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Infinite Crisis

Cover to Infinite Crisis #1.
Art by George Pérez
PublisherDC Comics
Formatlimited series
Publication date2005-2006
Number of issues7
Main character(s)DC Universe
Creative team
Writer(s)Geoff Johns
Penciller(s)Phil Jimenez
Jerry Ordway
George Pérez
Ivan Reis
Inker(s)Andy Lanning
Colorist(s)Jeremy Cox
Guy Major
Creator(s)Geoff Johns
Phil Jimenez
Collected editions
Infinite Crisis (hardcover)ISBN 1-4012-0959-9
Infinite Crisis (softcover)ISBN 1-4012-1060-0

Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue limited series of comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Philip "Phil" Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American Comic book Writer, Artist and Penciller Jerry Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American Writer, Penciller and Inker of Comic books He George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent Ivan Reis (real name Rodrigo Ivan dos Reis) born 1976 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian Comic book artist Andy Lanning is a British Comic book Writer and Inker, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and for his A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Philip "Phil" Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American Comic book Writer, Artist and Penciller George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent Ivan Reis (real name Rodrigo Ivan dos Reis) born 1976 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian Comic book artist Jerry Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American Writer, Penciller and Inker of Comic books He The series was published by DC Comics, beginning in October of 2005. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 Each issue was released with two variant covers: one by Pérez, and one by Jim Lee and Sandra Hope. Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher.

The series storyline was a sequel to DC's 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover It revisited characters and concepts from that earlier Crisis, including the existence of DC's Multiverse. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. Some of the characters featured were alternate versions of comic icons such as an alternate Superman named Kal-L, who came from a place called Earth-Two. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon The Superman of Earth-Two is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics. A major theme was the nature of heroism, contrasting the often dark and conflicted modern-day heroes with memories of "lighter" and ostensibly more noble and collegial heroes of American comic books' earlier days. An American comic book is a small Magazine originating in the United States and containing a Narrative in the Comics form

Contents

Overview

The story's plot was initiated when the superheroine Donna Troy died in 2003's Teen Titans/Young Justice crossover, Graduation Day. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Donna Troy is a Fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Universe. Events January February March April May June July August September For an overview of the Teen Titans team (including more details on the comics listed below see Teen Titans Various Superhero groups by the name Teen Titans This article is about the comic book series and team For the rapper called Young Justice see List of Wu-Tang Clan affiliates. A 2004 limited series Identity Crisis also retroactively labeled it as a tie-in. Events February February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA Identity Crisis is a seven-issue Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics in 2004, written by Brad Meltzer Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction DC officially began leading up to the new Crisis with a one-shot issue Countdown to Infinite Crisis, followed by four six-issue limited series that tied into and culminated in Infinite Crisis. In the American Comic book industry the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue DC Countdown, referred on the cover as Countdown to Infinite Crisis, is a one-shot Publication and the official start of the

Once the Crisis was completed, DC used the One Year Later event to move the narratives of most of its DC Universe series forward by one year. One Year Later was a 2006 event running through the DC Universe. The weekly series 52 began publication in May 2006, and depicts some of the events which occurred between Infinite Crisis and One Year Later. Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons

Foreshadowed by references to this Crisis in DC continuity as the "middle Crisis", in 2008 a third and Final Crisis is scheduled to take place directly following the conclusion of the 51-issue Countdown to Final Crisis. Events January January 9: Teen Titans The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published "Final Crisis" is also the title of the twelfth issue of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Countdown to Final Crisis, known as Countdown for its first 25 issues is a Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics

Lead-ups

Infinite Crisis was announced in March 2005. Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 The event was kicked off with the release of Countdown to Infinite Crisis (previously referred to as "DC Countdown" to keep the true title of the upcoming limited series a secret). DC Countdown, referred on the cover as Countdown to Infinite Crisis, is a one-shot Publication and the official start of the Countdown to Infinite Crisis was followed by four six-issue limited series: The OMAC Project, Rann-Thanagar War, Day of Vengeance, and Villains United, as well as a four-part limited series DC Special, The Return of Donna Troy. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues The OMAC Project is a six issue American comic book Limited series written by Greg Rucka with art by Jesus Saiz and published Rann-Thanagar War is a six-issue Comic book Limited series written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ivan Reis, Marc Campos Day of Vengeance is a six-issue Comic book Limited series written by Bill Willingham, with art by Justiniano and Walden Wong Villains United is a six-issue Comic book Limited series, written by Gail Simone with art by Dale Eaglesham and Wade von Grawbadger A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues These first four limited series each had a special tie-in issue, released at monthly intervals during the Infinite Crisis event.

