Catalyst: Agents of Change
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Catalyst is a superhero team appearing in comics published by Dark Horse Comics under the imprint Comics Greatest World. It first appeared in Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 4. Important members of the team have included Grace, Law, and Titan.
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[edit] Team History
[edit] Formation: The Warmaker Incident
Warmaker, a former United States soldier turned supervillain, is sent by the government to be imprisoned in The Vault, a super-prison located in Golden City. He escapes (or is allowed to escape by Grace) and begins a rampage.
He faces the heroes Rebel, Mecha, Titan, and Ruby, causing massive amounts of destruction to the city, until Grace arrives to face him.
She easily defeats Warmaker, but Titan attacks him for no reason. Warmaker strikes Titan knocking him into Rhapsody, the local healer, who falls into a crater and is killed.
Grace uses Warmaker's escape and the death of Rhapsody as a rallying point and announces Golden City’s secession from the United States.
[edit] Agents of Change
The US Government then offers Grace a deal, if she eliminates the man alien called Vortex, they will concede to her succession. She travels to Cinnibar Flats and confronts first Vortex then fights with him against a group of Destroyers. Deciding Vortex’s work is important, Grace returns to Golden City and the US attacks.
Catalyst then battles the US Army and their armored super-soldier, Grenade. Grenade is killed but not before he releases radiation into the Wheatfield battleground. Grace is then able to use CNN media coverage to force the government to a settlement.
Creative Staff Information(by issue)
- 1-4: Eddie Campbell & Pete Ford, writers. Pencils, Tim Hamilton (also, Steve Carr #1). Shane Glines, inks.
- 5: Campbell & Ford, writers. Pencils, Eric Battle. Glines, inks.
- 6: Chris Warner,plot/Barbara Kesel, dialogue. Hamilton, pencils. Glines, inks.
- 7: Barbara Kesel, writer. Hamilton, pencils. Glines, inks.
- Covers for the entire series were provided by Jason Pearson.
[edit] Will to Power
Titan leaves the team to work for the government. This begins a downward spiral for him and he becomes progressively more and more demented. Grace takes the command of the situation placing Titan in the Vault, but he escapes and confronts the Catalyst team.
Realizing they are outgunned, Grace sends Titan to face down the man from the Vortex. Then, she teleports to Cinnabar Flats to warn Vortex of Titan’s impending arrival. Vortex kills Titan as vengeance for the death of Lt. Anderson, his friend, and taking Anderson’s body reenters the vortex, leaving Grace to safeguard his base.
[edit] Law
Soon thereafter, Law arrives in Golden City caring the body of a woman who appears to be Grace. Through murder and manipulation Law is able to take control of the city and of Catalyst.
Madison is killed, Mecha and Warmaker leave the city, and Rebel-Mark savagely beats Rebel-Matt (placing him in a vegetative state), with Titan already dead and Grace missing, essentially bring an end to the team.
[edit] Return of Grace
However, a rebellion forms in Tent City, lead by a mysterious hooded woman (Grace) and consisting of the members of Division 13 and Warmaker. Whether this group ever calls itself Catalyst or not has never been reviled.
[edit] Team Members
[edit] Original Team
Grace (AKA The Mighty Grace, Lady Grace)-The teams founder and current leader. She is can create “diamonds” which she uses to teleport herself and others. She is also incredibly strong, able to survive in space without a suit, and can fly.
Madison - Grace's confidant, he was killed by Law during his take over of the team.
Titan (Frank Wells) One of Golden City's first heroes, left to work for the US government.
Rebel (Matt and Mark Morrisette)
Mecha (Art Thomason)
Ruby
Warmaker (Elvis Westbury)
[edit] Agents of Law
Law - a villain and Block 13 escapee (the first), he took over Catalyst when Grace disappeared. Killed by a Predator.
Redline
Sabrinna
Additionally, Rebel and Ruby were members of this version of the team.
[edit] The Tent City Resistance
Like the original incarnation of Catalyst, this group was lead by Grace.
Lamb (Officer Frank Lamb)
Flux
Wraith/Axe Grinder
Voxx
Additionally, Warmaker was a member of this group.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] List of Appearances
- Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 1-4
- Catalyst: Agents of Change 1-7
- Will to Power 7-9
- Agents of Law 1-6
[edit] Significant Stories
- Comics' Greatest World: Golden City Week 4 - Team forms
- Catalyst: Agents of Change 4 - Titan leaves
- Agents of Law 1 - Law takes over, death of Madison
- Agents of Law 2 - Warmaker and Mecha leave
- Agents of Law 6 - Death of Law
