Will Pfiefer (w) Giuseppe Camuncolli (a)
One of my favourite type of stories is where companies crossover their characters and this is no exception though by the time this comic was published DC did actually own Wildstorm but the two universes in which their heroes operated were very different places as we will shortly find out.
Captain Atom himself an acquisition from the long defunct Charlton Comics by DC is heading in a rocket which resembles the villainous Superman/Batman villain built by the Toy Man from an adventure in another comic to crash into a Kryptonite asteroid heading to Earth where it will cause an extinction event.
This is a one way mission in which Nathaniel Adam knows he will not return. The subsequent explosion saves the Earth but unknown to the world Captain Atom is not killed he is thrown into another Universe or should I say group of universes.
The world looks familiar but the good Captain finds that people are afraid of him even when he tells them he is a "super-hero" they remain terrified. The reason for this soon becomes known as he is attacked by one of this worlds "heroes" an alien with Superman like powers called Majestic.
Eventually Captain Atom persuades Majestic he is no threat and he seeks to find him a way home as he's been there and met Superman. However they discover that not only is this not possible but if the Captain remains here he will explode and destroy the universe. In fact he'll do this even if someone suceeds in killing him.
A solution needs to be found but it's not long before this worlds so-called heroes are attacking him again as the Wildcats enter the fray. It begins to dawn on on our hero why ordinary folk are afraid of their so-called heroes. Another fight over he seeks the help of the US President who is less than helpful and most distrustful.
It is only the arrival of The Authority that brings hope as they take him to Carrier and try to find a way home. They fail of course but realising there is a threat prepare to kill him however their plan becomes complicated by the Engineer (Angie) having an affair with with Nathaniel.
Seemingly with no choice left she attacks but fails so the heavy hitters Midnighter and Apollo enter the fray though Majestic tries to warn Jack in the carrier of the consequences he fails. It seems no matter what they do their world will end even though Captain Atom brings proof that it doesn't.
There is involvement with a being called The Void who is part of the problem and the solution
It does and there is another Big Bang. A universe dies.......
For most of the Wildstorm universe the main characters just wonder what happened as there is just a blip in creation but there are changes.
A "Crisis" of sorts I suppose.
As for where Captain Atom ends up...I'm not actually sure...
Overall not a bad story but I was not that familiar with most of the characters other The Authority and not at all keen on Majestic. As for The Void, not a clue.
Captain Atom: Armageddon was a nine -issue mini series published by Wildstorm an imprint of DC Comics between December 2005 and August 2006.
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