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== Introduction ==
=== Levels ===
I've assigned each event a level that indicates its importance. These will let you be selective if you don't want to read every event. You can limit your reading to levels 1 and 2, for example, if you only care about events that affect DC's whole universe.
* Level 1: These are publisher-wide events that are so important that they organize the whole list.
* Level 2: These are less important publisher-wide events.
* Level 3: These events involve smaller sets of characters, but they're important enough to merit their own Wikipedia articles.
* Level 4: These are smaller events that don't have their own articles.
== Pre-''Crisis'' ==
== Pre-''Crisis'' ==
=== ''Flash of Two Worlds'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Crisis on Earth-One!'', ''Crisis on Earth-Two!'' ===
Level 3
=== ''JLA: Zatanna's Search'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Green Lantern'' #40, ''Secret Origin of the Guardians!'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Snowbirds Don't Fly'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Showcase'' #100 ===
Level 3
=== ''Crisis on Earth Prime'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Watchmen'' ===
Level 3


== ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and post-''Crisis'' ==
== ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and post-''Crisis'' ==


=== ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' ===
=== ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' ===
Level 1


* ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' [[https://www.librarything.com/work/9752473 LibraryThing]]
* ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' [[https://www.librarything.com/work/9752473 LibraryThing]]
=== ''Legends'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Millennium'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Cosmic Odyssey'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Invasion!'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Suicide Squad: The Janus Directive'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Armageddon 2001'' ===
Level 2
=== ''War of the Gods'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Eclipso: The Darkness Within'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Superman: Panic in the Sky'' ===
Level 4
=== ''The Death of Superman'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Trinity'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Batman: Knightfall'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Bloodlines'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Justice League: Breakdowns'' ===
Level 3
=== ''End of an Era'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Superman: Fall of Metropolis'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time'' ===
Level 2
=== ''The Way of the Warrior'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Underworld Unleashed'' ===
Level 2
=== ''The Flash: Dead Heat'' ===
Level 4
=== ''The Final Night'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Batman: Contagion'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Genesis'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Batman: Cataclysm'' ===
Level 3
=== ''DC One Million'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Superman: Behold! The Millennium Giants!'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Day of Judgment'' ===
Level 2
=== ''JLApe: Gorilla Warfare!'' ===
Level 3
=== ''The Flash: Chain Lightning'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Superboy: The Evil Factory'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Our Worlds at War'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Joker: Last Laugh'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Bruce Wayne: Fugitive'' ===
Level 3
=== ''A World Without Young Justice'' ===
Level 4
=== ''JSA: Black Reign'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Identity Crisis'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Infinite Crisis'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Amazons Attack'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Sinestro Corps War'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Final Crisis'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Blackest Night'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Superman: New Krypton'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Reign of Doomsday'' ===
Level 3


=== ''Flashpoint'' ===
=== ''Flashpoint'' ===
Level 1


* ''Flashpoint'' [[https://www.librarything.com/work/11695736 LibraryThing]]
* ''Flashpoint'' [[https://www.librarything.com/work/11695736 LibraryThing]]


== Post-''Flashpoint'' ==
== Post-''Flashpoint'' ==
=== ''The New 52'' ===
Level 2
=== ''I, Vampire: Rise of the Vampires'' ===
Level 4
=== ''The Culling: Rise of the Ravagers'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Green Lantern: Rise of the Third Army'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Rotworld'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Hawkman: Wanted'' ===
Level 4
=== ''The Black Diamond Probabilty'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Batman: Death of the Family'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Superman: H'El on Earth'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Justice League: Throne of Atlantis'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Batman: Requiem'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Superman: Psi War'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Batman: Zero Year'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Justice League: Trinity War'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Forever Evil'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Green Lantern: Lights Out'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Supergirl: Red Daughter of Krypton'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Batman: Gothtopia'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Superman: Doomed'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Green Lantern: Uprising'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Batman: Endgame'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Green Lanterns/New Gods: Godhead'' ===
Level 4
=== ''The New 52: Futures End'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Earth 2: World's End'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Convergence'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Truth'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Darkseid War'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Robin War'' ===
Level 4
=== ''The Savage Dawn'' ===
Level 4
=== ''The Final Days of Superman'' ===
Level 4


=== ''DC Rebirth'' ===
=== ''DC Rebirth'' ===
Level 1


* ''DC Universe: Rebirth Deluxe Edition'' [[https://www.librarything.com/work/18628182 LibraryThing]]
* ''DC Universe: Rebirth Deluxe Edition'' [[https://www.librarything.com/work/18628182 LibraryThing]]


== Post-''DC Rebirth'' ==
== Post-''DC Rebirth'' ==
=== ''Batman: Night of the Monster Men'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Justice League vs. Suicide Squad'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Superman Reborn'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Batman/The Flash: The Button'' ===
Level 3
=== ''Titans: The Lazarus Contract'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Dark Nights: Metal'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Doomsday Clock'' ===
Level 2
=== ''Super Sons of Tomorrow'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Milk Wars'' ===
Level 3
=== ''The Wedding'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Sink Atlantis'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Heroes in Crisis'' ===
Level 2
=== ''The Witching Hour'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Drowned Earth'' ===
Level 4
=== ''Event Leviathan'' ===
Level 3


== Sources ==
== Sources ==

Revision as of 01:08, 31 March 2019

Introduction

Levels

I've assigned each event a level that indicates its importance. These will let you be selective if you don't want to read every event. You can limit your reading to levels 1 and 2, for example, if you only care about events that affect DC's whole universe.

