"What happens when evil wins? That's the question Superman, Batman, the Justice League and every being in the DCU have to face when Darkseid and his otherworldly legion of narcissistic followers actually win the war between light and dark. Featuring the deaths and resurrections of major DC characters, FINAL CRISIS is more than your average multi-part event-it's a deconstruction of Super Hero comics and a challenging, thought-provoking take on the...

What happens when evil wins? That's the question Superman, Batman, the Justice League and every being in the DC Universe must face when Darkseid and his otherworldly legion of fanatical followers defeat the World's Greatest Heroes. How will they rally back? More importantly...can they? Also collects DC UNIVERSE #0, FINAL CRISIS: SUPERMAN BEYOND #1-2 and BATMAN #682-683 as a DC Essential Edition!

Victorious at long last against his enemies on the world of New Genesis, Darkseid has unleashed the forces of Apokolips on Earth. With the secret of the Anti-Life Equation at his command, Darkseid now possesses the ability to eradicate all free will from humanity, and usher in an end to the age of super heroes.

When crime no longer paid, they sought payback. Captain Cold, Weather Wizard, Mirror Master and Heat Wave - each honed anger and personal tragedy into a life of crime. Individually, they might seem nothing more than hardened street thugs with fantastic toys. But as the Flash's Rogues, they are men capable of bringing the fastest human alive to a dead stop. The Rogues had been playing a twisted game with the Flash for years - until they broke the rules....