Heroes in crisis / Tom King, writer ; Clay Mann [and others], artist ; Tomeu Morey, Arif Prianto, colorists ; Clayton Cowles, letterer ; Clay Mann & Tomeu Morey, collection cover artists.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781401291426
- ISBN: 1401291422
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2019]
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family" "Originally published in single magazine form in HEROES IN CRISIS 1-9." |
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Genre: | Superhero comics. Graphic novels. Comics (Graphic works) |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Henry County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Henry County - Main Library | YGN KING TOM (Text) | I0000000280203 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
Heroes in Crisis
Publishers Weekly
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King (the Mister Miracle series) considers the psychological toll of being a hero in this unusual and provocative narrative set in the DC Comics universe. There's been a mass murder at Sanctuary, a psychiatric facility where superheroes (and some of their adversaries) immerse themselves in holographic therapy, replaying stuck points in their past. Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman join up to solve the case, while Batman antagonist Harley Quinn and hero Booster Gold attempt to resolve it in parallel, mutually suspicious of each other. Interspersed are alternately amusing and affecting confessionals from heroes and villains who reveal their anxieties while in treatment at Sanctuary. Typical of the genre, the dénouement requires familiarity with an array of other DC story lines. But King's writing is incisive and witty, paired with energetic artwork by Mann, who excels with acrobatic fight scenes, such as a page of the Flash zipping about at super-speed and battling Booster Gold. It's left as an open question whether the "counseling machine" approach at Sanctuary was effective, having removed the human element in a (failed) effort at secrecy. King has a military background, and beneath the dramatic superhero character play is a heartfelt message that even the most stoic heroes deserve help processing their trauma. (Oct.)