Since its debut in 2020, the arena of Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa’s Radiant Black has temporarily expanded into its personal superhero universe that’s being dubbed the “Large-Verse.” Headlining sequence of their very own are new heroes Rogue Solar (via Ryan Parrott & Abel) and Inferno Girl Red (Mat Groom & Erica D’Urso), either one of whom teamed up with Radiant Black within the Supermassive one-shot this previous February from the groups of all 3 comics, plus artist Francesco Manna. And just like the Energy Rangers presentations and full tokusatsu style that Radiant Black attracts inspiration from, every other hero-filled crossover is within the works.
Published at Energy Morphicon all through the weekend, Higgins published that Supermassive 2 is within the works. Becoming a member of the artwork crew in this sequel might be Daniele Di Nicuolo, who labored with Higgins and Parrott all through their respective tenures at the Energy Rangers comics for Growth, the previous’s “Shattered Grid” miniseries match, and the latter’s “Necessary Evil” arc. Di Nicuolo additionally co-created the Radiant Black villain Shift, a thief who makes use of the Radiants’ distinctive power signature to price his tech go well with.
The artwork above includes a returning Radiant Black, Inferno Lady Crimson, and a more youthful Rogue Solar, as teen Dylan Siegel inherited the mantle from his past due father Marcus. However they’ll be joined via a Large-verse newcomer: Bibi Lopez-Yang, who recently headlines The Dead Lucky sequence via Melissa Flores and French Carlomagno. As a vigilante with recently unexplained electrical energy powers and a big-ass mech that she makes use of to shield Chinatown from a tech large, she’s positive to shake issues up for the reuniting trinity. The unique Supermassive crossover was once lovely amusing, and prefer an identical crossovers, featured a pretty great morphing collection, so it’s great to listen to that it’s coming again for seconds.
What’ll be attention-grabbing to peer, even though, is which different allies are alongside for the experience but even so those 4. In Radiant Black’s specific neck of the woods, he’s met different Radiants with their very own powers, together with the enemy-turned-ally Radiant Red. Such solutions will are available time earlier than Supermassive 2 releases in April 2023.
[H/T Parks and Cons]
Need extra io9 information? Take a look at when to be expecting the most recent Marvel and Star Wars releases, what’s subsequent for the DC Universe on film and TV, and the whole lot you wish to have to find out about House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.