Brave New World Vol 1 1



 Brave New World 


 * "The name's Uncle Sam, and we got work ta do."
 * --Uncle Sam

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Month: August Year: 2006

Credits
Editor in Chief: Dan Didio Head Writer: Tony Bedard Cover Artists: Ariel Olivetti Pencilers: Ariel Olivetti Inkers: Ariel Olivetti Colourists: Nestor Pereyra Letterers: Rob Leigh Editors: Nachie Castro and Matt Idelson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters: First Appearances: The Monitors Final Appearances: No final appearances
 * Monitors
 * Flash (Jay Garrick) (cameo)
 * Green Arrow (Ollie Queen) (cameo)
 * Robin (Tim Drake) (cameo)

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Credits
Head Writer: A.J. Liebermann Pencilers: Al Barrionuevo Inkers: BIT Colourists: Marta Martinez Letterers: Rob Leigh Editors: Nachie Castro and Matt Idelson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Martian Manhunter
 * K'hym (in flashback)
 * M'yri'ah (in flashback)
 * Alex Ferguson
 * Paul Gerrard

Locations:
 * Arizona
 * Sonorian Desert


 * Mars (in flashback)

Items:
 * Kuru pendant

First Appearances: Alex Ferguson (a scientist); Paul Gerrard (an assassin) Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: An assassin named Paul Gerrard races across a rooftop in New York City. He keeps repeating to himself the words, "Twice around then wake and be found", as if it were a mantra. In the sky above, the Martian Manhunter hovers vigilantly.

Flashback: The Martian Manhunter, in the guise of DEO agent William Dyer meets with a man named Alex Ferguson in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Dyer tells him about a strange spectacle that he witnessed in the desert. Dyer gains Ferguson's trust by revealing his true guise as the Martian Manhunter. Ferguson shows the Manhunter an artifact which J'onn recognizes as a Martian Kuru pendant. He knows that the presence of such an item can only mean one thing – there are more Martians on Earth.

The Present: The Martian Manhunter apprehends Paul Gerrard on the rooftop and scoops him up into his arms. J'onn is wearing a new costume and has assumed a shape more in keeping with his natural Martian physique.

Credits
Head Writer: Bruce Jones Pencilers: Renato Guedes Inkers: Renato Guedes Colourists: Renato Guedes Letterers: Jared K. Fletcher Editors: Nachie Castro and Matt Idelson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * O.M.A.C. (Omni-Mind and Community)
 * Michael Costner
 * Superman (in a dream)
 * Vienna

Locations:
 * Nevada
 * Las Vegas


 * Gotham City

Items:
 * Brother Eye (behind the scenes)

First Appearances: Michael Costner; Vienna Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Credits
Head Writer: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Pencilers: Daniel Acu%C3%B1a Inkers: Daniel Acu%C3%B1a Editors: Tom Palmer Jr

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Freedom Fighters
 * Uncle Sam
 * Firebrand (Andre Twist)


 * SHADE agents
 * Father Time
 * Doll Man (Lester Colt)
 * Human Bomb (Andy Franklin)
 * Phantom Lady (Stormy Knight)
 * Ray (Stan Silver)


 * Senator Henry Knight
 * Batman (in flashback)
 * Black Adam (in flashback)
 * Captain Marvel (in flashback)
 * Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (in flashback)
 * Joker (in flashback)
 * Maxwell Lord (in flashback)
 * Robin (Tim Drake) (in flashback)
 * Silver Banshee (in flashback)
 * Spectre (in flashback)

Locations:
 * Washington DC
 * Mississippi
 * Coast City (in flashback)
 * Fawcett City (in flashback)
 * Gotham City (in flashback)
 * Metropolis (in flashback)

Items:
 * Lasso of Truth (in flashback)

First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Credits
Head Writer: Steve Niles Pencilers: Justiniano Inkers: Walden Wong Colourists: Chris Chuckry Editors: Michael Wright and Joey Cavalieri

