Orion #18

Name: Orion #18
Brand: DC

Nov 2001 · DC · 2.50 USD; 4.25 CAD

“The Return of the Prodigal!”

In "The Return of the Prodigal!", Orion #18 (2001) delivers a tense, character-driven moment as Darkseid confronts Raker, unmasking a chilling manipulation that uses hope as a weapon. Written by Walter Simonson and illustrated with bold precision by Al Milgrom, with inks by Klaus Janson and colors by Tatjana Wood and Digital Chameleon, the issue's stark cover—penciled and inked by Simonson—captures the weight of this revelation.

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writer Walter Simonson · artist Al Milgrom · inker Klaus Janson · colorist Tatjana Wood · colorist Digital Chameleon · letterer John Workman · cover Walter Simonson

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Full credits

writer Walter Simonson

artist Al Milgrom

inker Klaus Janson

colorist Tatjana Wood

colorist Digital Chameleon

letterer John Workman

cover pencils, inks Walter Simonson

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Darkseid confronts Raker and reveals that he has been using Raker to help keep his troops alert and also to give the people of Armagetto some small hope which Darkseid will then be able to crush.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).