By Christopher Gage & various (WildStorm)
ISBN: 1-84576-749-5
Disappointing umpteenth kickstart for the denizens of Jim Lee’s WildStorm universe characters – now, thanks to Infinite Crisis and 52, a bona fide element of the DCU – in which various heroes are transported to the near future by the reality bending sometime-WildC.A.T. Void. Of course it’s another dystopic disaster-area and each champion is tasked to return to their own critical point in time and prevent The End from happening.
The book is comprised of six single issues all written by Christopher Gage. Midnighter: Armageddon #1 is illustrated by Simon Coleby, Welcome to Tranquility: Armageddon #1 by Neil Googe, Horacio Domingues & Dan Davis, Wetworks: Armageddon #1 by Brandon Badeux, Gen13: Armageddon #1 by Jonboy Meyers, digitally inked and coloured by Tony Washington, Stormwatch PHD: Armageddon #1 by Leandro Fernández & Francisco Parozini and WildCats: Armageddon #1 by Talent Caldwell.
To add to the annoyance caused by this flashy, shiny, vacuous eye-candy is the obligatory cliffhanger ending. The resolution is saved for another book, someday, so in this rare incidence I’m suggesting you wait for that. If that’s any good you might then consider buying this pretty nonsense, if only for the sake of completeness.
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