The CW's epic Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover is less than a week away, and we have some brand new looks at the all superhero action it will bring.

The annual Arrowverse crossover is shaping up to be even bigger and more surprising than fans could ever have anticipated, including some unexpectedly familiar faces.

Barry Allen is looking to the New 52 for his latest costume, as The Flash season 6 has a new look for the scarlet speedster.

It’s not easy covering the San Diego Comic-Con, and I don’t just mean that because the show is a gargantuan hive of activity that is overflowing with cosplayers, panels and enough merch to make your wallet scream. No pals, what’s tough about covering all the news coming out of the premiere pop culture show of the year is that I’m not there, dammit.

A massive event that was first hinted at back in 2014’s first season of The Flash, last year’s Elseworlds event finally pulled the trigger on the gun that fires off the Crisis on Infinite Earths gun, as the Monitor began rallying troops for the fight against the universe-ending machinations of the Anti-Monitor. That larger story will play out in the background of The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl, but until then those shows have some unfinished business of their own to attend to.

Brandon Routh's time as the Man of Steel on the big screen may have gone up, up and away, but the fan-favourite Legends of Tomorrow actor will be playing Superman again in the upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover.

Forget about Doomsday Clock. Forget about Leviathan, because the DC Universe may be about to be plunged into a war that has all of creation at stake in a manner that makes the original mega-crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths look like a lazy Sunday afternoon siesta in comparison.

DC Comics have always had a somewhat workable solution to decades of baggage: Reboots. Kicking off with Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985, DC would flip the switch again with soft tweaks in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time in 1994, Infinite Crisis in 2005 and the larger ramifications of 2011’s Flashpoint Paradox that led to the birth of the New 52 universe. A universe which has now been rebooted once again, with very little fanfare or announcement in the latest issue of Action Comics.