Infinite Crisis FAQ

**Paul Newell** · 08-11-2006, 05:38 AM

I don't know about the Teen Titans trade, but the Superman one only had excerpts.

**riftt** · 08-12-2006, 05:30 PM

RIFTT’S GUIDE TO READING INFINITE CRISIS VIA TPB's

This is both a guide to the most essential TPB’s for Infinite Crisis as well as a reading order for those following the Crisis through the trades. This is based on the faq rundown Paul posted on the first page of this thread.

The Modern Crisis section denotes the comic book issue on the left side in italics, and the trade that issue is collected in on the right side in bold. The number next to the trade indicates the placement of the issue in the trade, ie: Omac Project TPB #1 equals the comic books “Countdown to Infinite Crisis” since it is the first issue reprinted in the tpb.

...ok goin through and italicizing and bolding takes too long, ill post and do it later....

Modern Crisis

Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day 1-3 Teen Titans/Outsiders: Death and Return of Donna Troy # 1-3

Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2003 Teen Titans/Outsiders: Death and Return of Donna Troy #4

Superman Secret Files 2004 Prelude To Infinite Crisis

Identity Crisis 1-6 Identity Crisis TPB

Green Lantern Rebirth TPB

Flash 219 Prelude to Infinite Crisis

Wonder Woman 214 Prelude to Infinite Crisis

Adam Strange: Planet Heist TPB

Action Comics 826 Day of Vengeance TPB #1
Adventures of Superman 639 Day of Vengeance TPB #2
Superman 216 Day of Vengeance TPB #3

Countdown to IC The Omac Project TPB #1

The Omac Project #1 The Omac Project TPB #2

Day of Vengeance #1 Day of Vengeance TPB #4

Villains United #1 Villains United TPB #1

Teen Titans #24 Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders #1
Outsiders #24 Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders #2
Teen Titans #25 Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders #3
Outsiders #25 Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders #4

Day of Vengeance #2-4 Day of Vengeance TPB #5-7

Superman #217 Superman: The Journey #1

Adventures of Superman #640 Superman: Ruin Revealed #1

The Omac Project #2 The Omac Project TPB #3

Adventures of Superman #641 Superman: Ruin Revealed #2

Superman #218 Superman Sacrifice #1

Wonder Woman #218 Wonder Woman: Mission’s End #1

Villains United #2-3 Villains United TPB #2-3

The Omac Project #3 The Omac Project TPB #4

Superman 219 Superman Sacrifice #2
Action Comics #826 Superman Sacrifice #3
Adventures of Superman #642 Superman Sacrifice #4
Wonder Woman #219 Superman Sacrifice #5/Wonder Woman Mission’s End #2

The Omac Project #4 The Omac Project TPB #5

Adventures of Superman #643 Sacrifice #7

Wonder Woman 220 Superman Sacrifice #6/Wonder Woman Mission’s End #3

Superman #220 Superman Sacrifice #8

The Omac Project #5 The Omac Project TPB #6

The Return of Donna Troy #1-4 Teen Titans/Outsiders Death & Return of Donna Troy #5-8

Villains United #4 Villains United TPB #4

Day of Vengeance #5 Day of Vengeance TPB #8

Villains United #5 Villains United TPB #5

Superman #221 Superman: The Journey #2

Action Comics #831 – Superman: The Journey claims to include it but this might be a type – no cover in gallery and issue doesn’t seem present

Day of Vengeance #6 Day of Vengeance TPB #9

Outsiders #29 Outsiders Crisis Intervention #1

Adventures of Superman #644 Superman Ruin Revealed #3

The Omac Project #6 The Omac Project TPB #7

Wonder Woman 221 Wonder Woman Mission’s End #4

Villains United 6 Villains United TPB #6

Superman #222 Superman: The Journey #3

JLA 115-119 JLA: Crisis of Conscience

Rann/Thanagar War #1 Rann/Thanagar War TPB #1

Outsiders #30 Outsiders Crisis Intervention #2

Teen Titans #29 Teen Titans Life & Death #1

Rann/Thanagar War #2-6 Rann/Thanagar War TPB #2-6

Adventures of Superman #645 Superman: Ruin Revealed #4

Infinite Crisis #1 IC TPB in September

JLA 120-125 JLA: World Without a Justice League

Outsiders #31 Outsiders: Crisis Intervention #3

Wonder Woman #222 Wonder Woman Mission’s End #5

Superman #223 Superman: The Journey #4

Infinite Crisis #2 IC TPB in September

Wonder Woman #223 Wonder Woman Mission’s End #6

Superman #224 Superman: The Journey #5

Infinite Crisis #3

Teen Titans #30 Teen Titans Life & Death #2

Wonder Woman #224 Wonder Woman Mission’s End #7

Day of Vengeance IC Special IC Companion in October

Outsiders 32-33 Outsiders Crisis Intervention #4-5

Superman #225 Superman: The Journey #6

Teen Titans #31 Teen Titans Life & Death #3

Infinite Crisis #4

Robin #146-147 Teen Titans Life & Death #4, 6 ?

Crisis Aftermath: Bludhaven #1 - ?

Wonder Woman #225 Wonder Woman Mission’s End #8

Rann Thanagar IC Special IC Companion in October

Teen Titans #32 Teen Titans Life & Death #5 ?

