IC MINI SERIES: Like/dislike/favourite?

[jadegiant77]

I gotta say "Villains United"tops my list, although it SHOULD be called "Secret Six", cuz those guys are the true stars of the story. When I first heard about it, I thought it was just going to feature Luthor's Society, but I was suprised by the Six ,especially the new kick ass Catman! Hard to believe he was a joke just a few months ago(remember how he got all fat over in Green Arrow?) Hope the story of his transformation comes soon. Next to Catman, I gotta say my next fav characters are Parademon and Ragdoll. I love how Parademon always calls him "Clown". I hope DC makes the Six a regular series after the Crisis.

As for the rest:

Omac is ok.

Can't get into Rann-Thanagar war.

Day of Vengance is ok.

[Hulkamaniac]

its close for me, I like both Villians United and Day of Vengeance. Both are taking lower but well liked and interesting characters and really using them we'll and with good interaction in the story. But if i had to choose just one i'd go with VU.

[Psychoweasel]

I actually like both Vu and DoV equally well...but if I had to choose, I'd go with DoV.

I HAVE to! It has a talking, smoking, beer-swilling detective monkey for frick'ssake! Voting against him would almost certainly break a comics code somewhere...

Plus, anything that treats Blue Devil as a key player deserves respect.

[Plex]

I like day of vengeance the best, since it deals with a lesser aspect of the DC universe. But I also really like OMAC and Villians. The only one I didn't like and never picked up after the first issue was the Rann-Thangarian War.

[JolietJake]

I'm partial to Villains United with OMAC being a close second. Day of Vengeance is OK and Rann/ Thanagar ain't doin' much for me right now but that could be that I didn't follow the Adam Strange mini- and just feel a little lost.

[mr_street]

i never read Rann-Thangarian War, because one had to go, it looked the least important, not taking place on earth and that.

the three i've read each have a different feel

OMAC is great, if you like rucka, meaning: its like a TV show. which is cool.

Day of Vengence is great. its like a old-school vertigo title, with superheroes! and talking detective monkeys! what could be better!

Villans United is cool and would probably be my favorate if it dealt with luthors society instead of the secret six (who are way less interesting)

think about it, Luthor + deathtroke + dr. psycho +taila +black adam + the caluculater = about the strongest and most evil team ever!

[hondobrode]

I go back and forth on my enjoyment of the different series. Yes, I agree that Rann - Thanagar is the least easy to follow, but I have faith in Gibbons that it will be less confusing as the story progresses. The art is certainly sumptuous by Ivan Reis.

My favorite is OMAC. This is a real threat to Batman and the DCU. Nothing will be the same after this. Max as the Black King is a great step up for him. Can't wait for the ongoing OMAC and Checkmate series' later on.

Day of Vengence is the surprise for me, esp with this last issue. I like it a lot and am looking forward to this ongoing too. I would like to see more from Nightmaster tho.

Villains United is a great spin on both the SSOSV and the Secret Six. I just hope that Mockingbird isn't really Lex, tho it would make sense if it was. I'm also dying to find out the whole story with Catman, former loser now bada$$.

[Ilash]

I went for Omac but Villains United and Day of Vengeance are almost as good. Hell, Rann-Thanagar war is also real good too, it's just my least favourite of them. Who would have thought these minis would have landed up being so enjoyable?!

[Mr. Bungle]

Day of Vengeance is my favorite. It definitely has its own style, and I love the characters. I've always loved the magic aspect of the DCU, so a book focusing on that is perfect for me.

[Phil Kollar]

I'm really enjoying all of them a lot. Villains United is definitely my favorite with OMAC and Day of Vengeance close behind. Can't get into Rann/Thanagar as easily, but still reading it.

[K'Nort]

I'm reading them all, but can't judge any yet. A lot will depend on how they end.

[chicagokmc]

they are not as bad as i thought, but i'm gonna hold off on final judgement until the end of infinite crisis when i see how all of this (including identity crisis and countdown) ties together.

for now, villians united, omac, day of vengeance and rann-thanagar in that order.

[jade_nova]

It is a toss up between "Villians United" and "Days of Vengence". It feels weird routing for the Secret Six in "Villians United" since they are villians but are written as heroes. "The Omac Project" seems like something Marvel would do with the X-Men.

[LibrarianThorne]

Day of Vengeance for me, though it is a dead heat between it and Villains Unites. When all else fails, vote for the talking monkey.

DoV also has, in my opinon, better action sequences than the other three books so far, and seems to be dealing with something much larger (a cosmic entity going batshit insane) than OMAC, Rann/Thanagar, and VU.

[Jason H]

I've only been getting The OMAC Project. It's been pretty interesting so far. It gets too expensive trying to collect all the minis, so I picked the one I had the most interest in (Since it includes Batman) and I'll read Crisis Counseling to fill me in on the rest.

[Winter Version]

Villians United edged out OMAC for me. I really hope Catman is really Catman and not some impostor. I mean, come on, there's not many villains like him and him being a baddy will only make things that much more interesting in the future.

But Rann-Thanagar - ugh - reading it feels like a chore. Maybe it'd be a better read if I knew anything about the "laundry list" (as someone here mentioned in a previous post) of alien races and stuff.

[Windbreaker]

I'm buying (and loving) both OMAC and RANN-THANAGAR WAR. OMAC is my favorite. I am borrowing the other two minis, but haven't read them yet.

My interest in the Green Lanterns and Hawkman has skyrocketed recently thanks to Geoff Johns. I've always been a Batfan, so OMAC was a no-brainer. It's also arguably the most important mini, since we get the skinny on the Eye of Mordor, or wherever it's based.

[Grimm24]

Villians United kicks ass, but so does O.M.A.C. so its a very close call, but if I had to choose just one I would go with O.M.A.C. mainly because its going to have the strongest effect on Infinite Crisis

[Adem]

Rann/Thangar is the only one that kept my attention.

[Chris Thomas]

all four are good. villians united by a mile though.

1. vu--unbelievable--read each issue about 10 times. great plot, pacing, art. originally thought using catman would be horrible horrible. but now I say :want.. more.. catman.

2. dov-art is solid. chimp is pleasantly ridiculous (where is the dog that helped him out btw?) plot is good. sometimes too much going on? overall, I like it.

