The Annotated Infinite Crisis

This site annotates DC Comics' "Infinite Crisis" mini-series - check out the FAQ and the Help Needed page for more information about it and to find out how to send corrections/information to me.

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Site News

11 May 08 Updated issue #2, page 9 panel 3 as I'd missed some characters and need some help identifying them; also included this panel in the Help Needed page. If you can help, check the FAQ for how to contact me.

03 May 08 With Final Crisis about to land, I've been busy with the preparations for the Annotated Final Crisis site; however, Kara O'Connor sent me info on the church scene in the Collected Edition which I've now scanned, numbered and published today.

24 February 08 A couple of corrections added to the site (specifically in issue #6 where I'd identified a character as Gold instead of Mercury of the Metal men) plus one or two extra notes.

26 January 08 A couple more identifications in issue #6 thanks to Zack Triunfo.

21 December 07 Note made in issue #7 about the possible deaths of Gunfire and Dr Spectro thanks to Zack Triunfo again.

18 December 07 Another identification for a character in issue #6 thanks to Zack Triunfo; only a handful left out of the entire series!

11 December 07 In just over a year, this site has had 10,000 hits! Thanks to everyone who visited and who has sent in helpful notes and/or identifications.

04 December 07 Received an e-mail from Graphic Audio who produced the audio version of Infinite Crisis - they've now released an audio version of 52 which you can buy here. They've very kindly let me have a review copy which I've just downloaded and will be playing over the next week or so.

24 November 07 Steve Kinsella has identified the last missing character in issue 4; check out the Help Needed page to see what's left.

09 November 07 Had identification of two miscoloured characters in issue 6 from Steve Kinsella.

04 November 07 Added something that I should have included ages ago: a site search button. All being well, you should now be able to search the site rather than trawling through everything.

30 October 07 Added code for Google Analytics to the site; users shouldn't notice anything different but I can now see which pages are the most popular.

01 October 07 Added a little more information about Psycho Pirate in Issue 1 and a link to Greg Plantamura's site.

25 September 07 Updated notes for Public Enemies; a new image added to the Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 Cover Pastiches page.

06 September 07 Annotated the Perez and Lee covers for issues 3 to 7 and published them.

05 September 07 Updated the first two issues with creator credits and annotations for both the Perez and Lee covers; once the main issues are done, I'll publish them all together.

01 September 07 Started a blog to babble on about comics as well as the work that will be done on this site and the forthcoming Annotated Final Crisis.

07 August 07 Several characters identified by readers so the Help Needed page is now a little smaller. Please check it out and get in touch if you can help with anything.

05 August 07 With the news that DC will be publishing Final Crisis - a seven issue mini-series written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by J G Jones - next year, I've already committed myself to annotating it. So, in preparation, here's the homepage of The Annotated Final Crisis!

26 June 07 A quick update - a couple of links added to Graphic Audio and their excellent audio version of Infinite Crisis; a new image added to the Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 Cover Pastiches page.

07 June 07 Overhaul completed; all pages published. This includes a new Help Needed page that lists all the unknowns that still need to be identified and synopses of several tie-in series that can be found in the Tie-Ins With Infinite Crisis page.

06 June 07 Issue 7 overhaul finished; some tidying up to do and then the new pages/revisions will be published.

03 June 07Issue 7 overhaul started.Notes on Planet Heist, Power Trip, The Insiders and The Kingdom completed; these pages will be published at the end of the overhaul.

30 May 07 Notes on Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis Secret Files and Origins finished; these pages will be published at the end of the overhaul.

28 May 07 Notes on Graduation Day completed; notes on Identity Crisis started; these pages will be published at the end of the overhaul.

22 May 07 Issue 6 overhaul finished.

21 May 07 Issue 6 overhaul started.

16 May 07 Issue 5 overhaul finished.

12 May 07 Issue 4 overhaul finished; Issue 5 overhaul started.

05 May 07 Issue 4 overhaul started.

01 May 07 Notes on Crisis On Infinite Earths, Crisis Of Conscience and Countdown To Infinite Crisis completed; these pages will be published at the end of the overhaul.

30 April 07 Issue 3 overhaul finished.

23 April 07 Issue 3 overhaul started; Help Needed page created collecting all unknown or uncertain information; this will be published at the end of the overhaul.

22 April 07 Issue 2 overhaul finished; as mentioned, once all pages have been overhauled, they'll be published.

21 April 07 Issue 2 overhaul started.

19 April 07 Issue 1 overhaul completed; more information and links added; several new webpages to be created to give broad information concerning series and stories that connect to Infinite Crisis; once all pages have been overhauled, they'll be published.

16 April 07 Major overhaul of the annotations begun; I'm revamping, among other things, how I deal with the individual issues that link into Infinite Crisis though nothing will change on the site until everything's ready.

15 April 07 Notes on the collected edition published.

14 April 07 Over 1,000 unique visitors since last month! Not sure where the new hits are coming from but thanks to everyone again - there are still some things I need to to finish off and other areas where I could do with some help identifying characters etc. Please check the FAQ and get in touch. Also added another image and some news to the Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 Cover Pastiches page (link is also in Issue #5, Page 10). Notes started (finally!) on the collected edition.

07 March 07 Over 1,000 unique visitors since November 2006! Thanks, everyone!

08 February 07 Updated Issue 6 notes with more characters identified.

19 January 07 Return of Donna Troy notes published.

13 January 07 Return of Donna Troy notes started.

30 December 06 Day of Vengeance notes published.

23 December 06 Day of Vengeance and related tie-ins notes started.

11 December 06 Villains United notes published.

10 December 06 The Rann-Thanagar War notes published; completed notes on Sacrifice storyline on the Individual Issues page; began notes on Villains United and related tie-ins.

08 December 06 Began notes on Rann-Thanagar War and related tie-ins.

25 November 06 The OMAC Project notes published.

24 November 06 Began notes on The OMAC Project and related tie-ins.

23 November 06 More characters identified throughout the entire series; plans laid for more information on the lead in mini-series (Day of Vengeance, Rann/Thanagar War, Villains United, The OMAC Project and The Return of Donna Troy).

16 November 06 Aquaman supporting characters and villains from issue 3 identified; new page added for notes on The Collected Edition.

13 November 06 Hit counter added.

02 November 06 Detail added to page 31, and another character possibly identified on pages 2 and 3 of issue 7.

21 October 06 Several Legion characters identified in issues 1 and 6.

20 October 06 Added tie-in page showing other titles that connected to Infinite Crisis.

15 October 06 Several characters identified in issues 1 to 4.

10 October 06 Page of Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 cover pastiches added; link in Issue #5, Page 10.

09 October 06 Issue 7 edited; character identified on two page spread; character misidentification corrected.

28 September 06 Issue 6 edited; names of Earth 97 heroes added.

13 September 06 Work (finally!) begins on listing series connected with Infinite Crisis.

11 June 06 Site published.

10 June 06 Previous issue, home page and next issue links added to all issue pages.

07 June 06 Issue 7 annotations complete.

02 June 06 Issue 6 annotations complete.

30 May 06 "Front page" removed; site now starts with this page.

28 May 06 Links and acknowledgements pages added; Issue 5 annotations complete.

24 May 06 Issue 4 annotations complete; new cover image by Daniel Acuna added.