Background
DC Comics is an American comic book publisher best known for its superhero stories featuring characters including Batman See more

Issue #1
The conflicting stories of the DCU are explained as a Multiverse, containing many parallel universes and alternate versions of the … See more

Tales from the Dark Multiverse
After the Anti-Monitor’s defeat, it was the Justice League who were forever trapped fighting in Ragnarok. The Justice Society/All-Star Squadron came in to rescue the team but were outmatched by Surtur. Alan Scott … See more

Despite relatively limited marketing and DC being unsure if the series would be successful, Crisis on Infinite Earths was a bestseller.
IGN's Hilary Goldstein summarized the series as "a crucial turning point for DC Comics" and … See more

A novelization of Crisis on Infinite Earths was written by Wolfman and published by iBooks in 2005, with cover art by Pérez and See more

Though it was not the first large-scale comic book crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths is generally credited with popularizing the idea. Comics historian Matthew K. Manning wrote that Crisis on Infinite Earths paved way for all future crossovers of … See more

The comic book series was adapted as a novel by the original writer, Marv Wolfman. This novelization was then performed as an audio drama … See more