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Barbara Kesel Barbara Randall Kesel (born October 2, 1960) is an American writer and editor of comic books. Her bibliography includes work for Crossgen, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics. Biography Barbara Kesel init ...

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Grace Grace may refer to: Places United States * Grace, Idaho, a city * Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois * Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office * Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an uninco ...
, Warmaker, Lamb, Flux, Wraith, Titan,
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under the imprint Comics Greatest World. It first appeared in Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 4. Important members of the team have included
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, and Titan.


Team history


Formation: The Warmaker Incident

Warmaker, a former United States soldier turned supervillain, is sent by the government to be imprisoned in The Vault, a super-prison located in Golden City. He escapes (or is allowed to escape by Grace) and begins a rampage. He faces various heroes. Rebel can fly and shoot energy blasts. Mecha is a tall, yellow, mechanical construct. Titan has flight, speed and superstrength. Ruby has bright red skin and can heal others. Warmarker causes massive amounts of destruction to the city, until Grace arrives to face him. She easily defeats Warmaker, but Titan attacks him for no reason. Warmaker strikes Titan, knocking him into Rhapsody, the local healer. She falls into a nearby crater and dies of a broken neck. Warmaker escapes. Grace uses this and the death of Rhapsody as a rallying point. She announces Golden City will secede from the United States of America.


Agents of Change

The US Government then offers Grace a deal; if she eliminates the man/alien called Vortex, which had emerged from a strange dimensional rift, they will concede to her secession. She travels to Cinnibar Flats and confronts first Vortex then fights with him against a group of Destroyers. Deciding Vortex's work is important, Grace returns to Golden City. The United States military then attacks Golden City. Catalyst then battles the US Army and their armored super-soldier, Grenade. Grenade is killed but not before he releases radiation into the Wheatfield battleground. Grace is then able to use CNN media coverage to force the government to a settlement. Creative Staff Information (by issue) *1–4:
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Will to Power

Titan leaves the team to work for the government. This begins a downward spiral for him and he becomes progressively more and more demented. Grace takes the command of the situation placing Titan in the Vault, but he escapes and confronts the Catalyst team. Realizing they are outgunned, Grace sends Titan to face down the man from the Vortex. She then teleports to Cinnabar Flats to warn Vortex of Titan's impending arrival. Titan's attack on the base kills Lt. Anderson a friend of Vortex. Angered, Vortex then kills Titan. He takes Anderson's body and enters the rift, leaving Grace to safeguard the base.


Law

Soon thereafter, Law arrives in Golden City carrying the body of a woman who appears to be Grace. Through murder and manipulation, Law is able to take control of the city and of Catalyst. Madison is killed, Mecha and Warmaker leave the city. Rebel, who are in fact two brothers, come into conflict. Rebel-Mark savagely beats Rebel-Matt (placing him in a vegetative state). Eventually Mark is forced to realize he must, at frequent intervals, store his power within his brother's form, a situation that traumatizes him. With Titan already dead and Grace missing, this essentially bring an end to the team.


Return of Grace

However, a rebellion forms in Tent City, led by a mysterious hooded woman (Grace) and consisting of the members of Division 13 and Warmaker. Whether this group ever calls itself Catalyst or not has never been revealed. When Law is killed by a
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, Grace and her team are there at the scene of his death.


Team Members


Original Team

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Grace Grace may refer to: Places United States * Grace, Idaho, a city * Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois * Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office * Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an uninco ...
(AKA The Mighty Grace, Lady Grace) — The team's founder and current leader. She can create "diamonds" which she uses to teleport herself and others. She is also incredibly strong, able to survive in space without a suit, and can fly. * Madison — Grace's confidant, he was killed by Law during his takeover of the team. * Titan (Frank Wells) — One of Golden City's first heroes, left to work for the US government. * Rebel (Matt and Mark Morissette) * Mecha (Art Thomason) * Ruby * Warmaker (Elvis Westbury)


Agents of Law

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— a villain and Block 13 escapee (the first), he took over Catalyst when Grace disappeared. Killed by a
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. * Redline * Sabrinna Additionally, Rebel and Ruby were members of this version of the team.


The Tent City Resistance

Like the original incarnation of Catalyst, this group was led by Grace. * Lamb (Officer Frank Lamb) * Flux * Wraith/Axe Grinder * Voxx Additionally, Warmaker was a member of this group.


Bibliography


List of Appearances

* Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 1–4 * Catalyst: Agents of Change 1–7 * Will to Power 7–9 * Agents of Law 1-6


Significant Stories

* Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 4 – Team forms * Catalyst: Agents of Change 4 – Titan leaves * Agents of Law 1 – Law takes over, death of Madison * Agents of Law 2 – Warmaker and Mecha leave * Agents of Law 6 – Death of Law Comics' Greatest World Dark Horse Comics titles