"Worlds will live! Worlds will die! And the DC Universe will never be the same! Experience one of the greatest and most important comics events of all time! From mastermind creators Marv Wolfman and George Peréz comes the death of the Multiverse. Presenting DC Comics' first event in reading order with its tie-in issues for the first time ever! The Anti-Monitor has unleashed a wave of anti-matter, erasing entire universes and growing stronger with each one destroyed! As reality crumbles, the Monitor and his herald, Harbinger, must rally heroes and villains from across the Multiverse for a final stand. Time is running out, and worlds are dying by the minute. Can this small band of protectors stop the annihilation--or will all of existence be lost?" -- back cover.