The Dark Side Clubis a fictional underground club inDC Comics,coming to prominence in theFinal Crisislimited series.
| Dark Side Club | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Seven Soldiers:Mister Miracle |
| Created by | Grant Morrison |
| Characters | Boss Dark Side |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
Fictional history
editOriginating from theSeven Soldiers:Mister Miraclemini-series (there was also an earlier Dark Side Club that appeared in a few issues ofJustice League International,but that seems to be unrelated to the current one), the Dark Side Club serves as the stronghold forDarkseid(known as "Boss Dark Side" ) and theApokoliptian New Godsstranded on Earth and a recruiting central for new loyal servants. Similar in concept to the formerRoulettefight club, the Dark Side Club provides his wealthy patrons with an underground fighting ring, where brainwashedmetahumansare forced to fight in often deadly battles. In a human recreation ofGranny Goodness' orphanage, the captured metahumans, usually the youngest or the most obscure, are fed drugs concocted byBernadethand routinely abused and controlled by Granny.
Among the most known victims of the Dark Side Club there are the Tornado Twins, children ofthe third Flash[1]andMisfit,young protegèe of theBirds of Prey.[2]Since all of them manage to escape, their capture backfires on the Boss Dark Side, alerting the larger heroic community on their activities, and letting Misfit andBlack Alicedeal crippling blows to the organization, like killing Granny Goodness during their escape.
Dark Side then hires theTerror Titansin order to capture theTeen Titans,granting the newClock Kingthe role once held by Granny and Bernadeth as the chief captor and brainwasher. In such role the Terror Titans manage to captureRed DevilandMiss Martian,brainwashing the former into a feral, mindless beast, and forcing the latter into undo his mental damage.[3]
However, not every captured metahuman is deemed fit to fight alongside the Boss Dark Side, and Doctor Bud Fogel (actually the Dark GodDesaad) is sent to capture theInfinitorsand deal aggressively with the Everymen kids, the younger heroes receiving often unwanted powers fromLex Luthor'sexogene.Double Troubleis killed, andVaporlock,Amazing Woman,and Empathy are captured, and forced to power a machine meant to rid the Everymen of their lingering powers, deemed too unpredictable and unstable to be used by the Dark Side Club. As a side effect, the still living Infinitors vanish.[4]
The Club returns in theTerror Titans,where the Terror Titans are shown retaining their chief role, and granting the Dark Side Club a more business driven facade, more similar to the Roulette underground fight club. They manage to capture a cadre of new legacy, semi-obscure heroes, and Clock King hiresRavageras his minion and trainer. Rose begrudgingly accepts, still refusing to embrace the cruel ways of the Club and refusing to give up her independent will, apparently with a secret agenda of her own.[5]
In theFinal Crisisseries,Dan Turpinis shown discovering that the Club has been capturing metahuman children, and teaching them to say theAnti-Life Equation.[6]
FormerMilestone ComicsheroStaticwas revealed to be the champion of the Dark Side Club, and the strongest of its captured metahumans. During his match with Ravager, he easily defeated her and unsuccessfully attempted to attack his captors after somehow escaping the effects of the Anti-Life Equation.[7]
Tie-ins
edit- Birds of Prey#118
- TheFlash(vol. 2) #240
- Infinity Inc.(vol. 2) #11-12
- TheTeen Titans(vol. 3) #59-60
- Terror Titans#1-6
Notes
edit- ^Peyer, Tom(w),Williams II, Freddie E.(a). "The Dark Side Club - Fast Money, Part Three: Broken News"The Flash,vol. 2, no. 240 (July 2008).DC Comics.
- ^Bedard, Tony(w),Scott, Nicola(p), Hazlewod, Doug (i). "The Dark Side Club, Club Kids"Birds of Prey,no. 118 (July 2008).DC Comics.
- ^Mckeever, Sean(w),Barrows, Eddy(p), Jose, Ruy (i). "The Dark Side Club, Dark Dealings and Terror Titans, Time To Kill"Teen Titans,vol. 3, no. 59-60 (July - August 2008).DC Comics.
- ^Milligan, Peter(w), Javier Aranda (p), Javier Enebral (i). "Schizo Mania, Part 1 and 2"Infinity, Inc.,vol. 2, no. 11-12 (September - October 2008).DC Comics.
- ^Terror Titans Stand the Test of (Clock King’s) TimeArchived2016-05-07 at theWayback Machine,Comic Book Resources,August 14, 2008
- ^Morrison, Grant(w),Jones, J.G.(a). "D.O.A.: The God of War!"Final Crisis,no. 1 (July 2008).DC Comics.
- ^Terror Titans#4
References
edit- The Dark Side Club (story arc)at the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
External links
edit- Dark Side Clubat the DC Database Project