Sometimes there's a huge difference between a story that's well-executed and a story that's actually enjoyable to read. Heroes in Crisis #1 illustrates that gulf about as well as any comic in recent memory. This is a series featuring some of the best creators currently working at DC telling a very intimate, emotionally charged tale of tragedy striking the superhero community. The first issue is also unpleasant and even somewhat off-putting in its impact on the DCU. But no doubt that was the intention. Given the subject matter and the real-world events fueling Heroes in Crisis, fun doesn't really enter into the equation.
Heroes in Crisis introduces Sanctuary, a refuge built by Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to serve as a safe haven for heroes weighed down by the physical and psychological pressures of the job. Unfortunately, as the series opens, Sanctuary has been rocked by a mass murder, transforming a place of healing into one of bloodshed.
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Heroes in Crisis introduces Sanctuary, a refuge built by Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to serve as a safe haven for heroes weighed down by the physical and psychological pressures of the job. Unfortunately, as the series opens, Sanctuary has been rocked by a mass murder, transforming a place of healing into one of bloodshed.
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