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DC Universe: Legacies #1-2
Legacies
This sensational history of the DC Universe is told from the dawn of superheroes during World War II through to the present day starring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League of America, the Teen Titans and many, many more.
Acclaimed writer Len Wein tells the DC Universe’s epic history in this graphic novel spanning five generations of heroes, from the dawn of the Mystery Men before World War II through the present day, starring heroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League of America, the Teen Titans and more.
This sensational volume features spectacular art by Scott Kolins, Brian Bolland, George Pérez, Joe Kubert, Andy Kubert, J.G. Jones and J.H. Williams III.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published May 19, 2010
About the author
Len Wein
1,093 books147 followersLen Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.
Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.
Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.
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September 17, 2017
Absolutely not as good as Marvel's "Marvels", but this "guided tour" of DC Universe main events seen with the eyes of everyday "average joe"
And the artists involved are just an army of really good ones.
Not bad.
September 11, 2011
Basically, it's a recap of the continuity world of DC Comics as told by one guy, whom you've never seen before, but was apparently at every big thing that went down for the last eighty years. I would only recommend this book for someone who has just gotten into comics and has no idea what events are being referred to in the books they're reading.
July 23, 2012
2.5 stars
Legacies is DC's answer to Marvels...only not as good.
Like Marvels, DC's history is told through the eyes of an everyman. Instead of a photographer, though, he's a cop.
In a way it's sort of interesting, because it hits all of the major events in the DC universe from beginning to...well, not end, but to The OMAC Project.
Unfortunately, it's also a clunky read. Instead of reading a flowing narrative about how the superhuman events were interwoven into this guy's life, you get jerky starts and stops. Think: Student Driver meets Stick Shift.
At the end of the book there are a whole handful of short stories called Snapshots. Basically, they pay tribute to a bunch of comic book heroes that nobody cares about. Ok, that's not totally true. Superman was the only A-lister in the bunch, but his story with the Legion of Superheros was just downright lame. Spectre's was okish, but most of the stories really sucked. Let's pretend for a minute that I wanted to read a story about the Challengers of the Unknown, I'd also want to read an updated version of them. You know, at least try to make them look cool. If I wanted the clunky dialogue and ridiculous plot, I'd just go back and read the original. Blue Beetle was the last story, and the only one that was even a tiny bit good. And that was only because in the last scene you see Ted Kord planning to redeem himself as a superhero by entering S.T.A.R. Labs in search of Something Big.
Tonight, I finally get to show everyone exactly what I'm CAPABLE of...
exactly the kind of HERO I can be...
Maybe TONIGHT, finally, after all this time, there gets to be a happy ending.
FADE TO BLACK
Oopsie. Poor Ted.
That was good. The rest of this behemoth book? Not so much.
Don't waste your time.
Legacies is DC's answer to Marvels...only not as good.
Like Marvels, DC's history is told through the eyes of an everyman. Instead of a photographer, though, he's a cop.
In a way it's sort of interesting, because it hits all of the major events in the DC universe from beginning to...well, not end, but to The OMAC Project.
Unfortunately, it's also a clunky read. Instead of reading a flowing narrative about how the superhuman events were interwoven into this guy's life, you get jerky starts and stops. Think: Student Driver meets Stick Shift.
At the end of the book there are a whole handful of short stories called Snapshots. Basically, they pay tribute to a bunch of comic book heroes that nobody cares about. Ok, that's not totally true. Superman was the only A-lister in the bunch, but his story with the Legion of Superheros was just downright lame. Spectre's was okish, but most of the stories really sucked. Let's pretend for a minute that I wanted to read a story about the Challengers of the Unknown, I'd also want to read an updated version of them. You know, at least try to make them look cool. If I wanted the clunky dialogue and ridiculous plot, I'd just go back and read the original. Blue Beetle was the last story, and the only one that was even a tiny bit good. And that was only because in the last scene you see Ted Kord planning to redeem himself as a superhero by entering S.T.A.R. Labs in search of Something Big.
Tonight, I finally get to show everyone exactly what I'm CAPABLE of...
exactly the kind of HERO I can be...
Maybe TONIGHT, finally, after all this time, there gets to be a happy ending.
FADE TO BLACK
Oopsie. Poor Ted.
That was good. The rest of this behemoth book? Not so much.
Don't waste your time.
