене відкрити для себе нових персонажів та містив сюжетну лінію про Роя Гарпера, яка мені сподобалася найбільше. Поглянемо, як всесвіт буде розвиватися далі й що нас чекає в Темній Кризі.
Кожен із шести випусків розповідає про одного із героїв із різних паралельних реальностей (земель): Супермен (президент), Рой Гарпер (Чорний Ліхтар), Джейд/Дженні Лін (Зелений Ліхтар), Марсіанський Мисливець, Містер/Директор Кістяк і Психопірат.
Відверто історії ніякі й направлені тільки на те, щоб якимось чином познайомити читачів із не зовсім відомими героями. Але поміж цього є дві історії, які мені зайшли досить добре, про Психопірата і Роя Гарпера.
Лімітована серія «Нескінченний рубіж» (2021) #1–6 Джошуа Вільямсона створена для того, щоби показати основу майбутнього Всесвіту DC. Усі події в коміксі відбуваються після того, як Ліга Справедливості перемогла Перпетуа в коміксі «Темні ночі: Смертельний метал», після чого все було повернуто туди, де йому належало. Уся шкода від усіх Криз була скасована.
У #0 випуску «Infinite Frontier» Диво-Жінка «плаває» разом із богами по Всесвіту DC і бачить, що змінилося. Купу персонажів тепер повернули до життя із забуття, коли оригінальний всесвіт повернувся до життя. В основних випусках ми бачимо, що тепер усі знають про Мультивсесвіт і попередні події Кризи. Деякі люди в різних всесвітах відчувають загрозу через це і впроваджують плани, щоби запобігти вторгненням з інших вимірів. Якраз група героїв із різних вимірів, назва якій Ліга Втіленої Справедливості, розслідує катастрофу, яка вибухнула в різних вимірах, що призводить до загрози Землі-Омеги.
Кілька героїв, як Алан Скотт (перший Зелений Ліхтар), Баррі Аллен (Флеш), Рой Гарпер (Чорний Ліхтар), який повернувся до життя, дізнаються правду про поточний небезпечний стан Мультивсесвіту, а також загрозу проти них усіх, яка насувається. Велика частина історії віддається саме Рою Гарперу та тому, як він перетворюється на Чорного Ліхтаря. Але це всерівно якась підводка до основної команди Ліга Втіленої Справедливості, у яку він також входитиме.
Також на перший план з усіх лиходіїв знову виходить Дарксайд, який був головним антагоністом цілого періоду The New 52, де тодішня Ліга Справедливості займалася знищенням цього негідника. В мене жевріє певне передчуття, що ця лімітка, хоч і пояснює певні правила, закриває погрішності минулих періодів, але є все ж підводкою до нової кризи, — «Темна криза» —, яка чекає всесвіт найближчим часом. Звісно, я можу помилитися, але головну роль у цьому віддається Дарксайду зі своїми глобальними мультивсесвітними планами. А протистояти йому будуть новостворена Ліга Втіленої Справедливості разом зі знайомою Лігою Справедливістю.
Особисто для мене цю лімітку було важкувато читати, тому що в ній присутні багато незнайомих героїв, і, таке враження, що вона більше створена для справжніх фанатів, які плавають у всевіті, як Аквамен Атлантидою. Натомість це змусило мене розібратися трохи, хто ж ці люди, що в результаті вилилося в більше розуміння всього, що відбувається.
Але що мене турбує, що всесвіт чекає нова Криза, вже Омнівсесвітного масштабу. Я почав читати комікси DC з періоду The New 52 і мені вони були більш приземленими, аніж комікси періодів Відродження, Темних Ночей і припускаю Нескінченного Рубежу. Тому що, з кожним роком події стають усе масштабніші. Навіть уже недостатньо Мультивсевіту, тому був створений Омнівсесвіт із нескінченною кількістю Мультивсесвітів. Не знаю чи це добре. Але просто знову нова Криза…
Мені цей комікс не вельми зайшов, можу його назвати посереднім. Та він змусив мене відкрити для себе нових персонажів та містив сюжетну лінію про Роя Гарпера, яка мені сподобалася найбільше. Поглянемо, як всесвіт буде розвиватися далі й що нас чекає в Темній Кризі.
December 23, 2022
Also known as, Prologue to Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 1.
I've been hot and cold for Joshua Williamson's Flash run, though it is getting better as it goes along. I've read a bit of his non-DC work and he's a pretty good writer. Really quite enjoyed this collection. And have started reading Prologue to Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 2 (also known as Justice League Incarnate) and it seems to be of consistent quality. Sure hope both of these collections end up in the eventual Dark Crisis Omnibus.
