Orion Omnibus by Walter Simonson #[nn]

In "O Beautiful for Spacious Skies...", Orion grapples with the seismic truth that he is not Darkseid’s son, driving him to Apokolips in search of answers. But when he arrives, he finds Darkseid has already left the planet—now on Earth, orchestrating a chilling experiment in a quiet Nebraska town alongside Desaad.

Orion hunts Darkseid across the plains of Nebraska, where the tyrant seeks the Anti-Life Equation hidden within the minds of Earth’s people. Meanwhile, the Newsboy Legion, fresh with their latest Whiz Wagon, head out to find Jimmy Olsen for a test run.

In "For Purple Mountain Majesties...", Orion is driven by fury after Darkseid's Suicide Jockeys murder Tigra, setting him on a path of vengeance. Meanwhile, Jimmy and the Newsboy Legion arrive on New Genesis, where the citizens have been mysteriously commanded by the Source—leaving their purpose and the truth behind the order shrouded in uncertainty.

In "Above the Fruited Plain...", Orion charges into Darkseid’s stronghold in Nebraska, only to see the tyrant and Desaad vanish. Meanwhile, the Newsboy Legion faces off against Kanto, Darkseid’s deadly enforcer, as the people of New Genesis are summoned to Apokolips by the Source. On the war-torn planet, Orion and Darkseid stand at last, agreeing to settle their fate in a final, weaponless duel.

In "The King Is Dead... Long Live the King!", Orion ascends to the throne of Apokolips after defeating Darkseid, only to confront the lingering shadows of his reign. At the heart of the palace, he meets Mortalla, a survivor of Darkseid’s cruelty and Desaad’s experiments, whose presence forces him to reckon with the cost of power. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Jimmy Olsen and the Newsboy Legion bring shocking footage of the battle to a stunned world.

In "Tough Love!", Kalibak, empowered by a belt from Desaad, wages a brutal assault on Orion—only to be bested with the unexpected aid of Mortalla. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Newsboy Legion races against time to broadcast Orion’s fight against Darkseid via pay-per-view, hoping the profits will save their struggling neighborhood, Suicide Slum.

In "The Righteous Treacheries of Desaad! or Orion Rules!", Orion faces off against Desaad’s army of cloned Billion Dollar Bates clones in a high-stakes clash of will and power. Meanwhile, on Earth, the Newsboy Legion takes a bold stand by clearing all the tax liens in Suicide Slum, drawing the unwanted attention of the corrupt developer Arnicus Wolfram.

In "The Electro Death of Honor!", Orion tracks Mantis across the war-torn landscapes of Apokolips, while on New Genesis, the Forever People unravel the mystery of Mantis’s sudden presence. On Earth, the enigmatic Arnicus Wolfram abducts a teenager, draining his life force in a chilling act of power-seeking. The story weaves these threads into a high-stakes clash of wills, where fate and fury collide.

In "Sirius Business! Or Dog Is God Spelled Backwards!", Orion prowls the ruins of Necropolis, tracking the sinister Desaad, when he crosses paths with the enigmatic demon Sirius—unpredictable, fierce, and seemingly intent on his destruction. After a brutal clash, the demon unexpectedly shifts allegiance, choosing to protect Orion when Desaad strikes again.

In "Orion Rules!", Orion hunts Desaad to his Nebraska lab and ends his life—only to be handed the Anti-Life Equation by the cloned mind of Billion Dollar Bates. With power now absolute, Orion proves his dominance by bringing Desaad back to life. On New Genesis, Meteorra stokes tensions with Apokolips, seeking to undermine Orion’s standing.

In "The Ordering of Earth!", Orion takes a bold stand by broadcasting a universal command for peace, using the Anti-Life Equation to compel all of humanity to "do no harm." As Meteorra leads New Genesis’s forces to Earth in response, the arrival of the Promethian Giant Gedirath—summoned by Darkseid’s Trumpets of Doom—threatens to shatter the fragile order Orion has imposed.

In "The Ordering of the Cosmos!", Orion faces the full might of New Genesis’s army, wielding the Anti-Life Equation with devastating precision. As he confronts the truth behind Meteorra’s identity and her vendetta, he bands together with Lightray, Justeen, and Mortalla to face the looming threat of the Gedirath—uncovering a chilling implication: Darkseid may not be dead after all.

