MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION Prelude. The Landing of the Mothership - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Humberto Ramos and Bobby Rae. Cover by Humberto Ramos and Rober Quijano.
It's a serious case of mistaken identity when strangers from a faraway planet arrive on Earth to take Hardware "home." Static, Barraki, Deacon, Evane, Tetras app.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.
WORLDS COLLIDE: Part 9 of 14. You Shouldn't a Bit, Fish - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Denys Cowan and Prentis Rollins. Cover by Denys Cowan and Walt Simonson.
Continued from Superboy (1994 3rd Series) #7; continues in Superman The Man of Steel (1991) #36. The cosmic entity Rift is wreaking havoc on two worlds, and the heroes of two realities battle side-by-side to save the universe -- twice! Plus: Hardware discovers the downside of working for Alva. Hazard, Steel, Transit app.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.
#16B cover by John Byrne (no gatefold).
In this extra-sized issue, Edwin Alva's discovery of Hardware's true identity forces Curt Metcalf to forge a new, improved high-tech dreadnought of vengeance - HARDWARE, version 2.0! Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Denys Cowan and Prentis Rollins.
Cover price $2.50.
#16B cover by John Byrne (no gatefold).
In this extra-sized issue, Edwin Alva's discovery of Hardware's true identity forces Curt Metcalf to forge a new, improved high-tech dreadnought of vengeance - HARDWARE, version 2.0! Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Denys Cowan and Prentis Rollins.
Cover price $2.50.
#16A (original cover price: $3.95) features a 'barn door' style gatefold second cover by John Byrne that opens to reveal Hardware's new armor.
In this extra-sized issue, Edwin Alva's discovery of Hardware's true identity forces Curt Metcalf to forge a new, improved high-tech dreadnought of vengeance - HARDWARE, version 2.0! Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Denys Cowan and Prentis Rollins.
Cover price $2.50.
Dwayne McDuffie script; Humberto Ramos pencils; Prentis Rollins & Bob Smith inks; J. Scott J. colors; Steve Dutro letters; 1st Humberto Ramos work for DC
"A Bird in the Hand"; Alva, Barraki app; Reprise, SYSTEMatic, Technique cameos
Cover price $1.50.
Weekend Getaway - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Denys Cowan and Prentis Rollins. Cover by Wilfred Santiago and John Stanisci.
Curt Metcalf takes some time out with Barraki Young in order to sort out their relationship. But when the lovers find their quiet retreat under siege, Metcalf must fend off their attackers...without his Hardware suit. Reprise app.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
No Harm Done - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Rich Buckler and Prentis Rollins. Cover by Mark Bright.
When the Shadow War broke out, Hardware and Harm set aside their differences. This time, they're going to work it out and work each other over.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Shadow and Act - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Denys Cowan, Bob Smith, Prentis Rollins, Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch) and Chris Williams (as ChrisCross). Cover by Walt Simonson.
SHADOW WAR, the Milestone line's first crossover event, begins here. War breaks out in the Dakota Universe as Iron Butterfly, the ferrokinetic field commander of the Shadow Cabinet, enlists Hardware into her service. Transit, Headmaster, Holocaust, Harm, Shadow Cabinet, Iron Butterfly app; 1st app Dharma, Shadowspire, Star Chamber. Continues in Icon (1993) #9. All the Milestone titles this month have a unique cover design unifying them for the SHADOW WAR crossover. The cover of this issue features spot-varnished art by Walt Simonson, and a metallic fifth ink.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
In Harm's Way - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Rich Buckler and Prentis Rollins. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti.
Harm is a super-powered mob enforcer...or is he? Hardware steps over the line and into Harm's way, looking for the truth. 1st app of Harm, Transit. This issue leads directly into the first-ever Milestone crossover, SHADOW WAR.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Software! - Written by Brian McDonald. Art by Arvell Jones and Denys Cowan. Cover by Jimmy Palmiotti.
The guest creative team of writer Brian McDonald and penciller Arvell Jones deliver this special issue. Hardware meets his match when he encounters Technique, a brilliant woman with a battle suit of her own, sent by Alva to destroy Hardware. Worse, Technique's suit was designed by Hardware's alter ego, Curt Metcalf.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Rest in Peace - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch) and Jason Minor. Cover by Denys Cowan and Mike Manley.
A rogue SYSTEM agent gives Hardware more information about that secret organization, and Curt learns that he isn't the first high-tech vigilante to fight this war.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Guilty - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Denys Cowan, Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch) and Mike Manley. Cover by Denys Cowan and Klaus Janson.
Hardware is confronted by his worst nightmare -- literally -- and begins his startling transformation. Origin of Deathwish.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Deathwish, Too! - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Denys Cowan, Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch) and Mike Manley. Cover by Denys Cowan and Mike Manley.
As Hardware and Deathwish come closer to finding the serial killer, Hardware learns Deathwish's ugly secret and makes a chilling personal discovery about the nature of vengeance. Plus: 2 pages devoted to Hardware's arsenal.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. That Obscure Object of Desire, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti
An old friend of Curt's, Deacon Stuart, has been accused as the perpetrator of several brutal serial murders, and he asks for Curt's help in finding the real killer; Meanwhile, a vigilante by the name of Deathwish has been making a name for himself by killing criminals, even those who have served their prison time; When Hardware and Deathwish meet at the site of the latest serial murder, they each assume the other is the culprit.
