When Worlds Collide: A Guide To Convergence

DC Comics is kicking into action with it’s mammoth event Convergence which is to begin this week with issue #0 spanning across not only the month of April but May as well. The publisher will be halting all if it’s ongoing comics (aside from things like Sensation Comics, Mortal Kombat X and Batman 66′ just to name a few) to make way for it’s main running title as well as the the forty tie ins that will be running once each month during the event. This seems to be the moment readers have been waiting for with fan favorites like Cassandra Cain and The Question, along with many others, making a long awaited return to comics. This will also mark the return of famous creators like Greg Rucka and Dan Jurgens as they once again work alongside these iconic characters.

While the idea of Convergence can seem a bit overwhelming hopefully this handy guide will help make things just a little bit easier as readers both new and old prepare to jump into the event which will change the lives of these characters forever.

So here comes the big question that a lot of readers might be asking themselves: What is CONVERGENCE?

Brainiac has trapped cities from various timelines and planets (like Flashpoint and Kingdom Come) that have long since been gone. With Convergence, DC will be introducing a new villain by the name of Telos who defies Brainiac, dropping the domes on all these cities, standing amidst the chaos as the characters from each world come into conflict with one another. While the motives of this new character are unclear at the moment, DC comics president Dan Didio has stated that the results and answers to these actions will not be something fans will want to miss.

The main run for Convergence will span throughout nine issues with a new release every Wednesday until the end of May. Alongside the main run will be forty tie in titles, featuring classic characters which will help to tie the entire event together. These titles will run once a month during the two month event.

Week 1: April 8th

• The Atom #1 (Tom Peyer and Steve Yeowell)
• Batgirl #1 (Alisa Kwitney and Rick Leonardi)
• Batman and Robin #1 (Ron Marz, Denys Cowan and Klaus Janson)
• Harley Quinn #1 (Steve Pugh and Phil Winslade) pictured above
• Justice League #1 (Frank Tieri and Vicente Cifuentes)
• Nightwing/Oracle #1 (Gail Simone and Jan Duursema)
• The Question #1 (Greg Rucka and Cully Hammer)
• Speed Force #1 (Tony Bernard and Tom Grummett)
•Superman #1 (Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks)
• Titans #1 (Fabian Nicieza and Ron Wagner)

Week 2: April 15th

• Aquaman #1 (Tony Bernard and Larry Hama)
• Batman Shadow of the Bat #1 (Larry Hama and Philip Tan) pictures above
• Catwoman #1 (Justin Gray and Ron Randall)
• Green Arrow #1 (Christy Marx and Rags Morales)
• Green Lantern / Parallax #1 (Tony Bernard and Ron Wagner)
• Justice League International (Ron Marz and Mike Manley)
• Suicide Squad #1 (Frank Tieri and Tom Mandrake)
• Superboy #1 (Fabian Nicieza and Karl Moline)
• Supergirl Matrix #1 (Keith Guffen and Timothy Green II)
• Superman Man Of Steel #1 (Louise Simonson and June Brigman)

Week 3: April 22nd

• Adventures of Superman #1 (Marv Wolfman and Roberto Viacava)
• Batman and the Outsiders #1 (Marc Andreyko and Carlos D’Anda)
• The Flash #1 (Dan Abnett and Federica Dallocchio)
• Green Lantern Corps #1 (David Gallaher and Steve Ellis)
• Hawkman #1 (Jeff Parker and Tim Truman)
• Justice League America #1 (Fabian Nicieza and Chriscross)
• New Teen Titans #1 (Marv Wolfman and Nicola Scott)
• Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes #1 (Stuart Moore and Gus Storms)
• Swamp Things #1 (Len Wein and Kelly Jones) pictures above
• Wonder Woman #1 (Larry Hama and Joshua Middleton)

Week 4: April 29th

Action Comics #1 (Justice Gray and Claude St-Aubin)
• Blue Beetle #1 (Scott Lobdell and Yishan Li)
• Booster Gold #1 (Dan Jurgans and Alvaro Martinez)
• Crime Syndicate #1 (Brian Buccellato and Phil Winslade)
• Detective Comics #1 (Len Wein, Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz)
• Infinity Inc #1 (Jerry Ordway and Ben Caldwell)
• Justice Society of America (Dan Abnett and Tom Derenick)
• Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters #1 (Simon Oliver and John McCrea)
• Shazam! #1 (Jeff Parker and Even “Doc” Shaner) pictures above
• World’s Finest Comics #1 (Paul Levitz and Joe Rubinstein)

Now while Convergence is set to take place after the happenings of the weekly series Earth 2: World’s End and New 52: Future’s End, readers don’t necessarily have to start there. DC comics seems to be making things as easy for readers as possible including an interactive website which gives brief detail into the back story of each world, as well as a trailer to help push things forward.

One thing is for certain; the DC universe as we all knew it will never be the same.