DC UNIVERSE: LEGACIES![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=5wol-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1401231330)
by Len Wein and many artists
This epitaph for the pre-reboot DCU attempts to encapsulate
75 years of history![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=5wol-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=383651981X)
, retroactive continuity and
character acquisitions![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=5wol-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1401213464)
. The book starts strong, but falls apart in the post-
CRISIS![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=5wol-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1563897504)
crossover-event eras, clumsily summarizing convoluted storylines in a few pages. Ironically,
LEGACIES ultimately illustrates how overarching continuity is mainstream comics’ worst enemy.
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