Hardware #18

In "You Shouldn't a Bit, Fish ["Worlds Collide" Part 9]," Hardware #18 (1994) delivers a pivotal moment in the "Worlds Collide" saga, with Dwayne McDuffie’s sharp storytelling and Denys Cowan’s dynamic art bringing the high-stakes clash of wills to life. As Rift ascends to godhood, Hazard and Alva manipulate an unwitting Hardware and Steel into aiding them—only for Hardware to secretly plan to kill Rift, sparking a tense confrontation that forces Steel to challenge him not with force, but with conviction. The cover by Denys Cowan and Walter Simonson captures the moment’s intensity, while the interior work by Cowan, Rollins, J. Scott J., and Dutro grounds the chaos in emotional weight and visual precision.