Ultimate Houde said:
I didn't like it, granted it was only in the development stages and not fully fleshed out, but I can't say I liked it too much. Their was too much hinging on Constantine, who isn't that big of a character in the main DC universe now-a-days, nevermind when this was written, to base an entire crossover event.
Scarlet Witch is though, isn't she? Oh, no she isn't. She was a background character until she got Bendised. This is saying, "Oh the story's not good because I don't know the main character outside of this story well enough". Constantine was a prime mover in the story, and not liking it because you've not really heard of him before is quite pointless. (Looks at Infinite Crisis which is loaded with B-listers it seems.)
Ultimate Houde said:
I was also confused by the whole premise of the event. So, future Constantine tells past Constantine how to escape this 'version of the future'. But that makes little to no sense, why would past Constantine do this anyways? The whole thing never seems to come to any reconcile at the end. I realize my words are confusing, but that portrays my own confusion on this matter.
The society of the world crumbles. The supervillains prey on this. The superheroes defeat the supervillains, exile the aliens, and take over the world. Constantine creates an elaborate ruse that successfully removes all the superheroes and aliens from Earth leaving only the 'normal' superheroes in charge. To make sure that his plan succeeds, he uses his past self as an instrument to bring about a world in which he will succeed in severing Earth from non-human influence.
The present Constantine, realising he's been played, works out the only way to get back at his future self and possibly avoid Twilight is to turn down the woman he knows he would one day marry.
Alan Moore was quite aware it may be confusing, but I think it comes across quite succinctly.
Ultimate Houde said:
Also, the two big revelations of this crossover seemed to be the only big revelations throughout the whole thing. Billy, who somehow is a midget, gets killed by Manhunter, and then taken over. Doesn't Supes X-ray vision look at skeletal structure?
Martian Manhunter is a complete shapeshifter and could effectively duplicate Captain Marvel.
Captain Marvel, in Billy Batson form,
never aged. He wasn't a midget. He was a child. People thought he was a midget because while his body never aged, his mind did, and he dressed himself up to look like an adult (thus - a midget) to get into the adult bars.
I found this revelation to be extremely insightful and better than most things we see these days.
Ultimate Houde said:
This whole concept reminds me of Age of Apocolyaspe in the X-men run. An alternate reality that doesn't really accomplish anything but sell some books.
As Alan Moore says, that is the purpose of a crossover. What's amazing is that Alan Moore actually makes a story that is
worth reading. It's not that it doesn't "accomplish anything" in the sense of affecting continuity on some widescale by killing lots of characters.
That's pointless. It's nothing but a comic about a comic. This however, creates a ragnarok for the superheroes that gives them a resolution as legends require, creating a poignant meaning to the existing continuity without damaging it, and at the same time, gives us a meaningful story about the dissolution of the family that resonates on several levels within the story.
Ultimate Houde said:
I found the whole part of him trying to make himself sound humble was his way of saying, "Hey, look at me put myself down, so pity me and take my idea!"
I thought it was him just being polite.
Ultimate Houde said:
I can see why the topguns in DC said no to this, even if the rest of you can't.
The DC topguns didn't say no. Moore left the company before they could say yes. If Moore had stayed, I'm positive Twilight would've been published.
Due to our differing opinions, we will now be enemies. I will now pass on some advice: The next time you cross the road, don't bother looking.