Episode #074: Crisis on Infinite Earths
Worlds will live! Worlds will die! The skies will turn red and cowboys and cavemen will fight side by side! Written by Marv Wolfman and penciled by George Perez, Crisis on Infinite Earths celebrated 50 years of DC Comics by blowing up the multiverse in a massive crossover featuring virtually every major character from its history (and introducing several new ones). Designed to make a bold statement in a comics industry overwhelmingly dominated by Marvel, the original plan was to reboot the entire DC Universe from scratch. Instead we got…well, what exactly did we get? We discuss whether Crisis was a new beginning or an ultimate ending, but we also focus on the comic itself and how this apex of superhero maximalism holds up 40 years later.
Discussed in this episode: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-12