I've been hot and cold for Joshua Williamson's Flash run, though it is getting better as it goes along. I've read a bit of his non-DC work and he's a pretty good writer. Really quite enjoyed this collection. And have started reading Prologue to Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 2 (also known as Justice League Incarnate) and it seems to be of consistent quality. Sure hope both of these collections end up in the eventual Dark Crisis Omnibus.
December 23, 2022
Second reading:
I recently bought a physical version if this story and gave it a second read through. First off the trade back has all the Secret File issues. Which all come begire the nain story. The three involving President Superman, Roy Harper, and Psycho Pirate where pretty good and relevent. The ones with Jade, the Totality team, and Bones where meh. The most disappointing being the Totality issue. It made no sense and presented terrible character motivations
As with my first read through. I really find the back half to be lacking. And with this second look found some inconsistencies. First, where was Darkseid? In the 0 issue he is on Earth Omega and kills the Quintessence then he just shows up from some portal to Earth Omega and monologues. Second, what is Earth Omega? In issue 1 I assumed it was the planet that Flash sacrifices himself on in the first Crisis, but then it's a prison planet for some ancient evil and can produce cosmic chains?!
The one thing I do know is that Earth Omega is a world in the multiverse that has no multiversal vibration and produces chains that bind the worlds of the multiverse. Flash was used to power a machine that would open a crack to the omniverse. And Roy Harper was chosen to be a Black Lantern by a ring outside of the multiverse from the Death Metal Crisis. So that Darkseid could control the chains and access a power in the omniverse that would cease the vibrations of the multiverse and give him dominion over all the Worlds.
I hope things are explained better in "Justice Incarnate"
First Read:
I really wanted to like this story more but Williamson really dropped the ball on the back end.
I really good follow up to the events of Death Metal. That explores the actual repercussions of the world now knowing there's a multiverse. I greatly enjoy that DC is taking the continuity in such an expansive direction. No more hard reset after a crisis. The coolest thing about this book to me was that its main characters weren't the main stream Earth-0 Justice League. Usually after a crisis the multiversal heroes, that make up the cavalry, disappear after the epilogue. But in this book they were the stars.
Which is why the last 3 issues disappointed me. Williamson was going strong with writing a story driven by character development. But then instead of telling the story through the characters he starts having the characters tell the story. Those last couple of issue were just President Superman, Thomas Wayne, Jade, Roy Harper, and Darkseid awkwardly explaining what was happening. It came off as very corny and stupidly stating the obvious.
I recently bought a physical version if this story and gave it a second read through. First off the trade back has all the Secret File issues. Which all come begire the nain story. The three involving President Superman, Roy Harper, and Psycho Pirate where pretty good and relevent. The ones with Jade, the Totality team, and Bones where meh. The most disappointing being the Totality issue. It made no sense and presented terrible character motivations
As with my first read through. I really find the back half to be lacking. And with this second look found some inconsistencies. First, where was Darkseid? In the 0 issue he is on Earth Omega and kills the Quintessence then he just shows up from some portal to Earth Omega and monologues. Second, what is Earth Omega? In issue 1 I assumed it was the planet that Flash sacrifices himself on in the first Crisis, but then it's a prison planet for some ancient evil and can produce cosmic chains?!
The one thing I do know is that Earth Omega is a world in the multiverse that has no multiversal vibration and produces chains that bind the worlds of the multiverse. Flash was used to power a machine that would open a crack to the omniverse. And Roy Harper was chosen to be a Black Lantern by a ring outside of the multiverse from the Death Metal Crisis. So that Darkseid could control the chains and access a power in the omniverse that would cease the vibrations of the multiverse and give him dominion over all the Worlds.
I hope things are explained better in "Justice Incarnate"
First Read:
I really wanted to like this story more but Williamson really dropped the ball on the back end.
I really good follow up to the events of Death Metal. That explores the actual repercussions of the world now knowing there's a multiverse. I greatly enjoy that DC is taking the continuity in such an expansive direction. No more hard reset after a crisis. The coolest thing about this book to me was that its main characters weren't the main stream Earth-0 Justice League. Usually after a crisis the multiversal heroes, that make up the cavalry, disappear after the epilogue. But in this book they were the stars.
Which is why the last 3 issues disappointed me. Williamson was going strong with writing a story driven by character development. But then instead of telling the story through the characters he starts having the characters tell the story. Those last couple of issue were just President Superman, Thomas Wayne, Jade, Roy Harper, and Darkseid awkwardly explaining what was happening. It came off as very corny and stupidly stating the obvious.
December 10, 2021
This was incredibly exciting for me.
While I read comics in the 90s as a youth and finally stopped around 1998, I only got serious about collecting in 2016 in my early 30s.
