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DC: One Million #1-4 + Extras
DC One Million
It's the JLA's greatest challenge; a time-spanning, universe-rocking, city-nuking mayhem-fest that features just about every hero in the DC Universe. It's One Million, the latest, greatest 'event' storyline in the grand tradition of DC versus Marvel. Multi award-winning writer Grant Morrison and many of the top talents in the industry present a saga that is truly epic in every sense of the word. Meet the Justice Legion A, far-future counterparts of today's JLA, who've journeyed back through time to invite their predecessors to witness an incredible event. But the planned celebrations are put on hold when the JLA find themselves stranded in the future, at the mercy of Solaris the tyrant sun and their old enemy, the immortal Vandal Savage...DC One Million is . If you think you've seen the biggest and best in superhero comics, think again!
208 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1999
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About the author
Grant Morrison
1,791 books4,574 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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May 21, 2024
Grant Morrison's big JLA crossover was a lot of fun, and makes for a good transition from the above-average 1990s DC era to the more ambitious quality of 21st century comics.
It's a cool and ridiculous idea: 1,000,000 months into the future would be the 853rd century so therefore bold imaginings of a distant future...
Vandal Savage is a great villain, and even better is the new evil sun Solaris. Should really be used more these days. Long live the Justice Legion A!
It's a cool and ridiculous idea: 1,000,000 months into the future would be the 853rd century so therefore bold imaginings of a distant future...
Vandal Savage is a great villain, and even better is the new evil sun Solaris. Should really be used more these days. Long live the Justice Legion A!
May 20, 2024
Rereading, this was better the first time, spread across the line of DC superhero comics, than in this collected but abridged form.
This height of Morrisonian hyper-time and space stuff seems more like Gardner Fox and Otto Binder via Mort Weisinger's Superman sensibilities to me this time. Appropriate, but if this is not as successful as The Multiversity from Morrison, more recently. I do love his JLA, the James Robinson Starman whose dad and descendant appear here, and I like the Resurrection Man appearance from his creators, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Jackson Guice.
Oh, and Vandal Savage: such a great villain.
Mildly recommended.
This height of Morrisonian hyper-time and space stuff seems more like Gardner Fox and Otto Binder via Mort Weisinger's Superman sensibilities to me this time. Appropriate, but if this is not as successful as The Multiversity from Morrison, more recently. I do love his JLA, the James Robinson Starman whose dad and descendant appear here, and I like the Resurrection Man appearance from his creators, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Jackson Guice.
Oh, and Vandal Savage: such a great villain.
Mildly recommended.
November 1, 2019
I jumped to read another comic penned by Grant Morrison but oh boy, I'm disappointed. The 1.5 stars rating is me being kind.
The concept beyond the story is refreshing, but the story itself has left too many things to be desired, plus the outdated 1990s artwork really gives me a headache.
I am glad to see the JLA characters but I'm pissed that supposedly the members of JLA are forced to do battles against foes from the future(?) but I never see these battles in this volume, what the hell?
Another reviewer mentioned this flaw in his review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Vandal Savage seems to be the only saving grace in this comic. He is an interesting villain.
The concept beyond the story is refreshing, but the story itself has left too many things to be desired, plus the outdated 1990s artwork really gives me a headache.
I am glad to see the JLA characters but I'm pissed that supposedly the members of JLA are forced to do battles against foes from the future(?) but I never see these battles in this volume, what the hell?
Another reviewer mentioned this flaw in his review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Vandal Savage seems to be the only saving grace in this comic. He is an interesting villain.
June 15, 2009
an unpleasant reminder of how awful DC/marvel were at compiling trade paperbacks before the mid-2000s. i don't even want to get into how horribly put-together this thing is. however, it's an interesting companion piece to morrison's later, always-stunning Superman All-Star (we're introduced here to Solaris the Tyrant Sun, as well as the Superman Dynasty). but really, avoid this thing and wait until the day when they put together all of the issues of DC One Million. this one only has about 1/3 of the stories from the crossover event. what a rip.
August 22, 2024
2.5 Stars.
What did I just read? I've noticed that with Grant Morrison I either really like it, or am totally confused. In this case, it's the latter. It started out well enough, but about halfway though just totally lost me. Maybe I missed some things that were in the crossover issues and it left me wondering? I'm not sure. I thought I was going to like this one, but then it went off the rails. I notice some readers liked it, but this one wasn't for me. It was a pretty cool concept, however, and I did like Solaris the evil sun as the villain.
