Spinning out of the origin story from Solar, Man of the Atom – perhaps the best actual science fiction ever in a superhero title – one reality’s Erica Pierce kills her counterpart in another, setting off a chase that leads to the Lost Land, which she is worshipped as Mothergod. The heroes of the Valiant universe are gathered for the first time to fight her and her forces the everything the then-young company had been doing up to that point came together in the Unity event.

Created by Milestone Comics founders Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, and Derek T. Dingle, the character made his first appearance in June 1993’s Static #1. Initially written by McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, and illustrated by John Paul Leon, the series depicted Virgil’s attempts to balance school work, after-school job, family life, and teenage relationships while fighting crime in Dakota.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet” gets a beautiful, memorable illustrated presentation in this May 1986 issue courtesy of artist Dan Day, kicking off what would be a fantastic series based on Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories.

Hiram Lodge’s ambition and greed have had a negative impact on Riverdale, pushing people out of their homes and making the new...

It feels like it’s been a million years and half a million reboots since writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee exploded the brains of Bat-fans with the launch of the original “Hush” storyline in Batman #608.

Batman and Deadpool are back together for the second one-shot in DC and Marvel’s two-issue crossover starring the Caped Crusader and the Merc with a Mouth. It starts with Batman on a case to find a very dangerous, powerful artifact that can change reality. Enter Deadpool with handy exposition and fourth wall breaks, and the team-up begins. The reality distorting weapon sends them through a trippy sequence, including a hotel lobby filled with Marvel/DC Easter eggs, before they finally meet the puppet master of their intercompany crossover.

Mark Spears Monsters the Monster and the Wolf #1 begins in Antarctica where Clint Abbott is searching for a cure for the werewolf curse. He has traveled to the icy, isolated landscape because a doctor there may have developed a serum that can help him. Unfortunately for Clint, he isn’t the only dangerous individual in the area.