Summary
The next big comic event isn’t coming from Marvel or DC Comics, but insteadImage Comicsand its ambitiousSupermassiveuniverse. Theever-expanding Massive-Verseis a huge modern success story, originally spinning out of the critically belovedRadiant Black.
Now,Image Comicsis ready to take the Massive-Verse to a new level this summer with theSupermassive 2024 One-Shot50-page comic, set to come out on July 24. The comic will cover a major battle within the ongoing Catalyst War, with several iconic heroes leading a daring rescue mission.
Kyle Higgins, Melissa Flores, Ryan Parrott and Mat Groom
Cover Artist:
Stefano Simeone, Kelly McMahon and Tony Daniel
While Radiant Black stands alone against the robot armies of THE CATALYST WAR…where is the rest of the Massive-Verse? With one of their own trapped behind enemy lines as time begins to unravel, it’ll take a SUPERMASSIVE team - including SHIFT, RADIANT RED, ROGUE SUN, THE DEAD LUCKY, and INFERNO GIRL RED - to turn the tide of one of the most fateful battles of the war in this 50-page one-shot crossover event with art from rising star STEFANO SIMEONE (RADIANT BLACK, MIDLIFE)!
The issue brings together many of the Massive-Verse’s most popular heroes, with a stunning preview of the extra-size issue from Image Comics below.
Radiant Black’s Blacklight Issue Is Stunning Whether It Glows Or Not
Radiant Black from Image Comics is releasing a blacklight edition for its tenth issue, which gives readers access to an amazing artistic experience.
Supermassive 2024 Is Coming to Comic Book Stores and Digital Shelves July 24
The Biggest Comic Event of the Summer
As seen in the preview, the Radiants are conversing and conglomerating across the world - San Francisco, New Orleans, and Chicago (from the Other Timeline) - asthey come together for one (super)massive team-up. Traditionally, the Radiants have always had trouble being on the same page, but this time is different. The stakes could not be higher in the midst of the Catalyst War, referring to a robotic war that stretches across two timelines and demands Shift, the Dead Lucky,Radiant Pink (the youngest Radiant)and others to take back control.
This Ambitious Story Doesn’t Fit the Traditional Understanding of Overblown ‘Event’ Stories
The Massive-Verse has been an intriguing experiment by Image Comics, and one of the most exciting things taking place in the comic industry currently. Marvel and DC often have events, but it’s rare to see a genuine, long-lasting status quo change when so many of its most popular characters need to be kept more or less as they are. Marvel and DC can only take so many risks, while the Massive-Verse was bold enough to switch out its main character in just the fourth issue ofRadiant Black. It truly feels like anything can happen in the Massive-Verse, and even more so now, as the Catalyst War reaches its zenith.
For years, the Massive-Verse has beenchanging how fans interact with comics, and its first major event is already showing an incredible level of ambition, changing the stakes and alliances of this world.Image Comicsis clearly preparing for somethingSupermassivefans can’t afford to miss, and which those new to the franchise can use to see what all the fuss is about.
