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Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant #1-2
Crisis on Infinite Earths: Paragons Rising The Deluxe Edition
greatest DC heroes from across time and space join forces for the incredible crossover event known as Crisis on Infinite Earths!
As their planets are erased from existence one by one, can the heroes--and villains--from different Earths band together to stop the destruction of all existence? It's going to take the combined powers of two Supermen, the Flash, Supergirl, Lex Luthor, and countless others to fight the madness--and not all will survive. Facing the ultimate of evils, the battle for the multiverse is here! Will our motley crew be able to defeat the Anti-Matter?
This heartfelt and action-packed Deluxe Edition offers a collection of one of the most unforgettable and defining events in comics history! If this is the end of the multiverse, the least our heroes can do is fight like it's the last one. This is the multiverse's last stand!
Written by Marv Wolfman, Crisis on Infinite Earths: Deluxe Edition(Arrowverse) collects the Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant 1 and 2, as well as extras from behind-the-scenes of the hit TV crossover event!
As their planets are erased from existence one by one, can the heroes--and villains--from different Earths band together to stop the destruction of all existence? It's going to take the combined powers of two Supermen, the Flash, Supergirl, Lex Luthor, and countless others to fight the madness--and not all will survive. Facing the ultimate of evils, the battle for the multiverse is here! Will our motley crew be able to defeat the Anti-Matter?
This heartfelt and action-packed Deluxe Edition offers a collection of one of the most unforgettable and defining events in comics history! If this is the end of the multiverse, the least our heroes can do is fight like it's the last one. This is the multiverse's last stand!
Written by Marv Wolfman, Crisis on Infinite Earths: Deluxe Edition(Arrowverse) collects the Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant 1 and 2, as well as extras from behind-the-scenes of the hit TV crossover event!
128 pages, Hardcover
Published July 7, 2020
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Marv Wolfman
2,304 books304 followersMarvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.
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July 6, 2022
Note: For the sake of keeping things from getting too confusing, any reference to 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths will be referred to in all caps as CRISIS. The TV version that appeared on the CW and this comic collection is spelled with only the first letter capitalized- Crisis.
One of the last great things before the Pandemic of 2020 fully took effect was the CW's crossover event of Crisis on Infinite Earths. A live action version of the incredible 1985 story had been teased for a couple of years and fans like myself were ecstatic that it was finally happening! A number of fan favorite characters were promised to return. We got to see Burt Ward as Dick Grayson one more time even if all he was doing was walking Ace the Bat Hound. Kevin Conroy finally got to play Bruce Wayne in the flesh, though in a kind of walking back brace! And at least 2 Supermans returned- Tom Welling and Brandon Routh!
While it was neat getting to see a lot of these characters return, the onslaught of the Anti-Monitor's anti-matter wave wiped out a lot of fan favorites without ever seeing what the fans hoped would be an unbelievable team-up! And all you had to do to get to see what was built up in all our heads was to go to Wal-Mart!
Wal-Mart and DC Comics teamed up to bring fans 2 store exclusive giants devoted to the CW crossover; along with a couple of chapters from the original CRISIS maxi-series. Helping to make this the most epic of 100-page giants, original CRISIS scribe Marv Wolfman co-wrote the scripts with Arrowverse showrunner Marc Guggenheim.
Immediately, I am hit with 2 things. 1st- being a comic book, there's no limitation to the world's that can be accessed across the multiverse. I don't want to spoil all the surprises that await in store. But thanks to being a print story and not encumbered by copyright or lawsuits, fans get to see the Max Fleischer Superman along with the cast of a legendary DC movie bomb take special part of the CW Crisis.
The 2nd thing I am made suddenly aware of is that continuity from the TV shows is sorely overlooked. Again, not to spoil too much but one of the characters on the cover died in the first 10 minutes of the televised version of Crisis and yet, he or she plays a giant role in the plot of this deluxe edition collection.
Guggenheim goes on in his foreword to admit he goofed. He attempts to retcon things and say that the character really did participate in this story as they did before going back to their home world to be wiped out with their compatriots by the Anti-Monitor. But I just don't buy it.
As a huge fan of Supergirl, I am also disappointed in this book as she's right there on the cover, but she's literally nowhere to be found in the rest of this story. I think she appears in 2 maybe 3 panels and says maybe 1 sentence. Even if Kara Danvers was going to be left out of this story, would it have been too much to include a cameo by the Helen Slater Supergirl in return?
Despite the goofs and limitations, I really enjoyed this collection and I felt that my time to get this book was worth the wait. (I had to wait forever for this deluxe edition to drop and after many COVID related delays, this book was hard to find). But there was one thing missing that I think any and all fans of CRISIS can agree on. There's no George Perez.
