DC Finally Makes Sense of 80 Years of Continuity & Crises in New Book

One of the thingsDC Comicsis easily known for is its long history of relaunching their comics universethrough a serial of major " crises,“dating back to 1985’sCrisis on Infinite Earths , establish reference ' continuity a truthful minefield to navigate through . However a novel book by Randall Lotowycz , The DC Book of Lists , published by DC Comics , attempts to explain 80 + years of confusing continuity and crises , all through a serial publication of lists .

DC Comics have never shy away from bring up their universe of discourse , but what makes their newestInfinite Frontierera so interesting is that it has established that all anterior crises and continuitiesactually fall out , and were basically real - clock time " reboots " of their population . Inthe recentDark Crisis # 0 FCBD Special Editionissuea group of children are tour the museum at the Hall of Justice , where there is photographic evidence of the Justice League teams from each anterior era of the DC Universe , which makesThe DC Book of Listsall the more of import now , because fan actually need to know what has happen in prior timelines !

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1985’sCrisis on Infinite Earthsredefined the integral DC Universe and franchise , and since then the concept of the DC Multiverse has been warped multiple times , first established as a monumental everlasting multiverse , and then being condensed into one single universe , before being split into 52 universes duringThe New 52 . Now , inInfinite Frontier , the Multiverse is endless once again , but the Great Darkness is occur and the Justice League has just been killed , leading into the next major eventDark Crisis . concord toDC ComicsRandall Lotowycz ’s book The DC Book of Lists is 250 + page templet to all - things DC , declare oneself a unique way at look at the obscure backdrop , reincarnations , and event of the preceding 80 + years of publish chronicle . Told through a serial of more than 100 + lists , The DC Book of Lists is a great read because not only can it help new and legacy referee gain a good understanding of the history of the DC Universe , but it also lists hilarious things that a sports fan might not eventhinkto image , like listing all of the major cat throughout DC publishing chronicle , or a ingathering of the Green Arrow ’s eldritch arrow .

This is not the first time that Randall Lotowycz has lead on the monumental task of capture DC Comics continuity in writing , as he also make the popular DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex Deluxe Edition , so clear he has experience wrangling together years of publishing history into a decipherable data formatting . Labelled " a multiverse of legacies , history , and hierarchies,“and excuse as , " An functionary , richly illustrated celebration of DC ’s past , present , and future , " this playfulness book of lists will surely fit in in nicely next to the incredibly helpful2021 variant of theDC Comics Encyclopedia . Other lists in The DC Book of Lists let in the type with the best tattoo , all the times Superman and the Flash have race , the many dissimilar type of Kryptonite , and the different characters Harley Quinn has hunger after . From the everyday to the out - of - ascendancy , Lotowycz ’s listing offer a unique perspective on one of the longest working media franchises in the intact world , hopefully offeringsomeclarity to fan fox by the multiple continuities and crisis throughout DC ’s account .

While it may seem out of the question to reasonably streamline 80 + geezerhood of contradicting timeline and character emergence , Randall Lotowycz has certainly tried his best , and any fan ofDC Comics , especiallythose confused by the crisesstarting withCrisis on Infinite dry land , will certainly like this newfangled helpful Word of listing .

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