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''Countdown'', known as ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' for its last 24 issues based on the cover, was a comic book limited series published by DC Comics. It debuted on May 9, 2007, directly following the conclusion of the last issue of ''52''. The series is written primarily by Paul Dini, along with a rotating team of writers and artists. ''Countdown'' consists of 51 issues, number in reverse, published weekly for one year, crossing over with noteworthy and significant titles published by DC. The series covers much of the fictional DC Universe, told in parallel narratives, through the interconnecting stories of a cast of characters, and frequently crosses over with various other DC titles. Unlike the ''52'' limited series of the previous year, ''Countdown'' is not depicted as taking place in "real time" but presumably operates on the same vague timescale as DC Comics stories in general. ==Production history== The series follows the success of ''52'', which, in contrast, did not cross over with DC's other regular titles. ''52'' concluded with the revelation that the Multiverse (a storytelling device which posits the existence of alternative realities) exists, and which now serves as a backdrop to several stories in ''Countdown''. Beginning with issue #26, the series trade dress was reworked to identify the series as ''Countdown to Final Crisis'',〔(Newsarama.com: SDCC '07: DC's 'COUNTDOWN...TO THE END?' PANEL )〕 The stories taking place in ''Countdown'' set the stage for the approaching ''Final Crisis'' limited series. ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' was originally intended to run from issues #51-0, with issue 0 serving as the prologue to the ''Final Crisis'' limited series. Instead, it was decided that ''Countdown'' would conclude with issue #1 and the #0 issue was retitled to ''DC Universe'' #0. ''DC Universe'' #0 was co-written by Grant Morrison and Geoff Johns and served as a summary of recent events within the DC Universe in order to attract new readers before the company launched the ''Final Crisis'' limited series. While the book was billed as leading up to the beginning of DC's ''Final Crisis'' limited series, it later emerged that the plotlines in ''Countdown'' had diverged from what was written for ''Final Crisis'', leading to continuity problems between the two books, as noted by ''Final Crisis'' author Grant Morrison. Much of the comic has subsequently been retconned out of continuity, along with ''Death of the New Gods.'' Jimmy Olsen learning Superman's identity, the battle between him and Darkseid, and other such events have been ignored following the conclusion of the series. During a ''DC Nation'' panel at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con, DC Editor-in-Chief Dan DiDio invited fans to give their own opinions on "what went wrong" with ''Countdown''. DiDio had reportedly described the series (prior to its release) as "52 done right." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Countdown to Final Crisis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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