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Ryan Sook Dark Crisis Batman The Night Is Very RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths is upon us, the new name for the series announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. But what you didn't see there are Ryan Sook's designs for the Batman character who will be appearing in the series, known as The Night.  Living in a world created entirely for the,. As Sook describes it, "Sleek, hi-tech armour, almost android in appearance, ribbed body suit under is matte texture, body armour is highly polished. Gloves, boots, belts and cape are old. Tattered remnants of whatever apocalyptic event established this current world. Things we could relate to as a world we might have once recognised, Air filter at base of skull on helmet, clasp on cape is a geiger counter or some such, eyes are lenses that reflect light like a cat in the dark and can move from side to side under the visor for ultimate creepiness." The Night a certain #RestoreTheSnyderverse future Batman feel to it, does it not?

But there's more besides, the Aquaman designs by Fico Ossiro.

And a bunchg of others as well…

All coming to one of the Infinite Earths near you…

DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #1 Second Printing
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Daniel Sampere
Crisis on Infinite Earths. Infinite Crisis. Final Crisis. And now…Dark Crisis! The epic event years in the making is finally here! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League are dead. The remaining heroes are left to protect the world from an onslaught of violent attacks by DC's greatest villains! Can the legacy heroes step out of the shadows of the classic heroes to form a new Justice League? And will that be enough to stop a darkness greater than anything they've ever faced from destroying everything? Don't miss out on the first issue of the blockbuster event of the summer!
Retail: $5.99 In-Store Date: 8/30/2022

DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #2 Second Printing
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Daniel Sampere
THE HOUSE OF NIGHTWING BURNS! As the good people of the world mourn the loss of the Justice League, the forces of evil have seized the opportunity to wreak havoc in a world without its heroes! Leading the charge is a super-powered Slade Wilson…but this time there's something dark fueling his rage. With a massive army laying siege to Titans Tower, only Nightwing will have what it takes to stand in the way of Deathstroke's forces—but is this a fight Dick Grayson can win? Look, up in the sky—reinforcements are on the way! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's…uh-oh…it's Cyborg Superman. The world burns as Pariah and the Great Darkness make their play for planet Earth in this jaw-dropping second issue!
Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 8/30/2022

DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #3 Second Printing
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Daniel Sampere
THE BATTLE OF THE EMERALD ARMY HAS BEGUN! Hal Jordan has launched all-out war on Pariah and the Dark Army to avenge his fallen Justice League teammates—but how can one man stand in the way of the Great Darkness? Meanwhile back on Earth, Titans Tower has burned and Deathstroke's army has continued its scorched-earth march across the planet. To stop Slade Wilson, the young heroes of the DCU might have no other choice than to turn to the brutal tactics of Black Adam…
Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 8/30/2022

DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #4 (OF 7) CVR A DANIEL SAMPERE & ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez
WITNESS THE BIRTH OF THE NEW DC MULTIVERSE! Spinning out of the pages of The Flash, the heroes have learned the secret of Pariah's new worlds—but at what cost does this knowledge come, and what can they even do with this information—or even worse, perhaps Pariah and the Great Darkness want them to know…? On Earth-Zero, Deathstroke continues to move forward with his plans to erase legacy heroics once and for all, while Jon Kent, Nightwing, and the ragtag group of youngsters rally to step up to the increasing number of challenges. The event of the year rages on! Dark Crisis is in many ways the direct sequel to the original Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. In this issue Pariah's attempt to restore the infinite Multiverse reaches a breaking point! Stay tuned for a special announcement at SDCC 2022 that will change all you know about Dark Crisis!
Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 9/6/2022

DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #5
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
Variant cover by IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI
1:25 variant cover by ARIEL COLON
1:50 variant cover by MIKEL JANÍN
1:100 foil variant cover by DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ
Identity Crisis homage variant cover by MATEUS MANHANINI
$4.99 | 32 pages | 5 of 7 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/4/22
WAR AT THE HALL OF JUSTICE!
After the shocking events of the last issue, Pariah has won. And now his Dark Army is poised for the invasion of our world. It's up to the Titans to rally the remaining heroes to defeat Deathstroke's ever-growing forces and avert total destruction! An epic war starts on the steps of the Hall of Justice, and only a miracle could help the heroes now.
But all hope is not lost, as the worlds without a Justice League have begun to loosen their grip…but can the heroes return to Earth if it means one member of the Justice League could be lost forever?

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