To quote Perfect Cell: "Multiverse Theory's a Bitch"

You know what's insane? Even to this day, Psycho Pirate still, to this day, remembers everything that's happened throughout the entirety of the DC Universe's history, at least that he personally viewed.

“And this is why hand sanitizer is so important” That joke sure means something different in 2020

"and so the psycho pirate became the Nostalgia Critic"....this explains so much!^^

Interesting fact about Barry Allen's death: It was implied later that his energy went back in time, and took the form of a lightning bolt, which became the very lightning bolt which hit Barry Allen's lab, and made him the Flash.

The Flash: The only big name hero death that ever lasted any significant amount of time. Also the one that bringing back has caused more problems then good.

"problems for the continuity of Legion of Super-Heroes" *Understatement of the century*

The Regular Show finale seemed to take a bit of inspiration from this story. Pops was destined to fight an Anti-Pops, as they had for eons, and like the Monitor and Anti-Monitor they were both equally matched. While the final battle didn't reshape their universe, it was a fittingly epic way to end the series.

Superman: You see, buddy, you're so proud how you're a monitor, a great power that can't be challenged. But you need to understand that though you may be a monitor, I AM A MAN!!!!!

"And thus the Psycho Pirate became the Nostalgia Critic", that has to be one of the best jokes you ever did.

3:23 "--And this is why hand sanitizer is so important." That hits real differently right about now.

the cover was by George Perez but is was painted by Alex Ross and indeed it's a gorgeous cover! it contains 563 characters in total

I like how Superboy Prime has the whiny voice even when he's not being whiny here.

4:16 John Stewart: The Green Lanterns have a legend-no one can see the beginning of time. It's a universal law! Batman: Write him a ticket.

15:46 Dr. Manhattan glances down at the shattered thing in his hand. "god dammit I just made that!"

Psycho Pirate: "I remember all the other earths, and I'm never going to forget. I hope they don't all try to explode out of my head and break the comic panels. Also I can see you staring at me, cut it out it's kind of creepy!"

I admit, one of my favorite scenes is with Darkseid blasting the Anti-Monitor with his Omega beams.

So if Earth Prime is destroyed, does that mean that we're all ghosts watching another ghost explain the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths? :P

Finally!, the origin story of the Nostalgia Critic

I shoiuld probably talk about THIS comic, though. Honestly, I never knew the story of the Crisis itself. I'd heard of the Anti-Monitor, Barry Allen and Supergirl's deaths, and the skrunching up of all the universes into one, but this is the first time I've learned the whole story. And...It's kind of amazing. I can see why it ended up influencing decades' worth of comics following it. I cna also see why DC would have floundered a little, because after you make the multiverse explode...where do you go from there?

No, no, no..we're not dead. Convergence basically undo Crisis on Infinite Earths...we're good.

You know, it's... Actually kind of sad, to see what they did with Superboy Prime I mean, come the end of this series, the kid went to hell and back with the other heroes, to the dawn of time and back, fighting the Anti-Monitor in his home turf alongside the original Superman, and at the end of it all, even if he knows he'll die... He's okay with it. Because he did what Superman is meant for: to protect and save everyone. And then they went and just... Shat all over it. Made him a massive "Fuck You" incarnate to DC fans who made complaints about the company, and in the end... Made him more known as a despicable villain, than the true hero he could have been. God dammit, I hate it so much.

I always thought that was the Anti-Monitor's skin, not teeth. That stoic, neutral expression is a lot scarier to me than the idea that he's constantly giving a Liefeld grimace.

Man and I thought The Legend of Zelda Timeline was confusing. That's nothing compared to this.

1:50 - 1:55: Oh god, River Song just prevented The Doctor from dying when he was supposed to again!

