RADIANT BLACK (2021)

For fans of INVINCIBLE and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comes a brand-new ONGOING SERIES from acclaimed writer KYLE HIGGINS (Ultraman, C.O.W.L.) and artist MARCELO COSTA that reinvents superheroes for a new generation! Nathan Burnett has just turned thirty, and things aren't great: He's working (and failing) at two jobs, his credit card debt is piling up, and his only move... is moving back home with his parents. But when Nathan discovers and unlocks the ethereal, cosmic RADIANT, he's given the power to radically change his fortunes! There's just one problem: The powers don't belong to him. And the COSMIC BEINGS who created them want them back... by any means necessary.

Yesterday: Nathan found an alien artifact that turned him into a superhero. Today? His dad says he has to get a job, so driving for rideshare company Drivr it is. Oh, and there's also someone else out there robbing banks with powers like his. That's probably important.

Okay, that's it. Nathan's getting down to business today: he's finally working on his novel. All he needs is some solitary writing time-no "helpful" parents, no superhero social media, and definitely no alien voices beaming an unintelligible language into his brain. That's not too much to ask for, right?

It was always going to come to this: Radiant Black vs Radiant Red in a knock-down drag-out fight across the city of Lockport! And believe us when we say that after this fight, nothing will ever be the same again. For Lockport or for Radiant Black. We actually mean it.

END OF STORY ARC The first arc of RADIANT BLACK ends here! Radiant Red is still out there. He needs to be stopped before anyone else gets hurt. But after the events of last issue left Lockport-and the world-reeling, is Radiant Black up to the task? And will he be in this fight alone? Fan-favorite artist Eduardo Ferigato (Self/Made, The Trials of Ultraman) and critically acclaimed colorist Natália Marques will join Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa on the bestselling superhero series Radiant Black.

Who's under the helmet of RADIANT RED? Writer KYLE HIGGINS, guest co-writer CHERISH CHEN, and industry legend DARKO LAFUENTE (Ultimate Spider-Man, Superman) join forces for a story that challenges everything you think you know about the man behind the mask!

NEW STORY ARC! Picking up from the shocking ending of issue five, Radiant Black's life just got a whole lot more complicated. Pursued by a new enemy and not sure who to trust, will our hero escape with his life? Or is this the beginning of the end for RADIANT BLACK?

The battle for the Radiants tears through Chicago. Can this unlikely new team stand against an enemy who knows more about their powers than they do? And even if they win...what happens next?

Time passes. Slowly, Lockport recovers. But faced with a city that no longer wants him around and still reeling from unimaginable loss, Marshall has to ask: is it already time to leave town for good?

Welcome to Existence. An unimaginable infinity beyond space and time. Marshall is trapped there. But how? And why? Can he make it out? And what is Catalyst?

Phew. Okay. Deep breaths. We made it out. Maybe, just maybe, it's finally time for Marshall to relax. Or maybe there's a new superpowered asshole in town. And if Marshall can't handle them alone, maybe he could use some help from RADIANT PINK?

END OF STORY ARC Camera on. Mic check. Put the stream live. Hide the alien artifact that gives you superpowers. Wipe away the tears. And three, two, one... Series writer KYLE HIGGINS is joined by Twitch superstar MEGHAN "STRAWBURRY17" CAMARENA and iconic artist GO I MONTES for a standalone story that reveals the secret origins of Radiant Pink!

As the saying goes, when it rains supervillains, it pours supervillains. But even as ACCEL hunts Radiant Black for the ultimate recharge, Marshall's got bigger things to worry about - like repairing his reputation. And the old friend who just showed up in town. And... who's got his dog? RADIANT BLACK YEAR TWO begins here!

Enough is enough. It's time for Marshall to take the fight to EpicFront and put an end to this parade of supercriminals for good. But they won't be going down without a fight-and could their new weapon be strong enough to turn the tables on Radiant Black?

The onslaught of new villains continues as Radiant Black faces off against...Blaze? From C.O.W.L.? Meanwhile, an unauthorized Radiant Black fan film is being shot in Lockport. When Marshall heads over to offer some friendly advice, he just might face his greatest enemy of all: creative license.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Piece by piece, Marshall has managed to dismantle the EpicFront empire. This is what happens next.

Marshall faces down a gauntlet of enemies, each more determined than the last to take the Radiant from him by any means necessary. He needs a miracle. Will the unexpected appearance of RADIANT YELLOW be enough to turn the tide?

NEW STORY ARC It's 1979. Wendell George graduates from Purdue with a degree in engineering and plans for the future. It's 2020. Wendell George discovers a cosmic artifact in a donut shop. It's 2023. Everything has fallen apart. Series writer KYLE HIGGINS is joined by Chicago sports radio star LAURENCE HOLMES and rising-star artist STEFANO SIMEONE (Good Luck, Megaman: Fully Charged) for the secret origin of RADIANT YELLOW!

A brand-new alien object has landed in Chicago. But what is it? And...why isn't it doing anything? And in the wake of the shocking ending of the fight with EpicFront...who even is Radiant Black these days?

