Faces of Evil
"Faces of Evil" thematic stories | |||
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Publication information | |||
Publisher | DC Comics | ||
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Formats | Multiple, thematically linked individual issues from multiple ongoing series and one-shot titles. | ||
Publication date | March 2009 | ||
Main character(s) | DC Universe | ||
Creative team | |||
Writer(s) | Various | ||
Artist(s) | Various |
"Faces of Evil" is a DC Comics "event" in January 2009, that editor Dan DiDio described as "inspirationally tied to Final Crisis," with focus placed on the villains of the particular titles involved in and associated with the event.[1][2] Numerous monthly books had villains displayed on their covers while four additional one-shots were published.
Titles
The full list of issues is:
Title | Depicted cover villain | Author | Cover artist(s) |
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Action Comics #873 | Lex Luthor | Geoff Johns | José Ladrönn |
Batman #685 | Catwoman | Paul Dini | Alex Ross |
Birds of Prey #126 | Calculator | Tony Bedard | Stephane Roux |
Booster Gold #16 | Enemy Ace[3] | Dan Jurgens | Dan Jurgens |
Detective Comics #852 | Hush | Paul Dini | Andrew Robinson |
Faces of Evil: Deathstroke[4] | Deathstroke | David Hine | José Ladrönn |
Faces of Evil: Grundy[5][6] | Solomon Grundy | Scott Kolins and Geoff Johns | Shane Davis |
Faces of Evil: Kobra[7] | Kobra | Ivan Brandon | Andrew Robinson |
Faces of Evil: Prometheus[8] | Prometheus[3] | Sterling Gates | Mauro Cascioli |
Green Arrow/Black Canary #16 | Merlyn[9] | Andrew Kreisberg | José Ladrönn |
Green Lantern #37 | Laira | Geoff Johns | Shane Davis |
Green Lantern Corps #32 | Kryb | Peter Tomasi | Patrick Gleason |
Justice League of America #29 | Starbreaker | Len Wein | Ed Benes |
Justice Society of America #23 | Black Adam | Geoff Johns | Alex Ross |
Nightwing #152 | Ra's al Ghul | Peter Tomasi | Brian Stelfreeze |
Robin #182 | Anarky(Ulysses H. Armstrong) | Fabian Nicieza | Brian Stelfreeze |
Secret Six #5 | Deadshot | Gail Simone | Nicola Scott |
Supergirl #37 | Superwoman | Sterling Gates | Joshua Middleton |
Superman #684 | Parasite | James Robinson | Alex Ross |
Teen Titans #67 | Brother Blood | Sean McKeever | Eddy Barrows |
Titans #9 | Jericho[9] | Judd Winick | Tony Daniel |
Vigilante #2 | Vigilante | Marv Wolfman | Andrew Robinson |
Wonder Woman #28 | Cheetah | Gail Simone | Aaron Lopresti |
The kids-friendly book Tiny Titans also featured a "Faces of Mischief" issue around the same time, written by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, and illustrated by Art Baltazar.[10]
The issues of Superman and Action Comics are epilogues to the Superman: New Krypton crossover series. Nightwing is a continuation of the "Batman R.I.P." aftermath storyline, "Last Rites". Detective Comics and Batman comprise a self-contained storyline dependent on each other.
The Faces of Evil event continued in the storyline "Deathtrap", that focuses on Jericho, which starts in Teen Titans Annual 2009, and then carries on in a crossover between Teen Titans #70-71, Titans #12-13 and Vigilante #5.[11]
A seven-part Solomon Grundy miniseries, by Johns and Kolins, picked up where Faces of Evil: Grundy left off.
Notes
- ^ January Sees 'Faces of Evil' at DC - Dan DiDio Spills, Newsarama, September 18, 2008
- ^ Putting a Face on Evil: Dan DiDio on 'Faces of Evil', Newsarama, January 14, 2009
- ^ a b FACES OF EVIL FLASHBACK: Prometheus & Enemy Ace, Comic Book Resources, January 15, 2009
- ^ David Hine on Deathstroke's Return, Comic Book Resources, November 12, 2008
- ^ Scott Kolins on Faces of Evil: Grundy, Newsarama, November 3, 2008
- ^ Exclusive Preview: Faces of Evil: Grundy, Newsarama, November 13, 2008
- ^ Ivan Brandon Sharpens Fangs on "Kobra", Comic Book Resources, November 17, 2008
- ^ Sterling Gates: Returning Prometheus to Glory, Newsarama, December 3, 2008
- ^ a b FACES OF EVIL FLASHBACK: Jericho & Merlyn, Comic Book Resources, January 21, 2009
- ^ Tiny Titans #12
- ^ McKeever & Wolfman Tackle Titan-ic Crossover, Comic Book Resources, January 23, 2008
References
- DC Comics January 2009 titles
- Faces of Evil at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- Faces of Evil at the DC Database Project
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