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Publisher
  
Defiant Comics

Creators
  
Jim Shooter, Steve Ditko

Alter ego
  
Michael Alexander

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First appearance
  
Dark Dominion#1 October 1993

Created by
  
Jim Shooter (Writer) Steve Ditko (Artist)

Abilities
  
Fearlessness. Ability to see and enter the quantum field.

Similar
  
Static, Missing Man, Mocker, Dragon Lord, Stalker

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Dark Dominion is an American extinct comic book series, published monthly by Defiant Comics from October of 1993 until July of 1994. It spanned a total of 10 issues until Defiant ceased publication. There was one #0 issue published as a trading card set and binder.

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Dark Dominion was created by Jim Shooter and Steve Ditko, the co-creator of Spider-Man. The concept was based on Shooter's idea that "fear is the root of all evil", and dealt with Shooter's fascination with quantum mechanics.

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Characters

  • Michael Alexander - The protagonist of the series.
  • Chasm - The main antagonist of the series.
  • Plot synopsis

    The comic was based in Manhattan and featured the main character Michael Alexander.

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    Alexander is the author of a book entitled Dark Dominion, in which he explored the idea that another world occupied the same spacetime as our own. This alternate world, which housed the sub-stratum of our world, demons arose from the fears of human beings. The only way to see this hidden world was to put aside one's fears.

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    The main villain, Chasm, has chosen Manhattan to be his headquarters on Earth because of the vast population on whose fears he could draw from.

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    Michael Alexander is not afraid to face Chasm and the demons of the Dark Dominion. He perceives this alternate dimension as an energly-filled double of our own, with various demonic-type bits of architecture added to it. Monsters tended to ride the very humans they afflicted. This is seen in a crossover with another Defiant title, Charlemagne, when he tears creatures from the minds of affected dockworkers. The same issue sees Michael befriending a super-powered 'fish out of water' named Charles.

    Aftermath

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    The story of Dark Dominion was only published for ten issues. Four more issues were solicited, and one more issue was produced: however, due to the closing of the company, they were never released. According to Shooter, Defiant ran out of money sometime in 1994.

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    Afterwards, all their comics ceased to be published and the characters - including those of Dark Dominion - were purchased by Golden Books. The rights have since shifted to Random House. Shooter has expressed an interest in perhaps re-visiting the characters and story in the future.

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    References

    Dark Dominion Wikipedia