Infinite Crisis

Infinite Crisis will be a sequel, in name at least, to the successful 1985 mini-series Crisis on Infinite Earths. It is rumored that characters will die and that no one is safe.

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The series officially began with Countdown to Infinite Crisis, a one-shot issue by Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Judd Winick, although it had been hinted for a long time, for example, in Identity Crisis.

Most likely, the series will feature an enraged Batman, a new and improved Legion of Doom, Secret Society of Super-Villains, and/or Secret Six, and a war between the planets Rann and Thanagar.

The pillars of the DC Universe are already beginning to crumble. Recently, Batman and Wonder Woman gave Superman a scolding about the mindwipe of Doctor Light. The wizard Shazam admitted to being confused for the first time in a thousand years. The Blue Beetle has been murdered by Maxwell Lord. Robin is dealing with his father's murder by Captain Boomerang during the 2004 mini-series Identity Crisis.

The members of the Justice League of America are drifting farther apart, while a covert group of some of the deadliest enemies are becoming closer together. Hal Jordan has been resurrected as Green Lantern - leaving the Spectre without a host. Eclipso has returned once more.

The seven-issue mini-series will debut in October with popular writer Geoff Johns and veteran artist Phil Jimenez. In addition, there will be four six issue mini-series leading up to this event:

The OMAC Project in April, written by Greg Rucka with art by Jesus Saiz.
Day of Vengeance also in April, written by Bill Willingham with art by Justiniano.
The Rann/Thanagar War in May, written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ivan Reis.
Villains United also in May, written by Gail Simone with art by Dale Eaglesham.

Plot summary of Countdown to Infinite Crisis

Template:Spoiler In Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle, was investigating the collaspe of his company with Barbara Gordon (Orcale)when among the paperwork he discover something entitled O.M.A.C. Kord sought help from other members of the superhero community but was blown off as Kord is often seen as a man not to be taken seriously. The situation beacame serious however when Booster Gold, Kord's long time friend was seriously injured by an unknown blast. Kord also try to enlist the help of Batman but was shown the way out. Unknown to Kord was the fact that Batman himself had build the O.M.A.C. a series of spy satillites keen on watching the superhero communtiy. Batman had discovered that he was in fact mindwiped by the past version of the Justice League. Blue Beetle tried to get help from the wizard Shazam and the Martian Manhunter but both had their own problems to deal with (the Spectre's campaign against magical forces and the war on Rann respectively). Kord discover that he himself was being watchedand followed the trail to Europe where he discover that Maxwell Lord, the former financial backer of the JLA, was the new supreme leader of the spy organization Checkmate and was planning the elimination of the world's meta-humans. Blue Beetle tried to escape but was captured and killed. Checkmate it seems is in full control of Batman's O.M.A.C. project.

Plot summary of The O.M.A.C. Project

Template:Spoiler Sasha Bordeaux is the former lover and bodyguard to Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman. After being fasley imprisoned Sasha joined Checkmate where she eventually served Maxwell Lord. After Blue Beetle's death at the hands of Lord, Sasha was order to destroy the body of Kord. She did but took the trademark goggles with her. Wracked with guilt, Sasha is able to mail the goggles to Batman, who is unaware that Lord is in control of O.M.A.C. Booster Gold recovers from his injuries in Countdown to Infinite Crisis and with Wonder Woman, begins to look for the missing Ted Kord. Batman receives the package from Sasha and realizes that not only is Ted Kord dead but the whole superhero community is in danger from the O.M.A.C. project