'Radiant Black' Universe Is Expanding in Image Comics
Image Comics’ Radiant Black is expanding into a fully-realized universe. Last year, writer Kyle Higgins and artist Marcelo Costa teamed up to bring comic book readers the initial series, and it is now spawning spinoffs.
Radiant Black introduced readers to Nathan Burnett who gains superpowers after coming across the “Radiant.” The series has drawn comparisons to Spider-Man, partly for Nathan’s mundane problems relating to work and credit card debt. Image Comics has seen success with the series, prompting the first issue to be made available online for free. The one-shot Supermassive proved that fans were hungry to see Radiant Black in a crossover with other heroes. The issue incorporated new superheroes including Rogue Sun. It wasn’t long until he received his own title in March, written by Ryan Parrott with art by Abel. A new miniseries Radiant Red kicked off in the same month, written by Cherish Chen with art by Miquel Muerto and David LaFuente.
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Radiant Black is expanding with several other new heroes set in the Massive-Verse, each with their distinct mythologies. The saga which started with Higgins and Costa’s impressive world-building has spawned new plot lines from other creators to continue growing the universe from Image Comics. When the graphic novelInferno Girl Red found support on Kickstarter, writer Mat Groom and artist Erica D’Urso had a good impression of what the Massive-Verse could expect going forward. The graphic novel which is set to release later this year will be the fifth entry into Radiant Black’s continuity. As key characters are receiving spinoffs alongside new heroes and villains, the Massive-Verse is becoming one of
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