Final Crisis isn't the only major DC event comic Grant Morrison has spearheaded. Ten years before he depicted the "death" of Batman and the rise of the Fifth World, Morrison was responsible for an event called DC: One Million. This rather ambitious setup saw Morrison and artist Val Semekis create a weekly mini-series that linked the present day DCU with that of the 853rd Century (so chosen because that will be the time period when Action Comics theoretically reaches issue #1,000,000). The basic plot involved a crossover between the Justice League of today and the Justice Legion Alpha of the future as they collectively battled against the immortal Vandal Savage and Solaris, the Tyrant Sun. For one month, every single DC book skipped to its millionth issue and tied into the event, showing us how the legacy of heroes like Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern evolves in the far future.
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