Final Crisis 10th Anniversary Omnibus

Reading this omnibus... sorry, *trying* to read this omnibus has been such a draining experience that it’s hard to find the energy for a review...If you thought other authors like Jonathon Hickman could make a frustratingly difficult read, that’s really nothing compared to this awful mess.Firstly, Batman is in about 5% of the 1500 pages of this book, and Darkseid is in it ten times less! I was expecting to be thrown-off by dozens of DC characters I’ve never heard of, but the biggest obstacle you’ll get here is the truly wretched and endlessly baffling way in which this has been edited and compiled. I mean, what were they thinking??? Each parallel narrative string is only dipped into for about two pages at a time, this means I kept thinking I’d turned too many pages at once as I battled through the panels. At the very least, a contents page and title pages would offer some useful markers for finding your bearings around this book, but nope, it’s like being thrown into a haystack blind-folded. For 1500 pages, this is exhausting!Want to know why Batman is suddenly imprisoned in big metal cocoon for the majority of the story? Well if you find out let me know, because I’ve read the whole book and I’m only mildy clear on what was happening there myself!? The book is full of stuff like this - or should I say, missing stuff like this - throughout, and in comparison to the other epic omnibus books I own, this level of unintelligible story-telling is really unnecessary.I’ve seen many other reviewers mention that this multi-narrative hopping is a trait of Grant Morrison’s style, but I had no such problems with the books he wrote before and after this opus, so maybe it really is just the way it’s been cobbled together?Anyway, don’t buy this. Just don’t bother, really! Read the wikipedia article about it, or watch the Comics Explained video, and then just carry on with your life safe in the knowledge that you’ve saved yourself countless hours of misery that could of been spent trudging through this dumpster fire.

I love this story so much and it's a period of DC that I am totally in love with and return too often. This is a monster of a book and fantastic value for money, it may be the biggest Omnibus I have ever seen. I read the mini series at the time and one of the tie ins but this is the 1st time I have ever read the full story with the tie ins and it is really worth it. It's in reading order which is always a must and this is truly a story that is just FULL Morrison, if you like Grant Morrisons work this is an essential purchase this is a grand epic and it's the most threatening and awesome Darkseid has been in years and years.

Beware when buying a book this big, because it is VERY heavy and can be extremely uncomfortable and frustrating to read. Plus the comic book paper will reflect light so not only will you need to find a comfortable position to read on but also one that doesn't reflect light. The book itself is fine, the main event is huge, Batman RIP is EXTREMELY good, Legion of 3 worlds was messy and had the most annoying Superboy prime of all time but the product itself is very good. Consistently good artwork from start to finish. However the Infinite Crisis omnibus is a bit better imo

Having the full story of Final Crisis in one book is simply amazing, and the book itself is such a high quality product. This book is a great deal.

A perfectly fine miniseries drowned by shockingly bad tie-ins that actively undermine its themes and derail its narrative.Time had, until now, been kind to Final Crisis (And Superman Beyond) by detaching it from the year and a half long horrorshow that was the context of its initial publication. Seems awfully cruel to mark its tenth anniversary by dredging all this stuff up and splicing it back in. But at least they didn’t trouble to Omnibus the Countdown.

Love Morrison. His Batman RIP and Final Crisis stories are some of his most trippy mainstream super hero tales. A bit like Twin Peaks Season 3 Episode 8. High on style but not big on substance, some of my least fav late years Morrison tales. I like the Geoff Johns Flash and Superman crossover tales collected here. After this, DC could only restart the whole thing with New 52.