''Radiant Black'' is an

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series published by

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and written by

Kyle Higgins Kyle Higgins (born June 12, 1985) is an American comic book writer and film director. He is best known for his work on the ''Batman'' franchise at DC Comics, namely writing the miniseries '' Batman: Gates of Gotham'' and for the ''Nightwing'' and ...

and drawn by Marcelo Costa. The series began publication around February 2021 and is currently ongoing. It is also a part of Image's

Massive-Verse The Massive-Verse is a shared universe, created by Kyle Higgins, which spans a line of comic books published by Image Comics. Publication history In November 2020, it was announced that Higgins was writing another creator-owned book for Image C ...

Synopsis

The series follows Nathan Burnett, who discovers and unlocks the ethereal, cosmic Radiant, and Nathan's best friend Marshall, who takes over for Nathan as Radiant Black following an incident that leaves Nathan hospitalized.

Characters

Nathan Burnett

the first radiant black

Marshall

the second radiant black

Eva

Satomi Sone

Wendall

radiant yellow

Shift

a recurring foe and leader of his own syndacite.

Prints

Issues

Collected editions

Reception

Daniel Gehen from

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wrote "''Radiant Black'' #1 lays the foundation for what may be the best new superhero since Robert Kirkman's ''

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''". Matthew Aguilar of

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liked the main character.

Accolades

References

External links

Official Website

Black Market Narrative Website
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