Final Crisis (#1-2)

One-Sentence-Word Summary: Crazy!

I think that sums it all up. I mean, I like it, but it really is a very intense, jumpy comic. The way the comic's set up is supposed to put you in the mindset of the heroes -- confused, bewildered, a little scared. There's characters gruesomely dropping left and right, and we barely have time to react.

This isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea. That's ok, too. I think it's worth trying out, but some people are simply not going to like this. Does that mean it's bad? No -- if you're doing a comic no one dislikes, it means that it's most comfortable, per-par comic imaginable.

I'm not going to talk about Final Crisis much, mostly because every detail should be experienced in the comic, not ruined by a review. Just dive in -- it's worth it.

Batman #666

One-sentence summary: Wait, what?

So this issue breaks out of the story in order to visit a possible future in which Damian Wayne has become the Batman. It's not a bad story in all considerations, I just didn't like how they took a break from the story in order to have this one-shot just because of the issue number (and they really forced the demonic stuff into it to make that justification). I think this was a very oddly placed filler, and a very odd filler at that, so I'm not sure what to think of it.

I like Morrison's writing, and I did like the story in this issue, it just seemed out-of-place. It's good for a one-shot, but, again, just awkward in placement.