Storyline: Final Crisis part 1 (of 7)
Date: May 28, 2008
Price: $3.99 US
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: J.G. Jones

Synopsis: Witness the historic start of the final chapter in the Crisis trilogy that could only spring from the mind of Grant Morrison — Final Crisis, featuring stunning art by J.G. Jones (52 Covers)! Worlds will live and heroes will die in this epic tale spanning the beginning and end of the DC Universe!

The entire Multiverse is threatened as the mysterious Libra assembles an army of the DCU’s most terrifying super villains. But what is the ultimate plan, and who will live to find out?

Opinion: A lot people have been looking forward to DC’s summer event, Final Crisis, and what it entails.  Broad changes are set to sweep across the entire DC universe after Grant Morrison’s run, and the best I can personally hope for as an estranged DC reader is to be able to keep up.

You may have remembered I was furious with Batman #676 from Morrison last month, I felt the setup was clumsy and incomprehensible.  I was very worried this summer’s event would start off the same way, discouraging me from coming along with the ride.  I’m happy to report this isn’t quite the case.

Read my full review after the jump.

The opening sequence is pretty awesome, showing man’s nature come alive in Anthro the First Boy enabled by Metron, who after a brief lookup at Wikipedia, appears to be engineering something on earth.  We then are introduced to Dan Turpin’s situation as he investigates the disappearance of six metahuman children and finds the god Orion dying, who gives Turpin an ominous warning.  Turpin is eventually confronted by Dark Side, or Darkseid I assume, and learns the horrible truth about the missing children.

Meanwhile, the story progresses to show Libra amassing support from villains, and some double crossing amongst the Monitors.

I do feel a bit lost, but not to the point where I am angry.  I feel the plotting and pacing is good, and all that is missing is my own personal knowledge.  Nothing a little wikipedia can’t cure!

Overall an interesting read, I am curious to see where this is going.

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