An ever-growing list of guides to DC Comics crossovers. These are stories that hop from one comic book title to another to tell a complete story. I’ve labeled them as follows:
Crossover: Stories with 2-11 direct crossover issues.Major Crossover: Storylines with 12-21 direct crossover issues.Major Event: Storylines with 22 or more direct crossover issues.Minor Crossover: Stories in which elements from one title impacts another, but may only cross over very loosely.Related Events: Stories impacted by related villains or themes that make more sense when read as a whole, but don’t actually cross over.Series Launch: A story designed specifically to launch or relaunch a series.Themed Event: A number of titles coming under one event banner that don’t actually cross into each other.
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Beast World (2024) Major Crossover: Spores unleashed across Earth transform people into human-animal hybrids, but is it really the Titans’ fault?Blight (2013-2014) Major Crossover: The world’s evil manifests as the unstoppable Blight – and the new Justice League Dark can’t hope to stop it
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis City of Bane (2019-2020) Minor Crossover: Bane finally steals control of Gotham City and banishes Batman, all with help from… Batman?Contagion (1996) Crossover: Batman desperately searches for a cure when a deadly plague hits Gotham CityThe Contest (1994-1995) Crossover: Diana of Themyscira is finally reunited with her fellow Amazons, but her role as Wonder Woman is about to be challenged…Crisis on Earth-Prime (1982) Crossover: The Justice League and Justice Society face a crisis on four Earths when the Crime Syndicate return with a deadly allyCrisis on Infinite Earths (1985-1986) Major Event: A cataclysmic battle for the multiverse results in the rebirth of the DC Universe
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis The Dark Age (2013-2014) Crossover/Related Events: The war between Earth 2 and Darkseid escalatesDark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022-2023) Major Event: With the Justice League gone, who will stand against the Great Darkness before it eradicates the multiverse?Day of Judgment (1999) Major Event : When Hell freezes over, the JLA and Sentinels of Magic seek out a new host for the SpectreDC Versus Marvel (1995-1996) Crossover: The Marvel and DC Universes collide and it may mean the end for them both!Deadbolt (1996) Crossover / Related Events: The prelude to ‘Legacy’ sees a new vigilante on Gotham’s streetsDeadly Knights (1994) Crossover: The Punisher teams up with two different versions of Batman to end an alliance between Jigsaw and the JokerDifferent Worlds (1988) Crossover: Wonder Woman and Superman’s first date is interrupted by Darkseid!
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Emerald Twilight (1994) Crossover: The utter destruction of Coast City pushes Hal Jordan over the edge, pitting him against the Green Lantern Corps!Event Leviathan (2019-2020) Major Event: Superman uncovers a deadly new conspiracy when Leviathan rises, threatening to turn the world upside down and prompting Lois Lane to form her own team
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Final Orbit (1998) Crossover: The WildCATs face some very familiar Aliens as StormWatch face their final daysFirst Contact (2014) Crossover: Huntress & Power Girl of Earth 2 finally meet the Batman & Superman of Prime EarthForever Evil (2013-2014) Major Event: The Justice League are dead – now it’s up to the world’s greatest villains to stop the Crime Syndicate
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis The Gathering (2012-2013) Minor Crossover: What will become of Earth 2 when the forces of Apokolips return and the heroes are gone?The Golden Age (2021) Crossover: Superman prepares to pass the torch to his son, Jon Kent, as Warworld loomsThe Gold Lantern Saga (2022) Minor Crossover: The Justice League and Legion of Super-Heroes oppose the rise of the Great DarknessThe Great Darkness Saga (1982) Minor Crossover: An ancient threat returns in the 30th Century, facing the Legion of Super-Heroes for the first time
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis The Hateful (2000) Related Events: The lives of Nightwing and the Birds of Prey converge in the build-up to ‘The Hunt for Oracle’Heck’s Angels (1999) Crossover: Supergirl and Young Justice descend below ground to a demonic ‘70s disco – a special kind of Hell…The H.I.V.E. (1980-1981) Crossover/Related Events: The rise of a new criminal organisation hits the Superman Family and leads to the formation of the new Teen TitansHouse of Brainiac (2024) Crossover: In the build-up to ‘Absolute Power’, Brainiac makes his final move against the Superman FamilyHunt and be Hunted (2013) Minor Crossover: Power Girl & Huntress are trying to get home to Earth 2, but DeSaad may cost Power Girl more than she bargained forThe Hunt for Oracle (2000) Crossover: Black Canary and Nightwing rush to Barbara Gordon’s rescue when Blockbuster targets the mysterious Oracle
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis JLA/Avengers (2003-2004) Crossover: The Justice League and the Avengers are pitted against each other, with the fate of two universes at stakeJLApe: Gorilla Warfare (1999) Crossover: Can the Justice League stop an uprising in Gorilla City before they fully transform into apes?The Joker War (2020-2021) Major Event: The Joker has control of both Gotham City and Batman’s arsenal – even if the Dark Knight wins, his most-valued secret is lost!