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Creeper
 * Beau Thurman
 * Boone (behind the scenes, on a TV screen)
 * Deconnick
 * Eddy
 * Jack Ryder

Locations:
 * New York City

Items:
 * None

First Appearances: Beau Thurman (a senator); Boone (a politician); Deconnick (a detective); Eddy (a television studio technician) Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

All-New Atom
 Handle of the Teacup 

Credits
Head Writer: Gail Simone Pencilers: John Byrne Inkers: Trevor Scott Colourists: Alex Bleyaert Letterers: Travis Lanham Editors: Tom Palmer Jr and Mike Carlin

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Atom (Ryan Choi)
 * Atom (Ray Palmer) (cameo)
 * Helmond Kettering
 * Jonathan Horne
 * Martin Campbell
 * Panda Potter
 * Thomas Dinawa
 * Waiting
 * Dusty
 * Evans

Locations:
 * Ivy Town
 * Washington DC

Items:
 * Bangstick

First Appearances: Atom (Ryan Choi); Dusty (the President's dog); Evans (a Secret Service agent); Helmond Kettering (a phsyics professor); Martin Campbell (a mathematics professor); Panda Potter (Ryan's colleague); Thomas Dinawa (a biology professor); The Waiting (an alien species) Final Appearances: Evans

Synopsis: Twenty-four year old Physics professor Ryan Choi has assumed the mantle of the Atom. As the Atom, he struggles within the confines of a microscopic environment in combat with an inter-dimensional race of would-be conquerors known as the Waiting. Atom maintains radio contact with his Ivy University contemporaries who monitor his actions from inside a University office.

The Waiting deploy bug-shaped robotic drone ships to attack the Atom, but the young hero manages to avoid their laser fire, and even turns their own devices against them. He eventually comes upon a larger insectoid ship and determines that this is the central base of the Waiting. He beats up a few armored guards, and uses the control ship’s external weaponry to destroy its own generator. The Waiting (who perceive reality outside of the accepted space-time continuum) realize that their plans have failed and execute a hasty retreat. They shrink down to the subatomic level and disappear.

The microscopic environment where this brief battle took place is actually located between the hair follicles of a dog named Duster. Duster is the pet of the President of the United States, Jonathan Horne. The Waiting, presuming that the President acted in deference to the dog, sought to use mind control technology to take over the world, using the dog as their personal beachhead.

Credits
Head Writer: Judd Winick Pencilers: Howard Porter Inkers: Howard Porter Colourists: Howard Porter Letterers: Rob Leigh Editors: Tom Palmer Jr and Mike Carlin

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Captain Marvel
 * Captain Marvel Jr
 * Doctor Fate (Hector Hall)
 * Mary Marvel
 * Shade (Richard Swift)
 * Shazam (in flashback)
 * Spectre (Entity) (in flashback)
 * Zatanna
 * Maximilian Tockworth (as a zombie)

Locations:
 * Antarctica
 * Egypt
 * Cairo


 * Mexico
 * Puerto Vallarta


 * New York
 * New York City


 * Prague
 * Spain
 * Madrid

Items:
 * Rock of Eternity (in flashback)

First Appearances: Maximilian Tockworth (a 16th century occultist) Final Appearances: Maximilian Tockworth

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Trivia

 * The title for this special is taken from the 1932 Aldous Huxley novel, Brave New World.


 * In the Martian Manhunter vignette, members of the Justice League of America can be seen as cardboard standees.

Recommended Readings

 * All-New Atom
 * Creeper (Volume 2)
 * Martian Manhunter (Volume 3)
 * OMAC (Volume 3)
 * Shazam, Trials of
 * Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters

Related Articles
The following articles have been referenced in this issue.
 * Atom (Ray Palmer)
 * Bludhaven
 * Crisis on Infinite Earths
 * Infinite Crisis
 * Justice League of America
 * Lex Luthor
 * Will Magnus
 * Wonder Woman (Diana)