{"product_id":"the-new-52-futures-end-1-2014-nm","title":"The New 52: Futures End # 1 2014 NM-","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New 52: Futures End # 1\u003c\/b\u003e, published on May 7, 2014, is the official start of a year-long weekly series that examines a dark potential future for the DC Universe. Set five years after the \"current\" New 52 timeline, it depicts a world reeling from a devastating multiversal war and ill-prepared for an impending technological apocalypse. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue follows four parallel narrative paths that establish the dire state of this future reality: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBatman Beyond (Terry McGinnis): Arriving from 35 years in the future, Terry travels back to prevent the sentient computer Brother Eye from ever being created. However, due to a temporal malfunction, he arrives five years into the future—missing his target date by seven years—where Brother Eye's rise is already in motion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eStormwatch: The cosmic team is suddenly pulled from the \"Bleed\" by an unknown force. Their ship is destroyed, and the hero Apollo is vaporized, signaling a massive new threat approaching Earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGrifter (Cole Cash): Operating in North Carolina, Cole uses a unique new ability to sense and hunt hidden alien infiltrators (Daemonites) that others cannot see.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFirestorm: The partnership between Ronnie Raymond and Jason Rusch has completely fractured. Due to Ronnie's refusal to respond to a distress call, they arrive too late to save Green Arrow (Oliver Queen), whose death is discovered at the end of the issue. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLead Characters: Batman Beyond (Terry McGinnis), Grifter, Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond\/Jason Rusch), and members of Stormwatch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMajor Deaths: Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) and Apollo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWriting Team: Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Dan Jurgens, and Keith Giffen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePrimary Artist: Patrick Zircher.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCover Artist: Ryan Sook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47632390946916,"sku":"BG31","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_03_22_54_20_339.jpg?v=1767502820","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/the-new-52-futures-end-1-2014-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}