Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #393130 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Customer Reviews

Its a novelisation!!
When I first saw this product, I was curious. why is there two version of infinite crisis on sale on amazon and why do they have different covers? because it was cheap, I thought i would, for the hell of it, buy it. I mean what's the worse that could happen? even if it were just a companion of some sort, at least i could write a review on it explaining it to others.
Alas, I wish I had a companion to infinite crisis because this is just stupid. this is a novelisation of the infinite crisis. This may seem harsh but in my opinion, what could be more stupid than making a novel out of a graphic novel story already told? yeah sure, if it branched off from the infinite crisis, I get the idea of a novel telling the story, but of a story that has already being told? yeah sure it happens from book to film but from comic book to written novel? I found it a waste of a good £4 which could have gone to the actual infinite crisis.
Okay, people may think im a sucker for buying this and they already knew but to the ones who were curious why its there and whats the difference, I hope my explanation has helped to deter you from this or buy the real thing (unless you want this).

Yes, it's a novelisation but it's not that bad...
The horror, the horror! It's a graphic novel translated into the printed word!

This isn't such a bad thing though - there's a lot going on in the Infinite Crisis graphic novel that this book is a lot like a companion. To me the art in the graphic novel isn't that amazing in places and for people who do not know every DC character under the sun, it can get very confusing. I consider the book to be the 'chocolate' edition, where it takes its time, nothing seems rushed and there's plenty of sub-plots between characters, with actually naming names and not just 'showing' without the 'telling'. However, it isn't the best written novel in the world, dialogue can be at times too clunky and too forced - but it does cover the gaps in the graphic novel (e.g. how come Kyle suddenly turns into Ion halfway through), which can seem very, very rushed at times.

So, don't be afraid to buy, but be aware that this is going to be a novelisation.