Supreme #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeSupreme #3 (June 1993) delivers the first appearance of Khrome — the alien conqueror who would serve as Supreme's primary antagonist through the early run of the series and whose defeat would ultimately cause Supreme to walk away from Heavy Mettle entirely. The issue also marks the first time the Bloodstrike team (Cabbot Stone, Fourplay, Deadlock, Shogun, and supporting cast) appear inside the pages of Supreme, deepening the cross-pollination between Liefeld's Extreme Studios titles at a moment when Image was aggressively building a shared universe. Narratively, the hostage-crisis story titled 'No Mercy' crystallizes the defining trait of Liefeld-era Supreme: a hyper-violent, godlike antihero who resolves inter-team jurisdictional squabbling by simply slaughtering every terrorist on his own, framing him in direct contrast to the more cooperative team characters surrounding him.
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The series was co-plotted and scripted by Brian Murray — the artist Liefeld hired after John Byrne declined the assignment — with Liefeld taking a co-plotter and inker role; credits on the title shifted issue by issue, reflecting a fluid and at times contested division of labor that was typical of early Extreme Studios books. Like most Image titles of the era, Supreme contended with production delays from launch, and Liefeld shared or ceded creative duties across a rotating pool of collaborators including Eric Stephenson and Kurt Hathaway. Issue #3 sits squarely in this founding creative period, produced in the same frenetic atmosphere that saw Liefeld simultaneously building out Youngblood, Brigade, and Bloodstrike as an interconnected line.
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- First appearance of Khrome (cameo): the alien villain who becomes Supreme's chief early nemesis and whose eventual death in Supreme #6 prompts Supreme to quit Heavy Mettle.
- First appearance of Dyonicus: the sentient alien ship belonging to team member Skyraker, introduced in a subplot that reveals Skyraker's extraterrestrial origin.
- The Bloodstrike team — Cabbot Stone, Fourplay, Deadlock, Shogun, and Tag — appear in this issue; the team had debuted in their own title (Bloodstrike #1, cover-dated April 1993) but cross over here into Supreme's book.
- Main story titled 'No Mercy,' co-plotted by Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray, with script by Murray and inks by Chris Ivy.
- The plot involves Heavy Mettle and Bloodstrike clashing over government jurisdiction during a hostage situation at Dulles International Airport, which Supreme resolves unilaterally through lethal force — a defining characterization beat for Liefeld-era Supreme.
- Cover art and interior pencils by Brian Murray; the issue was published June 1993 by Image Comics under Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios imprint.
- Eric Stephenson is credited on this issue, consistent with his ongoing editorial and writing role across Extreme Studios titles throughout the early run.
- Khrome goes on to appear across Supreme #4–6, anchoring the first major story arc of the solo series before being killed in a nuclear reactor battle in Supreme #6, after which Supreme resigns from Heavy Mettle — making this issue the narrative seed of that arc.
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