London. The winter of 1952. A mysterious and deadly Smog has enveloped the city leaving it in a panic. Crime is up, hospitals are overrun, businesses are closed and all travel is shut down. It's the perfect cover for Dorothy Schafer to carry out her revenge plan against The Circle– an agency of mages and witches sworn to protect London from crime and disease since the Middle Ages. Under The Circle's rules, Dorothy's husband, John, was unjustly found guilty of murder and the punishment was ...

The discovery of CORUM, a never seen before energy source, led to a bloody world war for its control. After years of destruction, the Lords of the Lands agreed to negotiate a ceasefire for lasting peace. The BLADE FORGERS TREATY was born from that meeting. This treaty established that the mining of Corum would be centralized through one government, led by a neutral Emperor. The Emperor would have to be a BLADE FORGER, a mystical swordsman, and claim the title in a tournament called The Tou...

There was a time that when the Red Alert shone in the sky, Empire City’s greatest hero, the Crimson Justice, would answer the call. But now it’s been years and neither he– nor his sidekick Reddy, nor their psychotic arch foe, Dr. Mayhem– have been seen since the Great Empire City Hospital Fire decades ago. What happened that fateful night? Did they all die? But if that’s the case, who or what is this Dr. Mayhem who’s reappeared in the modern day, brutally murdering Commissioner Thomas Kent...

Join the Eisner-nominated team of Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda (GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS, HARLEY QUINN, CATWOMAN) as they unravel the mystery of Whatever Happened to the Crimson Justice? in story of heroes and villains—and the consequences of being either.There was a time when the Red Alert shone in the sky, and Empire City's greatest hero, the Crimson Justice, would answer the call. But now it's been years and neither he—nor his sidekick Reddy nor their ps...

No matter who you are or where you're from, with enough aspiration, courage, and training you could become a Blade Forger, win the tournament and be the new Emperor.The discovery of CORUM, a never seen before energy source, led to a bloody world war for its control.After years of destruction, the Lords of the Lands agreed to negotiate a ceasefire for lasting peace. The BLADE FORGERS TREATY was born from that meeting. This treaty established that the mining ...

In the depths of the spiritual realm known as the GARA-GARA there hides a forge even more powerful than the one that made Owada emperor. The FORGE OF DOOM is as powerful as it is elusive, capable of changing the fate of the empire. But to get this forge means to walk the traces of a promise impossible to fulfill. Owada has an important decision to make, to be or not to be a true Blade Forger.

As Dr. Mayhem pays a visit to his old partner in crime-- the Mad Bomber--and with the continuation of his murder spree, the question remains... where is the Crimson Justice? Will the sinister surgeon's inexplicable return spark John Redding to don the crimson cowl once again to face him? Or will the demons from his past that John still faces prevent him from doing so...especially when another of them has possibly returned from the grave like Mayhem has?

Reddy’s back! But how can that be? Is the one-time Crimson Justice sidekick a ghost? Or is he a figment of John Redding’s possibly demented mind? And if his reappearance isn’t enough to make John break out his crimson mist gun again, will our hero finally be forced into action now that Dr. Mayhem’s murderous master plan is revealed? Or is Empire City truly doomed?

How do you change the fate of a world? How do you fulfill an impossible promise?The prophecy speaks of two paths. One ends in the death of Owada and the ascension of Crimson Mask as the new emperor. The other we must discover, for it is the one that Owada's battle-blade has chosen.One thing is certain...both paths lead to blood and death.

A young boy named Arlo escapes his abusive guardians on Earth, through an intergalactic portal to the steam-powered planet of Pother.While there he discovers that his long-lost father inadvertently helped a powerful corporation from Earth, in their efforts to deplete the planet's resources. In an attempt to set things right, Arlo joins a small group of resisters from Pother, as they work to both remove this dangerous organization from their world, and protect the p...

The Red Alert has been activated! The Crimson Mist gun is at the ready! Could this truly be it? Has the Crimson Justice finally returned? And if so, if “Justice is running red” once again, will our old hero be up for the new challenge of Dr Mayhem… at the site of their greatest battle? Find out this issue - and who or what Dr Mayhem truly is!

The 28th Tournament of the Five Rings has reached its final battle: Crimson Mask, the ruthless warrior, versus Sakima, the unyielding Empress. Everything points to an epic showdown with no mercy—and only one will survive. But this final duel will decide more than just who claims the imperial throne. Owada’s prophecy spoke of another path: Sakima’s path. And, now, we stand at the crossroads shaped by a promise kept.