July 26, 2020
Marvel had a lot of success with the Busiek/Ross series Marvels, so DC answered with their own retrospective look at their comics universe with this book, Legacies. (There's an unwritten rule that says that whatever one of the companies does that's successful has to be copied by the other soon thereafter.) Legacies is well scripted by Wein, and I don't doubt that he did just what they told him to do, but I didn't like it nearly as well as Marvels. It's told from the perspective of a young boy who becomes a detective over the years, but continues his obsession with the superheroes that share his world. It's obvious that vast pieces of the history had to be left out, but I didn't always go along with the choice of what they chose to include. It seemed that some of the tragedies were emphasized and some of the triumphs ignored. We see Sue Digby die, and Superman, and Doom Patrol, and the narrator suffers terrible losses in his own life. I never cared much for Booster Gold or Blue Beetle or The New Gods, and there was no Swamp Thing (for example) at all, and many of the iconic characters are only seen in brief flashes while unfortunate Bat and Green Lantern versions have featured sections. I liked seeing Doc Magnus and The Metal Men, and some of the Justice teams were fun. Each of the ten sections (and ten "snapshot" subsidiary short pieces) has different artists, most of which are also quite good and at least representative of the provenance. My favorite was the Kubert & Kubert sections. I kept hanging in and found several bits that I really liked but it never turned into a feel-good book. It was dark and left me feeling a little depressed.
November 30, 2011
I finally got around to reading something really cool.
DCU Legacies is a 10 issue series retelling the modern history of the DC Universe through the eyes of one man. But it's really a hallmark card to the various and diverse characters, themes and genres that DC has dabbled in over the last 70 years or so.
The story begins in the dirty thirties with one little kid meeting his first "mystery man" and how shortly thereafter he decides to walk the straight and narrow in life. He also begins a life-long fascination with superheroes. As he grows older, he marries, has a child, becomes a cop, and so on. He observes what becomes of the heroes along the way, offering his own commentary, much like a fanboy would.
The history offered up here does not quite match up with the publishing history (John Stewart became Green Lantern before the Crisis) but I can let all that pass (see? I'm not a too crazy of a fanboy). But the last issue gives the story an out, just for protection. Each issue also has a backup story dealing with a different genre in DC history. My favourites were the ones with a reporter ("Scoop" Scanlon, hehe) in the 1930's trying to explain Dr. Fate away as a "mass hysteria" and the one with the WWII war heroes having a reunion in 1976.
The writer Len Wein does an incredible job weaving the tapestry of the history together. While the artists continue to change based on the time period involved, often with very mixed results, the story holds together. The point here is to get the reader excited for all the characters and concepts DC has in its vault, and for me, it worked. The Haunted Tank finally sounds interesting and Cryll not so useless. I actually feel like picking up an old Our Army At War or Strange Adventures title. I haven't felt this jazzed about the DCU in years. And if you like Easter Eggs, they you will love scanning each page for a nugget of knowledge. Looks like those countless hours reading and re-reading my original Who's Who finally paid off.
With the DC Relaunch coming up in September, I'm hoping the childlike excitement this series evokes translates to these new titles. I'm still undecided as to what I will get, but this series make me want to expand my pull list.
And that's a good thing. Getting excited like a kid again for my comics.
Scoopriches
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DCU Legacies is a 10 issue series retelling the modern history of the DC Universe through the eyes of one man. But it's really a hallmark card to the various and diverse characters, themes and genres that DC has dabbled in over the last 70 years or so.
The story begins in the dirty thirties with one little kid meeting his first "mystery man" and how shortly thereafter he decides to walk the straight and narrow in life. He also begins a life-long fascination with superheroes. As he grows older, he marries, has a child, becomes a cop, and so on. He observes what becomes of the heroes along the way, offering his own commentary, much like a fanboy would.
The history offered up here does not quite match up with the publishing history (John Stewart became Green Lantern before the Crisis) but I can let all that pass (see? I'm not a too crazy of a fanboy). But the last issue gives the story an out, just for protection. Each issue also has a backup story dealing with a different genre in DC history. My favourites were the ones with a reporter ("Scoop" Scanlon, hehe) in the 1930's trying to explain Dr. Fate away as a "mass hysteria" and the one with the WWII war heroes having a reunion in 1976.
The writer Len Wein does an incredible job weaving the tapestry of the history together. While the artists continue to change based on the time period involved, often with very mixed results, the story holds together. The point here is to get the reader excited for all the characters and concepts DC has in its vault, and for me, it worked. The Haunted Tank finally sounds interesting and Cryll not so useless. I actually feel like picking up an old Our Army At War or Strange Adventures title. I haven't felt this jazzed about the DCU in years. And if you like Easter Eggs, they you will love scanning each page for a nugget of knowledge. Looks like those countless hours reading and re-reading my original Who's Who finally paid off.
