Hardware #18
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "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.
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Rift has achieved godhood, and Hazard and Alva are trying to think of a way to take control of him so they can loot two worlds. They recruit an oblivious Hardware and Steel to help them control Rift's powers under the guise of saving the universe. But, Hardware plans to simply kill Rift to end the threat. Steel catches him at the attempt and they battle until Steel finally convinces Hardware that there must be a more humane way.
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