I
just got back from the local comic shop where I had an experience that
I have not felt in quite some time...Something I saw at the comic shop
actually took my breath away. I mean...I made an audible gasp when
I saw it. I have been collecting comics for years and years and one
series has stood out in my mind as the single greatest comic series of
all time: Crisis on Infinite Earths. And now, some 20 years
after this landmark series, DC has finally decided to release a line of
deluxe action figures featuring some of the main characters from the
series.
The shop that I visited only had one figure (The Monitor) from the
first series in stock, but the rest of Series One were featured on the
flip side of the box. The figures are around $12.95, so I am not
so sure that I am willing to shell out so much money for something that
would just look cool sitting on a shelf...But man, they do look
cool! My days of spending lots of cash on toys and comics (for
myself) faded away a while back. These days, I generally avoid
even going into comic stores for fear of getting sucked back into the
quest to “keep up” with new series. But this time, the folks at
DC may have finally hooked me for sure. I’m not sure how long I
can hold out, really.
Awesome, awesome site: The Annotated Crisis on Infinite Earths
