by Brad Meltzer, Rags Morales, Joss Whedon
Great story, probably one of the best I've ever read in a comic.
Oh this one is good. Really good.
This is, essentially, a murder mystery set in the DC universe (which is appropriate, I suppose, for DETECTIVE Comics). For reasons of continuity and sexism, it is obviously necessary that the murder victim be someone's wife, and the wife of a Z-list superhero at that, but in spite of the absolute ti...
Back when it first came out, Identity Crisis was getting a lot of very positive press, and it's obvious why. It's a crossover event that's very well-written and has an intensely personal, emotional, and even relateable story. Unlike pretty much every other crossover event I can think of, it's about ...
I'm not really a DC fan (Catwoman doesn't really count) but I did enjoy this. It was sad and it showed that all of the characters, especially the heroes were flawed and that at the end of the day sometimes the ends have to justify the means.
Elongated Man's wife is murdered and the search for her killer opens up a whole can of worms involving super-villains having their memories erased.The best comics are the ones that are about something. Starman is about stepping into your father's shoes. Sandman is about stories. The Watchmen is a...
See my blog post here:http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/12/booknote-identity-crisis.html
Log in with Facebook 
