Cyborg Superman joins Dark Crisis in July while another DC ongoing series ties-in
gamesradar.comAnother DC ongoing series is catching up to Dark Crisis.
Regular Newsarama readers might be familiar with our efforts to understand and explain the timeline of the Death of the Justice League - Dark Crisis event, which happens a "bit in the future" of DC Universe continuity. And now there is a new wrinkle.
Aquaman, the relatively new ongoing series co-starring Arthur Curry and Jackson Hyde in the title roles, will 'catch up' to the event storyline in July 26's Aquamen #6 by writers Chuck Brown and Brandon Thomas and artist Sami Basri.
In what's officially a Dark Crisis tie-in issue, "After hearing about Arthur's death, Mera and the others must each find a way to come to terms with their loss and move forward," reads DC's description. "In his time of grief, Jackson finds comfort from the last person he ever expected…his father!"
Here are looks at July's Aquamen #6 covers by Travis Moore (above) and Fico Ossio (right). A third variant cover by Philip Tan will also be offered.
Aquamen will be the second DC ongoing series to mirror the events of Justice League #75 and Dark Crisis. In June, The Flash series begins a tie-in storyline set concurrent to the death of the Justice Leaguers.
However, July's ongoing Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman titles are still featuring storylines starring their lead superheroes that die in April 26's Justice League #75 along with other series like Nightwing and Deathstroke Inc. that are still pre-Dark Crisis.
And with Batman (six issues) and Detective Comics (four issues) both beginning multi-part monthly story arcs starring Bruce Wayne with brand new creative teams, it doesn't look likely those titles will catch up to Dark Crisis anytime soon.
Our best current guess is editorial
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