With ever increasing frequency Marvel and DC release big event stories that will span the vast part of their respective universes and promises to forever change the previous status quos. If I’m to be honest not all of them are great but there are some real gems in there that are must reads for the casual or serious collector alike. What is usually a given is that there is always lot’s of it and sometimes it’s not all relevant so our advice to you would be to pick up the main story and then if you really liked what you read try some of the intertwined stories that feature your favourite characters. We will list the events in chronological order for you just to make it that little bit easier...
Crisis On Infinite Earths
Collects Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #1-12. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Dick Giordano, Mike DeCarlo, and Jerry Ordway. Heroes and worlds will die, and the DC Universe will never be the same again. One of the more legendary maxi-series in comic-book history is collected in a massive trade paperback. NOTE: See also the sequal - Infinite Crisis TPB (2006). Softcover, 368 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.
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CAT NO. 6000007
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Invasion!
Collects Invasion (1989 DC) #1-3. The massive 3-issue miniseries from 1988 is collected for the first time! In this universe-spanning saga, the deadly but emotionless Dominators have come to Earth to wipe out the threat posed by metahumans. But what is the real reason for their attack? Written by Keith Giffen and Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Giffen, Todd McFarlane & Bart Sears. Inks by P. Craig Russell, Al Gordon, Joe Rubinstein, Dick Giordano, Pablo Marcos, Tom Christopher & McFarlane. Cover by Bart Sears, Todd McFarlane & Joe Rubinstein. Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.
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CAT NO. 6000008
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The Death of Superman
NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. "The Death of Superman!" Collects SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #17-19, SUPERMAN #73-75, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #496 & 497, ACTION COMICS #683-684, and JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #69. A maniacal beast has risen from the Earth, a creature called Doomsday! Only one man can stop Doomsday's rampage - Superman. But the only way to stop him is by sacrificing his own life! Softcover, 168 pages, full color. NOTE: See also Superman: World Without A Superman TPB (1993) Cover price $9.99.
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CAT NO. 6000009
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Knightfall Broken Bat
"Part One: Broken Bat!" Collects Batman #491-497 and Detective Comics #659-663. Written by Doug Moench and Chuck Dixon. Art by Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle, Graham Nolan, and Jim Balent. Batman encounters a powerful new foe, Bane, who takes the Dark Knight beyond the limits of human endurance, nearly destroying him forever. Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.
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CAT NO. 5000217
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Knightfall Who Rules The Night
"Part Two: Who Rules the Night!" Collects Batman #498-500, Batman Shadow of the Bat #16-18, Detective Comics #664-666, and Showcase '93 #7-8. Written by Doug Moench, Alan Grant, and Chuck Dixon. Art by Jim Aparo, Bret Blevins, Graham Nolan, Klaus Jansen, and Mike Manley. Following his defeat at the hands of Bane, Batman asks the hero called Azrael to take his place - but Azrael's brand of justice knows no mercy. Softcover, 296 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.
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CAT NO. 5000221
Knightfall Knightsend
"Part Three: Knightsend!" Collects Batman #509-510, Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63, Batman Shadow of the Bat #29-30, Catwoman #12, Detective Comics #676-677, and Robin #8-9. By Various. Azrael goes mad, turning the Batman's cause into a personal crusade! Softcover, 320 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 5000229
Identity Crisis
Collects Identity Crisis (2004) #1-7. Written by Brad Meltzer. Art and cover by Rags Morales & Michael Bair. The best-selling, critically acclaimed comics event written written by New York Times best-selling author Brad Meltzer (GREEN ARROW) with art by Rags Morales & Michael Bair (WONDER WOMAN) is now available in a stunning softcover edition! This volume collects 2004's evocative 7-issue miniseries that took all-too-human look into the lives of super-heroes, and the terrible price they pay for doing good. When the spouse of a JLA member is brutally murdered, the entire super-hero community searches for the killer, fearing their own loved ones may be the next targets! But before the mystery is fully solved, a number of long-buried secrets rise to the surface, threatening to tear apart and divide the heroes before they can bring the mysterious killer to justice. Bonus features for this edition include extended commentary by Meltzer and Morales, the rest of the creative team talking about their favorite moments, a look at Morales's sketchbook and more! Softcover, 264 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.
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CAT NO. 5002185
Infinite Crisis
Collects Infinite Crisis (2005) #1-7. Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, Ivan Reis, and Andy Lanning. Cover by Phil Jimenez. The 7-issue miniseries event that rocked the entire DC Universe in 2005-2006 - a sequel to the epic CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS - is now available in an amazing softcover collection! OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space. And in the middle of it all, a critical moment has divided Earth's three greatest heroes: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. It's the DCU's darkest day, and long-lost heroes from the past have returned to make things right in the universe...at any cost. Heroes will live, heroes will die, and the DCU will never be the same again! This exhaustive volume contains every cover and variant produced for the project, annotations, character designs, excerpts from scripts, unused scenes, and much more! Softcover, 254 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.
