{"id":22035,"date":"2022-02-09T15:59:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T21:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=22035"},"modified":"2022-02-09T15:59:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T21:59:24","slug":"an-event-30-years-in-the-making-dark-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/09\/an-event-30-years-in-the-making-dark-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"An Event 30 Years in the Making &#8211; DARK CRISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wTk2gv9Clb4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><b><strong>Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere Team on\u00a0Dark Crisis Seven-Issue Event<\/strong><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><b><strong>A Special Prelude Is Available on Free Comic Book Day with\u00a0Dark Crisis #0 FCBD Special Edition<\/strong><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><b><strong>One-Shot\u00a0Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 Will Be On Sale May 31<\/strong><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the original\u00a0Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman and George P\u00e9rez, the homeworld of Pariah, along with the infinite Multiverse, was obliterated. Now this mad sole survivor has found a way to bring his homeworld and the entire infinite Multiverse back from the dead: Earth-0 must die. An ancient destructive force called the Great Darkness, first appearing in Swamp Thing by Alan Moore and Stan Woch, is the weapon Pariah will wield as he paves a path to rebirth and vengeance. In DC&#8217;s next big event,\u00a0<b><strong>DARK CRISIS,<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0the 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?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22035 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg?fit=99%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg?w=1055 1055w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=198%2C300 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=675%2C1024 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=99%2C150 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1165 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=1013%2C1536 1013w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled.jpg'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled.jpg?fit=99%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled.jpg?w=1055 1055w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled.jpg?resize=198%2C300 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled.jpg?resize=675%2C1024 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled.jpg?resize=99%2C150 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled.jpg?resize=768%2C1165 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled.jpg?resize=1013%2C1536 1013w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em>Dark Crisis #0 FCBD Special Edition\u00a0cover (L) and Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 cover (R), artwork by Daniel Sampere<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark Crisis\u00a0is a monthly event, written by Joshua Williamson, featuring art by Daniel Sampere, colors by Alejandro S\u00e1nchez and lettering by Tom Napolitano,\u00a0that will kick off with\u00a0<em>Dark Crisis #0 FCBD Special Edition<\/em>, available on Free Comic Book Day. A special one-shot,<em>\u00a0Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1<\/em>, will be available at local comics shops on May 31.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<em>Dark Crisis<\/em>\u00a0is an epic DCU event about legacy,\u201d said writer Joshua Williamson. \u201cIt will have all the giant, fun cosmic battles and Multiversal set pieces, but it\u2019s not about reboots, retcons, or rewriting time and space. At its core it\u2019s about the characters and the relationships that we\u2019ve seen built over DC\u2019s great history.\u00a0<em>Dark Crisis<\/em>\u00a0spins out of\u00a0<em>Justice League 75<\/em>\u00a0&#8216;DEATH OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE&#8217;\u00a0and connects all the story threads across the DCU since\u00a0<em>Infinite Frontier<\/em>\u00a0#0 in a major way. Unifying the new legacy of the DCU as we honor the classic. You can&#8217;t miss it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg?resize=640%2C496\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg?resize=1024%2C793 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg?resize=300%2C232 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg?resize=150%2C116 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg?resize=768%2C595 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg?resize=1536%2C1189 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DC01-02-03-COLOR.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark Crisis #0 FCBD Special Edition\u00a0is a prelude to DC\u2019s biggest story of 2022 and will be available to everyone for free on Free Comic Book Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo me,\u00a0Dark Crisis is a big celebration for all DC fans,\u201d said artist Daniel Sampere. \u201cIt\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one-shot\u00a0Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 will be available on May 31 and features some of the biggest artists and writers in comics\u2014including Joshua Williamson, Dan Jurgens, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Clayton Henry, Emanuela Lupacchino, Stephanie Phillips, and more\u2014showcasing what a world without the Justice League looks like to set the stage for the Dark Crisis event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark Crisis\u00a0is not only an epic battle of good versus evil with epic surprises in store, but is about showing how heroes relate to each other when faced with the impossible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=640%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C792 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=300%2C232 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=150%2C116 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=768%2C594 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1188 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-2.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><strong>DARK CRISIS #0 FCBD SPECIAL EDITION<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nWritten by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and more!<br \/>\nArt by JIM CHEUNG, DANIEL SAMPERE, and more!<br \/>\nCover by DANIEL SAMPERE<br \/>\n32 pages | Standard periodical 6 5\/8&#8243; x 10 3\/16&#8243;<br \/>\nON SALE 5\/7\/22<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Witness the rise and fall of the Justice League! The event years in the making is here with\u00a0Dark Crisis. The Justice League is comics\u2019 greatest super-team\u2014made up of DC Comics\u2019 legendary Super Heroes, they have saved the world countless times. No crisis was too much for them to handle\u2026until now! The Justice League has been defeated by the Great Darkness and its army of DC\u2019s most dangerous villains\u2014now a new generation of heroes must rise to protect not only the Multiverse\u2026but also the legacy of the DC Universe! A prelude to DC\u2019s biggest story of 2022!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Includes a preview and art from\u00a0Dark Crisis #1, coming in June! Don\u2019t miss out on this Free Comic Book Day special featuring the blockbuster talents of Joshua Williamson, Jim Cheung, and Daniel Sampere! For free!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><strong>JUSTICE LEAGUE: ROAD TO DARK CRISIS\u00a0#1<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nWritten by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, JEREMY ADAMS, BRANDON THOMAS, CHUCK BROWN, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, and PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON<br \/>\nArt by CLAYTON HENRY, DAN JURGENS, FICO OSSIO, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, LEILA DEL DUCA, and more!<br \/>\nCover by DANIEL SAMPERE<br \/>\nVariant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM<br \/>\n1:25 variant cover by RAF SARMENTO<br \/>\n$5.99 US | 48 pages | One-shot | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)<br \/>\nON SALE 5\/31\/22<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Justice League has tragically fallen in battle, and now we see the aftermath. How does the world react to the Justice League being gone? Which heroes rise up\u2026and which villains try to take advantage? And what dark forces are lying in wait to attack? An all-star roster of DC talent showcases a world without a Justice League and sets the stage for next month\u2019s\u00a0Dark Crisis event!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans can pick up\u00a0Dark Crisis #0 FCBD Special Edition on May 7, 2022, for free at their local comic book shop. Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 will be available on May 31, 2022. 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