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The 52 Omnibus

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Dan ，

52 Omnibus collects all 52 issues of 52， a weekly miniseries DC did in 2006-2007。Event comics: you hate them， right？ 52 spun out of Infinite Crisis， where Superboy died and the multiverse was reborn。 The idea behind 52 was a year without Superman， Batman， and Wonder Woman， but not a year without heroes。Would DC really go a year without publishing 100 Batman comics？ Shit， no！ All the mainline books jumped a year so DC got to have its cake and eat it too。 Anyway， I was dating a girl who was into c 52 Omnibus collects all 52 issues of 52， a weekly miniseries DC did in 2006-2007。Event comics: you hate them， right？ 52 spun out of Infinite Crisis， where Superboy died and the multiverse was reborn。 The idea behind 52 was a year without Superman， Batman， and Wonder Woman， but not a year without heroes。Would DC really go a year without publishing 100 Batman comics？ Shit， no！ All the mainline books jumped a year so DC got to have its cake and eat it too。 Anyway， I was dating a girl who was into comics at the time and she got me to get back into reading them。 I sampled a few but 52 was the one I latched on to。DC picked an interesting cast to elevate into headliners。 Elongated Man is mourning his wife after the events of Identity Crisis。 Adam Strange， Starfire， and Animal Man are stranded in deep space。 The Question has recruited Renee Montoya for a quest unknown。 Black Adam finds love and a family。 Booster Gold struggles to fill Superman's shoes and still make a quick buck。 Someone is kidnapping mad scientists and Will Magnus wonders who it is。 Alan Scott has joined Checkmate。 Nightwing is protecting Gotham while Batman finds himself and meets the new Batwoman。 Lex Luthor is giving people super powers and John Henry Irons doesn't like it one bit。 I think that's everybody。While my enjoyment is slightly tainted on this reread since I know most of the main characters haven't done much since Flashpoint apart from Black Adam。 Still， 52 is a wild ride and it's crazy that it all came together like it did。 Geoff Johns， Grant Morrison， Greg Rucka， Mark Waid， and Keith Giffen crafted the stories and Giffen's layouts kept the ship running on time。 There were easily 40 artists working on this but Keith Giffen's layouts more or less gave the series a unified feel， as did J。G。 Jones' covers。The various plot threads intersect and entangle at various points， usually involving Intergang or Nanda Parbat， although the Adam Strange/Starfire/Animal Man plot doesn't hit any of the other threads unless I've already forgotten。 So much is packed into this book: Elongated Man having adventures with Dr。 Fate's helmet as a guide; Black Adam finding a family and losing it; Booster Gold finally making good but not being able to tell anyone; Renee Montoya finding a new life; Animal Man and company having cosmic adventures with Lobo; Will Magnus doing something interesting for a change。I don't remember which thread was my favorite last time I read this。 This time， it has to be The Question and Renee Montoya， although I love Will Magnus getting caught up in the doings on Oolong Island。 An island of mad scientists would make an awesome humor comic if comics were still allowed to be fun。 The Booster/Rip Hunter/Supernova storyline was also well done。 Thanks to the magic of aging， I forgot at least 75% of this so it was like reading it for the first time during great whacks of the book。52 stars。 Available with a substantial discount instocktrades。com 。。。more

