As hinted at – heavily – in the weekly 52 series (and seen briefly in Justice Society #1), sometime before the 52 ends, World War III will shake the world. Actually, the date for the war is pretty specific – it will occur in Week 50 of 52.

But – war is big and messy. As such, it sometimes can't be contained to one series or one issue. To get the larger picture of the war, DC has confirmed for Newsarama that there will be four one shots shipping during Week 50 as well, all tied to the events of World War III. The four are:

WWIII PART ONE: CALL TO ARMS
Writer — Keith Champagne
Penciller — Pat Olliffe
Inker — Drew Geraci
Cover — Ethan Van Sciver

WWIII PART TWO: THE VALIANT
Writer — Keith Champagne
Penciller — Andy Smith
Inker — Ray Snyder
Cover — Ethan Van Sciver

WWIII PART THREE: HELL IS FOR HEROES
Writer — John Ostrander
Penciller — Tom Derenick
Inker — Norm Rapmund
Cover — Ethan Van Sciver

WWIII PART FOUR: UNITED WE STAND
Writer — John Ostrander
Penciller — Jack Judson
Inker — Rodney Ramos
Cover — Ethan Van Sciver

Oh, and there's one more project coming up...keep reading.