Challengers of the Unknown (2024)

Spinning out of Absolute Power and the DC All In Special, the terror of the Darkseid shockwave has cascaded across the DC Universe...tearing open the very fabric of time and space itself! Only one band of super-scientists have the right stuff to challenge the fate of a universe...enter: THE CHALLENGERS OF THE UKNOWN. Alongside the Justice League--where the Challengers run day-to-day operations for the massive Watchtower base in orbit above Earth--Ace Morgan, June Robbins, Prof Haley, Red Ryan, and Rocky Davis must team with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the League to seal the rifts that threaten the galaxy. But a mysterious foe from the Challengers' past lurks in the shadows, and its connection to the godshock will put the DCU on borrowed time!

THE CHALLENGERS FACE A DEEP SEA MYSTERY! The odyssey of the Challengers continues on the Watchtower and beyond! Bracing under the strict oversight of Mister Terrific in their investigation into the Godshock and still reeling from something Unknown rattling them all internally, it's June's turn to be shaken to the core when a strange rupture in the deepest part of the ocean draws the League's scrutiny...and awakens the most difficult creation of her Challenger past. Guest starring Batman, Aquaman, and the Sea Devils!

A MYSTERIOUS BEING FROM THE FUTURE APPEARS! The Challengers continue to investigate the after effects of the Darkseid shockwave. The latest mission draws Prof Haley along with Ray Palmer (The Atom) to a remote and far-reaching part of the world where hyper-intelligence seems to have infected a long-missing individual from DC Comics past. Things turn even stranger when a being appears to Prof and the Atom claiming to be from the future and calling itself The Optimum. The Optimum promises untold scientific secrets...that is, if it could have a glimpse into the Justice League's top secret Atom Project...

THE MYSTERY OF DARKSEID'S DEATH DEEPENS! The Challengers continue to investigate Darkseid anomalies throughout the universe...and...within themselves...? As more Challs members face isolation aboard the Watchtower and evaluation by Mr. Terrific, a closely guarded theory begins to form as to why the Challengers might have been particularly affected by Darkseid's disappearance...even as they're kept in the dark while the League speculates. Now Red Ryan must investigate a newly sentient asteroid with the Green Lantern himself--Hal Jordan. But what does it mean when Red can begin to hear the asteroid's...thoughts? And what happens when he loses control of his own body after being exposed to the asteroid's...blood?

IN THE SHADOW OF DARKSEID! How are the Challengers of the Unknown connected to Darkseid's death, and is there a way back from Omega? Does the most frightening unknown the Challengers have ever faced lie within? As the rift between the Challengers and the Justice League grows and becomes untenable, it's up to Rocky Davis and Wonder Woman to try to get to the heart of the matter...or die trying! But an old foe will rear its head once more--this time aboard the Watchtower, all in an effort to use the Challengers as a means to a nefarious end. Doors close, and alliances tilt, even while other gateways open...