In "At the Edge of the Abyss," Orion stands face to face with Darkseid, demanding the truth about his origins and exposing the lies that have shaped his life. As the confrontation reaches its breaking point, Orion forces Darkseid to admit his crimes—and then commands him to end his own existence—only for the Black Racer to intervene and whisk Orion away. Unknown to all, Scott Free has taken the Black Racer’s place.

In "The Abyssmal Plane!", Orion awakens in a surreal realm where a colossal tree stands as the axis of existence, its roots entwined with echoes of the dead—including his mother. As he navigates this haunting landscape, he encounters Clockwerx, the imprisoned ruler of the plane, and learns of the Ecruos, ancient entities bent on destroying the tree and unraveling the universe.

In "The Return of the Prodigal!", Orion, battered from his clash with the Ecruos, is brought back to Apokolips by Clockwerx—only to find himself hunted by Darkseid’s forces. With Raker, the planet’s lone Green Lantern, risking everything to protect him, Orion must navigate a world that never truly welcomed him.

Orion returns to Earth weakened, taken in by a homeless drifter who offers him shelter. Meanwhile, Slig—leader of the Deep Six—breaks free from captivity, remakes himself in the image of the Joker as a twisted homage, and unleashes an army of Joker-fish across the Pacific, turning the ocean into a sea of chaos. The Joker, watching from afar, can’t help but wonder if his own legacy has finally spiraled beyond control.

In "None Are So Blind!", Orion faces down Slig’s attempt to destroy the Panama Canal, thwarting the attack with decisive force. Later, he’s ambushed by Arnicus Wolfram’s men, who wield weapons forged on Apokolips, leaving him blind after his eyes are cruelly put out.

In "The Lightless Path," Lightray tracks down Orion after his mysterious disappearance from Apokolips, only to find him imprisoned and drained by Arnicus Wolfram, who feeds on his life-force to sustain his endless existence. The moment of reunion is charged with urgency and unresolved history, as Lightray must now decide how to free Orion before it’s too late.

In "Just Another Night in the Big City!", Orion tracks Apokoliptian weapons through the city’s underbelly, where he crosses paths with Jo, a sharp-eyed homeless girl who knows the Jingles Jericho gang—and their strange new gear—better than anyone. With the streets alive with danger and secrets, their uneasy alliance unfolds in the shadow of a city that never sleeps.

In the climactic clash with the Jericho gang, Orion confronts the remnants of Apokolips’ arsenal, dismantling its deadly legacy. With the threat neutralized, he makes a quiet but decisive move—introducing Melissa to her new guardian, Gene Swift.

In "The Eyes of the Hunter!", Orion ventures into the ruins of an atomic bomb test site, guided by Metron’s Mobius Chair, to confront Arnicus Wolfram—a foe who once set a deadly trap there. As the battle unfolds, Orion overcomes his enemy, claiming Wolfram’s eyes and integrating them into his own skull, forever altering his perception of the battlefield.

In "Children of the Pact!", Scott Free, still holding the Anti-Life Equation, confronts Orion with a revelation that challenges everything Orion thought he knew. With a carefully calculated move, Scott manipulates Orion into taking on a mission to Apokolips, forcing him to confront his past and rediscover a sense of purpose in a world defined by war and despair.

In "The Garden," Darkseid, having survived Orion’s strike, takes shelter in Pythia’s secluded sanctuary at the heart of Apokolips—only to find his grand designs faltering. As doubt takes root, he triggers the Trumpets of Doom, unleashing a sound that shakes the very foundations of the realm.

In "Frankenstein's Legacy," Orion faces a chilling test as Darkseid manipulates events from the shadows, using a twisted echo of the Black Racer to challenge him. With Metron silently watching and the fate of the Garden of Hope hanging in the balance, Orion must confront a foe born of deception and dread.

In "A Good Servant," Darkseid confronts Raker, exposing the twisted purpose behind his manipulation—using Raker not just as a weapon, but as a tool to sustain hope in Armagetto, only to crush it when the moment is right. The story unfolds with quiet intensity, probing the cost of loyalty and the weight of being used, even when the user claims to be a god.