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'''''Year of the Villain''''' is a crossover comic book event published by [[DC Comics]]. Since May 2019, the event narrates the aftermath of ''[[Dark Nights: Metal]]'' and the prelude to ''[[Batman/Superman#(2019-2021)|Batman/Superman vs. The Secret Six]]'' and ''[[Dark Nights: Death Metal]]''. The crossover and one-shots received generally positive reviews for the characterization of certain villains.
==Prelude==
After the [[Source Wall]] was shattered,<ref>''[[Dark Nights: Metal]]'' (2017–2018). DC Comics.</ref> four entities known as the Omega Titans began invading Colu, forcing [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]] to summon the [[Justice League]] for help. But as [[Amanda Waller]] and the new [[Suicide Squad|Task Force XI]]
Over time, [[Lex Luthor]] found a mysterious object related to an unknown force known as the Totality, while forging a new Legion of Doom, which includes a revived Brainiac and [[The Batman Who Laughs]]. The Totality is presumed to be linked to [[Perpetua (comics)|Perpetua]], an ancient goddess who was made to vanish by her three children, the [[Monitor (comics)|Monitor]], the [[Anti-Monitor]] and the [[World Forger]].<ref>''Justice League'' (2018). DC Comics.</ref>
After faking his death through a bombing and with Perpetua's help, Luthor manages to
== Main plot ==
=== "The Offer" ===
Apex Lex recruits several supervillains to join Perpetua's cause, in exchange of giving them a source of unlimited power. In response, the [[Justice League]] recruits heroes around the universe to fight against the new [[Legion of Doom]].
=== "Dark Gifts" ===
=== "Evil Unleashed" ===
The heroes deal with the consequences caused by the new powers that the villains gained from Perpetua.
=== "Doom Rising" ===
Perpetua began forming a symbol when heroes and villains began their clashes as she announced the rise of Doom.
=== "Hostile Takeover" ===
The villains have unleashed their true power onto the world.
=== "Hell Arisen" ===
Apex Lex has freed Perpetua, but they both must overcome [[The Batman Who Laughs]] first.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsarama.com/46897-apex-lex-and-batman-who-laughs-to-clash-in-year-of-the-villain-hell-arisen.html|title=APEX LEX and BATMAN WHO LAUGHS to Clash in DC Event HELL ARISEN as YEAR OF THE VILLAIN Finale|last=Marston|first=George|date=September 11, 2019|work=[[Newsarama]]|access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>
==Titles involved==
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| '''''[[Justice League]]'''''
| #
| [[Scott Snyder]], [[James Tynion IV]]
| Jorge Jimenez, Javier Fernandez
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| Various
|
|-
| '''''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen'''''
| #1–4
| James Tynion IV
| [[Steve Epting]]
| Finale of the storyline
|-
! colspan="5" | '''Tie-in series'''
|-
| '''''[[Action Comics]]'''''
| #1013–1017
| [[Brian Michael Bendis]]
| Szymon Kudranski
|
|-
| '''''[[Aquaman]]'''''
| #
| Kelly Sue DeConnick
| Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques
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| '''''[[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]]'''''
| #
| Cecil Castellucci
| Carmine di Giandomenico
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| '''''[[Batman]]'''''
| #
| Tom King
| Tony S. Daniel
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| '''''[[Outsiders (comics)|Batman and the Outsiders]]'''''
| #
| Bryan Hill
| Dexter Soy
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| '''''[[Detective Comics|Batman: Detective Comics]]'''''
| #
| Peter J. Tomasi
| Doug Mahnke, Jamie Mendoza
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| '''''[[Superman/Batman|Batman/Superman]]'''''
| #
| Joshua Williamson
| David Marquez
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| '''''[[Catwoman]]'''''
| #
| Joelle Jones
| Joelle Jones, Fernando Blanco
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| '''''[[Deathstroke]]'''''
| #
| Christopher Priest
| Fernando Pasarin
|
|-
| '''''Event Leviathan'''''
| #1–6
| Brian Michael Bendis
| [[Alex Maleev]]
|
|-
| '''''[[Flash (Barry Allen)|The Flash]]'''''
| #
| Joshua Williamson
| Howard Porter, Christian Duce, Scott Kolins
