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Planetary: Crossing Worlds
Three fantastic crossovers � all written by Warren Ellis � are collected in one spectacular Softcover! Featuring gorgeous art by fan-favorites John Cassaday, Phil Jimenez and Jerry Ordway!
Collecting: Planetary/The Authority, Planetary/JLA, & Planetary/Batman
Collecting: Planetary/The Authority, Planetary/JLA, & Planetary/Batman
192 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2004
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Warren Ellis
1,913books5,753followersWarren Ellis is the award-winning writer of graphic novels like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, FELL, MINISTRY OF SPACE and PLANETARY, and the author of the NYT-bestselling GUN MACHINE and the “underground classic� novel CROOKED LITTLE VEIN, as well as the digital short-story single DEAD PIG COLLECTOR. His newest book is the novella NORMAL, from FSG Originals, listed as one of Amazon’s Best 100 Books Of 2016.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
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February 22, 2018
Reprints Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World #1, Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta #1, and Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth #1 (August 2000-August 2003). Elijah Snow, the Drummer, and Jakita Wagner are no strangers to the dark side of the world, but they are about to experience different types of adventures all together. In one reality, they come together with their opposite in the world ruling Authority when a threat from the Snowflake could mean doom for Earth. In another reality, Planetary becomes the villain and the only hope could be Clark Kent, Diana Prince, and Bruce Wayne. In a final reality, an attempt to capture an escaped criminal puts the Planetary team face to face with Batman! Planetary is known for the unusual, but they aren’t ready for how strange it will be.
Written by Warren Ellis, Planetary: Cross Worlds is a collection of three one-shots that spanned three years. The DC/Wildstorm releases included Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World #1 (August 2000) with art by Phil Jimenez, Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta #1 (November 2002) with art by Jerry Ordway, and Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth (August 2003) with art by John Cassaday.
Planetary was a really fun comic. It and The Authority spawned about the same time so it was always assumed that the one-hundred-year-old Snow and the one-hundred-year-old Jenny Sparks would cross paths. Here you get that adventure, but it is another story that surpasses it.
In fact, The Authority issue of this volume is probably the weakest. It feels pretty in context with both The Authority and Planetary, but that is possibly why it is the least interesting. Jimenez art is solid, but not explosive and the story sometimes falls into techno garble while it unfolds. The actual meeting between Sparks and Snow doesn’t really occur so it kind of feels like a bit of a letdown.
The second story is more of an Elseworlds style of story. In the JLA world presented in Terra Occulta, the Planetary is evil and the non-superhero version of the JLA form to take them down. It unfolds almost as expected but there are some fun moments (like Clark Kent unceremoniously being shunted into space and his death). It is a bit more creative than the Authority storyline and almost flips that issue by having Planetary taking over the role of the Authority.
The final entry is the strongest entry in the book. In a story that fits well into the Planetary storyline, the team goes to their version of Gotham. Through a person who can merge universes (and Snow’s admission that Crisis on Infinite Earths did happen in 1986), Batman is brought face-to-face with the Authority. That is rather generic, but what Ellis does is have Batman shunted through different forms of the character including the �66 Batman, the Dark Knight, the early �80s Batman, and the original Batman…each with their own persona. The clever story is accompanied by great art by Cassaday.
Planetary: Crossing Worlds is an imperfect collection, but it is a fun collection. The stories are all over the place, but it is a must for fans of Planetary (and probably Batman for that matter). It is a different storytelling that predates a lot of the nostalgia wave that encompassed a lot of the 2000s. Planetary was a real finite series that had a beginning and end and it is always nice to get addendums to the series.
Written by Warren Ellis, Planetary: Cross Worlds is a collection of three one-shots that spanned three years. The DC/Wildstorm releases included Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World #1 (August 2000) with art by Phil Jimenez, Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta #1 (November 2002) with art by Jerry Ordway, and Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth (August 2003) with art by John Cassaday.
