DV8 (1996) comic books 1998-2000

An extra-length issue revealing some of the deepest secrets of the Deviants! In the wake of the team's recent tragedy, each Deviant has cause to remember the events that have brought them all to their present point. For the first time, the history of the team and their term in Project: Genesis is explored. Why were they kept separate from the young men and women who went on to become Gen 13? Why did Ivana recruit them specifically? Who are their parents--and do they all even have parents? And what's going on with Copycat and Bliss anyway? Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. #0A cover by Al Rio. FC, 40 pg. Cover price $2.50.

An extra-length issue revealing some of the deepest secrets of the Deviants! In the wake of the team's recent tragedy, each Deviant has cause to remember the events that have brought them all to their present point. For the first time, the history of the team and their term in Project: Genesis is explored. Why were they kept separate from the young men and women who went on to become Gen 13? Why did Ivana recruit them specifically? Who are their parents--and do they all even have parents? And what's going on with Copycat and Bliss anyway? Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. #0B cover by Ed McGuinness. FC, 40 pg. Cover price $2.95.

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Shattered by betrayal from within, the team struggles to regroup and strike back, while the traitorous member in question raids International Operations with the deadly intent of killing Ivana Baiul! After this issue, nothing will be the same for the Deviants ever again! Written by Mike Heisler. Art and cover by Tom Raney and Randy Elliott. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Ivana Baiul is near death as a result of the events of last issue--and a trip through her tortured psyche shows us why and how she became the person she is. Meanwhile, with Ivana, their "founder," out of the picture, the remaining Deviants find themselves on their own for the first time--perfect targets for the whims and wiles of I.O.'s Dominique Faust! Written by Mike Heisler. Art and cover by Tom Raney and Randy Elliott. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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A woman that Powerhaus met in a Manhattan bar inexplicably crosses his path in the halls of International Operations--but when he confronts her and demands the truth, she claims never to have seen him before. His efforts to separate her lies from reality lead him headlong into a frightening revelation about his own background, and the very great likelihood that everything he knows about himself is wrong. Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Jason Johnson and Randy Elliott. Cover by Brent Anderson. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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DV8 meets Team 7 when Powerhaus's quest to find the truth behind his origins leads him straight into a confrontation with none other than Cole Cash, AKA Grifter! Unfortunately, at stake is a mystery that Grifter has helped keep secret for years--and he just might sacrifice Powerhaus's life to keep it that way! Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Jason Johnson and Randy Elliott. Cover by Brent Anderson and Randy Elliott. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Part 1 of 3. Everyone's favorite Deviants take on an exciting new look this month, as fan favorite artist Al Rio becomes DV8's regular penciller! This issue begins a chilling 3-part story as the team is sent into combat to investigate and bring down a major arms dealer threatening the globe. However, when the Deviants discover his ties to their own sponsors, International Operations, storm clouds rapidly form as the team begins to question where their allegiances should lay. Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Al Rio and Randy Elliott. Cover by Al Rio. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Part 2 of 3. DV8 has succeeded in locating the island stronghold of the arms dealer Tremayne--only they find themselves at the mercy of his sinister and sadistic henchman Dirge! Even if they manage to defeat this master of weapons, they're still stranded on an island in hostile waters without backup--and easy prey for the deadly true power behind Tremayne! It's action from cover to cover with WildStorm's decidedly deviant band of Gen-Actives! Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. Cover by Al Rio and Randy Elliott. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Part 3 of 3. The 3-part story arc chronicling DV8's first mission for I.O. concludes with the sudden arrival of Arthrax, whose touch can bring disaster and even death for Gen-Actives! To end his mad scheme to poison the world's oceans, the Deviants have no choice but to face him directly--but when the team's leader, Frostbite, falls at his hand, will any of them survive? Written by Mike Heisler. Art and cover by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

There's a security breach at I.O., and the most sophisticated intelligence facility in the world finds itself powerless against...a fourteen-year-old girl?!? The catatonic Copycat awakens, along with all of her multiple personalities, unanimous on one goal: escape! It's pulse-pounding suspense, featuring the long-awaited return of the youngest and most screwed-up of the Deviants, in her first solo adventure. Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. #22A cover by Joe Madureira and Sandra Hope. FC, 32 pg. Green background, woman in all red in front of a bat creature. Cover price $2.50.

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There's a security breach at I.O., and the most sophisticated intelligence facility in the world finds itself powerless against...a fourteen-year-old girl?!? The catatonic Copycat awakens, along with all of her multiple personalities, unanimous on one goal: escape! It's pulse-pounding suspense, featuring the long-awaited return of the youngest and most screwed-up of the Deviants, in her first solo adventure. Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. #22B cover by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. FC, 32 pg. White background, several red headed females, one holding a very large gun. Cover price $2.50.

