Supreme #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeSupreme #5 serves as a dense first-appearance engine within the early Image/Extreme Universe, debuting the Starguard—a team of future heroes who are eventually revealed to be Supreme's own children—alongside Maxine Winslow, the persistent reporter whose antagonism toward Supreme would thread through the series for years. The issue also marks the first appearance of the Image Universe's version of Thor, a character whose arrival in Norway plants a mythological subplot that pays off across subsequent issues. Arriving in the thick of the Khrome saga, it demonstrates the wide-scale, interconnected world-building ambitions Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray were pursuing in the Extreme Studios imprint during Image's breakout first full year of publication.
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The story, titled 'Khrome the Conqueror,' was co-plotted by Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray, with Murray handling the primary script duties and pencils; Chris Ivy provided inks. It was published in August 1993 by Image Comics under the Extreme Studios banner, continuing the multi-issue Khrome arc that had been building since issue #3. The issue also features pin-up pages by Art Thibert, Shawn McManus, and the team of Pedi and Mario Alquiza, a common bonus-content format Extreme books used during this period to showcase the imprint's stable of artists.
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- Title story: 'Khrome the Conqueror,' August 1993, Image Comics / Extreme Studios. Co-plotted by Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray; script, pencils by Brian Murray; inks by Chris Ivy.
- First appearance of the Starguard as a team, including individual debut appearances of Cougar (Daniel Tsuchida), Diehard, Godspeed, Probe, and Val-En — all later revealed to be Supreme's children from the 30th century.
- First appearance of Maxine Winslow, a TV reporter who blames Supreme for her father's death and becomes a recurring antagonist-journalist figure throughout the series.
- First appearance of the Image/Extreme Universe's version of Thor; the issue depicts his arrival on Earth in Norway, kicking off a storyline that culminates in Supreme's confrontation with the Norse god.
- First appearance of Francis Herbert as a supporting character within the issue.
- The main plot continues the Khrome arc: Khrome, clutching an unconscious Supreme, recalls their shared history defeating the Torgans before turning conqueror himself; the battle escalates into Washington, D.C., where Khrome attempts to blast through to the Earth's core.
- The issue includes pin-up pages by Art Thibert, Shawn McManus, and Pedi and Mario Alquiza.
- The story was reprinted in Italy as part of Extreme Youngblood #2, published by Blackout/Star Comics in December 1994.
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