Following the events of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, it looks like the Justice League is no more. At least, for now…
The League itself was supposedly killed in Justice League #75, which saw the team members trapped in cosmic prison by Pariah, a character who was central to the 1980s mini-series Crisis on Infinite Earths, which essentially rebooted the entire DC universe.
In the final pages of Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7, Batman entrusts Nightwing with the job of potentially leading the next iteration of the League, something that’s been teased in the upcoming “Dawn of DC” story initiative slated to launch in 2023.
This is of course, not the first time the League has gone through a major overhaul. Most notably, the late 80s Justice League series (written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis), saw the familiar team members replaced by a more offbeat cast that included Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, Mister Miracle and Doctor Fate. Considering that Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths is in many ways a continuation of Crisis on Infinite Earths, it’s possible that DC may be doing something similar with another new team hitting in 2023.
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 is written by Joshua Williamson, with art by Daniel Sampere, Jack Herbert, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith and Rafa Sandoval. Alejandro Sanchez, Alex Guimaraes, Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Matt Herms provide colors and Tom Napolitano letters. The issue hit comic book store shelves on December 21st, 2022.