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Captain Atom: Armageddon
Pub in November of 2006, Softcover, 224 pages, full color
224 pages, Paperback
First published November 8, 2006
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Will Pfeifer
312 books23 followersWill Pfeifer was born in 1967 in the town of Niles, Ohio. He attended Kent State University and graduated in 1989. He has resided in Rockford, Illinois since 1990, with his wife, Amy.
Pfeifer, along with his comic writing duties, is the assistant features editor at the Rockford Register Star. He also writes a weekly DVD column for the Sunday paper.
Pfeifer, along with his comic writing duties, is the assistant features editor at the Rockford Register Star. He also writes a weekly DVD column for the Sunday paper.
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February 10, 2014
2014 review
This is an umpteenth reread. I’ve even written a review for this before (which I left untouched – it’s down below this one). I think it helps that I didn’t have any previous affinity with the Wildstorm Universe when I first read Armageddon. Also, I was basically raised (as far as comics are concerned) on Justice League International, when Captain Atom was a regular member.
I’ve always enjoyed the idea of an extremely powerful character who isn’t completely comfortable with, or in control of, his abilities. At least, this was the angle that Cap’s post-Crisis solo series back in the 80s used to explore. In fact, I recall him losing his powers completely at one stage (a story which featured Batman giving him a few pointers). I have to be honest, I don’t know a lot of his pre-crisis history, other than the fact that he served (in part) as inspiration for Doctor Manhattan’s character (Watchmen). A silver / chrome skinned guy with blue boots and a big red sign on his chest may seem a bit bling by today’s standards, but as a kid I really wanted to be Captain Atom: nuclear fission, the ability to time travel, flight, super strength, energy blasts, energy manipulation and ultimately the ability to end the world? Yes please!
So, what’s Armageddon about? It’s not even a DC story. No, but at the time the Wildstorm Imprint was part of the DC stable and needed a reboot (the imprint is now defunct and has been absorbed into the DC Universe). This is the kind of thing Captain Atom seems uniquely suited for. That is: the end of all things. After being propelled from his own Earth (in the DC Universe) following a collision with a Kryptonite meteor to an alternate Earth (Wildstorm), Cap serves as the catalyst for a string of events that, well, have to be seen to believed.
Not everybody likes Armageddon. I assume these are mostly Wildstorm fans, but this is pure speculation on my part. Perhaps I’m just an aberration, but I love this story. It’s such fun (in an apocalyptic kind of way)! This is what Captain Atom was always meant to be.
Armageddon was also my introduction to The Authority, WildC.A.T.S and Mr Majestic.
Old review
Well now. This is quite interesting. A comic arc that finally showcases what can be done with a character like Captain Atom. His specific skills set is applied without kid gloves, for a change, and if you've ever been a fan you'll just have to appreciate the swath of devastation he cuts through the Wildstorm universe. Great to see Cap finally get his due!
This is an umpteenth reread. I’ve even written a review for this before (which I left untouched – it’s down below this one). I think it helps that I didn’t have any previous affinity with the Wildstorm Universe when I first read Armageddon. Also, I was basically raised (as far as comics are concerned) on Justice League International, when Captain Atom was a regular member.
I’ve always enjoyed the idea of an extremely powerful character who isn’t completely comfortable with, or in control of, his abilities. At least, this was the angle that Cap’s post-Crisis solo series back in the 80s used to explore. In fact, I recall him losing his powers completely at one stage (a story which featured Batman giving him a few pointers). I have to be honest, I don’t know a lot of his pre-crisis history, other than the fact that he served (in part) as inspiration for Doctor Manhattan’s character (Watchmen). A silver / chrome skinned guy with blue boots and a big red sign on his chest may seem a bit bling by today’s standards, but as a kid I really wanted to be Captain Atom: nuclear fission, the ability to time travel, flight, super strength, energy blasts, energy manipulation and ultimately the ability to end the world? Yes please!
