Is DC 1000000 One Million any good?

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

i just saw it on ebay..it looks kindoff strange....

[Agentum]

I must say no really, but that my opinion.
It's intresting with versions of the diffrent heroes from a distant future (when a possible issue 1.000.000 of the title would be out) but i thought most of the issues was bad.

[NotSuper]

i just saw it on ebay..it looks kindoff strange....
It's very good. We get to see Morrison use some of his Superman ideas years before All-Star Superman. It lacks the overly "grim and gritty" element that makes so many other comics hard to read. Plus, the ending is fantastic.

[dancj]

It's great. Grant Morrison goes a bit mental and you have to work to keep up with the plot, but it's one of those idea filled superhero extravagansas that Grant Morrison does so well

Dan

[ocelotrevs]

It's a decent story, but not something that I'd really wanna shout about.

As Mr Dancj said, you have to concentrate to keep up though.

[Gingold]

It's the best crossover event DC's done. Not that that's saying all that much, but it is really good.

[Calybos]

It's Morrison. If you like what he does and can put up with the weirdness, meandering, lack of resolution, etc.--if those are all signs of genius to you--then you'll love it.

I thought it was an utter waste of time, personally.

[ninjapeps]

it's the first instance I can think of where a Superperson solved a problem by punching time.

[filthysize]

The Young Justice one was hilarious. One of my cherished comics. So happy that I got Peter David to sign it at this year's Wondercon.

[Paragon]

I though that it was technically good, but there was one very 'off putting' aspect to this story.

It almost felt like Superman worship.

I know that he is a premier hero, and central figure, but this story also featured a large amount of other characters.

To me it felt like they were just props in the Superman show.

[algertman]

i thought it was great, though the TPB is put together a little funky. Wish they would OMNIBUS it like they just did with Superman: OWAW

[Agentum]

Well they omnibus everything so they can do it with this too, but i wont buy it.
To me Morrison have done a lot of more intresting stuff.

[The Unknown Zombie]

Hitman 1,000,000 is one of the funniest books I've ever read.

[Beyond The Beyonder]

I was reviewing comic books at the time and I read every issue of it. I remember Starman #1,000,000 and Resurrection Man #1,000,000 were hands-down highlights. For a company-wide crossover it was well-done. The series itself is solid Morrison superheroics; not his best work but a good read with a lot of interesting ideas thrown in. Watch out for Solaris, the Tyrant Sun!

[Lex]

I think DC One Million was one of the most creative and imaginative stories DC has ever produced. And that's because Morrison wrote the whole thing... he even ghost wrote most of the tie-in issues (which meant that, for the first time, all the crossover tie-in issues were actually good!).

This was the best thing to come out of the 90's and is what energized me about comics at a time when I was bored with most comics I read.

Everyone should do themselves a favor and track down every DC One Million issue they can find.

[Brian Cronin]

Probably the best company-wide crossover ever.

Not that the competition is all the stiff, but still.

-Brian

[The Sentry]

I'd buy it if they put it in an omnibus edition.

[Lex]

That would be awesome. All the issues of the crossover, plus all the tie-ins, plus the 80 Page Giant all in one handy volume.

[Jack]

Probably the best company-wide crossover ever.

Not that the competition is all the stiff, but still.

-Brian
True and true.

[Citizen V]

Personally i hear about it every so often,what is it like?I havent been able to find a back issue of it anywhere..

[Kevinroc]

Personally i hear about it every so often,what is it like?I havent been able to find a back issue of it anywhere..

It's Grant Morrison writing about the future of the DCU. Farther than The Legion of Super-Heroes exist. It takes place in the 853rd-century.

The heroes of the future are preparing to welcome back the original Superman (well, their universe's Superman, which means Kal-El) after Kal went into a bit of a self-imposed exile/ retirement a few thousand years prior. The Justice League learns of a plot to try and assasinate Superman and try to stop it.

And please note that my pathetic little summery is not doing this story justice. It's really very good. Easily the best DC Crossover I have ever read, if not the best crossover I have ever read.

