{"product_id":"black-adam-1-2022-nm","title":"Black Adam # 1 2022 NM-","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Adam # 1\u003c\/b\u003e (June 2022), titled \"Back in Black\" (or \"The Sandbox\"), launched a 12-issue limited series that reimagined the antihero as a dying monarch. Written by Christopher Priest and illustrated by Rafa Sandoval, the series serves as a political thriller and character deconstruction of Teth-Adam. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Theogony: Book One\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story opens with Black Adam facing a biological and existential crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Incurable Plague: Black Adam discovers he is infected with a mystical \"space virus\" that is slowly killing him and stripping away his immortality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Successor: Believing his end is near, Adam begins searching for a successor to protect Kahndaq. He identifies a distant relative, Malik White, a medical student in Washington, D.C..\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePolitical Intrigue: Adam visits Washington to address the U.S. Senate but is accused of murdering a Kahndaqi political rival, Shakur Nassar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Transfer: During a confrontation with a supposed illusion of Darkseid, Adam transfers his god-like powers to Malik to save his own life and prevent the virus from spreading further.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Bond: In a tragic twist, the process \"handcuffs\" Adam and Malik together mystically; as long as Malik holds the power, Adam's plague is arrested, but the two are now forced to work as a dysfunctional team. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBlack Adam (Teth-Adam): The aging, cynical ruler of Kahndaq.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Appearance:\u003c\/b\u003e Malik White (White Adam): Introduced in this issue as Adam's successor, a medical student who is initially reluctant to inherit the mantle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Appearance:\u003c\/b\u003e Jasmin: A medical professional and Malik's colleague.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSupporting Appearances: Includes cameos or mentions of the Martian Manhunter, Superman, and Batman. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWriter: Christopher Priest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eArtist: Rafa Sandoval.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCover Artists: Irvin Rodriguez (Main Cover A), with variants by Lucio Parrillo, Simone Di Meo, and Crystal Kung. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47644966355044,"sku":"BH19","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_06_11_05_50_546.jpg?v=1767719240","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/black-adam-1-2022-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}