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All Comics' Greatest World titles took place in a , Steel Harbor, and the Cinnibar Flats area of Nevada, home of an interdimensional rift called the ''Vortex''.

The series started off with a story in ''Dark Horse Comics'' before kicking off in four weekly Limited Series , introducing the cities and characters. These were followed by several short-lived series, one-shots, and mini-series. Only a few titles lasted very long.

Around April of 1995, the imprint was renamed "Dark Horse Heroes." With the name change, the use of the city logos was also dropped.


ENVIRONS


Arcadia


See Also: Arcadia (Dark Horse Comics)



First appearance: ''Dark Horse Comics'' #8 (intro of X)

Arcadia is an orderly, smoothly run machine of a city.
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This is a world of shadow, danger, and bloody retribution.


It is a city of corrupt officials and organized crime.
The policemen who are not on the take are criminals in their own right.

Major Characters
  • X

  • Ghost

  • Silhouette(Ghost)

  • Carmine Tango(X)


Other Characters
  • Monster(CGW, Will to Power, X)

  • Pit Bulls(CGW, X)

  • Scream(Hero Illustrated X Special, Will to Power)

  • Lt. Lewis

  • Congressman DeMarco

  • Commissioner Anderson

  • Mayor Teal



Golden City

See Also: Golden City (comics)



Major Characters
  • Grace

  • Titan

  • (A Group of Heroes)

  • Law (Introduced in Division 13 # 1)


Other Characters
  • Madison

  • Ruby

  • Rebel

  • Titan

  • Warmaker



Steel Harbor

See Also: Steel Harbor (comics)



Major Characters

Other Characters
  • Mace Blitzkrieg

  • Wolf Hunter

  • Ignition

  • Charlie



The Vortex and Surrounding Areas

See Also: Cinnibar Flats (comics)



Major Characters
  • Lt. Anderson

  • Vortex

  • Division 13

  • Law

  • Hero Zero(CGW, Will To Power, Out of the Vortex)

  • King Tiger(CGW, Will to Power,Ghost)



STORYLINES


The Original Mini-Series


The original ''Comics' Greatest World'' mini-series was comprised of 16 weekly issues divided into four environments, each with four issues. The story followed a group of Searchers from the Reavor Swarm coming to Earth to track down the Heretic. Each issue also featured a one page prologue detailing the Heretic’s experiments on Earth during during the 1930s and 1940s, which ended in an accident that resulted in the metahuman activity on the planet.


Major Characters



Issues

  • Prelude: ''Dark Horse Comics'' 8-10: "Who is X?"(Reprinted in X: One Shot to the Head)

  • ''Comics' Greatest World: Sourcebook''

  • ''Arcadia'' Week 1: X(cover by Frank Miller )

  • ''Arcadia'' Week 2: Pit Bulls

  • ''Arcadia'' Week 3: Ghost(Cover by Dave Dorman )

  • ''Arcadia'' Week 4: Monster

  • ''Golden City'' Week 1: Rebel

  • ''Golden City'' Week 2: Mecha

  • ''Golden City'' Week 3: Titan

  • ''Golden City'' Week 4: Catalyst: Agents of Change

  • ''Steel Harbor'' Week 1: Barb Wire

  • ''Steel Harbor'' Week 2: The Machine

  • ''Steel Harbor'' Week 3: Wolf Gang(Cover by Chris Warner)

  • ''Steel Harbor'' Week 4: Motorhead

  • ''Vortex'' Week 1: Division 13

  • ''Vortex'' Week 2: Hero Zero

  • ''Vortex'' Week 3: King Tiger(Cover by Geoff Darrow )

  • ''Vortex'' Week 4: Out of the Vortex(Cover by Frank Miller)



Will To Power

See Also: Will to Power (comics)



Titan, following his exit from Golden City, goes to work for the United States Government and comes into contact with all the major characters of the line.


Major Characters

  • Titan



Issues

  • ''Titan Special'' 1 (lead-in)

  • ''Will To Power'' 1-3 (Arcadia)

  • ''Will To Power'' 4-6 (Steel Harbor)

  • ''Will To Power'' 7-9 (Golden City)

  • ''Will To Power'' 10-12 (Vortex)



Hunting the Heroes


A group of Predators (the aliens from the Predator movies) arrive on earth and begin hunting various CGW heroes.


Major Characters

  • X

  • '' Ghost ''

  • Motorhead

  • Law



Issues

"Hunting the Heroes" was a "theme" series. The individual stories were unrelated and could be read in any order. Released in 1995.

  • ''X'' #18

  • ''Ghost'' #5

  • ''Motorhead'' #1

  • ''Agents of Law'' #6



TITLES

  • Agents Of Law (6 issues, 1995)

  • Barb Wire (9 issues, 2 magazine specials)

  • Barb Wire: Ace of Spades (4 issues)

  • (7 issues, 1994)

  • Comics' Greatest World (16 issues, 1 special)

  • Dark Horse Heroes: Revelations

  • Division 13 (4 issues)

  • Ghost (2 series, 36 & 22 issues, 3 specials, 2 mini-series (2 & 4 issues), and a 1-shot)

  • Godzilla vs. Hero Zero

  • Hero Zero one-shot

  • King Tiger & Motorhead (2 issues)

  • The Machine (4 issues)

  • The Mask: World Tour(4 issues, crossover)

  • Mecha Special

  • Motorhead (6 issues, special, 1995)

  • Out of the Vortex (12 issues, 1993-94)

  • Titan Special(1994)

  • Will to Power (12 issues, 1994)

  • X (25 issues, 2 specials, One Shot To the Head)



Special Cases

  • 9 issues of ''Dark Horse Comics'' featured CGW stories, including the very first CGW story, the 3-part "Who is X?" story (#8-10, later reprinted as X: One Shot to the Head). #19,20 (X), #21,22 (Mecha), #23,24 (The Machine)

  • At least 4 issues and 1 annual of ''Dark Horse Presents'' #144 (Vortex), #145-147 (Ghost),

  • A Ghost story was featured in ''A Decade of Dark Horse'' #2.

  • Also, the Nexus story in ''A Decade of Dark Horse'' #3 featured theme park rides of Ghost and Barb Wire, and Hero Zero made a cameo appearance in a The Mask story.



COLLECTIONS

In January, 2008, DH will publish the ''Dark Horse Heroes Omnibus'' which will reprint the 'Comics Greatest World' and 'Will to Power' mini-series. The success of this may lead to further collections.


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EXTERNAL LINKS

  • [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/greatest.htm Comics Greatest World at International Superheroes directory.]



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