Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant #1, the comic book tie-in to The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover, reveals how Arrow's Felicity Smoak played a role in the event. Further, it shows her reaction to the news that her husband Oliver Queen died in "Part 1's" battle.
In "Crisis on Infinite Earths Pt. 1" by Marv Wolfman, Marg Guggenheim, Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott, John Kalisz and Wes Abbot, Felicity learns about Oliver's death by hacking the Waverider's A.I. program when no one else will give her a straight answer. Then, she storms into the Monitor's chamber and confronts him directly.
"How dare you? How could you?" she demanded. "I hacked into the Waverider's records. The man I love -- who means more to me than a thousand universes -- is dead and not only do you not tell me, you act like this is just another Thursday?"
The Monitor only offered her cold comfort in return, explaining that Oliver's death saved millions of lives. He urged her to continue her work with him, so that Oliver's death "was not in vain." Felicity's response? A terse "%$#@ you."
Later, Lyla Michael's Harbinger found her sobbing in a chair. Harbinger revealed she knew all along, but couldn't bring herself to share the terrible news. Indeed, "I haven't even been able to find the words to tell John [Diggle]," Oliver's best friend and longtime partner.
Once she came to terms with her loss, Felicity redoubled her efforts in the hope that finding the Paragons and "re-sparking" the universe would also restore Oliver. She developed an algorithm that allowed them to track down Outkast, Pariah's negative brother. However, he couldn't tell them the location of the Paragons; that had been a lie intended to send them on a wild goose chase. Worse, he was himself an antimatter bomb sent by the Anti-Monitor to destroy the Monitor and his team.
Unfortunately, readers will have to wait until January to see the resolution of this particular cliffhanger. The back half of the story will likely also explain why Felicity has not appeared on screen in the crossover so far and how she came across the Tome of the Guardians, which ultimately led the Monitor to the Paragons.
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" will return to TV after the winter hiatus. The crossover will conclude on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Arrow at 8 p.m. ET/PT and in DC's Legends of Tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant #1 is now available exclusively at Walmart, with the second issue becoming available on Jan. 19.