"Based on the hit videogame INFINITE CRISIS, the cosmos spanning series is now available in print! In an alternate earth, Atomic Two-Face has stolen the Eternal Key, an artifact that could give him the power to level a universe! The heroes of every Earth in the universe must band together to stop him Arcane Green Lantern, Gaslight Catwoman, Atomic Wonder Woman and Nightmare Robin are only a few of the millions of alternate versions of our heroes and villains that will play a part in this universe spanning adventure"--
Based on the hit video game comes the spin-off graphic novel, INFINITE CRISIS: FIGHT FOR THE MULTIVERSE! There are worlds beyond the one you know. Realities beyond the one you inhabit. Fifty-two universes, stretching out into infinity in a delicate balance known as the Multiverse. But now that balance has been shattered. Dark forces from beyond space and time threaten all of existence, one universe at a time. The Infinite Crisis has come. And it will take something extraordinary to stop it. Tasked with defending all of creation, the being called the Monitor has gathered the greatest heroes—and deadliest villains—from a host of worlds. Their names—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern—may be familiar, but each one is different, shaped by worlds of dark magic and strange science, bright heroism and black horror. Exploding from the smash video game, INFINITE CRISIS: FIGHT FOR THE MULTIVERSE, from writer Dan Abnett (RESURRECTION MAN) and a legion of talented artists, is a saga of combat on a cosmic scale! Collects INFINITE CRISIS: FIGHT FOR THE MULTIVERSE #1-6.
When the Anti-Monitor’s deadly grudge match with the Multiverse was finally foiled, there was only one Earth left! But which Earth? That was crucial to what would happen next. In one timeline, Earth-1’s Superman stopped the Superman of Earth-2 from going into final battle, but in the Dark Multiverse, it’s Jor-L of Earth-2 who survives, changing the landscape for all that follows. When Surtur comes looking to crush all life, the beleaguered heroes jump into their next big battle, jumping from one Crisis to the next...but will the last days of the Justice Society of America play out differently if Green Lantern Alan Scott can step into the darkness?
Inspired by the smash multiplayer online video game! This may be the end of all Earths. The Monitor has called upon a group of champions to save all of reality: Batman of Earth Prime, Wonder Woman of Atomic Earth, Mecha-Superman K.A.L., and even Gaslight Lex Luthor-brought together to stop a mysterious foe from destroying their homeworlds. But this unseen villain has only one real target: Nil, the very axis of the multiverse! As the multiversal heroes race to defend the Monitor's stronghold, new threats are never far behind. Someone has installed Earth Engines on nearly every Earth in every universe-if activated, they could destroy each world from within. The hope is to shut down the devices before disaster strikes. Fortunately-or unfortunately-for them, it seems that someone with intimate knowledge of the Engines is already amongst their ranks. But does his inside knowledge point to a secret past? Collects INFINITE CRISIS: FIGHT FOR THE MULTIVERSE #7-12.
Heroes will live, heroes will die, and the DC Universe will never be the same again in this omnibus collection of the 2005 event that changed history! OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space. And in the middle of it all, a critical moment has divided Earth's three greatest heroes: Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. It's the DC Universe's darkest day, and long-lost heroes from the past have returned to make things right in the universe... at any cost. Heroes will live, heroes will die, and the DCU will never be the same again! This omnibus collects Action Comics #826, #829, Adventures of Superman #639, #642, Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Day of Vengeance #1-6, Day of Vengeance Infinite Crisis Special, JLA #115-119, Infinite Crisis #1-6, Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006, The OMAC Project #1-6, The OMAC Project Infinite Crisis Special, Rann-Thanagar War #1-6, The Rann-Thanagar Infinite Crisis Special, Superman #216, #219, Villains United #1-6, Villains United Infinite Crisis Special and Wonder Woman #219.
Literally all the greatest DC Universe heroes from across time and space join forces to stop a being more powerful than any they've ever faced! But with existence crumbling around them, this may be a fight that no one walks away from. Don't miss theclassic story that altered the DCU forever!
From legendary comics writers Gardner Fox and Dennis O’Neil come the incredible crossover events between the Justice League of America and the Justice Society of America that launched the DC Multiverse as we know it! This collection brings together the earliest adventures of the heroes of two Earths as they battle their own arch-foes, the doppelgänger villains of Earth-Three known as the Crime Society, and more! Collects Justice League of America #21-22, #29-30, #37-38, #46-47, #55-56, #64-65, #73-74, #76, and #82-83.
Contributions by Lawrence Abrams, Dorian L. Alexander, Max Bledstein, Peter Cullen Bryan, Stephen Connor, Matthew J. Costello, Martin Flanagan, Michael Fuchs, Michael Goodrum, Bridget Keown, Kaleb Knoblach, Christina M. Knopf, Martin Lund, Jordan Newton, Stefan Rabitsch, Maryanne Rhett, and Philip Smith History has always been a matter of arranging evidence into a narrative, but the public debate over the meanings we attach to a given history can seem particularly acute in our current age. Like all artistic mediums, comics possess the power to mold history into shapes that serve its prospective audience and creator both. It makes sense, then, that history, no stranger to the creation of hagiographies, particularly in the service of nationalism and other political ideologies, is so easily summoned to the panelled page. Comics, like statues, museums, and other vehicles for historical narrative, make both monsters and heroes of men while fueling combative beliefs in personal versions of United States history. Drawing the Past, Volume 1: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the United States, the first book in a two-volume series, provides a map of current approaches to comics and their engagement with historical representation. The first section of the book on history and form explores the existence, shape, and influence of comics as a medium. The second section concerns the question of trauma, understood both as individual traumas that can shape the relationship between the narrator and object, and historical traumas that invite a reassessment of existing social, economic, and cultural assumptions. The final section on mythic histories delves into ways in which comics add to the mythology of the US. Together, both volumes bring together a range of different approaches to diverse material and feature remarkable scholars from all over the world.
