Generally speaking, DC Comics publishes four kinds of crisis crossover events:
- The traditional event, comprised of a core limited series that runs between two and twelve issues in length, plus spinoffs and tie-ins with other titles. Examples: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Legends, Flashpoint, Dark Nights: Metal.
- The self-contained event, which is confined to a single title, without any associated spinoffs or tie-ins. Examples: 52, Doomsday Clock.
- Crossover events, which are spread over a variety of titles, in lieu of a core limited series. Examples: The Death of Superman, Knightfall, Robin War.
- The non-event publishing initiative, which aren't technically events, but share some sort of thematic connection that extends line-wide. They also tend to follow major traditional events, usually dealing with their aftermath to varying degrees over a year-long period. Examples: New 52 (after Flashpoint), DC You (after Convergence), DC Rebirth, DC Infinite Frontier.
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Traditional Events
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985 — 1986)
- Legends (1986)
- Millennium (1988)
- Invasion! (1989)
- Armageddon 2001 (1991)
- War of the Gods (1991)
- Bloodlines (1993)
- Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! (1994)
- Underworld Unleashed (1995)
- Final Night (1996)
- DC One Million (1998)
- Infinite Crisis (2005 — 2006)
- Final Crisis (2008-2009)
- Blackest Night (2009)
- Brightest Day (2010 — 2011)
- Flashpoint (2011)
- Forever Evil (2013)
- Convergence (2015)
- Dark Nights: Metal (2017 — 2018)
- Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020 — 2021)
- Dark Crisis (2022)
- Lazarus Planet (2023)
- Knight Terrors (2023)
- Titans: Beast World (2023 — 2024)
- Absolute Power (2024)
Self-Contained Events
- Identity Crisis (2004)
- 52 (2006 — 2007)
- Countdown to Final Crisis (2007-2008)
- Justice League vs. Suicide Squad (2016 — 2017)
- Doomsday Clock (2017 — 2019)
- Justice League: No Justice (2018)
- Man of Steel (2018)
- Heroes in Crisis (2018 — 2019)
Crossover Events
- The Supergirl Saga (1988)
- Total Chaos (1992)
- The Death of Superman (1992 — 1993)
- Knightfall (1993 — 1994)
- The Fall of Metropolis (1994)
- Worlds Collide (1994)
- Forever Evil (1995)
- Crimelord Syndicate War (1995)
- The Siege Of The Zi Charam (1995)
- Batman: Contagion (1996)
- Batman: Legacy (1996)
- Millenium Giants (1998)
- Brotherhood Of The Fist (1998)
- Batman: Cataclysm (1998)
- Batman: No Man's Land (1998)
- Our Worlds at War (2001)
- Joker's Last Laugh (2001 — 2002)
- Bruce Wayne: Fugitive (2002)
- Batman: War Games (2004)
- Amazons Attack! (2007)
- Sinestro Corps War (2007)
- New Krypton (2008-2010)
- The Hunt for Reactron (2009)
- War of the Green Lanterns (2011)
- Night of the Owls (2012)
- Rise of the Third Army (2012)
- Death of the Family (2012 — 2013)
- H'el on Earth (2012)
- Throne of Atlantis (2012 — 2013)
- Hawkman Hunted (2012 — 2013)
- Trinity War (2013)
- Krypton Returns (2013)
- Wrath of the First Lantern (2013)
- Green Lantern: Lights Out (2013)
- Gothtopia (2014)
- Superman: Doomed (2014)
- The New 52: Futures End (2014)
- Red Daughter of Krypton (2014)
- Green Lantern: Godhead (2014 — 2015)
- Superman: Truth (2015 — 2016)
- Darkseid War (2015 — 2016)
- Robin War (2015)
- Superman: Savage Dawn (2016)
- The Final Days of Superman (2016)
- Night of the Monster Men (2016)
- Justice League vs. Suicide Squad (2016 — 2017)
- Escape from the Phantom Zone (2017)
- Superman Reborn (2017)
- The Button (2017)
- The Lazarus Contract (2017)
- Sink Atlantis (2018)
- Batman: Prelude to The Wedding (2018)
- The Witching Hour (2018)
- Drowned Earth (2018)
- The Terminus Agenda (2019)
- DC Year of the Villain (2019 — 2020)
- The Joker War (2020)
- Endless Winter (2020)
- Fear State (2021)
- War for Earth-3 (2022)
- Shadow War (2022)
- Trial of the Amazons (2022)
- The Gotham War (2023)
Line-Wide Initiatives
- Post-Crisis (1986-2011)
- One Year Later (2006)
- New 52 (2011 — 2015)
- DC You (2015 — 2016)
- DC Rebirth (2016 — 2018)
- DC Universe (2018 — 2021)
- DC Future State (2021)
- DC Infinite Frontier (2021)
- Dawn of DC (2023)