I realize that by the time these stories were being published, Perez had pretty much all but retired from comics due to health reasons. But it would have been nice to have had something from the recently deceased legend. A never-before-seen sketch, a small blurb, heck, even a cameo in pencil form. Wolfman appeared on screen with the Flash and Supergirl during the TV event. Why couldn't the artists on this comic accessory have put Perez in the story somehow?
A lot of unimagined team-ups. Lots of director's cut material in the back of the book. Quite a few forewords and afterwords. Just no nod to George Perez. That's almost unforgivable.
One of the last great things before the Pandemic of 2020 fully took effect was the CW's crossover event of Crisis on Infinite Earths. A live action version of the incredible 1985 story had been teased for a couple of years and fans like myself were ecstatic that it was finally happening! A number of fan favorite characters were promised to return. We got to see Burt Ward as Dick Grayson one more time even if all he was doing was walking Ace the Bat Hound. Kevin Conroy finally got to play Bruce Wayne in the flesh, though in a kind of walking back brace! And at least 2 Supermans returned- Tom Welling and Brandon Routh!
While it was neat getting to see a lot of these characters return, the onslaught of the Anti-Monitor's anti-matter wave wiped out a lot of fan favorites without ever seeing what the fans hoped would be an unbelievable team-up! And all you had to do to get to see what was built up in all our heads was to go to Wal-Mart!
Wal-Mart and DC Comics teamed up to bring fans 2 store exclusive giants devoted to the CW crossover; along with a couple of chapters from the original CRISIS maxi-series. Helping to make this the most epic of 100-page giants, original CRISIS scribe Marv Wolfman co-wrote the scripts with Arrowverse showrunner Marc Guggenheim.
Immediately, I am hit with 2 things. 1st- being a comic book, there's no limitation to the world's that can be accessed across the multiverse. I don't want to spoil all the surprises that await in store. But thanks to being a print story and not encumbered by copyright or lawsuits, fans get to see the Max Fleischer Superman along with the cast of a legendary DC movie bomb take special part of the CW Crisis.
The 2nd thing I am made suddenly aware of is that continuity from the TV shows is sorely overlooked. Again, not to spoil too much but one of the characters on the cover died in the first 10 minutes of the televised version of Crisis and yet, he or she plays a giant role in the plot of this deluxe edition collection.
Guggenheim goes on in his foreword to admit he goofed. He attempts to retcon things and say that the character really did participate in this story as they did before going back to their home world to be wiped out with their compatriots by the Anti-Monitor. But I just don't buy it.
As a huge fan of Supergirl, I am also disappointed in this book as she's right there on the cover, but she's literally nowhere to be found in the rest of this story. I think she appears in 2 maybe 3 panels and says maybe 1 sentence. Even if Kara Danvers was going to be left out of this story, would it have been too much to include a cameo by the Helen Slater Supergirl in return?
Despite the goofs and limitations, I really enjoyed this collection and I felt that my time to get this book was worth the wait. (I had to wait forever for this deluxe edition to drop and after many COVID related delays, this book was hard to find). But there was one thing missing that I think any and all fans of CRISIS can agree on. There's no George Perez.
I realize that by the time these stories were being published, Perez had pretty much all but retired from comics due to health reasons. But it would have been nice to have had something from the recently deceased legend. A never-before-seen sketch, a small blurb, heck, even a cameo in pencil form. Wolfman appeared on screen with the Flash and Supergirl during the TV event. Why couldn't the artists on this comic accessory have put Perez in the story somehow?
A lot of unimagined team-ups. Lots of director's cut material in the back of the book. Quite a few forewords and afterwords. Just no nod to George Perez. That's almost unforgivable.
August 15, 2020
It's no secret that I love all of the CW DC superhero shows, and Crisis On Infinite Earths was massive geek porn for me. This little collection was a fun reason to revisit it, but it's not exactly important in the grand scheme of things.
Marc Guggenheim and Marv Wolfman team up to fill in some gaps about where the knowledge of the Paragons comes from, and find a fun way to bring Felicity into the story as well as some cameos that we couldn't get in the main series for budget reasons. It's a fun little multiversal jaunt, but the narration gets a bit overwrought (even for Felicity), and Guggenheim himself admits to a few continuity errors since the comics and all five parts of the TV show were all written at about the same time.
