Infinite Multiverse
As I mentioned earlier, recent comic book events like Death Metal or Future State had to reach their climax. I’m very happy about it, because there’s a lot going on in the DC world , and we’re not just dealing with comics, which are actually interesting and not as chaotic as those from Marvel. Released in December 2022, the volume by Egmont contains a total of seven issues, two of which are introductory. The first so-called zero brings us closer to the changes in the DC world caused by the rewriting of the Multiverse, we get a copy of the infinite universe. It’s like two plus two and multiplied by a number. My mind was trying to grasp it, even though it is a subtle depiction of what a generational change is taking place and the whole course of events caused by it. In turn, in “Secret Files” we have outlined five heroes who will play an important role in the upcoming story. Oddly enough, they take up about 1/3 of the volume, so it’s a really big introduction. It’s a solid comic introduction, but it rubs a bit against the aforementioned Marvel – namely, we have an accumulation of threads. While we have five main themes, it’s probably Darkseid himself who deserves the most attention, taking on a completely different role than before, although he is still the bad guy who gets in the way of the Interdimensional Justice League. The story presented in the volume closes with an epic battle, ending with one big black freeze frame, after which we can expect everything. Of course, this is just a prelude to Dark Crisis, which will also be released soon!
Quantum physics, astronomy, history, curvature…
When it comes to the visuals, acclaimed artist Xermanico does a great job drawing characters from the multiverse with a flourish. Paul Pelletier also appeared on the scene, providing the atmosphere of George Perez’s drawings, which illustrated the greatest comic crises of this universe and which are somehow indirectly referred to in the reviewed title. Also, Joshua Williamson presented an interesting perspective through Magog, later enhanced by Iron Man’s counterpart Machine Head. A true work of comic art.
All in all, putting Earth-0 as a problematic place for all the bugs in the multiverse is something I didn’t expect. Until now, no one dared to blame this lunatic for all the problems. Williamson finally starts complicating the idea of a DC multiverse in due course – how does the world’s seemingly most special Earth deal with not being so special? I’m looking forward to seeing how this project develops.