So, what’s Armageddon about? It’s not even a DC story. No, but at the time the Wildstorm Imprint was part of the DC stable and needed a reboot (the imprint is now defunct and has been absorbed into the DC Universe). This is the kind of thing Captain Atom seems uniquely suited for. That is: the end of all things. After being propelled from his own Earth (in the DC Universe) following a collision with a Kryptonite meteor to an alternate Earth (Wildstorm), Cap serves as the catalyst for a string of events that, well, have to be seen to believed.
Not everybody likes Armageddon. I assume these are mostly Wildstorm fans, but this is pure speculation on my part. Perhaps I’m just an aberration, but I love this story. It’s such fun (in an apocalyptic kind of way)! This is what Captain Atom was always meant to be.
Armageddon was also my introduction to The Authority, WildC.A.T.S and Mr Majestic.
Old review
Well now. This is quite interesting. A comic arc that finally showcases what can be done with a character like Captain Atom. His specific skills set is applied without kid gloves, for a change, and if you've ever been a fan you'll just have to appreciate the swath of devastation he cuts through the Wildstorm universe. Great to see Cap finally get his due!
July 22, 2014
First off, I should probably mention that the Wildstorm universe is beyond my paltry knowledge.
I usually stick pretty close to either DC or Marvel, so I have no idea how these characters, or their world, stack up to older stuff.
So. Apologies to all the cool people who know what they're talking about.
I'm just rating this on my enjoyment of this particular comic.
It opens with Captain Atom (who I know little to nothing about, as well) on a suicide mission to save the earth. He's hurtling toward a meteor in the hopes of smashing/blowing it up, while reminiscing about how he ended up becoming Captain Atom. Evidently, he's managed to get the short end of the stick on several occasions. Nobody needs him around when they've got cooler/stronger/faster superheroes like Superman running around to save the day.
And he and his girlfriend just broke up. So his love life stinks, too.
Pop! Pop! Fizz!
He's in a different universe.
How the hell did that happen, you ask?
I have no idea.
But, then again, neither does anyone else, so it's cool.
Once he's out of the DC universe and into the Wildstorm universe, he notices a few distinct differences.
Different cities, different heroes, and a slightly different attitude towards senseless violence.
In fact, they aren't anything like our version of heroes, who only subdue the bad guys and let the justice system sort them out.
These guys are kinda stabby.
To make matters worse, it appears that whatever force brought him to this universe, also turned him into a ticking time bomb. His internal clock is counting down, and this time there's no flying off into space to explode. If he goes off, the entire universe goes with him.
Stab him! Quick!
Oh, and if they kill him...he still goes off.
Huh. Well, the obvious choice is to send him back to our universe.
After all, they have the means to do it! They call them Doors, and they open up to the entire multiverse.
They're just sitting there, waiting for someone like him to get shoved through!
Except their Doors won't work for him. He can go everywhere but back to where he belongs.
Damn, Wildstorn. Ya'll are fucked.
I did wonder why they didn't just shove him into a crappy universe, and let nature take it's course, though.
But maybe I misunderstood something, and he'd still end up destroying their universe. I've been known to make mistakes like that before.
On the upside, there's a hot metal chick that might be able to fix Atom.
Also, she's metal, he's metal.
bow chicka wow wow
Ok. At the same time all of this End-of-The-Universe stuff is happening, there's this lady who gets a splinter in her hand.
And this splinter contains (at least part of) a dead Wildstorm hero (I'm using the term 'hero' loosely, here) called Void.
Naturally, I had no idea who that was, but she seemed like she may have been a pivotal character to these guys.
Alrighty, it appears that this Void is somehow connected to Captain Atom, and maybe at least partially responsible for his little Bringer of the Apocalypse problem.
Can these crazy kids find the solution before Wildstorm goes BOOM!?
Yes. No. Maybe.
I'm not telling.
