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| [[Scott Snyder]], [[James Tynion IV]] |
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| Jorge Jimenez, Javier Fernandez |
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| '''''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen''''' |
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| James Tynion IV |
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| [[Steve Epting]] |
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| Szymon Kudranski |
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| '''''[[Aquaman]]''''' |
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| Kelly Sue DeConnick |
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| Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques |
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| '''''[[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]]''''' |
| '''''[[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]]''''' |
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| #37–40 |
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| Cecil Castellucci |
| Cecil Castellucci |
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| Carmine di Giandomenico |
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| '''''[[Batman]]''''' |
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| Tom King |
| Tom King |
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| Tony S. Daniel |
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| '''''[[Outsiders (comics)|Batman and the Outsiders]]''''' |
| '''''[[Outsiders (comics)|Batman and the Outsiders]]''''' |
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| Bryan Hill |
| Bryan Hill |
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| Dexter Soy |
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| '''''[[Detective Comics|Batman: Detective Comics]]''''' |
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| #1008–1016 |
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| Peter J. Tomasi |
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| Doug Mahnke, Jamie Mendoza |
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| '''''[[Superman/Batman|Batman/Superman]]''''' |
| '''''[[Superman/Batman|Batman/Superman]]''''' |
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| #1–6 |
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| Joshua Williamson |
| Joshua Williamson |
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| David Marquez |
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| '''''[[Catwoman]]''''' |
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| #13–17 |
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| Joelle Jones |
| Joelle Jones |
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| Joelle Jones, Fernando Blanco |
| Joelle Jones, Fernando Blanco |
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| '''''[[Deathstroke]]''''' |
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| #45–50 |
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| Christopher Priest |
| Christopher Priest |
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| Fernando Pasarin |
| Fernando Pasarin |
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| '''''Event Leviathan''''' |
| '''''Event Leviathan''''' |
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| #1–6 |
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| Brian Michael Bendis |
| Brian Michael Bendis |
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| [[Alex Maleev]] |
| [[Alex Maleev]] |
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| '''''[[Flash (Barry Allen)|The Flash]]''''' |
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| #75–86 |
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| Joshua Williamson |
| Joshua Williamson |
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| Howard Porter, Christian Duce, Scott Kolins |
| Howard Porter, Christian Duce, Scott Kolins |
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| '''''[[Harley Quinn]]''''' |
| '''''[[Harley Quinn]]''''' |
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| #63–67 |
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| Sam Humphries |
| Sam Humphries |
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| Otto Schmit, Sami Basri, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmuno, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott |
| Otto Schmit, Sami Basri, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmuno, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott |
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| '''''Harley Quinn and |
| '''''[[Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy]]''''' |
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| [[Jody Houser]] |
| [[Jody Houser]] |
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| Adriana Melo |
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| '''''[[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Hawkman]]''''' |
| '''''[[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Hawkman]]''''' |
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| #14–22 |
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| Robert Venditti |
| Robert Venditti |
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| Patrick Olliffe, Tom Palmer |
| Patrick Olliffe, Tom Palmer |
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| '''''[[Justice League Dark]]''''' |
| '''''[[Justice League Dark]]''''' |
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| #13–19 |
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| Mark Buckingham, Daniel Sampere |
| Mark Buckingham, Daniel Sampere |
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| '''''Justice League Odyssey''''' |
| '''''Justice League Odyssey''''' |
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| #11–15 |
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| Dan Abnett |
| Dan Abnett |
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| Will Conrad |
| Will Conrad |
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| '''''[[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]]''''' |
| '''''[[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]]''''' |
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| #62–68 |
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| Dan Jurgens |
| Dan Jurgens |
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| Ronan Cliquet |
| Ronan Cliquet |
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| '''''[[Red Hood and the Outlaws|Red Hood: Outlaw]]''''' |
| '''''[[Red Hood and the Outlaws|Red Hood: Outlaw]]''''' |
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| #36–41 |
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| Scott Lobdell |
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| Pete Woods |
| Pete Woods |
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| '''''[[Supergirl]]''''' |
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| #34–39 |
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| Marc Andreyko |
| Marc Andreyko |
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| Kevin Maguire |
| Kevin Maguire |
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| '''''[[Superman]]''''' |
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| rowspan="2" | Brian Michael Bendis |
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| Ivan Reis, Joe Prado |
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| '''''[[Teen Titans]]''''' |
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| #32–38 |
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| Adam Glass, Bernard Chang |
| Adam Glass, Bernard Chang |
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| '''''[[The New Age of DC Heroes|The Terrifics]]''''' |
| '''''[[The New Age of DC Heroes|The Terrifics]]''''' |
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| Gene Luen Yang |
| Gene Luen Yang |
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| Stephen Segovia |
| Stephen Segovia |
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| '''''[[Wonder Woman]]''''' |
| '''''[[Wonder Woman]]''''' |
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| #75–750 |
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| G. Willow Wilson |
| G. Willow Wilson |
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| Xermanico |
| Xermanico |
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| '''''The Infected: [[ |
| '''''The Infected: [[Jim Gordon (character)|The Commissioner]]''''' |
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| Paul Jenkins |
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| Jack Herbert |
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| '''''The Infected: [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|King Shazam]]''''' |
| '''''The Infected: [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|King Shazam!]]''''' |
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| Sina Grace |
| Sina Grace |
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| Joe Bennett |
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|''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen'' |
|''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen'' |
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|''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen'' # |
|''Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen'' #1–4, ''Year of the Villain'' #1 |
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|June 2020 |
|June 2020 |
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|{{ISBNT|978-1779502421}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:19, 28 February 2023
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Genre | |
Publication date | May 2019 – March 2020 |
Main character(s) | DC Universe |
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 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
[edit]After the Source Wall was shattered,[1] four entities known as the Omega Titans began invading Colu, forcing Brainiac to summon the Justice League for help. But as Amanda Waller and the new Task Force XI destroyed 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.[2]
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, an ancient goddess who was made to vanish by her three children, the Monitor, the Anti-Monitor and the World Forger.[3]
After faking his death through a bombing and with Perpetua's help, Luthor manages to transform himself into a human/Martian hybrid version of himself called "Apex Lex".[4]
Main plot
[edit]"The Offer"
[edit]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"
[edit]The villains debut their newly acquired powers from Lex's offer, leading to the Justice/Doom War.
