Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. Premiering October 2005, is written by Geoff Johns, with art by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis and Jerry Ordway. Each issue was released in two simultaneous editions — one with a cover by Pérez, the other with a cover by Jim Lee and Sandra Hope, but otherwise identical.
Infinite Crisis is a sequel to DC's 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths. It revisits characters and concepts from that earlier series, including the existence of the DC Multiverse, with alternative versions of such iconic characters as the Golden Age Earth-Two Superman. A major theme is the nature of heroism, contrasting the often dark and conflicted modern-day heroes with memories of "lighter" and ostensibly more noble and collegial heroes of American comic books' earlier days.
The story's plot started in 2003 with the death of Donna Troy in the Teen Titans/Young Justice crossover, Graduation Day. The 2004 limited series Identity Crisis was not originally labeled as part of the story but the Prelude to Infinite Crisis special later labeled it as a tie-in. DC officially began leading up with the one-shot issue Countdown to Infinite Crisis, followed by four six-issue limited series tied into Infinite Crisis and culminating in Infinite Crisis.
