Nobody has mentioned One Million?
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Sinestro Corp War, followed by Infinite Crisis

My favorite would have to be Blackest Night followed by Jim Starlin's Rann/Thanagar: Holy War, which I'm not sure if that even counts because it only features certain cosmic characters. Then Identity Crisis. Out of the comics I have in trade paperback form, Identity Crisis and The Return of Superman (which introduced such characters as John Henry Irons and Superboy, and led to Hal Jordan being possessed by Parallax.) are the two I can read over and over again. I'm sure some of the comics I have in single issue form would fit into that category too, but it's just easier to reread one TPB than several issues. Now I didn't particularly care for any of the Crisis trilogy, especially Final Crisis, but the original is okay. And Flashpoint was just pointless aside from setting up the New 52, which I'm sure we can all agree was a huge mistake. I still don't understand Zero Hour. I've unfortunately never read either Millennium or Legends. I'm not crazy about any of the others such as Final Night, Cosmic Odyssey, or, Underworld Unleashed. And I can't really remember Invasion. I probably didn't understand it, but I o do lean toward that cosmic stuff. And I wouldn't consider 52 or Brightest Day events. Am I forgetting anything? Reign in Hell? Fair.

This site is so good for great conversation and no BS (for the most part; u always have d-bags on the net)

Anyways, in terms of epic story and the biggest affect on the universe as a whole it's - COIE

If we're talking a family of books (Lanterns/Bat family) I vote for Blackest Night -even though it was universe-wide, the Lanterns had the most to do with it. As everyone always says Reis' art is just incredible for the lantern books and cosmic epic that it is, but Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi don't get mentioned enough. They're the ones who created these amazing stories and the Lantern universe in general from 2006-2013....that in itself is amazing.

All time fav - Infinite Crisis (but for me the story wouldn't have meant nearly as much if we didn't get the amazing finale for Ted Kord in Countdown to Infinite Crisis) The buildups in books like Villains United (which spawned Secret Six - another fav), Day of Vengeance (my first exposure to characters like Detective Chimp = unforgettable) and even the OMAC project despite the doucheyness of DC to leave that book and kill Max Lord off outside of OMAC Project mini. Infinite Crisis hit the spot for me when I was just getting into comics and before reading it I thought i would be a Marvel fanboy but IC changed my comic reading path forever!

Haven't read Zero Hour, but of the others definitely Infinite Crisis (with Sinestro Corps Wars also, even if it only slightly includes the DCU as a whole). 52 close behind. Final Crisis was so jumbled to me, even if the idea was cool (the novelization of it flowed much more nicely IMO).

COIE - Awesome story but a bit much for a newcomer as I was when I first read it.

Zero Hour - My least favorite event from DC caused a lot of confusion

Identity Crisis - I liked this story despite what some might say

52 - Probably one of my top 5 DC stories ever

Infinite Crisis - very well done but not pulitzer prize great

Final Crisis - as with a lot of Morrison's stuff it was hit and miss but still solid

Blackest Night - I thought it was a little too long

Brightest Day - Waaaaaaay too long

Flash Point, Blackest Knight and Infinite Crisis.

I enjoyed Blackest Night and Brightest Day.

WTF Certified.

@fadetoblackbolt said:

Still this.

INCREDIBLE story, amazing and relevant tie-ins. Top notch quality across the board.

52 no doubt. The Final Crisis event right on its heels.

Identity Crisis, Infinite Crisis & Sinestro Corps War

Final Crisis for me. It had awesome moments for several of my favorite characters.

This.

Sinestro Corp War!!