#I saw claims this was a 'straightforward event' in various articles. yeeeees in terms of 'only three titles have crossovers or tie ins'

[zahri-melitor]

Conclusions so far from reading a bunch of articles and how I think I'll approach it:-

The Silencer #1-18 2018 is probably not necessary but worthwhile as it appears to contain a bunch of things about What Happened To Leviathan since it last popped up in Batman Incorporated 2012 and Grayson.

Nightwing #48-49 2016 is vaguely connected in terms of 'referencing story sloshing around'.

Action Comics #1001-1011 (proper lead in apparently starts #1007)

DC's Year of the Villain Special #1 (just the Leviathan story)

Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1

At this point Event Leviathan starts (I don't see any reason not to follow CBRO for this one)

Lois Lane #6 apparently references the aftermath of Event Leviathan, so I'd probably just read Lois Lane 2019 immediately after reading Event Leviathan (though if you want the full period-effect I guess interleave issues with the event, reading Lois Lane #1 between issues #1 and #2 of Event Leviathan and so on)

Then it seems to roughly go:

Action Comics #1017-1021

This also ties in with the various arcs of Young Justice 2019 and I need to reread to work out where things slot in

Leviathan Dawn #1

Checkmate 2021

Also I need to consider:

Where does Naomi vol 1 fit into this (as it's clearly interacting with Action #1015-1016 but I believe it comes before this)

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen is also in this time frame but I don't think it's directly linked?

I just realised for my Kate Spencer read I need to go back and start Green Arrow 2016 from at least #25 which enticingly tells me Dinah breaks up with Ollie so I'm all for it (I realise this will be for like 30 seconds but let me dream)

God I love comics.

Sometimes I open a character on the wiki to try and work out something and it’s like…oh. This is someone’s favourite character. There is an incredible in depth write up of their entire history, and you scroll down and it’s like…31 total appearances.

Anyway I’m trying to work out if I need to read The Silencer as a lead in for all the 2019 Leviathan nonsense I would otherwise avoid except Kate Spencer AND Lois Lane are both involved.