OmniBen ，

（Zero spoiler review） 2。25/5Jesus tap dancing Christ， I'm pretty sure I'm done with DC event/ensemble books。 Or at least ones written this century anyway。 Having recently read （or suffered as much as I could handle） of Morrison's JLA， and the deacon of sexual deconstruction， Tom Taylor's Injustice omnibus， my faith in modern DC's event/ensemble books was seriously lacking。 But I had this book sitting on the shelf since paying a somewhat hefty price almost two years ago， long before the reprint w （Zero spoiler review） 2。25/5Jesus tap dancing Christ， I'm pretty sure I'm done with DC event/ensemble books。 Or at least ones written this century anyway。 Having recently read （or suffered as much as I could handle） of Morrison's JLA， and the deacon of sexual deconstruction， Tom Taylor's Injustice omnibus， my faith in modern DC's event/ensemble books was seriously lacking。 But I had this book sitting on the shelf since paying a somewhat hefty price almost two years ago， long before the reprint was announced （BTW， fuck DC for trying to start $175 omni's with this reprint）。 Just the named writing talent alone was enough to get me to shell out some serious cheddar， as well as inflate those failing hopes。 Well， as you can probably tell from the score above， this book didn't restore my faith in DC events， it obliterated whatever was left。 If Geoff Johns， Grant Morrison， Greg Rucka and Mark Waid （who is a scumbag） 's names weren't on this book。。。 it would still be shit， but my expectations would have been more in line with New52 era writing talent levels， and I'd have known not to buy it。 But you've got some of the best， more recent writers DC have been able to cobble together， and what did they come up with？ A flat， horrid mess of a story， that drew me in about as much as a stranger in a dark van offering asparagus to passing children instead of chocolate。 This book was chock full of characters I didn't give a toss about， stories I couldn't have invested myself in if I tried， and written with about as much passion and panache as Amber Heard has for truth， and honouring donations to charities。 In short， SFA。 What you get here is 52 issues， released weekly， chronicling the （mis） adventures of a string of B，C and D list characters， written by supposedly Supposedly A list writers， putting in an E grade effort。 The art was almost always really good to great， although god help the person who has to count the artists that got a credit on this book。 pencillers alone might be close to 20 in 52 issues。 Again， the art was almost always really good， and the styles were 'fairly' similar， but。。。 I probably shouldn't complain about this， the art was by far and away the least of this books crimes。 This makes me never want to read the aforementioned writers again， and I've loved all of these writers at some point， except for Mark Waid， who I haven't read anything of before， re: scumbag。 Johns' best work I own and am yet to read， but Rucka and Morrison have been outstanding elsewhere。 None of the writers should look back on this with anything other than shame and regret。 I got over 3/4 of the way through and jacked it in。 I just couldn't do it anymore。 I flicked through the remaining pages and felt nothing。 Nothing！ Apart from being glad it was over that is。 This was a sloppily cobbled together， uninteresting waste of wonderful tree's， and I never want to think about it again。 If you're someone who just likes page after page of poorly established action， weak or non existent characterisation and utterly stupid comic book tropes， then you might just have a good time here。 For all those who actually value the craft of writing， clever plotting， meaningful dialogue and interesting and engaging characters， turn and walk in the opposite direction， cause there's nothing to see here。 2。25/5 （mostly for the art）OmniBen。 。。。more

Eloi Batalla ，

La meitat de les 52 entregues han estat llegides durant les classes 👌

Joakim Ax ，

A Great Follow up to the events of Infinite Crisis。 With The Trinity taking their time to reinvent themselfs。 Giving space for old， new and familiar faces to step forward and reach for a higher destiny。 Booster Gold， Renee Montoya and Black Adam and so many more taking the stage and trying to make the leap to the next year a year that managed wiithout batman， Superman and Wonder-woman！

Devero ，

Un'opera decisamente ambiziosa e nel complesso， riuscita。Per 52 settimane la DC ha pubblicato questo settimanale in cui descrive la storia del suo universo dopo Crisi Infinita， un anno senza Superman， Wonder Woman， Batman。 Questa è una storia corale， e già questo per me è molto positivo。 Segue le vicende di diversi personaggi minori， tra cui Elongated， Steel， Animal man， Adam Strange， Question， Black Adam， Booster Gold e Rip Hunter。 Assistiamo alla sconfitta di nemici come l'Intergang， Lex Lutho Un'opera decisamente ambiziosa e nel complesso， riuscita。Per 52 settimane la DC ha pubblicato questo settimanale in cui descrive la storia del suo universo dopo Crisi Infinita， un anno senza Superman， Wonder Woman， Batman。 Questa è una storia corale， e già questo per me è molto positivo。 Segue le vicende di diversi personaggi minori， tra cui Elongated， Steel， Animal man， Adam Strange， Question， Black Adam， Booster Gold e Rip Hunter。 Assistiamo alla sconfitta di nemici come l'Intergang， Lex Luthor， Sivana， Mister Mind， Necron。 Assistiamo alla follia omicida di Black Adam e agli sforzi， inutili fino a un certo punto， per fermarlo。Le storie sono portate avanti in parallelo， si intersecano， sono in continuity nel miglior modo Marvel （anche se è un'opra DC） e le uniche pecche， per me， sono due。 Una è oggettiva e riguarda i disegni， e non poteva essere diversamente。 Nonostante i layouts di Keith Giffen， disegnatori e inchiostratori diversi si alternano di continuo， dando una disomogeneità dal punto di vista grafico。 Non si poteva fare altrimenti， il risultato però non è ottimale， ma poco più che sufficiente。La seconda è puramente soggettiva: tra i personaggi di questa storia corale io avrei inserito anche altri che da sempre mi piacciono maggiormente， in primis Martian Manhunter， ma anche i Sea Devils。 Comunque ci sono Rip Hunter e Adam Strange， e questo è positivo。Sarebbero più tre stelle e mezza che 4， ma tant'è。 。。。more

Larry Phoenix ，

If you like fast-paced comic storylines， that constantly switch narratives （e。g。 Injustice） then your bound to love this！ What a phenomenal story！

