Uhm, Final Crisis?

Predakwon · 06-29-2009, 11:02 PM

So I just picked up the Final Crisis hardcover, and, uhm, what's going on?

The last chronological DC book I read was the Sinestro Corps Wars, but I guess I needed to read Countdown to understand what's going on?

The Apokolips characters are human?

Wikipedia didn't really help, can you anyone give me a quick filler or let me know what else is key to read?

Thx!

Wreckie · 06-29-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Predakwon

So I just picked up the Final Crisis hardcover, and, uhm, what's going on?

The only man who might know the answer to that question is Grant Morrison and even that's doubtful.

Seriously, no-one has a clue.

Lunar Archivist · 06-29-2009, 11:38 PM

Countdown is a piece of crap. Ignore it.

In a nutshell, here's what happened in both:

New Genesis and Apokolips were both destroyed.
Orion killed Darkseid.
The New Gods were systematically slaughtered but their souls survived by taking over a combination of human and genetically engineered bodies. Darkseid himself eventually took over the modified body of Dan Turpin.
Barry "Flash" Allen's body was reconstituted by as-yet-undetermined forces.
Darkseid unleashed the Anti-Life Equation on Earth and ended up enslaving most of humanity and the superhero community.
Batman fatally wounded Darkseid/Turpin by shooting him with the bullet that the latter had previously arranged to have Orion assassinated with.
Darkseid used his Omega Sanction on Batman. This pimped out version of the Omega Effect didn't just kill Batman, it sent his soul to be reborn over and over again throughout time, space, and the Multiverse. I believe the general idea was to crush and destroy his soul through reincarnation exhaustion.
Darkseid's attempt to take over the universe was essentially beginning to cause its destruction.
With the help of Brainiac 5, Superman used a 30th century reality-altering device called the Miracle Machine to fix everything in one shot.
The Monitors were all wiped out and reincarnated as humans.

I think that's what happened, anyways. Grant Morrison's stories are always a mess.

Wreckgar · 06-30-2009, 12:06 AM

That's probably the best explanation. Hell, Dan D had to use a powerpoint presentation at NYCC to explain everything

Tekkaman Blade · 06-30-2009, 12:38 AM

The story was a nightmare. The mini series like Legion of 3 worlds and rogues revenge were the only ones worth reading in final crisis and legion isn't over yet.

GigatronSama · 06-30-2009, 02:04 AM

Final Crisis is a good name for it. After this, I doubt DC will allow any more Crisis stories to be written. Oh and there were vampires for some reason.

Gears · 06-30-2009, 02:42 AM

You should not have wasted your money on that POS hardcover.

Rodimus Major · 06-30-2009, 03:11 AM

I've heard reading Morrison's Seven Soldiers series will help explain what happened leading up to Final Crisis. But I never read it because FC sucked so much, I really don't care.

Predakwon · 06-30-2009, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Lunar Archivist

Countdown is a piece of crap. Ignore it.

In a nutshell, here's what happened in both:

New Genesis and Apokolips were both destroyed.
Orion killed Darkseid.
The New Gods were systematically slaughtered but their souls survived by taking over a combination of human and genetically engineered bodies. Darkseid himself eventually took over the modified body of Dan Turpin.
Barry "Flash" Allen's body was reconstituted by as-yet-undetermined forces.
Darkseid unleashed the Anti-Life Equation on Earth and ended up enslaving most of humanity and the superhero community.
Batman fatally wounded Darkseid/Turpin by shooting him with the bullet that the latter had previously arranged to have Orion assassinated with.
Darkseid used his Omega Sanction on Batman. This pimped out version of the Omega Effect didn't just kill Batman, it sent his soul to be reborn over and over again throughout time, space, and the Multiverse. I believe the general idea was to crush and destroy his soul through reincarnation exhaustion.
Darkseid's attempt to take over the universe was essentially beginning to cause its destruction.
With the help of Brainiac 5, Superman used a 30th century reality-altering device called the Miracle Machine to fix everything in one shot.
The Monitors were all wiped out and reincarnated as humans.

I think that's what happened, anyways. Grant Morrison's stories are always a mess.

Thanks!

Yeah, I was lost with the vampires as well.

I loved Morrison's run on the JLA, but didn't like his X-men run. Oh well....

Darkravager · 06-30-2009, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Predakwon

Thanks!

Yeah, I was lost with the vampires as well.

I loved Morrison's run on the JLA, but didn't like his X-men run. Oh well....

I'm in the same boat as you. It appears that sometime around 1999, Morrison became crazier than a shithouse rat and lost the ability to tell coherent stories.

Maybe that was Y2K....