"Evil Unleashed"
[edit]The heroes deal with the consequences caused by the new powers that the villains gained from Perpetua.
"Doom Rising"
[edit]Perpetua began forming a symbol when heroes and villains began their clashes as she announced the rise of Doom.
"Hostile Takeover"
[edit]The villains have unleashed their true power onto the world.
"Hell Arisen"
[edit]Apex Lex has freed Perpetua, but they both must overcome The Batman Who Laughs first.[5]
Titles involved
[edit]Title | Issue(s) | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Notes |
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Preludes | ||||
Justice League | #25–39 | Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV | Jorge Jimenez, Javier Fernandez | |
Year of the Villain | #1 | Various | Various | |
Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen | #1–4 | James Tynion IV | Steve Epting | Finale of the storyline |
Tie-in series | ||||
Action Comics | #1013–1017 | Brian Michael Bendis | Szymon Kudranski | |
Aquaman | #50–55 | Kelly Sue DeConnick | Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques | |
Batgirl | #37–40 | Cecil Castellucci | Carmine di Giandomenico | |
Batman | #75–85 | Tom King | Tony S. Daniel | "City of Bane" arc |
Batman and the Outsiders | #3–7 | Bryan Hill | Dexter Soy | |
Batman: Detective Comics | #1008–1016 | Peter J. Tomasi | Doug Mahnke, Jamie Mendoza | |
Batman/Superman | #1–6 | Joshua Williamson | David Marquez | "The Infected" arc |
Catwoman | #13–17 | Joelle Jones | Joelle Jones, Fernando Blanco | |
Deathstroke | #45–50 | Christopher Priest | Fernando Pasarin | |
Event Leviathan | #1–6 | Brian Michael Bendis | Alex Maleev | |
The Flash | #75–86 | Joshua Williamson | Howard Porter, Christian Duce, Scott Kolins | |
Harley Quinn | #63–67 | Sam Humphries | Otto Schmit, Sami Basri, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmuno, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott | |
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy | #1–6 | Jody Houser | Adriana Melo | |
Hawkman | #14–22 | Robert Venditti | Patrick Olliffe, Tom Palmer | #17-22 part of "The Infected" arc |
Justice League Dark | #13–19 | Mark Buckingham, Daniel Sampere | ||
Justice League Odyssey | #11–15 | Dan Abnett | Will Conrad | |
Nightwing | #62–68 | Dan Jurgens | Ronan Cliquet | |
Red Hood: Outlaw | #36–41 | Scott Lobdell | Pete Woods | |
Supergirl | #34–39 | Marc Andreyko | Kevin Maguire | #34-35 part of "Event Leviathan" arc #36-39 part of "The Infected" arc |
Superman | #13, 18–22 | Brian Michael Bendis | Ivan Reis, Joe Prado | |
Teen Titans | #32–38 | Adam Glass, Bernard Chang | ||
The Terrifics | #18–24 | Gene Luen Yang | Stephen Segovia | |
Wonder Woman | #75–750 | G. Willow Wilson | Xermanico | |
One-shots | ||||
Harley Quinn’s Villain of the Year | #1 | Mark Russell | Mike Norton and Amanda Conner | |
Black Adam: Year of the Villain | Paul Jenkins | Inaki Miranda | "The Infected" tie-in | |
Black Mask: Year of the Villain | Tom Taylor | Cully Hamner | ||
The Joker: Year of the Villain | John Carpenter, Anthony Burch | Phillip Tan, Marc Deering | ||
Lex Luthor: Year of the Villain | Jason Latour | Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie | ||
Ocean Master: Year of the Villain | Dan Watters | Miguel Mendonça | ||
The Riddler: Year of the Villain | Mark Russell | Scott Godlewski | ||
Sinestro: Year of the Villain | Brandon Peterson | |||
The Infected: The Commissioner | Paul Jenkins | Jack Herbert | "The Infected" arc | |
The Infected: Deathbringer | Zoë Quinn | Ben Oliver | ||
The Infected: King Shazam! | Sina Grace | Joe Bennett | ||
The Infected: Scarab | Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum | Freddie Williams II |
Critical reception
[edit]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. [6]
Future
[edit]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."[7]
Collected editions
[edit]Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
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Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen | Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1–4, Year of the Villain #1 | June 2020 | 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 | 978-1779502544 |
References
[edit]- ^ Dark Nights: Metal (2017–2018). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League: No Justice (2018). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League (2018). DC Comics.
- ^ Year of the Villain #1 (2018). DC Comics.
- ^ Marston, George (September 11, 2019). "APEX LEX and BATMAN WHO LAUGHS to Clash in DC Event HELL ARISEN as YEAR OF THE VILLAIN Finale". Newsarama. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Year of the Villain Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (July 20, 2017). "Scott Snyder Announces Massive DC Crossover Event for 2019". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 7, 2019.