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CAT NO. 6000010
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52 Weeks Volume 1
Collects 52 Weeks (2006) #1-13. Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid. Breakdowns by Keith Giffen. Cover by J.G. Jones. 52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder Woman...but not a year without heroes. After the INFINITE CRISIS, the DCU spent a year without Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman - a year in which those heroes were needed more than ever as the fate of the world hung in the balance. Don't miss the first of a four-volume collection featuring the lead stories from 52 WEEK 1-13 of the unprecedented, critically acclaimed weekly series of death, danger, romance, terror and the never-ending search for heroism in the DC Universe's most eventful year ever. Softcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 6000011
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52 Weeks Volume 2
Collects 52 Weeks (2006) #14-26. Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid. Breakdowns by Keith Giffen. Cover by J.G. Jones. Continue to explore the DCU's lost year in the second volume of a 4-book collection featuring death, danger, romance, terror and the never-ending search for heroism! This 304-page volume - sporting a new cover by J.G. Jones - contains the lead stories from 52 WEEKS 14-26, plus commentary on each issue by creators and editors, conceptual drawings, sketch material, thumbnails and more! Softcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 6000012
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52 Weeks Volume 3
Collects 52 Weeks (2006) #27-40. Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid. Breakdowns by Keith Giffen. Cover by J.G. Jones. Don't miss the third in a 4-volume collection featuring the year-long story that changed the DCU! 52 VOLUME 3, with a new cover by J.G. Jones, includes commentary on each issue by creators and editors, conceptual drawings, sketch material, thumbnails and more! Softcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 6000013
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52 Weeks Volume 4
Collects 52 Weeks (2006) #41-52. Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid. Breakdowns by Keith Giffen. Cover by J.G. Jones. The story of the DC Universe's most eventful year concludes in this final action-packed volume in the series featuring an epic WORLD WAR III between the planet's super-powered beings. Discover the final fates of the stars of the series - Booster Gold, Renee Montoya, Black Adam, The Elongated Man, Animal Man, Lobo, Starfire and Adam Strange - from 52 ! Softcover, 326 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 6000014
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Sinestro Corps War Volume 1
Collects Green Lantern (2005- 3rd Series) #21-22, Green Lantern Corps (2006- ) #14-15, and the Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special (2007) #1. Written by Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons. Art by Ethan Van Sciver, Ivan Reis, and Patrick Gleason. Cover by Ethan Van Sciver. The landmark story arc that shook the Green Lantern Corps to its foundations is collected in this hardcover! Sinestro's army of fear has gathered: Arkillo! Karu-Sil! The Cyborg-Superman! And hundreds more of the most terrifying villains the universe has ever seen! Hal Jordan has overcome great fear throughout his life, but what fear still lingers inside him? Parallax knows, and Hal's about to be reminded as he leads Earth's Green Lanterns on a life-or-death rescue mission in the middle of this war. Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Universe find dissent within their ranks as a bizarre prophecy is fulfilled. Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.
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CAT NO. 5001517
Sinestro Corps War Volume 2
Collects Green Lantern (2005- 3rd Series) #24-25, Green Lantern Corps (2006- ) #16-19, and the Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special (2007) #1. Written by Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons, and Peter J. Tomasi. Art by Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, Patrick Gleason, Oclair Albert, Angel Unzueta, Dustin Nguyen, and Joe Prado. Cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert. The hottest story of 2007 reaches its explosive finale! Sinestro - Hal Jordan's former mentor turned archnemesis - has gathered an army of soldiers fueled by the fear they instill in others. Former Green Lantern Kyle Rayner has been possessed by the entity known as Parallax and now assists the Sinestro Corps in cutting a swath of evil across the universe. Trapped in the depths of the Sinestro Corps' Citadel and face-to-face with the Guardian of Sinestro's army of fear, Hal Jordan must find the willpower to battle these terrible foes. Softtcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.
