Surprise! Dark Crisis's real title is Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths
In addition to announcing three new Dark Crisis one-shots for the fall and winter, Thursday afternoon at its Dark Crisis Panel atSan Diego Comic-Con, DC revealed that it has been keeping what it calls a major secret from readers: the full title of its current event, which kicked off in May following the death of the Justice League.
Now, the publisher has revealed the full title: Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths. DC teased this announcement in June, when it confirmed that Dark Crisis is a direct sequel to the 1985 original.
1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths resulted in the collapse of DC's Multiverse into a single timeline, with numerous characters dying, disappearing, or having their history rewritten as a result. Decades later, the Multiverse was restored in the stories 52 and Convergence, before being expanded into an all-encompassing Omniverse in the wake of the story Dark Nights: Death Metal.
Now, Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths is altering the DNA of the DCU once more, though the full implications of reintroducing the Infinite Earths are yet to be determined.
"We've kept the real name a secret from the start because we didn't want to give away what was happening in the middle of the story, with the return of the Infinite Earths," says writer Joshua Williamson.
Artist Daniel Sampere adds, "It means so much to me to be able to be involved in creating a sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths. It really is an honor and a dream come true for any comic book fan. Over the next few issues, fans can expect a big action explosion, with lots of epic, huge battles and a lot of emotion and surprises."
The newly-christened Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths is still a seven-issue monthly limited series concluding in December, with DC titles
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