If you missed Infinite Crisis and are curious to know what went down, or just want to relive it in less than 5,000 words, William Gatevackes at Pop Matters has posted a recap of the entire series, summarizing all the complaints that longtime fans have noted about the “C”-word, continuity. Spoilers abound:
These inconsistencies are what make the series a disappointment. Kryptonians have no powers as soon as they are under a red sun. No, the red sun gradually reduces their powers. The Speed Force is where speedsters get their powers. No, it’s only a power source they can tap into. The Speed Force is gone. No, it’s back. Nope, it’s gone again. Superboy-Prime was trapped in the Speed Force. No, the speedsters trapped him on a planet with a red sun. No, it was the Speed Force. Batman doesn’t kill. Wait, he does.
August 21st, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Infinite Crisis would have been better if the Anti-Monitor was the villain.
August 21st, 2006 at 12:45 pm
Every use of the red sun I’ve ever seen was that Superman was slowly losing his powers the more time he spent under it.
But, this is the first time he was ever shot through a red sun at that kind of speed. Makes sense to me that he went through it fast enough to get rid of the powers but not enough to kill him.
August 22nd, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Continuity errors are forgivable if the story is fun and entertaining. But alas.