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CAT NO. 5000699
Final Crisis
Collects Final Crisis (2008) #1-7, Final Crisis: Submit (2008) #1 and Final Crisis: Superman Beyond 3-D (2008) #1-2. Written by Grant Morrison. Art by J.G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino, Marco Rudy, Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy. Cover by J.G. Jones. The year's most mind-blowing event is collected in this spectacular new book! What happens when evil wins? That's the devastating question Superman, Batman, the Justice League and every other super being in the DC Universe must face when Darkseid and his otherworldly legion of followers actually win the war between light and dark. Written by superstar creator Grant Morrison (JLA, BATMAN) with stellar art from J.G. Jones (52 covers), Carlos Pacheco (SUPERMAN) and Doug Mahnke (BLACK ADAM), this event defined the DCU and the New Gods for the 21st century and beyond! Softcover, 352 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 5002184
Battle for the Cowl
Collects Batman: Battle for the Cowl (2009 DC) #1-3 and the 1-shots Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead (2009 DC) and Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive (2009 DC). Written by Tony Daniel and Fabian Nicieza. Art by Tony Daniel, Guillem March, ChrisCross, Jamie McKelvie, Alex Konat and Mark McKenna. Cover by Tony Daniel. Following the disappearance of her protector, Gotham City may be too far gone for Nightwing, Robin, Commissioner Gordon and the rest of the city's heroes to save the day. Amid the fires, rioting, looting and gang warfare, one question rings out from the souls of Gotham's desperate citizens: Where is Batman? Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.
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CAT NO. 5000177
Blackest Night
Collects Blackest Night (2009) #0-8. Written by GEOFF JOHNS. Art by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT. Cover by IVAN REIS and RUDOLFO MIGLIARI. As the war between the different Corps rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends in this book collecting the best-selling BLACKEST NIGHT storyline. Now, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps lead DC's champions into battle to save the universe from an army of Black Lanterns made up of the DCU's deceased heroes and villains! Softcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 5002181
Blackest Night Green Lantern
Collects Green Lantern (2005- 3rd Series) #43-52. Written by GEOFF JOHNS. Art by DOUG MAHNKE and ED BENES. Cover by IVAN REIS and RUDOLFO MIGLIARI. The Black Lanterns descend on a spectrum of Corps across the universe in this book! Plus: Black Hand's connection to the Black Lantern Corps is explained, and key plot points essential to enjoying the storyline to its fullest are revealed. Softcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 6000015
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Blackest Night Green Lantern Corps
Collects Green Lantern Corps (2006- ) #39-47. Written by PETER J. TOMASI. Art by PATRICK GLEASON, and REBECCA BUCHMAN. Cover by RUDOLFO MIGLIARI. Green Lanterns Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner and John Stewart join the rest of the GL Corps in the desperate struggle to preserve the Central Power Battery and Oa itself from being consumed by the Black Lanterns. Softcover, 264 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.
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CAT NO. 6000016
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Brightest Day Volume 1
Collects Brightest Day (2010) #0-7. Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI. Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO. Cover by DAVID FINCH. Don't miss this hardcover collection follow-up to the best-selling comics event BLACKEST NIGHT, written by Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi with interior art by today's hottest artists including Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf and more! Once dead, twelve heroes and villains have been resurrected by a white light expelled from deep within the center of the Earth. Called a miracle by many and a sign of the apocalypse by others, the reasons behind the group's rebirth remain a mystery. Now, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Deadman, Jade, Osiris, Hawk, Captain Boomerang and Zoom must discover the mysterious reason behind their return and uncover the secret that binds them all in this first volume! Hardcover, 256 pages,full color. Cover price $29.99.
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CAT NO. 5000361
Brightest Day Volume 2
Collects Brightest Day (2010) #8-16. Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI. Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO. Cover by DAVID FINCH. Once dead, twelve heroes and villains were resurrected by a white light expelled from deep within the center of the earth. Now, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Deadman, Jade, Osiris, Hawk, Captain Boomerang and Zoom must discover the mysterious reason behind their return and uncover the secret that binds them all. In this second volume, find out whether Deadman is truly destined to wield the White Lantern and who the new Aqualad is. Plus, Firestorm's dueling alter egos take a bizarre journey, while Martian Manhunter returns to Mars to learn about the strange creature that's stalking him. Hardcover, 240 pages,full color. Cover price $29.99.
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CAT NO. 6000017
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Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne
Collects Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne (2010) #1-6. Written by GRANT MORRISON. Art by CHRIS SPROUSE, FRAZER IRVING, RYAN SOOK, YANICK PAQUETTE, LEE GARBETT, GEORGES JEANTY KARL STORY and MICK GRAY. Cover by ANDY KUBERT. Grant Morrison's best-selling multipart Batman epic continues with this collection of the six-issue miniseries!Witness Bruce Wayne's adventures across time as he is swept through the time stream, from the ancient days that predate history itself through epics set in the times of pirates and the Old West, through his triumphant return to present day Gotham City! Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.
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CAT NO. 5001834