Planetary was a really fun comic. It and The Authority spawned about the same time so it was always assumed that the one-hundred-year-old Snow and the one-hundred-year-old Jenny Sparks would cross paths. Here you get that adventure, but it is another story that surpasses it.
In fact, The Authority issue of this volume is probably the weakest. It feels pretty in context with both The Authority and Planetary, but that is possibly why it is the least interesting. Jimenez art is solid, but not explosive and the story sometimes falls into techno garble while it unfolds. The actual meeting between Sparks and Snow doesn’t really occur so it kind of feels like a bit of a letdown.
The second story is more of an Elseworlds style of story. In the JLA world presented in Terra Occulta, the Planetary is evil and the non-superhero version of the JLA form to take them down. It unfolds almost as expected but there are some fun moments (like Clark Kent unceremoniously being shunted into space and his death). It is a bit more creative than the Authority storyline and almost flips that issue by having Planetary taking over the role of the Authority.
The final entry is the strongest entry in the book. In a story that fits well into the Planetary storyline, the team goes to their version of Gotham. Through a person who can merge universes (and Snow’s admission that Crisis on Infinite Earths did happen in 1986), Batman is brought face-to-face with the Authority. That is rather generic, but what Ellis does is have Batman shunted through different forms of the character including the �66 Batman, the Dark Knight, the early �80s Batman, and the original Batman…each with their own persona. The clever story is accompanied by great art by Cassaday.
Planetary: Crossing Worlds is an imperfect collection, but it is a fun collection. The stories are all over the place, but it is a must for fans of Planetary (and probably Batman for that matter). It is a different storytelling that predates a lot of the nostalgia wave that encompassed a lot of the 2000s. Planetary was a real finite series that had a beginning and end and it is always nice to get addendums to the series.
January 21, 2018
Book Info: This collection contains issue #1, issue #1, #645-650, and issue #1.
ABSOLUTE RATING: {3+/5 stars}
STANDARDIZED RATING: <3/5 stars>
ABSOLUTE RATING: {3+/5 stars}
STANDARDIZED RATING: <3/5 stars>
November 22, 2023
Being a huge Planetary fan, but not a DC fan, I wasn't even aware of this until I ran across it in a bargain bin in a tiny comic shop. But for the amount they were charging, I figured it was worth the read.
And mostly, it was. The first story was only okay, the second not bad at all, and the final one was worth the price of admission. Really well done.
The art was top notch all the way through, and Ellis's snappy, snarky dialogue is always a treat.
And mostly, it was. The first story was only okay, the second not bad at all, and the final one was worth the price of admission. Really well done.
The art was top notch all the way through, and Ellis's snappy, snarky dialogue is always a treat.
March 14, 2022
3,5/5 El de Batman es un buen complemento a Planetary y está muy en su línea. El de la JLA y el de Authority son totalmente prescindibles y solo para muy fans.
September 21, 2016
Tres crossovers. Los dos primeros no son gran cosa, pero el de Batman es cojonudo.
March 14, 2018
Warren Ellis's Planetary books are about a group of characters that explore the multiverse. So its only natural to send these characters into other comic book universes. And its fantastic, the first story throws them in with the authority from Wild Storm publishers along with a silly H.P Lovecraft cameo. While the other two feature DC comics stories. The art is ranges from pretty good to amazing throughout this comic. Yet the main flaw unfortunately comes from Ellis himself. He sort of jumps into these stories with a sort of 'sink or swim' mentality. If you know the characters its cool but if you don't then tough luck. Another problem I have is that he goes way overboard on scientific/technological themes in these stories that sort of went over my head. Still this is a book worth reading for Ellis's fans. As for the average comic reader I recommend diving into Ellis's other works before you start this one.
April 5, 2018
I wasn' sure when to read this book of crossovers as part of a Planetary through-read, so I read it first - rather than have it disrupt the flow of the main series.
Planetary/Authority is decent enough, seems to fit in well with both series. Nothing essential, but enjoyable.
Planetary/JLA is all right, but odd - the JLA isn't really the JLA; it's Bruce, Clark and Diana in a world ruled by Planetary, who are villains. Seemed a crossover in name only, really.
