The OMAC Project (Infinite Crisis) (Countdown to Infinite Crisis)
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"The OMAC Project" is Greg Rucka's turn at writing a lead-in to DC's company-wide "Infinite Crisis" event. Though there are serious problems with this story, it is likely the best of the many lead-in stories (with the possible...
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"The OMAC Project" is Greg Rucka's turn at writing a lead-in to DC's company-wide "Infinite Crisis" event. Though there are serious problems with this story, it is likely the best of the many lead-in stories (with the possible exception of "Villains United", which does a great job of breathing life into old villains). Though he takes some liberties and even gets a few things flat wrong, Rucka's story is built on DC continuity old and new. Taking motivation from recent history (mainly distrust between Batman and the rest of the JLA), Rucka then delves deep into DC history to provide an origin of sorts for an old Jack Kirby concept from the early seventies, OMAC (One Man Army Corps), tying those mythos directly to the current DCU. Essentially, Batman creates "Brother I" (spelled "Brother Eye" in the original). At this point, Rucka takes the OMAC mythos in new directions (though, interestingly, not in a way that invalidates the original Kirby version, which is set in the future). What ensues is a full-scale war between a former friend of the Justice League (whom I'll let you discover for yourself, though his appearance here as the "big" villain greatly violates all known DC history) and elements of the League, with several fan-favorite former leaguers and literally thousands of OMAC's thrown into the mix. Without getting too detailed (to avoid spoilers), the whole thing begins with an ill-advised and unnecessary death, and ends with another death, this one well done, serving as an interesting morality play about when killing is necessary. Like most Infinite Crisis mini-series, "The OMAC Project" suffers from a lack of resolution, though it fares much better in that respect than, say, "Day of Vengeance". Even so, I doubt you would enjoy it as a stand-alone story. I recommend reading it as a part of the overall "Infinite Crisis", though certainly that whole event will cost you a LOT of money. So, for a causal reader, I'd recommend passing on this. Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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