Tie-ins

As is the norm for a large-scale comics crossover, Infinite Crisis featured a large number of tie-ins. Before the announcement of the event, books such as Adam Strange and Identity Crisis were often described as being tied into bigger plans. Adam Strange is a fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. Identity Crisis is a seven-issue Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics in 2004, written by Brad Meltzer After Countdown, a number of books were identified as tie-ins to the four mini-series. Thus, although Infinite Crisis itself is only seven issues long, dozens of publications dealt directly or indirectly with the plot elements.

Some of these books (such as the JLA "Crisis of Conscience" storyline which ended with the Justice League's lunar Watchtower being destroyed, leading directly into Infinite Crisis #1) were of direct and major importance. The Watchtower is the name of various bases used by the Justice League of America in DC Comics and various other media

Synopsis

Alexander Luthor and Superboy-Prime, the main antagonists of Infinite Crisis. Art by Phil Jimenez.
Alexander Luthor and Superboy-Prime, the main antagonists of Infinite Crisis. Art by Phil Jimenez.

The story begins in the wake of the four lead-in limited series, with Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman feuding, the JLA Watchtower destroyed, and the heroes of the world all facing a variety of menaces. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Over this backdrop, Kal-L (the Earth-Two Superman), along with Earth-Two Lois Lane, Earth-Three Alexander Luthor, and Superboy-Prime escape from the pocket universe where they had been left at the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths. The Superman of Earth-Two is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics. Earth-Two is a fictional universe appearing in American Comic book stories published by DC Comics. Lois Lane-Kent is the primary love interest in the DC Comics ’ Superman stories Earth-Three is a Fictional alternate universe set in the. It is the Earth of an alternate reality in the DC Multiverse. Alexander Luthor Jr is a DC Comics character who turned from a hero to a villain Pocket universes are a type of very small parallel universe sometimes found in Science fiction and Fantasy. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover [1] Kal-L seeks out his cousin, Power Girl, also a survivor of Earth-Two. Believing Lois' health will improve on her native world, he hopes to replace the current Earth with Earth-Two, which he considers perfect. [2][3]

Kal-L tries to enlist Batman's support, stating that the Post-Crisis Earth's inherent "bad" nature caused Batman's recent mistrust and hostility. Batman refuses. Afterward, he learns Superboy-Prime destroyed the JLA Watchtower. [4]

Alexander reveals to Power Girl that he and Superboy-Prime had been leaving their "paradise" for some time, manipulating events to help create an inter-dimensional tuning fork. Using the Anti-Monitor's remains and captured heroes and villains specifically attuned to former universes (Power Girl among them), Alex restores Earth-Two, un-populated except for the Earth-Two heroes transported there. The Anti-Monitor is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain and the Antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics Miniseries [5]

Superboy-Prime attacks Conner Kent, this world's Superboy. Superboy, also known by his Kryptonian name Kon-El and his human alias Conner Kent, is a fictional Superhero in the Multiple super-teams intervene. Superboy-Prime kills several heroes before the Flashes and Kid Flash force him into the Speed Force, assisted by speedsters already within it. Bartholomew "Bart" Allen is a superhero in the. Allen first appeared as the superhero Impulse. The Speed Force is a fictional concept presented in various Comic books published by DC Comics. Jay Garrick, the only speedster left behind, says the Speed Force is now gone. Jay Garrick is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the first to use the name [5][6]

Seeking to create a perfect world, Alexander restores many alternate Earths. The Earth-Two Lois dies, and an aggrieved Kal-L and the younger Superman Kal-El fight until Wonder Woman separates them. [7][8][9] Bart Allen (wearing Barry Allen's costume and aged to adulthood) emerges from the Speed Force, warning that he and the other speedsters were unable to hold Superboy-Prime, who returns wearing armor that stores yellow sun radiation to empower him. Bartholomew "Barry" Allen is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash

Batman's strike force destroys Brother Eye. The OMAC Project is a six issue American comic book Limited series written by Greg Rucka with art by Jesus Saiz and published Alexander selects and merges alternate Earths, trying to create a "perfect" world, until Firestorm blocks his efforts. Conner, Nightwing, and Wonder Girl release the Tower's prisoners. Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. [10][11] Fighting each other, Conner and Superboy-Prime collide with the tower, destroying it. The multiple Earths recombine into a "New Earth" as Conner dies in Wonder Girl's arms.

