The New Age of DC Heroes
Comics line
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The New Age of DC Heroes (originally titled as Dark Matter) is a comic book line published by DC Comics from 2018 to 2020. The titles – Damage, The Silencer, Sideways, The Terrifics, The Curse of Brimstone, The Immortal Men, New Challengers, and The Unexpected – were set in the DC Universe following the events of Dark Nights: Metal.[1] The line was considered a commercial failure.[2]
Publication history
The Dark Matter line was in development since 2016 alongside The Sandman Universe. Both comic lines are set in the DC Universe after the events of Dark Nights: Metal, and feature new characters alongside re-imagined versions of old ones from DC Comics.[3] Dark Matter was rebranded as "The New Age of DC Heroes" in the following year.[4] All of the constituent series were cancelled in 2019, except The Terrifics, which continued until 2020, with its last three issues published digital-only, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
List of titles
Damage
- Written by: Robert Venditti
- Drawn by: Tony S. Daniel
- Schedule: January 18, 2018 – April 17, 2019
- Issues: #1–16 (plus 1 annual)
Ethan Avery is a soldier who submits to an experiment that turns him into a monster called Damage leading him to question everything he believed about his cause.
The Silencer
- Written by: Dan Abnett
- Drawn by: John Romita Jr.
- Schedule: February 1, 2018 – June 26, 2019
- Issues: #1–18 (plus 1 annual)
Honor Guest is a retired assassin who is targeted by her former employers, Leviathan.
Sideways
- Written by: Dan DiDio and Justin Jordan
- Drawn by: Kenneth Rocafort
- Schedule: February 15, 2018 – February 27, 2019
- Issues: #1–13 (plus 1 annual)
Derek James gains the abilities to travel across dimensions.
The Terrifics
- Written by: Jeff Lemire
- Drawn by: Ivan Reis
- Schedule: March 1, 2018 – September 1, 2020
- Issues: #1–30 (plus 1 annual)
After Simon Stagg opens a portal to the Dark Multiverse, Mister Terrific, Metamorpho, Plastic Man and Phantom Girl join forces to escape the Dark Multiverse and end up cosmically tethered together to prepare for a threat from the Dark Multiverse while using one of Stagg Enterprises' facilities as their base and having come across a message from Tom Strong.
The Curse of Brimstone
- Written by: Justin Jordan
- Drawn by: Philip Tan
- Schedule: April 4, 2018 – March 7, 2019
- Issues: #1–12 (plus 1 annual)
In order to protect his hometown, Joe Chamberlain makes a deal with the demon Brimstone, but Joe must track down and destroy Brimstone before the power he now wields destroys the town he was trying to save.
The Immortal Men
- Written by: James Tynion IV
- Drawn by: Jim Lee
- Schedule: April 11 – September 14, 2018
- Issues: #1–6
Led by the Immortal Man, they are a team of immortal heroes who protected the world from an ancient threat.
New Challengers
- Written by: Scott Snyder and Aaron Gillespie
- Drawn by: Andy Kubert
- Schedule: May 16 – October 17, 2018
- Issues: #1–6
As the New Challengers, five misfit strangers are given a second chance at life, but only if they obey the orders of the mysterious Professor and execute deadly missions in the most unexplored corners of the multiverse.
The Unexpected
- Written by: Steve Orlando
- Drawn by: Ryan Sook
- Schedule: June 6, 2018 – January 9, 2019
- Issues: #1–8
Janet Fals, alias Firebrand, is a former paramedic who is forced to feed the Conflict Engine inside her heart by starting a fight every 24 hours.