What did I just read? I've noticed that with Grant Morrison I either really like it, or am totally confused. In this case, it's the latter. It started out well enough, but about halfway though just totally lost me. Maybe I missed some things that were in the crossover issues and it left me wondering? I'm not sure. I thought I was going to like this one, but then it went off the rails. I notice some readers liked it, but this one wasn't for me. It was a pretty cool concept, however, and I did like Solaris the evil sun as the villain.
August 7, 2021
Amidst all the clutter is an exciting portion of non-linear neo-Silver Age spectacle. The highlight is the Superman Prime material, which works as a conclusion to the events of Morrison's All-Star Superman and provides a beautiful ending for the character, just as Alan Moore had done in the 80s.
April 11, 2012
I recently reread One Million, and it was worth the time. It's a fun book, based on the highest of comic book high concepts: what would the millionth issue of a current DC monthly title look like? Or more specifically, what happens if you age the DC Universe more than 85,000 years?
The results are mostly good. This trade paperback collects the highlights of one of those "multi-title events" that the big comic companies love so well. In this one, the heroes of the extreme future are evidently feeling nostalgic, and so they visit the heroes that they're part of the legacy of: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, and Starman (who I'm a big fan of, but still... ???) all meet their future counterparts while an android Hourman hangs out in the shadows. They seem like nice enough guys, and their plan to switch places so the 21st century league can compete in a kind of Chrono-Olympics seems benign enough. Too bad everything goes to Hell.
******SPOILERS*********
The villains for this story are immortal Vandal Savage and Morrison's creation Solaris the Tyrant Sun. They both make great initial gambits, Savage strapping four members of the Teen Titans into nuclear suits and firing them at world capitals pretty much the second the heroes leave for the future. Simultaneously, Solaris activates a virus that infects organisms and machines worldwide, plunging the world into madness and death. Yay!
There are some rough patches in this book, owing at least partially to the fact that the entire One Million storyline was spread out over a dozen monthly titles and written and illustrated in a cacophony of clashing styles and skill levels. The story's only improved by just giving us the highlights (though I do remember enjoying Mark Waid's story of The Flash fighting Heat Wave and Commander Cold) even if the result is kind of choppy in places. The heroes of the future labor to save the present while the heroes of today gamely defeat the future's most terrible adversary. Not the very best of comics, but the very good. It avoids most of the problems of an ensemble book, giving most of the heroes a chance to shine (though poor Future Flash and Future Wonder Woman sure get thrashed), and having clear goals and motivations for both antagonists and protagonists throughout.
Something that was weird is seeing that Morrison came up with some really key phrases and concepts that DC ham-handedly co-opted for 2006's "Infinite Crisis." "Superman Prime" is the future's name for the original 20th century Superman, who 85,000 years later has a Fortress of Solar Solitude... in the Sun, and has emerged for the first time in millennia in a veritable Second Coming of DC's most perfect solar hero. The 852nd century's Superman uses his fists to literally punch through time, almost killing himself in the process, a process that Prime replicates in Infinite Crisis. Comics. Plagiarizing themselves since... well, forever.
The results are mostly good. This trade paperback collects the highlights of one of those "multi-title events" that the big comic companies love so well. In this one, the heroes of the extreme future are evidently feeling nostalgic, and so they visit the heroes that they're part of the legacy of: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, and Starman (who I'm a big fan of, but still... ???) all meet their future counterparts while an android Hourman hangs out in the shadows. They seem like nice enough guys, and their plan to switch places so the 21st century league can compete in a kind of Chrono-Olympics seems benign enough. Too bad everything goes to Hell.
******SPOILERS*********
The villains for this story are immortal Vandal Savage and Morrison's creation Solaris the Tyrant Sun. They both make great initial gambits, Savage strapping four members of the Teen Titans into nuclear suits and firing them at world capitals pretty much the second the heroes leave for the future. Simultaneously, Solaris activates a virus that infects organisms and machines worldwide, plunging the world into madness and death. Yay!