I liked it. Even without understanding any of the 'inside' jokes, or knowing who anyone was, I still really enjoyed this story.
I'm not saying it's for everyone, but I had fun.
I usually stick pretty close to either DC or Marvel, so I have no idea how these characters, or their world, stack up to older stuff.
So. Apologies to all the cool people who know what they're talking about.
I'm just rating this on my enjoyment of this particular comic.
It opens with Captain Atom (who I know little to nothing about, as well) on a suicide mission to save the earth. He's hurtling toward a meteor in the hopes of smashing/blowing it up, while reminiscing about how he ended up becoming Captain Atom. Evidently, he's managed to get the short end of the stick on several occasions. Nobody needs him around when they've got cooler/stronger/faster superheroes like Superman running around to save the day.
And he and his girlfriend just broke up. So his love life stinks, too.
Pop! Pop! Fizz!
He's in a different universe.
How the hell did that happen, you ask?
I have no idea.
But, then again, neither does anyone else, so it's cool.
Once he's out of the DC universe and into the Wildstorm universe, he notices a few distinct differences.
Different cities, different heroes, and a slightly different attitude towards senseless violence.
In fact, they aren't anything like our version of heroes, who only subdue the bad guys and let the justice system sort them out.
These guys are kinda stabby.
To make matters worse, it appears that whatever force brought him to this universe, also turned him into a ticking time bomb. His internal clock is counting down, and this time there's no flying off into space to explode. If he goes off, the entire universe goes with him.
Stab him! Quick!
Oh, and if they kill him...he still goes off.
Huh. Well, the obvious choice is to send him back to our universe.
After all, they have the means to do it! They call them Doors, and they open up to the entire multiverse.
They're just sitting there, waiting for someone like him to get shoved through!
Except their Doors won't work for him. He can go everywhere but back to where he belongs.
Damn, Wildstorn. Ya'll are fucked.
I did wonder why they didn't just shove him into a crappy universe, and let nature take it's course, though.
But maybe I misunderstood something, and he'd still end up destroying their universe. I've been known to make mistakes like that before.
On the upside, there's a hot metal chick that might be able to fix Atom.
Also, she's metal, he's metal.
bow chicka wow wow
Ok. At the same time all of this End-of-The-Universe stuff is happening, there's this lady who gets a splinter in her hand.
And this splinter contains (at least part of) a dead Wildstorm hero (I'm using the term 'hero' loosely, here) called Void.
Naturally, I had no idea who that was, but she seemed like she may have been a pivotal character to these guys.
Alrighty, it appears that this Void is somehow connected to Captain Atom, and maybe at least partially responsible for his little Bringer of the Apocalypse problem.
Can these crazy kids find the solution before Wildstorm goes BOOM!?
Yes. No. Maybe.
I'm not telling.
I liked it. Even without understanding any of the 'inside' jokes, or knowing who anyone was, I still really enjoyed this story.
I'm not saying it's for everyone, but I had fun.
