Empire, Vol. 1

The heroes are gone. The villain has won.

Golgoth controls the Earth, but there is one last enemy to defeat, and it may in fact be one of Golgoth’s own inner circle ! Written by Mark Waid with art by Barry Kitson, this new edition collects the complete first story arc.

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