There are some rough patches in this book, owing at least partially to the fact that the entire One Million storyline was spread out over a dozen monthly titles and written and illustrated in a cacophony of clashing styles and skill levels. The story's only improved by just giving us the highlights (though I do remember enjoying Mark Waid's story of The Flash fighting Heat Wave and Commander Cold) even if the result is kind of choppy in places. The heroes of the future labor to save the present while the heroes of today gamely defeat the future's most terrible adversary. Not the very best of comics, but the very good. It avoids most of the problems of an ensemble book, giving most of the heroes a chance to shine (though poor Future Flash and Future Wonder Woman sure get thrashed), and having clear goals and motivations for both antagonists and protagonists throughout.
Something that was weird is seeing that Morrison came up with some really key phrases and concepts that DC ham-handedly co-opted for 2006's "Infinite Crisis." "Superman Prime" is the future's name for the original 20th century Superman, who 85,000 years later has a Fortress of Solar Solitude... in the Sun, and has emerged for the first time in millennia in a veritable Second Coming of DC's most perfect solar hero. The 852nd century's Superman uses his fists to literally punch through time, almost killing himself in the process, a process that Prime replicates in Infinite Crisis. Comics. Plagiarizing themselves since... well, forever.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 28, 2019
En 1998, en DC plantearon una idea bastante original. ¿Cuándo se publicaría el número Un Millón de sus colecciones? El cálculo resultó que sería en el siglo 873, y se decidió dedicar el evento editorial de ese año a esa cifra, de ahí el nombre de la saga. Y se decidió que el evento fuera coordinado y guionizado por Grant Morrison, que realizaría los cuatro números principales de la saga, acompañado a los lápices por Val Semekis (aqui Howard Porter sólo aparece en el número propio de la JLA).
En Un Millón, los miembros de la Legión de la Justicia A, el equivalente de la Liga en el siglo 873 acude a nuestro tiempo en busca de los miembros de la Liga, ya que Superman Prime (el Superman de siempre) va a emerger del Sol y se van a realizar una serie de eventos a los que se quiere invitar a la Liga. Así que Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern y Aquaman se desplazan al Siglo 873... y se encuentran con que todo se trata de una trampa orquestada por Solaris, el Sol Tirano, un enemigo histórico de Superman, una superordenador inteligente del tamaño de un planeta y con la energía de una estrella, que ha colaborado con la humanidad en los último siglos, permitiendo que los lugares más remotos del sistema solar fueran colonizados. Además de aislar a los miembros de la Liga en el siglo 873 y a los de la Legión de Justicia A en el siglo XX, a través del Hourman del futuro, Solaris lanza un virus tecnorgánico a la Tierra, que amenaza con destruir al planeta volviendo locos a todos sus habitantes para lanzarse a una espiral de violencia. Y además, Vandal Savage realiza una serie de acciones que le enfrentarán tanto a los Titanes como a la Legión, que poco a poco va perdiendo sus poderes...
Con ese disparador, Morrison desarrolló una historia donde el peso de la serie principal quedaba en manos de los miembros de la Legión, con las versiones futuristas de los héroes, además de J'onn J'onnz, Plastic Man, la Cazadora, Zauriel, Robin, Nightwing... y el resto de los héroes que quedan en la Tierra, mientras que en los especiales Un Millón de cada una de las diferentes series pudo verse a los héroes enfrentarse a sus desafíos individuales en el Siglo 873.
La verdad es que es toda una historia, y sobre todo dejó ver cómo Morrison las puede liar cuando se le da manga ancha...
En Un Millón, los miembros de la Legión de la Justicia A, el equivalente de la Liga en el siglo 873 acude a nuestro tiempo en busca de los miembros de la Liga, ya que Superman Prime (el Superman de siempre) va a emerger del Sol y se van a realizar una serie de eventos a los que se quiere invitar a la Liga. Así que Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern y Aquaman se desplazan al Siglo 873... y se encuentran con que todo se trata de una trampa orquestada por Solaris, el Sol Tirano, un enemigo histórico de Superman, una superordenador inteligente del tamaño de un planeta y con la energía de una estrella, que ha colaborado con la humanidad en los último siglos, permitiendo que los lugares más remotos del sistema solar fueran colonizados. Además de aislar a los miembros de la Liga en el siglo 873 y a los de la Legión de Justicia A en el siglo XX, a través del Hourman del futuro, Solaris lanza un virus tecnorgánico a la Tierra, que amenaza con destruir al planeta volviendo locos a todos sus habitantes para lanzarse a una espiral de violencia. Y además, Vandal Savage realiza una serie de acciones que le enfrentarán tanto a los Titanes como a la Legión, que poco a poco va perdiendo sus poderes...