Planetary/Batman is good stuff. Cassaday's aping various Batman versions is pretty cool, and Ellis rolled with the styles very effectively, keeping even the goofy Silver Age Batman on top of the situation. I loved that he was able to get past Jakita, while the modern Batman wasn't!
Planetary/Authority is decent enough, seems to fit in well with both series. Nothing essential, but enjoyable.
Planetary/JLA is all right, but odd - the JLA isn't really the JLA; it's Bruce, Clark and Diana in a world ruled by Planetary, who are villains. Seemed a crossover in name only, really.
Planetary/Batman is good stuff. Cassaday's aping various Batman versions is pretty cool, and Ellis rolled with the styles very effectively, keeping even the goofy Silver Age Batman on top of the situation. I loved that he was able to get past Jakita, while the modern Batman wasn't!
July 31, 2011
Leí cada historia por separado, y seguro guarde esta reseña para cuando me compre el tomo que aúna las tres (y mañana pongo los links que lleven a esas pobretonas reseñas). Si promedio para abajo es porque el resultado general es un poco más bajo que el de la serie, pero sin duda es mucho mejor que muchos otros que voto con tres estrellitas.
July 3, 2013
The Authority story is pretty shallow and doesn't show off Planetary to much good effect [5/10]. The JLA story is a pretty cool alternate reality, and even though it's not in any continuity, it's fun to read [8/10]. The Batman story is more a tribute to Batman than anything, but it's also a fun read, and is actually in Planetary continuity, unlike the JLA [7/10].
September 30, 2018
Even though I miss The Authority, the story with Batman is my favorite. Jakita, Drummer and Elijah are all so well written and I loved the Batman homages.
Countless worlds make for countless stories.
Countless worlds make for countless stories.
February 23, 2013
Batman section is the only good part.
September 1, 2016
This is a compilation of crossovers of Planetary with other DC & Wildstorm characters. They are enjoyable but not necessary to understand the basics of Planetary.
March 14, 2024
RETURN OF THE KING
Wait a second. That's not right. Just let me dust off my handy ŷ formatting manual...
RETURN OF THE KING
Much better.
So I haven't done one of these in awhile but this book crossed my mind while I was taking a shower and I've got a few things to say about it.
So Crossing Worlds is a collection of the three crossovers Planetary had with other books during its twenty-seven issue run, and they all range from pretty good to really good.
WARREN ELLIS LIKED LOVECRAFT BEFORE IT WAS COOL
First up is Planetary/Authority, two books written by Warren Ellis and two books near and dear to my heart. (Listen, I know Mr. Ellis is a total d-bag. It's a shame that he wrote such awesome comics :/) It's got some good bits. You get to see fucked-up Cthulhu versions of the Justice League and the Authority. H.P. Lovecraft is a minor character in this ish and his pigheaded racism actually saves the world.
I think my one quarrel with Planetary/Authority is that I'm pretty sure the two teams never actually team-up. They bump into one another when they're both called in to evacuate a city and there's a flashback to Elijah Snow and Jenny Sparks smoking cigarettes after having gotten it on but you never get to see, say, The Drummer and The Engineer talking shop about computers, or Jakita and Midnighter arguing about who's cooler. Phil Jimenez draws this one though and that's pretty cool.
DOES THIS EVEN COUNT
The next ish is Planetary/Justice League and, though it's a dope book, I'm not sure if it technically counts as a crossover. See, neither team featured is from the main continuity. It's evil Planetary vs. a civilian clothes Justice League that never had the opportunity to be costumed heroes. It does do some cool stuff, though. I mean, it is a Warren Ellis book. Even if it's an alternate universe I always have a lot of fun seeing Batman put on the whole "out-of-touch playboy megabillionaire" act. Clark, Diana, and Bruce hanging out is always a treat. And, corny as it may be, I thought it was clever when Elijah Snow was revealed to be Joe Chill (the man who murdered Bruce Wayne's parents!!)
