- Yes. It would be so. Evil would rise, everything would change. This year would be her year, their year, the Year... of the Villain!
DC's Year of the Villain Special #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of July, 2019. It was published on May 1, 2019.
Synopsis for "Doom"
Amanda Waller goes to the White House to inform the president of an urgent matter and finds him and his security detail having been incapicated by the Legion of Doom. Brainiac and Lex Luthor stun her as well. The duo leave for Metropolis, where Lex fires everyone from LexCorp and prepares for an onslaught from the United States military. He explains to Brainiac that he has extracted data from them that will allow him to control the world: he has liquidated all his assets and given his vast wealth to a network of supervillains with a coordinated plot to destroy superheroes. He tells Brainiac to leave and is then confronted by Captain Atom and government forces before he initiates a huge explosion.
Appearing in "Doom"
Featured Characters:
- Legion of Doom
- Brainiac
- Cheetah
- Gorilla Grodd
- Lex Luthor (Apparent Death)
- Sinestro
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Metropolis Police Department (Cameo)
- United States Government
- Amanda Waller
- Captain Atom
- United States Army
- United States Secret Service
Other Characters:
- Bane (Cameo)
- Batman/Thomas Wayne (Flashpoint Timeline) (Cameo)
- Psycho-Pirate (Cameo)
- White Rabbit (Jaina Hudson) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Batgirl (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- The Batman Who Laughs (Earth -22) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Robins (Earth -22) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Bizarro (Earth 29) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Black Adam (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Black Manta (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Captain Cold (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Catwoman (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Emerald Empress/Sarya (Pre-Zero Hour) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Giganta (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Golden Glider (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Salakk) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Harley Quinn (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Heatwave (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Joker (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Klarion (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Teekl (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Lobo (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Mirror Master (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Mister Freeze (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Papa Midnite (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Penguin (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Ra's al Ghul (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- League of Assassins (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Red Hood (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Riddler (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Robin (Damian Wayne) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Scarecrow (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Shadow Thief (Carl Sands) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Solomon Grundy (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Supergirl (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Talon (William Cobb) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Two-Face (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Weather Wizard (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- President of the United States (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Central City (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Gotham City (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Metropolis
- LexCorp Tower (Destroyed)
- New Orleans (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Washington, D.C.
- Earth 29 (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
Items:
- The Batman Who Laughs' Visor (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Bracelets of Submission (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Captain Cold's Cold Gun (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Deathstroke's Sword (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Emerald Eye (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern Ring (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Harley's Mallet (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Heat Wave's Heat Gun (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Mister Freeze's Ice Gun (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Riddler's Staff (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Ultraviolet Power Ring
- Venom (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Weather Wand (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
Concepts:
Synopsis for "Leviathan"
In Seattle, Merlyn tries to escape from Green Arrow and Batgirl - he pleads for them to let him go, he suggests they all board his helicopter and he'll explain on the way. Arrow and Batgirl are nonplussed but Merlyn explains that they are in the middle of a "royal flush", all of the secret organisations are being shut down forcibly. The heroes grab him and start to leave but it's too late, Leviathan has arrived.
An enormous explosion levels the building but Barbara wakes up in a room face-to-mask with Leviathan. They offer Barbara a deal, to work with them to improve the way the world works. Leviathan reveals that they know all of her secrets and that, despite her best efforts, nothing has changed; instead Leviathan offers to allow Barbara to join the organisation, to become Leviathan.
Elsewhere, Green Arrow calls Batman to explain the situation but Damien has another idea - he asks Batman to ensure that this was not caused by his old partner, Red Hood.
Appearing in "Leviathan"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Leviathan Organization (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- "Leviathan" (Unnamed)
- Talia al Ghul (On a TV or computer screen) (Also as an hologram) (Cameo)
- Merlyn (Malcolm Merlyn)
Other Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Red Hood (Hologram) (Cameo)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Batman Incorporated (Mentioned only)
- Birds of Prey (Mentioned only)
- GCPD (Mentioned only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- League of Assassins (Mentioned only)
- Seven Soldiers of Victory (Mentioned only)
- Suicide Squad (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- New Jersey
- New York
- Metropolis (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Washington
Items:
- Batcomputer
- Green Kryptonite (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Trick Arrows
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Justice"
After returning from the Sixth Dimension, the Justice League return to their usual heroics, near the Source Wall a space ship heads toward the Void, endangering billions of lives. Superman subdues the pilot and saves the ship but the team realise how outmatched they are against the influx of evil - they decide to recruit everyone and then they will wage war.
Perpetua walks around the Hall of Doom before the Legion of Doom until she arrives at a pod where the new body of Lex Luthor is growing.
Appearing in "Justice"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Gerrian Myrde (Single appearance)
- Perpetua
- Legion of Doom
Other Characters:
- Animal Man (Cameo)
- Atom (Ray Palmer) (Cameo)
- Batgirl (Cameo)
- Black Canary (Dinah Drake) (Cameo)
- Black Lightning (Cameo)
- Captain Atom (Cameo)
- Catwoman (Cameo)
- Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond) (Cameo)
- Martin Stein (Behind the scenes)
- Green Arrow (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Simon Baz) (Cameo)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall) (Cameo)
- Jericho (Cameo)
- Justice League Dark
- Detective Chimp/Nightmaster (Bobo T. Chimpanzee) (Cameo)
- Man-Bat (Cameo)
- Swamp Thing (Alec Holland) (Cameo)
- Zatanna (Cameo)
- Krypto (Cameo)
- Shazam (Billy Batson) (Cameo)
- Supergirl (Cameo)
- Teen Titans
- Aqualad (Jackson Hyde) (Cameo)
- Kid Flash (Wallace West) (Cameo)
- Red Arrow (Emiko Queen) (Cameo)
- Robin (Damian Wayne) (Cameo)
- The Terrifics (Cameo)
- Metamorpho (Cameo)
- Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) (Cameo)
- Phantom Girl (Linnya Wazzo) (Cameo)
- Plastic Man (Cameo)
- Titans
- Beast Boy (Cameo)
- Donna Troy (Cameo)
- Miss Martian (Cameo)
- Steel (Natasha Irons) (Cameo)
- Vixen (Cameo)
- Apex Predators (Mentioned only)
- The Hands (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- The Current Multiverse
- Earth 0
- Gorathian System
- Gorath (Destroyed)
- Sector 2814
- Gorathian System
- Source Wall (In ruins)
- Earth 0
- Perpetua's Multiverse
Items:
- The Batman Who Laughs' Visor (Cameo)
- Bio-Belt (Cameo)
- Bracelets of Submission (Cameo)
- Catwoman's Whip (Cameo)
- Firestorm Matrix (Cameo)
- Green Lantern Ring
- Nth Metal
- Steel's Armor (Cameo)
- Sword of Night (Cameo)
- Thanagarian Mace
- Trick Arrows (Cameo)
- T-Spheres (Cameo)
- Waterbearers (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara
Vehicles:
- Gorathian Space Ark
Concepts:
- Justice/Doom War (Mentioned only)
Notes
- The Doom story takes place during the week the Justice League was stranded in the Sixth Dimension.
- The Leviathan story takes place during the events of Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1.
- The Justice story takes place after the epilogue of Justice League (Volume 4) #25.
See Also