Between The Panels: Final Crisis Counseling Pt. 2
Thank you everyone for the comments! With part one I was only able to get the history of what the Crisis Trilogy is, yet I did not get to one of the important questions that is asked after every status quo changing comic event: What happens now? With questions from some readers and those commonly found on the Internet, I hope to explain what did just happen in Final Crisis along with what happens next. This is a very spoiler happy Final Crisis Counseling!
WTF Darkseid just goes away why not a all out battle?
An all out slug fest? Remember, throughout this whole series, Darkseid was dying and pulling Earth with him into a black hole at the center of the universe. He was shot point-blank by Batman with a Radion Bullet. Radion is a poison chemical that can kill New Gods. Even after the radion poisoning, Darkseid fired off an Omega Sanction at Batman (more on that in a bit) and later at Superman. During the confrontation with Superman, The Flashes intervened by redirecting the Omega Sanction at Darkseid with the Black Racer following them. The Black Racer then collected Darkseid’s physical body, but Darkseid returns in his pure energy form only for Superman to explain that everything is made up of vibrations and then creates a counter vibration to finally end Darkseid.
Who brought back Barry Allen?
As stated by Barry Allen in Final Crisis #4 page 19, “An unknown force reversed-engineered me to life out of a blizzard of faster-than-light particles. I’m sorry I seem a little abstract.” I am going to assume this will be followed up by Flash: Rebirth series so keep an eye out for that!
What was the important of Nix Uotan, The Monitor, throughout this whole series?
Nix Uotan was the Monitor who was banished from the Monitor world for failing to protect Earth-51. After being sent to New Earth (Earth-0) to live the rest of his life as a human, he is later reawakened and re-powered into the Multiversal Monitor of the Fifth World. In the simplest sense, he is the bringer of change.
Who is Mandrakk and why is he important?
Mandrakk is the ultimate evil. Originally Dax Novu the greatest Monitor, he became the embodiment of the contamination of the Multiverse. He is in fact the father of Nix Uotan. To read more about Mandrank click here.
Who is this Obamaman?
At the beginning of issue 7 it shows an African American Clark Kent as President of the United States. An obvious tip of the hat to our 44th President, Barack Obama. Also this is a tip of the hat to an older Superman story where it asked “What would happen if Superman was president?” This African American Superman is from an Earth where ethnicities are altered. This Superman is shown to be recruited into a Superman Army of the Multiverse.
What is the tower we see through the beginning of FC #7 and what’s happening inside them? Why are those kids turned into capsules and being frozen into icetrays?
The watchtower being used is one of the few watchtowers used as a defensive safe haven for the survivors of Earth. Following the freeing of those under the influence of the Anti-Life Equation after the defeat of Darkseid, with The Atom’s shrinking technology and employment of a super cryogenics technology, the heroes shrink and freeze the survivors of Earth-0 in hopes to unfreeze and unshrink the survivors on their new home within the Multiverse.
How did Wonder Woman break free?
Highly unclear, but assuming that contact with Frankenstein allowed her to break free. Frankenstein was immune to the Morticus God-Bacteria, which infected Wonder Woman, because he was a living dead man. Following that, she used her lasso of truth in order to free the minds of all those enslaved under the Anti-Life equation.
What happened to Black Canary and Green Arrow in the JLA Watchtower?
Died but not dead anymore. The only confirmed deaths coming out of Final Crisis are Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, and Batman. Green Arrow and Black Canary returned after Superman made his wish into the Miracle Machine.
What happened to Batman and why is he hanging out with a caveman?
That caveman is in fact Anthro The First Boy as an old man. He was given fire by Metron at the beginning of the series. Batman was hit by Darkseid’s Omega Sanction, which has the ability to send someone back in time or make them live a series of lives that are worse than the ones before. Hopefully when Grant Morrison returns to Batman after Battle for the Cowl, we will see what happens to Bruce Wayne.
So is everyone on Earth-51 now?
No, After Superman made his wish into the Miracle machine, Earth-0 (where the heroes originally were from) was rebuilt, still with some of the damage created through Darkseid’s takeover. Earth-51 though took majority of the mayhem of Darkseid’s takeover of Earth-0 and became home to Kamandi the Last Boy, The New Gods, and any other of Jack Kirby’s creations. In a sense, Earth-51 is now known as the Kirbyverse.
What happens now? What does it all mean?
No more Monitors. The multiverse is intact but will no longer play into the DC Universe as a whole for awhile, unless Grant Morrison decides to write a Multiverse book for DC Comics. The Fifth World is the Age of Gods as Men. The New Gods are now reincarnated on Earth as men. Also the Fifth World of Gods as Men can be interpreted as The Monitors, watchful Angel/Vampire Gods living amongst Earth as humans now.
Would like to thank Lt. Dan and UzamakiJ for sending in their questions to help out with the article! You can read Part 1 in the link below!
Between The Panels: Final Crisis Counseling Pt.1
Josh “Buddhapunch” Pacheco
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