June 28, 2020
Created by Will Pfeifer with pencisl by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Sandra Hope one of DC comics' big stars, Captain Atom explodes into the Wildstorm universe only to herald its Armageddon and drawing in Majestic, The Authority and The WILDC.a.t.s. Started off well, but lacked any really intensity or focus as it progressed. 5 out of 12 overall
August 30, 2013
When I started reading comics as a teenager, Captain Atom was one of the titles that I followed. I always felt like the former Charlatan Comics’ character never really found his place in the post-COIE DC Universe. Fast-forward 20+ years to 2005 and the Infinite Crisis event. A close friend re-introduced me to comics and told me about the mini-series Captain Atom: Armageddon. My first question was “how could he go to another universe if the DCU isn’t a multiverse?” My friend tried to bring me up to speed but I was still confuddled. Captain Atom then returned to the DCU in Infinite Crisis and it was revealed that the multiverse had returned in 52. The events of Captain Atom: Armageddon caused a reboot of the WildStorm Universe and the events of IC and 52 placed WSU as part of the new DC multiverse. Jump to 2011 and the Flashpoint event during which the WSU became part of the main DCU’s Earth (known as Prime Earth; http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Prime_Earth) as part of the New 52 reboot.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. I think Captain Atom often doesn’t get his due and I loved his interactions with the superheroes of the WSU. In a lot of ways, the WSU is like the universe of Watchmen and Squadron Supreme in that it is a darker and more, for lack of a better term, realistic take on what would actually happen in a world filled with super powered creatures. Ever since I first really got into comics, I have loved the idea of multiple universes and travel between universes, so for that reason alone this story was right up my alley.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. I think Captain Atom often doesn’t get his due and I loved his interactions with the superheroes of the WSU. In a lot of ways, the WSU is like the universe of Watchmen and Squadron Supreme in that it is a darker and more, for lack of a better term, realistic take on what would actually happen in a world filled with super powered creatures. Ever since I first really got into comics, I have loved the idea of multiple universes and travel between universes, so for that reason alone this story was right up my alley.
February 24, 2019
No entiendo porqué a la crítica no le.ha gustado este arco. El hecho de usar a un personaje como el Capitán Atom para reiniciar el universo wildstorm lo encuentro una idea genial, más allá de las consecuencias. Más aún si lo que sigue viene de la mano de Grant Morrison y Jim Lee
Tiene pasajes entretenidos y provoca ganas de conocer más del universo wildstorm, más allá que los cameos o crossover que ha tenido en otras serie de DC o Marvel.
Leí la edición de Norma de dos tomos, en español.
*****
I do not understand why the critic has not liked this bow. The fact of using a character like Captain Atom to restart the wildstorm universe I find a great idea, beyond the consequences. Even more so if what follows comes from the hand of Grant Morrison and Jim Lee
It has entertaining passages and makes you want to know more about the wildstorm universe, beyond the cameos or crossover that you have had in other DC or Marvel series.
I read Norma's edition of two volumes, in Spanish.
Tiene pasajes entretenidos y provoca ganas de conocer más del universo wildstorm, más allá que los cameos o crossover que ha tenido en otras serie de DC o Marvel.
Leí la edición de Norma de dos tomos, en español.
*****
I do not understand why the critic has not liked this bow. The fact of using a character like Captain Atom to restart the wildstorm universe I find a great idea, beyond the consequences. Even more so if what follows comes from the hand of Grant Morrison and Jim Lee
It has entertaining passages and makes you want to know more about the wildstorm universe, beyond the cameos or crossover that you have had in other DC or Marvel series.
I read Norma's edition of two volumes, in Spanish.
March 23, 2011
I've been a fan of Captain Atom from way back. When I first heard he was going to be spending some time in the Wildstorm Universe, I wasn't too sure what to make of it. When I heard the word "Armageddon" I suddenly had images of Monarch and shook my head. I decided to wait for the inevitable trade paperback and I'm glad I did.[return][return]Lots of things happen in this mini series that starts off with Cap's sacrifice (from a storyline in Batman/ Superman) and begins in the Wildstorm Universe shortly thereafter. Atom meets up with Majestic, the Wildcats, and eventually The Authority in a storyline that's really... not bad. Come on, what did you expect me to think? We're talking a crossover here. Of course the first time two heroes meet, they fight. Typical. Okay, but even Captain Atom realizes this and at least he tries to get home. His interactions with this other universe is interesting in its extreme differences to the DCU but I will admit to really having enjoyed the issues with the Authority in them.[return][return]Ultimately, it is the piece of Void that was stuck in him that was the catalyst for the reboot/ relaunch of the Wildstorm Universe and supposedly throws Cap back to his own world. I could have done without the graphic violence in the last issue, though.[return][return]For a book set at $27 Canadian, there's a lot to live up to. That's a lot of money to dish out, even with my discount. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Did it take me "away" for a couple of hours? Truthfully... yes. Was it worth the money? That's a bit more of a tough call and the answer will depend on who you are and how much you like these characters. I personally would have liked a bit more of a wrap-up to Captain Atom, if not a return to a bit more "greatness" from him. But, it is a start and hopefully something more will come of it. In the end... yes, it was worth it for me.
