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Dark Crisis days are always a stressful time. The series is very good, and a genuine joy to read, but there feels like there's so much at risk and so many heroes that could fall that reading each issue is just too stressful; and issue six might be one of the most nerve-wracking chapters of the event yet.
The Justice League have managed to break out of their fake worlds and are together again on Pariah's planet, watching as the new multiverse forms in the skies above them. However, Pariah has already taken the full might of his dark army to Earth-0, where the remaining heroes have gathered at the Hall of Justice for one final stand. But their enemies have dozens of villains, and some heroes, on their side. And when your enemies have Darkseid, Necron, and the Spectre amongst its ranks your chances of survival go down considerably.
As the League try to find a way back home, the heroes of Earth-0 do their best to hold the line, hoping to give Mr Terrific the time he needs to put their last plan into action. But will everyone make it through the battle?
The opening pages of the issue hit hard, after a more quiet introduction there's a huge two-page spread of the war at the Hall of Justice, and it's a stunning sight to behold. Raven has grown giant and is fighting the Spectre, Starfire is holding back Necron, Jon Kent is battling Darkseid, and a whole bunch of heroes are trying to survive Doomsday. It's chaos.
But amongst this chaos we get small moments where we get to focus on some of the conflicts going on, such as Beast Boy taking on Deathroke, that really feel like they matter. It's not just action for the sake of the end of the event, there are personal stories and personal stakes here too that feel earned. Perhaps the one that hits the best is Jon. For those that have been reading Superman: Son of Kal-El you know that he's been without his father for months, trying to figure out the kind of Superman he wants to be, and how he wants to live up to that legacy. Now is father is gone again, possibly forever, and it's up to him to protect Earth. He steps up in a big time here, standing alone against enemies like Darkseid, Eclipso, and Doomsday, ready to die if needed.
There are some other tense moments, such as the apparent disintegration of Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, Connor Hawke, Steel, and Firestorm. Now, for a moment I was sitting there stunned, but then I remembered Pariah did that trick with the League, so they're probably okay. Frankenstein getting ripped in half, not so sure about that one though.
The art, by Daniel Sampere and Alejandro Sanchez looks great throughout, and the amount of detail that they put into the huge battle scenes is truly stunning. You can tell that this is a big event book, because every panel is packed, the art is consistently great, and it feels no expense has been spared. The art is the best it's looked all series here, and there are some truly stunning moments.
There's only one issue left of the main Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths story left, a few tie ins still to come though, so stuff is going to have to have to wrap up pretty quickly. However it ends, it feels like its going to be big.
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