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In 1985¸ DC Comics launched the most ambitious crossover event in comics history: Crisis on Infinite Earths. Four decades later¸ filmmaker and lifelong comic book fan Kevin Miller unpacks the tangled web of continuity¸ creators¸ and corporate pressures that gave rise to this multiverse-shattering epic. The Crisis Companion is both a personal love letter to the series and a deep dive into its history¸ from the classic 1961 Gardner Fox "Flash of Two Worlds" story that introduced the concept of multiple Earths¸ through the annual Justice League/Justice Society team-ups that led to the complicated DC continuity that Crisis aimed to fix. This book features original interviews with Marv Wolfman¸ Paul Levitz¸ Jerry Ordway¸ Bob Greenberger¸ Mike DeCarlo¸ Peter Sanderson¸ Roy Thomas¸ Cary Bates¸ Dan Jurgens¸ Mike Gold¸ and others who helped shape the series and the DC Universe itself. It explores how Crisis transformed our perception of comics continuity¸ redefined superhero storytelling¸ and introduced the multiverse concept to mainstream culture. This richly layered volume includes a full-color gallery¸ and a detailed¸ issue-by-issue commentary and examines the event’s far-reaching consequences¸ from the rise of endless reboots to the dominance of event-driven publishing. Whether you’re a casual fan or a full-fledged “Crisisologist¸” this is the definitive companion to one of the most influential comic book series ever published.