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Post by Dizzy D on Sept 13, 2016 10:30:18 GMT -5
TOP 4: 1 DC 1,000,000 2 Crisis 3 Armageddon 2001 4 Invasion I also have soft spots for Annihilation, Secret Wars I, II, and modern, Infinity Gauntlet, Final Night, Zero Hour, Eclipso The Darkness Within, War of the Gods, Imperiex War, Contest of Champions, Infinity and of course the Death/Funeral/Reign/Return of Superman. I wish I could add Final Crisis, but I was more impressed with the Superman Beyond and Legion of 3 Worlds tie-ins. Good call on DC 1.000.000, I remember liking that one. Of course it was pretty self-contained and easy to skip for regular readers if they didn't want to read it. I liked Annihilation a lot, but as others have said not a real company-wide crossover. I bought the new Secret Wars trade last weekend and read it and quite liked it, but it's basically a big FF story with all the tie-ins not mattering much (that said the tie-ins in Loki and Mighty Avengers were really good, but that's more Ewing being a good writer). Generally I tend to dislike the big events themselves, but like the smaller series that flow from them ( Fear Itself > Journey Into Mystery, Planet Hulk>Incredible Hercules, House of M> X-Factor and so on.) |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 17:02:42 GMT -5
I enjoyed Secret Wars for what it was -- big, dumb superhero fun. It was nothing special in terms of being a great story or anything, but it was enjoyable for what it was. I like big, dumb superhero fun & the 1st issue had such a great cover that was impossible to resist buying!  |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 10, 2016 18:01:13 GMT -5
As I'm working my way through my reviews of Justice League in the Post-Crisis Era, I'm realizing I'll have to start reading Invasion soon. I expect it to be nearly as painful an endeavor as Millennium and Legends before it. Relax: Invasion was much better. I like Invasion. I wouldn't place it on any pedestal but it was entertaining. And I've read it multiple times. The last time I read Legends (6 months ago maybe) I found it "meh". I was reading to decide whether it's escalating price is a better route than keeping it for the story. I've never read Millennium. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 11, 2016 9:34:29 GMT -5
Relax: Invasion was much better. I like Invasion. I wouldn't place it on any pedestal but it was entertaining. And I've read it multiple times. The last time I read Legends (6 months ago maybe) I found it "meh". I was reading to decide whether it's escalating price is a better route than keeping it for the story. I've never read Millennium. Not missing much with Millennium. Stories within individual books were far better than the mini-series proper. Engelhart was way off kilter on that one. There's a nice segment that runs between Detective Comics, Suicide Squad, Captain Atom, and Spectre, where all are converging on a swamp. That part was worth reading and the Manhunters Secret Orign issue was pretty good, trying to create a cohesive history around the androids, Dan Richards, Paul Kirk, and Mark Shaw. The Young All-Stars issue, with the meeting between Dan Richards and Paul Kirk was pretty good, as well. Post-Crisis, the only event I enjoyed was Amalgam; not DC vs Marvel, just the Amalgam books. They had more fun and imagination than either DC or Marvel had shown in a long time, or since. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 11, 2016 10:21:19 GMT -5
I like Invasion. I wouldn't place it on any pedestal but it was entertaining. And I've read it multiple times. The last time I read Legends (6 months ago maybe) I found it "meh". I was reading to decide whether it's escalating price is a better route than keeping it for the story. I've never read Millennium. Not missing much with Millennium. Stories within individual books were far better than the mini-series proper. Engelhart was way off kilter on that one. There's a nice segment that runs between Detective Comics, Suicide Squad, Captain Atom, and Spectre, where all are converging on a swamp. That part was worth reading and the Manhunters Secret Orign issue was pretty good, trying to create a cohesive history around the androids, Dan Richards, Paul Kirk, and Mark Shaw. The Young All-Stars issue, with the meeting between Dan Richards and Paul Kirk was pretty good, as well. Post-Crisis, the only event I enjoyed was Amalgam; not DC vs Marvel, just the Amalgam books. They had more fun and imagination than either DC or Marvel had shown in a long time, or since. I guess I need to track down those two Spectre issues since I have the other three in that story you mention. I guess I didn't realize I had anything from Millennium. I also enjoyed Amalgam. Don't know if qualify as an event but I enjoyed what I read of DC's Tangent comics. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 11, 2016 21:35:00 GMT -5
Not missing much with Millennium. Stories within individual books were far better than the mini-series proper. Engelhart was way off kilter on that one. There's a nice segment that runs between Detective Comics, Suicide Squad, Captain Atom, and Spectre, where all are converging on a swamp. That part was worth reading and the Manhunters Secret Orign issue was pretty good, trying to create a cohesive history around the androids, Dan Richards, Paul Kirk, and Mark Shaw. The Young All-Stars issue, with the meeting between Dan Richards and Paul Kirk was pretty good, as well. Post-Crisis, the only event I enjoyed was Amalgam; not DC vs Marvel, just the Amalgam books. They had more fun and imagination than either DC or Marvel had shown in a long time, or since. I guess I need to track down those two Spectre issues since I have the other three in that story you mention. I guess I didn't realize I had anything from Millennium. I also enjoyed Amalgam. Don't know if qualify as an event but I enjoyed what I read of DC's Tangent comics. Agree; Tangent was quite good/ |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Nov 12, 2016 0:08:29 GMT -5
There are only three that I go back to and actually enjoy reading:
1. Infinity Gauntlet
2. Crisis on Infinite Earth's
3. Secret Wars
Infinity Gauntlet is clearly the best of the bunch as a story. It's really a character study of Thanos which begins in the pages of Silver Surfer and the excellent Thanos Quest. I feel that Thanos Quest should be included with every Infinity Gauntlet trade printing from this point forward. It's arguably the best thing Starlin ever wrote featuring Thanos and is essential to understanding the beginnings of the Infinity Trilogy.
Crisis is fun to look at, being a big Perez fan, but it's not bad as story either. It introduced me to a lot of DC characters that I knew next to nothing about and clearly, of the three I chose, is the most significant in terms of overall purpose.
Secret Wars is hard to read, but it does have some classic Doctor Doom moments. It's fun as a superhero fan, but at the end of the day, like animation at the time, it's a toy commercial. Unfortunately it sold far too well and has led to a lot of editorial driven crap and crossovers that have frequently ruined and intruded on some quality creator runs.
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