Clark gets totally chumped though. He gets teleported out of the Planetary satellite and dies in the vacuum of space. I guess it depends on what version of Superman we're supposed to be reading, though. Like, sometimes he can breathe in space. And other times, like in Kingdom Come, he has to wear a respirator. Whatevs.
NIGHT ON EARTH
But this issue... this issue is a crowning achievement. Planetary/Batman is one of my all-time favorite Batman stories. It's a visual showcase for John Cassaday (who tries on the styles of Neal Adams, Frank Miller, and an Adam West TV show Batman) AND Warren Ellis proves that he's got a pretty good understanding of who Batman is supposed to be. Ellis balances Batman's never-ending battle for justice against his empathy for victims of violence. I can't really describe this issue with words. You've gotta see it for yourself.
Shame on Chip Zdarsky for cribbing that "Batman '66 has a repellent for every scenario" joke. That's right guys. It was here first. Adam West Batman maces Jakita in the face with "Bat-Female-Villain-Repellent" spray. I bet Warren Ellis is pissed.
Needless to say... 5/5
Wait a second. That's not right. Just let me dust off my handy ŷ formatting manual...
RETURN OF THE KING
Much better.
So I haven't done one of these in awhile but this book crossed my mind while I was taking a shower and I've got a few things to say about it.
So Crossing Worlds is a collection of the three crossovers Planetary had with other books during its twenty-seven issue run, and they all range from pretty good to really good.
WARREN ELLIS LIKED LOVECRAFT BEFORE IT WAS COOL
First up is Planetary/Authority, two books written by Warren Ellis and two books near and dear to my heart. (Listen, I know Mr. Ellis is a total d-bag. It's a shame that he wrote such awesome comics :/) It's got some good bits. You get to see fucked-up Cthulhu versions of the Justice League and the Authority. H.P. Lovecraft is a minor character in this ish and his pigheaded racism actually saves the world.
I think my one quarrel with Planetary/Authority is that I'm pretty sure the two teams never actually team-up. They bump into one another when they're both called in to evacuate a city and there's a flashback to Elijah Snow and Jenny Sparks smoking cigarettes after having gotten it on but you never get to see, say, The Drummer and The Engineer talking shop about computers, or Jakita and Midnighter arguing about who's cooler. Phil Jimenez draws this one though and that's pretty cool.
DOES THIS EVEN COUNT
The next ish is Planetary/Justice League and, though it's a dope book, I'm not sure if it technically counts as a crossover. See, neither team featured is from the main continuity. It's evil Planetary vs. a civilian clothes Justice League that never had the opportunity to be costumed heroes. It does do some cool stuff, though. I mean, it is a Warren Ellis book. Even if it's an alternate universe I always have a lot of fun seeing Batman put on the whole "out-of-touch playboy megabillionaire" act. Clark, Diana, and Bruce hanging out is always a treat. And, corny as it may be, I thought it was clever when Elijah Snow was revealed to be Joe Chill (the man who murdered Bruce Wayne's parents!!)
Clark gets totally chumped though. He gets teleported out of the Planetary satellite and dies in the vacuum of space. I guess it depends on what version of Superman we're supposed to be reading, though. Like, sometimes he can breathe in space. And other times, like in Kingdom Come, he has to wear a respirator. Whatevs.
NIGHT ON EARTH
But this issue... this issue is a crowning achievement. Planetary/Batman is one of my all-time favorite Batman stories. It's a visual showcase for John Cassaday (who tries on the styles of Neal Adams, Frank Miller, and an Adam West TV show Batman) AND Warren Ellis proves that he's got a pretty good understanding of who Batman is supposed to be. Ellis balances Batman's never-ending battle for justice against his empathy for victims of violence. I can't really describe this issue with words. You've gotta see it for yourself.
Shame on Chip Zdarsky for cribbing that "Batman '66 has a repellent for every scenario" joke. That's right guys. It was here first. Adam West Batman maces Jakita in the face with "Bat-Female-Villain-Repellent" spray. I bet Warren Ellis is pissed.
