Following months of anticipation and speculation, the wait will be over at last this Wednesday as DC Comics'
COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS reaches stores everywhere.
You can't afford to miss this 80-page special priced at just $1.00 U.S.! This sensational project combines the talents of three of the most acclaimed writers in comics — Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka and Judd Winick — and the art of Rags Morales & Michael Bair, Ed Benes, Ivan Reis & Marc Campos, Phil Jimenez & Andy Lanning, and Jesus Saiz & Jimmy Palmiotti.
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COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS lays the groundwork for much of what's to come in the DCU for the rest of 2005 and beyond," says Bob Wayne, VP — Sales. "We urge retailers to reorder this issue now, while there are still copies available."
COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS is available for reorder and arrives in stores on March 30 with a cover price of just $1.00 U.S.
Written by Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka and Judd Winick; Art by Rags Morales, Ed Benes, Phil Jimenez, Ivan Reis, Jesus Saiz, and various; Cover by Jim Lee and Alex Ross
Three of the most acclaimed and popular writers in comics — Geoff Johns (TEEN TITANS, JSA), Greg Rucka (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN) and Judd Winick (BATMAN, OUTSIDERS) — join an all-star roster of artists for DC COUNTDOWN, an 80-page Spectacular with the incredibly low cover price of $1.00!
Artists Rags Morales (IDENTITY CRISIS), Ed Benes (BIRDS OF PREY), Ivan Reis (ACTION COMICS), Phil Jimenez (WONDER WOMAN, New X-Men), and Jesus Saiz (MANHUNTER) each pencil chapters of a story that follows a member of the JLA through a mystery that touches on nearly every character in the DCU!
Topped with a cover pencilled by Jim Lee (SUPERMAN, BATMAN) and painted by Alex Ross (KINGDOM COME, JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE), DC COUNTDOWN is an essential project that features nearly every major character operating in the DC Universe. It's a project that will resonate for months to come and is a perfect jumping-on point for readers who've been wondering where the people who helped deliver IDENTITY CRISIS could possibly be going next. You won't want to miss it! And the clock is ticking...
COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS is followed by four knockout miniseries, each of which runs six issues:
DAY OF VENGEANCE #1 (OF 6)
Written by Bill Willingham; Art by Justiniano and Walden Wong; Cover by Walter Simonson
Spinning out of the events of March's DC COUNTDOWN, a reality-bending 6-issue miniseries from writer Bill Willingham (ROBIN, FABLES) and artists Justiniano and Walden Wong (THE HUMAN RACE)!
Ragman finds himself at the magical core of the DCU, where he finds himself aligned with an unlikely ally: The Enchantress! Together, they must face down a foe who has sworn to wipe out all magic…The Spectre!
DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.50 US
On Sale April 27, 2005
DAY OF VENGEANCE #2 (OF 6)
Written by Bill Willingham; Art by Justiniano and Walden Wong; Cover by Walter Simonson
Spinning out of the events of March's DC COUNTDOWN, a reality-bending 6-issue miniseries from writer Bill Willingham (ROBIN, FABLES) and artists Justiniano and Walden Wong (THE HUMAN RACE)! The uneasy alliance known as the Shadowpact has formed to protect the world from another unholy partnership: the Spectre and the new Eclipso, who wage a fearsome campaign to wipe out all magic!
DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.50 US
On Sale May 18, 2005
THE OMAC PROJECT #1 (OF 6)
Written by Greg Rucka ; Art by Jesus Saiz; Cover by Jose Ladrónn
Spinning from the events of DC COUNTDOWN and IDENTITY CRISIS, a crackerjack thriller by Greg Rucka (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN) comes to life in the brooding, gorgeous art of Jesus Saiz (MANHUNTER) in a 6-issue miniseries featuring covers by Jose Ladrónn that can't be missed!
Every hero and villain in the DCU is under the gaze of an unbelievably powerful spy satellite. It's a technological marvel that answers to only one person — and he's got plans for it that are completely unknown to the superspy organization he controls: Checkmate!
In a world where men can fly and melt metal with their eyes, there's now an army created specifically as an answer to them: a One Man Army Corps. Batman and an old ally are about to learn the chilling truth behind the OMAC Project — but will they work with or against each other?
DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.50 US
On Sale April 20, 2005
THE OMAC PROJECT #2 (OF 6)
Written by Greg Rucka ; Art by Jesus Saiz; Cover by Ladrönn
The gripping miniseries spinning out of DC COUNTDOWN continues! When the JLA discovers the existence of the powerful, hero-monitoring Brother Eye satellite, battle lines are drawn between Batman and Superman! And Checkmate operative Sasha Bordeaux struggles with a secret act of treason — just as her agency commands the OMAC Project to kill!
DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.50 US
On Sale May 25, 2005
VILLAINS UNITED #1 (OF 6)
Written by Gail Simone; Art by Dale Eaglesham and Wade von Grawbadger; Cover by J.G. Jones
Spinning directly from the pages of DC COUNTDOWN, the villains of the DCU are now organized and deadlier than ever as superstar talents Gail Simone (BIRDS OF PREY), artists Dale Eaglesham & Wade von Grawbadger (H-E-R-O) and cover artist J.G. Jones (WONDER WOMAN) expose the new face of evil! But within the ranks of the world's vilest villains something perhaps even more wicked is brewing, and only the mysterious being code-named Mockingbird has all the answers.
DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.50 US
On Sale May 4, 2005
THE RANN/THANAGAR WAR #1 (OF 6)
Written by Dave Gibbons; Art and cover by Ivan Reis and Marc Campos
Rocketing out of DC COUNTDOWN and the death-defying conclusion of the ADAM STRANGE miniseries, the space heroes of the DCU take center stage in a galaxy-shattering story written by Dave Gibbons (THE ORIGINALS, WATCHMEN) with art by Ivan Reis & Marc Campos (ACTION COMICS)! This star-spanning 6-issue miniseries will bring worlds to war and citizens to their knees!
Adam Strange, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and a cast of DC's greatest space adventurers come together to face an evil forged in the depths of Thanagar; an evil that threatens to bring down two planets and countless civilizations!
DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.50 US
On Sale May 11, 2005
