City of Heroes (Top Cow) Issue 1

Overview

City of Heroes #1 "Hard Crash Part 1"
Attribution
Writer(s)	Mark Waid
Penciler	David Nakayama
Inker	Rick Basaldua
Colorist	Sonia Oback
Letterer	Troy Peteri
Cover Artist	Rodolfo Migliari
Publication Information
Publisher	Top Cow Productions
Released	June 2005
Media Type	Magazine
Pages	36
Chronology
Canon	non-canon
Series	2
Preceded by	N/A
Followed by	City of Heroes (Top Cow) Issue 2

City of Heroes Issue 1 was the first of twenty comic book issues published by Top Cow Productions. It introduces the principal characters of the series (the Freedom Phalanx) and begins the first major story arc of the series. It details the events of the Power Crash in 2005.

Synopsis

Lord Recluse puts in motion a plot to remove all of Paragon City's heroes' powers, and Statesman goes missing! Narrated by Manticore.

Storyline

This is the first part of the Hard Crash storyline.

City of Heroes (Top Cow) Issue 1

City of Heroes (Top Cow) Issue 2

City of Heroes (Top Cow) Issue 3

Characters

Heroes

Freedom Phalanx

Manticore

Sister Psyche

To be continued

Villains

Lord Recluse

Mu Mystics

Clockwork

Outcasts

Supporting Cast

The heroes of Paragon City

Plot

Spoiler

While the Freedom Phalanx and a multitude of other heroes fight an alliance of Clockwork and Outcasts, Lord Recluse uses Mu Mystics to cast a spell on the entire city. Heroes' powers fail them, Clockwork fall out of the sky, and death and despair are the order of the day. Six weeks later (June 6, 2005) the Freedom Phalanx has gone into hiding at Statesman's command... still working on it

Dale Keown variant cover B

George Pérez variant cover C

George Pérez foil variant cover C