Will to Power (comics)
Encyclopedia
Will To Power was a twelve-issue limited series
event published by Dark Horse Comics
under their Comics Greatest World
imprint
. It was published in four three-issue arcs, with each arc focusing on one of CGW's four environs, Arcadia, Steel Harbor, Golden City
, and the area surrounding the Vortex.
The story followed the descent of Titan
from hero to villain.
Other major characters included the X-killer (better known simply as X
), Scream, Counterstrike, Mace Blitzkrieg, Wolf Pack, Grace
and Catalyst
, King Tiger, Lt. Anderson, and The Man from the Vortex.
This storyline was CGW's swansong. The imprint was changed to Dark Horse Heroes shortly after its completion.
due to personal differences, Titan
leaves Golden City to "find America." He eventually joins the NSC as a field operative. On his first mission he battles Dr. Stanley Kirby and his creations the Inhibitors. Working with Kirby is Titan's former partner Golden Boy. Several of the Inhibitors are killed including Golden Boy who is executed by NSC agents because he knows too much about Titan.
Ligotti is actually a crime boss and uses his chain of plumber's helper stores as a front.
Ligotti calls in a favor from Congressman DeMarco, to whom he had previously made "campaign contributions."
DeMarco, a member of the NSC appropriations committee, arranges for Titan to be sent to take out X, who he calls a "local thug".
DeMarco announces Titan's arrival in the city at a Waterfront press conference, during which X throws an active grenade at the congressman.
Titan takes the brunt of the blast, saving DeMarco and the others present.
He then goes after X, but instead discovers Scream.
Mistaking him for the X-killer, Titan attacks Scream, who in turn thinks Titan works for his archenemies, the evil phone company.
Scream uses his sonic powers to disorient Titan sending him crashing off the building to an alley below where he finally comes face to face with X.
Following X into the sewer, Titan is lead into a confrontation with Monster.
Titan disposes of the creature by throwing him into Suffolk Bay, but is again attacked by Scream's 'infrasonic vibrations' and falls into the bay after him.
The NSC pulls Titan out of the bay and he flies off after X.
Catching up with the killer, they have a confrontation in a warehouse.
X smashes a sink up side Titan's head, shattering it and releasing the cocaine it is made of into the air.
X convinces Titan that he is a dupe for a drug lord, but Scream again attacks.
However, this time rather that coming after the hero, Scream attacks a nearby sink.
Titan knocks Scream out and goes after Ligotti.
Titan threatens Ligotti but before he can get the source of the drugs out of Ligotti, the NSC arrives and forces Titan to release him.
Monroe hints to Titan that the government not only wants Ligotti to stay in business, but also they are his bosses.
Titan and the NSC agents leave to handle a situation in Steel Harbor, just as X arrives and saying how much he "liked those Nutty Plumber commercials", throws in a grenade killing Ligotti.
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
event published by Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
under their Comics Greatest World
Comics Greatest World
Comics' Greatest World was an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. It was created by Team CGW. Originally conceived in 1990, it took three years for the line to be released, which led to an industry-wide perception that it was created to capitalize on the speculator mania of the early 1990s. When the...
imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
. It was published in four three-issue arcs, with each arc focusing on one of CGW's four environs, Arcadia, Steel Harbor, Golden City
Golden City (comics)
Golden City is a fictional city that appears in comic books published by Dark Horse Comics, and is part of the Comics Greatest World imprint.It was created by Team CGW.Golden City first appeared in Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 1, in 1993...
, and the area surrounding the Vortex.
The story followed the descent of Titan
Titan (Dark Horse Comics)
Titan was a Dark Horse Comics superhero.He first appeared in Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 3 .He was created by Barbara Kesel and the other members of Team CGW....
from hero to villain.
Other major characters included the X-killer (better known simply as X
X (Dark Horse Comics)
X is a comic book Character who starred in his own self-titled series published by Dark Horse Comics for their Comics Greatest World imprint...
), Scream, Counterstrike, Mace Blitzkrieg, Wolf Pack, Grace
Grace (Dark Horse Comics)
Grace is a fictional character, a Dark Horse Comics superheroine. The character first appeared in Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 1 , created by Barbara Kesel and the other members of Team CGW....
and Catalyst
Catalyst: Agents of Change
Catalyst is a superhero team appearing in comics published by Dark Horse Comics under the imprint Comics Greatest World. It first appeared in Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 4...
, King Tiger, Lt. Anderson, and The Man from the Vortex.
This storyline was CGW's swansong. The imprint was changed to Dark Horse Heroes shortly after its completion.
Titan joins the NSC
No longer able to work with GraceGrace (Dark Horse Comics)
Grace is a fictional character, a Dark Horse Comics superheroine. The character first appeared in Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 1 , created by Barbara Kesel and the other members of Team CGW....
due to personal differences, Titan
Titan (Dark Horse Comics)
Titan was a Dark Horse Comics superhero.He first appeared in Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 3 .He was created by Barbara Kesel and the other members of Team CGW....
leaves Golden City to "find America." He eventually joins the NSC as a field operative. On his first mission he battles Dr. Stanley Kirby and his creations the Inhibitors. Working with Kirby is Titan's former partner Golden Boy. Several of the Inhibitors are killed including Golden Boy who is executed by NSC agents because he knows too much about Titan.
Arcadia: Operation: Peregrine
The vigilante X interrupts a shipment of cocaine disguised as bathroom sinks at the warehouse of the "Nutty Plumber" Roscoe Ligotti.Ligotti is actually a crime boss and uses his chain of plumber's helper stores as a front.
Ligotti calls in a favor from Congressman DeMarco, to whom he had previously made "campaign contributions."
DeMarco, a member of the NSC appropriations committee, arranges for Titan to be sent to take out X, who he calls a "local thug".
DeMarco announces Titan's arrival in the city at a Waterfront press conference, during which X throws an active grenade at the congressman.
Titan takes the brunt of the blast, saving DeMarco and the others present.
He then goes after X, but instead discovers Scream.
Mistaking him for the X-killer, Titan attacks Scream, who in turn thinks Titan works for his archenemies, the evil phone company.
Scream uses his sonic powers to disorient Titan sending him crashing off the building to an alley below where he finally comes face to face with X.
Following X into the sewer, Titan is lead into a confrontation with Monster.
Titan disposes of the creature by throwing him into Suffolk Bay, but is again attacked by Scream's 'infrasonic vibrations' and falls into the bay after him.
The NSC pulls Titan out of the bay and he flies off after X.
Catching up with the killer, they have a confrontation in a warehouse.
X smashes a sink up side Titan's head, shattering it and releasing the cocaine it is made of into the air.
X convinces Titan that he is a dupe for a drug lord, but Scream again attacks.
However, this time rather that coming after the hero, Scream attacks a nearby sink.
Titan knocks Scream out and goes after Ligotti.
Titan threatens Ligotti but before he can get the source of the drugs out of Ligotti, the NSC arrives and forces Titan to release him.
Monroe hints to Titan that the government not only wants Ligotti to stay in business, but also they are his bosses.
Titan and the NSC agents leave to handle a situation in Steel Harbor, just as X arrives and saying how much he "liked those Nutty Plumber commercials", throws in a grenade killing Ligotti.