Transformed superhero series from Image Comics Cross comic multiverse black radiant Long played with all kinds Metaphors of this kindInspired by places like Japanese superhero fantasy f Two classic comics. But its latest twist goes back in time to simulate an iconic moment in superhero history.
this week black radiant No. 24, by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa, Igor Monti and Becca Carey, It sets the stage for the upcoming “Massive-Verse” event Catalyst warand concludes with a shocking choice: black radiantThe protagonists’ dual protagonists, Nathan and Marshall, were both wielding the titular heroic mantle, since an early development in the series saw Nate badly injured and taken to hospital. Now, before either of them could face the greatest threat of all as heroes, the source of their power has given them an ultimatum – only one can truly wield their combined abilities, and they must decide. now.
Or, really, you are the audience. The last page of Issue 24 includes a QR code that readers can scan to go to a website that polls them on whether or not Nate or Marshall should be Radiant Black (try it on the page below, or just… above this If you don’t want to be so fond of it).
“This is the biggest choice Nathan or Marshall have ever had to make, on the eve of the biggest challenge they and the world have ever faced,” Higgins told io9 via email. “Can people change? Is one of them ready? Whom do you trust with the fate of the world?”
“I’m really excited to finally be able to talk about this. Marcelo, Michael, And I’ve been planning for it since the early days of the book, with this decision leading directly into Catalyst warFollow Higgins. We will be collecting votes for the next 30 days. after enormous Later this month, readers can return to it black radiant in July with Issue 25, Part One affiliate Catalyst war, to see who would take up the mantle. Our goal with this series has always been to channel the kind of action that made us fall in love with superheroes. Now, giving readers the opportunity to decide the fate of writers, characters and perhaps the world? Well, that sure excites me! ”
“This is something I never thought possible for us; Asking readers to decide the course of a story is extremely rare,” Costa added. “When Kyle pitched this idea to me, with the decision-making centered on Nathan or Marshall, I was blown away. Also, I don’t know who to choose! I can’t wait to see who my readers vote for. I think we’ll be in for a surprise.”
This move, of course, resonates with one of the most Infamous moments in DC Comics history– Fitting, given what Higgins had previously written about the publisher’s Bat-Family – when fans were asked to take part in a telephone poll that would decide whether Robin Jason Todd would live or die after confronting the Joker during the events of the 1988 story death in the family. The stakes are less serious here, though Jason went to live fulfillment of the second life After being sentenced to death there by a difference of 72 votes, he’s still one of Batman’s most famous moments later.
“The biggest decision in Massive-Verse history, and we leave it in the hands of our readers? When Kyle first pitched this to me, I thought it was impossible, but it is possible — and not that last surprise.” Catalyst waralso,” black radiant Editor and designer Michael Busuttil told io9, before jokingly concluding, “In addition, the loser of this poll will be beaten to death with a crowbar by the Joker! “
or He is Flirting? Stranger things have happened in superhero comics. Joker-blockbar or not, readers have just under a month to vote, when polls close on June 2nd.
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