Needless to say... 5/5
November 16, 2019
Borrowed this one from my local library to catch up on some necessary comic book reading.
Here we have three collected one-shot Planetary stories, all crossovers with other characters: Ruling the World with The Authority, Terra Occulta with the Justice League (or A Justice League, which I'll explain later), and Night on Earth with Batman.
The first story, Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World, is a straight-up Wildstorm Universe tale in which the Planetary team encounters their usual brand of weirdness related to the Bleed and also decide to do a little investigating of The Authority, which Jakita Wagner refers to as "basically the ruling order". As they investigate, strange things are afoot at one of Planetary's most dangerous facilities. Great tale that adds some nice depth to the already established histories of both Planetary and The Authority.
Next up is Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta, an Elseworlds tale in the greatest sense for both groups as we enter a world never seen before where the JLA is just the trinity of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, but none of these heroes is quite as they are in most universes. The reason for this? A Planetary that more closely resembles The Four. Some amazing detail in this one by artist Jerry Ordway, with some very familiar faces for him peppered throughout. A dark one, this one.
Finally we have Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth, where Planetary goes to investigate the child of an Island Zero survivor with dangerous powers only to come face to face with the Dark Knight himself. The problem with that is, he doesn't exactly exist in the Wildstorm Universe (at least not at this point in time). But then, Batman doesn't seem to be quite himself at the moment, either. This is my favorite of the three, as it works as a very solid Planetary tale as well as a well done Batman tale.
Overall a nice collection. I didn't know quite what I was getting into with Terra Occulta, so I was very confused at the start, but once I realized what was going on I was fully invested in the world being created. Definitely some solid tales here.
Here we have three collected one-shot Planetary stories, all crossovers with other characters: Ruling the World with The Authority, Terra Occulta with the Justice League (or A Justice League, which I'll explain later), and Night on Earth with Batman.
The first story, Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World, is a straight-up Wildstorm Universe tale in which the Planetary team encounters their usual brand of weirdness related to the Bleed and also decide to do a little investigating of The Authority, which Jakita Wagner refers to as "basically the ruling order". As they investigate, strange things are afoot at one of Planetary's most dangerous facilities. Great tale that adds some nice depth to the already established histories of both Planetary and The Authority.
Next up is Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta, an Elseworlds tale in the greatest sense for both groups as we enter a world never seen before where the JLA is just the trinity of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, but none of these heroes is quite as they are in most universes. The reason for this? A Planetary that more closely resembles The Four. Some amazing detail in this one by artist Jerry Ordway, with some very familiar faces for him peppered throughout. A dark one, this one.
Finally we have Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth, where Planetary goes to investigate the child of an Island Zero survivor with dangerous powers only to come face to face with the Dark Knight himself. The problem with that is, he doesn't exactly exist in the Wildstorm Universe (at least not at this point in time). But then, Batman doesn't seem to be quite himself at the moment, either. This is my favorite of the three, as it works as a very solid Planetary tale as well as a well done Batman tale.
Overall a nice collection. I didn't know quite what I was getting into with Terra Occulta, so I was very confused at the start, but once I realized what was going on I was fully invested in the world being created. Definitely some solid tales here.
June 20, 2018
This collected the three Planetary crossovers.
Planetary/Authority: This was most interesting for its portrayal of an HP Lovecraft type character at the beginning as well as a Cthulhu type monster. And yes, Lovecraft's racism was not ignored. This one lost me a little at the end as I think this story needed more pages to fully develop. I also would have liked more direct interaction between Planetary and the Authority, but still this wasn't bad.
Planteary/JLA: This was an Elseworlds tale and not really tied into the regular Planetary series. In this universe the Planetary are basically villains who have taken the world over and the JLA of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman try to free the world from their yoke of tyranny. (Only in comics and history books can you use phrases like "yoke of tyranny".) It wasn't bad but seeing the Planetary cast as bad guys and seeing a different version of the JLA sort of made the crossover feel like cheating.
