"Superman" volume 2 reached issue #226 (April 2006) and was then canceled as part of the linewide "Infinite Crisis" event. "The Adventures of Superman" was returned to its original title, "Superman", with issue #650 (May 2006), as a part of the "One Year Later" banner. "Superman" had a crossover with "Action Comics", titled "" co-written by Geoff Johns and Kurt Busiek with art by Pete Woods. This storyline told of Clark Kent attempting to protect Metropolis without his powers until eventually regaining them. Busiek became the sole writer of the series with issue #654 (September 2006) and Carlos Pacheco became the series' artist. The series participated in the weekly series "Countdown to Final Crisis", giving a different perspective on certain events shown in the weekly title, such as the events preceding the death of New God Lightray.