3. omac--ok but way way too many crossovers to patch up all the holes. how many omac crossovers have there been? and you really need to read them to move stuff along. I know the other have crossovers, but they don't seem 'essential'-- superman 'sacrafice' anyone?

4. r-t war. this comic is clearly for the diehard dc elite fans. too many obscure references for the dc newb to comprehend. how many damn characters are there in this one? ouch. I would almost like to see some MORE crossovers for this one because it gives me a headache

[Grimm24]

Yeah, that is a problem with O.M.A.C.

I mean that is one problem that DC seems to have with making storys is crossovers into other books for one story. I really hope that this whole Superman thing isnt a nessary read for O.M.A.C. #4

Rann Thangar War is confusing at first, but if you read it over enougth times you get the hang of it. It basicly explains everything you need to know just in very scattered assortment

[olympichero62]

Dammit! This is why I hate polls. You try yo vote for one thing and you end up voting for the other. Well anyway, I think Villians United is the best mini out. Mainly cuz its got my boy deathstroke, and the whole plot is great.

[Suzanne]

Rann/Thanagar is the only one I'm buying because A) I'm a big fan of Hawkman & Hawkgirl, and B) I don't want to buy more comics than I already do. I had to narrow it down. R/T won out :D I'll get the others when they're collected.

[Josh]

I said OMAC but it was a close race between that and Rann-Thanagar War. I cannot believe that Villains United is as popular as it is; it's easily my least favorite title of the 4. Day of Vengeance's popularity also surprises me as most magical characters' individual series never seem to fare well.

[Calamas]

RANN/THANAGAR WAR: I expected this to be the best of them because I knew Dave Gibbons loves this cosmic stuff. Gets the award for Most Disappointing.

VILLAINS UNITED: Shares the same basic problem that plaques Rann/Thanagar: too many characters. Has become less of a problem as Gail Simone as gotten deeper into the story.

OMAC PROJECT: Greg Rucka overcame his tradition slow start--only the first issue dragged--and has kept things interesting by sticking to a core group of characters. His guest stars have had significant but brief appearances.

DAY OF VENGEANCE: Willingham has started with a small cast and only expanded when necessary. It has kept his story focused.

As of right now, I voted for Vengeance. By the time they’re over, OMAC could have my vote. They are that close.

[Lex]

Day of Vengeance is the best. I love that it focusses on unused characters like Blue Devil, Ragman, Nightmaster and Detective Chimp. For such a big story, you wouldn't normally think of these characters as the ones to save the day. And that's the charm of this mini. Though, it is not without it's faults. I hate the Eclipso idea... but that's probably because the editors thought it up and forced it on Willingham.

Villains United is kinda fun and that has everything to do with Gail's great writing.

Rann/Thanagar had the potential to be cool (especially following on the heals of the awesomeness that was Adam Strange), but it hasn't turned out as good as it could be.

OMAC is dumb and boring and continues everything I hated about the Countdown one-shot.

[EDmanwalking]

Day Of Vengeance is by far my favourite. I didn't think I'd enjoy it but it really won me over. Two words: Detective Chimp!

Then I'd have to say it's Villains United, OMAC Project and Rann-Thanagar War.

[Patriot07]

I really enjoy all of them, but OMAC and DoV are perticularly good.

[Mon-el]

I voted for O.M.A.C.

I have been recently getting my books at the end of each month or whenever Legion comes out so I haven't been picking them up weekly for the past 3-4 months. The only book that has a tie-in that I didn't pick up was Breach #7(which I decided to drop the book because after 6 issues I didn't really enjoy it) so I have no idea what happened there or the past week of comics.

Here's really how I see them this far: (in this order)

1. O.M.A.C. - seems to tie up most of whats been happening with the complete DCU as a whole. Even though I'm not a huge Sasha Bordeaux fan, nor have I ever liked Checkmate. The book is focusing on the superhero element(which I have always liked) and the overall complete picture of Infinite Crisis since O.M.A.C has appeared in pretty much the main titles. Plus its nice of them actually focusing on the murder of Blue Beetle in this title.

1. Days of Venengance - Ok this is a complete surprise on my part and ranks just as high O.M.A.C. Reason 1. I've never ever really been a fan of Magic Characters(outside of Zatanna, Dr Fate, Hawk and Dove, Amythyst, Mordru, Phantom Stranger, Swamp Thing, Arion, easy way to put it basically the whole of Lords of Chaos and Order). Reason 2. I could give a rat's ass about the Spectre(only liked a few stories with him in it including the Wrath of the Spectre or JLA/Spectre Soul war thats it, and that includes Hal being Spectre) or turning Jean Lorning into Eclipso. So this Title I wasnt really expecting to like it going into it. This book is a great read from Issue to Issue.

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3. Villians United - I expected to like this beforehand. I like Deadshot and I like Catman. I could have read the six exploring The House of 1000 secrets for 6 issues and enjoy it. I feel that Cheshire has been overexposed lately just about as much as Luthor/Deathstroke. I really don't see the complete point of this series, by this point except to find out who is this Mockingbird. I mean we know the Villians have been orginizing for over the past 2 years. I agree with the posters that suspect that its Luthor making up a faux team to get the others in line, but it can be Brainiac or Oracle too. The Villians that are United aren't really doing anything but sitting and waiting, and pretty much they are doing more in outside titles the past 2 years like the TT/Outsiders crossover(which I felt was a complete waste of time) and I still dont see what role that Zoom really plays into this considering that one of the titles included in that Prelude to Countdown included that awful WW/Flash crossover and him and Black Adam saved Dr Polaris in Action. So the six take on Luthor and company, check. Did this story really needed to be explained before Infiinite Crisis?

4. Rann/Thanagar War - Ok, I really liked Adam Strange mini that set up this mini, and I really like the Sci Fi element of the DCU. I like Adam Strange, Captian Comet, Hawkman, Hawgirl, Hawkwoman, Tameranneans, Kyle Rayner, Dominators, Khunds, L.E.G.I.O.N. So why does this book suck so bad? its completely all over the map, I can care less about this Shri Valkyr and the seven devils starting this war, or it's politics. I really dont like reading a political book or even discussing about such things. So that leads to this Donna Troy crap in which the Tameranneans are trying to find this ultimate weapon(which number #1 was really political and boring as that thread about it was and #2 wasn't much of a improvement).

