You can’t leave a good team name behind. DC has announced the Secret Six, a new version of its popular team of reformed villains, as part of its All In initiative. The six-issue miniseries is from writer Nicole Maines and artist Steven Segovia. The series announcement did not name any additional members of the creative team. The series serves as a sequel to Maines’ previous work in the DC Universe, and is a direct spin-off from the end of the Absolute Power event.
DC describes Secret 6 as follows:
Under the influence of Absolute Power, things were finally returning to normal with the Justice League being revived and war criminal Amanda Waller imprisoned, but Dreamer, Jon Kent, and Jay Nakamura were forced to realize that Waller was somehow Discover what has disappeared into thin air. her cell. With no clues and only questions, the trio must team up with DC’s most ruthless supervillains – Catman, Deadshot, and Black – to find Waller and retrieve the endless treasure trove of secrets locked inside her head.・He is forced to form an uneasy alliance with Alice. At the same time, they must reveal their role in the larger chess game without being torn apart from within by their own secrets.
The first issue of the series is scheduled to arrive in stores in March and features Segovia, Sweeney Boo (1:25), Raylix (Open Order), Ariel Olivetti (Open Order Foil), and Fico Osio on the cover. Masu. , former Secret Six artist Brad Walker (available to order).
The new series is the latest installment of Maines’ live-action portrayal of the character Dreamer, aka Nia Nal, on The CW’s Supergirl series. Mr. Maines has written Dreamer many times in the mainline DCU, most recently in a tie-in one-shot for the Absolute Power: Super Son event. Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story, a young adult graphic novel by Maines and artist Rye Hickman, was also published earlier this year.
The Secret Six have had a passionate fan base since they were reintroduced and revamped nearly 20 years ago by author Gail Simone and artists including Brad Walker, Dale Eaglesham and Nicola Scott. Masu. This new series from Maines and Segovia includes one of Simone’s breakout characters, former D-List Batman villain Catman, as well as characters created by Simone in the pages of Birds of Prey and previously written by Maines. Black Alice appears. Suicide Squad: Dream Team Miniseries.
In a statement announcing the new series, Maines said the story of Nia, J’onn, and Jay will continue in the wake of Absolute Power, with Superman’s son potentially becoming the villain.
Series writer Nicole Maines said, “Being part of DC All In and telling a new story involving Jon Kent, Jay Nakamura and Dreamer means the world to me.” “They’re now at the crossroads of the beginning of a potential villain origin story, so teaming up with the Secret 6 veterans, all of whom are former villains, feels like a mirror to their future.” is.”
Segovia also expressed his enthusiasm for working on the character and the series as a whole.
“I’m really excited to be working with Nicole on this series,” added artist Steven Segovia. “It’s always fun to mix heroes and villains on the same team, and we look forward to showing fans the different personalities of the characters Nicole writes.”
Check out the inked interior pages by Segovia and the variant cover by Walker, Leirix, and Boo below. Secret Six #1 (of 6) will be available in stores and digitally on Wednesday, March 5th.
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