There's also a back-up story that has a legion of Lex Luthors fight the multiverse's Supermen, but this has the same problem - too much of Lex talking to himself, and not enough actual storyline. It's fun to see all the different incarnations of Supes and Lex going at it, but it doesn't feel very consequential, especially since Lex literally just goes 'oh well!' and leaves at the end of it.
The main story is drawn by Tom Derenick, and the back-up is by Tom Grummett; both of them are longstanding artists at this point, but I think they get a bit swamped by their colourists in these stories. The pencils in the back of the book show some real detail, while the coloured pages seem to be washed over with so much colour that it mutes the effect somewhat.
The most fun things are the introduction and outro written by Guggenheim, Wolfman, and Greg Berlanti. You can feel how much this stuff means to all of them (and how painful it is when there are continuity errors), and it's nice to get this little insight into the creative process. There are also some concept art pictures for the TV show which I'd not seen before.
If you're a fan, you'll enjoy this. For casual viewers and those who haven't seen the TV shows, I doubt it'll make you want to dig in any deeper.
Marc Guggenheim and Marv Wolfman team up to fill in some gaps about where the knowledge of the Paragons comes from, and find a fun way to bring Felicity into the story as well as some cameos that we couldn't get in the main series for budget reasons. It's a fun little multiversal jaunt, but the narration gets a bit overwrought (even for Felicity), and Guggenheim himself admits to a few continuity errors since the comics and all five parts of the TV show were all written at about the same time.
There's also a back-up story that has a legion of Lex Luthors fight the multiverse's Supermen, but this has the same problem - too much of Lex talking to himself, and not enough actual storyline. It's fun to see all the different incarnations of Supes and Lex going at it, but it doesn't feel very consequential, especially since Lex literally just goes 'oh well!' and leaves at the end of it.
The main story is drawn by Tom Derenick, and the back-up is by Tom Grummett; both of them are longstanding artists at this point, but I think they get a bit swamped by their colourists in these stories. The pencils in the back of the book show some real detail, while the coloured pages seem to be washed over with so much colour that it mutes the effect somewhat.
The most fun things are the introduction and outro written by Guggenheim, Wolfman, and Greg Berlanti. You can feel how much this stuff means to all of them (and how painful it is when there are continuity errors), and it's nice to get this little insight into the creative process. There are also some concept art pictures for the TV show which I'd not seen before.
If you're a fan, you'll enjoy this. For casual viewers and those who haven't seen the TV shows, I doubt it'll make you want to dig in any deeper.
July 20, 2020
Pretty bad, even for the Arrowverse, which is saying a lot. The fact that 90% of this book revolves around Felicity should tell you everything you need to know: stay away. I was under the impression that this story would tie the Arrowverse version of COIE with the actual 1985 epic, but I was sorely mistaken. This is literally just a few deleted scenes from the TV version, and not very good ones. The best parts of the story are the brief cameos from universes of times past, but they're so few and brief that it never even comes close to capturing the fanservice of COIE, or even the dumpy Arrowverse version. I genuinely have no idea why this exists or who it's for. I can't imagine even the most die-hard Arrowverse fans enjoying this, but then again, if you can enjoy Legends of Tomorrow, you can enjoy just about anything, I suppose.
January 1, 2025
Two stories in this tie-in to the Arrowverse's Crisis on Infinite Earths. One is basically a missing chapter of the TV storyline, including some appearances by worlds that better suit the comic format (like Earth-F). The other features Supergirl's version of Lex Luthor, entangled in the schemes of his alternate counterparts. The first is OK, though it doesn't really add much to the TV storyline. The second is more entertaining. (B)
September 1, 2020
So, not the original CoIE, nor the television CoIE, but somewhere in-between and re-imagined? What the frak? Okay, if you're reading this review, be forewarned that I am just going to be dropping spoilers all over the place.
We start off with Nash Wells as Pariah, teleporting from Earth to Earth just to watch them die. I feel like his use here is an apology for how they misused him in the show. Honestly, it would have been better to have left him out, honestly. The only reason he is even needed in the show is that he (Nash Wells) gets the Flash of Earth 1 out of dying by letting a different Flsh take his place.