With the DC Relaunch coming up in September, I'm hoping the childlike excitement this series evokes translates to these new titles. I'm still undecided as to what I will get, but this series make me want to expand my pull list.
And that's a good thing. Getting excited like a kid again for my comics.
Scoopriches
To Read More Reviews, Check out my blog:
https://scoopsmentalpropaganda.wordpress...
Thank You.
August 6, 2012
Even though DC recently rebooted their entire super hero line this compilation of the 10 issue series (including the backup stories from each issue) is in many ways a loving history of their line. Beginning in the depression laden late 1930s up to the early 21st Century narrator Paul Lincoln talks about the history of those who were first called mystery men and the effect it had on his life.
Writer Len Wein is an old DC Comics hand, and I think it was an editorial decision by Mike Carlin and Joey Cavalieri to use a different artist for each chapter and the short stories. I think this was done to emphasize the passage of history and not just to make sure deadlines were met. Under the late Dick Giordano (former creative editor at the company) Carlin and Cavalieri were editors with a higher profile and known for working well with creative talent and I think that shows here.
While using a narrative style much like Marvels from Marvels Comics the tone is lighter and arguably a little more optimistic. You really don't go wrong by reading both.
Writer Len Wein is an old DC Comics hand, and I think it was an editorial decision by Mike Carlin and Joey Cavalieri to use a different artist for each chapter and the short stories. I think this was done to emphasize the passage of history and not just to make sure deadlines were met. Under the late Dick Giordano (former creative editor at the company) Carlin and Cavalieri were editors with a higher profile and known for working well with creative talent and I think that shows here.
While using a narrative style much like Marvels from Marvels Comics the tone is lighter and arguably a little more optimistic. You really don't go wrong by reading both.
September 12, 2017
I was reading Lagacies this week and when I finished I read Mr. Wein passed away... How much joy he gave me is Priceless and immeasurable. And this book was good but the Snapshot Stories were something to behold. Thank you sir!!!
August 18, 2016
Actual rating: 4.75 stars.
I liked this a lot. It was a quick run-through of a lot of DC continuity seen through the eyes of an "average joe". I don't really get why this is rated so low.
I liked this a lot. It was a quick run-through of a lot of DC continuity seen through the eyes of an "average joe". I don't really get why this is rated so low.
March 29, 2024
Basicamente "Marvels" de dc comics, muy bueno, me sirvio para leer todo lo que sucedio en emerald down sin tener que leer el volumen 2 y 3 de green lantern, el protagonista y su familia son muy agradables personajes. Le doy 4 estrellas por que a veces resume eventos que no me importan
May 25, 2014
Framed as a DC version of Marvel's excellent Marvels, there's no shortage of talent on this book, from writer Len Wein through to a roster of artists that would be the envy of any company: Kuberts ndy and Joe; Dave Gibbons; Walt Simonson; Keith Giffen; Jerry Ordway; Dan Jurgens; Brian Bolland; Frank Quitely; Bill Sienkiewicz... the list just goes on and on. And in the end, it's that talent that save the book because, really, it's really just not that good.
DC has great characters and no mistake: right down to the third-tier supports they have a fantastic range of powers, costumes, and personalities. But the 'everyman' police officer who fills the role of narrator and his story is pure schlock, and take up far too much of the narrative. Rather than an avenue for readers to view the miraculous workings of the overpeople who populate the DC Universe, it overshadows the narrative to the point that the superheroes become an interruption and a distraction, and what we do see of them constitutes, for anyone who has a passing familiarity with DC's major storylines, nothing more than a precis of the major events. There's no angle here, no spin, just a quick precis of the storyline and then on to the next interminable run-down of this average man's very average life.
Whereas Marvels was a brilliant distillation of the Marvel Universe's ethos and philosophy, this is little more than a primer: well-written occasionally entertaining, but ultimately little more than an expertly illustrated Wikipedia article in drag.
DC has great characters and no mistake: right down to the third-tier supports they have a fantastic range of powers, costumes, and personalities. But the 'everyman' police officer who fills the role of narrator and his story is pure schlock, and take up far too much of the narrative. Rather than an avenue for readers to view the miraculous workings of the overpeople who populate the DC Universe, it overshadows the narrative to the point that the superheroes become an interruption and a distraction, and what we do see of them constitutes, for anyone who has a passing familiarity with DC's major storylines, nothing more than a precis of the major events. There's no angle here, no spin, just a quick precis of the storyline and then on to the next interminable run-down of this average man's very average life.
