Crisis on Infinite Earths: Legends

Crisis on Infinite Earths Box Set #12

by Robert Kanigher (Writer), Alan Moore (Writer), Marv Wolfman (Writer)

This book was released as part of the Crisis on Infinite Earths Box set.

This volume includes material originally published as:
The Losers Special #1
Swamp Thing #44, 46
Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1
Blue Devil #17, 18
Amethyst #13

Genres: Dc Comics, Superheroes

232 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2019

About the author

See also as Bob Kanigher

One of the most prolific writers in comics, particularly in the Silver Age. He took over scripting duties on Wonder Woman after William Moulton Marston's death, and handled the character's transition from the Golden to the Silver Age. He also created Barry Allen, the second Flash, for editor Julius Schwartz's superhero revival of 1956, as well as writing and editing DC's pioneering war titles.
His creations include Sgt. Rock, the Unknown Soldier, Barry Allen, Ragman, the Losers, Black Canary, the Metal Men, Poison Ivy, Enemy Ace, the Suicide Squad, and Rex the Wonder Dog.

Reviews

[Jacob Mahaffey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book of tie-ins is slightly better than the others because it has 2 issues of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run, which are always great. Otherwise they’re pretty fun yet somewhat bland stories.

[Hoch Hech · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uno de los tomos más variopintos de la colección, con material que ya se vio otras veces hasta el cansancio (como los capítulos de Swamp Thing) pero aun así siempre es bueno releer y joyas que jamás había leído como el especial de The Losers.

[Kapitol Tank]

Recopila ocho números relacionados con Crisis de distintas "Leyendas" del Universo DC(The Losers Special #1, Swamp Thing #44 y 46, Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, Blue Devil #17 y 18 más Amethyst #13), más los extras habituales de esta colección.

[Dony Grayman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tomo 12 de 14 (aunque sin numeración marcada) del Box Set y sexto de los siete que recopilan material contemporáneo a la gran Crisis, en este caso el The Losers Special, dos números de
Swamp Thing, Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, dos de Blue Devil y uno de Amethyst.
La edición hardcover es preciosa, aunque los tomos individuales no tengan ISBN propio. Creo solamente tengo repetido en ediciones de Zinco los capítulos de La Cosa del Pantano.

[Ashcan F. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Historietas de terror, bélicas y de superhéroes más oscuros.

[Ono Giseigo]

Creo que de acá sólo tengo los números de Swamp Thing y probablemente la mayoría esté inédito en castellano.

[Guido · Rating 5 out of 5]

Los especiales más especiales de la Crisis.

[Rick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Swamp Thing #44 - This was one of the few titles from DC that I was buying at the time Crisis on Infinite Earths was coming out. And it still ranks one of the best things DC ever published. This story is pure horror with a touch of a tangential connection to the rest of The Crisis.

Swamp Thing #46 - It’s biblical End of Days according to John Constantine and things look bleak. Can Swamp Thing save the day or is Constantine gonna be proved right yet again. More unrestrained examples of the Crisis as Alan Moore envisions it. Delightfully creepy. But you really should read the whole run of Moore on this series, not just these two random issues. Go check out Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Vol. 1 right away.

Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 - Written about 15 years later, this is a nice little post-epilogue or missing chapter from the Crisis. There’s some lovely stuff in here and it’s a lot of fun. Of course, since it written by Marv Wolfman it was bound to be pitch perfect as a tie-in.

Blue Devil #17-18 - This is another character that I know virtually nothing about. I’ve read an issue before now, but I must say this was pretty funny. Still, I fear a steady diet of this kind of trivialization would destroy my appreciation of comic books.

Amethyst #13 - While this story fits neatly between Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 & #12, it has very little to do with those stories. I’d not read of this series before and it does seem intriguing, but not enough that I would have gotten pulled into the story back then.

The Losers Special #1 - This one of the tie-ins from that era that I did actually pick up and read. It’s pretty much typical war-comic stuff. Well done, but nothing spectacular.

This volume is extremely uneven and marred only by all the tangential stuff that is not included in these pages.

[Tropo Alegro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Algunos de los crossovers más interesantes de toda la Crisis clásica.

[Ribrarian Not · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro de historietas con ISBN compartido con el resto de la colección. Edición estadounidense que forma parte del Box set de Crisis. Según esta web, por ahora esta es la única edición.