Summary

admonition : contains spoilers forOutsiders#2 !

Move overJustice League – DC has just elevated its version of theFantastic Fourto virtual godhood . The Justice League is the publisher ’s premiere tiptop squad , full of some of its heaviest hitters . There are other team in the DC Universe , but none can rival the Justice League in sheer power . That is , until now . InOutsiders#2,fans are re-introduce to a classical DC team , and learn they have received a monumental power upgrade .

Outsiders#2 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Robert Carey . The newest embodiment of the Outsiders has met the Challengers of the Unknown out in international waters . The Challengers take the Outsiders on a tour of the mobile version of Challengers Mountain . The squad is brought to Mountain ’s entropy center , which is currently tracking G of excess dimensional threats .

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at long last , one of the Challenger ’s scientists exclaim that the computing equipment figured out how to drink down the Monitor .

The Challengers of the Unknown Are More Than DC’s Version of the Fantastic Four

The Monitor is one of the most powerful persona in the DC Universe , and the fact that the Challengers of the Unknown can kill him is a serious step - up for one of the publishing firm ’s old team . carbon monoxide - created by Jack Kirbyat the dawn of comics ’ Silver Age , there have been many incarnations of the squad , which get a passing nod in this issue . While the roster may change , one affair remains the same : they will handle threats few others will touch . Working under the microwave radar of most of the publisher ’s hero , the Challengers flirt a vital role in the DC Universe .

TheChallengers of the Unknown also bear a hit resemblance to the Fantastic Four , and indeed , the Challengers appeared roughly two years before Marvel ’s First Family debut . In addition to both being co - created by Jack Kirby , both teams consist of four members ( although the Challengers now have more ) who fight a multifariousness of scientific discipline - fiction - oriented threat . The Challengers of the unidentified lack the superpowers and family moral force of the Fantastic Four , but it is not a stretch to see the team as a “ wry - run ” for Mister Fantastic , the Human Torch and the rest .

tie in : Marvel Has formally Killed the Fantastic Four – But That ’s a sound affair

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Could the Challengers Also Defeat the Justice League?

And now the fear - inspiring honest power of the Challengers of the Unknown has been divulge . The Challengers have always used advanced engineering in their missions , but the level they are working at now is above and beyond anything antecedently see . An organization that can not only rake the entire multiverse but even go as far as to kill one of its most powerful beings is not one to be trifled with . It would appear this new incarnation of the Challengers of the Unknown is preoccupied with the multiverse , for cause unknown . Their new power ascent elevates them beyond being DC’sFantastic Four , and frame them right smart before of theJustice League .

Outsiders#2 is on sale now from DC Comics !

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Image of the Challengers of the Unknown in the background with Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman (from Dawn of Justice) in the foreground.

Three panels of the Outsiders touring the Challengers of the Unknown’s headquarters, getting a glimpse of the team’s power.

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