The main story features Felicity Smoak. So meh. I was unhappy that she didn't return for the final season of Arrow (not counting finale) but was not at all unhappy that she wan't in the cross-over to any great degree. She had been so fun in the beginning of Arrow, and then just became more and more whiney and crossed several lines heroes aren't supposed to cross. At least her dialog in the comic book sounds like her, the good her at that. But the Multi-verse depending on her to find the paragons? Especially after the introductory letter tries to explain how this story fits into show continuity, which it doesn't at all. But, you know what? They correct the error of leaving The Ray out of the cross-over. Just showing him dying doesn't count. And the Huntress? Yes, please. The actual adventure is pretty cool except for the Felicity part. I love that we get meeet the Phantom Stranger, but no ideas how Felicity knows who he is. And then...and then the Guardians on Oa and finally Kilowg and Sinestro (as a Green Lantern). I guess the GL Corp is too busy defending Oa to help out in any other way. Okay, that part is kind of lame. I mean Guy Gardner would be all "Frak you, ya diminutive blue bastards! I'm going to Earth to save Ice!" It would literally be his last chance at romance. Felicity eventually gets to prove how she has a stronger willpower than any other human ever and learns the identities of the paragons. And what does she do when she gets back to the group on the Waverider? A little bit of diddly and a lot of squat.
The final story is Infinite Luthors which attempts and fails to explain why Luthor-38 stops all of the Supermen in the Multiverse from being killed because the Monitor has commanded, only to kill them all, or try to at least, in the show. That's right. All of the Luthors gather in the 'Council of Luthors' to plot how to kill all the Supermen, Supermans?, gather in the 'Council of Supermen'. this was a nice nod to the Council of Wells. But, what was the point? I mean it was cool to see all of the different Supermans, but it achieves nothing because none of these characters, in either council, feature in the show. Perhaps this was meant as an explanation as to why they don't appear?
I'm not recommending this book. It's more like if you have read the comic and seen the show, flip through to see characters that should have been involved. Minus Hawkman and Hawkgirl of course, as they were just forgotten by everyone and never show up in any of the shows again, even though they totally wold help out in a crisis that would destroy the Multi-verse.
We start off with Nash Wells as Pariah, teleporting from Earth to Earth just to watch them die. I feel like his use here is an apology for how they misused him in the show. Honestly, it would have been better to have left him out, honestly. The only reason he is even needed in the show is that he (Nash Wells) gets the Flash of Earth 1 out of dying by letting a different Flsh take his place.
The main story features Felicity Smoak. So meh. I was unhappy that she didn't return for the final season of Arrow (not counting finale) but was not at all unhappy that she wan't in the cross-over to any great degree. She had been so fun in the beginning of Arrow, and then just became more and more whiney and crossed several lines heroes aren't supposed to cross. At least her dialog in the comic book sounds like her, the good her at that. But the Multi-verse depending on her to find the paragons? Especially after the introductory letter tries to explain how this story fits into show continuity, which it doesn't at all. But, you know what? They correct the error of leaving The Ray out of the cross-over. Just showing him dying doesn't count. And the Huntress? Yes, please. The actual adventure is pretty cool except for the Felicity part. I love that we get meeet the Phantom Stranger, but no ideas how Felicity knows who he is. And then...and then the Guardians on Oa and finally Kilowg and Sinestro (as a Green Lantern). I guess the GL Corp is too busy defending Oa to help out in any other way. Okay, that part is kind of lame. I mean Guy Gardner would be all "Frak you, ya diminutive blue bastards! I'm going to Earth to save Ice!" It would literally be his last chance at romance. Felicity eventually gets to prove how she has a stronger willpower than any other human ever and learns the identities of the paragons. And what does she do when she gets back to the group on the Waverider? A little bit of diddly and a lot of squat.
The final story is Infinite Luthors which attempts and fails to explain why Luthor-38 stops all of the Supermen in the Multiverse from being killed because the Monitor has commanded, only to kill them all, or try to at least, in the show. That's right. All of the Luthors gather in the 'Council of Luthors' to plot how to kill all the Supermen, Supermans?, gather in the 'Council of Supermen'. this was a nice nod to the Council of Wells. But, what was the point? I mean it was cool to see all of the different Supermans, but it achieves nothing because none of these characters, in either council, feature in the show. Perhaps this was meant as an explanation as to why they don't appear?
I'm not recommending this book. It's more like if you have read the comic and seen the show, flip through to see characters that should have been involved. Minus Hawkman and Hawkgirl of course, as they were just forgotten by everyone and never show up in any of the shows again, even though they totally wold help out in a crisis that would destroy the Multi-verse.
February 13, 2023
The "Introduction" notes that readers should have watched the DC shows on TV that intersect with this comics series first. I have not. In fact, truth be told, I thought this was a collection of the 1985 Crisis series plus some bonus material (not a new series with bonus stuff); so I just read it as what these comics had, and some behind-the-scenes artwork and commentary. I guess I still need to read the original, which was my primary intention.
June 17, 2023
Crisis on Infinite Earths: Paragons Rising.
As the multiverse collapses, Felicity risks everything to try and save Oliver and Barry suffers a devastating loss. However, new heroes will answer the call to arms and do anything to help restore what has been lost.