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

i fond some issues on ebay...but can someone show me the names of all teh core issues and tie ins...in order?

[Lex]

Oh gosh, I wrote a long summary of the core books/tie-ins awhile ago. I'll try to find it.

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

lol thx .i apreciate it

[Lex]

The main story takes place in DC One Million #1-2, JLA #1,000,000 and DC One Million #3-4 (in that order).

That's just the bacis main story, but a lot of important events happen in the tie-in books that lead directly into the main books.

There are several different stories going on in the tie-ins. Some of the focus on what's going on in the present while others follow the JLA into the future.

Present Day Adventures:

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1,000,000
Nightwing #1,000,000
Superman: Man of Steel #1,000,000
Starman #1,000,000
Impulse #1,000,000
Detective Comics #1,000,000
Superman #1,000,000

Adventures of the JLA in the future:

Action Comics #1,000,000
Green Lantern #1,000,000
Power of Shazam! #1,000,000 (leads into Flash)
Batman #1,000,000
Superman #1,000,000
Aquaman #1,000,000
Wonder Woman #1,000,000
Martian Manhunter #1,000,000
Adventures of Superman #1,000,000
Ressurection Man #1,000,000
Catwoman #1,000,000
Robin #1,000,000
Flash #1,000,000
Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1,000,000

This is my attempt to get the various stories in the proper order for reading:

DC One Million #1
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1,000,000
Nightwing #1,000,000
DC One Million #2
Superman: Man of Steel #1,000,000
Impulse #1,000,000
Detective Comics #1,000,000
Superman #1,000,000
Green Lantern #1,000,000
Starman #1,000,000
JLA #1,000,000
DC One Million #3
Batman #1,000,000
Catwoman #1,000,000
Robin #1,000,000
Action Comics #1,000,000
Adventures of Superman #1,000,000
Ressurection Man #1,000,000
Aquaman #1,000,000
Wonder Woman #1,000,000
Power of Shazam! #1,000,000
Flash #1,000,000
Superman: Man of Tomorrw #1,000,000
Matian Manhunter #1,000,000
Chronos #1,000,000 (unrelated story, but it connects to the very end of DC1M #4)
DC One Million #4

#1,000,000 books that don't tie into the main plot, but are still worth checking out:

Young Justice #1,000,000
Green Arrow #1,000,000 (actually takes place between Adventures of Superman 1M and Ressurection Man 1M, but doesn't effect the plot)
Azrael #1,000,000 (the most fun of the future books)
Superboy #1,000,000
Chase #1,000,000
Creeper #1,000,000 (the most "out there" of the future books)
Supergirl #1,000,000
Hitman #1,000,000
Young Heroes in Love #1,000,000
Legionnaries #1,000,000 and Legion of Super-Heroes #1,000,000 (in that order)

Hope that helps!

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

is it possible to get this
"This is my attempt to get the various stories in the proper order for reading:"
on ebay for not that much..maby around ahh 50+some $$'s

cause it sounds interesting..but it's a lot of books...also is it even worth cheking out if you haven't really red teh current day stuff ( by current day i mean in comic books..not the futuristic adventures)

[Brian Cronin]

The trade is good enough.

-Brian

[Bat-Mite]

Yeah, the trade has the four main issues and the important parts of all the tie in issues to understand the story. The rest of the issues are just gravy.

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

i see..can i get it on amazon?

[dupersuper]

Still missing Detective 1,000,000...which pisses me off because I LOVE this story. I love all Morissons' JLA stuff...and, MAN, that ending...
JLA, Hitman, Supergirl, Martian Manhunter, Resurection Man, Green Arrow, the Superman books, Chronos, Creeper, Green Lantern, Young Justice, Impulse, Azreal, Young Heroes In Love, and Starman x-overs ALL kicked a$$!

[Lonewalker]

Get the trade instead.

[Lex]

Yeah, the trade has all the basics, but you'll miss out on the cool stuff like Batman's adventures in Pluto (the hollowed out asylumn planet) and the art on the Aquaman tie-in was beautiful.