This is what DC editorial should have done when making their Post-Crisis continuity from 1938 to 1985. Generation 1: The Golden Age (The Age of Mysteries):
 Year 1 (1938): Zatara premiered on April 18; Crimson Avenger I (Lee Travis) premiered in October.
 Year 2 (1939): Red Tornado I (Ma Hunkel) and Sandman I (Wesley Dodds) premiered on April 30; World War II began on September 1; Shazam premiered on November 8.
 Year 3 (1940): Flash I (Jay Garrick), Johnny Thunder, and Hawkman I (Carter Hall) premiered on January 25; Spectre I (Jim Corrigan) premiered in February; Hourman I (Rex Tyler) premiered in March; Doctor Fate I (Kent Nelson) premiered in May; Allen Adam was born on May 3; Green Lantern I (Alan Scott) premiered on July 16; Atom I (Al Pratt) premiered in October; Green Lantern I, Flash I, Atom I, Doctor Fate I, Hawkman I, Sandman I, Hourman I, and Spectre I established the Justice Society of America on November 9 and had their first meeting on November 22; Max Mercury premiered in November.
 Year 4 (1941): Doctor Mid-Nite I (Charles McNider), Starman I (Ted Night), and the Newsboy Legion premiered in April; Hawkgirl I (Shiera Sanders) premiered in June; the Justice Society of America were bathed in chronal radiation on June 28; the Squadron of Justice, the Shining Knight I (Justin Arthur), Johnny Quick, and Liberty Belle premiered in September; the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy premiered in October; Vigilante I (Greg Sanders) premiered in November; Crimson Avenger I, Shining Knight I, Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy, and Vigilante I established the Seven Soldiers of Victory in December; the Freedom Fighters, Shazam Jr. (Captain Marvel Jr.), Wildcat I (Ted Grant), and Mister Terrific I (Terry Sloane) premiered in December; the All-Star Squadron established on December 7. Year 5 (1942): Sarge Steel was born; Johnny Chambers and Libby Lawrence were married on April 1; the Young All-Stars established on April 26; Mary Marvel premiered on July 6. Year 6 (1943): Judomaster I (Rip Jagger) premiered in June. Year 7 (1944): Redacted Year 8 (1945): Kal-El was born in Krypton on February 29; World War II ended on September 2. Year 9 (1946): Redacted Year 10 (1947): Black Canary I (Dinah Drake) premiered in August.
 Year 11 (1948): Pete Ross was born on January 21; Arthur Curry was born on January 29; Mera was born on January 31; Bruce Wayne was born on February 19; Hal Jordan was born on February 20; Lori Lemaris was born on February 27; Diana of Paradise Island was brought to life on March 22; Krypton exploded on June 16; Kal-El arrived from Krypton to Earth on June 18 and was adopted and raised by the Kents on June 25; Lana Lang was born on July 17; Lois Lane was born on August 17; John Stewart was born on October 17; the Seven Soldiers of Victory disappeared on October 26; Oliver Queen was born on December 9; Steve Trevor was born on December 14.
 Year 12 (1949): Katar Hol was born on March 30; Shayera Hol was born on June 19;
 Year 13 (1950): Redacted Year 14 (1951): Sue Dearbon Dibny was born on February 6; Barry Allen was born on March 19; the Justice Society of America disbanded on March 21; Ralph Dibny was born on May 26; Captain Comet premiered in June; Superbaby premiered on June 11; Dinah Laurel Lance was born on August 19; Barbara Gordon was born on September 23; Iris West arrived from the 30th century on September 27; Superbaby met Zatara on December 25.
 Year 15 (1952): Phantom Stranger premiered in August. Year 16 (1953): The Shazam Family disappeared in November.
 Year 17 (1954): Redacted Year 18 (1955): Martian Manhunter teleported from Mars to Earth and premiered on April 24; the Vietnam War began on November 1.
 Year 19 (1956): Superbaby becomes Superboy I (Clark Kent) and premiered in Smallville on June 11; Bruce Wayne witnessed the death of his parents in Crime Alley on June 26. Year 20 (1957): Redacted Year 21 (1958): Redacted Year 22 (1959): Zatanna Zatara was born on May 20; Kara Zor-El was born in Argo City on September 22.
 Year 23 (1960): Snapper Car was born on January 10; Captain Atom premiered in March; Roy Harper was born on November 1; Dick Grayson was born on November 11.
 Year 24 (1961): Wonder Girl I (Diana of Paradise Island) premiered on March 22; the Justice Society of America returned on June 14.
 Year 25 (1962): Superboy I met Bruce Wayne on March 10, Oliver Queen on March 11, the Legion of Superheroes in April, and Arthur Curry on November 19.
 Year 26 (1963): Barry Allen witnessed the death of his mother on March 18; Superboy I met Barbara Gordon in July; Al Rothstein was born on October 12; Hector Hall was born on November 14.
