[ILLUSTRATION BY MARCOS MARTIN.]
Written by Scott Beatty, art by various.
Beginning in issue #37 and running through #2 of DC Comics’ latest hit weekly series COUNTDOWN, Scott Beatty writes a series of two-page back-up origin stories spotlighting DC’s biggest and baddest supervillains. There will only be just three breaks in the run, one for a full-length action-packed issue, as well as two previously written origins written by DC trivia über-expert Mark Waid. Here’s the rundown so far…
COUNTDOWN #37 – Poison Ivy (art by Stephane Roux)
COUNTDOWN #36 – Deathstroke the Terminator (art by Tony Daniel and Jon Glapion)
COUNTDOWN #35 – Parallax (art by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert)
COUNTDOWN #34 – Lex Luthor (art by Andy Clarke)
COUNTDOWN #33 – The Riddler (art by Don Kramer)
COUNTDOWN #32 – Eclipso (art by Phil Winslade)
COUNTDOWN #30 – General Zod (art by Gary Frank)
COUNTDOWN #29 – Penguin (art by Scott McDaniel)
COUNTDOWN #28 – The Trickster & Pied Piper (art by Ethan Van Sciver)
In addition to these, future origins include teamings with Walt Simonson, Kyle Baker, Joe Bennett, Jamal Igle and other comics superstars!
For a sneak peek at several origins, just jump to DC Comics’ official website and click on the HEROES AND VILLAINS link!
Written by Scott Beatty with Christos Gage, art by Wes Craig, covers by Ivan Reis & Richard Friend.
Exploding out of the pages of WildStorm Armageddon comes a biweekly 6-part adventure to save the WildStorm Universe by writers Scott Beatty (BATGIRL: YEAR ONE) & Christos Gage (STORMWATCH: PHD, WILDSTORM ARMAGEDDON) and rising-star artist Wes Craig (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE)!
The rogue Coda warrior Nemesis, following her harrowing post-apocalyptic vision, must find Backlash and Savant to help her unlock the secrets of the coming destruction. But can anything stem the tide of darkness? Step one to fitting together the pieces of the intricate puzzle: infiltrate the world’s most powerful and influential super-humans’ headquarters and raid their database!
32 pages each; Issue #1 on sale January 2; Issue #2 on sale January 16, $2.99.