History of the Dc Universe

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Summary: Cleaning up after the Crisis...
Review: Ever since DC Comics jumpstarted its entire line with 1986's classic "Crisis on Infinite Earths," some people have been confused as to which elements of the pre-Crisis universe survived the transition. This book collects a two-part series DC published soon after "Crisis" that explains that in full.

With text by Marv Wolfman and artwork by George Perez (the same team that brought you "Crisis,") this book outlines the entire timeline of the DCU as it existed in the wake of the Crisis. It explains and clarifies the history of the single universe that remained following the implosion, and while some of the elements touched upon in here have changed in the 17 years since its original publication (the Legion of Super-Heroes in particular stands out, since they were jumpstarted on their own in 1994's "Zero Hour"), the book is still clear and concise enough that the casual comic reader can use it as a primer to reconcile the DCU of today with the multiple universes of the Silver and Bronze Ages. While it may not be a book for anyone, it's a good place for a comics fan to jump back in.

In a loose way, this book acts as the concluding installment of a trilogy, the other two parts being "Crisis on Multiple Earths" and "Crisis on Infinite Earths." All three books are worth reading.

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Summary: Lacking
Review: History of the DC Universe is the most recent attempt by DC Comics to provide its readership with a guide to the characters who inhabit DC Comics. It is not a particularly well done volume. While the artwork is fairly good, the writing is amateurish. Nor is this book particularly thorough.

Back in the mid-1970's, at the height of comics fandom, DC put out a number of volumes that collectively amounted to a history of the DC Universe. As such, they were superior to this mishmash book.

If all you want is an introduction to the world of DC Comics, then this book will fullfill your desire. However, if you are a comics fan like this writer, you will find this book lacking.

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Summary: Lacking
Review: History of the DC Universe is the most recent attempt by DC Comics to provide its readership with a guide to the characters who inhabit DC Comics. It is not a particularly well done volume. While the artwork is fairly good, the writing is amateurish. Nor is this book particularly thorough.

Back in the mid-1970's, at the height of comics fandom, DC put out a number of volumes that collectively amounted to a history of the DC Universe. As such, they were superior to this mishmash book.

If all you want is an introduction to the world of DC Comics, then this book will fullfill your desire. However, if you are a comics fan like this writer, you will find this book lacking.

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Summary: History Of The DC Universe
Review: Produced about fifteen years ago, this is a stunning volume containing most of the DC Universe's favorite characters up to that time. George Perez's artwork is stunning and Marv Wolfman's prose is some of his best. It's often fun to see the more modern characters juxaposed alongside older characters such as Space Ranger or the Challengers Of The Unknown (the future isn't what it used to be!). This certainly whets the appetite for an updated version containing Zero Hour, the new Supermen, and new JLA.

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Summary: ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
Review: This story was written shortly after the Crisis on Infinite Earths and it is sort of a sequel to that groundbreaking tale. Its told in prose and details the entire history of the DCU universe from its birth until its persent. It covers almost everything you can think of including ancient characters such as Destiny (Sandman's brother), Western characters such as Jonah Hex, War comics characters such as Sgt Rock and the superheroes of the 40s. George Perez's artwork is stunning and the new cover by Alex Ross is also excellent. Unfortunately I have the older two-part miniseries minus the beautiful Ross cover so I envy you if haven't already got it.

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Summary: The DCU is no more....and hasn't been since 1985.
Review: This textbook explains what happened with the DCU after the "Crises" story of 1985 took place. As done by Wolfman and Perez, it is full of useless facts and terrible artwork, and was done by a company that has let it's fans down time and again.

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Summary: The DCU is no more....and hasn't been since 1985.
Review: This textbook explains what happened with the DCU after the "Crises" story of 1985 took place. As done by Wolfman and Perez, it is full of useless facts and terrible artwork, and was done by a company that has let it's fans down time and again.

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Summary: The DCU is no more....and hasn't been since 1985.
Review: This textbook explains what happened with the DCU after the "Crises" story of 1985 took place. As done by Wolfman and Perez, it is full of useless facts and terrible artwork, and was done by a company that has let it's fans down time and again.

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Summary: Quick historical overview of the DCU
Review: This was originally released in a 2-issue prestige format to put the cap on Crisis On Infinite Earths, presenting the restructured history of the DC Universe. The new cover by Alex Ross gets a thumbs-up, naturally. The artwork by Perez is beautiful as always, and he once again packs the pages with characters. Not to the degree of COIE, but they're still a joy to look at. Cheers to Wolfman for the concept, but the writing gets a bit tedious at times. How many different ways can the narrator, Harbinger, ask "What is a hero?" Too many times, for my taste. I think the book would have benefitted more from a chronological presentation with timelines, rather than a generic narrative. Still, it's a great one to have, especially since you get coverage of many minor characters who didn't get much attention in COIE: Firehair, Neptune Perkins, and of all people, the Viking Commando??? Waa-hoo!

Rating:
Summary: Quick historical overview of the DCU
Review: This was originally released in a 2-issue prestige format to put the cap on Crisis On Infinite Earths, presenting the restructured history of the DC Universe. The new cover by Alex Ross gets a thumbs-up, naturally. The artwork by Perez is beautiful as always, and he once again packs the pages with characters. Not to the degree of COIE, but they're still a joy to look at. Cheers to Wolfman for the concept, but the writing gets a bit tedious at times. How many different ways can the narrator, Harbinger, ask "What is a hero?" Too many times, for my taste. I think the book would have benefitted more from a chronological presentation with timelines, rather than a generic narrative. Still, it's a great one to have, especially since you get coverage of many minor characters who didn't get much attention in COIE: Firehair, Neptune Perkins, and of all people, the Viking Commando??? Waa-hoo!