Michael ，

Basically the Hateful Eight for comic books。 Good creators behind it， but a painfully long， uninteresting meandering mess that I hope to forget。 It’s admirable what DC is trying to do with this book。 Get some of the greatest DC writers together and write stories that are starring some of the less popular characters to give them their time in the spotlight。 Which as said before， is admirable。 I feel like every time I look at a DC book， either Batman， or Superman is on the cover。 Unfortunately the Basically the Hateful Eight for comic books。 Good creators behind it， but a painfully long， uninteresting meandering mess that I hope to forget。 It’s admirable what DC is trying to do with this book。 Get some of the greatest DC writers together and write stories that are starring some of the less popular characters to give them their time in the spotlight。 Which as said before， is admirable。 I feel like every time I look at a DC book， either Batman， or Superman is on the cover。 Unfortunately these creators don’t do anything interesting with them for an excruciatingly long book。 The only somewhat interesting part was Black Adam。 And this book will go five issues without showing him。 Just more of The Question and Renee Montoya dicking around in a boring uninteresting mystery。 Animal Man， Starfire and Adam Strange dicking around while stranded on an alien planet。 And the most unlikable superhero， Booster Gold， dicking around and being the worst。 I said dicking around a lot because that’s all they do。 The reason this book is so long is because all of these stories move so slow and don’t do anything to keep you invested。 Unless you love these characters and just want to read absolutely ANYTHING in which they feature， I mean this 100%， don’t read this。 It’s boring， too long and will be a waste of your money。 Don’t spend $50 on 52。 Go rent John Wick 10 times on Apple TV instead 。。。more

Xavier Hugonet ，

Seventh part of my re-reading of the DC crisis events in order : 52 （2006-2007）。 After the events of Infinite Crisis， Batman， Superman and Wonder Woman took a year long leave of absence。 The Flashes were nowhere to be seen。 This year has been chronicled in real time in the weekly series 52 and， this was way more interesting than the « One Year Later » titles coming out at the same time。 Without the heavy hitters， secondary characters get a chance to shine。 Most memorable are The Question， Renee Seventh part of my re-reading of the DC crisis events in order : 52 （2006-2007）。 After the events of Infinite Crisis， Batman， Superman and Wonder Woman took a year long leave of absence。 The Flashes were nowhere to be seen。 This year has been chronicled in real time in the weekly series 52 and， this was way more interesting than the « One Year Later » titles coming out at the same time。 Without the heavy hitters， secondary characters get a chance to shine。 Most memorable are The Question， Renee Montoya， Booster Gold， Steel， the Black Adam family， Adam Strange， Starfire and Animal Man （stranded in space）， Will Magnus。。。 The latest incarnation of Batwoman makes her debut here。 The Infinite Crisis has solved nothing。 A vanished Rip Hunter has noticed that time is broken。 So does Booster Gold。 And， for once， a lot of « new Earth »’s denizen are aware that， if Armageddon has been averted， their world isn’t exactly what it used to be。 This format experiment will be repeated immediately later， and later on， in spite of the load on creatives and editors， for the critically acclaimed Batman Eternal。 However， 52 remains， in my opinion， the best weekly series released by DC to date。 Encompassing the whole universe， it weaves a complex tapestry of plots and characters， humor， drama， psychology， in a whole serving a greater purpose， with meaningful changes。 As with the Death of Superman and Knightfall earlier， it elevated Infinite Crisis （and， later， Final Crisis） into an event that really mattered， and not just gimmicky crossovers。 This leads directly into another weekly series， Countdown to Final Crisis （2007-2008）。 。。。more

David ，

Wish I had read this ages ago。 Loved it。 Reading Countdown and Final Crisis next。

B ，

This was a really impressive accomplishment， but -- even though the stories intertwined， it still largely felt like a couple of separate stories: that is， there was an Elongated Man story， a Question story ， and a Black Adam story。 It was all good， but I never felt like the story was amazing。（view spoiler）[ That said， the twist with teh crocodile surprised me even though they made it clear that the crocodile was evil。 （hide spoiler）] This was a really impressive accomplishment， but -- even though the stories intertwined， it still largely felt like a couple of separate stories: that is， there was an Elongated Man story， a Question story ， and a Black Adam story。 It was all good， but I never felt like the story was amazing。（view spoiler）[ That said， the twist with teh crocodile surprised me even though they made it clear that the crocodile was evil。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

JT ，

Entertainment Weekly said it best "As addictive as any good TV series。" Entertainment Weekly said it best "As addictive as any good TV series。" 。。。more

Clay Bartel ，

I picked up the Volume 1 and 2 edition of this full series。I had heard a lot about it。。。 lots of hype， and mostly this series was a blast， especially the first 26 issues （vol 1） as I loved everything getting setup。Over all if you wanna take a break from the usual Superman， Batman and Wonder Woman then maybe Booster Gold and company here will entertain you as much as I was。 I Will definitely reread the series in a year or two。

