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Post by IncredibleD on Aug 30, 2014 8:29:47 GMT -5
Wasn't planning on picking this up because of the price, but it sounded interesting and i had a little money to spare, so i thought what the hell.I read it yesterday and yeah, its definitely a Morrison book.
There were things i liked(all the different heroes and the different Earths)and some things i didn't(sound ship?)but overall i thought it was a pretty enjoyable read.
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Post by Bob Reyer on Aug 30, 2014 14:03:55 GMT -5
Loved Multiversity SO much. It made me pick up Crisis on Infinite Earths because its just one of those things that always make the "Maybe next time" list. And I did that in one sitting. Took a whole day, very dense but so good. And then reading Multiversity again was great because there were characters and references that I spotted and could appreciate more. Only thing is Crisis has made me want to read a lot of pre-crisis stuff, but its all only been collected up to the 100's, but there are 350 issues for some of these characters and are only available in the black and white Essential editions which is such a bummer because I want to read the trial of the Flash leading up to the final issue and I refuse to read such a colourful book in black and white. Guess I'm gonna have to track down the singles. Benjamin, A quick way to get at least a little up-to-speed on the original DC Multiverse would be through the 6-volume TPB series "Crisis on Multiple Earths", which reprinted all of the JLA/JSA annual "Crisis" events. As each succeeding Summer seemed to introduce another Earth, you'll meet a boat-load of characters in a hurry! There's also a companion volume called "Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-ups" which features various solo book encounters of Earth-Two and Earth-One heroes, including the three Flash issues (#123 , #129, #137) that lead directly to Justice League of America #21 and "Crisis on Earth-One". |
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Post by Simon on Aug 31, 2014 6:13:13 GMT -5
Wasn't planning on picking this up because of the price, but it sounded interesting and i had a little money to spare, so i thought what the hell.I read it yesterday and yeah, its definitely a Morrison book. There were things i liked(all the different heroes and the different Earths)and some things i didn't(sound ship?)but overall i thought it was a pretty enjoyable read. Yeah, the sound ship was something I wasn't too keen on either, but I suppose it is a logical extension of the Earths vibrating at different frequencies idea from Flash of Two Worlds. I kinda wish we got to spend some more time with the other heroes but oh well. Another couple of quick comments, Ivan Reis was on top of his game with this, his art was just stunning. And the colours and inks were on point in a big way as well. Finally did anyone else keep reading the designation of the Earths as negatives? When we first see "Earth - 7" at the bottom of the splash page, I thought it was "Earth Negative 7, so that confused me for a while. |
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Post by tundra on Aug 31, 2014 10:37:50 GMT -5
Yeah, the sound ship was something I wasn't too keen on either, but I suppose it is a logical extension of the Earths vibrating at different frequencies idea from Flash of Two Worlds. Not sure if it makes any difference to whether you like it or not, but this sound ship already has some history - Morrison used it in Final Crisis for assembling a squad of Supermen from around the Multiverse. It also looks an awful lot like the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, which I doubt was a coincidence! Another little footnote is that Ultima Thule can refer to the farthest part of a journey, so quite appropriate for a ship travelling between universes! |
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Post by Chapin on Aug 31, 2014 15:24:50 GMT -5
So I finally got it and read it (my buying schedule is determined by paychecks) ... Holy cow, I really really liked it. Things I loved:
1) So many characters that I am not familiar with ... nice to learn new things, nice to escape from the overwhelming continuity baggage of the ongoing continuity.
2) Superman of Earth 23 convinced me that he was a real Superman, not just a takeoff on "our Superman." I really liked this guy and wouldn't mind seeing more of him and his world.
3) Ersatz Avengers ... the Thunderer, based on Aboriginal mythology. Nice nice touch.
4) Art, design ... the costumes, the worlds ... all of it really hung together. Very well done.
5) Meta meta meta meta meta. I love this stuff. Ever since DC unveiled Earth Prime I knew there had to be a better use for it than Superboy of Earth Prime.
And more, but I don't want to go into spoiler territory,
Gary
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Post by pacino on Sept 2, 2014 7:58:51 GMT -5
I'm assuming at the very least in the 8th issue when they go back to this story.
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Post by tundra on Sept 2, 2014 10:04:19 GMT -5
I hadn't seen it mentioned here, so just thought I'd bring up that this is what I call a variant cover:  |
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Post by pacino on Sept 2, 2014 10:05:50 GMT -5
Drawn by Chris Burnham
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Post by tundra on Sept 2, 2014 10:15:05 GMT -5
Yes indeed - meant to include the credit in my post but only put it in the alt text for the image. Thanks for the catch! |
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Post by Czor on Sept 2, 2014 17:59:45 GMT -5
I'm assuming at the very least in the 8th issue when they go back to this story. Yeah the first and last issue are bookends.... Also just noticed that the variant confirms Captain Carrot is from Earth-26 |
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Post by ashank51 on Sept 12, 2014 11:19:12 GMT -5
I won't get too deep into criticism because I know some people probably really loved this book, and I don't want to take away from it, but sufice it to say I very much didn't like this book. Sorry guys I hope you all love the rest of it, sorry to be the negative nancy. If I were you I would wait to see what else Grant Morrison has in store. I love it when he connects all of his seemingly individual stories. |
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Post by Czor on Sept 12, 2014 19:22:42 GMT -5
While not Multiversity proper, today it has been revealed that Justice League 3000 is not sent on Earth-0's future but rather another Earth which LOOKS to be similar (not precise that one as Ted is alive) to the Pre-New 52/Flashpoint one!!
This is interesting and perhaps a way for DC to appease those members of the fan base that cried foul and swore off DC until that universe is back...
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 14:31:35 GMT -5
I felt this was a nice homage to Crisis on Infinite Earth's but done in a Grant Morrison way, there's a crisis and they bring heroes from different earth's, not necessarily the greatest heroes from those earth's but the right mix of characters to avert the crisis.
My joy in Morrison's work is that he can bring characters together and make them work that in other hands it is just impossible and falls flat, some of that I think is his reputation with people coming in having an expectation so willingly giving him that benefit of the doubt. I caught a quote from him saying that he could do pretty much whatever he wanted with the multiversity characters as I'm expecting big nasty turns along this ride.
I've always felt he was an indy writer who feel into the big two and never really escaped and we all get to enjoy the benefits of him being there.
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Post by majorjay on Sept 18, 2014 4:14:18 GMT -5
what did you guys think of the THE MULTIVERSITY: THE SOCIETY OF SUPER-HEROES: CONQUERORS OF THE COUNTER-WORLD #1 one shot?
I am feeling a little short changed.. story was okay, but short.. artwork was good mostly.. just do not think it was with the £3.50...
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Post by Czor on Sept 18, 2014 19:24:25 GMT -5
The story was great, but yeah it felt somewhat short considering we went from the beginning to the end of a 5 year old war (it was 5 years right?). But the characters are interesting enough that I hope to see more of them.
Also I love how Count Sinestro looks! lol
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