 Year 27 (1964): Lyta Hall was born in March; Blue Beetle I (Dan Garrett) premiered in June; Superboy I met Hal Jordan on October 23; Sarge Steel premiered in December. Year 28 (1965): Wally West was born on January 16; Garth was born on March 6; Donna Troy was born on April 26. Year 29 (1966): Thunderbolt premiered in January; Clark Kent graduated from Smallville High in May; Bruce Wayne graduated from Gotham High in May; Clark Kent witnessed the death of his parents in May; Jennie-Lynn Hayden and Todd Rice were born on July 20; Clark Kent left Smallville to attend Metropolis University on September 3; Bruce Wayne attended Yale in September. Year 30 (1967): Katar and Shayera Hol were married on February 14; Steve Trevor’s plane crashed on August 13; Wonder Girl I becomes Wonder Woman, arrived at Man’s World, and premiered on September 4. Year 31 (1968): Bruce Wayne graduated from Yale and premiered as Batman in May; Dick Grayson witnessed the death of his parents on July 15 and premiered as Robin I on August 25. Year 32 (1969): Kate Kane was born on March 21; Superboy I becomes Superman on May 14; Helena Bertinelli was born on September 7.
 Year 33 (1970): Clark Kent graduated from Metropolis University in May; Superman and Batman met each other in May; Kyle Rayner was born on May 14; Clark Kent got a job at the Daily Planet on June 30; Jason Todd was born on August 16. Year 34 (1971): Redacted 
Year 35 (1972): Redacted Year 36 (1973): Batwoman I (Kathy Kane) premiered in July; Flash II (Barry Allen) premiered on October 23. -------------------------- Generation 2: The Silver and Bronze Ages (The Age of the Metahuman): Year 1 (1974): The Challengers of the Unknown premiered in February; Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) and Speedy I (Roy Harper) premiered in March; Adam Strange premiered on May 6; Linda Danvers was born on May 18. Year 2 (1975): The Vietnam War ended on April 30; Supergirl I (Kara Zor-El) arrived on Earth and premiered on May 18; Pre-Crisis Rip Hunter premiered in June; Green Lantern II (Hal Jordan) premiered on September 20; Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern II, Flash II, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter established the Justice League of America in September; Kid Flash I (Wally West) premiered on October 20.
 Year 3 (1976): Aqualad I (Garth) premiered in February; Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny) premiered in May; Tim Drake was born on July 19; Stephanie Brown was born on August 11. Year 4 (1977): Cassandra Cain was born on January 26; Hawkman II (Katar Hol) and Hawkgirl II (Shayera Hol) arrived from Thanagar to Earth and premiered in March; Batgirl I (Betty Kane) premiered in April; Flash of Two Worlds (Flash II teamed up with Flash I) happened on June 14; Atom II (Ray Palmer) premiered on July 29; Supergirl I publicly premiered on September 30. Year 5 (1978): Metamorpho premiered in January; Arthur Curry Jr. was born on March 31; The Metal Men and the Doom Patrol premiered in April; Cassie Sandsmark was born on April 26; the JLA and JSA teamed up for the first time to defeat the Crime Champions on June 14; Arthur Curry and Mera married on June 27; Robin I, Aqualad I, Kid Flash I, Wonder Girl II (Donna Troy), and Speedy I established the Teen Titans in July; the JLA and JSA teamed up to defeat the Crime Syndicate in August; Animal Man premiered in September; Zatanna premiered in November.
 Year 6 (1979): Question I (Vic Sage) and Hawk I (Hank Hall) and Dove I (Don Hall) premiered in June; Green Lantern III (Guy Gardner) premiered in July; Deadman premiered on August 10; Nightshade premiered in September; Red Tornado II premieres on September 29; Black Canary II (Dinah Laurel Lance) premiered on October 6; Blue Beetle II (Ted Kord) premiered in November; Barry Allen and Iris West were married on November 24; Batgirl II (Barbara Gordon) premiered on November 29.
 Year 7 (1980): Darkseid and Green Lantern IV (John Stewart) premiered in September; the Seven Soldiers of Victory returned on October 26; the Teen Titans disbanded in November; the New Gods premiered in December; the Shazam Family returned on December 14.
 Year 8 (1981): Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz were born.
 Year 9 (1982): Adam Strange and Alanna were married on September 14; the Teen Titans reestablished on August 19; Power Girl arrived from Krypton to Earth and premiered in November; the Teen Titans disbanded on November 21. Year 10 (1983): Black Lightning premiered on January 4; Arthur Curry Jr. died in February; Firestorm and Robin II (Jason Todd) premiered in March; the Outsiders established in July; Captain Atom, Blue Beetle II, Nightshade, and Question I established the Sentinels of Justice; the New Teen Titans established in November; Infinity Inc. established on December 24. Year 11 (1984): Robin I becomes Nightwing in March; Justice League Detroit was established on July 19; Trial of the Flash happened in September.

