The Multiversity (2014): Deluxe Edition (The Multiversity (2014-2015))

Grant Morrison operates on a level of creativity not available to most comics' writers. He has the ability to distill characters to their essence and yet still present them in a fresh way. If you are a fan of his All-Star Superman or his work on Batman, you will especially enjoy his take on the Shazam Universe in Thunderwold. Simply the best Captain Marvel story I've read in 25 years. Mr. Morrison can also put his own unique "spin" on characters and take them in a direction you've never seen before. If you're a fan of his work on Doom Patrol, for example, you should check out his "pulp" version of Dr. "Doc" Fate. Brilliant. Morrison also revived the Justice League with his JLA title in the 90s and churned out more interesting characters and concepts in the first 12 issues than the title had previously seen in 20 years. As part of that work, he did the definitive Earth-3 Crime Syndicate of America story. He extrapolates from that work here by showing us different versions of the JLA across the Multiverse, within a logical, complex and fascinating framework, all the while injecting his own meta-commentary on comics as a medium. It's an ambitious work, but overall, it's successful (I think it's especially helpful to read the story sequentially in the trade rather than issue-by-issue). Some of the artwork, sadly, is not equal to the author (in particular, I found Jim Lee's Master Men story drab and uninspired). But long-time DCU fans will delight in pouring over Morrison's map of the multiverse and imagine where Morrison could go with the dozens and dozens of new characters he introduces sometimes at length and sometimes with only a picture or phrase. It's too bad that the DC editorial staff will probably not follow up on the ideas and concepts that Morrison casually tosses out by the handful, just as it failed to embrace Morrison's brilliant Seven Soldiers tale or his somewhat less-successful Final Crisis. Nevertheless, fans of the DCU will find this a treasure trove of their favorite super-heroes and marvel (yes, marvel) at a writer who commands the form like few others.

I've been a sucker for alternate realities ever since Barry Allen accidentally vibrated his molecules and found himself meeting the OG Flash, Jay Garrick on Earth 2! To a seven-year old, this blew my mind and locked me into the DC multiverse for decades. In "The Multiversity", Grant Morrison brings his obvious affection for Silver Age loopyness, and creates a massive diamond of a story, with 52 brilliant facets of other super-hero realities. Deep, dense, and daffy, with some truly magnificent artwork, including Frank Quietly, Jim Lee, and Ben Oliver to name just a few. Wonderful stuff from cover to cover! A shining example that proves we really ARE living a golden age of geek!

I love parallel dimensions where we see familiar characters in new circumstances, and this has that concept in droves. There are two main issues of Multiversity at the beginning and end, but in between we get issues of the various other worlds. Morrison has said that each one of these stand alone issues could serve as the first issue for ongoing series, though I imagine that's unlikely to happen. I liked all of these stand alone stories, some more than others, and you may find varying levels of enjoyment depending on your character likes and dislikes. The main story that's running through the issues is rather vague. I understand there's some evil that's attacking worlds on a massive scale, but that's about as much as I could grasp. There's a pretty anti-climactic ending, too, which would bother me more if I knew what the hell was going on. Oddly my confusion did not hinder my enjoyment of the characters. In particular, I love the Earth where we have a group of heroes that serve as stand-ins for Marvel Comics characters. The book itself is beautiful. The dust jacket is handsome on the outside, and the inside is a map of the multiverse. The book's cover is interesting and textured. The binding is fine, but as is often the case, I sometimes had trouble reading text near the center and panels that spill over between both pages were hard to make out. As a tour through the multiverse, it's a fun ride. As a cohesive story, it's confusing, weird, and out there, much like other work from Grant Morrison. If you like his other work and alternate universes, you'll like this.

Viaje lleno de locura y ácido de la mano del maestro Morrison

A livello di scrittura e arte è un gran capolavoro. Morrison e tutti gli artisti che lo accompagnano ci hanno ben abituato, e qui sono quasi tutti al loro massimo (Quitely e Mahnke fuori parametro). Il volume è perfettamente leggibile a sè, ma è chiaramente legato a opere precedenti. Per chi segue la continuity DC e quanto Morrison ha fatto negli ultimi 27/28 anni (ci sono idee risalenti a Animal Man e Doom Patrol) questo è il culmine di un lungo percorso narrativo. D'altra parte è anche il punto di partenza per una miriade di possibili nuove storie. Gli amanti del fumetto (e della letteratura in generale) troveranno la risposta (luminosamente mistica) a molti dei grandi temi politici, psicologici, metaletterari e metafisici tipici degli autori d'avanguardia, quale lo scozzese decisamente è. D'altra parte, come All Star Superman, è insolitamente semplice da seguire (per esser scritto da Morrison) e il suo (meta-)messaggio è chiarissimo, ma—sempre come All Star—ha livelli di profondità quasi insondabili.

Esse encardenado é excelente. Diria que é um retorno e uma homenagem a grandes trabalhos da DC como Crise nas Infinitas Terras e Wachtmen. O roteiro e as artes são excelentes, realmente vale a pena a leitura.

This is an awesome book...as in, a book full of awe. Simply put, it looks at the DC comics Multiverse through a series of stories, each set on a different parallel world, told with an artistic style to match that world. At the same time, it looks at comics ( specifically superhero comics) as an art forms. The framing device is a loner, reading comics and transforming the objects in his daily life, including a Rubik's Cube and a stuffed toy monkey into objects of mystical and superhuman significance. It's at the same time a parody of superhero event stories ( especially Crisis on Infinite Earths etc) and a celebration of the goofy wonder of them. So if you have any vestigial affection for the old superhero, you will LOVE this! Along the way, you will see: a superb Marvel Family story in all ages style, a Nazi Superman story with Jim Lee art, a pulp style superhero world, a Guidebook to 52 alternate Earths, and more alternate Supermen than you can shake a rain stick at. Most startling is an episode with a haunted comic book, in which the hero is a comic book come to life and YOU the reader can save the universe!! ( fans of Morrison's Animal Man will smile with recognition). One that left we cold was the clever,clever Watchmen parody, mimicking Alan Moore tropes including panel grids and transitions, beautifully dawn by Frank Quitely, but ... Too late, too late. Not enough life or love in that one for me. However, there is soooo much to admire and love here that I have to say, please go buy it!! It is fabulous value for money, you will reread and explore in depth. It is different every time you read...and if you feel a little confused , just go with the flow and repeat to yourself..it's only a comic, it's only a comic, it's only a comic......

Perfecta edición e impresionante la obra en sí. Requerirá múltiples lecturas para entenderla completamente. Si te gusta Grant Morrison, es imprescindible.