Great artwork and an interesting "between the episodes" story that helps to tie up the Arrowverse 'Crisis' crossover event.
As the multiverse collapses, Felicity risks everything to try and save Oliver and Barry suffers a devastating loss. However, new heroes will answer the call to arms and do anything to help restore what has been lost.
Great artwork and an interesting "between the episodes" story that helps to tie up the Arrowverse 'Crisis' crossover event.
September 17, 2020
This was a surprisingly dull read. The original Crisis was life-changing, as I had to wait each month to buy a copy of each new issue at the local 7-11. This was just an adjacent tale of the ambitious Crisis-reimagining in the Arrowverse, and not a particularly compelling one.
Basically it's a missing subplot of the TV show and a multi-Lex Luthors story.
Not recommended.
Basically it's a missing subplot of the TV show and a multi-Lex Luthors story.
Not recommended.
March 10, 2022
I really enjoyed these "deleted scenes" from the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event. The first part focuses on Felicity Smoak trying to figure out how to resurrect Oliver, and the second deals with Lex Luthor being kidnapped by his other selves, trying to eliminate Superman permanently. It was a short, fun little read. Bonus points for including Nyssa and Wally.
June 22, 2024
This was fine. It adds a little bit to the Crisis event in the Arrowverse from the CW. It was cool that Guggenheim got Marv Wolfman to come help him write it. Guggenheim does talk about how there's some minor continuity errors in it. They had to write all of the episodes and this comic at the same time so some things may be slightly out of sequence with the shows.
October 1, 2020
I found the first arc very good and filled in a few plot points that were missing in the show. However the 2nd arc was blatant filler with no value what so ever.
The book also adds great back ground to the production of the crisis cross over which is great to geek out over.
The book also adds great back ground to the production of the crisis cross over which is great to geek out over.
February 12, 2021
Was it a Great Read? No, not really... was it a Fun Read? Yes, I think it was... there are some cool pages and little bits of plot that helped fill in some gaps from the CW series.
Will I read it again? Most likely not, but if one of my friends want to read it I'll gladly give it to them
Will I read it again? Most likely not, but if one of my friends want to read it I'll gladly give it to them
July 23, 2020
This is pretty bad tbh. Not sure why I read all of it.
September 2, 2020
Really didn't add anything to the TV show or to the original comics (that I bought issue-by-issue as a 13-year old).
Not recommended.
Not recommended.
June 30, 2020
This volume collects stories from Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant #1-2, comprising of companion stories to the CW Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths tv miniseries and reprints from the original DC Crisis on Infinite Earths from 1985-86. The Arrowverse stories fill in some gaps in the tv series, but are not particularly interesting nor vital to understanding the tv episodes. The reprints are excellent, but if you're not familiar with the entire series you might be confused by these excerpts. If you've never read this landmark series, you owe it to yourself to read the entire Crisis on Infinite Earths collection.
I read this book as individual comic book issues.
I read this book as individual comic book issues.
July 19, 2020
Look. I loved the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover and I was excited to see a story by the original creative team, but this was a letdown.
The first, main story follows Felicity as she runs around yelling for people to help her save Oliver. It gets points for checking in on Lynda Carter Wonder Woman and the Max Fleischer Superman, but the story falls pretty flat.
Fortunately, the backup story following a legion of Lex Luthors on their quest to kill all Supermen was a lot of fun. That saves the collection.
For more on this check out this episode of Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMs6E...
The first, main story follows Felicity as she runs around yelling for people to help her save Oliver. It gets points for checking in on Lynda Carter Wonder Woman and the Max Fleischer Superman, but the story falls pretty flat.
Fortunately, the backup story following a legion of Lex Luthors on their quest to kill all Supermen was a lot of fun. That saves the collection.
For more on this check out this episode of Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMs6E...
June 20, 2021
The two sub stories in this collection fit into the five part TV crossover series, they utilise some characters not seen in those episodes, giving the storyline more depth and adding a few extra touches to things.
I enjoyed re-reading this companion to the Arrowverse mega-crossover event of 2019/20 the two stories add some extra depth and detail to the early events of the crossover, the Felicity one has more bearing on the telly show and features more things from the story, while the Lex story is a fun runaround but otherwise has little bearing on things.
I enjoyed re-reading this companion to the Arrowverse mega-crossover event of 2019/20 the two stories add some extra depth and detail to the early events of the crossover, the Felicity one has more bearing on the telly show and features more things from the story, while the Lex story is a fun runaround but otherwise has little bearing on things.
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