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

lol well i think i might read up on that later cause i haven't even red any of the basics yet like superman batman or JLA

[Gozwald73]

If you get the trade - you simply MUST also get the Supergirl title. The story isn't crucial to the main line, but this is one of the funniest comics ever. I read it over and over, cackling and howling each and every time. Pure magnificance.
:p

[Agentum]

lol well i think i might read up on that later cause i haven't even red any of the basics yet like superman batman or JLA
I think it's better that you buy some ordinary more mainstream trades and read about the heroes to know them some more.
I think you would like those elseworld like storys better after that.

[Apathy Boy]

I disliked it the first time I've read it, but I've enjoyed it more and more each time I've read it. I'm not a big fan of time travel stories, but this one won me over with its imagination and its cool ending.

Almost all of the crossovers were excellent, too. I particularly liked MARTIAN MANHUNTER. (Hated SUPERGIRL, though. But admittedly, I don't understand the appeal of Peter David's sense of humour.)

[Alex L]

It's Grant Morrison writing about the future of the DCU. Farther than The Legion of Super-Heroes exist. It takes place in the 853rd-century.

The heroes of the future are preparing to welcome back the original Superman (well, their universe's Superman, which means Kal-El) after Kal went into a bit of a self-imposed exile/ retirement a few thousand years prior. The Justice League learns of a plot to try and assasinate Superman and try to stop it.

And please note that my pathetic little summery is not doing this story justice. It's really very good. Easily the best DC Crossover I have ever read, if not the best crossover I have ever read.

Let the story tell itself:

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The 20th century JLA will go to the future to celebrate the return of the original Superman.
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Battle on two fronts! The future JLA must deal with the events in the present, and the original JLA is stranded in the far future.

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

wait why did super man live in the sun??? lol

[Lex]

Well, he was wandering the universe until about 70,000 AD. He learned a lot about his powers in that time and, when he returned to Earth, he granted his descendants a portion of that power if they promised to continue protecting Earth and the Solar System. He decided to set up a Fortress of Solitude in the heart of the Sun to rest for the next 15,000 years.

His emergance from the Sun in 85,271 AD was to be a special event, ushering in a new age of... um... super-awesomeness.

EDIT: And I think him being in the Sun helped with the transfer of power to the Supermen and Superwomen who needed it.

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

lol but wouldn't he burn up?? also how can you build something on the sun?

[Bat-Mite]

He is Superman, he doesn't burn.

[Lex]

lol but wouldn't he burn up?? also how can you build something on the sun?It's Grant Morrison. You gotta open up your mind to the possibilities.

[filthysize]

Superman gets his powers from the sun. Why would he burn up? It'd be like swimming in a sea of Red Bull for him.

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

lol..i see....

[Lonewalker]

Superman gets his powers from the sun. Why would he burn up? It'd be like swimming in a sea of Red Bull for him.
It will be like a Suntan martini.

Get it. Get it...?

*gets clobbered in the head*

:confused:

[algertman]

I disliked it the first time I've read it, but I've enjoyed it more and more each time I've read it. I'm not a big fan of time travel stories, but this one won me over with its imagination and its cool ending.

Almost all of the crossovers were excellent, too. I particularly liked MARTIAN MANHUNTER. (Hated SUPERGIRL, though. But admittedly, I don't understand the appeal of Peter David's sense of humour.)


I liked the Young Justice one with the classic OMAC Looking Superboy. Was Robin an android aswell? can't remember

[Lex]

He was Robin the Toy Wonder. Isn't that the best idea you've ever heard?

[Loren]

One little thing about DC1M that's kind of spiritually satisfying is that they still use our calendar in the future. That even after 83 centuries, people still use Christ's birth (or an approximation thereof) as the starting point for measuring time.

[Stanlos]

It has its moments. It was a bit too cheesey for my tastes though. Some chapters were better than others (as posters have mentioned). I am not a fan of the Silver Age and "punching through time" so it left me flat. It's good innocent fun though.