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Kal-El Returns (2022-2023) Related Events: Superman is back from Warworld, but what’s the fate of that conflict-fuelled planet and what new threats await him on Earth?Knight Terrors (2023) Major Event: The population of Earth is forced into sleep, leaving it up to Deadman and a handful of other unlikely heroes to save the world
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Lazarus Planet (2022-2023) Major Crossover: Batman and Robin fall out, while the world is subjected to the Lazarus Rain – new meta-powers hit the DC Universe!The Lazarus Tournament (2021-2022) Related Events / Crossover: Robin decides to follow his own path, while Deathstroke tries to become a hero one last timeThe Leap (2022-2023) Minor Crossover: Nightwing and the Titans take on their next major role in the DC UniverseLegacy (1996) Crossover: Two of Batman’s deadliest foes join forces in the sequel to ‘Contagion’Legends (1986-1987) Major Crossover: Darkseid’s plan to discredit the heroes of Earth has major ramifications for the Justice League.
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Millennium (1987-1988) Major Event: The heroes unite when the Manhunters come to Earth to wipe out the next generation of Chosen metahumans!
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis The New 52: Futures End (2014-2015) Major Event: Batman Beyond heads back in time to shut down Brother Eye – but a larger threat looms in this future DC UniverseNightmares, Inc (1984-1985) Crossover: Nocturna and the Night-Thief return to torment a Batman who’s still reeling from the loss of another Robin…No Justice (2018) Crossover: Brainiac turns to the Justice League, the Suicide Squad and the Titans to help him oppose a cosmic-level threat in the aftermath of Dark Nights: Metal!Nuclear Roulette (2000) Minor Crossover: The Joker returns following the events of No Man’s Land, and this time he’s brought nukes!
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Out of the Past (2013) Minor Crossover: Supergirl ‘s search for the cure for her Kryptonite poisoning leads to shocking secrets from her pastOut of the Shadows (2023) Related Events: The Titans take their place as the world’s premiere super-team in the Justice League’s absenceThe One-Man JLA: Secret Origins (1999) Crossover: What if young Kal-El never landed on Earth and became Superman?
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis The Passenger (2021) Crossover: Midnighter travels from Warworld’s future to the present DC Universe to end a megalomaniac’s plan to evolve humanity by forcePassion Nocturnale (1983) Crossover: A new femme fatale enters Batman’s life
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Their Dark Designs (2020) Related Events: A hidden threat to Batman inspires the Joker to attack Bruce Wayne as they journey to the Joker War!Trinity War (2013) Major Crossover: Three Justice Leagues go to war to prevent unlimited evil from being unleashed on EarthThe Truth Revealed (2020) Crossover: How can Superman stand for truth when he has a secret identity?A Twist in Time (1987) Crossover: If post-Crisis Superman was never ‘Superboy’, then how’d we get the Legion of Super-Heroes?
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Villains Month (2013) Themed Event: The villains of the DC Universe take the spotlight
Event Crossover, Year Event Type, Synopsis Y2K (2000) Crossover : Brainiac turns Metropolis into a true City of Tomorrow
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