Well it's halftime gentleman and ladies, and thats how I see it at 3 issues apiece at this point, and that's how I'm calling it until they are over.(subject to change of course)

[Babylon23]

I'm enjoying all four at the moment, but Rann/Thanagar gets my vote. I love DC's space heroes, I love Adam Strange and Hawkman, and I love sci-fi adventure. This book has everything I love happening all at once. The idea that a war between 2 sides can have greater ramifications and affect those outside the conflict is a compelling and relevant one. Also, the artwork is stunning.

Of the other 3, OMAC has a nice mystery/conspiracy developing, Villians United is an interesting look at the supervillain community, and Day of Vengeance has a talking monkey.

[Grimm24]

The entire reason that Villans United is so great is because of Catman. I mean to take an unused villan that no one has really heard about in years and to take him and turn him into a complete and total badass on the level of Deathstroke is just awesome writing, I also love the art. 1/4 place in the mini series

O.M.A.C.'s problem is the who Superman Sacrifice Crossover thing I mean I dont want to start reading a bunch of new Series just to understand a mini series. But, the great plot makes up for it to some sense but, still the whole crossover thing burns me up. 4/4 place in the mini series

Rann/Thangar War started out kind of slow, but slowly caught my attention. After reading this book I have to say I love Adam Strange.Ties with Day of Vengence for 2/4 place

Day of Vengece is cool because it actully made me forget how much I hated Green Lantern:Rebirth's bland excuse for Hal's return with an awesome reason to have the Spectre back in the scene. Also, Detective Chimp is SO COOL!! Ties with Rann/Thangar for 2/4 place.

[The Shadow]

I'm enjoying them all so far, with Day of Vengeance and Villains United being my favorites... but I gave the nudge to Villains for the great JG Jones cover on issue 3!

[Colossus]

I am enjoying the R/T war the most, but I bet OMAC will be my favorite when itis over. Rucka always has that effect on me.

What I think is outstanding is that all of the titles are good.

[hitokiri_]

what excites you? what bores you?

1)villains united (can't wait to see who mockingbird is)
2)day of vengeance(a handful of people really thinks that this is good)
3)omac project(boring)
4)rann-thanagar war(purchased this just to say i completed the four mini series)

[Nick Kal]

I am enjoying Villains United. The villains are really cool in this book and I do want to know what is up with Mockingbird, as well.

Day of Vengeance is a very fun and action packed book. I enjoy the group of characters here too.

OMAC is a great read. It is great to have a book that is so important to the universe and at the same time be full of action and great story.

Rann/ Thanagar is pretty confusing and a bit boring right now. I think it will pick up though.

[thehod]

Villains United - always liked Catman, so i quite enjoying this
Day of Vengance - really rather dull to be honest
Omac Project - started out as one of the most interesting, but the last few issues haven't really gripped me as the first two did.
Rann/Thanagar War - bit of a mess to be honest.

Why am I still picking up those issues that I'm not enjoying?

I did read that the main driving force behind infinite crisis would run out of one of these books, and to be honest, I don't want to miss out on the story.

Whether I'm still saying that in six minths time remains to be seen.

[viperkid]

#1 Villians United
#2 Omac Project
#3 Rann-Thanagar War
#4 Day of Vengance

[jadegiant77]

I hope Catman gets a mini-series...that would be awesome. And please all the gods, don't let Lex Luthor be Mockingbird. We all know she's really..um..Hawkeye's wife :D

[The Mirrorball Man]

I'm basically waiting for the whole thing to be over. I haven't read any of these books, and I neither like nor dislike them.

[thik_3rd]

i'll put them in this order.

1. rann/thanagar war
2. omac project (it's a real close second)
3. day of vengence (i thought i wouldn't like this one too much, but i'm digging it)
4. villains united

i just gotta add that i'm new to dc and i'm not having any trouble following rtw, which seems to be a common complaint here.

[SpecialAgentPunk]

I've been trying to make a decision based on all the comments here, but every page seems to contradict the previous.

I'm new to comics in general, and want to follow Infinite Crisis. For DC, I'm interested in Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern. I think characters like Shazaam or Hawkman are kinda irrelevant for my taste.

Could someone recommend which of the mini series I should pick up? I'm being really selective, so I think I can pick up 2 at the most. 3 is really really stretching it, but if three titles are that great, then I'd try to pick 3 up. It'd be best if I could just pick one though.

Which title will have the most effect on Infinite Crisis, is newbie friendly, entertaining, and contains the feel or the characters of Batman, Superman and Green Lantern? Which is the 2nd?

Although I've stated that I have only been interested in those characters, I'm always open to new ones.


oh, also, the only DC comics I've picked up since I started have been Green lantern 1 &2 and All star Batman. That's it. I've read trades of Batman, Superman and Green Lantern.

[Paul Newell]

Which title will have the most effect on Infinite Crisis, is newbie friendly, entertaining, and contains the feel or the characters of Batman, Superman and Green Lantern? Which is the 2nd?
Villains United deals with the villains of the DCU.
Day of Vengeance deals with the mystical heroes, most notably The Spectre and Captain Marvel.

So your best bet would be the Omac Project which is the DC Heroes, most notablly Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman....And Rann/Thanagar War which deals with the heroes of outer space including the Green Lantern Corps.

No-one knows how they'll impact Infinite Crisis as we still don't know just what the Infinite Crisis is.

[Sk8maven]

Could someone recommend which of the mini series I should pick up? I'm being really selective, so I think I can pick up 2 at the most. 3 is really really stretching it, but if three titles are that great, then I'd try to pick 3 up. It'd be best if I could just pick one though.