Con ese disparador, Morrison desarrolló una historia donde el peso de la serie principal quedaba en manos de los miembros de la Legión, con las versiones futuristas de los héroes, además de J'onn J'onnz, Plastic Man, la Cazadora, Zauriel, Robin, Nightwing... y el resto de los héroes que quedan en la Tierra, mientras que en los especiales Un Millón de cada una de las diferentes series pudo verse a los héroes enfrentarse a sus desafíos individuales en el Siglo 873.
La verdad es que es toda una historia, y sobre todo dejó ver cómo Morrison las puede liar cuando se le da manga ancha...
November 4, 2015
SPOILER ALERT
Okay, so I am so disappointed in DC Comics. 853rd century? Really? We as a species barely made it out of the 20th century. What's worse...the fact that there are NO original ideas that far into the future; every hero just mimics/steals their superhero identity from the original heroes? Keep moving on…superman is still alive that far into the future, after hibernating in the center of the sun for 15,000 years? The original man-of-steel was an extraterrestrial that could dodge bullets, lift locomotives, and leap vast distances (not fly). But now? Now the guy is able to punch holes into the very fabric of time-space continuum, recreate entire solar systems & worlds (as in this graphic novel; bringing krypton and family and so-on back from cosmic dust), and do whatever else his mind wants him to do. And this is all because he can absorb solar radiation? There are how many DC Comics (and Marvel Comics) characters that rely on solar radiation? Can they all evolve into gods?
I don’t know, this story was just too absurd for me to really enjoy it. Only good part was future batman explaining about how the 20th century bat-cave computer was archaic and not good enough to achieve necessary goals. I also liked the costumes of the future…
But with that in mind…that far into the future and there is still no peace? There is still a need for heroes? Sentient organics have not evolved pass requiring clothes and mega-cities? Fail! Epic fail!
UPDATED 11.04.2015
1 last thing, or 2...the whole story removes the concept of Free Will as their destinies were looped and finite. Also, the heroes had 0 f###s given about the future in the sense that they created the powerful enemy to stop something that went wrong in the present. Their action (of designing and manufacturing Solaris) had direct impact on the future and all those countless lives destroyed or snuffed out by the enemy. They made their own worse enemy.
How is that heroic? This type of time-travel conundrum and travesty is just 1 of the reasons I dislike time-travel stories and concepts
Okay, so I am so disappointed in DC Comics. 853rd century? Really? We as a species barely made it out of the 20th century. What's worse...the fact that there are NO original ideas that far into the future; every hero just mimics/steals their superhero identity from the original heroes? Keep moving on…superman is still alive that far into the future, after hibernating in the center of the sun for 15,000 years? The original man-of-steel was an extraterrestrial that could dodge bullets, lift locomotives, and leap vast distances (not fly). But now? Now the guy is able to punch holes into the very fabric of time-space continuum, recreate entire solar systems & worlds (as in this graphic novel; bringing krypton and family and so-on back from cosmic dust), and do whatever else his mind wants him to do. And this is all because he can absorb solar radiation? There are how many DC Comics (and Marvel Comics) characters that rely on solar radiation? Can they all evolve into gods?
I don’t know, this story was just too absurd for me to really enjoy it. Only good part was future batman explaining about how the 20th century bat-cave computer was archaic and not good enough to achieve necessary goals. I also liked the costumes of the future…
But with that in mind…that far into the future and there is still no peace? There is still a need for heroes? Sentient organics have not evolved pass requiring clothes and mega-cities? Fail! Epic fail!
UPDATED 11.04.2015
1 last thing, or 2...the whole story removes the concept of Free Will as their destinies were looped and finite. Also, the heroes had 0 f###s given about the future in the sense that they created the powerful enemy to stop something that went wrong in the present. Their action (of designing and manufacturing Solaris) had direct impact on the future and all those countless lives destroyed or snuffed out by the enemy. They made their own worse enemy.
How is that heroic? This type of time-travel conundrum and travesty is just 1 of the reasons I dislike time-travel stories and concepts
August 6, 2007
Grant Morrison delivers another great big-concept Justice League story, with most of the team transported to the 853rd century. The TPB is kind of loose, since the crossover affected SO MANY books. There are recap pages talking about things like “the Bizarro plague” that I wish I could’ve seen. And Solaris, the evil star, isn’t a great villain, but I do like how he uses Vandal Savage. Also neat is how the JLA members that don’t get transported forward are the ones that don’t have their own solo series. There’s a nice tribute to Superman at the end.
