pencil: Al Rio

story: Brandon Choi

colors: Wildstorm fx

Caitlin, Roxy and Grunge, fleeing through space, crash into a Drahn ship.
The Strength of the warrior they face is greater than even Caitlin's.
Their friend Kobeh is mortally wounded in the clash.
Grunge momentarily absorbs Caitlin's powers and manages to defeat the alien.

pencil: Pete Woods

story: Sean Ruffner & Brett Booth

inks: John Tighe & Norm Rapmund

colors: Tad Ehrlich

Backlash and his team witness the liberation of the Drahn.
King Typhon vows revenge against the Cherubim when he discovers they destroyed their home world.
The aliens leave Atlantis and submerge Backlash and the others, when they submerge the city again.

pencil: Jason Johnson

story: Francis Takenaga

inks: Richard Friend, Jason Gorder, Norm Rapmund & Luke Rizzo

colors: Wildstorm fx

Joel Alonday is mortally wounded during the IO attack.
Before dying he releases his power and kills all enemy agents.
In the world of vampires, meanwhile, we discover that Lord Dominus fears only one creature, Keradon the Soulbender, who recently disappeared on Earth.
Meanwhile, tortured corpses are found in Seattle.