Editing Crisis on Infinite Earths (section)

==Legacy==
Though it was not the first large-scale comic book crossover,{{efn|Marvel's ''[[Secret Wars]]'' (1984) preceded ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' by one year.<ref name="cbrgreatest"/>}} ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is generally credited with popularizing the idea.<ref name="visual"/><ref name="syfytheflashcrisis">{{cite web|last1=Siegel|first1=Lucas|title=Grant Gustin Says The Flash Hopes to Reach Crisis on Infinite Earths|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/grant-gustin-says-the-flash-hopes-to-reach-crisis-on-infinite-earths|website=[[Syfy]] Wire|access-date=22 March 2018|date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324042647/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/grant-gustin-says-the-flash-hopes-to-reach-crisis-on-infinite-earths|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Comics historian Matthew K. Manning wrote that ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' paved way for all future crossovers of similar scale,<ref name="visual"/> and Andrew J. Friedenthal said "''Crisis'' showed the two major superhero comic book publishers (DC Comics and Marvel Comics) how they could utilize the continuity established by decades' worth of stories to weave together a cohesive, metatextual tapestry that both appealed to long-time readers and brought in massive amounts of money".<ref name="monitoringthepast"/> The series' success inspired DC to begin a tradition of "summer crossovers"; some of these include ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'' (1988–1989), ''[[Armageddon 2001]]'' (1991), ''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time]]!'' (1994), and ''[[Identity Crisis (DC Comics)|Identity Crisis]]'' (2004), and some mention the events of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''.<ref name="visual"/><ref name="briefhistory">{{cite web|last1=Bondurant|first1=Tom|title=A Brief History Of Time: Unpacking DC's Reboots, Relaunches & Retcons|url=https://www.cbr.com/a-brief-history-of-time-unpacking-dcs-reboots-relaunches-retcons/|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=22 March 2018|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref> The second part of one of DC's later crossovers, ''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]'' (2015), heavily references the series and sees DC's superheroes travel back to its era. The writers of ''Convergence'' all had fun writing stories set during ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', calling the series an exciting time for DC.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schedeen|first1=Jesse|title=DC's Convergence Writers and Artists on Returning to Crisis on Infinite Earths|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/18/dcs-convergence-writers-and-artists-on-returning-to-crisis-on-infinite-earths|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=22 March 2018|date=February 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Gearino |first=Dan |date=2017|title=Comic Shop |location= [[Athens, Ohio]]|publisher=[[Swallow Press]]|page=68 |isbn=9780804040839 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oSg6DwAAQBAJ&q=Crisis+on+Infinite+Earths }}</ref>

The series had an immediate effect on DC, dividing the company's history into two eras: "Pre-Crisis" and "Post-Crisis".<ref name="syfyperez"/> Wolfman and Pérez teamed again to produce the ''[[History of the DC Universe]]'' limited series to summarize the DCU's new history.<ref name="visual"/> In the post-Crisis history, during the "Crisis" many heroes fought the Anti-Monitor's army. He attempted to collapse the positive universe's past and future into a single point in time to destroy it, leaving only the antimatter universe.<ref name="jlaincarnations5">{{Cite comic |Artist=Val Semeiks |Writer=John Ostrander |Coinkers=Kevin Conrad, Prentis Rollins |Colorist=John Kalisz, Heroic Age |Letterer=Ken Lopez |Editor=Dan Raspler; Stephanie Wacker |Story=Crisis |url=https://www.comics.org/issue/69065/ |Title=JLA: Incarnations |Volume=1 |Issue=5 |Date=November 2001 |Publisher=DC Comics |language=en |access-date=2023-01-07}}</ref>

