If you're a comic book fan, you've probably heard of DC's forthcoming mega-event-to-end-all-events called Convergence.
The wildly ambitious miniseries, which will preempt all regular DC titles for two whole months, dives deep into the multiverse, where the heroes and villains from disparate DC dimensions are pitted against one another. The big draw of this concept is getting to see characters from the various corners of the multiverse all in the same story, and the roster includes everything DC has ever done, including long-lost universes like the pre-"New 52" Earth and Stan Lee's "Just Imagine" titles.
Entertainment Weekly just got its hands on the solicits for the first four issues of the main Convergence series (there are a ton of tie-in titles, too) and have spilled the details on just exactly why all of these universes are colliding and what will happen when they do. And yes, if you're not fully versed on DC Comics lore, you can expect to be thoroughly confused.
Here are the solicits for Convergence #1-4, which go on sale throughout April. Spoilers ahead.
CONVERGENCE #1
Written by JEFF KING and SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Foldout cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL and MARK MORALES
1:25 Variant cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
1:100 BATMAN sketch variant cover by GREG CAPULLO
On sale APRIL 840 pg, $4.99
This is it! The entire DC Universe, from the dawn of time through The New 52, must fight to survive against a threat that bends the Multiverse to its will. Your favorite characters from every era and every forgotten series are all here! But are you going to say hello again just to say goodbye forever? The stakes have never been higher as the heroes of Crisis, Zero Hour, Elseworlds, and more are brought together for Convergence!
In the first issue of this weekly series, Brainiac has collected cities of doomed and forgotten worlds who must battle each other — and the losers will be destroyed! But why is he forcing this conflict? Join the refugees from Earth 2 as they unlock the truth behind this world that exists outside time and space and is very much alive! Is Brainiac really in control, or is this planet named Telos an unparalleled force of evil?
This extra-sized issue is packed with twists and turns and appearances you NEVER thought you'd see — including the heroes from the hit series Injustice!
CONVERGENCE #2
Written by JEFF KING
Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL and MARK MORALES
1:25 Variant cover by JAE LEE
1:100 WONDER WOMAN sketch variant cover by DAVID FINCH
On sale APRIL 1532 pg, $3.99
As Telos, the Planet Incarnate, easily defeats the survivors of Earth 2, Thomas Wayne and Dick Grayson set off to find help in the pre-Flashpoint Gotham City. The emotional implication of these worlds colliding comes crashing down when Thomas Wayne confronts this world's Batman, as father meets son!
Plus, Alan Scott's attempts to connect with The Green yield unexpected results, setting our team on a quest to escape the planet. And the cyborgs of Future's End engage in a battle to the death against the reimagined heroes of the Just Imagine Universe, while the city of Superman Red and Blue takes on the opposing forces from Generations!
CONVERGENCE #3
Written by JEFF KING
Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA and JASON PAZ
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL and MARK MORALES
1:25 Variant cover by DAVE McKEAN
1:100 AQUAMAN sketch variant cover by JIM LEE
On sale APRIL 2232 pg, $3.99
Death comes calling as an injured Telos takes out his rage on the people of Kandor, while the Earth 2 team endures another brutal casualty. And major plans are set in motion as Green Lantern and the others follow Deimos into the lost city of Skartaris to find Rip Hunter and the missing Time Masters, who could be their only hope of escape from this apocalypse for Infinite Earths!
CONVERGENCE #4
Written by JEFF KING
Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA and JASON PAZ
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL and MARK MORALES
1:25 Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:100 GREEN LANTERN sketch variant cover by JIM LEE
On sale APRIL 2932 pg, $3.99
Inside Skartaris, the heroes of Earth 2 must face the only man who can stop them from finding the missing Time Travelers. But why would Travis Morgan, aka The Warlord, want to kill them?
Meanwhile, Telos takes the captive Dick Grayson to several of the battling cities to prove the futility of challenging him. And whatever you do, do not miss the final page, as the surprising return of an unexpected villain could crush all hope for salvation and seal the doom of everyone on the planet!
Sounds exciting, no? Even if you have no idea what's going on, it should be a fun read.
Incidentally, Marvel Comics is planning its own summer mega-event called Secret Wars. It brings the heroes and scenarios from past event series — like Civil War, House of M, Old Man Logan and many more — together on a single "Battleworld" where a mysterious entity forces them to fight each other.
Sound kinda familiar?
For what it's worth, DC's announcement of Convergence predates Marvel's Secret Wars announcement, but we'll probably never know which event was conceived first.
