Massive-Verse
The Massive-Verse is a fictional shared universe, created by Kyle Higgins, which spans a line of comic books published by Image Comics since February 2021, later retroactively established to have begun with C.O.W.L., first published in May 2014.
Publication history
In November 2020, it was announced that Higgins was writing another creator-owned book for Image Comics entitled Radiant Black, with art by Marcelo Costa. The series officially began publication in February 2021.The first crossover started with a one-shot crossover entitled Supermassive, written by Higgins, Ryan Parrott, and Mat Groom with art by Francesco Manna and Simone Ragazzoni and colors by Igor Monti released February 23, 2022. The comic served as a backdoor pilot for spin-off titles entitled Inferno Girl Red and Rogue Sun, with this comic marking the first appearances of the series' protagonists.
The first of these new books to spawn out of this would be the title Rogue Sun written by Parrott and illustrated by Abel, with its first issue releasing on March 2, 2022 and Inferno Girl Red debuting on January 25, 2023, written by Groom and illustrated by Erica D'Urso and colored by Monti. In February 2022, it was announced that another book connected to the Massive-Verse would release in August entitled The Dead Lucky, written by Melissa Flores and illustrated by French Carlomagno. The first direct spin-off of Radiant Black would release on March 9, 2022, entitled Radiant Red, with the miniseries written by Cherish Chen and art by David Lafuente. Another spin-off, Radiant Pink, written by Meghan Camarena and Melissa Flores and illustrated by Emma Kubert, debuted on December 7, 2022. C.O.W.L., was originally released in 2014 but has since been retroactively designated as part of the Massive-Verse. In December 2022, it was announced that a new series, entitled No/One, would launch in March 2023, with Higgins and Brian Buccellato writing and Geraldo Borges illustrating.
A second Supermassive event was released in May 2023 written by Higgins, Parrot, Groom and Flores with artwork by Daniele Di Nicuolo. This one-shot features Radiant Black, Rogue Sun and The Dead Lucky, along with a new character Thomasin as they hunt down the Holy Grail. That issue includes a cameo from Medieval Spawn, possibly hinting at a further crossover down the line.
After the end of an official fan voting, and the "Catalyst War" arc, the next Radiant Black story arc will feature Marshall Ward as the permanent titular hero.
Main characters
- Radiant Black — The original Radiant Black, before a building collapsed on top of him that left him in a coma for 9 months. He eventually became Radiant Black again and is now sharing the Radiant with Marshall. Has the ability to manipulate gravity and shoot energy blasts.
- Radiant Black — Nathan's best friend and the second Radiant Black after Nathan fell into a coma. Has the ability to manipulate gravity and shoot energy blasts. Became the new permanent Radiant Black after winning a fan vote.
- Radiant Red — An Asian-American woman with financial debt. Has the ability of matter-absorption
- Radiant Pink — An Hispanic internet streamer who has the ability to open portals.
- Radiant Yellow — An elderly African-American man who has the ability to see every probability across time and space.
- Rogue Sun — The latest Rogue Sun following the death of his estranged father, Marcus Bell.
- Inferno Girl Red — A teenage girl living in Apex City and the current Inferno Girl Red.
- The Dead Lucky — The former captain of the platoon "Dead Lucky" and has the ability to control electrical machinery and can see energy ghosts.
- No/One — A hacktivist/vigilante operating in Pittsburgh.
- Shift — A recurring villain who antagonizes Radiant Black and leads his own crime syndicate that sells Radiant tech. Has the ability to "shift" between places.
Titles