April 6, 2012
The series was pretty cool. Not for the writing, which was good. Not for the art, which was also good. The reason it was cool was that you got to see how a lot of the main characters from the Wildstorm universe contrast with one from the mainstream DC universe. The Wildstorm universe is a grittier, darker, and more complex in many ways that the DC universe. The people there deal with problems in a much different way than say a Superman, or even a Batman, would. They aren't afraid to take the safeties off. The Wildstorm characters aren't monsters but neither are many of them boy scouts. The exist in a realm with a lot more gray than the mainstream DC universe. It is very interesting watching Captain Atom try to deal with this, especially considering in his world he is a second-tier hero. Martial struggles and emotional struggles abound in this series. Questions are posed and answered and not answered.
May 16, 2011
This book was a little bewildering, but totally worth it for the moral confrontation between The Authority (superbeings that will kill) and Captain Atom (from the main DCU universe where superbeings rarely if ever kill). That moment spoke volumes about what Warren Ellis was originally trying to investigate with this title.
March 31, 2008
Sometimes I really don't know what DC editorial is thinking.
Have Pfeifer show what can be done with Captain Atom, then they throw the character away in Countdown.
Have Pfeifer show what can be done with Captain Atom, then they throw the character away in Countdown.
September 17, 2019
I consider this the "Beginning of the End" for the Wild Storm Universe. After the stagnation that persisted after Warren Ellis, Mark Millar, Brubaker and Joe Casey left--there was quite a lull.
This storyline was intended to create a reboot of the universe; that would result in the much totued "Worldstorm" that was ultimately a botched initiative. From that point on, I viewed the universe (and the Ultimate Universe) as properties in decay--where characters stayed dead and the universes were heading towards literal Armageddon.
"This direction evolved following our WorldStorm launch a few years ago. Looking at the landscape of the industry, we realized we needed to move our universe in a different direction, something that the “Big Two” couldn’t, or wouldn’t, do for a long period of time. And we decided that direction should be toward a sci-fi/horror direction of a post-apocalyptic setting (to a degree, an almost logical extension to where the WSU has been headed for years). There have been “visions” of a devastated, bleak future in other mainstream super-hero books, but nothing with the lasting impact or direction that the World’s End books will be tackling."
However, before it went further into doom and gloom--this feels like a larger scale version of Joe Kelly's Manchester Black/Superman Story.
This storyline was intended to create a reboot of the universe; that would result in the much totued "Worldstorm" that was ultimately a botched initiative. From that point on, I viewed the universe (and the Ultimate Universe) as properties in decay--where characters stayed dead and the universes were heading towards literal Armageddon.
"This direction evolved following our WorldStorm launch a few years ago. Looking at the landscape of the industry, we realized we needed to move our universe in a different direction, something that the “Big Two” couldn’t, or wouldn’t, do for a long period of time. And we decided that direction should be toward a sci-fi/horror direction of a post-apocalyptic setting (to a degree, an almost logical extension to where the WSU has been headed for years). There have been “visions” of a devastated, bleak future in other mainstream super-hero books, but nothing with the lasting impact or direction that the World’s End books will be tackling."
However, before it went further into doom and gloom--this feels like a larger scale version of Joe Kelly's Manchester Black/Superman Story.
June 21, 2021
Read this as a set of 9 individual issues, but can't find them all on GR so going with this.
Nice job of showing how different the Wildstorm universe is to the DC one. Some issues were better than others but overall it was an enjoyable read.
