MULTIVERSE CRISIS READING ORDERS & TIMELINE CONVERGENCES
Master Chronological Guide: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Infinite Crisis, Final Crisis, Flashpoint, Secret Wars, and Death Metal
Multiverse Crisis Events & Impact
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985): Anti-Monitor's antimatter wave collapses the infinite multiverse into a unified New Earth timeline; deaths of Barry Allen and Supergirl.
- Secret Wars (1984): The Beyonder transports heroes and villains to Battleworld; origin of Spider-Man's alien black symbiote suit and God Doom's ascension.
- Infinite Crisis (2005): Superboy-Prime shatters reality's barrier; restores the 52-universe calibrated Multiverse; alters Jason Todd's resurrection.
- Final Crisis (2008): Darkseid uses the Anti-Life Equation to drag the multiverse into an entropic singularity; Superman sings the reality-restoring frequency.
- Flashpoint (2011): Barry Allen saves Nora Allen, creating a temporal sonic boom that shatters time; merges DC, WildStorm, and Vertigo into the New 52.
- Secret Wars (2015): Multiversal Incursions destroy Earth-616 and Earth-1610; God Emperor Doom creates Battleworld; Reed Richards rebuilds Earth-Prime.
- Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020): The Darkest Knight battles Perpetua; unchains the Infinite Omniverse where all past continuities are validated.