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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]] destroydestroyed him, his great-great-grandson [[Brainiac 5]] informs the League that Brainiac was using them to make sure the Omega Titans would destroy Earth, so there can be no interference for him.<ref>''Justice League: No Justice'' (2018). DC Comics.</ref>
 
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>
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=== "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]]|accessdateaccess-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>
 
==Titles involved==
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| '''''[[Justice League]]'''''
| #25-3925–39
| [[Scott Snyder]], [[James Tynion IV]]
| Jorge Jimenez, Javier Fernandez
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| '''''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen'''''
| #1-41–4
| James Tynion IV
| [[Steve Epting]]
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| '''''[[Action Comics]]'''''
| #1013-10171013–1017
| [[Brian Michael Bendis]]
| Szymon Kudranski
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| '''''[[Aquaman]]'''''
| #50-5550–55
| Kelly Sue DeConnick
| Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques
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| '''''[[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]]'''''
| #37-4037–40
| Cecil Castellucci
| Carmine di Giandomenico
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| '''''[[Batman]]'''''
| #75-8575–85
| Tom King
| Tony S. Daniel
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| '''''[[Outsiders (comics)|Batman and the Outsiders]]'''''
| #3-73–7
| Bryan Hill
| Dexter Soy
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| '''''[[Detective Comics|Batman: Detective Comics]]'''''
| #1008-10161008–1016
| Peter J. Tomasi
| Doug Mahnke, Jamie Mendoza
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| '''''[[Superman/Batman|Batman/Superman]]'''''
| #1-61–6
| Joshua Williamson
| David Marquez
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| '''''[[Catwoman]]'''''
| #13-1713–17
| Joelle Jones
| Joelle Jones, Fernando Blanco
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| '''''[[Deathstroke]]'''''
| #45-5045–50
| Christopher Priest
| Fernando Pasarin
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| '''''Event Leviathan'''''
| #1-61–6
| Brian Michael Bendis
| [[Alex Maleev]]
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| '''''[[Flash (Barry Allen)|The Flash]]'''''
| #75-8675–86
| Joshua Williamson
| Howard Porter, Christian Duce, Scott Kolins
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| '''''[[Harley Quinn]]'''''
| #63-6763–67
| Sam Humphries
| Otto Schmit, Sami Basri, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmuno, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott
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|-
| '''''[[Harley Quinn and [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]]'''''
| #1-61–6
| [[Jody Houser]]
| Adriana Melo
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|-
| '''''[[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Hawkman]]'''''
| #14-2214–22
| Robert Venditti
| Patrick Olliffe, Tom Palmer
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| '''''[[Justice League Dark]]'''''
| #13-1913–19
| Mark Buckingham, Daniel Sampere
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|
|-
| '''''Justice League Odyssey'''''
| #11-1511–15
| Dan Abnett
| Will Conrad
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| '''''[[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]]'''''
| #62-6862–68
| Dan Jurgens
| Ronan Cliquet
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| '''''[[Red Hood and the Outlaws|Red Hood: Outlaw]]'''''
| #36-4136–41
| Scott Lobdell
| Pete Woods
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| '''''[[Supergirl]]'''''
| #34-3934–39
| Marc Andreyko
| Kevin Maguire
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| '''''[[Superman]]'''''
| #13, #18-2218–22
| rowspan="2" | Brian Michael Bendis
| Ivan Reis, Joe Prado
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| '''''[[Teen Titans]]'''''
| #32-3832–38
| Adam Glass, Bernard Chang
| Bernard Chang
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| '''''[[The New Age of DC Heroes|The Terrifics]]'''''
| #18-2418–24
| Gene Luen Yang
| Stephen Segovia
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| '''''[[Wonder Woman]]'''''
| #75-75075–750
| G. Willow Wilson
| Xermanico
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| '''''The Infected: [[JamesJim Gordon (comicscharacter)|The Commissioner]]'''''
| Paul Jenkins
| Jack Herbert
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| '''''The Infected: [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|King Shazam!]]'''''
| Sina Grace
| Joe Bennett
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== 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 ''[[Dark Nights: Death Metal]]'', a crossover event for 2020, which will be the sequel to ''Dark Nights: Metal''. Snyder stated: "Everything is coming back, we want to pay it forward. The Omega Titans, Barbatos, the Forge, it’s all coming back. Everything you read, our goal is to reward. All of it culminates in like a year in like a ''Metal'' event."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-crossover-event-scott-snyder/|title=Scott Snyder Announces Massive DC Crossover Event for 2019|last=Cronin|first=Brian|date=July 20, 2017|work=Comic Book Resources|accessdateaccess-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref>
 
== 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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