Crisis: Endgame

Crisis: Endgame is a crossover storyline that was published by DC Comics, and is the 6th Crisis in the Crisis' Series. It will be worked on by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Scott Snyder, Dan Jurgens, Brad Meltzer, and Marv Wolfman, and will be drawn and colored by Jim Lee, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Doug Mahnke, George Perez, and Greg Capullo. It will be released in July 2015, as a 13-issue series, and follow a 12-issue prologue, The New 52: Rise Of The Multiverse. The storyline is described as the return of the ultimate evil, and is the first Crisis set in the New 52. The entire Multiverse will have to deal with villains at large such as Darkseid, Brainiac, Mongul, Trigon, Vandal Savage, AMAZO, OMAC, Doomsday, and also the return of the Anti-Monitor, Professor Zoom, Superboy-Prime and Nekron (though already having made a appearence in the New 52).

Plot:
ISSUE 0:

Its been over a year since the events of Forever Evil had struck New Earth. But after all that time, nobody had ever wondered what was in the ripple of the Time Space Continuim. As it grew, the spirit of the Anti-Monitor escaped imprisonment of the old DC Universe and was able to arrive in the New 52 Universe, a universe he hardly recognized. The Anti-Monitor began making parts for his armor from this universe and was soon fully reborn, but he did not stop there. He went to the Source Wall, and tore part of it open in half and grabbed Superboy-Prime (who was last seen in the old universe fusing with the Source Wall), Professor Zoom (last seen in Flashpoint), and made a deal with Nekron and set him free only if he helped them.

ISSUE 1:

Meanwhile, on Earth, the heroes are battling the invading forces of Brainiac, as he tries to capture Metropolis and destroy the rest of the planet. Superman and Batman manages to get into the command ship, with Batman putting explosives on the core of the ships, while Superman takes Brainiac to throw him in the sun. As they celebrate after defeating Brainiac's forces, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Green Arrow, and Black Canary all observe the sun immediately turning red, and Superman realizes that he is now powerless.

ISSUE 2: Seeing that Superman is now completely powerless, Batman and Wonder Woman prioitize a Code Red alerting all Justice Leagues to meet up. Also meeting up with them is Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, the Teen Titans, the Birds Of Prey, and the Outlaws. They discuss on how to handle the situation, but are quickly attacked by Black Adam, Reverse-Flash, and Cheetah. Black Adam manages to kill Wonder Girl, and Batgirl is viciously split up and killed by Reverse-Flash. Starfire is placed in a coma, and Red Arrow's arm is blown off. At night, Lex Luthor arrives at Clark Kent's apartment and finds the sleeping reporter/superhero, and shoots him in the forehead with a kryptonite bullet without ease.

ISSUE 3:

The Anti-Monitor continues to find villains across the universe, having already transformed Superboy-Prime and Zoom into 2 of his heralds. In the time since then, others who have become his heralds include Doomsday, Mongul, Vandal Savage, Despero, while also rebuilding Brainiac, and reprograming AMAZO and OMAC. Green Lantern John Stewart, White Lantern Kyle Rayner, and Blue Lantern Guy Gardner all meet up with the Anti-Monitor and his heralds to stop them, only to be killed on impact. Meanwhile, a small ship is seen leaving the opening of the source wall, and is on a direct course for Earth.

ISSUE 4:

Across the Universe, the Anti-Monitor and his heralds are destroying stars in order to absorb their energy. But as they are gaining energy, Earth is in a full-on crisis. Supergirl has found Superman dead in his apartment, with almost every single hero on the planet, and along with the Green Lantern Corps attending his funeral. They then launch his coffin into space, knowing thats where he should be resting, the place where he came from. The Joker however goes on a killing rampage, killing hundreds in Gotham, including Alfred Pennyworth, which Batman personally sees. Batman then goes up to Joker and brutally beats him up, up to the point where he bleeds to death. Commisioner Gordon is then left with no choice but to arrest Batman.

ISSUE 5:

Batman has narrowly escaped Gordon and the G.C.P.D. but now faces a world of darkness without Alfred. Having lost his parents, his son, Batgirl, and now Alfred, he breaks down and gives Alfred a proper buriel, saying it's the least he could do after all these years. As Bruce Wayne, he publically announces that he is the Batman, just before he is arrested. After hearing the deaths of Guy, John, and Kyle, Hal Jordan and the rest of the Green Lantern Corps investigates what could've been able to abruptly kill them. And, the ship that left the Source Wall has finally crshed on Earth, revealing it to be more survivors of the old DC Universe, but it is revealed that it is Elongated Man, Donna Troy, Tempest, and Hawkgirl.

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