Planetary/Batman: My favorite of the three crossovers. Planetary pursues a murdered with the out of control power to dimension hop to Gotham City. This allows us to see different versions of Batman such as the '66 version, the '70s version, the Dark Knight Returns version as well as some we haven't seen before.
Overall the crossovers were interesting and right along the lines of the regular series, which I consider a positive.
Planetary/Authority: This was most interesting for its portrayal of an HP Lovecraft type character at the beginning as well as a Cthulhu type monster. And yes, Lovecraft's racism was not ignored. This one lost me a little at the end as I think this story needed more pages to fully develop. I also would have liked more direct interaction between Planetary and the Authority, but still this wasn't bad.
Planteary/JLA: This was an Elseworlds tale and not really tied into the regular Planetary series. In this universe the Planetary are basically villains who have taken the world over and the JLA of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman try to free the world from their yoke of tyranny. (Only in comics and history books can you use phrases like "yoke of tyranny".) It wasn't bad but seeing the Planetary cast as bad guys and seeing a different version of the JLA sort of made the crossover feel like cheating.
Planetary/Batman: My favorite of the three crossovers. Planetary pursues a murdered with the out of control power to dimension hop to Gotham City. This allows us to see different versions of Batman such as the '66 version, the '70s version, the Dark Knight Returns version as well as some we haven't seen before.
Overall the crossovers were interesting and right along the lines of the regular series, which I consider a positive.
May 10, 2020
This is a collection of three Planetary crossovers. It is not part of the story being told across the other Planetary volumes. (Well, technically two of the three COULD be, but they are more like bonus material.)
In the first story, the Planetary team operates parallel to the Authority without their knowledge as they deal with an incursion from a hostile alternate reality.
In the second, the Planetary team fill the roles of The Four as Earth's overlords, with Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, and Wonder Woman attempting to overthrow them. (I don't call them Superman and Batman because they never adopted those costumed identities in this reality.)
The third crossover featured an antagonist that alters reality in such a way that parallel Earths merge around him. This allows the Planetary team to engage multiple versions of Batman in the process of solving the problem.
All of the stories are good. None of them are necessary. That is, they do not further the primary story of Planetary in any meaningful way. If you read them with that understanding, they are pretty enjoyable. I would give this collection 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
In the first story, the Planetary team operates parallel to the Authority without their knowledge as they deal with an incursion from a hostile alternate reality.
In the second, the Planetary team fill the roles of The Four as Earth's overlords, with Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, and Wonder Woman attempting to overthrow them. (I don't call them Superman and Batman because they never adopted those costumed identities in this reality.)
The third crossover featured an antagonist that alters reality in such a way that parallel Earths merge around him. This allows the Planetary team to engage multiple versions of Batman in the process of solving the problem.
All of the stories are good. None of them are necessary. That is, they do not further the primary story of Planetary in any meaningful way. If you read them with that understanding, they are pretty enjoyable. I would give this collection 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
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January 24, 2022Y ahora sí, se acabó. Todo lo que tenía que decir de la serie en su conjunto ya lo dije, así que me centraré en este último tomo.
Son tres cruces bastante diferentes. El de The Authority me ha gustado pese a no conocer mucho al grupo y el de la JLA se me ha hecho un poco raro. Son historias curiosas y que sirven de complemento, especialmente el de The Authority (que me ha hecho reír en voz alta con cierto asunto). Pero luego está el de Batman. Ay, amigos. Eso es otra historia. Es un resumen prácticamente perfecto del Caballero Oscuro en todas sus facetas. Es una sorpresa detrás de otra que todos los fans del Cruzado de la Capa deberían leer.
Son tres cruces bastante diferentes. El de The Authority me ha gustado pese a no conocer mucho al grupo y el de la JLA se me ha hecho un poco raro. Son historias curiosas y que sirven de complemento, especialmente el de The Authority (que me ha hecho reír en voz alta con cierto asunto). Pero luego está el de Batman. Ay, amigos. Eso es otra historia. Es un resumen prácticamente perfecto del Caballero Oscuro en todas sus facetas. Es una sorpresa detrás de otra que todos los fans del Cruzado de la Capa deberían leer.
