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The JLA and JSA must team up to fight a host of villains,
from Dr Alchemy to Felix Faust; the Crime Syndicate of Earth
Three; an evil version of genie-commanding hero Johnny Thunder;
and Antimatter Man, who threatens to destroy both Earths One
and Two...
Crisis
on Multiple Earths gathers
together stories that were originally printed between 1963
and 1966. For those wanting a historical look back at the
way things once were in comic book publishing then this is
the collection for you. If, on the other hand you have been
brought up on the more up-to-date versions of Batman, Superman
etc. then this collection will leave you wondering how on
earth the genre was ever taken seriously.
This
collection seriously talks down to its readers in the most
patronising way possible and is very dated in so many ways
- Wonder Woman in so the little lady who can't really play
with the big boys - When the superheroes must fight their
alternate universe doppelgangers all of our heroes end up
fighting different enemies but not Wonder Woman. No, she must
still fight her alternate universe self. Maybe the writers
thought it too implausible that she could fight one of the
men!
The
artwork is great, from a nostalgic point of view, and the
story lines are well conceived, if a little on the lowbrow
side. But if you want to see what quality comics were like
almost 40 years ago then this is about a good as you are likely
to get. There is even an interesting introduction that explains
the origins of these 'special' stories.
Nick
Smithson
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