"UGH, fake news. This is clearly a crisis on only 5 earths"

The fallout of this event comic can still be felt today: the consequence of having too many characters to work with can be dire. You end up losing track of every participant of that story, so the solution is to read the previous issue's summary. In fact, many of today's shows and comics still refrence this major event, with their own spin on it.

I got the Graphic Audio presentation of this event and I loved how it captured all the crazy insanity of this event in a short tight knit package. Also some really great voice acting. I kinda miss how you didn't cover my favorite line from Anti-Monitor. "Why are you all fighting me? YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD!" That's more or less the perfect line of a villain getting pissed at heroic determination in the face of impossible odds. Evil cannot comprehend good indeed. Still, great work here, can't wait for next week.

To answer the end-of-credits question... maybe the Monitor knew the future while the Anti-Monitor didn't because the Monitor actually looked for it? I mean, the Monitor actually studied universes to learn from them, right? While the Anti-Monitor just wanted to conquer and destroy and so forth? So if the Anti-Monitor had done the research, he could have gotten future knowledge too, but he was too busy smashing things to realize it.

Am I the only one who finds it weird that Linkara will spend so much time martyring Supergirl sacrafic, yet mostly skip Barry. Look I get Linkara prefer Wally which is fine, everyone can have their option, but that doesn’t mean Barry shouldn’t get his dues

I agree, the original Anti-Monitor design is great! The more well-known design is kinda... it's okay, but it doesn't have that same otherworldly, demonic sci-fi look.

George Perez is a real artist genius. An understatement, but he is great with individuals as good as he is with groups

"And thus the Psycho-Pirate became the Nostalgia Critic"- man, in 2020 that is true in more ways than one, especially taking Infinite Crisis' Psycho-Pirate into consideration lol

True, while he's back and celebrated so much now, godspeed Barry Allen... Godspeed. *salute* I was introduced to The Flash via the Justice League series... I didn't think much of Wally West, or the Flash in general, because I was, as typical of those of my age back then, a die-hard fan of Batman. Then I saw the episode taking place in Central City, when he was actually talking down The Trickster instead of just having another brawl with the villain. Then when Wally West, the Flash, nearly killed himself to defeat the union of Luthor and Brainiac. It's easy to say that almost overnight, The Flash became my favorite DC superhero, more so when I began to properly learn the history of Barry Allen, Eobard Thawne, Wally West, and so on. The Scarlet Speedster, the hero of Central City... and with Barry's (temporary) death in this very event, a hero to the universe. So, I guess... Thank you for shedding more history for us, Lewis. Thank you, because I have no local access to comics, and you showed us just how Wally West came to take up the mantle.

No Lewis, we're not all dead because in 2005 the multiverse, including Earth-Prime came back into existence. We don't remember being destroyed, same as the post Infinite Crisis Earth-2 didn't remember being destroyed.

3:23 Anyone else here in March of 2020 and get a chill at that joke?

Are we gonna talk about the time Franklin Richards created a mini universe inside his rubber ball that held a bunch of heroes that were presumed dead next?

Is it a bad thing that I just recited the "We should DO something! Should we do something?" Line with Linkara?

There was a small group that remembered the crisis besides Psycho Pirate. One I know was Shazam (the wizard, not Capt. Marvel now called Shazam). I think it was hinted that the Specter and the Phantom Stranger also remembered.

Its creepy to think that nowadays that hand is revealed to be Doctor Manhattan's hand.

Regarding Supergirl, there was another reason... the Supergirl movie flopped badly in theaters which gave DC the go-ahead to kill her. At least she came back and is somewhat popular again.