When a horde of supervillains attack Metropolis,[12] heroes, current and retired, fly off to the rescue. They are joined by the National Guard. The battle results in multiple deaths on both sides, including many by Superboy-Prime himself, who kills villains and heroes alike. During the battle, Superboy-Prime takes off to destroy Oa, planning to collapse the Universe. Superboy-Prime kills about thirty Green Lanterns before Kal-L and Kal-El carry him toward Krypton's remains, now essentially a huge cloud of kryptonite. Krypton is a Fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. No longer in existence it is the native world of the super-heroes Superman and in Kryptonite is a mineral from the Superman mythos originating in the Superman Radio show series Flying through Krypton's red sun, Rao, destroys Superboy-Prime's armor and causes all three Kryptonians' powers to dissipate. Landing on the sentient planet (and GLC member) Mogo, they fight. The Fictional Green Lantern Corps is an Intergalactic Police force featured in DC Comics, particularly featuring the Superhero For the town of the same name in New South Wales, Australia, see Mogo New South Wales. Kal-El finally knocks Superboy-Prime out and the older Superman Kal-L dies of his injuries in the arms of his cousin, Power Girl.

Back on Earth, Batman & Superman, struggling with Superboy's death and Nightwing's severe injuries, sustained during the Metropolis battle, contemplates shooting Alex. He is discouraged by Wonder Woman. Alex manages to escape.

Superboy-Prime at the conclusion of Infinite Crisis. Art by Phil Jimenez.
Superboy-Prime at the conclusion of Infinite Crisis. Art by Phil Jimenez. Philip "Phil" Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American Comic book Writer, Artist and Penciller

Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman later meet up in Gotham. Wonder Woman plans to find out who she is. Batman plans a similar journey of self-discovery, revisiting the training of his youth, this time with Dick Grayson, now healthier, and Tim Drake joining him. Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Timothy "Tim" Drake Wayne is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero from the DC Comics universe. Superman retires from superheroics until his powers return. [13]

Hiding in an alley in Gotham City and making new plans, Alexander Luthor is found by Lex Luthor and the Joker. Gotham City is a Fictional City appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the home of Batman. Lex Luthor is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. Angry at being left out of the Society, the Joker kills Alex.

The Green Lantern Corps imprison Superboy-Prime inside a red Sun-Eater. The Fictional Green Lantern Corps is an Intergalactic Police force featured in DC Comics, particularly featuring the Superhero A Sun-Eater is a fictional artificially created living weapon in the DC Comics universe. The series ends with him carving an S into his chest with his bare hands and declaring that he has been in worse places than his current prison and has escaped. The Superman logo (aka Superman shield) is the iconic emblem for the fictional superhero Superman. [14]

Hardcover revisions

The hardcover collecting all seven issues of Infinite Crisis included changes in coloring, as well as, more significantly, alterations in dialogue, most of which relate to hints to the re-emergence of the DC Multiverse. A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth A dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog) is a reciprocal Conversation between two or more entities. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. [15][16] Also changed is the two-page spread near the end of the book, where a new George Pérez image is substituted. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent Four additional pages of art by Phil Jimenez were added. Philip "Phil" Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American Comic book Writer, Artist and Penciller An interview section included as an afterword explains the reasoning behind some of these alterations.

Novelization adaption

Ace Books, under the imprint of The Berkley Publishing Group and published by The Penguin Group, released a novelization adaption written by Greg Cox with an introduction by Mark Waid. Greg Cox (born 1959 is a Science fiction Writer. He lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania, U Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. (October 2006). Cover art by Daniel Acuña. Daniel Acuña is a Spanish Comic book artist. Biography In college, Acuña studied in Painting and graduated Cover design by Georg Brewer. Text design by Tiffany Esteicher. ISBN 0-441-01444-5

The novel was primarily adapted from the seven-issues mini-series published by DC Comics (December 2005 to June 2006). DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Additional materials on the book was adapted from:

Audiobook

GraphicAudio produced an audiobook of the novelization of Infinite Crisis. The audiobook spans two volumes with 6 CDs each and features a full cast, music and sound effects. Volume 1 released May 2007 runs 6 hours, and Volume 2 released June 2007 runs 7 hours.

Voice cast credits as follows:

Consequences

Main article: Character changes during Infinite Crisis
Main article: Continuity changes during Infinite Crisis

Aftermath

Identity Crisis, Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Infinite Crisis, One Year Later, 52, Countdown to Final Crisis, and Final Crisis can be looked at as a Mega-series. There are some aspects of continuing storylines, characters development, story layout, and similar marketing campaigns for all the maxi-series. Chronologically, they have been published back to back- each picking up where the other takes off.

