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Identity Crisis
by Brad Meltzer
This might be one of my favorite comics I've ever read from DC. I can see why some might not like it. It retcons things, it changes the past of characters, and it's far darker than most DC comics. When Elongated Man's wife is murdered every superhero (well almost every) goes on a hunt to find out who it is. This is when we begin to dig deep into the past of the JLA.
The main characters of this series (or event I guess) are Green Arrow/Wally/Tim Drake/Bruce/Clark. They get the most attention anyway. They are all effected the most by the events except for Elongated Man because, obviously, his wife died. However the events that happen here truly hit the characters above the most. Green Arrow being the narrative of most of the story and now most can see why I LOVE Ollie. He's good in nature but logical in others, and sometimes he has to make tough choices other heroes can't.
This is a murder mystery. Besides a (Badass) fight with Deathstroke and small one with Boomrang this event has very very little fighting. WHich is why I love it so much. I enjoyed Infinite Crisis alot for it's over the top fights and pacing but this is much slower and more calculated and honestly I LOVE the pacing in it. So be prepared this is a slowburn but it's worth the payoff.
What I liked: Love seeing the League deal with morally difficult decisions. Especially in the past. Thought the ending was really well done, if not sad, and I didn't guess the killer at all when I should have, and that's a good twist/reveal. The fights, while small, are amazing. Which brings me to the artwork, which is top notch, and some shots made me stare just at the page for a minute or two (Looking at you funeral shot). I also thought the narrative and pacing was also interesting and using Ollie was a great idea.
What I didn't like: I loved just about everything. Yeah the retcon was a little off and some old school fans might hate but that's about it.
Overall this is one of the books to come out and surprise the heck out of me. I know it's old but glad I read alot of DC before this. It made me feel for all the characters at some point and it hit me harder. This is a great book that I'd suggest AFTER you read a good amount of DC. A 4.5/5.
The main characters of this series (or event I guess) are Green Arrow/Wally/Tim Drake/Bruce/Clark. They get the most attention anyway. They are all effected the most by the events except for Elongated Man because, obviously, his wife died. However the events that happen here truly hit the characters above the most. Green Arrow being the narrative of most of the story and now most can see why I LOVE Ollie. He's good in nature but logical in others, and sometimes he has to make tough choices other heroes can't.
This is a murder mystery. Besides a (Badass) fight with Deathstroke and small one with Boomrang this event has very very little fighting. WHich is why I love it so much. I enjoyed Infinite Crisis alot for it's over the top fights and pacing but this is much slower and more calculated and honestly I LOVE the pacing in it. So be prepared this is a slowburn but it's worth the payoff.
What I liked: Love seeing the League deal with morally difficult decisions. Especially in the past. Thought the ending was really well done, if not sad, and I didn't guess the killer at all when I should have, and that's a good twist/reveal. The fights, while small, are amazing. Which brings me to the artwork, which is top notch, and some shots made me stare just at the page for a minute or two (Looking at you funeral shot). I also thought the narrative and pacing was also interesting and using Ollie was a great idea.
What I didn't like: I loved just about everything. Yeah the retcon was a little off and some old school fans might hate but that's about it.
Overall this is one of the books to come out and surprise the heck out of me. I know it's old but glad I read alot of DC before this. It made me feel for all the characters at some point and it hit me harder. This is a great book that I'd suggest AFTER you read a good amount of DC. A 4.5/5.