Crisis On Infinite Earths

As currently the CW is airing their TV version of Crisis, I thought to myself this maybe the right time for all of you to understand what the series is all about, according to the comics, so that you guys are fully aware of how accurate they are to the comics.

Just like Marvels infinity war, DC comics has its own set of series of comic storylines that are filled with powerful entities colliding with our favorite DC heroes. One of which is “Crisis On infinite earths.”

The whole plot of this series is that, the Anti-Monitor wants to replace the normal DC universe composed of normal matter and replace it with anti-matter, so that he could re-shape the entire universe according to his way and rule the universe as well as end the age of heroes.

There are several heroes involved in putting an end to the Anti-Monitors schemes but as we all know when it comes huge plots like these, there is always sacrifice involved.

The major characters involved in this series and their roles:

·         Monitor

·         Harbinger

·         Pariah

·         Superman

·         Superboy- Prime

·         Alexander Luthor Jr.

·         Flash (Barry Allen)

·         Psycho Pirate

·         Anti-Monitor

The Monitor: Mar Novu is a higher being overseeing and maintaining balance in the universe. The Monitor is involved in putting several heroes and villains together as they served a higher purpose together which was facing the Anti-Monitor.   

Harbinger: Lyla Michaels or Harbinger manifested as the AI of the Monitor, jumping from universe to universe acting as a messenger for the Monitor and delivering his message to different heroes of the multiverse regarding the incoming crisis, bringing them to him in aiding him in fighting against the Anti-Monitor.     

Pariah: The Monitor found Pariah and used his power to defeat the Anti-Monitor, as he could sense where the Anti-Monitor would strike.

Superman: Kal’s purpose was to defend and fend off any foes that were sent by the Anti- Monitor.

Superboy-Prime: A Darker version of superman, Superboy-prime is drawn into the crisis after his universe gets destroyed by the anti-matter wave.

Alexander Luthor Jr.: Originating from Earth-3, Alex Luthor gained his powers as an infant during the time when he was traveling through different dimensions. He has power in controlling both matter and anti-matter.

The Flash: In order to stop the crisis from taking place, Barry Allen played a significant role, running faster then ever, to undo the crisis, but in doing so, sacrificed his life, disappearing into the speedforce.

Psycho Pirate:  Roger Hayden, Psycho Pirate was brought to Earth-1 by Harbinger. His power was manipulating emotions. Due to which he was a great threat to the Anti-Monitor as he tried to kill the pirate on many occasions but ultimately succeeded in infinite Crisis issue #6 (touchdown).

Anti-Monitor: He is the counter part of the Monitor but is of the Anti-Matter Universe. He is the mastermind behind the Crisis. And his motives as I wrote earlier is to replace the matter universe with the Anti-matter and kill everyone that got in his path.   

This is an amazing series written by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, that will make you dive into a realm of despair, tragedy, sacrifice as well as give you hope that even in the worst of times we should never lose hope as there’s always a way to beat the odds.  

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