Final Crisis # 5 - Into Oblivion

is a comic book published by DC Comics & released on 12 / / 2008

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Plot Summary

Humanity enslaved! Time shattered and bleeding! Anti-Life triumphant! Can Earth's demoralized, beaten heroes rally their scattered forces for the ultimate super-battle against the nightmare armies of Apokolips when the forces of good meet the forces of evil on the bridge to Blüdhaven? As Darkseid's presence causes reality itself to sicken and the lights to go out across the universe, as even the Guardians fall, the true power of the evil gods finally reveals itself, and a major character returns for a shocking conclusion.

Does the secret of humankind's salvation lie in a mysterious cave painting and a bolt of lightning? Or has the Last Day come for us all?


Hal Jordan is in trial on Oa and stands accused of the murder of Orion and attempted murder of John Stewart. "Alpha Lantern Kraken" claims that Hal is still under the influence of a fear parasite. Kyle Rayner and Guy Gardner then arrive and confirm Hal's innocence and say he was implanted with a suppressor chip so he cannot remember his whereabouts at the time of Orion's murder. Alpha Lantern Kraken is in fact Granny Goodness attacks the Green Lanterns and injuries one of the Guardians. She tries to infect the Green Lantern's Central Battery but is subdued by the Green Lantern Corps. Hal is cleared of all charges and is told that Darkseid's fall has caused damage to Earth crumpling it's timezone and literally cracking outer space Hal, Kyle and Gardner go to Earth with any other volunteering Green Lanterns to stop Darkseid.

Renee Montoya is at some Checkmate headquarters where she sees the new Omacs and is told by that she is a big part of a plan to save Earth the day superheroes cannot.

In Bludhaven Mokkari Simyan and Godfrey all beg Darkseid (Who has completely taken over Dan Turpin's body) to save them and give them new bodies. Darkseid says that his hour comes soon and tells his Female Furies (Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Batwoman, Giganta) to get ready for "the hour of Apokolips".

As The Resistance continues to battle the Anti-Life infected heroes and villains in the Checkmate Castle The Super Young Team are angry at Checkmate for shooting Shilo Norman (a accident by a Checkmate soldier). However Shilo Norman

In Bludhaven Kalibak and his Tiger henchmen battle the first attack wave (Which includes Captain Marvel, Black Adam , Frankenstein, John Stewart, Supergirl and more). Mary Marvel heads to battle Supergirl but is interrupted by Black Adam who tries to kill her saying she is not truly Mary anymore and under someone else's control. Mary defeats Black Adam and then begins to beat Captain Marvel. Tawky Tawny arrives to help Captain Marvel but is confronted by Kalibak.

Nix Uotan is put in a room somewhere and is talked to by some sort of Gorrilla man in a hood while a man in a wheelchair turns a rubix cube, the room is for those that are different and cannot be affected by Anti-Life. Nix states his doubt at any hope to survive The hooded man then uncrumbles one of Nix's papers and sees a drawing the female Monitor Weeja Dell and reminds Nix that maybe he can use his powers and tells him that sometimes power is in words like someone who cared only for him. At that moment Nix remembers Weeja Dell's name some of Darkseid's scientists and Justifiers enter the room to punish them fro being different but just then the man in the wheel chair finishes his rubix cube there is a flash of light that possibly kills some of the Justifiers.

Libra brings Calculator to be executed in public for betraying the Secret Society and Darkseid for telling the superheroes of the Unternet. Libra tells Luthor that he may be in charge of the forces against the Superheroes in Bludhaven.

The superheroes attempt to break the force field around Command-D station but Supergirl is attacked by Mary Marvel. Darksied's followers are all severely injured saying how Batman has escaped. The Green Lantern Corps arrive on Earth but the effects of Darkseid's fall is causing a singularity so they chose to power down all Green Lantern rings to life support and chose to fall to Earth.

As the Earth literally darkens Darkseid takes over half the planet's population and controls billions of human bodies.

Nix Uaton is now fully powered and back in his true Monitor form as someone calls him the judge of all evil.


