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Black Orchid #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis 1991 collection reprints the three-issue Black Orchid miniseries by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, reimagining the obscure DC heroine as a genetically engineered hybrid of plant and human. The story follows the original Black Orchid's murder and the emergence of her successor, Susan Linden, as she seeks answers about her past while crossing paths with Batman, Swamp Thing, Poison Ivy, and other denizens of the DC Universe. Gaiman and McKean weave a lyrical, visually stunning tale that explores identity, ecology, and the blurred line between humanity and nature.
In "Chapter 1: One Thing is Certain...", Black Orchid's mission goes fatally wrong when her cover is blown, leading to her death. A new Black Orchid stirs to life at Dr. Sylvian's house, unaware of her origins, just as Carl Thorne escapes prison and turns his rage toward the doctor.
In "Chapter 2: Going Down...", Carl Thorne confronts the Doctor Sylvian as two of the Black Orchids escape and flee to Arkham, seeking answers from Poison Ivy. The tension mounts as secrets unravel and the stakes rise in this eerie, atmospheric tale of betrayal and hidden agendas.
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↩ Reprints Black Orchid #1 (1988), Black Orchid #2 (1989), Black Orchid #3 (1989)
Reprinted in Die Schwarze Orchidee #[nn] (1993), Black Orchid #[nn] (2002), Black Orchid #[nn] (2006), L'orchidée noire #[nn] (2009), Black Orchid: The Deluxe Edition #[nn] (2012), Neil Gaiman: Leyendas del Abismo #1 (2012), Black Orchid #[nn] (2013), Black Orchid #[nn] (2014), Black Orchid #[nn] (2020)
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