Which title will have the most effect on Infinite Crisis, We're not sure yet. ONE of them certainly will - possibly ALL of them.

is newbie friendly,None of them, really. The characters in "Day of Vengeance" are so obscure that they get a certain amount of re-introduction, and even so there's a lot unsaid.

entertaining, Well, THAT depends on whether you're into brutal hand-to-hand combat in deadly earnest, or whether you like a few laughs with your whompin's. Only one title seems to be showing much humor, and that's (again) "Day of Vengeance". On the other hand there's a whole lot of whompin' going on in The OMAC Project", if you like that sort of thing - but it ALSO just detoured through the Super-titles for three issues and had a Big Shocker in Wonder Woman #219, which means it's really TEN issues long.

and contains the feel or the characters of Batman, Superman and Green Lantern?Bats and Supes are in OMAC Project, as is Wonder Woman - but they are NOT handled heroically. Green Lantern Kyle Rayner seems to be involved with "Rann-Thanagar War". Green Lantern Guy Gardner is bopping in and out of various books and stories looking to "get" the creep who killed a buddy of his. Green Lantern Hal Jordan hasn't shown up much, but chances are he'll turn up in "Rann-Thanagar War" with the rest of the New Corps. Old Green Lantern Alan Scott still hangs out with the JSA in their own book, and their place in the action isn't clear yet either.

Maven

[Sk8maven]

By the way, I voted "They ALL suck!"

Maven

[Guts/Batman]

My favorite mini series by far is The OMAC Project.

Day of Veangeance and Villains United are in a virtual dead heat. and Tann-Thanagar War is last. I kinda get it to know what is going on first hand.

I also get some tie ins. Even if they happen to be out of my selected books. I don't mind all the tie ins.

[Loren]

I've only read any of two of the minis. "Rann-Thanagar War" simply didn't interest me at all, and DoV just didn't sound like it was worth $2.50 a month. I'd probably like the chimp, but since I dislike what Willingham's done with the Spectre, those sorta cancel out and leave me indifferent.

I bought the first issue of OMAC, and had to try twice just to read it all the way through. I followed Rucka's 'Tec run all the way through, but this did absolutely nothing for me. At issue's end, I found that I didn't care at all what happened next. So I didn't buy what happened next.

I'm still reading "Villains United," but to be honest, I've been less than fully satisfied. I'm expecting Gail to provide a good payoff, but so far I've spent $7.50 on three issues, and it feels like not much of anything important has happened yet. In the first half of the mini, the Six got assembled, went on some kind of mission (clearly the mission's aim made a real impression on me), and got captured and tortured. I could probably drop the series now and not mind, but I won't. I figure I can give it one more issue to win me, but then there's only two more issues after that, so why give up when it's just another $5 and I've already spent $10? Might as well see it through at that point.

And as for "Countdown," I can't say that it made me interested in any of these minis. I started buying VU because of Gail's involvement, not because of whatever hints that book had.

[chriskenny]

I am very intrigued by the events of OMAC, mildly entertained by Villains United (though I would have loved it to be more about Lex and co.). Don't read Rann-Thanagar War because I don't have any affinity for the characters involved and Spirit of Vengence isn't my thing because the magic stuff bores me... plus this is like the 3,353rd Spectre-goes-bonkers-and-must-be-stopped storyline. Seriously, how many times do you go off the deepend and do crazy things before you are officially a supervillain and no longer on the good side?

[hondobrode]

Could someone recommend which of the mini series I should pick up? I'm being really selective, so I think I can pick up 2 at the most. 3 is really really stretching it, but if three titles are that great, then I'd try to pick 3 up. It'd be best if I could just pick one though.

Which title will have the most effect on Infinite Crisis, is newbie friendly, entertaining, and contains the feel or the characters of Batman, Superman and Green Lantern? Which is the 2nd?

For a newbie, I would pick OMAC as THE series to read. I think it will have the MOST direct influence and not be that difficult to understand.

# 2 pick would be Villains United. Fairly easy to follow and a good lead-in for what the villains are going to be doing for the next year or two in the DCU.

I would recommend reading the Sacrifice tie-in more than Villain United, however, to go with the OMAC mini. It's spread over an issue each of four regular ongoing titles and prominently features Superman, Batman, Lois, Wonder Woman, Maxwell Lord, Brother I, and what appears to be major threats from villains Brainiac, Darkseid and Ruin.

Can't recommend OMAC and the Sacrifice arc that goes with it enough. The issues are (Superman #219, Action Comics #829, Adventures of Superman #642, Wonder Woman #219) in that order. Hopefully you can still find them. They are sold out almost everywhere just because the story is so big and so good. Hopefully DC will rush it to trade asap for the people like yourself who missed it the first time around.

This is a great time to jump on the DCU train. I think you and a lot of newbie fans are coming aboard. I'm a longtime fan of 30 years and it has me all excited too.

[SpecialAgentPunk]

thanks for all the info. It was really helpful; infinite crisis seemed like something I was going to skip because there seemed to be so much background I had to have. I thought DC was crazy in forcing a reader (especially new readers) to follow all these comic titles. I'm sure it still does scare some readers.

I'll follow OMAC and the Sacrifice arc. I'm sure there's still Sacrifice comics here in Hawaii.

[Calybos]

I haven't picked up Rann/Thanagar, mainly because I'd be happy if both planets just blew up. DC's modern-era comics have always done a disappointing job with the outer-space stuff, in my opinion. (Always excepting the Legion, of course.) Remember the Omega Men?

And I haven't checked out Day of Vengeance primarily because my friend keeps raving about "Detective Chimp! Detective Chimp!" Oooookaaaay.....

[hondobrode]

DC is using the Rann - Thanagar mini as the launch point for one of more ongoing titles featuring DC's great sci-fi characters, including the Omega Men. They weren't great before but certainly had potential and I'm really interested in seeing them come back. L.E.G.I.O.N. too ! The Darkstars wasn't a bad idea but had terrible execution. The only redeeming quality of their title was the great pencils by newcomer Travis Charest.

[JeffreyWKramer]

VILLAINS UNITED has some good character moments. The logic of the story isn't so hot - what, Captain Nazi's eyes are vulnerable to a hypodermic needle, even though the rest of him is able to trade punches with the Marvel Family - but it's sort of fun. DAY OF VENGEANCE is sort of meandering, and it suffers from too many characters and too little characterization for most of them, but it has some fun moments here and there. RANN/THANAGAR has been boring - also too many characters, plus too much going on in too many places, and none fo the fun moments from DoV.

OMAC is where the big story is, if that's the sort of story you like. It features more of what's wrong with comics today - pointless death, grim superheroes, all that stuff. Some people like it. But, some people also like things like Paulie Shore and coffee enemas. To each their own.

[Tom]

Some people like it. But, some people also like things like Paulie Shore and coffee enemas. To each their own.
Some people don't like it, but then again, some people are pedophiles and cannibals.

