Now possessed by Genesis–the unholy offspring of an angel and demon–Jesse holds Word of God, an ability to command anyone or anything with a mere utterance. And he'll use this power to hold the Lord accountable for the people He has forsaken. The mid-2000’s heralded a boom for shared universe crossover events, and Infinite Crisis is no exception. No joke: Some of the tie-ins have tie-ins. The “Countdown” prelude comics alone account for 37 individual issues at a minimum, including the Countdown to Infinite Crisis giant-sized one-shot that is more than 3 standard size issues in length. In my opinion, the 7 issue Infinite Crisis main event benefits greatly from the context of the countdown and tie-in issues. CollectsAdventures of Superman#478,Legion of Super-Heroes#1-39,Who's Who#1-11, #13, #14, #16,Timber Wolf#1-5, andLegion of Super-Heroes Annual#1-3. Deadman Omnibus by Neal Adams Being an important story in the DC Universe, I'm quite happy to have finally read this story. Lots of DC-specific knowledge gaps were filled in here...mostly the Superboy Prime stuff and the fates of the other alternate universe heroes left over from Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Wallace, Dan (2008). "Batman". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley. pp.40–44. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1.

The hardcover collecting all seven issues of Infinite Crisis included changes in coloring, as well as, more significantly, alterations in dialogue, most of which relate to hints to the re-emergence of the DC Multiverse. [19] [20]

I read the event before with Absolute Infinite Crisis ( review here) and loved it, but rereading the entire event with all of the supplemental lead-up, is a completionist's wet-dream. This is my second time reading through Infinite Crisis, I liked it a lot when I first read it in 2005, but that was 10 years ago and I think my tastes have changed quite a bit. There are things here that I absolutely love (GL, nods to crisis on infinite earths...) but this event also highlights the reason that I generally don't read event books and their companions anymore: Collects Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133-139 and #141-148, The New Gods #1-11, The Forever People #1-11, Mister Miracle #1-18, plus later stories from New Gods #4 and DC Graphic novel #4 The powerhouse creative team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon bring readers on a violent and riotous journey across the country in this award-winning Vertigo series, beginning withPreacher: The 25th Anniversary Omnibus Vol. 1!

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This massive hardcover collectsStrange Adventures#205-216;The Brave and the Bold#79, #86, #104 and #133;Aquaman#50-52;Challengers of the Unknown#74 and #84-87;Justice League of America#94;World's Finest Comics#223 and #227;The Phantom Stranger#33 and #39-41;Superman Family#183;DC Super-Stars#18;DC Special Series#8;Adventure Comics#460-466;DC Comics Presents#94;Detective Comics#500;Deadman#1-4 (1986);Secret Origins#15; and covers fromDeadman#1-7 (1985) JLA by Grant Morrison Omnibus I can imagine some of the more hardcore DC fans might have a problem with how some characters are handled here, mostly regarding the deaths of certain characters during it. But I loved it. There was alot of depth to alot of these stories, and it really put the Trinity through the ringer, and made them have to come to terms with some of their darkest moments and decisions, and alot of previous stories and decisions are quite masterfully weaved into this crisis. Not only in the main event, mind, but during the stories that lead up to it. There has also been some decrying of how the Trinity is characterized during this period; that they are presented to the reader as having too many flaws, ad that that compromises their heroism and role as someone to aspire to. I disagree with that notion.

This JSA spinoff written by Geoff Johns is 90% wrangling Power Girl continuity, and 10% prelude to Infinite Crisis. It doesn’t feel relevant initially but becomes a clear tie-in as it progresses, and is likely the biggest oversight in the collected omnibus edition.

The OMAC Project. Of all the Infinite Crisis miniseries, The OMAC Project is the one that most obviously continues on from Countdown to Infinite Crisis. That means it's the continuing story of Max Lord, a regathered JLI, and the OMACs. These are all great elements, with the OMACs and Brother I (Eye) in particular being a strong addition to the modern-day DC universe. There's also some fun mystery and some good interactions between DC heroes.

Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 3collects stories fromAdventure Comics#361-380,Action Comics#378-392,Superboy#147, andSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen#106.It's the Legion of Super-Heroes like you've never seen them before, as the heroes of the 30th-century face one of their boldest and most controversial eras! Reading Identity Crisis before Infinite Crisis is a must. It would even deserve to be part of this Omnibus.