DC Comics have announced “Dark Crisis,” a seven-issue event series by writer Joshua Williamson, artist Daniel Sampere, colorist Alejandro Sánchez, and letterer Tom Napolitano. Picking up from the demise of the world’s greatest superheroes in April’s “Justice League” #75, the comic will see the newer generation of heroes contend with Pariah, a survivor of the original “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” who seeks to restore the original infinite multiverse by destroying Earth-0 (Earth Prime) — something he has now mastered the force known as the Great Darkness to accomplish. “The heroes left behind must come together to combat this great evil and save the lost Justice League, but what happens when not everyone agrees to join the fight?”
Williamson states, “‘Dark Crisis’ is an epic DCU event about legacy. It will have all the giant, fun cosmic battles and Multiversal set pieces, but it’s not about reboots, retcons, or rewriting time and space. At its core it’s about the characters and the relationships that we’ve seen built over DC’s great history. ‘Dark Crisis’ spins out of ‘Justice League’ #75 ‘Death of the Justice League’ and connects all the story threads across the DCU since ‘Infinite Frontier’ #0 in a major way, unifying the new legacy of the DCU as we honor the classic. You can’t miss it!”
Sampere said, “To me, ‘Dark Crisis’ is a big celebration for all DC fans. It’s a huge event full of epic heart, an event that embraces the past while looking to the future. Joshua and I are the biggest DC fans, and this is our love letter to these characters and this universe.”
For more from the creators, as well as more artwork, head to the press release, and check out the trailer below. “Dark Crisis” kicks off in June, and will be preceded in May by two one-shots: the first, “Dark Crisis #0 FCBD Special Edition,” will be released on May 7 (Free Comic Book Day), and feature stories by Williamson, Sampere, Jim Cheung, and other writers and artists, including a prelude and preview of the main event.
The second, “Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis” (out May 31), is a 48-page special showing the aftermath of the League’s fall. “How does the world react to the Justice League being gone? Which heroes rise up… and which villains try to take advantage?” Writers include Williamson, Jeremy Adams, Brandon Thomas, Chuck Brown, Stephanie Phillips, and Philip Kennedy Johnson, while artists will include Clayton Henry, Dan Jurgens, Fico Ossio, Emanuela Lupacchino, Leila del Duca, and more.