January 2, 2008
Superman. Punches. A. Hole. In. Time.
July 29, 2012
This book had no entertainment value whatsoever. This could even be qualified as an Elseworlds book, because it's just that bad.
September 17, 2019
Primera edición española. Tomo sin numerar pero que encaja como el quinto de la JLA de Norma. No tiene índice (con lo bien que le vendría) pero sí listado su contenido. Según la ficha de Proyecto DC (link al final), el orden es es:
JLA: Un Millón (Norma Comics)
Tomo V | Noviembre de 2004
Tomo Tapa Rústica | Color | 208 pág. | 20.00 €
Portada de Val Semeiks
Traducción de Ernest Riera
1ª Historia
JLA #23
Prólogo 1 (2 págs.)
Título Original: Conquerors
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Howard Porter
Entintado: John Dell
2ª Historia
DC One Million #1
Los jinetes de la tormenta (39 págs.)
Título Original: Riders On The Storm
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Val Semeiks
Entintado: Prentis Rollins
3ª Historia
Green Lantern 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Sín Título (6 págs.)
Título Original: Star Crossed
Guión: Ron Marz
Dibujo: Bryan Hitch
Entintado: Paul Neary
4ª Historia
Starman 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Todo el fulgor de las estrellas (22 págs.)
Título Original: All the Starlight Shining
Guión: James Robinson
Dibujo: Peter Snejbjerg
Entintado: Wade Von Grawbadger
5ª Historia
DC One Million #2
El día de mañana (22 págs.)
Título Original: The Day After Tomorrow
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Val Semeiks
Entintado: Prentis Rollins
6ª Historia
Detective Comics 1.000.000
El bicho que se comió el mañana (13 págs.)
Título Original: The Bug That Ate Tomorrow
Guión: Chuck Dixon
Dibujo: Greg Land
Entintado: Drew Geraci
7ª Historia
JLA 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Prisioneros del siglo XX (21 págs.)
Título Original: Prisoners of the Twentieth Century
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Howard Porter
Entintado: John Dell
8ª Historia
DC One Million #3
El alzamiento de Solaris (22 págs.)
Título Original: Solaris Rising
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Val Semeiks
Entintado: Prentis Rollins
9ª Historia
Resurrection Man 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Un puñado de polvo (22 págs.)
Título Original: A Handful of Dust
Guión: Dan Abnett y Andy Lanning
Dibujo: Butch Guice (Jackson Guice)
Entintado: Butch Guice (Jackson Guice)
10ª Historia
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Sín Título (16 págs.)
Título Original: Future Story
Guión: Mark Schultz
Dibujo: Georges Jeanty
Entintado: Denis Rodier
11ª Historia
DC One Million #4
La estrella de la muerte (25 págs.)
Título Original: Death Star
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Val Semeiks
Entintado: Prentis Rollins
fuente: http://proyectodc.com/ficha.php?item=...
JLA: Un Millón (Norma Comics)
Tomo V | Noviembre de 2004
Tomo Tapa Rústica | Color | 208 pág. | 20.00 €
Portada de Val Semeiks
Traducción de Ernest Riera
1ª Historia
JLA #23
Prólogo 1 (2 págs.)
Título Original: Conquerors
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Howard Porter
Entintado: John Dell
2ª Historia
DC One Million #1
Los jinetes de la tormenta (39 págs.)
Título Original: Riders On The Storm
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Val Semeiks
Entintado: Prentis Rollins
3ª Historia
Green Lantern 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Sín Título (6 págs.)
Título Original: Star Crossed
Guión: Ron Marz
Dibujo: Bryan Hitch
Entintado: Paul Neary
4ª Historia
Starman 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Todo el fulgor de las estrellas (22 págs.)
Título Original: All the Starlight Shining
Guión: James Robinson
Dibujo: Peter Snejbjerg
Entintado: Wade Von Grawbadger
5ª Historia
DC One Million #2
El día de mañana (22 págs.)
Título Original: The Day After Tomorrow
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Val Semeiks
Entintado: Prentis Rollins
6ª Historia
Detective Comics 1.000.000
El bicho que se comió el mañana (13 págs.)