The first book I collected was New52 Superman Wonder Woman Vol 1 Power Couple, and I was hooked!
I quickly learned about Flashpoint and began my journey through modern day comcis while also gradually collecting the more classic stories.
Well it's been 10 years since Flashpoint and the birth of the New52 universe and so much has happened.
Infinite Frontier is a culmination of many stories and many events and without at least a background knowledge of what's been happening you could find yourself very confused.
The order of the main events goes something like: Flashpoint, New52, Earth 2, Convergence, Road to Rebirth, Rebirth, Reborn, Metal, Doomsday Clock, Death Metal and finally Infinite Frontier.
Depending how much you wanna preread, and there is so so much, I'd highly recommend looking up reading order lists on google for the various eras.
A quick shortlist might be:
Flashpoint, New52 Action Comics Vol 1-3, The Final Days of Superman, Rebirth Action Comics Vol 1 to Reborn, Metal, Heroes in Crisis, Flash Forward, Year of the Villian Hell Arisen, Justice League Doom War, Death Metal and then into Infinite Frontier #0 to 1-6.
Occasionally if I'm really excited about a book I'll read the final event first and then work my way back until I feel I've got the context of everything.
Ultimately Infinite Frontier is massive imagining of the DC Universe and has lead to loads of ongoing series and so many incredible new Miniseries!
While I read comics in the 90s as a youth and finally stopped around 1998, I only got serious about collecting in 2016 in my early 30s.
The first book I collected was New52 Superman Wonder Woman Vol 1 Power Couple, and I was hooked!
I quickly learned about Flashpoint and began my journey through modern day comcis while also gradually collecting the more classic stories.
Well it's been 10 years since Flashpoint and the birth of the New52 universe and so much has happened.
Infinite Frontier is a culmination of many stories and many events and without at least a background knowledge of what's been happening you could find yourself very confused.
The order of the main events goes something like: Flashpoint, New52, Earth 2, Convergence, Road to Rebirth, Rebirth, Reborn, Metal, Doomsday Clock, Death Metal and finally Infinite Frontier.
Depending how much you wanna preread, and there is so so much, I'd highly recommend looking up reading order lists on google for the various eras.
A quick shortlist might be:
Flashpoint, New52 Action Comics Vol 1-3, The Final Days of Superman, Rebirth Action Comics Vol 1 to Reborn, Metal, Heroes in Crisis, Flash Forward, Year of the Villian Hell Arisen, Justice League Doom War, Death Metal and then into Infinite Frontier #0 to 1-6.
Occasionally if I'm really excited about a book I'll read the final event first and then work my way back until I feel I've got the context of everything.
Ultimately Infinite Frontier is massive imagining of the DC Universe and has lead to loads of ongoing series and so many incredible new Miniseries!
May 28, 2022
After Dark Nights: Death Metal, the DC Universe rewrote itself and started over as the DC Omniverse. This new standard (somehow) takes into account all the versions of all the characters that have ever appeared in a DC comic and allows their histories to all exist at once. Example (try not to be confused): Alan Scott, the original Earth-2 Green Lantern who came to Earth-1 back early in the DCU to join the Justice Society of America (Golden Age comics) before the standard Green Lantern/emotional spectrum/planet Oa/galaxy police days, is now alive and in the present day living as a gay man and superhero. Anyone who has been dead is now alive (mostly). Anyone who has multiple origin stories (from recons and reboots) just acknowledges that their past is confusing and not as important.
Admittedly, this makes things really hard to follow, if you aren't a die-hard DC comics fan.
So....
What I will say about this book is this....
Fun story using lots of DC characters you wouldn't normally see, it's all still Flash's fault, Darkseid is back and the most powerful he has ever been, AND another crisis is coming. (I swear... someday DC will stop having a "Crisis" to fix everything... LOL)
It was entertaining and a good tale, but... read at your own risk. If you don't really know DC characters, or what has been going on the last couple years, you might feel lost.
Admittedly, this makes things really hard to follow, if you aren't a die-hard DC comics fan.
So....
What I will say about this book is this....
Fun story using lots of DC characters you wouldn't normally see, it's all still Flash's fault, Darkseid is back and the most powerful he has ever been, AND another crisis is coming. (I swear... someday DC will stop having a "Crisis" to fix everything... LOL)
It was entertaining and a good tale, but... read at your own risk. If you don't really know DC characters, or what has been going on the last couple years, you might feel lost.
September 17, 2021
This books stumbles at the storytelling level even with a pretty art and a compelling plot. It's so confusing. Read the book entirely thinking what's happening, Why it's happening, did I miss anything before. Even reading it as an one shot didn't give me a satisfactory feel.
