Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse

This collection of five “Dark Multiverse” stories got off to a shaky start when I found I wasn’t crazy about the art. Personal preference, I would suggest checking it out as there’s no respite from the fuzzy colors and lacy of detail. Some artists forget it’s not “museum art,” it’s a narrative meant to tell a story.Stories here I can say are not so interesting. Premise is that the “dark multiverse” is a layer of worlds essentially identical to ours, with a single event having gone the wrong way. The outcome is a pretty bleak list universe. What it isn’t, and what I’d thought it would be, is a universe populated with different and more interesting characters. There’s no Ultraman or anything like him. Same settings and characters, different outcomes. Pretty much “What If?” with, armed with the premise, one can reliable predict similar outcomes.The five stories are “Knightfall,” “Death of Superman,” “Blackest Night,” “Infinite Crisis,” and “Judas Contract.” Of these, the revised “Blackest Night” came the closest to fulfilling the promise, if only in its assemblage of characters. I don’t see a more unlikely and near-perverse group than Sinestro, Dove, and Lobo, all three of whom are immune to Black Lantern power for different reasons. The story was actually suspenseful precisely because there was actual doubt as to the outcome. The other four seemed rushed, dry toast, all reminding me of the look and tone of Knightfall, namely, a paint by the numbers version of the grand story it intended to be.I was unhappy that the volume included parti asL reprints of the original stories. Perhaps I should have read the description more thoroughly. On the whole, when DC sells a recent printing at such a deep discount there probably is a reason. That, too, is a story with a predictable ending.

An unforgettable spin of the most famous events in comic book history. This tales from the dark multiverse where five fallen heroes origins are explored and the narrator hints of a greater crisis that the fallen might be useful against a greater threat then themselves . A great collectors item from the Dark Knights Metal Series !

I like these dark one shots on the darker moments of dc. Now the cool part is the actually have the originals of each story so you are not completely lost on whats different if you never read them. Its all a twist and doesn't really tie into anything besides I guess the dark multiverse, but so far its not cannon If im not mistaken. But its a great read.

If you read the Marvel what if series this is a dark dc what if. 5 key moments and how they could have easily gone wrong. An enjoyable read.

Was good to see that DC had some dankness to it even in the early 80's!Nice collection of past material from decades of decadence!

Satisfied with the product but, as a collector I noticed a severe hit in the top right of the book that produced a fold all over that section of the entire piece, I advice to improve the packaging methods.

Always nice to read something different and this certainly is. Poor old Terra is certainly tragic; might be good to know more of her background.

This book was very well made with a nice slip cover. The stories contained within were of good quality as well. I am very satisfied with my purchase especially since it was well below the suggested MSRP.

A nice hardback book with a dust jacket and lovely images on the hardback cover.I didn’t know what to expect from these stories.I’m following this story carefully because it will follow into Year of The Villain, which I’m also looking forward too.Well, you get a god-like narrator that shows you The Multiverse and The Dark Multiverse and the subtle changes that can make it darker.Knight fall, Blackest Night, Infinite Crisis and The Judas Contract, all major stories all reimagined into a dark story.First of all, Knightfall.Well, the story is as iconic as can be.The Dark Knight Rises took a lot of inspiration from said story and it shows.But Azrael wins?! He does and it’s a bloody good story.I’ll not spoil too much but it shows Bruce in a worse spot than having his back broken.Knowledge isn’t 100% necessary for enjoying this story but it does help.On t he plus side you do get all the original stories in the back!Infinite Crisis.Well, Blue Beetle goes a little crazy and kills everyone.I never enjoyed Infinite Crisis as much as some, but I did enjoy this version more.Beyond my first sentence, there isn’t much more to say.It’s an enjoyable read, but knowing the full extent of Infinite Crisis really did but a better twist on this story although I didn’t enjoy it profoundly.Blackest Night.Sinestro, keeps his ring.Lot of Lobo ( I personally can’t stand him, but I do warm up to him in this story)Yeah, it’s enjoyable. Blackest Night is one of those large stories I recommend you read fully because it is enormous, a lot of people say just read The Green Lantern bits but you lose a lot of good story.Anyway, yeah, I’d say this was my least favourite story because the change is so minor.The Judas Contract - Teen Titans.I never read this story beyond this book and I’d say it was by far the best Dark Multiverse story of the lot.People say words are powerful and in this case they’re world destroying.See Dick Grayson leave his Robin tights, see him become Nightwing, then wear his Robin outfit again and a lot of action.Having no prior knowledge of this story I have to say I loved it.The great thing about this book is you get all the original stories (well, snippets of a longer story but I’m sure you get what I mean)So the original source material is there for reference.You get the usual variants etc at the back which were all lovely.I’d say get this book just for a little bit of change and difference.This Dark Multiverse is one of the most original stories I’ve seen in comics for the last 30 odd years, so long may it continue.Thanks for reading.

"The difference between me and you is just one bad day" the Joker.Five stories stories where the a small change takes the universe on to a darker track. Then an issue from each saga these are based on.Kinghtfall. What if the event of Knights End did not have Bruce reclaim him place as Batman. The new St Batman has saved Gotham but the world has crumbled.Death of Superman. The day Superman died he left sn angry wife and a world without a saviour. What they now have is vengeance.Blackest Night. The Blackest night just longer and darker.Infinite Crisis. If a hero did not die, could the world be even worse off?The Judas Contract. A peice of advice, with the best of intention causes the road to hell.The Broken Bat. The is the last issue of Knightfall Vol 1. I know why they included this issues. I remember first reading this and the shocking ending. This was the first time I had seen the hero lose. However I don't think this was the right choice as the point of change was the end of Knights End, but that ending was a bit of a let down.Death of Superman. The original fight between the Man of Steel and Doomsday.Blackest night. Issues one of of the Blackest Night mini series. The dead rise, kill and rise again.Infinite Crisis. The trust is broken between the Trinity, and a new Crisis is coming.The Judas Contract. The Titans have been betrayed and captured. This so much darker then any animated or normal movie I have see.An ok collection of stories. I do appreciate having issues from the origin reprinted. However I think the issue where the turn hapoen instead of the iconic.There is a varient cover gallery and sketch book as well. I would have given this 3.5 stars, but I think I deserves a round up them down.

Esa es la forma facil y sencilla de describirlo.Por ejemplo: ¿Que pasaria si "La caida del Murcielago" hubiera terminado de una forma diferente con un giro mas obscuro?, o ¿si los sucesos en el final de "Blackest Night" fueran de otra forma?Unas mas obscuras que otras pero aun asi una lectura entretenida y ya que incluye el comic en el cual esta basada, o el cual desencadena la trama "alterna", es relativamente facil entender estos comics.

5 historias icónicas donde el final es cambiado, de una manera oscura. En cierto aspecto, no es necesario haber conocido la historia original, ya que aquí te la explican un poco las diferencias que habrá. Sin embargo, este compendio de historias se disfruta más cuando conoces las historias originales: La Muerte de Superman, La caída del Murciélago, La Noche más Oscura, Crisis Infinitas y el Judas Contract. Algo bastante bueno es que recopila las historias originales también para que puedas comparar los cambios existentes.Las historias siempre inician con una acción distinta que cambia totalmente todo y termina en el fin de mundo (es curioso y sin sentido).

Me encantó esta serie de one-shots sobre el Dark Multiverse. En su momento estuve dudoso sobre la calidad del trabajo pero fue una lectura muy interesante y entretenida. Varios momentos históricos de DC Comics con cambios que afectan esas clásicas historias. Además el hardcover tiene una edición bastante bien cuidada.