36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Resolution, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Mike Manley and Jimmy Palmiotti
Alva has sent an armored thug to kill Hardware, and it looks like he just might do it, too; But then, Hardware uses his own armor to infiltrate that of his opponent's; A bit of on-the-spot programming, and the thug can't move; After administering a thorough thrashing, Hardware drags his defenseless enemy back home to a distressed Alva, daring the old man to continue his defiance. Information on Milestone Media projects. Hardware's Arsenal character profile. Static Preview, pencils by Joe James.
36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Mike Gustovich. Confrontations, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti; After spending some time refining his plan to kill Alva, Hardware is convinced by Barraki to find a different way to get his revenge instead of more killing; So, when Hardware puts his plan in motion and fights his way to Alva's office, he becomes enraged when Alva tries to hire him as a strong-arm agent; Nevertheless, Hardware doesn't kill Alva. Instead, he reveals that he's gone through Alva's files and will use them in the coming months to dismantle Alva's organization and ruin him; Then, when Alva is broken and penniless, then Hardware will kill him. Information on Milestone Media projects. Icon Preview, pencils by Joe James. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Reprisals, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti
Hardware has been set up. Alva leaked information about gun-runners, knowing Hardware would show up to stop them; But, they were waiting for him, and he barely survives the fight long enough to kill them; Afterwards, Barraki visits Curt's apartment and discovers that he is Hardware; He explains how Alva had used him, and his plans for revenge; But, Barraki is horrified when Curt tells her of the people he killed without any remorse; Curt now has some doubts about his methods. Hardware's Arsenal character profile. Icon Preview, pencils by Joe James.
36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Unbagged. Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti.
Angry Black Man, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti; Curtis Metcalf invents weapons for the wealthy and famous Edwin Alva; after asking for more money, Metcalf discovers Alva is corrupt; seeking justice, Metcalf becomes Hardware. Origin & 1st app. of Hardware; 1st app of Reprise, Edwin Alva.
36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Polybagged. Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Angry Black Man, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti
Curtis Metcalf invents weapons for the wealthy and famous Edwin Alva; after asking for more money, Metcalf discovers Alva is corrupt; seeking justice, Metcalf becomes Hardware. Origin & 1st app. of Hardware; 1st app of Reprise, Edwin Alva. Polybagged w/ Mural Poster, Cover Poster, & Skybox Trading Card.
36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Embers - Written by Ivan Velez, Jr. Art by Tommy Lee Edwards & Steve Mitchell. Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards.
Still excluded from the Coalition, Holocaust's volcanic rampage continues against crime boss Sanchez Cantano, as John Tower, Dakota's first super-hero, comes out of retirement.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Ivan Velez, Jr. Art by Tommy Lee Edwards and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards.
A Milestone title! Determined to secure a seat on the Coalition, Holocaust joins forces with Tarmack and Bad Betty for an incendiary attack on a Coalition member! The action ignites when Holocaust, the volatile pyrokinetic introduced in the pages of BLOOD SYNDICATE, stars in his own 5-issue limited series! The series delves deep into the character of Holocaust as he sets his sights on the Coalition, Dakota's most powerful organized crime syndicate -- not to bring it down, but to take control of it. He begins with the quick, calculated, systematic destruction of Coalition member Elijah Sinclair -- an act that shakes the Coalition enough to call in favors from Dakota's corrupt mayor. The mayor, in turn, reactivates one of the city's original heroes -- someone who could reduce Holocaust to a cinder. Over the course of the series, we learn that Holocaust is more than a creature of violence and appetites. He has a past that shaped his maniacal personality long before the Big Bang that gave him his powers. He also has a mother -- one he never knew -- but whom attentive readers will recognize as an important figure who has made appearances in other Milestone titles!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Four teenage idiots in the far-flung future of the 853rd century decide to use their father's time-displacement unit to finally fulfill a life-long dream: to meet their favorite legendary super-hero from the past, an iconic champion based in 20th century Gotham City. Guess who they drag to the 853rd century? Here's a hint: it ain't Batman. Zapped from a bar stool at Noonan's, Tommy Monaghan pays a visit to the 853rd century! And the question is not whether or not Tommy is ready for the future, but rather if the 853rd century is ready for Tommy!
Written by Garth Ennis. Art and cover by John McCrea.
FC, 32 pg. Mando Format.
NOTE: The DC One Million series consists of 31 issues including a 4-issue mini-series and 27 one-shots.
Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY JOHN MCCREA AND GARRY LEACH; COVER BY MCCREA.
Tragedy strikes as "The Old Dog" reaches its bloody conclusion. Can Tommy and his little band hold out against the overwhelming forces of the mob? And will the vicious Benito Gallo fall into Sean's trap? Several characters meet their destiny as the Battle of Noonan's Bar is fought to the finish.
FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