[dupersuper]

One little thing about DC1M that's kind of spiritually satisfying is that they still use our calendar in the future. That even after 83 centuries, people still use Christ's birth (or an approximation thereof) as the starting point for measuring time.

I just find that sad...

[dupersuper]

Best. Superman. Wink. Ever!

[spidervenom]

I just find that sad...

shhhh jebus might hear you.

[niall mc cann]

Best. Superman. Wink. Ever!

It was definitely up there.:D

Really great story.

[Jeff Brady]

Of course it's Superman worship. It was published in 1998, the 60th anniversary of Superman's first appearance.

Amazon link (http://www.amazon.com/JLA-One-Million-Various/dp/1401203205/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-8616370-8631332?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184429453&sr=8-1) It's been renamed JLA One Million, probably due to recognizability.

Also, check the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_One_Million

The trade is all you need, but there's some fun stuff it doesn't cover.

It's a fantastic story full of sci-fi wonder, sharp characterization, and who ever said that there wasn't a resolution was lying his pants off.

[Michael P]

No, DC One Million is not any good.

It's any great.

[Expletive Deleted]

Probably the best company-wide crossover ever.

Not that the competition is all the stiff, but still.What he said, over a year ago.

[ultramandingo]

.....loved the future starman with those evil golden age mist genes

[CBikle]

It's like Crisis On Infinite Earths; the miniseries was very good, but all the tie-ins were hit or miss.

[Sophisticated_Gamer]

lol, how did this thread come back?

[mattx110]

i like the fact that titles you were surprised laster 10 issues got a millionth. very equal opportunity.

[David Walton]

One little thing about DC1M that's kind of spiritually satisfying is that they still use our calendar in the future. That even after 83 centuries, people still use Christ's birth (or an approximation thereof) as the starting point for measuring time.

Not to mention that the main storyline is essentially a Christian allegory, with Superman playing the role of Jesus Christ. He starts the superhero thing, leaves earth and promises to return, inspires countless generations of heroes waiting for his second coming, ushers in a a paradise on earth and restores Krypton (a new Krypton and a new earth), as well as bring Lois back to life (you could call her the church).

[Lex]

It's like Crisis On Infinite Earths; the miniseries was very good, but all the tie-ins were hit or miss.
I disagree with that last part. I thought that, for a crossover, just about all the tie-in issues were good. I thought the writers really stepped up their games and came up with very imaginative stories for their tie-ins. (Though rumor has it that Morrison ghost wrote some of the tie-ins).

[Alex L]

I disagree with that last part. I thought that, for a crossover, just about all the tie-in issues were good. I thought the writers really stepped up their games and came up with very imaginative stories for their tie-ins. (Though rumor has it that Morrison ghost wrote some of the tie-ins).

Considering how seamlessly some stories flowed into each other (like Green Lantern --> Martian Manhunter --> Resurrection Man) I wouldn't be too surprised if that were the case.

[AllisterH]

DC 1,000,000 is a tribute to Superman and the Silver Age. It is a story that works for DC (I can never see such a positive, non-cynical storyline in Marvel, does Marvel even have any positive future timelines or do they all go down the crapper).

Basically, if you love the DC universe, you'll love DC 1,000,000. If you always though Silver Age DC was kind of cheesy, then DC 1,000,000 will reinforce that viewpoint.

[blackphoenix]

It's kinda ok. There were certain elements that were cool(like the golden Superman, who recently appeared in All-Star Superman and Aquaman wielding an anchor, Wonder Woman made of living marble, etc). But that part where the JLA of the future(or whatever they were called by then) pulled the then-current JLA into the future to participate in Olympic style games to celebrate Superman's emergance from the sun after yay many years was Silver Age canned corn, man.

And Solaris was a little bitch. "Sentient sun" my ass.

[ducklord]

DC 1000000 always gets a smile from me, which is something most crossovers can't say. And it does have one of the top three Superman winks ever.

Mike