Loved Obsidian and Alan Scott parts. That was really good. Even After a huge reveal. Still Alan Scott taking care of his son. Believing in him when the world was against it. Was cool to read. But that's just the minor part of the book. Whereas others were to tiring to read and nauseating.
Joshua Williamson shouldn't be involved in everything. Have some new writers.
What's disappointing the most is not a bad book or average book. It's the book which make you feel it could've been better. It slipped by inches to be a good book.
Loved Obsidian and Alan Scott parts. That was really good. Even After a huge reveal. Still Alan Scott taking care of his son. Believing in him when the world was against it. Was cool to read. But that's just the minor part of the book. Whereas others were to tiring to read and nauseating.
Joshua Williamson shouldn't be involved in everything. Have some new writers.
What's disappointing the most is not a bad book or average book. It's the book which make you feel it could've been better. It slipped by inches to be a good book.
April 25, 2022
It seems so, eye-rolley? Lazy? To get to the level of meta that the DC multiverse has taken since Scott Snyder started the trend. Now with Williamson creating the new start of the DC universe, I'm getting really sick of hearing all the characters reference every single event title that DC has ever done, BY NAME, and for everyone to not shut up about the multiverse. If you have Darkseid calling Final Crisis, "the Final Crisis" or a character (I'm blanking on which) to say something along the lines of "I've lived through a flashpoint and death metal", you should know you messed up somewhere.
July 3, 2023
The problem here is that it’s more advertisement (especially the first two issues collected) than story. I read the subsequent Dark Crisis, which is much better. Sometimes (okay, a lot of times), when superhero comics dive too deeply into event storytelling, they get lost in the logic, forget to tell an actual story. But it’s nice to see some of these characters in play.
October 27, 2022
After trudging through Scott Snyder's final nail in the DC universe coffin, Dark Nights: Death Metal, I was less than enthusiastic to pick up the next "BIG COSMIC CRISIS EVENT" in Infinite Frontier. Color me very surprised, then: I liked it.
It's not perfect. It focuses on D-list characters who are surveying the newly reset multiverse. That sounds like a clear path to good times for me! Yet, somehow, not having our traditional Justice League heroes helps a lot. Infinite Frontier spends almost 150 pages introducing these weirdos and paving the multiverse landscape before the story proper kicks off. It's a lot to work through, and often incidental, but the payoff is worth it.
In the main event, Darkseid has risen on Earth-Omega at the far end of the multiverse. These minor teams of multiverse surveyors know something is up and, through a bit of detective work, make their way to Earth-Omega for the big confrontation. In the process, there are plenty of clever twists and nifty character moments that make these random characters feel real rather than just stewards of the plot.
I can't say I 100% understood the outcome of Infinite Frontier - it's one of those "there's always a bigger villain just around the bend" things. That said, I'm quite intrigued (against my better judgement!!!) about the reveal of . I guess you can sign me up for the next big dumb DC crisis.
It's not perfect. It focuses on D-list characters who are surveying the newly reset multiverse. That sounds like a clear path to good times for me! Yet, somehow, not having our traditional Justice League heroes helps a lot. Infinite Frontier spends almost 150 pages introducing these weirdos and paving the multiverse landscape before the story proper kicks off. It's a lot to work through, and often incidental, but the payoff is worth it.
In the main event, Darkseid has risen on Earth-Omega at the far end of the multiverse. These minor teams of multiverse surveyors know something is up and, through a bit of detective work, make their way to Earth-Omega for the big confrontation. In the process, there are plenty of clever twists and nifty character moments that make these random characters feel real rather than just stewards of the plot.
I can't say I 100% understood the outcome of Infinite Frontier - it's one of those "there's always a bigger villain just around the bend" things. That said, I'm quite intrigued (against my better judgement!!!) about the reveal of . I guess you can sign me up for the next big dumb DC crisis.
May 27, 2022
Infinite Frontier collects DC Comics issues Infinite Frontier 0-6 and Infinite Frontier: Secret Files 1 written by Joshua Williams and art by Xermánico.
After the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the multiverse has been reborn. The Justice League Incarnate is made up heroes from across the multiverse and include such members as President Superman, Flashpoint Batman (Thomas Wayne), and Captain Carrot. The JLI is tasked with monitoring and protecting the multiverse from crisis-level threats.
The first half of the book is a LOT of set-up and exposition of the current status of many of favorite superheroes and preview stories of the characters that will be focused on Infinite Frontier. That was a lot to get through but once you get to the actual Infinite Frontier story, it is actually pretty good. I’m loving that the Justice Society of America is back. In the end, this book is the beginning of ANOTHER crisis-level event: Dark Crisis. ::sigh:: can we please just get some “normal” stories for a few years that aren’t multiverse crossovers?