  • Level 1: These are publisher-wide events that are so important that they organize the whole list.
  • Level 2: These are less important publisher-wide events.
  • Level 3: These events involve smaller sets of characters, but they're important enough to merit their own Wikipedia articles.
  • Level 4: These are smaller events that don't have their own articles.

Pre-Crisis

Flash of Two Worlds

Level 3

Crisis on Earth-One!, Crisis on Earth-Two!

Level 3

JLA: Zatanna's Search

Level 3

Green Lantern #40, Secret Origin of the Guardians!

Level 3

Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Snowbirds Don't Fly

Level 3

Showcase #100

Level 3

Crisis on Earth Prime

Level 3

Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

Level 3

Watchmen

Level 3

Crisis on Infinite Earths and post-Crisis

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Level 1

Legends

Level 2

Millennium

Level 2

Cosmic Odyssey

Level 2

Invasion!

Level 2

Suicide Squad: The Janus Directive

Level 3

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying

Level 4

Armageddon 2001

Level 2

War of the Gods

Level 2

Eclipso: The Darkness Within

Level 2

Superman: Panic in the Sky

Level 4

The Death of Superman

Level 3

Trinity

Level 3

Batman: Knightfall

Level 3

Bloodlines

Level 2

Justice League: Breakdowns

Level 3

End of an Era

Level 3

Superman: Fall of Metropolis

Level 4

Zero Hour: Crisis in Time

Level 2

The Way of the Warrior

Level 4

Underworld Unleashed

Level 2

The Flash: Dead Heat

Level 4

The Final Night

Level 2

Batman: Contagion

Level 3

Genesis

Level 2

Batman: Cataclysm

Level 3

DC One Million

Level 2

Superman: Behold! The Millennium Giants!

Level 4

Day of Judgment

Level 2

JLApe: Gorilla Warfare!

Level 3

The Flash: Chain Lightning

Level 4

Superboy: The Evil Factory

Level 4

Our Worlds at War

Level 3

Joker: Last Laugh

Level 3

Bruce Wayne: Fugitive

Level 3

A World Without Young Justice

Level 4

JSA: Black Reign

Level 3

Identity Crisis

Level 2

Infinite Crisis

Level 2

Amazons Attack

Level 3

Sinestro Corps War

Level 3

Final Crisis

Level 2

Blackest Night

Level 2

Superman: New Krypton

Level 3

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne

Level 3

Reign of Doomsday

Level 3

Flashpoint

Level 1

Post-Flashpoint

The New 52

Level 2

I, Vampire: Rise of the Vampires

Level 4

The Culling: Rise of the Ravagers

Level 3

Green Lantern: Rise of the Third Army

Level 3

Rotworld

Level 4

Hawkman: Wanted

Level 4

The Black Diamond Probabilty

Level 4

Batman: Death of the Family

Level 3

Superman: H'El on Earth

Level 3

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Level 3

Batman: Requiem

Level 4

Superman: Psi War

Level 4

Batman: Zero Year

Level 3

Justice League: Trinity War

Level 3

Forever Evil

Level 2

Green Lantern: Lights Out

Level 4

Supergirl: Red Daughter of Krypton

Level 4

Batman: Gothtopia

Level 4

Superman: Doomed

Level 3

Green Lantern: Uprising

Level 4

Batman: Endgame

Level 3

Green Lanterns/New Gods: Godhead

Level 4

The New 52: Futures End

Level 2

Earth 2: World's End

Level 3

Convergence

Level 2

Truth

Level 4

Darkseid War

Level 4

Robin War

Level 4

The Savage Dawn

Level 4

The Final Days of Superman

Level 4

DC Rebirth

Level 1

Post-DC Rebirth

Batman: Night of the Monster Men

Level 4

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad

Level 4

Superman Reborn

Level 4

Batman/The Flash: The Button

Level 3

Titans: The Lazarus Contract

Level 4

Dark Nights: Metal

Level 2

Doomsday Clock

Level 2

Super Sons of Tomorrow

Level 4

Milk Wars

Level 3

The Wedding

Level 4

Sink Atlantis

Level 4

Heroes in Crisis

Level 2

The Witching Hour

Level 4

Drowned Earth

Level 4

Event Leviathan

Level 3

Sources