Warning! Spoilers for Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths by DC Comics
DC Comics has just revealed a secret sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths as the current Dark Crisis limited event series has been surprisingly renamed to Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths. At San Diego Comic-Con, DC revealed the follow-up to Marv Wolfman and George Perez’s groundbreaking event, as the Dark Crisis comic book, three issues of seven published thus far, is now a direct sequel to the 1985 event.
Crisis on Infinite Earths is one of the most iconic crossovers in comic book history. The George Perez and Marv Wolfman 12-issue series popularized the crossover genre while rebooting the DC Comics universe in one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging stories told by the publisher. Since the event, numerous Crisis stories have been told, including Final Crisis, Infinite Crisis, and Dark Crisis. Now, DC is revealing that the current event is a secret sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths.
At San Diego Comic-Con, DC Comics revealed that Dark Crisis is a secret sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths, as the comic will be retitled as Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths starting with issue four. The previous issues will be reprinted with the new title. Writer Joshua Williamson said that the series will be turned “up to 11” and include a roller coaster of “intense moments,” including one of the most emotional moments he’s ever written for DC Comics.
Check out the covers for Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths below, followed by the synopsis for issue five.
- Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 by DC Comics
- Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- Art and cover by DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
- Variant cover by IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI
- 1:25 variant cover by ARIEL COLON
- 1:50 variant cover by MIKEL JANÍN
- 1:100 foil variant cover by DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
- Identity Crisis homage variant cover by MATEUS MANHANINI
- WAR AT THE HALL OF JUSTICE! After the shocking events of the last issue, Pariah has won. And now his Dark Army is poised for the invasion of our world. It’s up to the Titans to rally the remaining heroes to defeat Deathstroke’s ever-growing forces and avert total destruction! An epic war starts on the steps of the Hall of Justice, and only a miracle could help the heroes now. But all hope is not lost, as the worlds without a Justice League have begun to loosen their grip…but can the heroes return to Earth if it means one member of the Justice League could be lost forever?
A few new tie-ins to Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths were also revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green #1 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Waters, Alex Pakndael, and Daniel Bayliss will focus on Swamp Thing dealing with the Great Darkness once again while getting help from Super Swamp Thing. Check out the covers by Goni Montes, Felipe Massagera, and Steve Beach (1:25).
Dark Crisis: The Dark Army will feature Damian Wayne, Red Canary, Dr. Light, and more heroes trying to take control of the Dark Army from Pariah. Dark Crisis: The Dark Army #1 features a creative team of Dennis Culver and Delilah S. Dawson with a main cover by Gleb Melnikov and variant covers by Werther Dell’Edera and Taj Tenfold.
Meanwhile, Dark Crisis: War Zone #1 from Jeremy Adams and Stephanie Williams will focus on Linda Park and Iris West’s point of view during the Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths event. The series will feature covers from Mario “Fox” Foccillo & Prasad Rao and variants from Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund.
Check out the all-new checklist for Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, which further showcases the comic becoming a secret sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths.
It’s pretty ambitious to do a secret sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths, but it seems DC Comics is going all-in in making the new event as ambitious and universe-shattering as the one it’s following up on. Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths officially gets retitled later this year.