Siona St Mark ，

This was a really interesting look at DC's B， C， and even D list heroes （I'd never heard of Offspring before outside of Multiversity， and I didn't know he was a pre-existing character outside of that。 You could probably even call him a K list hero lol）， and how they pick up the slack when Wonder Woman， Superman， and Batman are no longer around。There were many different plotlines in this omnibus， my favorite of which was （predictably） the Renee Montoya/The Question one。 I really just love the Que This was a really interesting look at DC's B， C， and even D list heroes （I'd never heard of Offspring before outside of Multiversity， and I didn't know he was a pre-existing character outside of that。 You could probably even call him a K list hero lol）， and how they pick up the slack when Wonder Woman， Superman， and Batman are no longer around。There were many different plotlines in this omnibus， my favorite of which was （predictably） the Renee Montoya/The Question one。 I really just love the Question and what the mantle represents （I don't have a particular favorite between Renee or Vic， they're both cool to me）。 I liked how Batwoman and the Religion of Crime （which is such a cool idea to me， I wish I could real O'Neils and the early 2000s runs of the Question） were intermixed with the plot。The Black Adam plot line fluctuated for me。 The introduction of Isis and Osiris were cool， and Sobek the talking crocodile too。 But the conclusion wasn't really for me。 There was never any redemption for Black Adam， which wasn't very satisfying。The Booster Gold plot was。。。。 something。 The ending was not anything like I thought it would be， and definitely can only be something from the mind of Grant Morrison。 I wrote in one of my first updates that I could see how Morrison could lose me quickly with this omni， but it wasn't until the end that he really did。 I just don't get the point， I guess？ I was not necessary to me。The only other plot line that I found really interesting was the Ralph Dibney/Dr Fate plot line until the fake out ending。 It was really just。。。 not what I wanted， but it made sense in terms of the story I suppose。 The other plot lines were okay， particularly the Steel one， the rest where just a little boring for me。So， if I'm being honest， I'll probably always think of this as The Question and Friends omnibus， because that was the main reason I picked this up （to read a book prominently featuring the Question）。 But there are so many different things going on in this book， I think there is something for everyone here。 。。。more

Donovan ，

An epic tale woven of wondrous threads spanning the multiverse， its ultimately about mystery and truth， identity， morality， and fighting evil at any cost。 A must-read for DC continuity。 What’s it about？ The void left by the absence of Batman， Superman， and Wonder Woman。 Ralph Dibny’s quest to resurrect his wife Sue。 Renee Montoya’s self-realization and healing through friendship with The Question。 The rise and fall of the Black Marvel Family in Kahndaq。 Lex Luthor’s creation of Infinity， Inc。 to An epic tale woven of wondrous threads spanning the multiverse， its ultimately about mystery and truth， identity， morality， and fighting evil at any cost。 A must-read for DC continuity。 What’s it about？ The void left by the absence of Batman， Superman， and Wonder Woman。 Ralph Dibny’s quest to resurrect his wife Sue。 Renee Montoya’s self-realization and healing through friendship with The Question。 The rise and fall of the Black Marvel Family in Kahndaq。 Lex Luthor’s creation of Infinity， Inc。 to replace the Justice League。 Booster Gold’s time travel mystery。 Starfire， Adam Strange， and Animal Man stranded on the edge of the galaxy。 Plus more！ 。。。more

Richard ，

The Infinite Crisis changed everything。 In the wake of that universe-altering event， Batman， Superman， and Wonder Woman take a year off to re-assess their roles as heroes。 This weekly series looks at the year in the DC universe without this Trinity， and focuses on the B and C-level heroes that step-up to the plate。 I thought this was a great idea， and shows that you don't always have to feature the big famous heroes to tell solid stories。 Here the stars of the show are: *John Henry Irons aka Ste The Infinite Crisis changed everything。 In the wake of that universe-altering event， Batman， Superman， and Wonder Woman take a year off to re-assess their roles as heroes。 This weekly series looks at the year in the DC universe without this Trinity， and focuses on the B and C-level heroes that step-up to the plate。 I thought this was a great idea， and shows that you don't always have to feature the big famous heroes to tell solid stories。 Here the stars of the show are: *John Henry Irons aka Steel， and his a growing feud with Lex Luthor， who is becoming a dangerous influence on his niece Natasha*The always awesome Renee Montoya， who is struggling to cope with her losses since the events of Gotham Central Omnibus， and finds a friend in the detective， The Question*Booster Gold （one of the best characters） who must find a way to move beyond his showboating ways and become a true hero*Adam Strange， Starfire， and Animal Man， who are lost in deep space since Infinite Crisis， and find themselves in an epic galactic adventure to find their way back to EarthAll of these stories begin to converge in unexpected ways， until climactic events further change the DC Universe。Written as a collaboration between four superstar comics writers and with its weekly release， I'm extremely surprised this worked as well as it did。 The first half was absorbing and entertaining and the writing is pretty consistent given the varying styles。 But it doesn't last all the way through as the stories start to fly off the rails a bit and it gets pretty messy and a little boring。 But I'm a fan of Renee Montoya and I loved the characters of Booster Gold and Animal Man and I would love to read more books continuing their stories。 This is definitely worth a read if you're a DC Comics fan but as usual with events like this， prior knowledge of many other stories is important。 For this， it would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with Identity Crisis， The Omac Project， Geoff Johns's JSA series （JSA: Omnibus， Vol 1）， and of course Absolute Infinite Crisis。 。。。more

