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Identity Crisis, Brad Meltzer

"Identity Crisis by bestselling author Meltzer (The Zero Game) was both wildly popular and reviled, and the collection shows that both views have merit. It does knock the rust off scores of DC characters while opening avenues to explore post-9/11 morality. On the other hand, it trashes the roles of characters whom readers have come to consider old friends and tampers outrageously with years' worth of continuity. The story begins shockingly when the wife of the minor super hero Elongated Man is brutally murdered. Things get increasingly serious as other members of the Justice League of America find that their loved ones are targets. The super villains are a lot nastier than they used to be; the heroes, meanwhile, are forced to admit that they could have been responsible for some of what's gone wrong when they started tampering with the minds of villains who deserved it or even fellow heroes who merely disapproved of the idea. This makes familiar heroes more morally ambiguous;more human;and the old, easy trust is lost, with long-term consequences still to be revealed in future DC story lines. In the meantime, Meltzer's script and Bair's inking of Morales's penciled art serves the realistic aspect of the characters very well, making this book a genuine comics landmark."

Bu zamana kadar realistik hikayeler hic bildigimiz karakterlerle yazilmamisti. V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Preacher hep yeni karakterler ile yazilmis kilometre tasi karakterlerdi, ama Dark Knight Returns haric janra icerisinde bu kadar realist ve cesur bir hikaye daha once piyasaya cikmadi.

Brad Meltzer meshur bir yazar. Kendisi "cinayet, esrar, dedektiflik" hikayeleri yaziyor. Ne kadar ilginctir ki kendisi ayni zamanda bir cizgi roman tutkunuymus. Bunu duyan DC ona acik cek verip, yaz evladim diyorlar. Yazdigi kitap, Identity Crisis, endustride bomba etkisi yapiyor. Brad Meltzer cok meshur dedim ama ben hic bir kitabini okumadim. Bu baglamda, ciktigi zaman cok reklami yapilan Identity Crisis'i alip okumadim. Taa ki kitap cikar cikmaz 3 baskisini tuketene kadar. Piyasada bir deprem oluyor, nedir diye merak edip aldim. Ilk sayfasi soyle basliyor:

"Dr Fate told me life is a mystery. But it isn't. Everyone knows how it ends. It is just a question of when. In a novel, it is different. There you start worrying about the main character's safety almost immediately. Of course, it is a false worry. Nothing bad really ever happens to the main character in a novel. But if a story opens with a minor character or two..."

Hikayedeki minor karakterimiz Elogated Man. Bir digeri esi Sue. Hikayenin basinda Sue esrarengiz biri tarafindan oldurulur. Elongated Man sonradan ogrenir ki, oldugunde Sue hamiledir. Butun Justice League toplanir ve gecmislerinde bunu kimin yapmis olabilecegine dair dusunmeye baslar. Ve kirli camasirlar bir bir ortaya cikmaya baslar. Yillar once Sue, Adalet Birliginin uydusunda nobet tutarken Dr. Light tarafindan pusuya dusurulur ve tecavuze ugrar. Olay aninda uyduya gelen Adalet Birliginin uyeleri zor bir kararla karsi karsiya kalir. Dr. Light'in beyninden bu aniyi silerler. Tam o sirada uyduya gelen Batman'inde hafizasindan bu olayi silerler. Iste butun hikaye burada arap sacina doner. Adalet Birligi icerisindeki guvensizlik, Birlik icinde Birlik, yillar sonra Sue'nun oldurulmesi, kimin oldurdugu, neden oldurdugu sizi tam 288 sayfa boyunca kitaba mihlayacak. Hani denir ya, kimin neyi yaptigini bulana kadar tirnaklarinizi kemireceksiniz, iste oyle bir kitap.

Eylul 2005'de bu 7 sayilik hikaye kutuphanenize yakisir bir hard cover versiyonu ile piyasaya cikti. Amazon'da bulmaniz olasi.

damage
25.09.2005