FINAL CRISIS was a 2008 crossover event storyline consisting of a core mini-series of the same name from master storyteller Grant Morrison and multiple tie-ins. It is one of DC's 'crisis' events, which typically involve the Multiverse and an elevated threat to its existence. Darkseid unleashes the Anti-Life Equation on the Earth and puts much of the planet under his heel, while Superman travels through the Multiverse to find that all of the events are being manipulated by a rogue Monitor. The series sees Superman's in-depth exploration of the Multiverse, as well as the perceived death of Batman at the hands of Darkseid's Omega Effect.