Many of DC's characters had their histories [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]]. Wonder Woman's comic was relaunched entirely by Pérez, Wein, and [[Greg Potter]].<ref>{{cite journal |author= Mangels, Andy |author-link= Andy Mangels |date= January 1, 1989|title= Triple Threat The George Pérez Interview|journal= Amazing Heroes|issue= 156|page= 30|publisher= [[Fantagraphics Books]]|quote = ''Wonder Woman's'' sales are some of the best the Amazing Amazon has ever experienced, and the book is a critical and popular success with its weaving of Greek mythology into a feminist and humanistic atmosphere.}}</ref> Superman was first re-envisioned in the limited series ''[[The Man of Steel (comics)|The Man of Steel]]'' by [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]; his comic was retitled ''[[The Adventures of Superman (comic book)|The Adventures of Superman]]'' to make way for a [[Superman vol. 2|new ''Superman'' series]].<ref name="visual"/> Batman was minimally affected by the reboot, and his comic was not relaunched. However, he was still given [[Batman: Year One|an updated origin]], courtesy of [[Frank Miller]].<ref name="nerd"/> In addition, [[Wally West]] replaced Barry Allen as the Flash, the Justice League's roster was changed, and characters DC acquired from other companies, such as [[Fawcett Publications]] and Charlton Comics, were integrated into the DCU.<ref name="30reasons"/><ref name="ca12">{{cite web|last1=Cereno|first1=Benito|title=12 Facts You May Not Have Known About Crisis on Infinite Earths|url=http://comicsalliance.com/crisis-on-infinite-earths-dc-comics-facts/|website=[[ComicsAlliance]]|access-date=23 March 2018|date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324101716/http://comicsalliance.com/crisis-on-infinite-earths-dc-comics-facts/|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The practice of re-envisioning characters in the new DCU lasted well into 1989, with properties such as [[Green Lantern]], [[Hawkman]], [[Black Orchid (character)|Black Orchid]], and the [[Suicide Squad]] all being rebooted.<ref name="visual"/><ref name="briefhistory"/> The revamp raised sales 22% in the first year, and DC beat Marvel in [[direct market]] sales for the first time in August and September 1987.<ref name="Slugfest157">{{cite book |last=Tucker |first=Reed |date=October 2017 |title=Slugfest |location= [[New York City]]|publisher=[[Da Capo Press]]|page=157 |isbn=978-0306825477 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoyYDgAAQBAJ}}</ref> ''The Man of Steel'' #1 was the bestselling comic book issue of 1986.<ref name="Slugfest155">{{cite book |last=Tucker |first=Reed |date=October 2017 |title=Slugfest |location= [[New York City]]|publisher=[[Da Capo Press]]|page=155 |isbn=978-0306825477 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoyYDgAAQBAJ}}</ref>

''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' has been referenced several times in the various television series that comprise the [[Arrowverse]], starting with the first episode of ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' which aired in October 2014. It features a newspaper from 2024 that reads "Flash Missing, Vanishes in Crisis". [[Grant Gustin]], who plays the Flash on the show, has said he thinks the goal of the series is to reach "Crisis on Infinite Earths": "Obviously we'd have to go, I think 10 years to reach that, so there's a possibility for sure. It'll be fun to get there." The concept of a multiverse has been explored several times throughout the history of the franchise.<ref name="syfytheflashcrisis"/> Talking in 2014, [[Geoff Johns]], when discussing the difference between the [[DC Extended Universe]] and the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], said "We look at it as the multiverse. We have our TV universe and our film universe, but they all co-exist. For us, creatively, it's about allowing everyone to make the best possible product, to tell the best story, to do the best world. Everyone has a vision and you really want to let the visions shine through ... It's just a different approach."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-man-at-the-center-of-dcs-tv-multiverse|title=The Man At The Center Of DC's TV Multiverse|last=Wieselman|first=Jarett|work=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=October 23, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2014}}</ref> The storyline inspired the 2019 Arrowverse crossover, also titled "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/12/11/arrowverse-crossover-title-2019-crisis-on-infinite-earths/|title=Arrowverse Crossover Title for Fall 2019 (!) Is Revealed — And It Is a Doozy|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|work=[[TVLine]]|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212024818/https://tvline.com/2018/12/11/arrowverse-crossover-title-2019-crisis-on-infinite-earths/|archive-date=December 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> with the original date seen in the pilot episode of ''The Flash'' having been moved up by five years as a side effect of time travel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/flash-finale-crisis-change-date/|title=The Flash Officially Moves Crisis To Next Season, Five Years Earlier|last=Dyce|first=Andrew|work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref>