Will to Power (comics)
| Will To Power | |
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Cover of the first issue
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | June - August 1994 |
| No. of issues | 12 |
| Main character(s) |
Titan Grace X Counterstrike Vortex |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Team CGW |
| Written by | Team CGW |
| Penciller(s) |
Mike Richardson Chris Warner Various |
| Inker(s) |
Brian Apthorp Tim Bradstreet Various |
| Colorist(s) | Various |
Will To Power was a twelve-issue limited series event published by Dark Horse Comics under their Comics Greatest World imprint. It was published in four three-issue arcs, with each arc focusing on one of CGW's four environs, Arcadia, Steel Harbor, Golden City, and the area surrounding the Vortex.
The story followed the descent of Titan from hero to villain. Other major characters included the X-killer (better known simply as X), Scream, Counterstrike, Mace Blitzkrieg, Wolf Pack, Grace and Catalyst, King Tiger, Lt. Anderson, and The Man from the Vortex.
This storyline was CGW's swansong. The imprint was changed to Dark Horse Heroes shortly after its completion.
No longer able to work with Grace due to personal differences, Titan leaves Golden City to "find America." He eventually joins the NSC as a field operative. On his first mission he battles Dr. Stanley Kirby and his creations the Inhibitors. Working with Kirby is Titan's former partner Golden Boy. Several of the Inhibitors are killed including Golden Boy who is executed by NSC agents because he knows too much about Titan.
The vigilante X interrupts a shipment of cocaine disguised as bathroom sinks at the warehouse of the "Nutty Plumber" Roscoe Ligotti. Ligotti is actually a crime boss and uses his chain of plumber's helper stores as a front. Ligotti calls in a favor from Congressman DeMarco, to whom he had previously made "campaign contributions." DeMarco, a member of the NSC appropriations committee, arranges for Titan to be sent to take out X, who he calls a "local thug". DeMarco announces Titan's arrival in the city at a Waterfront press conference, during which X throws an active grenade at the congressman.
Titan takes the brunt of the blast, saving DeMarco and the others present. He then goes after X, but instead discovers Scream. Mistaking him for the X-killer, Titan attacks Scream, who in turn thinks Titan works for his archenemies, the evil phone company. Scream uses his sonic powers to disorient Titan sending him crashing off the building to an alley below where he finally comes face to face with X. Following X into the sewer, Titan is led into a confrontation with Monster. Titan disposes of the creature by throwing him into Suffolk Bay, but is again attacked by Scream's 'infrasonic vibrations' and falls into the bay after him.
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