After the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the multiverse has been reborn. The Justice League Incarnate is made up heroes from across the multiverse and include such members as President Superman, Flashpoint Batman (Thomas Wayne), and Captain Carrot. The JLI is tasked with monitoring and protecting the multiverse from crisis-level threats.
The first half of the book is a LOT of set-up and exposition of the current status of many of favorite superheroes and preview stories of the characters that will be focused on Infinite Frontier. That was a lot to get through but once you get to the actual Infinite Frontier story, it is actually pretty good. I’m loving that the Justice Society of America is back. In the end, this book is the beginning of ANOTHER crisis-level event: Dark Crisis. ::sigh:: can we please just get some “normal” stories for a few years that aren’t multiverse crossovers?
June 14, 2023
Wow another DC multiversal crisis! Surely this is the one that changes everything!
I feel like they've run out of ideas and have decided there's a need for a new multiverse event every 6 months. I'm over it. Every major writer at DC gets a crack at it instead of coming up with something new. This one is better than DC Metal, or Dark Metal, or Heavy Metal, or whatever that awful event was called. Otherwise it's completely unremarkable.
I feel like they've run out of ideas and have decided there's a need for a new multiverse event every 6 months. I'm over it. Every major writer at DC gets a crack at it instead of coming up with something new. This one is better than DC Metal, or Dark Metal, or Heavy Metal, or whatever that awful event was called. Otherwise it's completely unremarkable.
November 20, 2022
Another major storyline, which was kinda boring
August 7, 2023
This took me a min to get into, but I ended up really digging it. It’s a great showing for Alan Scott and a good use of different characters all around. I always like to see Calvin Ellis, but calling him President Superman got really old really fast.
On the one hand I’m all multiversed out; on the other hand I’m excited for Dark Crisis, so I guess I’m fickle.
We chatted with Alitha Martinez, one of the artists on this, for The All The Books Show. Tune in! https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
On the one hand I’m all multiversed out; on the other hand I’m excited for Dark Crisis, so I guess I’m fickle.
We chatted with Alitha Martinez, one of the artists on this, for The All The Books Show. Tune in! https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
June 24, 2022
DC Comics has had a long and complicated relationship with its multiverse -- reducing everything to one continuity-consistent world in the 80s "Crisis on Infinite Earths", followed by multiple expansive reboots over the decades. The interesting twist is this volume: after the latest mega-reboot, the characters of this comics universe, including everyday people, are now fully aware that they are part of an immense, possibly infinite multiverse. It's an interesting premise, but it doesn't quite land. For example, there's an eye-rolling awareness by some that previous heroes and threats have been "reset"; it's a conceit to allow past characters to be given new backstories (or to discard re-write backstories), but to hear characters actually talk about it just feels unnatural. It ends up being a kind of narrative uncanny valley -- and it doesn't help, at all, that one of the re-set characters literally worries that he's nothing but an animated corpse.
I also have to look at this volume as a self-contained story, and it just doesn't hold up. The story focuses on specific characters from time to time, but their role diminishes or disappears randomly. Wonder Woman is incredibly important, and then she isn't. Side characters come and go, and I'm not even sure why they were in the story. It feels like the writers got together and decided to have appearances from their favorite characters without rhyme nor reason -- and relying on a villain raised to a cosmic level threat weakens the entire story. Why not allow the sudden awareness of being part of a complex and scary multiverse guide everyone's emotions and motivations? A lot of lost opportunities here.
I also have to look at this volume as a self-contained story, and it just doesn't hold up. The story focuses on specific characters from time to time, but their role diminishes or disappears randomly. Wonder Woman is incredibly important, and then she isn't. Side characters come and go, and I'm not even sure why they were in the story. It feels like the writers got together and decided to have appearances from their favorite characters without rhyme nor reason -- and relying on a villain raised to a cosmic level threat weakens the entire story. Why not allow the sudden awareness of being part of a complex and scary multiverse guide everyone's emotions and motivations? A lot of lost opportunities here.
March 9, 2022
This was a nice follow-up to the extensive and exhausting Death Metal overblown mega crossover.
It did add into the myths and it was a fun read. Every now and then it jumped into this weird science that just made me irk, but it goes with the package, so I won't mind that much. Still, I have to admit that every time a group or a pair of characters say "we must combine our powers and --science babble-- and things will turn out right" kind of deal, may come off as lazy writing and not just weird science.
It was enjoyable, tough. Roy's appearance was my personal highlight.