Whereas Marvels was a brilliant distillation of the Marvel Universe's ethos and philosophy, this is little more than a primer: well-written occasionally entertaining, but ultimately little more than an expertly illustrated Wikipedia article in drag.
December 8, 2012
This was a great graphic novel that re-told some of the major events from the DC Comics Universe from the start of the Golden Age with the Justice Society of America up to the 21st century. These stories are told from the perspective of retired police detective Paul Lincoln (who looks a lot like Paul Newman) and he goes over his collection of newspaper headlines and clippings from the past. It reminded me a bit of Kurt Busiek's 'Marvels' which told the history of Marvel Comics through the point of view of a newspaper photographer. Legacies also includes some short stories or "Snapshots" of some of the other, lesser known super hero teams from DC's history as well. Highly recommended for any superhero comic fan!
January 31, 2012
This is a great whirlwind tour of the DC Universe... Len Wein does a good job of hitting the high point of DC continuity, with a heavy focus on the publisher's crossover events. The framing story is decent, but Scott Kolins' art for those segments is a limiting factor. The real stars of this book are the artists. The likes of Joe Kubert, Frank Quitely, and Bill Sincewicz make this a very enjoyable read, despite the somewhat choppy nature of the book.
The end result; a nice overview of the DCU as it was before the recent relaunch with stellar art, all wrapped up into one package.
The end result; a nice overview of the DCU as it was before the recent relaunch with stellar art, all wrapped up into one package.
January 2, 2015
Personally I really enjoyed this, a journey through DC's long history. A bit simplistic? Yep. The framing story that links all the major events just a little too pat? Probably. But for all that, it's heart is in the right place and I enjoyed wandering down memory lane. Most major DC events are covered in a sort of 'greatest hits' format, and I like the nice touch of having artists from that era draw those stories most identified with them (80's Perez for example).
It's nice, uncomplicated read that longtime DC fans will enjoy.
I certainly did.
It's nice, uncomplicated read that longtime DC fans will enjoy.
I certainly did.
November 29, 2015
I'd call this a flawed but interesting retelling of DC Universe history.
There's some great artwork here, from a variety of artists, so I'd say the book is worth reading just for that.
The overall retelling of several major DCU events is pretty dry though. Not much in the way of additional insight or perspective is added, in most cases.
If you're expecting too much out of this, you'll be disappointed. But if you're just looking for a lot of really nice art with a story that ties it together adequately, then you'll enjoy this.
There's some great artwork here, from a variety of artists, so I'd say the book is worth reading just for that.
The overall retelling of several major DCU events is pretty dry though. Not much in the way of additional insight or perspective is added, in most cases.
If you're expecting too much out of this, you'll be disappointed. But if you're just looking for a lot of really nice art with a story that ties it together adequately, then you'll enjoy this.
March 1, 2012
Too much of the book becomes events that the central character was never present for, so it kind of loses it's purpose. I liked it, but it focuses for almost half of it's run on events from the past 20 years. That's poorly balanced.
Despite the pacing issues, I enjoyed it, and I thought it was a great idea to basically take a tour of the DCU, despite that it was all re-written a few months later.
Despite the pacing issues, I enjoyed it, and I thought it was a great idea to basically take a tour of the DCU, despite that it was all re-written a few months later.
October 11, 2013
Great retelling of the major events in the DC history. I loved the way Wein incorporated everything, even the weird multiverse stuff. I wish I'd read this sooner, when I was trying to figure out the continuity in all this.
I didn't love the way it ended, but I guess it couldn't have ended any other way.
The end snapshots were disjointed and not very entertaining for me personally. Except that Darkseid, as always, is awesome.
I didn't love the way it ended, but I guess it couldn't have ended any other way.
The end snapshots were disjointed and not very entertaining for me personally. Except that Darkseid, as always, is awesome.
October 12, 2013
Solid recap of the 70 year continuity (or what it's become over time with the many reboots and revamps since 1985), with no real surprises, honestly.
The weakest part was simply showing how often since the Crisis that DC has relied on "deaths" or serious injuries to characters to drive "event" stories. Lumped all together, it reads like something took the fun and morality out of comics, threw in blood and uber-violence, and hit frappe.
The weakest part was simply showing how often since the Crisis that DC has relied on "deaths" or serious injuries to characters to drive "event" stories. Lumped all together, it reads like something took the fun and morality out of comics, threw in blood and uber-violence, and hit frappe.
