Final Crisis = Retcons?

[Chino]

I want to get into DC but I'm not clear on the purpose of Final Crisis. Weren't all the other crisis events just a way for DC to retcon/restart the universe? Is this what FC is meant to do? As a new reader, should I just wait for all this to be over with before I jump into books like JSA and GL which I know nothing about? :confused:

[carabas]

Morrison said in an interview that it was not that kind of story.
It'll probably change the DCU in some ways, but not do it retroactively.

[Tanjint]

yeah, which actually kind of makes it the most potent of the three...here's hoping.

i'm excited about Pacheco, but not about the delay between issues 3 and 4. two months? Bah, it's felt like two months waiting for number 2!

-T

[robbieglenn]

Bah, it's felt like two months waiting for number 2!

-T

You and me both !

[XPac]

Crisis usually does equal retcons.

But I think DC usually only pulls these massive universe changing retcons every decade or so... I imagine we'll get another multiverse retcon eventually, but I'm assuming this isn't it.

[Choppa]

Final Crisis is the tailend of a larger story that started in 2004 with Identity Crisis. You can read them separately though. FC is supposed to be self-contained, so while you probably won't get the connections to other stories, you should be okay reading it solo. If you're not interested though I would probably just wait until I start on those books.

[Magneto Rocks]

Morrison has indicated this isn't meant to be a retcon, just the "ultimate" really damn good story.