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  • Alex Sinclair
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  • Carlos Pacheco
    penciler, cover

  • Jesus Merino
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  • J.G. Jones
    penciler, cover

  • Marco Rudy
    penciler


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    Travis Lanham
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    User Reviews
    Darkseid Rises
    Reviewed by Emerald_General_Jai on Dec. 21, 2008.
    Emerald_General_Jai has written 10 reviews. His/her last review was for Utopia - Chapter 6.
    1 out of 2 users recommend his reviews.
    This was a great issue personally. I really enjoyed the GL portion of the issue, though i wish their would have been a better explanation as to how an Alpha-Lantern harms a Guardian. Though i was glad with some of the cameo's (SODAM) of the issue. The battle on Earth was well handled, and the big gun's sent to Bludhaven were mostly pretty impressive, Shazam, BA, Supergirl, John Stewart(last Lantern on Earth), though i was confused about the Wildcat's being there and Red Arrow (though they do make up for batman i guess). I also enjoyed the New God's, Kalibak's Tiger clan was kinda cool, though hopefully he's shown to be their superior in every-way..an Darkseid was just totally impressive. An at this point i've really become interested in the storyline surrounding Nix Uotan, i can't wait to see how that pans out. Say what you want, I much prefer this to Secret Invasion. Can't wait to see how it ends.



    kicking Secret Invasion's ass again and again
    Reviewed by Guido5595 on Jan. 2, 2009.
    Guido5595 has written 24 reviews. His/her last review was for Mash Up, Part 1.
    5 out of 9 users recommend his reviews.

    I love Final Crisis. This is the event of the year unlike the secret ass piece of shit invasion. Grant Morrisson is brilliant. Lets go through the plot developments.

    Alpha Lantern Kraken is defeated and Granny Goodness is revealed. She injures a guardian and Hal Jordan is cleared. This shows how the guardians were wrong to place their faith in the Alpha Lanterns. I would like to see morrison write Green Lantern.

    Checkmate are creating Biomacs and want Renee to join them. I have to wonder when this takes place compared to Revelations and from Resist what happened to the OMACS?

    Darkseid's servants try to gain praise from him. I think he kills them in the end but not totally sure.

    Mister Miracle is revealed to have survived the shot from last issue and tells Checkmate to paint Metron's symbol on their faces. I love the part when Sonny Sumo says the Motherboxx is like if gods made I-pods that were alive but better. Love Super Young team.

    I love Kalibak and his tiger army. Good choice. The heroes attack Bludhaven. Black Adam attacks Mary Marvel. Now he says he saw a leering old man in her eyes. My guess is Desaad because his new body hasn't been seen in Final Crisis.

    Nix gets thrown into a prison because he resists anti-life equation. Also in the prison are the new forms of Metron and Highfather from Seven Soldiers Mister Miracle. Metron gives him his drawing. Nix remembers Weeja Dell's name. I love the part where Metron says nobody has solved the rubix cube under 18 moves and he solves it in 17. Nix turns into some new form. Metron says he is the judge of all evil. So cool!

    Libra kills Calculator for allegedly sending the unternet to the heroes last issue. It is hinted that Luthor did it though. One thing that bothered me was when Libra said he will let Luthor rape Supergirl. Why??

    Great issue. Best in the series. Great balance of action and plot setting.




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    Reviewed by ENGLENTINE on April 23, 2009.
    ENGLENTINE has written 583 reviews. His/her last review was for SUICIDE KINGS,” PART 3: DEAD MAN'S HAND .
    15 out of 16 users recommend his reviews.
    In this issue Granny Goodness inhabits the body of an Alpha Lantern and attacks OA so she can get back into Darksieds good graces. Also a lot of other things happen. Yet it all seems disjointed and not really connected all that well. I do not know what is wrong with me, but I did not really think the narrative was very clear here. More like a collection of scenes than a story.
      Ultimately this flaw makes me not care what happened, worse i do not really care where it is going either. I can not even tell you how the story got to this point. I will admit to absolute stupididty when it comes to my understanding of this series so far.
    As I read it, this is another failed issue in a failing series. Great Art though.



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