“Final Crisis #4”
DC’s “Crisis” events almost seem to have gotten out of hand.
The first two, “Crisis on Infinite Earths” and “Infinite Crisis” both focused on DC’s flagship characters joining together to combat The Anti-Monitor and his various cronies hailing from alternate dimensions. In the process of fighting the Anti-Monitor, several heroes inevitably die and others find their powers to be changed or lost, and some long-dead heroes mysteriously return to life.
Writer Grant Morrison has satisfied all of these requirements, delivering an original story that follow’s DC’s heavy hitters like Superman and Batman, while still making time for some of DC’s lesser-known characters.
Issue four marks the mid-point of the series, as Earth is plunged into darkness at the mercy of Darkseid. Whether the major universe-defining events in “Final Crisis” will be seen as successful will depend upon how other DC writers take the changes and incorporate them into their ongoing books.
For now, however, it seems that Morrison has exceeded expectations by delivering a unique and entertaining story with plenty of water cooler-worthy events to satisfy longtime fans, who make up the primary audience of major comic events.
“Captain America #43”
Ever since Steve Rogers died in “Captain America #25,” the world of the series has been in constant turmoil.
S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Sharon Carter, who was hypnotized into shooting Captain America, was kidnapped by the Red Skull, who planned to trick the public into electing a presidential candidate who secretly worked for him.
Meanwhile, Red Skull uncovered another man who once used the title Captain America in the 1950s. Known as the Grand Director, the man had gone so far as to legally change his name and undergo surgery to make himself look exactly like Steve Rogers. Suffice to say, new Captain America James Barnes had a lot on his plate for his first mission.
“Captain America #43” marks the beginning of Barnes’ second story as Captain America. With the Red Skull’s plan foiled, Sharon Carter safe and the psychotic Captain America arrested, Barnes is finally ready to begin .
“Superman: New Krypton Special #1”
These days, there just aren’t enough Superman comics to contain the mythos the writers of the books have spun.
That’s where the “New Krypton Special” comes in, giving the writers of “Action Comics,” “Superman,” and “Supergirl” a chance to expand upon events from stories which have not yet been tied up.
Expect to see Superman dealing with Pa Kent’s recent death, which occurred in “Action Comics #870,” the 100,000 Kryptonians without a planet rescued from Bizarro’s ship and Supergirl’s new secret identity as Lana Lang’s niece, Linda. With the world of the character being built upon and the roles of side-characters being expanded in all three books, expect Superman’s stories to be going strong for quite some time.
— Tim Bennett is a professional writing senior.
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jaredstevenmusgrove 3 years, 7 months ago
Nice to see comics reviews in the Daily. Thanks Tim!