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Dark Dominion ran 10 standard issues from October 1993 to July 1994.
Len Wein did most of the writing, but Shooter had a hand in writing
issues 3, 4 and 6 as well as the issue 0 card set.
An issue 0 trading card binder was sold with plastic sheets that held
9 standard trading cards. The basic set consisted of 150 cards that
came in packs similar to baseball cards. When put in order, the
trading cards formed the pages of the issue 0 comic book. Dark
Dominion 0 was never released as a stand-alone comic.
The story for issue 0 begins with Michael being established as a
weirdo and crazy to some of his neighbors. Michael begins his day by
visiting McDonalds for breakfast and then stopping by to visit a
homeless woman who we later find out is named Mercy. Michael has no
luck introducing himself, so he next visits a book store to see how
his books are selling. It is established that he has two books
published "Beyond the Imaginary Limits" and "Dark Dominion". Michael
exits the book store and talks with Madame Consuela, a fortune teller
who claims to see his aura and makes a bad prediction for him. Her
prediction comes true as he walks away and is cornered by street
thugs. Michael cleverly evades his attackers and it is established
that he harbors no fear.
Michael arrives at home and makes notes about strange things he's
been seeing out of the corner of his eye. He rushes out to meet the
homeless woman "Mercy" again. He tells her that he is able to see
the same things she sees. "Mercy" agree to help show him around to
the new things he is now seeing. Michael asks about a growth, Mercy
shows him the origins of the growth in the bowels beneath Grand
Central Station. It is here that Michael oversees Chasm (Charles Mal)
ordering Skinner to torture a man. Michael interferes and is
attacked. Michael escapes fearlessly, and in his escape he
inadvertently shifts into the Substratum adjacent to the material
world. It is here that he encounters previously invisible monsters.
He also runs to protect Mercy who is being attacked. Chasm catches
up and attacks him with fire in the Substratum. Michael shift back
into the material world and escapes Chasm. Chasm is then gone.
Mercy and Michael leave the bowels of Grand Central Station. Mercy
gives Michael the nickname "Glimmer" as in "Glimmer of Hope".
[source Defiant1]
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