Justin Munday ，

As what has to be one of the most ambitious undertakings in the history of the medium， 52 succeeds on nearly every front。 Four of DC's best writers alongside some of the industry's best veteran artists， colorists and editorial staff to deliver an engaging and multifaceted long-form story that is an absolute blast to behold。Taking place immediately after his decade-defining event， Geoff Johns （Infinite Crisis， Green Lantern， JSA， etc。） teamed up with the infamous Grant Morrison （Seven Soldiers， A As what has to be one of the most ambitious undertakings in the history of the medium， 52 succeeds on nearly every front。 Four of DC's best writers alongside some of the industry's best veteran artists， colorists and editorial staff to deliver an engaging and multifaceted long-form story that is an absolute blast to behold。Taking place immediately after his decade-defining event， Geoff Johns （Infinite Crisis， Green Lantern， JSA， etc。） teamed up with the infamous Grant Morrison （Seven Soldiers， Animal Man， All-Star Superman， etc。）， as well as Greg Rucka （Gotham Central， Wonder Woman， The Question） and Mark Waid （Kingdom Come， Legion of Superheroes， JLA） created a 52 issue weekly series with a lineup focusing on what primarily comprises of B and C list DC heroes。 In the gap year between Infinite Crisis and One Year Later， the Trinity goes AWOL。 Superman has lost his powers after flying through a red sun to stop an unstoppable kryptonian foe; Bruce Wayne retraces the steps he took to become Batman in order to to rediscover what made him don the cowl all those years ago; and Wonder Woman travels to re-center herself after committing a murder that， while necessary， may have been avoidable。 This year without the word's finest after a devastating multiversal conflict has left some unlikely characters picking up the pieces; characters like Renee Montoya and the Question， Teth-Adam （aka Black Adam）， Steel， Ralph Dibny （aka Elongated Man）， Booster Gold， and the unlikely trio of Adam Strange， Animal Man and Starfire。 Even， apparently， the former President of the United States himself， Lex Luthor。Because of the roundtable， television series-style of writing this series， every one of the multiple storylines is compelling and enjoyable （albeit some more than others）。 The space-faring journey of Strange， Animal Man and Starfire is a true Morrison-styled treat， packed with influence from the silver age of comics。 The paranormal detective journey of Ralph Dibny， while admittedly a tad confusing at times， is full of twists and turns that only the best in comics can deliver。 Rucka's work on Montoya's character is a brilliant fusion of murky neo-noir and superhero spectacle。 Booster Gold is the Michael Scott of the comic book world， and it's hard not to love the train wreck that he is， and also to watch him redeem himself time and time again。 Black Adam's character development makes what was already a fan favorite even more of a joy to watch。 If there was a weakest story， it would likely be the Steel story set against Lex Luthor and his "Infinity Inc。，" and this is likely due to its relatively familiar type of superhero storytelling。 Even here however， the storytelling is top notch for the genre， and it stays entertaining enough to be satisfying。 Every one of the stories interweaves with one another by the end （save for one， but no spoilers）。 The art maintains the kind of style that could be readily expected by modern superhero comic fans， while still changing it up stylistically just enough to keep stories separate and be a fine showcase of DC talent。 Keith Giffen does layouts， while pencillers like Eddy Barrows， Joe Bennett， Phil Jimenez， Dan Jurgens， Joe Prado， Darick Robertson， and a slew of others give the stories form。 Each and every one of them is a treat to the stories they illustrate。52 is a top notch example of long-form event-type mainstream comic book storytelling。 It's never boring or overly-complex， and it's pacing and transitions from plot point to plot point are near immaculate。 Does it slow down a bit at points？ Sure。 Are some stories stronger than others？ Indeed。 These are minor nitpicks in what is otherwise a fantastic read。 。。。more

ArcherSceptile ，

This is by far one of the best uses of the expanded DC universe。 It reminds fans that Batman， Superman and Wonder Woman aren't the only characters in the world。 This story makes you care about a lot of these characters， some of which some people will not have had much exposure to previously。 Renee Montoya and Black Adam are 2 of my favorite characters period and this event shows them at their peak characterization。 This is by far one of the best uses of the expanded DC universe。 It reminds fans that Batman， Superman and Wonder Woman aren't the only characters in the world。 This story makes you care about a lot of these characters， some of which some people will not have had much exposure to previously。 Renee Montoya and Black Adam are 2 of my favorite characters period and this event shows them at their peak characterization。 。。。more

