52 Volume 1

One of the best comics I have ever read. I loved it. Gripping story lines featuring under used heroes, quality artwork. End was a bit "What the Hell's going on!?" but I assume that's going to be cleared up in book 2. I would recommend you read INFINITE CRISIS before getting stuck into this one though.

A mature book, which chooses raising the bar on the lesser known characters, as opposed to say, how a TV series might change the actors. Worthy but keeps you guessing, rather than fully satisfying with the substitutes.

Some of the best comics, you will ever read, this collection is the first half of a sprawling epic, that will keep you hooked to the bitter end

Perfect for any fan of lesser known heroes such as Booster Gold, the story gives a fantastic insight as they are the main characters in the story.

I've always been a collector of trade paperbacks primarily and have almost never purchased an actual comic book. 52 is one of the only series that I wish I had experienced as it was released. The technical achievement it represents alone makes it worthy of recommendation. The fact that the team behind it managed to release a weekly book that is even cohesive is an achievement close to miraculous and is why I give Batman Eternal more credit than I would otherwise.But so much more was achieved with 52. The art is better than it has any right to be and it feels like the dream team of writers managed to produce something that plays to all of their strengths.That is not to say that the series is perfect. There are instances where the art or writing are not what they could be, but there are so many fewer of those instances than you would expect, fewer than in so many series that were released in the normal monthly format.Easily recommend to anyone looking to dive into DC. The story involves some of the relativedly more obscure characters, intentionally, and does an amazing job of making them as compelling as any of the Justice League. That said, it might be a little overwhelming for newcomers to comics.

Este comic toma como protagonistas a curiosos personajes que nunca imaginé funcionarían tan bien para desarrollar la historia. Desde un favorito Booster Gold hasta una casi invisible Rene Montoya, todos brillan y cada una de sus historias está bien desarrollada. El dibujo varía en cuestión de artistas, pero en ningún momento decae la calidad.

52 is an excellent weekly series by DC powerhouse writers like Grant Morrison, Mark Waid and Greg Rucka. Serving as an excellent bridge between Infinite Crisis and Final Crisis - it expands on more Hypercrisis lore such as Intergang, The Bible of Crime (propagated by the Darkseid worshipping intergang), Batwoman, Luthor's meta machinations and more. Essential to the golden years of Morrison-overlooked mid 2000s DC.

My son loves it !

Esto es una maravilla. De las mejores obras sobre el universo DC que existe.Y encima esta edición en bastante buena, 600 pags y a un precio espectacular.

One of the most impressive feats in DC's publication history! Following the events of Infinite Crisis (which you'll want to have read to fully grasp the lead in to this story), DC's Trinity (Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman) take a year off to recenter themselves and learn how to trust one another again after the rifts that formed during the Crisis. In the wake of their year off, a roster of B-List heroes are forced to step up to protect the DC world until the lead heroes return. 52 was a weekly series (one issue for each week of the year) written by an all-star creative team including Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Geoff Johns, and others. Essentially the best writers for the company came up with this well-plotted, amazingly executed story; rereading the book I was struck just how carefully the team planted the numerous seeds that slowly come to fruition throughout this tale. This first volume contains the first half of the series (issues 1 through 26). Keep in mind that 52 is also sold as a single massive omnibus that collects every issue, as well as a group of four trades that break the story into fourths. Buying these two big halves is a lot more cost effective that the single omnibus.The story of 52 features numerous characters exploring their own separate plot lines until they slowly begin to start crossing over with one another. Booster Gold attempts to become the new number one hero in Metropolis with Superman gone, only for his limelight to be stolen by a newcomer hero named Supernova. Lex Luthor sets out to clear his name after the revelation of his doppelganger Alexander Luthor being the mastermind behind the Crisis; Lex attempts to develop a new gene therapy that will give any normal human superpowers and uses Steel's niece as his first test subject. Adam Strange, Animal Man, and Starfire are stranded in space after the events of the Crisis and the Rann-Thanagar War and have to use their wits and a little help from unexpected allies like Lobo to return to Earth. The former Elongated Man Ralph Dibny begins an investigation into a cult that springs up around Superboy after his sacrifice during the Crisis. Black Adam, enraged that he was duped by Alexander Luthor during the Crisis, returns to his home country and begins a plan to instill and new brutal form of justice on super-powered criminals. Finally, Renee Montoya is approached by Vic Sage, the Question, about joining his investigation into Intergang and their plans to take over Gotham. All in all these disparate characters and plots form one of the best events DC has ever published. An absolute must have for fans.