Enjoyable (but Unnecessary) "Companion"

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	• The Infinite Crisis Companion Greg Rucka, Bill Willingham, ... DC Comics, 2006 - 168 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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A nice side piece to Infinite Crisis

The Infinte Crisis Companion is just as it's title implies" a companion to the mega-event Infinite Crisis that provides some answered questions to some of the loose ends of Infinite Crisis. Collecting the various one-shots based on the mini-series leading up to the Crisis (Day of Vengeance, OMAC Project, Rann-Thannagar War, and Villains United), the Companion tells side tales taking place during the main storyline of Infinite Crisis. Bill Willingham, Greg Rucka, Dave Gibbons, and Gail Simone all return as we witness the Phantom Stranger, Zatanna, Dr. Fate, and other mystics unite to take down the renegade Spectre in the first story, which also sees a dynamic fight to the death with Dr. Fate and Spectre, and leaves the door open for the fate of Captain Marvel. In the second story, Green Lanterns' Kyle Rayner, Alan Scott, and Kilowog are in space with Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Adam Strange, Jade, Donna Troy, and others in an attempt to thwart Alexander Luthor, and reveals how Kyle Rayner transforms back into Ion. The third story finds the downed OMAC satellite not going down without a fight, and reveals the fate of Sasha Bordeaux, while the final story finds Luthor's society of villains taking on Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, Black Canary, and a host of other heroes in a gigantic battle to the finish. The art varies from story to story, the best being from Ivan Reis whose pencils are always a welcome sight. All in all, the Infinite Crisis Companion may help novice Infinte Crisis readers with all the mayhem going on in the story, but for those who are a bit jaded with Geoff Johns' series, this won't sway you at all.

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Enjoyable (but Unnecessary) "Companion"

If you enjoyed "Infinite Crisis," you will delight at the wall-to-wall action in this collection of specials. Fans of Bill Willingham's "Shadowpact" series shouldn't miss the Willingham-penned section here; likewise, fans of Greg Rucka's "Checkmate" series will enjoy his "OMAC Project" story here. If you're not a fan of any of the above series, though, you can probably skip this book.