In early 2005, undisputed comics genius Grant Morrison debuted an enormous undertaking: a series of seven four-issue miniseries and two bookend issues that intertwined to tell one giant meta-story. Each mini starred a different C- or D-List character in their own revitalized and stylistically unique adventures. Collectively they were The Seven Soldiers of Victory, but while their storylines intersected along the way and culminated in one climactic battle, none of the seven characters ever meet one another. And it was some of the most challenging and head-spinning writing in comics since...well, since the last thing Morrison wrote.Reading the mega-series end-to-end and understanding just some of the multiple layers of meaning contained therein is a difficult enough task, but the prospect of doing an exhaustive analysis of each issue – that's like trying to explain the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
So in honor of the imminent release of the fourth and final volume collecting this magnum opus, I present to you: 31 Days of Seven Soldiers.
My hat is off to you, Greg Burgas! I hope someone somewhere gives you a degree in Morrisonism.