Keep "fighting that good fight", Jeffrey.

[LukeRed5]

I haven't been impressed by any of the mini-series. The only one I like a little is OMAC.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

Day of Vengeance is easily my favorite Infinite Crisis mini thus far. Villains United started off really well, but quickly turned into the "Catman Show" and I've been losing interest with each issue. Rann-Thanagar has been doing a good job of throwning all of DC's space-based concepts into one story but its lacking any strong emotional hook. OMAC certainly has plenty of big shocking events, but its certainly the weakest of the bunch.

[titanfan]

I'll have to wait for the conclusions, but...

1. The OMAC Project
2. Villains United

<Big Gap, at least for me>

3. Rann-Thanagar War
4. Day of Judgement

OMAC is interesting to me, mainly because the big events are all happening in that mini. I actually think Villains United is the best written of the bunch and it's quickly gaining momentum as my favorite. Rann-Thanagar war has been harder for me to get into. I don't usually read DC's space books of the past and this book has way too many characters that I'm not overly familiar with. But it is nice to see some obscure characters I don't recognize. Day of Judgement is probably a good book if you're not familiar with the characters. But I am and I hate the changes to several of the characters done in that series and it's tempered my enjoyment of it.

[foxfire]

1. VU
2. OMAC
3. R/T
4. DoV

I agree, VU does have the best writing. Only complaint is, I wanted to see more of the other big 6 (Luthor, Deathstroke etc).

OMAC was kind of ... I don't know, slow? at times.

[GremlinClr]

I'll only rank 3 since I'm waiting to get all the Rann/Thanagar before reading them.

1. OMAC
2. Days of Vengeance
3. Villains United

I think I would actually put the current JLA arc at the top of the list since that arc could easily be a stand alone mini leading up to the Crisis.

[Lex]

Day of Vengeance and Villains United tie as the best written and most interesting of the Countdown books. The best part about them is that they both have a lot of fun elements.

Rann-Thanagar War had a lot of potential (I was hoping it would continue the fun of the Adam Strange mini) but it hasn't lived up to it.

OMAC, in my opinion, is dumb and boring and it continues everything I hated about the Countdown one-shot.

[Andy S.]

1. OMAC
2. R/ T War
3. Villians United
4. Day of Vengance

OMAC is the most interesting to me because it involves DC's most famous characters, and I can see how it applies to IC clearly. R/T is pretty good, I mostly like it because of Adam Strange. Villians is decent, but I can't really get interested in the characters that much (okay, so Catman is pretty cool) and I don't really see how this is supposed to relate to IC right now. Day of V - I tried this for two issues and couldn't get into it. I really don't care one way or another about the whole magic aspect of DC. And I think Capt. Marvel is kinda stupid, personally.

[Glaucon]

1. The OMAC Project
2. Day of Vengeance
3. Villains United
4. Rann / Thangar War

[Viking Bastard]

Couldn't Donna Troy be included as well?

[Corsair]

Day of Vengeance is easily my favorite Infinite Crisis mini thus far. Villains United started off really well, but quickly turned into the "Catman Show" and I've been losing interest with each issue. Rann-Thanagar has been doing a good job of throwning all of DC's space-based concepts into one story but its lacking any strong emotional hook. OMAC certainly has plenty of big shocking events, but its certainly the weakest of the bunch.Right there with ya, for the most part. Day of Vengeance is way ahead of the pack, ranking as my favorite IC mini and pretty high on the list of my favorite comics in general. Great stuff.

Rann-Thanagar is a distant second. Cool book with some fun stuff, but the storyline is sort of...sterile.

Villains United petered out with issue 2 for me. I really wouldn't mind it being Catman-centric, if only it wasn't so damn boring.

OMAC would probably rank as #2 if it stood a little better on it's own. Six issues is a bit much for what's essentially just a prologue.

[Calamas]

Days of Vengeance: Still my favorite. Quality has been consistent from the start.

Villains United: After a slow start, it has picked up. #3 was my favorite single issue from any of the four series.

OMAC Project: #5 obviously had to let from everything that came to a head in #4. After a dull first issue, it has entertained.

Rann/Thanagar War: Easily the most disappointing. The only reason I haven’t dropped it is Dave Gibbons history of coming through in the end.

[Reggie Swats]

1. Day of Vengeance
(honorary position for the current JLA arc)
2. Villains United
(honorary position for the Donna Troy mini)
(honorary position for JSA Classified Power Girl origin story)
3. OMAC Project
4. Rann/Thanagar War

Day of Vengeance really is very good isn't it? Could've fooled me going into it, because I don't usually like Willingham on DCU books, and the "magic" element wasn't my favorite either. But, Whoo-boy, does this book get me pumped and put a smile on my face. I actually like Blue Devil now. Villains United is also coming along wonderfully. How cool is it that Gail was able to play off of one of the most memorable scenes from Kevin Smith's all-too-short tenure on Green Arrow and bring Catman back into the picture. What could have been one of Kevin's many throwaway references about zany characters from the past has now turned into canon, and a defining moment in a revitalized Catman's life. I LOVE this kind of continuity. Well done, Gail. OMAC on the other hand... just doesn't give me much of anything that I like about comics. It might be the writing... eh... I don't know. It's good I guess, but for the centerpiece of the whole event, it just lacks any excitement. And am I the only one who is starting to get depressed about the fact that OMAC's are going to play such a huge part in the whole universe for the conceivable future? They're just not very cool, IMO. Simple as that. Rann/Thanagar finishes last in my book, though it started at an admitted disadvantage with me personally, featuring my two least favorite elements of the entire DC Universe wrapped up in one series. I cannot stand DC space adventures. I cannot stand Hawk-characters. After all the thousands of comics I've read, and ALL the ridiculous crap that I take as gospel without thinking every time I read a comic book, I STILL can't make myself think these elements are anything but stupid. Add to this that it's the most confusing mini of the bunch, and the most long-winded. I wouldn't be disappointed to see both planets destroyed.

[pureclint]

1 OMAC
2 Villains U
3 DoV
4 R/T War

OMAC has had the most impact on the DCU and I find it by far the most intriguing. VU Dov and R/T have all been fun, but R/T falls to the bottom do to the chaotic nature of the tale. Not much has really happend besides tons of characters (some very obscure) fighting, but i still have enjoyed reading it. I love the Hawks but the characterization in the mini seems off.