It did add into the myths and it was a fun read. Every now and then it jumped into this weird science that just made me irk, but it goes with the package, so I won't mind that much. Still, I have to admit that every time a group or a pair of characters say "we must combine our powers and --science babble-- and things will turn out right" kind of deal, may come off as lazy writing and not just weird science.
It was enjoyable, tough. Roy's appearance was my personal highlight.
November 16, 2023
An uneven series. It takes a while to get started, but when it does, it seems to be setting up an interesting mystery. There are welcome reintroductions of some long-absent characters, most notably the Geoff Johns-era JSA and the DEO. There's a decently surprising twist in the middle, with a intriguing motive for some of the opposition. But the climax is a letdown - basically just a big brawl - and the whole thing doesn't seem to have much meaningful impact in the end - it's all just a stepping-stone to the next big event. (B)
September 22, 2021
I wish DC would just focus on good stories and stop fiddling with every version of every character over and over. Feels like a stop gap to more multiverse chaos... No need to read.
October 8, 2021
Read in single issues. I love multiverse stuff, and the art was very good, but the whole thing didn’t quite work.
January 20, 2023
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Liczne kryzysy i poważne zagrożenia, których byliśmy świadkami w innych tomach DC, odcisnęły swoje piętno na uniwersum superbohaterów. Poświęcenie znanych i lubianych herosów pozwoliło ocalić świat, ale wprowadziło również wiele zmian w jego strukturze. Nowe multiwersum naszpikowane jest tajemnicami, które czekają na odkrycie. Wraz z nimi pojawiają się jednak liczne niebezpieczeństwa, z którymi będą musieli sobie poradzić nowi bohaterowie.
Jeżeli chodzi o ogólny zarys fabuły albumu Nieskończona granica, to cisną się na siłę do głowy słowa bohatera GTA San Andreas – Aw s.., here we go again. Scenarzysta Joshua Williamson korzysta bowiem z całej gamy znanych już schematów, aby zapewnić fanom DC sprawdzoną, ale dość schematyczną rozrywkę. Czy to źle? Wszystko zależy od tego, czego oczekuje się od danego tytułu. Jeśli ktoś lubi motywy ratowania świata/wszechświata, całą gamę postaci obdarzonych niezwykłymi zdolnościami z ich „różnorakimi” problemami (często egzystencjalnymi) i pokaźną dawkę widowiskowej akcji, to powinien być z tego komiksu więcej niż zadowolony.
Znacznie gorzej jest w przypadku, jeśli oczekuje się od scenariusza jakieś ewolucji (niekoniecznie już rewolucji). Tak jak zostało to już wspomniane, Joshua Williamson nie stara się tutaj być w żaden sposób innowacyjny. Przewracając kolejne strony albumu, widzimy klisze tego, co już wielokrotnie było wykorzystywane w innych tego typu dziełach. Tytuł najprościej jest określić mianem typowego blockbustera. Czyli dzieła potrafiącego zapewnić satysfakcję odbiorcy (na swój sposób), zapewniającego dość przyjemną rozrywkę, przy której nie trzeba jednak nadmiernie wysilać szarych komórek i o którym szybko zapomni się po zakończonej lekturze.
Będąc przy ewentualnych wadach pozycji, należy również wspomnieć, że na pewno nie jest to tytuł dla „nowego” czytelnika. Po pierwsze fabuła bardzo mocno powiązana jest z serią „Death Metal” (można powiedzieć, że jest to swego rodzaju kontynuacja), a autor nie kwapi się, aby rozjaśnić czytelnikowi sekrety historii. Po drugie pojawia się tu cała gama mniej znanych drugoplanowych bohaterów, którzy mają okazję zabłysnąć, ale wprowadzają również spory chaos dla kogoś, kto nie zna dobrze całego multiwersum DC. Można odnieść wręcz wrażenie, że twórca założył, iż po jego dzieło sięgną jedynie obeznani fani marki, a cała reszta niech poszuka sobie czegoś innego...
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Liczne kryzysy i poważne zagrożenia, których byliśmy świadkami w innych tomach DC, odcisnęły swoje piętno na uniwersum superbohaterów. Poświęcenie znanych i lubianych herosów pozwoliło ocalić świat, ale wprowadziło również wiele zmian w jego strukturze. Nowe multiwersum naszpikowane jest tajemnicami, które czekają na odkrycie. Wraz z nimi pojawiają się jednak liczne niebezpieczeństwa, z którymi będą musieli sobie poradzić nowi bohaterowie.