Alan ，

Wasn't sure I was going to like it， but it has a lot of my favourite characters as main players - The Question， Ambush Bug， Booster Gold and so many twists and turns。 I thought this was excellent。 It's massive， but I blasted through it。 Wasn't sure I was going to like it， but it has a lot of my favourite characters as main players - The Question， Ambush Bug， Booster Gold and so many twists and turns。 I thought this was excellent。 It's massive， but I blasted through it。 。。。more

Randy Lander ，

Post Identity Crisis I was pretty done with DC。 But as things move forward and their books become more and more dark and uninteresting to me， I revisit the older works and find the stuff I didn’t like more palatable by comparison。 Maybe in five years or so I’ll find the hidden gems of Rebirth and New 52。At the time I read this， I was annoyed at the casual killing off of perfectly good characters， but even at the time I loved some of the stories here。 The battle for Nat’s soul between Steel and L Post Identity Crisis I was pretty done with DC。 But as things move forward and their books become more and more dark and uninteresting to me， I revisit the older works and find the stuff I didn’t like more palatable by comparison。 Maybe in five years or so I’ll find the hidden gems of Rebirth and New 52。At the time I read this， I was annoyed at the casual killing off of perfectly good characters， but even at the time I loved some of the stories here。 The battle for Nat’s soul between Steel and Luthor， the friendship/mentor relationship between The Question and Montoya， the weirdness of Oolong Island and the space fellowship that included a blind Adam Strange and a pacifist Lobo， a focus on Booster Gold， some solid mysteries。。。 it’s a good read， even if some stories （the Lady Styx story， whatever the hell that Mr Mind thing was at the end） don’t quite satisfy。The art breakdowns are consistent thanks to Giffen but the guest finishers and obvious time pressures do mean that some art is stronger than others。 Still， kudos to everyone for actually managing an on-time weekly book that delivered weekly reasons to keep reading and a satisfying story when collected years later。On balance， I’d probably give this three and a half stars， but when considering whether to round up or down， there’s just enough that doesn’t work for me to call this good rather than great。 。。。more

Jim ，

A cut above many such 'event' comics， and some of the storylines are genuinely gripping。 But the need to adhere to the conventions of 'crossover' comic series mars what could otherwise have been a truly ambitious project。 A cut above many such 'event' comics， and some of the storylines are genuinely gripping。 But the need to adhere to the conventions of 'crossover' comic series mars what could otherwise have been a truly ambitious project。 。。。more

Jonathan Keung ，

I was looking for a long book to read while on a plane ride during spring break， I stumbled across this book while scanning for recommended books on my iPad。 This book， “52 Weeks”， happened to be part of a book series I had read， that I really enjoyed。“52 Weeks” is a fiction story about the world after a war that left billions dead and planets destroyed。 It takes after its predecessor， “∞ Crisis”， and tells the story of the year following the events of the war， and although it is written as mod I was looking for a long book to read while on a plane ride during spring break， I stumbled across this book while scanning for recommended books on my iPad。 This book， “52 Weeks”， happened to be part of a book series I had read， that I really enjoyed。“52 Weeks” is a fiction story about the world after a war that left billions dead and planets destroyed。 It takes after its predecessor， “∞ Crisis”， and tells the story of the year following the events of the war， and although it is written as modern day， it's far more technologically advance， including time travel， teleportation， and the ability to modify human genetics。 It begins with a boy named Michael， who traveled from the 25th century with his robot， Skeets， to visit a historic moment when one of the war heroes gives a speech that is still taught in history books of his time。 It marked the rebuilding of civilization， that kept the world going after the effects of the war。 However， the speech does not happen， and Michael is left to find out what happened to the timeline。 tWhile the book is extremely long， it's interesting every step of the way。 The chapters go by the weeks， which is what makes it quite long。 Alluring as it is， it does get quite confusing at some points。 It lacks introduction to characters and begins miniature storylines with new characters that dont always conclude。 I would say that many of the chapters aren’t necessary and that if it stood to the main storyline， it would cut out maybe over a hundred fifty pages。 However that doesn’t mean the miniature stories aren’t compelling too。 They always end up having some connection， whether major or minor， to the main storyline。 The greatest part of the story is that many great characters from “∞ Crisis” reappear in the other storylines to wrap up how they were able to return for the next book， “Final Crisis”， （Came out before 52 Weeks but takes place after） in which the characters mentioned how they came back， but now we were actually able to see it。 I recommend this book to anyone ready for a long adventurous story that is worth the read in the end。 You should not however read this book before reading “∞ Crisis”， as it will be too confusing for you to follow along。 If you enjoyed “∞ Crisis”， but were not interested in the side arcs（will understand if you read it）， skip this book and go straight to “Final Crisis”， however if every part of the adventure in “∞ Crisis” was luring and just an all around fun read， make sure you don’t skip “52 Weeks”。 。。。more