March 24, 2019
I'm still don't know much about the DC universe because since I was a kid I only read Marvel stuff, but this story is a great read, and helped me to know the history and characters of the DC universe.
April 14, 2012
Other reviewers have already stated the obvious, but I really did enjoy this book.
July 12, 2013
A loving tribute to DC Comics.
March 29, 2015
Len wein weaves together characters from several eras of DC comics history . This story puts together a history of the DC universe through the eyes of one character and follows him a he ages .
July 10, 2022
An amazing effort by DC Comics to provide a look at their universe (then about 70 years old). As a fan of nearly everything put out since the 40s, I really enjoyed each issue as it hit the stands back then and was thrilled to pick up this trade paperback recently.
The story really benefited from having one writer, and Len Wein is one of the few writers who not only has the experience of writing so many of these characters himself, but also respects the work of his fellow creators to not change something out of personal ego. Each character given space is treated well and no one is brought in as a joke or simply to further the story.
Especially interesting to me were the back-up features titled Snapshots. These were shorter tales that provided background on DC's less known characters and eras such as the Challengers of the Unkown and a follow-up to a dangling plotline or two with the characters from the war comics such as the Losers and Sgt Rock.
The last snapshot, unfortunately, was with the Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) which tied into Countdown to Infinite Crisis. That storyline was one of my least favorite of the last couple decades, but it made sense to include it.
The only thing that dropped this to 4 stars was too many artists. Yes, it was a great opportunity given that DC covered 7 decades, but I think they just went too far with it. That said ...
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The story really benefited from having one writer, and Len Wein is one of the few writers who not only has the experience of writing so many of these characters himself, but also respects the work of his fellow creators to not change something out of personal ego. Each character given space is treated well and no one is brought in as a joke or simply to further the story.
Especially interesting to me were the back-up features titled Snapshots. These were shorter tales that provided background on DC's less known characters and eras such as the Challengers of the Unkown and a follow-up to a dangling plotline or two with the characters from the war comics such as the Losers and Sgt Rock.
The last snapshot, unfortunately, was with the Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) which tied into Countdown to Infinite Crisis. That storyline was one of my least favorite of the last couple decades, but it made sense to include it.
The only thing that dropped this to 4 stars was too many artists. Yes, it was a great opportunity given that DC covered 7 decades, but I think they just went too far with it. That said ...
Find it! Buy it! Read it!
December 29, 2019
Huh
Well it’s an admirable attempt to make the DC Universe a sort of coherent historical world, but there’s an inherent problem when Wein has his hero ageing as he goes along but loads of the superheroes and villains just stay resolutely at one age. The effect gets ever weirder once Wein starts understandably editorialising: as things get more absurd and miserable and “edgy”, his policeman everyman hero starts wanging on about how the universe was getting darker on almost every fifth page. And yeah, it really did and horribly so, but Wein can’t quite find a way to synthesise that with the whimsical stuff so when, for no apparent reason, his detectives start prefacing their every utterance with “Jesus” it really jars with his attempt to keep things light and instead just sounds like a way to articulate how Wein must have felt as he wrote passages of this: “Jesus Christ so Superman dies after being punched to death by a big monster man and then a cyborg, a kid, a robot and a weird bloke in some weird fucking costume all turn up and fight until the real one comes back all in black, with no cape and a stupid haircut. Jesus. Why did I take on this thankless task?”
I mean I kind of admire Wein for trying but the ludicrousness of nineties DC just ends up overwhelming the attempt. A nice effort but a somewhat ridiculous one
Well it’s an admirable attempt to make the DC Universe a sort of coherent historical world, but there’s an inherent problem when Wein has his hero ageing as he goes along but loads of the superheroes and villains just stay resolutely at one age. The effect gets ever weirder once Wein starts understandably editorialising: as things get more absurd and miserable and “edgy”, his policeman everyman hero starts wanging on about how the universe was getting darker on almost every fifth page. And yeah, it really did and horribly so, but Wein can’t quite find a way to synthesise that with the whimsical stuff so when, for no apparent reason, his detectives start prefacing their every utterance with “Jesus” it really jars with his attempt to keep things light and instead just sounds like a way to articulate how Wein must have felt as he wrote passages of this: “Jesus Christ so Superman dies after being punched to death by a big monster man and then a cyborg, a kid, a robot and a weird bloke in some weird fucking costume all turn up and fight until the real one comes back all in black, with no cape and a stupid haircut. Jesus. Why did I take on this thankless task?”
