The 2005 DC Comics crossover event Infinite Crisis began with a literal bang when fan-favorite superhero Ted Kord/Blue Beetle was betrayed and killed by longtime friend and associate Maxwell Lord. Kord's murder galvanized the heroes of the DC Universe into action as they faced off against Alexander Luthor from Earth-3 and Superboy-Prime in an epic adventure that resulted in the rebirth of the DC Multiverse. DC's line of Tales from the Dark Multiverse specials will now revisit and reimagine the event.
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1, an oversized one-shot by James Tynion IV, Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan, will see Kord shooting Lord instead of being killed by him, kicking off a chain of events that makes the amiable superhero the greatest threat he world has ever known.
Lee Weeks' cover for Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1, advance solicitation information and unlettered preview pages illustrated by Lopresti and Ryan are below:
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1
- Written by James Tynion IV
- Art by Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan
- Cover art by Lee Weeks
- DC's mega-event Infinite Crisis saw the dissolution of the Trinity, the rise of Alexander Luthor and Superboy-Prime, and the rebirth of the Multiverse...but it started with Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle, who saw it all coming and died with secrets that could've saved the world.But...things happened differently in the Dark Multiverse! In the fourth Tales from the Dark Multiverse one-shot, not only does Blue Beetle survive—he thrives! And after killing Maxwell Lord himself, Ted sets off a chain of events that irreversibly alters the lives of the Justice League and his best friend, Booster Gold. In trying to prevent a crisis, Blue Beetle becomes the Crisis...and the Dark Multiverse will never be the same.
- In Shops: Nov 27, 2019
- Final Orders Due: Oct 28, 2019
- SRP: $5.99
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1 is written by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan. It is scheduled to go on sale November 27 from DC Comics.