Shadow War Zone Vol 1 1

"Old Friends": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"Old Friends"
Part of the "Shadow War (2022)" event.
Shadow War Zone
July, 2022
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Jonboy Meyers
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Howard Porter Arif Prianto
Cover Variant #2	Leirix
Old Friends
Writers	Joshua Williamson
Pencilers	Otto Schmidt
Inkers	Otto Schmidt
Colorists	Otto Schmidt
Letterers	Steve Wands
Editors	Ben Abernathy
Talia al Ghul in "Inner Demon"
Writers	Nadia Shammas
Pencilers	Sweeney Boo
Inkers	Sweeney Boo
Colorists	Sweeney Boo
Letterers	Becca Carey
Editors	Jessica Berbey Dave Wielgosz
Panic Room
Writers	Ed Brisson
Pencilers	Mike Bowden
Inkers	Mark Morales
Colorists	Antonio Fabela
Letterers	Troy Peteri
Editors	Ben Abernathy
Ninjas! At the Arcade
Writers	Stephanie Phillips
Pencilers	Ann Maulina
Inkers	Ann Maulina
Colorists	Ann Maulina
Letterers	Andworld Design
Editors	Ben Abernathy

I'm flattered but Deathstroke needs to be brought to justice.

— Black Canary

Shadow War Zone #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of July, 2022. It was published on May 17, 2022.

Appearing in "Old Friends"

Featured Characters:

• Black Canary (Dinah Drake)

Supporting Characters:

• Oracle (Barbara Gordon)

Antagonists:

• Talia al Ghul (Cameo)
  • Angel Breaker
  • League of Shadows (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Ghost-Maker (Cameo)
  • Clownhunter (Cameo)
• Harley Quinn (Cameo)
• Ra's al Ghul (Dies in flashback) (Cameo)
• Justice League (Mentioned only)
  • Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Mentioned only)
  • Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• United States of America
  • Gotham City
    • Gotham Clock Tower
• Nepal (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Angel Breaker

Vehicles:

• Batplane (Mentioned only)
• Black Canary's Motorcycle
  

Appearing in Talia al Ghul in "Inner Demon"

Featured Characters:

• Talia al Ghul (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Mother Soul (Rúh al Ghul) (Flashback and main story)
• Ra's al Ghul (Flashback and main story)
  • League of Assassins
    • Amal

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• The Demon (First appearance chronologically) (Flashback only)
• Demons (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Lazarus Island (Flashback and main story)
• Nanda Parbat
  • Lazarus Pit

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "Panic Room"

Featured Characters:

• Ghost-Maker

Supporting Characters:

• Black Spider
• Clownhunter

Antagonists:

• League of Shadows

Other Characters:

• Batman Inc. (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Gotham City

Items:

• Clownhunter's Sword
• Ghost-Maker's Sword

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "Ninjas! At the Arcade"

Featured Characters:

• Harley Quinn (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters: Antagonists:

• League of Shadows

Other Characters:

• Bronze Tiger (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
• Killer Frost (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
• Lashina
• Lucas Fox
• Secret Society of Super-Villains (Flashback only)
  • Black Manta
  • Deathstroke
  • Gorilla Grodd

Locations:

• Gotham City

Items:

• Harley's Mallet

Vehicles:

• 
  

Notes

• In the Old Friends story, Black Canary mentions that something has changed in Deathstroke. This is a reference to the supervillain deciding to become the King of Supervillains after glimpsing the incoming arrival of the Great Darkness as it was revealed in Deathstroke Inc. #7.
• The Inner Demon story features the first meeting between Talia al Ghul and her grandmother, Mother Soul.

Trivia

• The variant cover is a homage to X-Men #141.
• In the Ninjas! at the Arcade story, as the League of Shadows' members are slaughtered by Harley Quinn, the girl pronounces many famous movie quotes, including:
  • "You killed my father. Prepare to die." from The Princess Bride;
  • "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!" from The Godfather Part III;
  • "I have two guns. One for each of ya." from Tombstone;
  • "That's it, man! Game over, man! Game over!" from Aliens;
  • "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" from The Graduate;
  • "There's no crying in baseball!" from A League of Their Own.

See Also

• Images from Shadow War Zone Vol 1 1

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