Adam ，

Okay， I didn't actually read this version。 The one I read was two parts， each containing 26 issues of the original run of "52"。For those that want an introduction to the DC universe， this is a great way to get it。 It pretty much touches on everything that is in that universe sans the big three of Batman， Superman and Wonder Woman。Art is great。 Each story is engaging and interweaves pleasantly with its neighbors。 If you like superhero comic books， you can't to much better than this。 Okay， I didn't actually read this version。 The one I read was two parts， each containing 26 issues of the original run of "52"。For those that want an introduction to the DC universe， this is a great way to get it。 It pretty much touches on everything that is in that universe sans the big three of Batman， Superman and Wonder Woman。Art is great。 Each story is engaging and interweaves pleasantly with its neighbors。 If you like superhero comic books， you can't to much better than this。 。。。more

Adeel ，

Goddamn masterpiece。 The perfect follow-up to a cataclysmic event， with many intriguing twists and turns along the way， these roughly 1000 pages tell an absolutely marvelous tale of the dc universe in the absence of the big three， with stories centered on Renee Montoya， The Elongated Man， Lex Luthor， and lastly but not least， Black Adam。

Wing Kee ，

One of the best weekly series from DC of all time。World: The art is generally consistent and good， there are issues now and then that look out of place but overall it's solid。 The world building is absolutely fantastic and meticulous。 Following the events of Infinite Crisis we find the DC universe changed and this story is about that change， and not only that it's about the DC universe without the Trinity for a year and how it plays out。 The world is interesting， the scope is huge， the charact One of the best weekly series from DC of all time。World: The art is generally consistent and good， there are issues now and then that look out of place but overall it's solid。 The world building is absolutely fantastic and meticulous。 Following the events of Infinite Crisis we find the DC universe changed and this story is about that change， and not only that it's about the DC universe without the Trinity for a year and how it plays out。 The world is interesting， the scope is huge， the characters from all across the DC universe， it's amazing。Story: Wow， okay how do I start without spoiling anything。 First the writers for this series， all amazing all in the A game and all taking a piece of the DC universe to play with and then thrown together。 52 is like Jazz， you have no idea what's happening and you don't know how it works together until you do and you appreciate the beautiful chaos that is happening and with this group of writers you get that。 The idea of a weekly series without the Trinity is insane and ballsy and this is exactly what we get here， it's executed well with each issue making you want to read the next， the mulitple storylines intertwine and you as a reader don't know where it's all going until the end。 It's great。 The long length of the series also lends itself for so much character development which amazes。 I'm running out of adjectives。 I'll stop with the spoilers and I honestly don't think I can express this series unless we sit down and have a pint， but the best things to come out of this series are 1） The Question Rene Montoya 2） Booster Gold / Rip Hunter 3） Batwoman and 4） Black Adam these four pieces really make this series so amazing and worthwhile and their journey is insane。 That last 7 issues！ Holy wow！Characters: So many characters where do I start without spoiling anything。 This is a slow boil and it's great cause they have 52 issues to develop characters and stories giving so much breathing room for normallly quick action books。 Booster is given so much more depth， and oh my God with Rene。 Then there's Will Magnus， Black Adam。。。and the list goes on but I don't want to talk about it。 The idea with no Trinity in the title really was great cause it allows the rest of the DC universe to shine and strut it's stuff and with the characters that are on display here the DC universe is pretty fucking fantastic。I would not have expected a series like this to be so amazing。 How can a series without the Trinity be something of substance， how can we care about these characters that normally are just meh。 Yes it's not perfect， there are some pacing issues and knowledge of the DC universe does help a lot and there are some ridiculous plot lines （Space stuff） that just does'nt quite work but wow the stuff that hits is amazing。Onward to the next book！ 。。。more

Arthur ，

Unless you're a diehard fan it's totally not worth the read Unless you're a diehard fan it's totally not worth the read 。。。more

The Sapphic Nerd ，

To be perfectly honest， I bought and read this omnibus to find out more about Kate Kane and Renee Montoya's relationship pre-New 52， and I wasn't disappointed。 Though there are plenty of other characters who share the pages alongside them， Kate and Renee's stories are still the most interesting to me。 The others are fine， and overall their stories are good enough to keep reading to the end， but I didn't fall in love with anyone I didn't already have eyes for。 To be perfectly honest， I bought and read this omnibus to find out more about Kate Kane and Renee Montoya's relationship pre-New 52， and I wasn't disappointed。 Though there are plenty of other characters who share the pages alongside them， Kate and Renee's stories are still the most interesting to me。 The others are fine， and overall their stories are good enough to keep reading to the end， but I didn't fall in love with anyone I didn't already have eyes for。 。。。more