Oh my gosh, I just realized something! The villains going back in time to stop the creation of the multiverse, a mission from which there will be no return? THEY'RE THE SUICIDE SQUAD!

I really love that Titans Tower just has those big glamour pinups of all the members on the wall XD

"And this is one of the reasons that hand sanitizer is so important" I can think of another. Man going back to your old videos just has so much 2020 relevant content.

"All of DC's Sorcerors" ...Princess Amethyst?

This makes me want a Crisis event for AT4W

I realised Infinite Crisis would've been interesting if PSYCHO PIRATE was one of, if not THE, big bad of Infinite Crisis. He remembers the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, he's driven mad by what he remembers AND his addiction to feeding on emotions, and he even briefly worked directly UNDER the Anti-Monitor himself, so I could see a way to finagle him being the big bad. Better than having him serve a minor role only to be killed off gruesomely.

17:38 Missed "SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!" opportunity there.

It's actually a little sad that the Titans and Legion couldn't have a bigger part in this due to the way they were being published at the time. For those who don't know, DC launched what they called a Prestige line, that would be sole only at comic book shops. They were printed on better paper and used more advance coloring methods. They relaunched The New Teen Titans and Legion of Superheroes in this format with new #1's. The existing titles, sold at newstands, supermarkets, etc. were not cancelled. They were retitled Tales of the Teen Titans and Tales of the Legion of Superheroes. They continued to print new material for 12 issues and then started reprinting the Prestige issues. This means that the comic that was most widely available and visible on racks beside Crisis on Infinite Earths was a year old story. There was no real way to cover Crisis in those books very well because one set of fans or the other would be left out. That's why in Crisis, Dick Grayson and Starfire leave Earth seemingly randomly and are not present for the final fight. Its mostly a shame for the Legion since they never really recovered from what Crisis did to its history since it was tied directly to Superboy. They've tried reinserting young Superman into the story, but their popularity never recovered and they keep getting rebooted.

The Babylonians had The Epic of Gilgamesh The Greeks had The Iliad and The Oddessey The Romans had the Aenead The Renaissance had Shakespeare And we have Crisis on Infinite Earths!

I resent what the New 52 did to the Anti-Monitor. His name is not Mobius dammit!!

19:54 Golden Age Superman: Anti-Monitor, the thing is, you might be an eldritch abomination hellbent on annihilating our universe, because matter and anti-matter can’t exist in the same space without canceling each other out, and that’s why you are trying to destroy all positive matter... But dammit... I. AM. A. GOD. DAMN. MAN!!!!!!!!!!(infinite-mass punch, causes 9 x 10^9999999999999999 damage)

Stories like this, about several dozen worlds and timelines. About thousands of heroes coming together, that's something I love. It may sound rather silly, but this kinda idea is one I always dream of making come true. To create dozens of stories, characters, and worlds. And attempt to then make a big story that can reach the same level of amazement as Crisis on Infinite Earths. That is a goal and reality I would want to make come true, no matter how impossible it sounds to some. I'm 19 years old and have a lot of ideas in this head. I want to tell all of them, then bring them together to star in a ginormous event on the same level as this story. Like I said, rather silly. But a guy can dream. ^ ^''

Crisis was incredible. It and next week's, are the Gold Standard for Event Comics.

I the feeling that Lady Quark was the one intended to sacrifice herself fighting the Anti-Monitor instead of Supergirl. Think about it, she lost her family and world, and had nothing left. t would make sense for her to make that sacrifice, as there was no place for her on the remaining Earths. I would not be surprised if editorial told Marv to change it to Supergirl dying.

"Nothing you dream of..." ... O.O HOLY CRAP. I mean, it's terribly written and every sentence ends in an exclamation point...literally every one...but HOLY CRAP. I'M HAPPY :D

17:25 The earth is missing? What if... a piece of the world is missing?

I can't unsee the Anti-Monitor having skin instead of teeth.

As I remember, the Superboy that inspired the Legion of Superheroes was the one from a pocket universe created by a Legion villain (who turned out to be a Legion member from the future). Also, why does Killer Frost have the hots for Firestorm? Does she want to suck his life? Because last time I saw them before Crisis, she hated him.

psycho pirate had a great story arc in grant morrison's animal man

I had the same experience with Crisis as you Lewis. I had already been reading mainly DC but the thing that made me love that universe as a whole was Crisis. It showed me just how much legacy there was to that universe. It made me want to know who Blue Beetle was or who Firebrand was. This is why I became the JSA fanboy I am today.

