Entertainment Weekly The Ultimate Guide to the Arrowverse

By Entertainment Weekly

The CW's superhero shows ("Arrow," "The Flash," "Supergirl," "The Legends of Tomorrow," and soon, "Batwoman") enrapture in a way that cannot be denied. Now, this special edition takes a deep look at these shows and their annual crossover event: "Crisis on Infinite Earths." If need be, start by consulting our crossover cheat sheet to go deep into previous crossover events and prepare for the latest reunion. The epic five-hour television event is sure to be a tear-jerker, as the show that began it all, Arrow, airs its final few episodes. Reconsider just how the Arrowverse saved the TV superhero. Hear straight from the cast: Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin, Melissa Benoist, Ruby Rose, and the cast of the Legends. And, finally, welcome Batwoman! Even go behind the scenes with some great candid photos of the heroic cast goofing off. Let this special edition be your perfect Arrowverse companion and memento as you get ready to say goodbye to a legend.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Entertainment Weekly
• Release date: Nov 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9781547849987

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Greg Berlanti

The Super Producer

A childhood fan of DC’s CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, the 47-year-old is now ushering the epic crossover to the small screen. BY CHANCELLOR AGARD

Berlanti in 2016.

THE DC COMICS EVENT CRISIS ON Infinite Earths means a lot to producer Greg Berlanti.

Originally published from 1985 to 1986, Crisis is one of the most iconic and game-changing comicbook stories ever told. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciled by George Pérez, the 12-issue epic followed DC heroes on a mad dash to save the multiverse from imminent destruction at the hands of the Anti-Monitor. In doing so it forever changed the DC Universe (Worlds will live. Worlds will die. And the universe will never be the same).

When it launched, Crisis was mainly an attempt by DC to clean up its very complicated continuity. For Berlanti, though, it was something more: It was his introduction to the wider DC pantheon, beyond just the Flash, his favorite superhero, because in those pages readers saw the younger Superman of Earth-1 interact with a graying Superman from Earth-2, the Green Lanterns’ home base on Oa and so much more.

It was a great way to get into all the characters at once because it was like a labyrinth of storytelling, Berlanti, an executive producer on all the CW’s superhero shows, tells EW. "So you were starting to see how all of these characters were interconnected, and then that made you want to go and read the different issues that were happening and get into the different