Книга: Comics by Keith Giffen: Countdown to Final Crisis, Annihilation, 52, I Luv Halloween, Justice League International, the Great Darkness Saga

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Countdown to Final Crisis, Annihilation, 52, I Luv Halloween, Justice League International, the Great Darkness Saga, Ambush Bug, Freak Force, Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, Justice League: Generation Lost, Hero Squared, Dc/wildstorm: Dreamwar. Excerpt: 52 was a weekly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis . The series was written by Geoff Johns , Grant Morrison , Greg Rucka , and Mark Waid with layouts by Keith Giffen . 52 also led into a few limited series spin-offs.52 consists of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, each issue detailing an actual week chronicling the events that took place during the missing year after the end of Infinite Crisis . The series covers much of the DC Universe , and several characters, whose disparate stories interconnect. The story is directly followed by the limited series Countdown to Final Crisis .52 was also the first weekly comic book published by DC Comics since the short-lived anthology Action Comics Weekly in 1988-1989.Format The use of a weekly publication format is unusual in the North American comics industry, a model traditionally based upon monthly publication. 52 is the longest weekly comic book series published by a major North American publisher. The record was previously held by Action Comics Weekly . The story was originally conceived of as being a chronicle of what happened in the 'missing year' between the end of Infinite Crisis and the beginning of One Year Later . It would especially focus on how the world dealt with the disappearance of the 'big three' heroes in the DCU, Superman , Batman , and Wonder Woman . As the series went on it became more of a way to set the stage for upcoming storylines in the DC U...