Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery
| Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | July 2024 – January 2025 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Main character(s) | Matthew Anderson / Nemesis Pedro Hernandez / Rookie |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | |
| Written by | Mark Millar |
| Artist(s) | Valerio Giangiordano[1] |
| Collected editions | |
| Rogues' Gallery | ISBN 978-150674-4872 |
Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery (also written Nemesis: Rogues Gallery and Nemesis: Rogue's Gallery) is a British five-issue comic book limited series written by Mark Millar and drawn by Valerio Giangiordano. Published by Dark Horse Comics and set in the Millarworld,[2] the series is a continuation of Nemesis: Reloaded and Big Game,[3] following supervillain Matthew Anderson / Nemesis, who after recovering from being beaten to a pulp by the superhero team the Ambassadors, escapes from hospital to take on a protégé, Rookie, and regain his power.[4]
Published from July 24, 2024 to January 8, 2025,[5] and to be published as an omnibus in May 2025,[6] the series will be followed by Nemesis: Forever in late 2025/early 2026.[7]
Premise
[edit]Following the events of Big Game, the death of his mentor Wesley Gibson, and himself being beaten to a pulp by superheroes and imprisoned in hospital, Nemesis escapes to take on a protégé, serial killer Pedro Hernandez, as "Rookie", and regain his power, opposed by four fathers of people slaughtered by him, who get together with the Fraternity's super-tech technology (provided by Nemesis' original Rookie) in an attempt to take him down,[8][9][10][11] while Nemesis enacts a heist on "Epstein's other island".[12][13][14]
Development
[edit]Following the release of the Millarworld crossover miniseries Big Game,[15] in December 2023, Millar announced the Millarworld catalogue had been moved from Image Comics to Dark Horse Comics, who would publish an omnibus of the first two volumes of Nemesis (Nemesis and Nemesis: Reloaded),[6] as well as a third volume, Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery, to be illustrated by Valerio Giangiordano.[2][16]
Reception
[edit]| Issue # | Publication date | Critic rating | Critic reviews | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 2024 | 8.1/10 | 5 | [17] |
| 2 | August 2024 | 9.2/10 | 4 | [18] |
| 3 | October 2024 | 9.2/10 | 4 | [19] |
| 4 | November 2024 | 9.3/10 | 3 | [20] |
| 5 | January 2025 | 8.9/10 | 3 | [21] |
| Overall | 8.9/10 | 19 | [22] |
Sequel
[edit]On the conclusion of Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery in January 2025, a further series, Nemesis: Forever, was announced to be in development, again written by Millar and to be published by Dark Horse Comics.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Fang, Sam (March 21, 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Dark Horse Reveals New Details of Mark Millar's Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Salmon, Will (December 6, 2023). "Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery heads up the first wave of Millarworld titles coming from Dark Horse in 2024". GamesRadar+. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (March 21, 2024). "Nemesis: Rogues Gallery, Sequel To Big Game, Out In July". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Millar, Mark; Giangiordano, Valerio. "Nemesis, Vol. 3: Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
- ^ MacNamee, Olly (January 7, 2025). "Sidekicks, Psychopaths And Sickos: 'Nemesis: Rogues Gallery' #5 Advance Review". ComicOn. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ a b Weiss, Josh (December 5, 2023). "Mark Millar Bringing 'Millarworld' Catalogue Over To Dark Horse Comics". Forbes. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Johnston, Rich (January 8, 2025). "Mark Millar's Nemesis: Forever to be Published by Dark Horse Comics". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Brooke, David (March 21, 2024). "Brand new story arc begins in 'Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery' #1 this July". AIPT Comics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ MacNamee, Olly (July 22, 2024). "Bustin' Loose: 'Nemesis: Rogues Gallery' #1 Advance Review". ComicOn. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ Zalben, Alex (August 22, 2024). "Dark Horse Comics Preview: Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #2". Comic Book Club Live. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Cullen, Ian (October 12, 2024). "In Review: Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #3". SciFiPulse.Net. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Terror, Jude (November 1, 2024). "Nemesis: Rogues Gallery #4 Preview: Secret Identities on the Rocks". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ Lyles, Jeffrey (January 9, 2025). "Dark Horse Comics reviews 1/8/25 – Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #5, Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #5". Lyle's Movie Files. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ Cullen, Ian (January 19, 2025). "In Review: Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #5: Nemesis Strikes Billionaire Island in Shocking Finale". SciFiPulse.Net. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Pereira, Sergio (July 18, 2023). "Big Game: Mark Millar and Pepe Larraz on the Massive Crossover Event and Wanted Sequel". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ Tardive, Ambrose (December 11, 2023). ""Oh My God! This Is Amazing": Nemesis Cosplay Is So Good, Even His Creators Are Impressed". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #1 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #2 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #3 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #4 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery #5 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery (2024–2025) Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