[Indefatigable]

OMAC
Villians
Rann/Thanagar

Haven't read DoV yet, though I have the issues. I'm pretty out of tune on the magic side of DC, so I may be hard to impress :D.

[Adem]

I haven't read any issues of OMAC so I wouldn't list it.

1. Villains United
2. Rann/Thanagar War
3. Day of Vengeance

I read two issues of DoV and it was just too boring to keep my interest. R/T War isn't great, but I'm just a sucker for DCU space stories. Villains United is a great read with amazing art nuff said.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

1. Omac Project/Sacrifice: This should be included since it took strings from Omac Project 3# and followed thru a cross-over. It ranks as 1# for a reason.

The heroes are all trying and the suspense has builded....now in 6# theres destined to be more death and destruction ! Can the JLA and heroes pull it out ? ( Plus its gave Fire and Booster Gold time to shine.)


2. Day of Vengence: Its ran neck and neck with Gail's VU. But it passes because it focuses on the lower tier charactors like Blue Devil and concentrates on all of them. In the end I'm DEMANDING a Blue Devil series next year!


3. Villains United: Its did a solid job on making Catman,Deadshot and Cheshire serious evil villains. As well as getting us amped for a huge showdown between the Society and Heroes....


4. Rann-Thanagar War: Its ok and decent enough. But it doesn't feel like a huge event and I'm only getting it for Kyle Rayner at this point. Good to see him gettin his time & due.


Thats my picks so far.

[Gingold]

1. Villains United- the best written of the bunch
2. Day of Vengeance- Detective Chimp :)
3. Raan / Thanagar War- Fun space opera
4. Omac Project- Interesting ideas, poorly executed
5. Return of Donna Troy- Pretty, pretty pictures

[converge241]

OMAC
Villians
DOV
RannThangar

[El Chupacabra]

1) Omac - I really enjoyed issue #5 a lot and it threw it above DoV.

2) Days of Vengeance - I actually enjoy reading this issue the most. It's fun, has good characters, and I like the art. Probabaly my favorite read of the bunch but the events in Omac #5 were pretty big - plus it had the Super Buddy team!

3) Rann/Than War - I havn't followed DC for long so i'm not all up on DC alien nations but I enjoy this title. I think Reis is doing a great job with the art and has given the title a galactic-war feel. Plus I like the guest appearances by some of the characters.

4) Villains United - This title is okay. I'm not really big on any of the characters in the story, mainly Catman, and I follow this simply because I know something will happen in the end...

[trofski]

for me its

1)Villains U- i really like the protagonists. i love it when bad guys are th good guys.

2) OMAC- the intruige(sp?) is great, not to mention the Sacrifice tie-in and the apocolypic turn of events

and finally......

3) Day of Vengence- its yet to actually grab me seriously, but im a big Lantern fan.

I havent read DoV, but i plan to just take a few hours and go to the store and just get through all of them.

And its Villains U supposed to lead directly into IC? I think thats why their both out Oct 12

[jadrax]

1) Villans - Deadshot, and Cheshire and Catman, oh my!
2) Omac - Been awaiting the return of sasha fopr a while, and what a return.
3) Vengence - Good solid read, Suffers from Cpat Marvel being the only charicter in it im really that interested in.
4) Rann/Thanagar - The only on im not loving, To much action, too littel charicter development.

[Lex]

Been awaiting the return of sasha fopr a while, and what a return.

Really?

3) Vengence - Good solid read, Suffers from Cpat Marvel being the only charicter in it im really that interested in.

Well, it's funny. My responce to Sasha being featured in OMAC was: "Who? Oh, I think I remember her... but who cares enough about her to have her as one of the main characters?" But, then I'm sure some people are having that same reaction to all the character in DoV who I'm loving and was excited to see again.

I guess that's one of the cool parts of this crossover event so far. The writers are pulling out a lot of underused characters... most of which are some person's favorite. Rann/Thanagar War has Captain Comet and one of the old Starmen characters. Then Villains United has a bunch of old villains popping up. So, everyone can find and enjoy their own some obscure character that they like. Geoff Johns hinted at bringing in more underused character in the main Infinite Crisis story like the Ray. Unfortunately, a lot of those characters are being killed... but, I guess that's the price we pay for loving obscure characters.

[literally exaggerated]

1.) Villains United. Its slowing down some, but its keeping me guessing and engaged in a way I haven't been by a mainstream DC title in a while. Great writing, some great new characters (Scandal), and the brilliant reinvention of Catman.

2.) Day of Vengeance. Detective Chimp, plus heavy exploration of that little used part of DC magic, the minor mainstream (i.e. those characters who don't fall under the Vertigo label, yet who aren't major enough to show up with Dr. fate and Zatanna).

3.) OMAC project. Hate how they've handled some of it, but its still worth it for the fantastic fights and the brilliant way they've handled WW.

4.) Rann-thanagar. Disjointed, and I don't really dig the cosmic stuff.

[Babylon23]

Although I'm enjoying all 4 series, I'm going to go against the flow here:

1) Rann/Thanager - I'm really feeling the scope of this series. There's a big cosmic war happening, and we're right in the middle of it. I think Gibbons has captured the War beautifully, and given us a few character moments to go with it. As a cosmic war story, I think it's excellent. However, I'm probably biaised, since I love Hawkman, Adam Strange, LEGION, and most of DC's space heroes.

2) OMAC Project - I love a good conspiracy. This might have been higher than RT if it wasn't for Sacrifice and the jump between 3-4.

3) Day of Vengeance - I'm really enjoying this. However, I don't think it's really achieveing it's stated goal of establishing the status quo for magic in the DCU. ALso, Justiniano's art is a bit of a letdown.

4) Villains United - Cool story, but I'm more interested in the nature and activities of the Society than I am in the Secret Six. I wish there was more of Luthor and co. in the book. Still, it's good to see Deadshot back in action.

[d00m]

1. OMAC - I include Sacrifice with this.. easily the best of the Infinite Crisis minis. Can't wait for the finale.

2. Day of Vengeance - keeps getting better every issue.. also I can't wait for the finale. I have a feeling its going to be even bigger than the OMAC finale. (PS: anyone spot the scarab in one of the shazam panels? call me crazy, but methinks a new blue beetle will arise in DoV #6!) I also hope a Shadowpact series begins after this.