Jeżeli chodzi o ogólny zarys fabuły albumu Nieskończona granica, to cisną się na siłę do głowy słowa bohatera GTA San Andreas – Aw s.., here we go again. Scenarzysta Joshua Williamson korzysta bowiem z całej gamy znanych już schematów, aby zapewnić fanom DC sprawdzoną, ale dość schematyczną rozrywkę. Czy to źle? Wszystko zależy od tego, czego oczekuje się od danego tytułu. Jeśli ktoś lubi motywy ratowania świata/wszechświata, całą gamę postaci obdarzonych niezwykłymi zdolnościami z ich „różnorakimi” problemami (często egzystencjalnymi) i pokaźną dawkę widowiskowej akcji, to powinien być z tego komiksu więcej niż zadowolony.
Znacznie gorzej jest w przypadku, jeśli oczekuje się od scenariusza jakieś ewolucji (niekoniecznie już rewolucji). Tak jak zostało to już wspomniane, Joshua Williamson nie stara się tutaj być w żaden sposób innowacyjny. Przewracając kolejne strony albumu, widzimy klisze tego, co już wielokrotnie było wykorzystywane w innych tego typu dziełach. Tytuł najprościej jest określić mianem typowego blockbustera. Czyli dzieła potrafiącego zapewnić satysfakcję odbiorcy (na swój sposób), zapewniającego dość przyjemną rozrywkę, przy której nie trzeba jednak nadmiernie wysilać szarych komórek i o którym szybko zapomni się po zakończonej lekturze.
Będąc przy ewentualnych wadach pozycji, należy również wspomnieć, że na pewno nie jest to tytuł dla „nowego” czytelnika. Po pierwsze fabuła bardzo mocno powiązana jest z serią „Death Metal” (można powiedzieć, że jest to swego rodzaju kontynuacja), a autor nie kwapi się, aby rozjaśnić czytelnikowi sekrety historii. Po drugie pojawia się tu cała gama mniej znanych drugoplanowych bohaterów, którzy mają okazję zabłysnąć, ale wprowadzają również spory chaos dla kogoś, kto nie zna dobrze całego multiwersum DC. Można odnieść wręcz wrażenie, że twórca założył, iż po jego dzieło sięgną jedynie obeznani fani marki, a cała reszta niech poszuka sobie czegoś innego...
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September 2, 2023
Pues aprovechando que ya ha terminado Crisis Oscura en Tierras Infinita, ha tocado puesta a punto con los eventos del Universo DC, a ver qué es lo que está encima de la mesa... y la verdad es que aunque estoy descolgado, me he dado cuenta de que no tanto. Bueno, sí, me ha chocado mucho ver un Batman en NY que no es Bruce Wayne, y que es un tal Jace Fox, que por lo visto es hijo de Lucius Fox (y no sé si por lo tanto, hermano o el mismo Batwing o algo así que apareció una temporada en tiempos de Batman INC). El caso, que he empezado por el preludio de la saga, la serie limitada Frontera Infinita, del mismo autor, Joshua Williamson, al que creo que no había conocido hasta el momento.
Fronteta Infinita arranca de los sucesos finales de Dark Nights: Death Metal y la lucha final con Perpetua que revelaba al gran público la existencia del Multiverso. Al final de esta saga y del enfrentamiento con Perpetua, habíamos visto como la continuidad del Universo DC se rehacía, y volvían muchos héroes que habían estado desaparecidos desde Flashpoint (como la JSA de toda la vida), y se formaba un equipo de investigación (la Totalidad) que reunía a héroes y villanos, como Alan Scott o el propio Vandal Savage para investigar los cambios en la continuidad temporal. Y además, por otro lado, DC había lanzado una miniserie, Justicia Infinita, en la que se continuaba la exploración del Multiverso organizado por Grant Morrison desde Crisis Final, y del que formaban parte héroes de varias tierras, como el Capitán Conejo, la Flash de una tierra alternativa, y dirigidos por el Presidente Superman que había aparecido en Crisis Final. Y con estas ideas, Williamson va a comenzar en la preparación de la siguiente Crisis del Universo DC (sin tener en cuenta las cinematográficas, pero ese es otro nivel de crisis).
A lo largo de Frontera Infinita, vamos a asistir a diferentes tramas: la búsqueda de la desaparecida Jade por parte de Alan Scott y Obsidian, el regreso de Roy Harper como un Black Lantern, las investigaciones del DEO sobre el Multiverso, la desaparición de Barry Allen... Y todo va a confluir en lo que parece ser el retorno de Darkseid, aunque al final, y como ya había pasado en otras ocasiones (Cuanta Atrás), la historia se ha quedado en poco más que un prólogo para lo que venía después...