Nice job of showing how different the Wildstorm universe is to the DC one. Some issues were better than others but overall it was an enjoyable read.
December 5, 2021
Awesome art by Camuncoli.
November 30, 2023
3.75 stars
September 12, 2025
Captain Atom's gonna blow up the Wildstorm universe? Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?
January 26, 2023
I was intrigued with Captain Atom ever since I read John Ostrander's Justice League Incarnations miniseries years ago. I have since read and thoroughly enjoyed his post-Crisis solo series and his appearances in the Giffen-DeMatteis league. He had since been largely relegated to the background, so I was excited to see him helm a new series. Be careful what you wish for.
Atom, after sacrificing himself to blow up the Kryptonite asteroid at the end of the first arc of Superman/Batman by Loeb, found himself stranded in the Wildstorm Universe and wearing that Garish Alex Ross gold monstrosity of a costume, where he proceeds to meet--and fight--all of the major Wildstorm properties aside from Gen 13 in a series of gratutiously violent scenes. (Also, he banged the Engineer, because, why not? It's Wildstorm.) On top of that, something happened in the transport that caused Atom to become a time bomb that would destroy the entire universe in short order. Between taking turns punching and insulting each other, Majestic and the Authority try and fail to solve the problem, a handful of characters get fried, Atom goes to his home world, and the Wildstorm Universe is rebooted. The end.
That left out some significant details, but it's the broad strokes.
So there was good and bad here.
The good: Pfeifer writes a pretty good Captain Atom. And he expands his powers to include quantum computing, which is pretty cool. He also does a good job of highlighting the differences between the Wildstorm and DC Universes. (Admittedly, I don't know that much about Wildstorm outside of Ellis's Stormwatch, Authority, and Planetary, so I really have no idea how Pfeifer did on the characterizations of the Wildstorm characters.)
The bad: 1)The gold-plated abomination of a suit. Captain Atom's 80s redesign is classic. The gold suit is deliberately garish and designed to highlight how extreeeeme Captain Atom became in Kingdom Come after hanging out with Magog. Okay, I get it now. Wildstorm is also a relic of extreeeeme 90's comics, so it actually makes perfect sense for Atom to be stuck in it the whole time. I still don't like it. 2) The gratuitous violence. I know it's comics, but it was bordering on self-parody. There's Captain Atom! Let's punch him! For nine issues. (Ironically, the Authority were the only ones to actually meet Atom without starting a fight right away. They made up for it later.) 3)The resolution was, well, not. Captain Atom wound up back home, in ruins, with no explanation. The Wildstorm characters experienced a hard reboot. Atom would go on to be featured on Battle for Bludhaven and (ugh) Countdown to Final Crisis before having a kind of redemption in JLI: Generation Lost and then going on to a reboot of his own in the New 52. I don't know or care what happened to the Wildstorm characters.
The verdict: give this a pass unless you're really into Captain Atom and/or late-stage Wildstorm. Pfiefer was given an editorial mandate to clean the slate, and he did a remarkable job with it, but that doesn't make it good comics. Pfeifer himself had one more major story in comics before he fell off my radar: Amazons Attack. That was kind of an ignominious ending of a career that breathed some life into Catwoman and Aquaman, and frankly, despite the plot, Captain Atom. (Edit to add: I discovered that Will Pfeifer did continue to work in comics after Amazons Attack. I haven't read any of them.)2.5 stars, rounded up to 3.
Atom, after sacrificing himself to blow up the Kryptonite asteroid at the end of the first arc of Superman/Batman by Loeb, found himself stranded in the Wildstorm Universe and wearing that Garish Alex Ross gold monstrosity of a costume, where he proceeds to meet--and fight--all of the major Wildstorm properties aside from Gen 13 in a series of gratutiously violent scenes. (Also, he banged the Engineer, because, why not? It's Wildstorm.) On top of that, something happened in the transport that caused Atom to become a time bomb that would destroy the entire universe in short order. Between taking turns punching and insulting each other, Majestic and the Authority try and fail to solve the problem, a handful of characters get fried, Atom goes to his home world, and the Wildstorm Universe is rebooted. The end.
