DC’s landmark Crisis on Infinite Earths returns to print in a new series of monthly facsimile editions. The Crisis on Infinite Earths reorganized and streamlined the DC Universe for the modern era, making it one of the biggest stories in the publisher’s almost 90-year history. Fans eager to read this classic story are in luck, as DC will reissue the entire 12-issue miniseries in gorgeous new facsimile editions.
DC has shared their April/May solicitations, revealing more information about the Crisis on Infinite Earths facsimile editions. The facsimile editions reprint the original story, right down to the classic advertisements, creating an authentic reading experience.
Crisis on Infinite Earths Facsimile Edition #1 (2024) | |
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Release Date: | April 16, 2024 |
Writers: | Marv Wolfman |
Artists: | George Perez |
Cover Artist: | George Perez |
Variant Covers: | George Perez |
Heroes will live! Heroes will die! And the DC Universe will never again be the same! The premiere issue of the landmark series that forever transformed the DC Universe and the superhero landscape is faithfully reprinted in a vibrant full-facsimile edition. | |
Crisis on Infinite Earths Facsimile Edition #2 (2024) | |
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Release Date: | May 21, 2024 |
Writers: | Marv Wolfman |
Artists: | George Perez |
Cover Artist: | George Perez |
Variant Covers: | George Perez |
Already 1,000 universes have died, and the Monitor has summoned a group of 15 heroes and villains in a race against and through time to save this one. Part two of the epic storyline is faithfully reproduced and represented in this facsimile edition. | |
DC’s facsimile editions have also recently begun offering special variant covers as well, and Crisis on Infinite Earths will be no exception. Each issue will ship with a special foil variant by the late George Perez, who drew the original series. The Crisis on Infinite Earths facsimile editions will ship with blank variant covers as well.
Crisis on Infinite Earths May Be The Most Important DC Series Ever
Crisis Created the Modern DC Universe
First published in 1985, on the occasion of DC’s 50th anniversary, the Crisis On Infinite Earths was a sweeping and ambitious story, celebrating the publisher’s history as well as looking forward to the future. Written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by George Perez, the team behind the then red-hot New Teen Titans, Crisis On Infinite Earths brought every DC hero and villain together, pitting them against the evil Anti-Monitor. During the course of the Crisis, DC’s existing multiverse was destroyed, save for five universes, which were then consolidated into one, creating the DC Universe modern fans know and love.
Subsequent generations of DC creators have drawn inspiration from Crisis on Infinite Earths. The event has spawned a handful of sequels, such as 1994’s Zero Hour and 2005’s Infinite Crisis. Despite the importance of Crisis to DC history, the publisher treated it gingerly at first, not issuing a trade until over a decade later. The characters of the DC Universe were also blissfully unaware of the true ramifications of the Crisis, and thus it was never talked about. Anyone following the DC Universe of today will know this is no longer the case, and the publisher now embraces the series.
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Fans Will Get An Authentic Crisis on Infinite Earths Reading Experience
Right Down to the Classic Advertisements
Crisis on Infinite Earths’ return to print is a cause for celebration, allowing readers to experience the event monthly, as fans did back in 1985. Reprinting the vintage advertisements is also a treat, showing how comic books have changed since the book’s first publication. Crisis is a landmark publication in DC’s history, and while other events have tried to duplicate its epic scope, the original is still the best, and fans can now experience it in a monthly series of facsimile editions.
Crisis on Infinite Earths Facsimile Edition #1 is on sale April 16 from DC Comics!
Crisis on Infinite Earths Facsimile Edition #2 is on sale May 21 from DC Comics!