Título Original: The Bug That Ate Tomorrow
Guión: Chuck Dixon
Dibujo: Greg Land
Entintado: Drew Geraci
7ª Historia
JLA 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Prisioneros del siglo XX (21 págs.)
Título Original: Prisoners of the Twentieth Century
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Howard Porter
Entintado: John Dell
8ª Historia
DC One Million #3
El alzamiento de Solaris (22 págs.)
Título Original: Solaris Rising
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Val Semeiks
Entintado: Prentis Rollins
9ª Historia
Resurrection Man 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Un puñado de polvo (22 págs.)
Título Original: A Handful of Dust
Guión: Dan Abnett y Andy Lanning
Dibujo: Butch Guice (Jackson Guice)
Entintado: Butch Guice (Jackson Guice)
10ª Historia
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow 1.000.000 - XI/1998
Sín Título (16 págs.)
Título Original: Future Story
Guión: Mark Schultz
Dibujo: Georges Jeanty
Entintado: Denis Rodier
11ª Historia
DC One Million #4
La estrella de la muerte (25 págs.)
Título Original: Death Star
Guión: Grant Morrison
Dibujo: Val Semeiks
Entintado: Prentis Rollins
fuente: http://proyectodc.com/ficha.php?item=...
June 12, 2022
English/Spanish review:
Not bad. I expected some way over the top Morrison stuff but this is nice. Mostly ridiculous I mean,853rd century,heh.
The story is not that appealing but it's not the worst. Some of it was a bit confusing but not as it usually is with this author and here's where the supposed to be "greatest foe" of Superman and his dynasty first appears. So,you get something.
I'm just here doing background research before reading Convergence and this wasn't horrible at all.
Heh,Uranus.
Español:
Nada mal. Esperaba alguna cosa exagerada de Morrison,pero esto está bien. Mayormente ridículo Quiero decir, siglo 853,je.
La historia no es tan atractiva pero tampoco es la peor. Parte de esto fue un poco confuso, pero no como suele ser con este autor y acá es donde aparece por primera vez el supuesto "mayor enemigo" de Superman y su dinastía. Asi que,algo te llevas.
Solo estoy acá haciendo una investigación previa antes de leer Convergence y esto no fue horrible en absoluto.
Je,Uranus.
Not bad. I expected some way over the top Morrison stuff but this is nice. Mostly ridiculous I mean,853rd century,heh.
The story is not that appealing but it's not the worst. Some of it was a bit confusing but not as it usually is with this author and here's where the supposed to be "greatest foe" of Superman and his dynasty first appears. So,you get something.
I'm just here doing background research before reading Convergence and this wasn't horrible at all.
Heh,Uranus.
Español:
Nada mal. Esperaba alguna cosa exagerada de Morrison,pero esto está bien. Mayormente ridículo Quiero decir, siglo 853,je.
La historia no es tan atractiva pero tampoco es la peor. Parte de esto fue un poco confuso, pero no como suele ser con este autor y acá es donde aparece por primera vez el supuesto "mayor enemigo" de Superman y su dinastía. Asi que,algo te llevas.
Solo estoy acá haciendo una investigación previa antes de leer Convergence y esto no fue horrible en absoluto.
Je,Uranus.
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April 29, 2022An interesting crossover in the DC Universe that imagines how the stories will be in the issue #1.000.000 of most comics (which would come out in the year 85.271 if the publication follows the same schedule without changes). The quality is all over the place, as you have to read lots of stories outside of DC One Million (Batman #1.000.000, Superman #1.000.000 and so on) and they have different writers and artists, so sometimes the plot and characters are entertaining, while other times they feel like a chore.
Still, I liked it. It introduced me to many characters I didn't even know existed, it was nice seeing elements that would be used again in Superman All-Stars and in general I was interested in the story, so I'm glad I took the time to read all the #1.000.000 issues, even the ones that weren't related to the main events.
So I definitely recommend it if you want a big crossover event in DC that doesn't involve a crisis, just don't expect something consistent or great all the time, but a rollercoaster in every way possible.
Still, I liked it. It introduced me to many characters I didn't even know existed, it was nice seeing elements that would be used again in Superman All-Stars and in general I was interested in the story, so I'm glad I took the time to read all the #1.000.000 issues, even the ones that weren't related to the main events.