The thing with the Legion of Super-Heroes is that at this point they operate independently of the DC universe, because when they tried reacting to universe shaping events it didn't work out for anyone. Basically after this the Legion kept on keeping on, but Superboy and Supergirl were replaced retroactively with suspiciously similar substitutes, they they were rebooted fully after zero hour. Then they were rebooted a second time for reasons I do not know before the Legion of Three Worlds event brought back the original legion which is who we have now (even after the new 52 reboot) so based on that they dawnstar in this and in the culling should be the same person...The legion is a mess.

We're all dead? Damn, and I had plans this Weekend...

27:02 "Feferencing." Nice. XD

While Crisis on Infinite Earths has problems in terms of structure and a dated writing style, I think what it does best is celebrate what came before while paving the way for the future. Through it all, everyone in the DCU was an active agent, fighting against this grand threat to all of reality. It's why, despite still having never finished it, I can appreciate what it did. Compare that to Flashpoint... yeah, I'm still bitter!

Crisis on Infinite Earths was my very first encounter with comic books. My local library had a hardcover omnibus copy of it, and I remember being amazed at it.

I didn't get super into DC until after I discovered Batman the Animated Series and became curious about some of the characters on the show. "Crisis" was one of the first DC books I read during this formative period, and I had enormous fun with it. The art was fantastic, the story an epic yet ultimately simple "good vs. evil" battle to end all battles, and the idea of all these characters gathering together for a great big hootenanny of a giant SF war was a real treat to a kid who had only ever dipped his toes into superhero tales via "Essential Fantastic Four." (Shouldn't Galactus' first appearance be considered an "event?") Even better, I now had a whole heap of classic characters and stories to catch up with, which I have been doing with the "Showcase Presents" line, a never-ending supply of adventure and heroism that makes the original "Crisis" even more colossal in my mind. And yes, that Alex Ross cover sold me instantly on the whole concept from minute one!

In Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, Krang fought and KILLED THE ANTI-MONITOR HIMSELF, and he wore the latter as an exoskeleton! I’ll repeat it, Krang, a talking alien brain FOUGHT AND KILLED A COSMIC BEING WHO WIPED OUT THE OG VERSION OF THE DC MULTIVERSE (which is restored thanks to the Convergence event) AND USED HIS BODY AS AN EXOSKELETON!!!!

You know I am glad that you reviewed Dino Charge before this, otherwise you would have missed such a wonderful opertunity.

I am so excited for 2019. Finally we will be getting a live action adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths!

"This comic is an epic equal to no other". Damn right, man!

Greatest exploits you've described Linkara.

I wonder what a Crisis Of Infinite Ambush Bugs would be like.

Wait, so you're telling me that for once, this ISN'T Decade's fault?

"The dude takes several fakeout deaths to the point where he's just a screaming, angry cloud--" All hail?

Doug being the Psycho Pirate and having the ability to manipulate emotions and force people to laugh is the most logical explanation for how he ever made anyone think that he was talented or funny.

Alternate Luthor's son's name is Alexander. David Xanatos from "Gargoyles" is sometimes compared to Luthor, and his son's name was also Alexander.

Notable Quotes 2: Anti-Monitor: "Greetings Flash. I hope the Anticipation was worth it! Call me...THE MONITOR!... And very soon, I shall be Ruler of All who Live!" Blue Beetle: "They scared me out of my Wits with this Fright Story that'd give Goosebumps to Steven King!" Wonder Woman: "Hear me Mary Marvel! My Magic Lasso can Calm you! Soothe You!" Pariah: "The Answer, Captain Atom, lies with Young Alexander, as well as with Me. I can travel to wherever Danger or Evil lurk, but I cannot take you with me." Anti-Monitor: "I will absorb the Anti-Matter Energy of more than a Million Worlds! They will instantly Perish! All the lives contained thereon shall Die!" Lana Lang of WGBS News: "The representatives of many Different Worlds have come here to report on what the Press has been calling the CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS" Superboy: "Please, I'm Superboy from Earth Prime! You've got to bring me too!" Superboy again: "Even I don't know how I disappeared, but I'm here. And I'm Earth Prime's Last Survivor!" Anti-Monitor: "I offer you my Congradulations! I acknowledge your persistence! Your will to live is Astonishing!" Darkseid: "Welcome my friends, to Apokalips! I am it's master, Darkseid the Destroyer!" Alexander: "I know how the Universe would be Reborn. I knew the consequences. And I could not let you, of all heroes, suffer that loss!" Pyscho Pirate: "You See, I like to remember the Past because those were Better Times than Now. I mean, I'd rather live in the past than today, wouldn't you? I mean, nothing's ever certain anymore! Nothing's predictable like it used to be! These days...Y-you just never know Who's going to Die!...And Who's going to Live!"

