Re: Infinite Crisis #4 thoughts and questions...


"Hand-of-Omega" <handofomega@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> WOW. This SOOO kicks House of M's ass that it. Just. Isn't. Funny.
> Jam-packed with plot, although given how certain events weave in and
> out of the regular books, I can't imagine how this is going to be
> collected in trades. Anyway, on to--
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> *Well, thanks to the Teen Titans cartoon, at least I now know what the
> Brain sounds like!^^
> Actually, reading Slade with Ron Perlman's voice is surprising easy
> (and scary!)...
>
> *Chemo + Bludhaven: Holy $&%#!! Talk about destruction on a Biblical
> scale...

Dick: You keep out the super powered bad guys, and I'll keep out the super
powered good guys.

Slade: Hmmm.... keep them out.... oh yeah! I'll just kill everyone in the
city and make it a radioactive waste dump!


> *Were we ever given a reason that Martian Manhunter couldn't just
> telepathically tell Dawn (or anyone) what was up and who was behind it?
> Or even just tell her about the Key?

It's possible that he was trying to hide. Alex still has control of the
Society, after all.

> *And it's aaaall explained to us. Once again: Holy $&%#!! But--"Where"
> exactly was the Anti-Monitor's corpse? And Max Lord was directly
> working for Alex? I find it hard to believe that a "simple" hologram
> would fool so many advanced villains, tho...Awfully convenient that the
> Spectre didn't have a soul at the time; is he also responsible for
> bringing Jordan back? Seems a bit iffy that a scientist, however
> brilliant, can accurately predict so much about how magic will
> work...If Superboy has really done all this, then he's committed mass
> murder on a scale that's almost inconceivable. How can he still think
> he's a good guy? Is his mind being controlled? BTW, I still like the
> idea that Brother I becomes Solaris...Was an origin given for Solaris?

Yes. Solaris was created by Justice Legion A in present time because they
needed the calculation power of a 853rd century supercomputer to figure out
how to destroy the techno-organic virus that plagued the earth after the
future Hourman released it.

> *For a second, I was actually afraid Luthor would claim credit for the
> Big Three's recent actions. Thank goodness they didn't go there.

It further cements his lunacy.

> *What's that Batman's holding? The League HQs "black box"?

Sure seems that way.

> *Seems I was right about Superman thinking Dick's a better man because
> he's grown beyond his Robin role...(does "I was right!" dance)

Well, to be honest, Dick was also DEAD on Earth-2. Can't see how that's a
good thing either.

> *"Historical Records" show that the Scarab is with Jaime? Shouldn't
> they have already known about this, then? Why bother trying to take it,
> then? Nice Captain Carrot shout-out, too...^^

Historical records showed that the scarab is important to solving the
crisis. Booster didn't know the specifics.

> *Nice to see a steadily more "normal" Batman. Esp. his evaluation of
> Nightwing's relations to the other heroes. Looks like he'll play a big
> role in resolving things. From the solits, apparently Nightwing is
> going to the Teen Titans, next...

Nightwing is still leading the outsiders AFAIK.

> *So...new Spectre host. Well, *that* was unexpected! So this time, "Jim
> Corrigan" will be the first to taste the Spectre's wrath, huh? Nice to
> see him whining like a little bitch, too, after all he did...

That was a GREAT page. I loved seeing the Spectre trying to keep from being
sucked inside the wound with all the stitching still intact.

> *And once again: Holy $&%#!!! The Superboy slaughter actually made me
> look for the Comics Code imprint on the cover...Not there? Alrighty
> then!

While he's very powerful, he's also very vulnerable compared to his
pre-crisis Earth-1 counterpart, otherwise, Krypto wouldn't have been able to
draw blood so easily.

> *Should Jay's hat really be able to block heatvision that well? And
> given all the running in this sequence, I wonder where they ended up...

Why not? He doesn't have a frictionless suit, but it's gotta be heat
resistant.

> *Were they trying to merge Superboy into the Speed Force or something?
> Why should Wally have that effect and Bart doesn't? I like the
> "lightening rod" bit, from figure of speech to literal. So this is how
> his twins get the power? Should she really have risked her kids that
> way?

I think they were trying to remove him from this plane of reality.

Bart's powers aren't drawn from the Speed Force. He's a Thawne.

> *Holy--!! Well, you get the picture. DC has finally gone there, and
> brought *him* back. Or have they? What happened to Max Mercury, I
> didn't even know he was gone. And now the Speed Force is gone?! So, no
> more superspeedsters? This can't last...

Jay is still around and it certainly looks like they're going to bring Bart
back.

> *Does Psycho-Pirate want something with Power Girl besides...well, the
> obvious? Not a good idea, Luthor, altering the deal...Bit Darth Vader
> in the ass, it will you, too...

Probably not, and frankly, I'd take her over Lady Quark any day.

> *Half of Firestorm just *died*?? No more Mick? Seems they'd make a bit
> more of that...guess that's for the home book to do...Still seems odd
> they'd put this scene here...Where exactly is Donna?

Read Firestorm #21.

> *LOVED the Earth-2/Superman & Lois panel. Just saying.
>
> *So, Flamebird used to be Earth-2's Batgirl? Frankly, I've never heard
> of her. Where has she been seen since Crisis? Since Changeling (sorry,
> just can't call this guy "Beast Boy") was with her, is this the one he
> was talking about to Raven in the latest Teen Titans?

Apparently she's been hiding out with Terra... that's my story, and I'm
sticking to it!

> *The Arms of Luthor. What does that remind me of (from the first
> Crisis)?

Or the origin of the DCU.

> *Is that a real photo of the two Earths or a computer image? Looks
> great, whichever...

Looks real to me. I'm not a big fan of those types of pics in a comic. If
you can find the time to draw umpteen characters per battle, you can find
the time to draw a big blue ball with some squigglies on it.

> *I know Clark and Lois originally started at the Daily Star, but didn't
> the Daily Planet debut just a few issues later, and is thus well within
> Earth-2's history?

What I wanna know is why they were working for Perry White and not George
Taylor.

GregoryD


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