So I definitely recommend it if you want a big crossover event in DC that doesn't involve a crisis, just don't expect something consistent or great all the time, but a rollercoaster in every way possible.
June 21, 2021
Continuing on with the JLA reread, this is a good example of the series - it's a huge, sweeping story that leans heavily into acknowledging how absurd all of this is but making it awesome by playing it straight. Does the Superman of the 83rd century punch his way through the time barrier even as his powers are failing him due to not being under the future's Super-Sun? Yes. Is it cool? absolutely, because everyone in the book acknowledges that this is the world they live in and it is, in fact, cool. You can either buy into this or not, but if you do, this is a really fun volume of pedal to the metal, cosmic scale super heroics. Plus, it has everything you need to really follow the story without being the Omnibus which captures every single crossover issue. You just need to know that the JLA did amazing things in their own solo books, there's a paragraph on each explaining what happened, and move on.
January 2, 2022
Grant Morrison is probably one of my favourite comic book writers. Their ideas push the boundaries and do fun things with comic book characters, often going to crazy (but fun, intelligent and interesting places). DC One Million, sadly, bucks that trend.
It contains a few interesting ideas (DC One Million Batman is pretty cool admittedly) but is overall this overly dense mess. Characters are basically always underexplained, and plot points are revealed and dismissed in what feels like a few pages at a time. The story is wildly overcomplicated, even for a crossover comic book which often deals with dozens of plotlines - it just sadly never really gripped me, even with the inclusion of Vandal Savage, who is a great JLA villain. Pretty disappointed in this one.
It contains a few interesting ideas (DC One Million Batman is pretty cool admittedly) but is overall this overly dense mess. Characters are basically always underexplained, and plot points are revealed and dismissed in what feels like a few pages at a time. The story is wildly overcomplicated, even for a crossover comic book which often deals with dozens of plotlines - it just sadly never really gripped me, even with the inclusion of Vandal Savage, who is a great JLA villain. Pretty disappointed in this one.
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February 29, 2020Some cool stuff here. I love how this connects to All-Star Superman, and the Starman issue issue is fantastic pause between the timey-wimey cosmic craziness. However, DC One Million exhibits several of the traits I don’t like about superhero events, namely that they’re plot driven exposition fests. Also, while this collection does have the essential parts of the story, it’s missing most of the crossover and feels like an incomplete read. But I’m not about to shell out $100 for the omnibus, so...
January 18, 2025
Disappointing outing from Morrison. They are my go to when asked who my favorite comic writer is, but this may have been too much for them. It didn't help that not every issue from the event and the tie-ins were included in this collection. The best part was the story with Vandal Savage and Resurrection Man, which, ironically, wasn't written by Morrison. All in all, interesting ideas, poor execution.
March 3, 2022
I kind of wished we had more scenes of the Justice League interacting with the future versions of them as it really gets interesting when they share about what makes them similar and what the future would be like. The Vandal is ok and Solaris is a interesting villain but it does get a little confusing but still a good story.
March 14, 2023
The actual 4 issue Morrison/Semeiks story is fun with it's time travel and 90's style futuristic costumes. The extra issues thrown in feel a bit random and don't really add anything to the story. If these were the most relevant of the line-wide event, the rest must have been pretty terrible.
July 28, 2018
Very good artwork but kinda confusing story.
November 18, 2018
Fun core story about fighting Solaris, the Tyrant sun. A lot of other nonsense stuff that’s not as interesting.
July 22, 2019
The year is 85,245. Pluto is a fully staffed prison planet. ALL of the staff are straight men (and possibly lesbians?). 2/5 stars.
December 31, 2021
It wasn't bad, but feels like it was missing half its story. A complete collection would be nice.
June 2, 2024
4 stars for the main 4 issues and JLA 1M
3 stars for the rest of the tie ins, could be skipped maybe except Martian Manhunter
3 stars for the rest of the tie ins, could be skipped maybe except Martian Manhunter
August 1, 2024
Rating: 3.29
March 25, 2013
Ever wanted to better understand the mysteries that Morrison intricately sowed into the fabric of the DC universe? Better understand the intertexuality of Final Crisis? (Who wouldn’t want to better understand Final Crisis) How about better understand the many nuances in All-Star Superman (including the villain Solaris, different Supermen and the whole ‘working in the sun’ thing)? Well believe it or not a story published in 1999 has all of the answers.
