The book delivers murder, betrayal, intrigue and an inventive look at the world of superheroes, fantastic powers and secret identities.When the spouse of a JLA member is brutally murdered, the entire superhero community searches for the killer, fearing their own loved ones may be the next targets. The most talked-about and successful miniseries of 2004, IDENTITY CRISIS is a graphic novel written by Meltzer with art by Rags Morales and Michael Bair. Meltzer's skills as a thriller novelist.'-The New York Times'If it's been ages since you read a superhero comic, start with this one.'-The New York Post'A genuine comics landmark.'-Publishers WeeklyNew York Times best-selling novelist Brad Meltzer (The Zero Game The Millionaires) unleashed a murder mystery featuring some of the biggest pop icons in the world: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League.

Even if you've only ever seen one of the movies, you know the names of three characters from 'Superman' alone.), I think you'd enjoy reading this.'The IDENTITY CRISIS mystery uses all of Mr. And if you know the names of more than five DC characters (which you do. And what it is most of all is a story about love, and grief, and relationships. What it most definitely is, is a loving dive into DC's many fantastic characters, and - almost incidentally - tribute to the Silver Age comics that somehow simultaneously makes the darker, modern incarnations all the more compellingly flawed and conflicted. 'Identity Crisis' is a murder mystery, a conspiracy thriller, a character drama, and a super hero action adventure, all rolled into one, and even upon finishing it, it's tough to know which it is more. I've re-read it twice since then, and while the emotional impact is of course somewhat muted upon revisiting, my eyes got distinctly moist at several points even during the third read-through. It's not often a Justice League comic makes you cry, let alone multiple times, but this one did. I'm not ashamed to say I teared up several times there in my seat, reading this. I first bought this comic on a whim, needing something to read on a 4 hour boat ride. Morales' artwork is fantastic - pretty, exciting and most importantly, deeply emotional when it needs to be. Especially considering how often the narrative hops back and forth between different viewpoints. Meltzer's ability to quickly get me inside the heads of the myriad of characters - both ones I was familiar with from before and the many I was not - and to feel their emotions and think their thoughts is quite impressive. One of my very favourite graphic novels, and perhaps my very favourite super hero team-up or event book of all time.

Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer