Countdown to Final Crisis Wikipedia. Countdown, known as Countdown to Final Crisis for its last 2. DC Comics. It debuted on May 9, 2. The series is written primarily by Paul Dini, along with a rotating team of writers and artists. Countdown consists of 5. DC. The series covers much of the fictional DC Universe, told in parallel narratives, through the interconnecting stories of a cast of characters, and frequently crosses over with various other DC titles. Unlike the 5. Countdown is not depicted as taking place in real time but presumably operates on the same floating timeline as DC Comics stories in general. Production historyeditThe series follows the success of 5. DCs other regular titles. Multiverse a storytelling device which posits the existence of alternative realities exists, and which now serves as a backdrop to several stories in Countdown. Watch Graveyard Shift Hindi Full Movie. Beginning with issue 2. Countdown to Final Crisis,3 The stories taking place in Countdown set the stage for the approaching Final Crisis limited series. Countdown to Final Crisis was originally intended to run from issues 5. Dance Moms Cheryl Burke On Claims That Abby Lee Miller Is Talking Trash About Her In Prison Tom Petty Honored By Jason Aldean Keith Urban At 2017 CMT Artists Of. See episodes of your favorite MTV Shows. Watch the latest Music Videos from your favorite music artists. Get uptodate Celebrity and Music News. Watch The Final Countdown Download' title='Watch The Final Countdown Download' />Final Crisis limited series. Instead, it was decided that Countdown would conclude with issue 1 and the 0 issue was retitled to DC Universe 0. DC Universe 0 was co written by Grant Morrison and Geoff Johns and served as a summary of recent events within the DC Universe in order to attract new readers before the company launched the Final Crisis limited series. While the book was billed as leading up to the beginning of DCs Final Crisis limited series, it later emerged that the plotlines in Countdown had diverged from what was written for Final Crisis, leading to continuity problems between the two books, as noted by Final Crisis author Grant Morrison. Much of the comic has subsequently been retconned out of continuity,6 along with Death of the New Gods. Jimmy Olsen learning Supermans identity, the battle between him and Darkseid, and other such events have been ignored following the conclusion of the series. During a DC Nation panel at the 2. San Diego Comic Con, DC Editor in Chief Dan Di. Dio invited fans to give their own opinions on what went wrong with Countdown. Di. Dio had reportedly described the series prior to its release as 5. DarkseideditOn Apokolips, Darkseid and Desaad discuss the coming of a time with existence being recreated with Darkseid as the architect. Darkseid has what appears to be a chess board with pieces representing the Joker, Donna Troy, Green Arrow, the Flash, Holly Robinson, Batman, Jason Todd, Hawkman, Killer Croc, Martian Manhunter, Superman, Wonder Woman, OMAC, Jimmy Olsen, Nightwing, Duela Dent, and Black Adam. Later, as the New Gods. Lightray and Sleez are killed by an unknown, mysterious figure, Darkseid converses with a concubine and Desaad. When the concubine comments on Darkseid showing a moment of weakness, Darkseid kills her and tells Desaad to remove the vocal cords from the next concubine. The conversation is witnessed by Forager of New Genesis, who is spying on them to see if Darkseid is responsible for the recent murders of the New Gods. Forager is attacked by a guard and escapes. The Deep Six are killed soon afterwards by the same mysterious figure. Darkseid shows knowledge of the New Gods dying across the galaxy and the mystery figure killing them, and decides to use the New Gods as pawns in a complex scheme intended to result in his rule of the entire Multiverse. Mary Marvel is brought before Darkseid, who tells her that he wants a sorcerer and that she is it. When she refuses his offer, they briefly fight before Desaad arrives and distracts Darkseid long enough for Mary to escape. Eclipso assures Darkseid that she will bring Mary back. Darkseid later restores Marys powers and orders her to capture Jimmy Olsen. Later, Darkseid is about to siphon Jimmys superpowers out of him before his son Orion emerges from a boom tube and apparently kills him after ripping his heart out. The Monitor Solomon places a chess piece of Darkseid onto the Source Wall as a memento of his victory. Donna Troy, Jason Todd, Kyle Rayner, and Ray PalmereditIn New York City, former Robin. Jason Todd now calling himself the Red Hood is witness to the murder of Duela Dent at the hands of a rogue Monitor, who claims her presence in this world is not tolerated as she is from an alternate Earth. Jason later meets former Wonder Girl. Donna Troy after the other Teen Titans later pay their respects to Duela Dents grave1. Duela, may not belong in this reality either. During the Amazons attack on Washington, D. C., Jason and Donna discuss the Monitors and the original Monitor and Anti Monitor when they are attacked by the Forerunner1. Monitors. Another Monitor arrives to save Jason and Donna from the Forerunners and takes them to safety. At the funeral of the Flash, Bart Allen, the Monitor tells Jason and Donna that the former Atom, Ray Palmer, is alive and lost somewhere in the Nanoverse, and that locating him is key to surviving the coming crisis. Donna, Jason and the Monitor nicknamed Bob by Jason, meet with current Atom Ryan Choi in Ivy Town to recruit him in the search for Ray Palmer. Searching for him within the microscopic Nanoverse, they are captured by Queen Belthera, and are later rescued by Kyle Rayner before Ryan Choi is abducted back into Ivy Town. Kyle informs the group that they will have to tour the Multiverse to find Ray Palmer, and they encounter the Authority on Earth 5. Soviet Superman on Earth 3. Crime Society on Earth 3. As they leave Earth 3, they are unexpectedly joined by the Jokester the Jokers moral counterpart and father of Duela, passing through Earth 1. Earth 8, where Lord Havok and the Extremists capture them before an invasion by Monarch and his newest recruits, the Crime Society2. Jason the opportunity to feign a betrayal, allowing their eventual escape. Arriving on Earth 1. Batman Beyond television series, another Monitor who has named himself Nix Uotan arrives, and informs Bob that all the Monitors have taken on names for themselves, such as the Monitor of Earth 8, who now calls himself Solomon. By stating that Ray Palmer lives a life of no consequence, he unintentionally reveals the location of Ray Palmer and Bob reasons that the only way Nix Uotan could know what Ray is doing is if he was on his Earth. The group then arrive on Earth 5. They locate Ray, living the life of his deceased counterpart. Bob reveals himself to have been working for Solomons cause and tells Ray that he must be exterminated. The Challengers attempt to stop Bob, who succeeds in killing the alternate versions of Barry Allen, Ralph Dibny and Jean Loring, but Ray and the Challengers escape. After Monarch descends upon Earth 5. Crime Society and Extremists recruits, Kyle and Ray are then confronted by Power Ring and alternate versions of Booster Gold and Supergirl, whilst elsewhere Donna faces an alternate version of herself as Jason fights with Gorgon of Earth 8. Jason is accosted by the Batman of Earth 5. Jasons murder as Jason wished that his Batman would have done. Eventually warming to Jason, he gives him a new costume, one that his worlds Jason never got the chance to wear, and Jason assumes the mantle of Red Robin. Meanwhile, Queen Belthera also arrives on Earth 5. Donna. 3. 3After Dark Donna is defeated, New Earths Donna is able to masquerade as her to get close to Belthera, kill her and assume leadership of Beltheras troops by right of conquest. Ray and Kyle are also able to deal with their opponents quickly and Ray explains why his counterpart on Earth 5. Earth 5. 1s Ray discovered a sentient virus named Morticoccus and had it quarantined. However, when the Multiverse was discovered, Ray theorized that Morticoccus could exist on other Earths and set about using his own superhuman immune system to immunize their populations. After the death of Earth 5.