Kathleen ，

One of the most thematic， well written superhero comics of all time collected in a single book？ Sign me up。 This is the recovery of the DC universe told slowly by heroes that usually stay in the background as they deal with a year in a world without Superman， Batman， or Wonder Woman。 A world where the big guns have gone away and it is up to Booster Gold， The Question， Animal Man， Starfire， Adam Strange， The Elongated Man Steel， The Metal Men， Batwoman， and Black Adam to face Mister Mind， Interga One of the most thematic， well written superhero comics of all time collected in a single book？ Sign me up。 This is the recovery of the DC universe told slowly by heroes that usually stay in the background as they deal with a year in a world without Superman， Batman， or Wonder Woman。 A world where the big guns have gone away and it is up to Booster Gold， The Question， Animal Man， Starfire， Adam Strange， The Elongated Man Steel， The Metal Men， Batwoman， and Black Adam to face Mister Mind， Intergang， Checkmate， the Suicide Squad， an island full of evil geniuses， the Four Horsemen， Felix Faust， Neron， Lex Luthor， international politics， and a host of other ills。 Lobo is around， though which side of that equation he falls to could be debated。 The point is that this is one of the most ambitious books ever created and it manages to bring less developed characters to life。 The thesis of this story， that redemption and the path to doing the right thing takes hard work， that there are no short cuts， is beautifully made。 Black Adam is redeemed by love， turning to the side of good for his wife Isis and her brother Osiris， and the story shows a possible consequence for putting dependence on another for your own moral center。 Booster Gold tries to redeem his public image with a heroic sacrifice， after a fashion， and no one shows up to his funeral。 Wonder Girl tries to resurrect Superboy by joining a cult， and does only harm。 And of course the young people of Infinity Inc turn to Lex Luthor for instant super powers。 That's as good of an idea as you think it is。 Only the long paths trod by those willing to put in the work are shown as heroic。 The odyssey of the three characters marooned in space leads them home， but only after many trials。 Ralph Dinby's quest takes him through hell， literally， as he seeks the ghost of his wife。 With help from the Question and Batwoman， Renee Montoya faces her own demons， goes back to detective work， fights the good fight， and learns to stop giving up。 This story is very clear about what makes a hero， though the materials that go into crafting villainy are more ambiguous。 It is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it for comic book fans， particularly those interested in superheroes。 。。。more

Christopher ，

What an incredible achievement from DC， it took brass balls （and confidence in the great creative team assembled） to make this brilliant year long story without the big three。 It spans all types of comic book storylines， going far into the multiverse and deep into the characters。 This is an all time classic as far as I'm concerned。 Just loved it。 What an incredible achievement from DC， it took brass balls （and confidence in the great creative team assembled） to make this brilliant year long story without the big three。 It spans all types of comic book storylines， going far into the multiverse and deep into the characters。 This is an all time classic as far as I'm concerned。 Just loved it。 。。。more

Koen ，

The story after the big finale of Infinite Crisis。。 52 weeks without Supes， the Bat and Wonder Woman。。 And what a ride it was！A full year with some major events concerning a lot of the other superheroes out there。。 Animal man， Kory and Adam Strange looking for their way home and Elongated Man， Ralph， looking for his wife Sue。。。 Also Booster and Skeets looking for what is happening to time itself。。Next you had Lex with his Everyman project and also the events concerning the Black Marvel Family。。 The story after the big finale of Infinite Crisis。。 52 weeks without Supes， the Bat and Wonder Woman。。 And what a ride it was！A full year with some major events concerning a lot of the other superheroes out there。。 Animal man， Kory and Adam Strange looking for their way home and Elongated Man， Ralph， looking for his wife Sue。。。 Also Booster and Skeets looking for what is happening to time itself。。Next you had Lex with his Everyman project and also the events concerning the Black Marvel Family。。 Oeh， I almost forgot about Montoya and Question man！ As you can see: many， many things happening througout the world （universe） in these 52 weeks， and it's action packed， fun， there's drama， there's tragedy， comedy， love，。。。 everything you could expect！ And all the stories perfectly woven together。I've ravished through this tome like a madmen， to get to those final pages and find out how everything develops。。。 And what a turn of events it was！ But no worries， no spoilers from me :）I'm now looking for anything that was missing/wrong/felt awry。。 But I can't compel myself to write any bad words on this。。 Nothing was amiss - this was one of the most entertaining and compelling comic book stories of the past decade and it's a must read for all DC/comic fans。。 （Preferably if you've just read Infinite Crisis of course ;）） 。。。more

Martin ，

First read in omnibus format 26-Feb to 04-Mar 2016。

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