STEP 1 • The Original Reboot
1985
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Writer/Artist: Marv Wolfman & George Pérez | Key Antagonist: The Anti-Monitor
The Anti-Monitor sweeps across parallel realities, destroying infinite universes with antimatter. Barry Allen and Supergirl make ultimate sacrifices.
STEP 2 • Pure Mythological Standalone
2006
All-Star Superman
Writer/Artist: Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely | Key Antagonist: Lex Luthor & Solaris
Superman's cells become supercharged with solar radiation, giving him one year left to live. He performs 12 mythic labors to safeguard humanity forever.
STEP 3 • Reality Shattering Flash
2011
Flashpoint
Writer/Artist: Geoff Johns & Andy Kubert | Key Antagonist: Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne)
Barry Allen travels back in time to save his mother, causing a temporal ripple where Bruce Wayne died in the alley, Thomas Wayne is Batman, and Atlantis is at war with Themyscira.
STEP 4 • Dark Multiverse Invasion
2017
Dark Nights: Metal
Writer/Artist: Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo | Key Antagonist: The Batman Who Laughs & Barbatos
Batman investigates mysterious cosmic metals, inadvertently tearing open a rift to the Dark Multiverse and unleashing the Batman Who Laughs.