3. Villains United - also very cool. I include this at nearly the same level as OMAC and DoV. I think all the minis have been excellent except...

4. Rann/Thanagare War - just hasn't done anything for me. I'm hoping for a spectacular conclusion, but so far it hasnt been too great..

[El Castigador]

VU
Omac
DV
RTh

[Guts/Batman]

1. Omac Project/Sacrifice: This should be included since it took strings from Omac Project 3# and followed thru a cross-over. It ranks as 1# for a reason.

The heroes are all trying and the suspense has builded....now in 6# theres destined to be more death and destruction ! Can the JLA and heroes pull it out ? ( Plus its gave Fire and Booster Gold time to shine.)


2. Day of Vengence: Its ran neck and neck with Gail's VU. But it passes because it focuses on the lower tier charactors like Blue Devil and concentrates on all of them. In the end I'm DEMANDING a Blue Devil series next year!


3. Villains United: Its did a solid job on making Catman,Deadshot and Cheshire serious evil villains. As well as getting us amped for a huge showdown between the Society and Heroes....


4. Rann-Thanagar War: Its ok and decent enough. But it doesn't feel like a huge event and I'm only getting it for Kyle Rayner at this point. Good to see him gettin his time & due.


Thats my picks so far.

You said it better than I could or want to type out. LOL

However, I think the the last two issues of R-T War could push it over VU for me. If R-T War comes up with the big bang I have been waiting for for the last few issues. (I didn't get #1 or 2)

[DavidQ!]

okay lets see for me its.
1. Omac project, because quite frankely it blows away House of M by itself. Damn Rucka!

2. Rann/thanagar war because i love intergalactic warfare, always have.

3. Villians United ranks a close 3rd to RT war, quite frankely I didnt give this one much credit, but it really has proven me wrong.

4. Day of Vengeance Not even captain Marvel could save it.

[Apathy Boy]

1. DAY OF VENGEANCE - The premise of the book is simple and compelling - can a group of outcasts do the unthinkable and defeat the Spectre? And I love the interplay of the characters, though I admit I find Willingham's smart-alecky dialogue to be a poor fit for some of the characters. (When did Eve Eden get replaced by a teen-aged valley girl? "Oh, yuck!" indeed.)

2. VILLAINS UNITED - A close second. I can't resist a good mystery, and this has several of them. On the other hand, while I like Deadshot and the re-envisioned Cat-Man, I do agree that they've taken too much of the spotlight.

3. OMAC - Distant third. Some good moments, but am I the only one who's noticed that we're five issues in and no one's actually done anything so far? Seriously, who's the protagonist of this story? Sasha, who failed to escape from Checkmate and has spent most of this series in a state of confusion? Batman, who failed to shut down Brother I and has spent most of this series recovering from injury? Max Lord, who is now dead? The JLI alumni, who still don't know who killed Blue Beetle? Hard to have a good story without a decent character arc.

I'm not reading RANN-THANAGAR (not a fan of DC's cosmic characters) or THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY (not a fan of Jiminez as a writer). Or, for that matter, the Power Girl arc in JSA: CLASSIFIED (artwork makes my eyes bleed).

[Ravenheart]

1.OMAC Project
2.Villians United
3.Day of Vengence
4.Rann/Thanagar War

[rerun]

Villains UNited
Days of Vengeance
OMAC
R/T

The first 3 are all pretty good, but I think Rann-Thanagar is as boring as C-Span. I'm waiting to read it all at one time so I can actually follow it.

Is there a trade for Graduation Day? I am getting the Donna Troy mini but I want to read Graduation Day first.

[Guts/Batman]

The first 3 are all pretty good, but I think Rann-Thanagar is as boring as C-Span. I'm waiting to read it all at one time so I can actually follow it.


To be fair, there is a lot of backstory that has to be covered. Not that the others have a lot, it is just that R-T War has more of it.

I think things will pick up when we get the heros going after Onimar Synn now.

[mohammedali]

1. OMAC
2. VU
3. DoV
4. RoDT (the unofficial countdown :P)

Not read R/T W, but it seems really dull.

Mohammed Ali

[marvelboi77]

1 Villians United( Although I thought the first issue sucked, I'm glad I kept getting it)
2 OMAC
3 Rann/Thangar
I don't get the Vengance title, but I think I will get it in a trade when it comes out.
I have issue 1-3 of Donna Troy and I will not be getting #4 this comic really sucks. This opinion is coming from someone who loves Wonder Woman and like Donna Troy the bitch should have stayed dead if they were going to do this crap fest.

[Paul Newell]

Sorta did a quick check, gave peoples first picks 4 points, then threepoints, two, etc.

So far the favourite is Omac Project, closely followed by Villains United. Then Day of Vengeance drops back a bit and poor old Rann-Thanagar War is last. :)

[AllisterH]

1st place: Day of Vengeance

I just love the concept of a group of 4th rate mystics trying to save the mystical universe. I know many people would have preferred a team featuring Stranger, Fate, Constantine etc but for my money such a group wouldn't have been as interesting since I know they are the 1st tier mystics and I know them and I know they would find a plan.

Watching these guys make it up on the fly and this is the first time I've actually liked DCU fascination with talking primates. Throw in the fact that we still have Stranger kicking ass by being the team's advisor while even as a rat is just cool.

2nd place: Villains United.
For the same reasons like DoV, VU rocks. I love the rebirth of catman and here's a rebirth that doesn't depend on silly thing like Neron or mindwipes. Here's a character that remade himself and is accepting of his past failures but moves past it. I love it.
Now throw in the evilness of Jade and the whole thing with Scandal/Savage and we got some great comics.

re: One small problem with Savage being invited to join the Society. Why the hell would Adam allow Savage in? I'd more expect him to constantly try and kill Savage.

The above two series are ones that I actually like a lot. Definitely ones even though I have the individual comics, I would but the inevitable TPB.

3rd place: OMAC Project.
You know what I've find distressing. The absolute end-run around the Giffen League. I wonder why people think the Giffen League is being given any respect here since they have DONE NOTHING except die and be rendered ineffective. Not even when during the era Max was supposedly rendering the League ineffective has the JLI been so much dead weight. Really, what the hell have they actually done that's significant. Throw in that this series requires me to actually ignore past characterizations and the "cheap" impact of Max's murder and I won't be buying the TPB.

