All images on comic collector live of their respective publishers. Day of judgment 1999 the spectre hal jordan sentinels of magic. Dec 14, 2018 armageddon 2001 was a 1991 crossover event published by dc comics. A description of tropes appearing in armageddon 2001. Armageddon 2001 was the first dc universewide crossover to run through the companys annuals. Armageddon 2001 was a 1991 crossover event published by dc comics. Armageddon 2001 starts off incredibly strong, before going impossibly off the rails. In this particular homage, however, wonder woman steps in and breaks up the fight, drawing their attention to an even. Superman, flash, power girl, metamorpho, hawk, dove. On armageddon 2001 and the annualbased crossover sequart.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Written by archie goodwin, dennis oneil and pencilled by dan jurgens, it was a twoissue limited series that took in almost all. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A possible future for batman finds him broken in body and spirit, even as his war with ras al ghul rages on in succession. Written by archie goodwin, dennis oneil and pencilled by dan jurgens, it was a.
Waverider, talia, alfred, tim drake, commissioner gordon, the joker, twoface. It centered on a hero from the future, waverider, who traveled to the past in order to. The people are unhappy with his rule, particularly a. Armageddon 2001 comic book covers for all armageddon 2001 comic books for sale. Keith ian giffen is an american comic book illustrator and writer. A massive cross over tale, the story began in its self titled 1st issue special and spun off into 12 annuals of the most popular comic titles of the. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. Armageddon 2001 was one of dcs first big postcrisis comic book event series. By dc written by archie goodwin art by dan jurgens dick giordano inks. Placeholder for the 1991 annual crossover published by dc comics. You see, there was a crossover going on in the summer of 1991 called armageddon 2001, where a guy came from the future to find out which current superhero would become a. Armageddon 2001 refers to a gigantic battle between all of earths heroes and a villain known only as monarch, in which the superheroes were slain and the allpowerful monarch plunged the world into a totalitarian government underneath his rule. Armageddon 2001 reading order comic book reading orders. The story was presented as a mystery as matthew ryder traveled back in time to 1991 the year the comic was published from 2001 to stop a superpowered tyrant named monarch from gaining power and taking over the world.
Monarch is an oppressive tyrant from a bleak, dystopian earth in the year a. Feb, 2015 however, before the next part of breakdowns happened, a funny thing had to be dealt with. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover. The clone wars finales haunting last moments provide the perfect ending. Kais komic book flashback dcs armageddon 2001 middle. After the event, there were two limited series, armageddon. The writers opt for a twist, though they set up a different ending. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. Humorous in tone, much like the jla books at the time. Armageddon 2001 refers to a gigantic battle between all of earths heroes and a.
Grumpy old fan going on about ongoing series, part one. The first issue was written by archie goodwin, the second by denns oneil. The villain of armageddon is called monarch, which is pretty close to king. Armageddon 2001 started off as one thing, and turned into something quite different. Armageddon 2001 1991 from dc comics league of comic geeks. Perform a search directly from this menu or visit our advanced search page for more search options. The central miniseries of armageddon 2001 was only two issues long, acting as bookends to the tieins, which ran exclusively through that years annuals. However, before the next part of breakdowns happened, a funny thing had to be dealt with. Armageddon 2001 was a 1991 crossover event storyline published by dc comics. It was just two issues, but the bulk of it happened in. Crisis on infinite earths 1985 the culling 2012 teen titans legion of superheroes. Armageddon 2001 refers to a gigantic battle between all of earths heroes and a villain known only as monarch, in which the superheroes were slain and the. Ten years in the future, one of the earths superheroes decides that the world needs order, does a faceheel turn, kills all the others, and becomes an armorclad dictator known as monarch years later, there is a man named matthew ryder who is unhappy with monarchs regime.
You see, there was a crossover going on in the summer of 1991 called armageddon 2001, where a guy came from the future to find out which current superhero would become a villain in the future known as the monarch. He also created the alien mercenary character lobo with roger slifer, and the irreverent wantto. During the comic series publication, the comics buyers guide, the. He is possibly bestknown for his long runs illustrating, and later writing the legion of superheroes title in the 1980s and 1990s.
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