The Full Run

This penultimate chapter of Final Crisis turns the story from fast-paced event to a Grant Morrison fever-dream of DC mythology. That becomes evident as artist J.G. Jones just is unable to keep pace, as he is...

After a very extended hiatus, we're back with more! While Final Crisis was underway, Grant Morrison was also in the middle of his epic, character-defining run on Batman. Inevitably, there’d be some crossover...

It took us two months, but we're finally back with another installment of The Full Run: Final Crisis. Hope seems lost, but it looks like the tide may start to turn towards the side of good. Why? Well, awesome...

Darkseid’s forces have taken over, and the world’s heroes are scrambling for survival. Things look dire - with little to no hope for the future - but a spark of optimism lingers. Final Crisis #4 (w)...

After a brief trip away, we finally return to Earth Prime. However, we still aren’t back in the main series, as Grant Morrison pens this tie-in featuring Black Lightning and the Tattooed Man. Though it may...

When does a Crisis tie-in feel more like an actual Crisis comic? The answer, of course, is when it’s Final Crisis. Grant Morrison may be driving the main event, but this 5-issue tie-in with an all-star...

The world as we know is in shambles, and Darkseid has seemingly won. But in between the beats of a dying heart, Superman must stop a multiversal threat that is even greater than the evil New God. Ultimately...

Good news! Barry Allen’s back from the dead! But Batman’s MIA, Superman is sidelined, Martian Manhunter’s still dead, and Wonder Woman’s over-matched. As more heroes fall off the board, it’s clear...

Even though it’s a beast wholly unto itself, Final Crisis was still an event book. With that came the usual nonsense like overenthusiastic (and misleading) marketing, and tie-ins. It should come as a...

After a first issue that stretches back to the beginnings of the DC Universe, Final Crisis #2 kicks off by going international. From tying into Morrison’s Seven Soldiers of Victory to the next strike against...

Comic book events are designed to be welcoming to new readers, or at least those with a cursory knowledge of a given publisher’s universe. They embrace a broad strokes approach to storytelling, capturing big...

If there are two overarching themes found in the works of Grant Morrison, they are metatextuality and all stories matter. Both of them can be found in the pages of Final Crisis, arguably the most polarizing...

Chase Magnett: The best part of Civil War #7 is knowing we are almost done. It has been a long trail over the past seven weeks as we’ve walked this long beach of comics criticism. Sometimes there were only...

This whole series manages to sum itself up fairly well here in this issue when Captain America kicks The Punisher out of his super secret team of Avengers for killing a couple of criminals. The sentinel of...

Does Thor know Dagger? Within the universe of Marvel Comics, Thor is a member of the elite superhero organization and would be known worldwide by everyone the way you know about the most dominant figures in...