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Orion: The Gates of Apokolips #[nn]

Apr 2001 · DC · 12.95 USD; 21.95 CAD
“O Beautiful for Spacious Skies...”

In "O Beautiful for Spacious Skies...", Orion races across a quiet American landscape, tracking Darkseid to a remote stretch of Nebraska where the tyrant seeks to harvest the Anti-Life Equation from the minds of ordinary people. Meanwhile, the Newsboy Legion, fresh with their latest upgrade to the Whiz Wagon, gear up to pick up Jimmy Olsen for a test run. Written and illustrated by Walter Simonson, with additional art by Cliff Chiang and cover by Simonson, this 2001 issue blends grounded human moments with cosmic stakes, all rendered in Simonson’s signature dynamic style.

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writer, artist, inker Walter Simonson · artist Cliff Chiang · colorist Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh · letterer John E. Workman Jr. · cover Walter Simonson

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writer, artist, inker Walter Simonson
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Orion tracks Darkseid to Nebraska, where he is trying once more to obtain the Anti-Life Equation from the minds of Earth's inhabitants. Elsewhere, the Newsboy Legion finishes their latest version of the Whiz Wagon and goes to collect Jimmy Olsen so they can test it out.

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