Relationship to other Crises

At the 2008 New York Comic Con Dan DiDio described how Infinite Crisis was connected with other "Crisis" stories:[17]:

It is the second "Crisis" of a trilogy show different stages in the development of the DC Multiverse:

It is also the second in trilogy that comprise "an exploration of our heroes":

Series canceled during the "Infinite Crisis" event

A number of series were cancelled with the one year later jump. Events January January 9: Teen Titans The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published The New York Comic Con held annually in New York City is a convention dedicated to comics graphic novels anime manga video games toys movies and television Dan DiDio (born October 24, 1959) is an American Comic book editor and executive The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover "Final Crisis" is also the title of the twelfth issue of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Identity Crisis is a seven-issue Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics in 2004, written by Brad Meltzer "Final Crisis" is also the title of the twelfth issue of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Some ended outright, like Batgirl, Gotham Central, and Batman: Gotham Knights, while others were suspended and restarted later like JLA, Flash, and Wonder Woman. Batgirl is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts to the Superhero Gotham Central is a Police procedural Comic book Batman Gotham Knights was a monthly Comic book series published by DC Comics. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Additionally, Adventures of Superman returned to its original title of Superman, while the book that had previously been coming out as Superman since 1987 was cancelled, thus making the Superman line's two books, Superman and Action Comics, match the Batman line's Batman and Detective Comics. Superman (sometimes called Superman (volume 1 and for a time published as Adventures of Superman) is a comic book published by DC Comics

Editorial planning

DC Comics executive editor Dan DiDio stated that Infinite Crisis was being hinted at in various stories for two years prior to its launch, starting with the "death" of Donna Troy. Dan DiDio (born October 24, 1959) is an American Comic book editor and executive Donna Troy is a Fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Universe. [18] The leadup was mostly understated until the release of the Adam Strange limited series in 2004, at which point industry press began to report that DC was planning a very large event, mentioning the titles Teen Titans, The Flash, and JSA, all written by Geoff Johns. Adam Strange is a fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. For an overview of the Teen Titans team (including more details on the comics listed below see Teen Titans Various Superhero groups by the name Teen Titans Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history

With Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Infinite Crisis began to visibly affect DC's editorial policy. Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison moved into editorial positions in addition to their writing duties, respectively to coordinate coherence of the DC Universe and to handle reimaginings of several characters. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Mark Waid signed exclusively with DC, receiving a similar editorial role. Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. DC replaced its official decades-old logo (the "DC bullet") with a new one (the "DC spin") that debuted on the first issue of DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy.

Aside from marking a major editorial shift within DC Comics, Infinite Crisis was a return to large company-wide crossovers of a sort that had been uncommon since the downturn of the comics industry in the 1990s.

Kal-L fighting Kal-El, in art based on the cover to Action Comics #1. Art from Infinite Crisis #5, by Jerry Ordway.
Kal-L fighting Kal-El, in art based on the cover to Action Comics #1. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term Art from Infinite Crisis #5, by Jerry Ordway.

Musical References

References

  1. ^ Infinite Crisis #1 (2005)
  2. ^ Infinite Crisis #2 (2005)
  3. ^ JSA #82 (2006)
  4. ^ Infinite Crisis #3 (2006)
  5. ^ a b Infinite Crisis #4, 2006
  6. ^ Teen Titans #31 (2006)
  7. ^ Infinite Crisis #5 (2006)
  8. ^ Superman vol. 2 #226-227 (2006)
  9. ^ Adventures of Superman #648 & #649 (2006)
  10. ^ Teen Titans vol. 3 #32 (2006)
  11. ^ Infinite Crisis #6 (2006)
  12. ^ Infinite Crisis Special: Villains United (2006)
  13. ^ "Up, Up, and Away"
  14. ^ Infinite Crisis #7 (2006)
  15. ^ The Collected Edition. One Year Later was a 2006 event running through the DC Universe. The Annotated Infinite Crisis. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum
  16. ^ nfinite Rewrites, or: Crisis on Infinite Versions of DC's Major Crossover Series. Newsarama (2006-10-11). Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum
  17. ^ NYCC '08: DC's (final) Final Crisis Panel, Newsarama, April 20, 2008
  18. ^ # ^  Counting Down in the DCU with Dan Didio. Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book Retrieved on February 10, 2006. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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