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| '''''[[Harley Quinn]]'''''
| #
| Sam Humphries
| Otto Schmit, Sami Basri, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmuno, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott
|
|-
| '''''[[Harley Quinn and
| #
| [[Jody Houser]]
| Adriana Melo
|
|-
| '''''[[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Hawkman]]'''''
| #
| Robert Venditti
| Patrick Olliffe, Tom Palmer
| #17-22 part of "The Infected" arc
|-
| '''''[[Justice League Dark]]'''''
| #
| Mark Buckingham, Daniel Sampere
|
|
|-
| '''''Justice League Odyssey'''''
| #
| Dan Abnett
| Will Conrad
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| '''''[[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]]'''''
| #
| Dan Jurgens
| Ronan Cliquet
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| '''''[[Red Hood and the Outlaws|Red Hood: Outlaw]]'''''
| #
| Scott Lobdell
| Pete Woods
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| '''''[[Supergirl]]'''''
| #
| Marc Andreyko
| Kevin Maguire
| #34-35 part of "Event Leviathan" arc <br> #36-39 part of "The Infected" arc
|-
| '''''[[Superman]]'''''
| #13,
| rowspan="2" | Brian Michael Bendis
| Ivan Reis, Joe Prado
|
|-
| '''''[[Teen Titans]]'''''
| #
| Adam Glass, Bernard Chang
|
|-
| '''''[[The New Age of DC Heroes|The Terrifics]]'''''
| #
| Gene Luen Yang
| Stephen Segovia
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| '''''[[Wonder Woman]]'''''
| #
| G. Willow Wilson
| Xermanico
|
|-
! colspan="5" | '''One-shots'''
|-
| '''''Harley Quinn’s Villain of the Year'''''
| rowspan="12" | #1
| Mark Russell
| Mike Norton and Amanda Conner
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| '''''[[Black Adam]]: Year of the Villain'''''
| Paul Jenkins
| Inaki Miranda
| "The Infected" tie-in
|-
| '''''[[Black Mask (
| Tom Taylor
| Cully Hamner
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| '''''The [[Joker (character)|Joker]]: Year of the Villain'''''
| John Carpenter, Anthony Burch
| Phillip Tan, Marc Deering
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| '''''[[Lex Luthor]]: Year of the Villain'''''
| Jason Latour
| Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie
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| '''''[[Ocean Master]]: Year of the Villain'''''
| Dan Watters
| Miguel Mendonça
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| '''''The [[Riddler]]: Year of the Villain'''''
| rowspan="2" | Mark Russell
| Scott Godlewski
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|-
| '''''[[Sinestro]]: Year of the Villain'''''
| Brandon Peterson
|
|-
| '''''The Infected: [[
| Paul Jenkins
| Jack Herbert
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| '''''The Infected: [[Donna Troy|Deathbringer]]'''''
| Zoë Quinn
| Ben Oliver
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| '''''The Infected: [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|King Shazam!]]'''''
| Sina Grace
| Joe Bennett
|-
| '''''The Infected: [[Jaime Reyes|Scarab]]'''''
| Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum
| Freddie Williams II
|-
|}
== Critical reception ==
The one-shots of this crossover received generally positive reviews. According to Comic Book Roundup, the one-shots received an average score of 7.8 out of 10. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Year of the Villain Reviews|url=https://comicbookroundup.com:443/comic-books/reviews/dc-comics/year-of-the-villain|access-date=2021-02-23|website=ComicBookRoundup.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Future==
Between July 2018 and March 2019, [[Scott Snyder]] announced ''Year of the Villain'' will be followed by
== Collected editions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Material collected
!Published date
!ISBN
|-
|''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen''
|''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen'' #1–4, ''Year of the Villain'' #1
|June 2020
|{{ISBNT|978-1779502421}}
|-
|''Year of the Villain: The Infected''
|''The Infected: King Shazam!'' #1, ''The Infected: Scarab'' #1, ''The Infected: Donna Troy'' #1, ''The Infected: Deathbringer'' #1, ''The Infected: The Commissioner'' #1
|June 2020
|{{ISBNT|978-1779502544}}
|}
==References==
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