As the alien artifact activates and reveals its true purpose to the world, Nathan and Marshall will have to work together to stop it - even if it means making a decision neither of them is ready to make.

Up against an enemy unlike anything they've ever seen, Nathan and Marshall will have to learn how to share their powers-or else the two Radiants Black might not survive until the end of the night!

Nathan left Los Angeles with forty thousand dollars in credit card debt, no job prospects, and no superpowers. Eighteen months later, with forty thousand dollars in credit card debt, no job prospects, and a superpowered secret identity that he shares part-time with his best friend, he's going back. RADIANT BLACK is a Massive-Verse series.

One giant robot? No problem. All the Radiants working together took it down easily. So what if there's one more coming? ...What's that? Look at the cover? Why would I look at the...oh. Oh no. RADIANT BLACK is a Massive-Verse series.

RETURN TO EXISTENCE! With their shared powers out of control, Nathan and Marshall go back to the source. But what new challenges await them within Existence? And what secrets will come out in a place with only truth? RADIANT BLACK is a Massive-Verse series.

NEW STORY ARC The Radiants were stolen. An empire, vaster than space, has come to claim them. The end of the world is here. THE CATALYST WAR begins. And amidst the chaos, Nathan and Marshall will make the biggest decision of their lives: who will be Radiant Black? RADIANT BLACK is a Massive-Verse series.

THE CATALYST WAR CONTINUES! The rules of engagement become clear. Nathan and Marshall face the first trial. RADIANT BLACK is a Massive-Verse series.

THE CATALYST WAR CONTINUES! Nathan and Marshall face the consequences of their decisions. In the rubble of skyscrapers, the second trial begins. RADIANT BLACK is a Massive-Verse series.

THE CATALYST WAR continues! The third trial begins. The war begins to take its toll. Nathan and Marshall pay the price. The First half of a story that continues in RADIANT BLACK 28.5!

The Catalyst War continues! Things go too far. Nathan and Marshall make their choices. An outside force enters the game. Radiant Black is a Massive-Verse series.

The Catalyst War Continues. Pieces fall into place. Endless possibilities collapse. The end of the world is at hand. Radiant Black is a Massive-Verse series.

NEW STORY ARC! **RADIANT BLACK RETURNS! ** In the wake of the CATALYST WAR, MARSHALL WARD is the one and only RADIANT BLACK! But not everyone in Chicago is happy with their new hero—and with old foes returning and new threats rising, will Marshall’s time as Radiant Black be abruptly cut short? A new era of RADIANT BLACK begins in this perfect jumping-on point for new readers!

A bold new era of Radiant Black continues! As Marshall struggles to balance being Radiant Black and having a personal life, a new threat rises from the wreckage of the Catalyst War! And if that wasn't bad enough...is something even more sinister lurking in the shadows?

As Marshall investigates a new threat, he's shocked to find it closer to home than he ever could have imagined! And as if that wasn't enough: look, up in the sky! It's a vampire! It's a werewolf! It's... Bludmoon? From Rogue Sun? What's he doing here?

They know the truth. They’ve read the signs. Only they know what is really happening in donut shops across America. It’s time for the world to see.

**END OF STORY ARC ** Jaeger strikes at the heart of Radiant Black! Can Marshall defend himself against an enemy who knows all his tricks—or is a bold new era of Radiant Black over before it’s even begun?

At the end of the Catalyst War, the Yellow Radiant disappeared. Time is not a straight line. Superstar artist STEFANO SIMEONE (SUPERMASSIVE, The Last Days of Black Hammer) returns to RADIANT BLACK for THE LONG LIFE OF RADIANT YELLOW!

NEW STORY ARC Series co-creator** MARCELO COSTA** returns for an explosive new arc of RADIANT BLACK! With his latest foe dealt with, Marshall is ready to take his place as Chicago's favorite superhero—but tensions are rising in the city, and the Post Office may have other plans.

Chicago needs a hero. There's gangs on the streets and superpowers in the suburbs and anyone you meet could be a secret double from a parallel world. Chicago needs a hero-- and Jack Marlow is going to give them one.

With Chicago on edge, Marshall tries to carve out one single normal evening—but something wrong is looming on the HORIZON, and sometimes all it takes is a spark...

For months now, Marshall has been the one and only Radiant Black, constantly striving to be better, to do better, to be the hero Chicago deserves. Not everything can be saved.

Horizon is Chicago's hero, but the secrets waiting in a lab outside the city tell a different story. To get them, Radiant Black will need the help of an infiltration expert—if he and SHIFT don't kill each other first.

END OF STORY ARC As Jack Marlow's parade marches the streets of Chicago, RADIANT BLACK and **HORIZON **are set on collision course from which neither will emerge unscathed! Don't miss this 5th anniversary issue with an ending that once again will change RADIANT BLACK forever!

At the end of the Catalyst War, Nathan Burnett moved to Los Angeles to take another swing at his writing career. So... how's that going? Rising star artist GIONA ZEFIRO (The Terminator: Metal) joins the team for an unmissable check-in with the original protagonist of RADIANT BLACK!