Heroes in Crisis Reading Order, Welcome to Tom King’s Sanctuary

Written by Tom King and penciled by Clay Mann, Heroes in Crisis is a 2018-2019 DC event from the Rebirth Era, dealing with trauma and murder.

The story takes place at the Sanctuary, an ultra-secret hospital for superheroes and reformed supervillains who’ve been traumatized by crime-fighting and cosmic combat. But something goes inexplicably wrong when many patients wind up dead, with two well-known operators as the prime suspects: Harley Quinn and Booster Gold!

It’s up to the DC Trinity of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman to investigate–but can they get the job done in the face of overwhelming opposition?

What to read before Heroes in Crisis?

Nothing is essential for understanding the story. For those who want a better picture and understanding of why specific characters are at the Sanctuary, you can read:

• The Flash Vol. 8: Flash War
  Explains Wally West’s problems and what will lead to his time at the Sanctuary. Collects The Flash #46-51 and a story from Annual #1.
• Batman #41-43
  For understanding Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn’s presence at the Sanctuary. Collected in Batman Vol. 6: Bride or Burglar
• Batman #45-47
  For Booster Gold. Collected in Batman Vol. 7: The Wedding
• Red Hood and the Outlaws Annual #2 & Green Arrow vol. 6 #43
  Arsenal mentions going to Sanctuary. Collected in Red Hood: Outlaw Vol. 1: Requiem for an Archer & Green Arrow Vol. 7: Citizen’s Arrest

Heroes in Crisis Reading Order

Heroes in Crisis Collected Editions

• Heroes in Crisis
  Collects Heroes in Crisis #1-9.
• Heroes in Crisis: The Price and Other Tales
  Collects Batman #64-65, The Flash #64-65, The Flash Annual #2, and Green Arrow #45, 48-50

Heroes in Crisis Issue by Issue

The tie-ins are about dealing with the events.  For this reason, I opted to add Titans #27-28  on this list, even if DC didn’t collect them in the trade paperback above. Green Arrow #48-50, on the other hand, is more connected to No Justice than Heroes In Crisis, so I didn’t put them in this reading order.

• Heroes in Crisis #1
• Green Arrow Vol. 6 #45
• Red Hood: Outlaw #27
• Titans #27
• Titans # 28
• Heroes in Crisis #2
• Heroes in Crisis #3
• Heroes in Crisis #4
• The Flash Vol. 5 Annual #2
• Batman Vol. 3 #64
• The Flash Vol. 5 #64
• Batman Vol. 3 #65
• The Flash Vol. 5 #65
• Heroes in Crisis #5
• Heroes in Crisis #6
• Heroes in Crisis #7
• Heroes in Crisis #8
• Heroes in Crisis #9

What to read after Heroes in Crisis?

From the pages of Heroes in Crisis comes two spin-off series. The first one is the limited series Flash Forward, which continues Wally West’s story and set up Wall’s role in Death Metal. The second spin-off was Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, where they deal with the aftermath while coming to terms with each other.