DC One Million was Morrison’s first attempt of taking lead writer’s duty of a DC-wide event and while the concept is a bit zany (then again this is Morrison people, zany is where he starts) the idea of familiar DC characters from one million years in the future travelling to the past to ensure DCU then-present remains unthreatened is pretty cool. From the diverse character designs and (many) plot twists it’s fair to give the story an A – for ambition. Sure at times the plot wavers, some people familiar with the New DC 52 may (I mean will) get lost easily, and the story reeks of the 90s but if you’re after a bit of nostalgia you can’t go wrong with a good ol’ time travel tale.
Now you might find it difficult to get in print (and im not sure if this runs against the tenants of GoodReads) but you can get all fours issues for $1.99 from Comixiology or the DC comics app. So yes, that’s a multi-time travel-multi-character event written by Morrison all for $12.00. Pretty. Darn. Good.
Full disclosure: I should flag that there are thirty-four other stories out there about these ‘One Million’ characters that Morrison created and while they are all good – albeit a bit silly see Superboy One Million, the Creeper or even Shazam One Million (An old guy? Really DC? Shazam one million future is an old codger? ) – if you really are looking for a self-contained story, this edition of DC One Million is the only thing to read.
DC One Million was Morrison’s first attempt of taking lead writer’s duty of a DC-wide event and while the concept is a bit zany (then again this is Morrison people, zany is where he starts) the idea of familiar DC characters from one million years in the future travelling to the past to ensure DCU then-present remains unthreatened is pretty cool. From the diverse character designs and (many) plot twists it’s fair to give the story an A – for ambition. Sure at times the plot wavers, some people familiar with the New DC 52 may (I mean will) get lost easily, and the story reeks of the 90s but if you’re after a bit of nostalgia you can’t go wrong with a good ol’ time travel tale.
Now you might find it difficult to get in print (and im not sure if this runs against the tenants of GoodReads) but you can get all fours issues for $1.99 from Comixiology or the DC comics app. So yes, that’s a multi-time travel-multi-character event written by Morrison all for $12.00. Pretty. Darn. Good.
Full disclosure: I should flag that there are thirty-four other stories out there about these ‘One Million’ characters that Morrison created and while they are all good – albeit a bit silly see Superboy One Million, the Creeper or even Shazam One Million (An old guy? Really DC? Shazam one million future is an old codger? ) – if you really are looking for a self-contained story, this edition of DC One Million is the only thing to read.
September 7, 2011
This brought back those warm and fuzzy memories of Grant Morrison's fantastic run on JLA in the 1990s. I remembered this event happening when I was picking up comics when I was younger since every comic had a One Million issue for a month, but I completely missed connecting this event to what was happening in JLA. This is a shame for me since Morrison ties nearly everything in here to not only his JLA stuff, but also to his future All-Star Superman stories.
The story is pretty complicated; the original Superman after years of hibernation in the sun (long story) is about to emerge in the 85,000th century, and the current team of heroes, the Justice Legion A, comes back in time to bring the current JLA team to celebrate in the future. Things go horribly wrong, the current JLA is stuck in the deep future fighting Solaris, the greatest enemy of the Superman Dynasty, while the future JLA is stuck in the past, trying to contain a super virus that is killing the world's population. That is just the gist of it, there is a ton of detail and side stories (like silver age fave Vandal Savage lurking in the background) and fun plays on the time displaced groups. I will say that this trade is woefully incomplete, one really needs the full set of monthly titles that fed into this, but it makes sense for the most part. Recommended for JLA fans, particularly Superman and Green Lantern fans (they both get some nice attention here).
The story is pretty complicated; the original Superman after years of hibernation in the sun (long story) is about to emerge in the 85,000th century, and the current team of heroes, the Justice Legion A, comes back in time to bring the current JLA team to celebrate in the future. Things go horribly wrong, the current JLA is stuck in the deep future fighting Solaris, the greatest enemy of the Superman Dynasty, while the future JLA is stuck in the past, trying to contain a super virus that is killing the world's population. That is just the gist of it, there is a ton of detail and side stories (like silver age fave Vandal Savage lurking in the background) and fun plays on the time displaced groups. I will say that this trade is woefully incomplete, one really needs the full set of monthly titles that fed into this, but it makes sense for the most part. Recommended for JLA fans, particularly Superman and Green Lantern fans (they both get some nice attention here).
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