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Threshold

Threshold

36 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1994–2022 · 1 key issues
Who is Threshold?

Threshold is a villain from the Wildstorm universe who serves as an antagonist to the Gen 13 team, possessing powerful psionic abilities including telekinesis and telepathy. He is a dangerous, ruthless enemy whose confrontations with the young Gen-Active heroes drive much of the series' early conflict.

Born in the pages of the landmark Gen 13 #1 in 1994 — one of the most celebrated debut issues of the Copper/Modern Age — Threshold has been a fixture of Image Comics' Wildstorm-flavored universe for nearly three decades. Sharing the page with fan favorites like Grunge, Bliss, and the morally complex Ivana Baiul across titles like Gen 13 and DV8, this character inhabits a corner of comics that crackles with attitude, high-concept storytelling, and that distinctly '90s energy that Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, and J. Scott Campbell unleashed on an eager readership. With a key issue to their name and appearances stretching all the way to 2022, Threshold is a rewarding find for collectors digging into the rich, interconnected world that made Image's Wildstorm imprint so electrifying — a character whose staying power proves there was always more here than just flashy covers.

Identity

Real name. Matthew Callahan

★ First appearance
Gen 13 #1
Feb 1994

Top series

Covers through the years — 1994–2022

Gen 13 #2 1994
Gen 13 #2
DV8 #9 1997
DV8 #9
Gen 13 Annual #1999 1999
Gen 13 Annual #1999
Gen 13: Starting Over The Deluxe Edition #[nn] 2022
Gen 13: Starting Over The Deluxe Edition #[nn]

Appearances

Wildstorm Universe Sourcebook (1995)
#1
Team 7 - Dead Reckoning (1996)
Gen 13 Hors Série (1997)
#2
Wetworks (1997)
#2
DV8 vs. Black Ops (1997)
#2
Gen 13 Annual (1999)
Gen 13: Starting Over The Deluxe Edition (2022)