Linkara in 2017: "And this is why hand sanitizer is so important" Me in 2020: Heh...

This was the first comic I read in a serious attempt to get into the medium and it pretty much came about by accident. I was big into DnD and MtG back in the mid 90s, my parents would always grab me the newest issue of InQuest (the CCG monthly book) and one time they accidentally picked up a copy of Wizard. Being like 13 and willing to read damn near anything put in front of me I consumed it cover to cover and was specifically interested in the announcement of this version of the trade and how important it was to comic history. A few months later grabbed a copy at the local bookstore and fell hard into the hobby. I might have slowed down over the years but I still revisit and absolutely adore the medium as a whole.

that Anti Monitor face is creepy and awesome, i would be proud to see that in my nightmares

I actually remember the "viewing the beginning of the universe is bad" thing being used as recently as 2010, in first issue of the Legion of Super-Heroes Retroboot series. Oh, and you just KNOW they're gonna call back to that at some point with Doctor Manhattan's hand Actually, maybe THAT'S what killed Owlman and Eobard Thawne! I mean, the Watchmen stuff being a red herring isn't an uncommon theory, and I can see their seeing the beginning of the universe being what kills them instead.

1:53 SO THE LEGENDS OF TOMORROW DID THIS!

You owe me a red bull for that nostalgia critic joke bro, my whole desk is soaked.

you know this made me think of a better way to write count down and hear three ideas i would of used in countdown. 1. having the 52 monitors do somthing. 2 along with the monitors there is a army of anti monitors and just use them instead of darksied and his gang. 3 bring back hyper time and have its own monitor and anti monitor and they were the original ones from this event

Currently in The CW's Arrowverse, there are 5 established universes with recognizable characters. What say you that within the next seven years, the Arrowverse gains more universes and they give they're own take on Crisis on Infinite Earths? I'll even throw out the hope of bringing in Smallville and…omg The CW shows are the only live action DC shows right now that actually embrace superheroes, aren't they?

I don´t care about this series or even Comic books, but I wanted to say that even from an outsiders pov, who only saw 3 of your videos out of curiosity, this is a well put together show, keep up your good work.

Also the Anti Monitor was in Green Lantern the Animated Series.

Also interesting fact Barry Allen death was supposed to be permanent and Wally west was supposed to be the only flash which in my opinion is really cool

Yo dawg. I hear you like monitors, so I put a monitor on a monitor while you watch this on a monitor.

I didn't get into the original Crisis until about 1990 when some one gave me the last issue. Dude kept referring to Superman and his sons - but after reading a few pages I quickly deduce what was really going on. The image of Superman DA-STROYING the guy that killed universes is what got me back into DC when I was almost going too Marvel. Oh, and Link, you forgot to mention the MESS they made of Powergirl's origin after the first Crisis until INFINITE CRISIS, the real sequel almost 20 yrs later, to fix it back to WHAT WE HAD ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

I'm not a comic book person so this made absolutely no sense at all but this was still entertaining 😂

Makes me wonder how the Arrowverse version of the Crisis on Infinite Earths will be handled.

If the Anti-Matter universe was a result of the universe becoming the multiverse, then how is the anti-matter wall not canceled out by the first universe it absorbed?

27:00 - "Future stories feferencing Crisis on Inf..." Feferencing? _What does that even mean?_

"Infinite Crisis" RIP, MOBA version.

I can't wait for next week....my all time fav!

And then Psycho Pirate died later on in Grant Morrison's Animal Man.

Past, Present and Future unexpectedly starting to collide?! Still makes better sense than agreeing to make Superman 4.