October 22, 2020
Geeks and fans will love this.
PLANETARY / AUTHORITY � Ruling the World
“Mr Snow, I presume.�
Dr Who-ish!
PLANETARY / JLA � Terra Occulta
“Fast and dark; a vicious undertow.�
PLANETARY / Batman � Night on Earth
“Who are you, Sherlock Holmes?� � Jakita
“Hey. You hired me because you wanted a detective.� � Snow ..
“There’s some kind of transvestite hooker running down the alleyway at us.� � Drums {observing the 1960s Batman}
PLANETARY / AUTHORITY � Ruling the World
“Mr Snow, I presume.�
Dr Who-ish!
PLANETARY / JLA � Terra Occulta
“Fast and dark; a vicious undertow.�
PLANETARY / Batman � Night on Earth
“Who are you, Sherlock Holmes?� � Jakita
“Hey. You hired me because you wanted a detective.� � Snow ..
“There’s some kind of transvestite hooker running down the alleyway at us.� � Drums {observing the 1960s Batman}
April 5, 2020
Lepší, než jsem čekal. Ellis se vykašlal na klasickou crossoverovou formulku a pojal to po svém. V příběhu s JLA sledujeme zlou verzi Planetary, proti které DC hrdinové bojují, příběh s Batmanem si zase pohrává s mnoha různými interpretacemi téhle postavy (dnes nic převratného, ale ve své době to muselo být super). Lovecraft a negroidní vajíčka pobavily :)
June 16, 2021
it would have been nice to know that the middle story was basically an Elseworlds bit beforehand because it felt like someone who only barely read the Planetary stories was writing it.
Would have been better if it were the versions of the heroes who died in the main Planetary storeline one-shot if only for continuity sake but oh well.
Would have been better if it were the versions of the heroes who died in the main Planetary storeline one-shot if only for continuity sake but oh well.
June 22, 2023
Planetary/JLA and Planetary/Batman were the best by far in this with the Batman story being the best. The funny thing is after recently reading Batman 900 it was weird reading this since Batman 900 has all the different multiverse Batman like the Planetary/Batman story.
All in all this was fun and fits pretty well with the rest of Planetary.
All in all this was fun and fits pretty well with the rest of Planetary.
May 11, 2018
A fun little side volume that is a companion to the main Planetary series. The most memorable story is when we see the world of Gotham bleed into different realities and end up seeing all the different Batmans over the years interact with a befuddled Planetary crew. Overall a very fun read.
November 20, 2018
Crossovers un poco forzados en mi opinión. El único que parece un episodio real de Planetary es la entrega con Batman (muy ingenioso el detalle de los cambios de universo). Aparte de eso, poquito más.
August 6, 2021
I really enjoyed the intersection between the Planetary group and the Justice League. So many great ideas at play. Any comic that manages to call Batman a transvestite hooker is ok with me. It was a fun romp worth the read.
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August 22, 2021
The crossover with The Authority didn’t mean anything to me because I haven’t read that series yet; the JLA Elseworlds story I didn’t care for - just didn’t click with me, though the interpretations of the Trinity were pretty cool; LOVED the Batman crossover.
April 24, 2023
The Solo Batman with all of the different versions was a 5. The other two stories very strong - perhaps nigh-great at best. But the understanding of Batman with the view of cultural relevance not just insightful, but perhaps even inspired.
May 2, 2018
Great collection of short stories.
April 1, 2019
Planetary/The Authority ☆☆�
Planetary/Batman ☆☆☆☆�
Planetary/JLA ☆☆☆☆
Planetary/Batman ☆☆☆☆�
Planetary/JLA ☆☆☆☆
July 13, 2020
Only the third story, with all those multiverse Batman (including... you know) is worth it.
April 18, 2021
Only the Batman one is somewhat worth it, kind of funny to see all of the different Batmans but that's it.
2.5 stars
2.5 stars
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