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Aug 21, 2014 Web Exclusive By Jeremy Nisen

Hey, remember when DC had a series called Final Crisis? Now, you didn’t think they were serious about that “Final” part, did you?

With Multiversity #1 writer Grant Morrison is off to an intriguing start; while the “crisis” threatens 52 worlds rather than “infinite” worlds, this is another in direct lineage from 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths all the same. Gathered from these alternate worlds are tangent versions of the classic heroes you see in the likes of Justice League every month, rather than the originals. Case in point is a character Morrison introduced in Final Crisis, a sort of President Obama/Superman mashup. Another returning Morrison creation from Final Crisis is Nix Uotan, the last of the Monitors. He’s the initial POV character and the device by which he enters the adventure—by reading a comic book, of all things—allows for some typically Morrisonian meta-commentary and story logistics. The only straight-up classic DC legacy character thus far is Captain Carrot. We approve. Generally speaking, he’s riffing on all comics history, complete with some Marvel and Image analogs as well.

Ivan Reis’ pencils do the grand scope of the story justice. From Cthulhu-esque nightmares to cartoon-inspired rabbits to cosmic action, the art is detailed and storytelling kinetic.

If this series fulfills the promise of this first issue, DC has a classic on its hands. (www.dccomics.com)

Author rating: 7.5/10