An incident in which Quantum Juice was used as tear gas during a gang riot on Paris Island in Dakota. It was orchestrated by Dharma and Dr. Nemo in order to create Bang Babies.

The Chaos Wave is a catastrophic Omniverse-spanning "tsunami" composed entirely of chaotic temporal energies. As the Wave spreads it breaks down the barriers between realities and tears anything it comes into contact with asunder.

An infinitely multiplaying parallel world system at the edge of the Bleed. In simple words, a reality cancer.

The driving force behind all aquatic & oceanic life.

The Cosmic Squish Principle is the Cosmic fitting of square pegs into round holes. The result... a "squishing" of the multiverse.

In the Top Cow Universe, The Darkness is a source of power that grants the wielder the ability to generate anything they desire.

One of the two opposite new centers of the Multiverse after the events of Death Metal. A universe refashioned by Darkseid to make heroes the underdogs.

The Enigma Force is the sentient soul of the universe itself and the current form of Prince Wayfinder, which is generated by the Concordance Engine placed at the heart of reality by The Beyonders. It is responsible for the creation of The Microverse itself and often interacts with others through intermediary lifeforms such as The Uni-Power, the Fireflytes of Tropica, the Time Travelers and avatars such as The Redeemer.

A fictional treaty created in the DCU after the events of Infinite Crisis.

The natural force of Mycorrhizae or Mycos for short, also known as fungus.

Archival comic strip reprints published by IDW and Cover Press.

Fragments of the Lifestone Tree which entered the Sol System landing in Earth and it's Moon, each having it's own unique properties.

DC Comics' controversial 2011 reboot of its entire line of ongoing comic books following the universe altering event, Flashpoint. After Doomsday Clock, it was redefined as Earth-52.

The New 52's September 2014 third anniversary event, where all titles jump forward five years into the future.

For a single month, all New 52 titles were renumbered to #0, to celebrate the first year anniversary of the New 52 initiative.

A Geoff Johns' initiative to introduce Golden Age characters into the modern DCU.

The Nexus of All Things is a powerful gateway in the Chaos Comics universe.

Ancient and vast Asgardian power wielded by Odin and later inherited by Thor.

A primordial force that connects all animal life or beings of flesh in the universe. It is a counterpart to forces like the Green that connect plant life.

The natural force of death and decay, enemy to both the Green and the Red, the life forces of plant and animal life.

A set of powerful, once long forgotten esoteric relics of Atlantean origin, forged into weapons and objects of vast might and magic by Atlan; former king of Atlantis from the enchanted gold that had been synthesized by an Alchemist of one of its Seven Kingdoms.

It is the DC/Vertigo equivalent of Buddha, just like The Presence is the god of DC and Vertigo. It is the "source" of all that exists. Alternatively, it can be considered a description of the Creator of the Universe, a science fiction analogue based on Judaeo-Christian doctrine.

When Earth's mightiest champions fall in action, all that is left to do is say your goodbyes and move forward with your life.

Is a pathogen of unknown origin which invades the genetic material of a human host, inciting drastic physical and mental alterations.

An international crime competition.

The Unnamed is the brain child of Geoff Johns, through his production company, Ghost Machine. It centers on strange heroes throughout both America's history and future, fighting The Unknown War.

A bacteriological attack happening on the world of SLiding Albion than it was deviated to the Wildstorm England in the 60s. The peple affected by that bacteria developted superpowers but also were left sterille, uncapable of having offsprings.

The Walking Dead is an on-going story about a group of people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse.

The prophecy of the War of Light tells of the rise of seven corps based on the light of the Emotional Spectrum and that they will go to war with each other, paving the way for the coming of the Blackest Night.

Home reality of Old Man Logan.

The White is an elemental force which is associated with air.

The World Annihilation Incantation Formula is the name of the enigmatic Celestial Symbol that has been engraved upon Arishem the Judge's right hand. It has the power to decide the fate of all worlds and destroy them in various ways should they prove unworthy of being left alive.

The Xavier Protocols are a collection of secret files assembled by Professor Charles Xavier, detailing methods of eliminating the individual mutants under his auspices, as well as many other powerful mutants.

Thieves are people who steal another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.

The theme for Batman-related books published in December 2000 (cover dated February 2001).

A gap in a story to show how things have progressed.

Time travel in comics involves jumping or returning in time to change an event and therefore, altering history (alternately sometimes time travel is used simply as a means of exploration). Heroes generally protect the time stream, villains seek to profit from its manipulation.

Tokusatsu as a word is inherently a reference to live-action media (originally movies but often television). However its many popular franchises and new works inspired by them have crossed over into comics and this page covers broadly all its basic categories combined including kaiju, mecha and hero.

Tokusatsu is a term used in Japanese live action film or television that specializes in heavy special effects that is associated with kaiju and superheroes in either science-fiction, fantasy, or horror genres.

Imprint of Image comics.

The Top Cow Pilot Season is an annual initiative that began in 2007 to determine the next ongoing series from the publisher.

Top Cow's drive to find new creative talents.

Natural disaster.

Torture is defined as inflicting physical or psychological pain on a person, normally to gather information. As in any other medium, it is often used in comics.

To steal a kiss from someone means kissing someone instantly when they least expected it to happen. It is the act of kissing another suddenly or secretly.