Deron Generally
Deron Generally
New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident #1
DC Comics
Written by Joseph P. Illidge, Stephanie Williams, Morgan Hampton and Nikolas Draper-Ivey
Art by Valentine De Landro, Calos Paulayan, Stephen Segovia, Fico Ossio and Edwin Galmon
Inks by Jason Paz
Colors by Marissa Louise, John Kalisz, Ulises Arreola and Andrew Dalhouse
Letters by Andworld Design
The Rundown: A hero lost in time discovers a moment that changed everything for the heroes of Dakota.
In the future, the son of one of the heroes of Dakota is fighting a villain when an event flings him back through time to witness the rise of superheores in the city and the man responsible for one of the inciting incidents. As he sees the rise of heroes like Static, Icon, Rocket and more, he begins to see a growing conspiracy behind the scenes with Hardware discovering a connection to a bigger issue.
When Alva is found dead, Hardware is the prime suspect and the government sends in the Suicide Squad to stop all metahumans in the city. As the heroes fight to protect the people, the Justice League arrives to help but their presence only creates a bigger issue when President Lex Luthor intervenes with a solution that will end the heroes in the city and cause the displaced hero to look for Static to fight for the future he comes from.
The Story: The writers craft an engaging, thrilling and thoroughly entertaining story in this issue. The story does a brilliant job of incorporating the Dakota universe into the wider DC universe while also giving drama and conflict between the two and setting up an interesting mystery to solve with the death of Alva. I love the commentary from the characters as well as the drama and conflict with the government and what they are doing in the city. I love the focus on Static and how the story is moving him towards action. I cannot wait to see where this story goes next.
The Art: All of the artists create beautifully detailed and visually exciting art throughout the issue. I love the different visual style and how they complement each other and the story itself.
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