Not sure where to start? Well, here’s a quick checklist for the stories leading up the first big event that has been building since the beginning of the new DC Universe. If you’re a true completionist, you can still try and find the premiere issues of each of the original New 52 titles for a brief cameo appearance by Pandora, the woman behind Trinity War. But if you’re just looking for the stories, here’s a quick guide to get you all caught up before the action starts!
Justice League 0, 1-21
Scripted by Geoff Johns
Justice League International 1-12, Annual 1
Scripted by Geoff Johns, Dan Jurgens, and Dan DiDio
Justice League Dark 0, 1-21, Annual 1
Scripted by Jeff Lemire and Peter Milligan
Justice League of America 1-5
Scripted by Geoff Johns
Constantine 1-4
Scripted by Ray Fawkes and Jeff Lemire
Team 7 0, 1-8
Scripted by Justin Jordan
Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger 0, 1-10
Scripted by Dan DiDio and J. M. DeMatteis
DC New 52 Free Comic Book Day 2012 Special
Scripted by Geoff Johns, Dan DiDio, and Jim Lee
And be sure to check out all of the other great stories going on in the issues of the rest of the DC Universe’s fine line of titles, including, but not limited to:
Batman, Batman: The Dark Knight, Batman Incorporated, Batman and Robin, Nightwing, Detective Comics, Catwoman, Birds of Prey, Katana, All-Star Western, Batgirl, Batwing, Batman/Superman, Talon, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Suicide Squad, Teen Titans, Worlds’ Finest, Batwoman, Superman, Action Comics, Supergirl, Superboy, Superman Unchained, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Lantern: New Guardians, Red Lanterns, Larfleeze, Green Lantern Corps, Green Arrow, Stormwatch, Aquaman, Swamp Thing, Animal Man, Earth 2, Demon Knights, The Legion of Super-Heroes, The Flash, Justice League of America’s Vibe, The Green Team: Teen Trillionnaires, The Movement, and Dial H!
Or completed series from the New 52, such as:
I Vampire, Threshold, O. M. A. C., Hawk & Dove, Deathstroke, The Savage Hawkman, Demon Knights, Legion Lost, Mister Terrific, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, Captain Atom, Grifter, Static Shock, Blackhawks, G. I. Combat, Men of War, Voodoo, and The Ravagers.
So head to your comic shop and pick up these stories before the war starts! I’ll see you all on the battlefield!