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The spotlight falls on Threshold, the former team leader of the Deviants--humbled and wounded as he finds himself outcast amidst the ugliest corners of the greatest city in the world. Rescued by a homeless woman living under the worst of circumstances, Matthew Callahan slowly regains his strength and will to live, but also learns some harsh truths about his benefactor in the process...leading to an ending that's anything but happy. Written by Mike Heisler. Art and cover by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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SLIPSTREAM, the long-awaited crossover between the Gen-Active teams of DV8 and Gen 13, begins here! The Deviants have a new team leader as Ivana sends them on a mission to retrieve an incredible power source--bu they're not the only ones after it! And unknown to all of them, they're already the victims of a catastrophic event which threatens to tear asunder the very fabric of reality! Follow the parallel events taking place in next month's Gen 13 (1995 2nd Series) Annual #1999. Written by Mike Heisler. Art and cover by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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The look into the past of the Deviants continues as the various members of the team reminisce about the decisions that drove them to join Project: Genesis in the first place, and relive both their escape from the project and their first real mission as a team. But with everything that's gone wrong since, how many of the DV8 crew will choose to stay with the team, having caught a glimpse of the fate that could await them all? Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Al Rio, Trevor Scott and Mark Irwin. Cover by Ed McGuinness and Jason Martin. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Ivana sends Bliss, Evo and Sideways Bob to Idaho to investigate the background of a teenaged spree killer who has so far managed to elude authorities by inexplicable, possibly Gen-Active, means. But the unsuspecting trio faces a deadly confrontation with more than one new Gen-Active--and their leader is someone who has just cause to hate the Deviants. Meanwhile, in a back-up story (with pencils by newcomer Pascal Alixe), Frostbite makes a momentous decision about his future. Written by Mike Heisler. Art by Al Rio, Pascal Alixe, Mark Irwin and Trevor Scott. Cover by Ed McGuinness and Jason Martin. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Recent calamities have taken a heavy toll on the relationships between the various Deviants, and no one feels more disconnected than Evo, who's lost his best friends and his would-be girlfriend. Spending more and more time alone, he takes to venting his frustration in ways that the local authorities would object strongly to--and that Ivana would consider dangerous overexposure--if they ever find out. He also makes himself easy prey for the one Deviant who would love to manipulate and exploit his weaknesses. Written by Mike Heisler. Pencils by Al Rio and Pascal Alixe. Cover by Al Rio and Trevor Scott. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY MIKE HEISLER; ART BY AL RIO, PASCAL ALIXE, TREVOR SCOTT, AND ALEX GARNER; COVER BY JASON JOHNSON In stores June 23. It's downtime for the girls of DV8 as Sublime, Freestyle and Copycat head into nearby Washington D.C. for a day of shopping and an evening of recreation ? only to find that they're in town on the very same day that new patriotic hero Lieutenant Liberty has chosen to reveal his existence to the world! Meanwhile, Leon Carver's life as Frostbite comes to a definite close ? and his new life as an independent deep-cover agent begins ? when he's introduced to a surprising (and long-believed-dead) figure from WildStorm's past! FC, 32 PG.$2.50" Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY MIKE HEISLER; ART BY AL RIO AND TREVOR SCOTT; COVER BY JASON JOHNSON In stores July 28. Part 1 of the 3-part "Things Fall Apart!" It begins here: the explosive story that will forever alter the destiny of the Deviants! Having fully vanished into the underground, Frostbite finds himself heading into a confrontation with a man who should be dead, a battle that will either reawaken his dormant powers...or kill him! Meanwhile, Ivana declares Sublime AWOL from I.O., and sends a squadron of Keepers to bring her back ? dead or alive! FC, 32 PG.$2.50" Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Mike Heisler; art and cover by Trevor Scott In stores August 25. Longtime DV8 inker Trevor Scott takes over penciling duties with Part 2 of the 3-part "Things Fall Apart," the final DV8 storyline! Secrets are revealed that set the stage for the series' dramatic conclusion as Ivana finds a hidden ally inside International Operations at the same time that Sublime is introduced to an even more elusive covert splinter group of I.O. Plus, Copycat's returning memories provide another shocking revelation! FC, 32 pg." Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY MIKE HEISLER; ART BY TREVOR SCOTT AND JOHN TIGHE; COVER BY SCOTT In stores September 22. Final issue. "Things Fall Apart" concludes as Deviant battles Deviant! Frostbite and Sublime return to International Operations to rescue their friends...only to discover that some of their former teammates are less friendly than they remember. The end of DV8 promises action, betrayal and tragedy, and when the final issue is over, nothing will ever be the same for this band of Gen-Active anti-heroes. FC, 32 PG." Cover price $2.50.