I mean I kind of admire Wein for trying but the ludicrousness of nineties DC just ends up overwhelming the attempt. A nice effort but a somewhat ridiculous one
January 6, 2020
Eu entendi, na minha humilde opinião, que Universo DC: Legados, foi uma tentativa de ajustar mais uma vez o Universo da DC Comics, recontando ele através dos olhos não apenas de um policial que viveu a Era de Ouro dos quadrinhos, mas de um roteirista que acompanhou as mudanças dessa indústria desde que era criança na mesma época. Este roteirista era Len Wein, que faleceu recentemente e, tentou em Universo DC: Legados fazer com que a ordem cronológica do mundo real tivesse uma relação com o mundo ficcional da DC Comics. Se ele foi bem sucedido ou não é uma outra história. Esta minissérie também me pareceu uma forma de homenagear o premiado Marvels de Kurt Busiek e Alex Ross, que fazia o mesmo pelo Universo Marvel. Contudo, a arte de Legados não é realista ou pintada, mas conta com grandes artífices da ilustração que fizeram a indústria da DC Comics crescer: Joe Kubert, José Luiz García-Lopez, George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens e Jesus Saiz. Universo DC: Legados é uma grande homenagem à história da editora da lendas contruída aos tranco e barrancos dentro e fora dos bastidores da nona arte.
April 13, 2018
So, what is this book? Its an in-universe history of the Post-Crisis, Pre-New 52 DC Universe. So you've got everything from the beginning of the JSA to John Byrne's Man of Steel to the Death of Superman to Blackest Night, as told from fairly normal on the ground indviduals in the superhero heavy DC universe. The one I remember best is a beat cop the works in Metropolis during the 80s-90s. If you want to know about that universe its actually a pretty good primer and the art is solid throughout. Its more snapshot than comprehenisve, but given how much detail being comprehensive would require its probably as good as you can expect. I enjjoyed it and it does its job, but it didnt blow me aware, but if you are a DC fan its definitely a good overview of an often esoteric medium. Pretty good, but not amazing. Still, the amount of research and recall this would require is impressive in itself and its a great coffee table book to have for any hardcore DC fan.
August 6, 2018
Great quick overview of the DC universe and putting things into perspective. Only problem I had with it, it seems to have been written about a year too soon. Would have been nice to have this story go up to Flashpoint and the reboot of the original universe. Even tying up the story in the events leading up to flashpoint would have been ok. It’s written as if the main character is telling his story to you the reader. But I could have seen him somehow involve with the flashpoint events and then ending when flashpoint occurred and the story just blinked out of existence. It is left open that the author could come back and finish the story. It ends during the run of the OMACs pre Final Crisis another issue or two could tie all that up and creat a very nice complete original DC history.
May 21, 2022
Much like Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross did with Marvels, Len Wein and a superstar gallery of artists give a potted history of the DC Universe from the first appearance of costumed vigilantes through to 2005's OMAC Project through the eyes of an ordinary civilian, growing up on the streets of Metropolis. Aside from one minor continuity error detected by my nerd radar it is handled very well for an engaging and entertaining read.
July 4, 2020
Rehashing of the story of the DC Universe - quite good and nicely-produced
Seen through the eyes of a policeman as well as relating his personal story, this comic collection tells the tale of how superheroes in the DC Universe came about, developed and changed over many years. It tries to include nearly all the DC heroes and is basically a "repeat" of previous events. Nicely illustrated, it is a worthwhile read, especially if you're not familiar with all the history.
Seen through the eyes of a policeman as well as relating his personal story, this comic collection tells the tale of how superheroes in the DC Universe came about, developed and changed over many years. It tries to include nearly all the DC heroes and is basically a "repeat" of previous events. Nicely illustrated, it is a worthwhile read, especially if you're not familiar with all the history.
August 20, 2018
A fun retrospective which doesn't dig very deep into DC history but touches on all the main points, including some more obscure and older heroes and villains.
An enjoyable read if you don't mind how light on actual plot the superhero stuff actually is.
An enjoyable read if you don't mind how light on actual plot the superhero stuff actually is.
April 27, 2023
"Mister Lincoln, please--enough for one night. It's your bedtime--and you'd best be getting ready."
Ok, a run down of about 9/10 milestone stories in the DC Universe, certainly worth a read...
Ok, a run down of about 9/10 milestone stories in the DC Universe, certainly worth a read...
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