Fronteta Infinita arranca de los sucesos finales de Dark Nights: Death Metal y la lucha final con Perpetua que revelaba al gran público la existencia del Multiverso. Al final de esta saga y del enfrentamiento con Perpetua, habíamos visto como la continuidad del Universo DC se rehacía, y volvían muchos héroes que habían estado desaparecidos desde Flashpoint (como la JSA de toda la vida), y se formaba un equipo de investigación (la Totalidad) que reunía a héroes y villanos, como Alan Scott o el propio Vandal Savage para investigar los cambios en la continuidad temporal. Y además, por otro lado, DC había lanzado una miniserie, Justicia Infinita, en la que se continuaba la exploración del Multiverso organizado por Grant Morrison desde Crisis Final, y del que formaban parte héroes de varias tierras, como el Capitán Conejo, la Flash de una tierra alternativa, y dirigidos por el Presidente Superman que había aparecido en Crisis Final. Y con estas ideas, Williamson va a comenzar en la preparación de la siguiente Crisis del Universo DC (sin tener en cuenta las cinematográficas, pero ese es otro nivel de crisis).
A lo largo de Frontera Infinita, vamos a asistir a diferentes tramas: la búsqueda de la desaparecida Jade por parte de Alan Scott y Obsidian, el regreso de Roy Harper como un Black Lantern, las investigaciones del DEO sobre el Multiverso, la desaparición de Barry Allen... Y todo va a confluir en lo que parece ser el retorno de Darkseid, aunque al final, y como ya había pasado en otras ocasiones (Cuanta Atrás), la historia se ha quedado en poco más que un prólogo para lo que venía después...
January 12, 2023
This collection starts off with Infinite Frontier #0, where I felt dropped into the middle of something with little or no explanations, so it was somewhat confusing. I guess this is supposed to follow immediately after Dark Nights: Metal by Scott Snyder, but it's been four or more years since I read that crossover event and have forgotten much of its details. In the meantime, we've had Future State and other events, making it hard to keep track of what's going on. Moreover, I've read some of this out of sequence, such as the recent Flashpoint Beyond by Geoff Johns which is either simultaneous or preceding Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths which seems to be the culmination of all of these series, but which I have yet to read. Anyway, I eventually got some of it figured out as the story went along; the first half of this book is just short vignettes showing who the various characters are and their current situations on various alternate Earths. The second half of this book is the actual story where all these characters interact with various motives. The big bad turns out to be Darkseid, naturally, since he is DC's go-to omnipotent villain. After all of the tumult and the shouting dies, it is just a setup for Dark Crisis. I don't know if all this is part of a master plan by DC or if various creator changes necessitated these back to back to back crossovers (and corresponding retcons) on the fly, but I wish DC would just get it over with and start focusing on good storytelling. DC's multiverse and huge character library enables infinite story possibilities, but getting there is getting tiresome.
September 25, 2021
É a DC sendo DC. Criando mais perguntas do que dando respostas para seu universo que já cheio de perguntas. Acho que uma história precisa se sustentar por si só, e aqui, a DC está mais preocupada em seu Multiverso bagunçado do que com uma boa história. Eles tentam criar um mistério focando no multiverso seguindo Death Metal, dando pistas aqui e ali, mas tudo é tão desinteressante... Porém toda a ideia de um Omniverso é interessante, e parecia que isso iria ajudar a organizar essa zona que é o universo dc junto com o Metaverso, etc, mas até isso eles parecem se contradizer. Parece que ninguém está preocupado com isso e parece que vão complicar ainda mais as coisas. Não dá pra entender direito pra onde a DC quer ir, acho que nem eles mesmos sabem o que fazer.
O que parece, é que eles estão naquela onde de que tudo importa, e parece que versões diferentes dos personagens do Metaverso estão se alinhando em uma nova linha do tempo talvez? Mas sinceramente essa história é enrolada e desinteressante - pelo menos da forma que é contada aqui. A única parte que me causou um interesse, foi a parte do Darkseid. Que mesmo sendo confuso saber pra onde estão levando esse personagem, parece ter um poder bem além do que se imagina.
Mas resumidamente, isso aqui resume-se a uma grande bagunça, que ninguém entende ao certo pra onde está indo. Eu iria dar 2 estrelas, mas darei 3 por causa do Darkseid.
O que parece, é que eles estão naquela onde de que tudo importa, e parece que versões diferentes dos personagens do Metaverso estão se alinhando em uma nova linha do tempo talvez? Mas sinceramente essa história é enrolada e desinteressante - pelo menos da forma que é contada aqui. A única parte que me causou um interesse, foi a parte do Darkseid. Que mesmo sendo confuso saber pra onde estão levando esse personagem, parece ter um poder bem além do que se imagina.
Mas resumidamente, isso aqui resume-se a uma grande bagunça, que ninguém entende ao certo pra onde está indo. Eu iria dar 2 estrelas, mas darei 3 por causa do Darkseid.
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