4th Place, R-T War.
I want to love this series. I really do. The problem is that I just don't know these characters. That is probably why R-T is at the back since other than the Adam Strange mini, when was the last time we actually saw most of these players. I actually occasionally followed L.E.G.I.O.N. and even I'm lost. It also highlighted something I've always preferred in MU. There is no space cop organization that can tell off major galactic civilizations.

If I was to place "The Return of Donna Troy", it would be between 2nd and 3rd place. It is good to see Donna again but really I'm just getting tired of the Titans of Myth.

[Chris Thomas]

story:

1. villians--most interesting premise. also some intrigue and betrayal and lots and lots of strange fights
2. dov-excellent concept with rogue demigod. monkey that gets advise from a mouse. just oddball stuff--I think only willingham could have done this
3. omac- tries to be a defining storyline for the peronalities and relationships between the big three-but just doesn't get there. still good
4. rt--probably good but I can't figure out half of what they are talking about. needed a 'reader' to go along with it.

art:
1. dov--not sure why--I think it is all the green
2. villians--so many characters drawn with distinguishing features. well done
tie for the other 2. somewhat stiff for my taste-but then I'm not an artist myself

overall--I think villians wins by a nose. however, dov is very close second

[G. Wayne]

day of vegeance-
the character selection leaves a bit to be desired, but the plot flows along relatively well once you get past the goofiness of what happened to the spectre. big points for each character getting time to shine as well.

villains united-
points for the premise mostly. the seriesises descent into "catman and friends" hasn't helped. got an aching feeling that the big mockingbird reveal will be a let down as well.

omac-
eh. worst part was that checkmate agents became hard to tell apart (which short dark haired woman was which?), made the story hard to follow at points. waaay too much "internal computer dialogue" as well.

rann/thanagar-
didn't even get it. i like kyle, but i'm not overly concerned about adam strange
and other than hawkgirl and her +5 plot device mace of godly might from the AU, i can't stand hawk-people. :p

[Shellhead]

Sorta did a quick check, gave peoples first picks 4 points, then threepoints, two, etc.

So far the favourite is Omac Project, closely followed by Villains United. Then Day of Vengeance drops back a bit and poor old Rann-Thanagar War is last. :)

Out of curiousity, I've been doing the tally, too. I gave 0 points when somebody skipped a series or bought it but haven't read it yet.

Results, so far:

OMAC: 97
Villains United: 93.5
Day of Vengeance: 86.5
Rann-Thanagar War: 47.5

[YoGo]

VOTE!

Day of Vengeance

OMAC

Rann - Thanagar War

Villains United

[aeastwic]

I think Gail Simone is a better writer and did a better job overall, but what seemed to be a larger and more menacing plot with Omac did it for me. Of course, the best part of the mini was WW 219 which was key to the whole thing.

[The Wayner]

I almost went for the RT War, but gave it to OMAC in the end. I liked them all, though.

[Phoney Bone]

I liked Villians United, too. But, Day of Vengence had more talking monkey.


Every issue talking monkey > Just a few panels talking monkey.


Where's Return of Donna Troy?

[MrStytch]

I think what I loved the most about Gail Simone's Villains United Run was the revamps for Catman, Ragdoll (III?) and Para-demon. It was just a shame she had to blow the big guy to kingdom come for the finale.... and the fact that Catman, alone out of the entire DCU, sees the fact that the heroes are no longer the symbols they used to be is a stroke of sheer genius...

[Lex]

The only good ones were Villains United and Day of Vengeance. Out of those two, Villains United was the best (especially because it had a true conclusion).

[Super Sonic]

I only read OMAC and Villains Uinted, I preferred the start to OMAC and the end.

But preferred VU as a whole.

Villains United getz mah vote!

[handOFfate]

Im going to pick up all five miniseries this week. Which one was the best?

Rann/Thanager War
OMAC project
Villains United
Day of Vengeance
Return of Donna Troy

[Lex]

For awhile I thought it was a tie between Villains United and Day of Vengeance because they were the only fun minis. But Villains had a better ending (if you could even call DoV's ending an ending).

So Villains United was the best.

[noodleboy]

I agree, Villains was the best with DoV a close second. Omac was alright and Rann/Thanagar suffered because the Adam Strange mini that preceded it was just too damn fantastic, R/T had too much to live up too. Donna Troy was my least favorite, since I really don't care about the character that much.

[The Wayner]

I preferred Rann-Thanagar.

[hangmanjury]

For about the first halfof their runs, I liked, in order, Rann-Thanagar War, OMAC, Villains United, and then Day of Vengeance.

For the end of their runs, I loved Villains United, OMAC, Day of Vengeance, and Rann-Thanagar War.

Funny how it switched, but I guess it had to do with the marching orders. It WAS said that they all led to Infinite Crisis, and it was said that one would lead STRAIGHT INTO INfinite Crisis. I guess that that was RTW, since it didn't even have the semblance of an ending.

[NimbusV]

I liked Rann / thanagar War Better, then Day of vengeance.

[joint venture]

Villains United
Day of Vengeance

The rest don't seem important at all except for the fact that they needed a token cosmic event for Rann/Thanagar, some chaos with OMAC and a way to bring back Donna Troy, since she is prominent to the event along with all the juniors.

But a good story? Villains United.

[Sean Walsh]

Villains United, without a doubt. Closely followed by OMAC and Donna Troy (possibly in that order).

Day of Vengeance was probably my least favorite, but still a decent read (so it's not like it was lousy - just not the best of the miniseries).

[Windbreaker]

OMAC was my favorite until the finales. VU overtook it.

I would rank R-T 3rd and DoV 4th. I'm just not a huge magic man.

Donna Troy is a bit unique. Yes, the story focuses on a character that many readers don't care about, but the final pages of #4 will have a HUGE impact on INFINITE CRISIS. So if you're reading IC, you can't miss the final issue of DT (http://comic-reviews.blogspot.com/2005/10/dc-special-return-of-donna-troy-4.html).

Let me also take this time to give mad props to DC for turning out 5 high quality minis instead of a pile of meaningless waste.