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The Crisis continues to explode across the DCU as a great power is unleashed. But whose side is it on? Witness a shocking confrontation between Batman and Nightwing, a vicious battle that threatens to tear the heroes of the DCU further apart, and a startling change to the recently deceased. Plus, guest appearances by more characters than we can list! All hell really breaks loose this issue with a fight between both Superboys (Prime and proper), the fate of Bludhaven, and the Spectre's punishment. I saw this issue as the "meat" of the Crisis. No more multiple threats tearing apart the DCU and yadda yadda. Batman seems to finally understand what's going on and talks to Nightwing to get him to help out. Alexander Luthor reveals that he has, in fact, left his "heaven" with Superboy Prime to orchestrate most (if not all) of the events leading up to IC. Also, the DCU's superteams (minus the JLA) take on Superboy Prime. Unfortunately luck doesn't run well with the Flash...all of them...  By the end of the issue, one old hero gets his wish. Or does he?
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I have no access to this... how did the battle go?
Isn't Superboy prime significantly more powerful than Kon El?
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Yeah Holy fuck Superboy goes apeshit. Anyone know those heroes that get their fucking carcasses slaughtered all over town?
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I personally don't. But I had to do a double take during that bitch fest. I'm waiting for Newsarama's review on the issue. They're often funny and informative. I'm sure they'll give insight as to who got whacked.
What I want to know is who will be the Flash now?
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Old men, fear me! You will shatter under my ruthless apathetic assault!
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Pantha, Wildebeest, and Red Star, all from the early 90's era Titans.
I don't know the names of the rest.
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Yeah Holy fuck Superboy goes apeshit. Anyone know those heroes that get their fucking carcasses slaughtered all over town?
Pantha , Wildebeast, Red Star got frozen, some dude from dan jurgens titans got his arm torn off, bushido dude got killed,
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where's that body count thread? anybody keepin score the last couple of issues?
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That scene with the B-list Titans was a gorefest! What made Superboy prime evil?
Fair play!
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stuck in a crystal for twenty years with no release. too many hormones. 
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According to Superboy Prime, everyone fighting him made Superboy Prime evil. Still, though... I 'bout crapped my pants when I read all that. Coolest fight in comics in a while.
Because of that scene, this book and Planetary #24 were the highlights of my pick-ups this week...
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I don't think he was evil. he was misguided. he was manipulated by Luthor (and possibly Psycho Pirate).
as far as the fight, think about it, he's essentially got the power level of a teenage Silver Age Superman, but with no training. he doesn't know how to pull his punches, so he's knocking people's heads off. in his state of mind, them attacking him causes him to attack, therefore kill, making him evil.
that and the buildup of hormones.
he was crazy, but not really evil.
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Evil or not, it was a pretty kickin' scene!
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shit I gotta download a scan of this
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Or you could, you know...buy the issue.
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not in Chile, he can't. pay attention, reax.
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Hopefully they keep Superboy around as a villain. Quote:
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Planetary #24
Off to the comic shop tomorrow.
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The scene with the Flashes was pretty moving, especially concerning Bart, but I'm sure he and Wally (plus family) are coming back eventually. If there's indeed a new Flash, I'm guessing it's either Bart (leaving the Speed Force as a grown man), or a composite Flash with all the dudes currently in the Speed Force. Quote:
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shit I gotta download a scan of this
How do you think I keep up? Do you have a BitTorrent client?
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earth 2 mxy...they didn't join the speed force
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shit I gotta download a scan of this
How do you think I keep up? Do you have a BitTorrent client?
Yeah, I found a gigatorrent of the Infinity Crisis so far and all the tie-ins. 5 Gigs, dude!
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... or a composite Flash with all the dudes currently in the Speed Force.
I'm sorry but that's very gay.
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Yeah, I found a gigatorrent of the Infinity Crisis so far and all the tie-ins. 5 Gigs, dude!
Link me.
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A friend downloaded all the Infinite Crisis stuff from '05 and gave it to me as a late Christmas present.
I didn't get him anything.
It would be interesting if everyone who left with Flash came back 10-15 years older. That would put Bart in a perfect position to take over the Flash mantle, while the twins could become the new Kid Flashes. The only problem, of course, would be that it would leave Wally with nothing...and we couldn't have that.
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I'm sorry but that's very gay.
Yeah, but bringing back Barry Allen would be G-gay.
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I have everything scanned and downloaded (because of my disability I can't turn pages so I download or scan comics and read them on my computer)
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I wish after the Crisis they released a title where E-2 Superboy just flew around the universe accidentally killing 90% of the DC encyclopedia of chracters. Each in its own creative an expoitative way.
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Yeah, I found a gigatorrent of the Infinity Crisis so far and all the tie-ins. 5 Gigs, dude!
Link me.
Infinity Gauntlet Crisis story so far
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I wish after the Crisis they released a title where E-2 Superboy just flew around the universe accidentally killing 90% of the DC encyclopedia of chracters. Each in its own creative an expoitative way.
Let me start a poll.
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You know, after twenty years of increasingly bloodthirsty comic books, premised on yet another "crisis," carried out over multiple titles in multiple months, I just don't care any more.
Off the top of my head, since the original crisis we've seen:
Legends
Invasion
Underworld Unleashed
Zero Hour
the Death of Superman
No Man's Land
Knightfall
Emerald Twilight
Night on Earth
Hell on Earth
Bloodlines
the Kingdom
Identity Crisis
And probably a half dozen more "crises" I can't remember.
Its just so damn repetitive and boring.
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How many of those stories did Superboy go berserk and kill everyone?  ? ...yeah, didn't think so...
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The other Superboy (the one with Luthor's DNA) went berserk in Titans a few months ago.
And, of course, Superman went berserk under Max Lord's mind control before that.
And, let's face it, the "beserk Superboy" bit was done first, and done better, by Alan Moore waaaaay back in Miracleman twenty years ago.
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And all these happened during the above-listed crossovers, then? ? ...yeah, didn't think so...
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So. What you're saying is that repeated unoriginality is excusable as long as they mix and match the tired old bits in a slightly different way or lump multiple cliches into the same story?
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