That left out some significant details, but it's the broad strokes.
So there was good and bad here.
The good: Pfeifer writes a pretty good Captain Atom. And he expands his powers to include quantum computing, which is pretty cool. He also does a good job of highlighting the differences between the Wildstorm and DC Universes. (Admittedly, I don't know that much about Wildstorm outside of Ellis's Stormwatch, Authority, and Planetary, so I really have no idea how Pfeifer did on the characterizations of the Wildstorm characters.)
The bad: 1)The gold-plated abomination of a suit. Captain Atom's 80s redesign is classic. The gold suit is deliberately garish and designed to highlight how extreeeeme Captain Atom became in Kingdom Come after hanging out with Magog. Okay, I get it now. Wildstorm is also a relic of extreeeeme 90's comics, so it actually makes perfect sense for Atom to be stuck in it the whole time. I still don't like it. 2) The gratuitous violence. I know it's comics, but it was bordering on self-parody. There's Captain Atom! Let's punch him! For nine issues. (Ironically, the Authority were the only ones to actually meet Atom without starting a fight right away. They made up for it later.) 3)The resolution was, well, not. Captain Atom wound up back home, in ruins, with no explanation. The Wildstorm characters experienced a hard reboot. Atom would go on to be featured on Battle for Bludhaven and (ugh) Countdown to Final Crisis before having a kind of redemption in JLI: Generation Lost and then going on to a reboot of his own in the New 52. I don't know or care what happened to the Wildstorm characters.
The verdict: give this a pass unless you're really into Captain Atom and/or late-stage Wildstorm. Pfiefer was given an editorial mandate to clean the slate, and he did a remarkable job with it, but that doesn't make it good comics. Pfeifer himself had one more major story in comics before he fell off my radar: Amazons Attack. That was kind of an ignominious ending of a career that breathed some life into Catwoman and Aquaman, and frankly, despite the plot, Captain Atom. (Edit to add: I discovered that Will Pfeifer did continue to work in comics after Amazons Attack. I haven't read any of them.)2.5 stars, rounded up to 3.
March 15, 2016
The story itself was pretty damn good, showing us what happened to Captain Atom after the events of Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Captain Atom's interactions with the Wildstorm heroes was pretty accurate to how any DC hero would react to how the "heroes" that reside would treat the humans. As for the dilemma of trying to stave off the end of the universe, I found it a bit sad that their efforts were in vain, since time did end. However, at least the Wildstorm imprint did continue afterwards with a soft reboot occurring. The artwork was fitting for the series, considering that some of the Wildstorm titles I have read did have similar styles to the art. As of now though, I do hope that a similar miniseries like this will happen so that the Wildstorm Characters would have series being made by DC comics again, after the cancellations of the Stormwatch, Grifter, and (soon to be cancelled) Midnighter.
August 17, 2007
One dated atomic superhero from a famous universe goes up against an entire planet of misfit heroes and authoritarian “heroes” (including a gay couple who are very thinly veiled allusions to Batman and Superman) in one of the stranger ideas I’ve seen in comics or fiction in quite some time. It’s partly funny and partly bizarre, but it’s mostly a spectacle as a C-list hero from one universe tangles with a decade’s worth of characters in another. This isn’t your Superman/Captain America type crossover that anyone was thinking of, either. It’s just a weird idea. But I couldn’t stop reading it.
December 26, 2012
The actual story was largely fair. It wasn't ever particularly interesting, but the contrast between the DC and Wildstorm Universe was well-presented. However after issue #6, the story went sort of crazy. It became very gratuitous and then it utterly failed to finish, leaving me feeling very cheated. They didn't even bother telling me *what* came next. Peh.
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