Wonder Woman #226 Wonder Woman Mission’s End #9

Infinite Crisis #5

Superman #226 Superman: Infinite Crisis #1
Action Comics #836 Superman: Infinite Crisis #2
Adventures of Superman #649 Superman: Infinite Crisis #3

Teen Titans Annual #1 Teen Titans Life & Death #7

Teen Titans #33 Teen Titans Life & Death #8

Infinite Crisis #6

Omac Project IC Special – IC Companion in October

Villains United IC Special IC Companion in October

Infinite Crisis #7

...As you can see, you basically have to have to keep picking up and putting down the various Superman trades the most

**superfriend** · 09-04-2006, 02:08 PM

Q: What was the significance of the "schism" effect endings in 13 of the April 2006 issues? (Batman #650, Birds of Prey #91, Catwoman #52, Green Arrow #59, Hawkman #49, JLA #125, Manhunter #19, Outsiders #33, Robin #147, Wonder Woman #226)

**Paul Newell** · 09-05-2006, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by superfriend

Q: What was the significance of the "schism" effect endings in 13 of the April 2006 issues? (Batman #650, Birds of Prey #91, Catwoman #52, Green Arrow #59, Hawkman #49, JLA #125, Manhunter #19, Outsiders #33, Robin #147, Wonder Woman #226)

Alex Luthor recreating the Multiverse. It's the "dopplegangers" that populate those worlds splitting off.

**DonkeyKFCMuffy** · 10-19-2006, 04:55 PM

I know i am behind but i was wondering, what do i need to understand infinite crisis besides the main storyline which just came out in trade so i can get that easy. Also i kinda have money constrictions. I can afford a good amount but not like evry single tie-in, thats to much. Well thanks.

**Paul Newell** · 10-19-2006, 05:01 PM

Here's my trade and HC list:

Crisis on Infinite Earths TPB
Identity Crisis TPB
Prelude to Infinite Crisis TPB
Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders
The OMAC Project TPB
Superman: Sacrifice TPB
Day of Veangance TPB
Villains United TPB
JLA: Crisis of Conscience TPB
Rann-Thanagar War TPB
Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Death and Return of Donna Troy TPB
Infinite Crisis HC
Infinite Crisis Companion TPB
Superman: Infinite Crisis TPB

**DonkeyKFCMuffy** · 10-20-2006, 01:43 PM

Thanks i will see what i can find from this list

**riftt** · 10-23-2006, 09:03 PM

So I finally read Infinite Crisis and it was worth every penny of buying up all the other trades (not that they werent worth it in and of themselves for the most part).

A question for Paul - in the Superman: Infinite Crisis tpb, there is the secret files issue, the superman issues, then an exerpt from IC #5. The tpb reprints the Perez cover of IC #5 before going into the exerpt but first after the cover page is a two page spread of superman and earth-2 superman fighting that shows a whole bunch of different reality supermen (as well as his energy form version) duking it out. When I first got this trade I assumed from the placement that it was a part of IC #5, but it turns out the spread is not a part of the infinite crisis hardcover (or im assuming IC #5) if that is the case, then where did these two pages originally appear?

**Paul Newell** · 10-25-2006, 04:41 PM

They're the final spread from Adventures of Superman #649. What they've done, to ensure the picture appears on pages facing each other, is insert the cover to issue #5 as a page of the fight.

**elfie** · 11-10-2006, 02:51 AM

Would JSA Classified #5-9, which includes the Injustice Society hunting down the Key of Prometheus be considered at all IC-related? I only ask because in Gotham Knights #66, the Society is seen looking for the key, and I wasn't sure if the JSA Classified story was related to that or not.

**Paul Newell** · 11-10-2006, 04:16 AM

Actually I'm still trying to work that out. I haven't read the issues, though I do know that the Society only appeared in one issue. Anyone got anything more?

**sudoku** · 11-12-2006, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Paul Newell

Actually I'm still trying to work that out. I haven't read the issues, though I do know that the Society only appeared in one issue. Anyone got anything more?

It's been months since I read that JSAC story (5-7), but, as I recall, I ultimately concluded it takes place after IC-proper (sometime during the OYL gap, concurrent with 52). The main deciding factor was the presence of Jakeem Thunder, who was missing for weeks prior to IC and was not found until after the destruction of the Rock of Eternity.

Other than that, there is nothing in the story tying it directly to the events of IC.

As for the Flash/Wildcat story in JSAC 8-9, I think the best place for it is also during the OYL gap. It includes an offhand reference to an ongoing "crisis," which was obviously intended to refer to IC, but otherwise it has no relation to IC, and its placement on New Year's Eve (when no other IC-related stories reference New Year's at all), makes it pretty illogical to place it during the events of IC.

**bigman45** · 11-17-2006, 07:41 PM

so superboy prime can beat superman of earth 2 ? or did he just give up because he had nothing to live for ?

and was that green K or just some planet that had green rocks on it ?

last one people

i take it superman is the star of the whole DCU because of reading the book everything comes from superman right ? or something like that... who could take his place ?

**Paul Newell** · 11-20-2006, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by bigman45

so superboy prime can beat superman of earth 2 ? or did he just give up because he had nothing to live for ?

Passing through the red sun depowered all three "Supers", but Superboy Prime still had some vestiges of his powers thanks to the harness he had worn, but was destroyed.

and was that green K or just some planet that had green rocks on it ?

Green K, but it wasn't on Mogo, it was pulled along in the wake of the three "Supes" and landed with them.

last one people

i take it superman is the star of the whole DCU because of reading the book everything comes from superman right ? or something like that... who could take his place ?

It was a nod to the fact that the Earth-2 Superman was the first superhero ever.