Issue Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven 1 Subtitle The Battle for Bludhaven part 1 Date early June 2006 Writer(s) Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Artist(s) Dan Jurgens, Jimmy Palmiotti storyline After the Chemo blast in Bludhaven, a state of emergency was declared. A wall was built around the city within 36 hours due to the toxicity. Superman asked the Teen Titans to go in and help as much as they could. They were met by Major Victory and Freedom's Ring, who were there by government mandate. They ordered the Titans away. At an undisclosed location, people in tanks were awakened for duty. Within nine months, relief money ran out. One year later, the people were still walled out of their home and were getting desperate. A man calling himself Father Time arrived and assumed control of General Stanton's troops. He was shown an "anomaly" which did not appear to be terrestrial - dubbed the "astronaut fetus," it was part machine, part organic. Another item of interest was a scientist named Andy Franklin - he was a survivor of the blast, but was now mutated into human bomb. They had him in a stasis fluid to keep him stable. A group of government explorers (in search of the underground railroad which was raiding containment camps) came across a group of metas calling themselves the Nuclear Legion. They'd been sent in by the Society. The explorers were turned to ash. Freedom's Ring arrived and contained the Nuclear Legion, but they'd feigned defeat. Once they heard the government was building a meta army, they lashed out. During the fight, a cloaked area became visible. A riot began outside a wall outpost. Their leader called himself Firebrand. The Monolith attempted to keep order among the rioters. The Atomic Knights revealed themselves in the area which had been cloaked.

Issue Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven 2 Subtitle The Battle for Bludhaven part 2 Date late June 2006 Writer(s) Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Artist(s) Dan Jurgens, Jimmy Palmiotti storyline The Atomic Knights attempted to apprehend the Nuclear Legion with non-lethal force, but suffered casualties. Their survivors retreated, their dead's armor self -destructed. Father Time placed a shoot to kill order for anyone in a costume. Firebrand, on camera, called out Nightwing and the Justice League for not being there. The Titans saw the broadcast and decided to talk to Firebrand. Major Victory, the only survivor of his group, reported to Father Time. The Atomic Knights (the underground railroad) discovered a "Black Baron" who was taking children who'd been exposed to the radiation and forcing everyone else to do his bidding in return for supplies and medicines. Father Time enlisted some of their captives and met a helicopter landing nearby in the city. A senator's daughter exited (Miss Knight) and spoke with Time as though they were acquainted. Freedom's Ring was no longer - their new name was S.H.A.D.E. Major Force was introduced as their field commander. They were to squash the Atomic Knights. Firebrand was introduced to Tilt and the Monolith. Monolith agreed that he could feel something bad within the city. The Atomic Knights found what they believed was the biggest source of radiation. It was a facility experimenting on metas. Father Time realized they'd been infiltrated and sounded the alarm. Captain Atom was being used to power the facility.

Issue Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven 3 Subtitle The Battle for Bludhaven part 3 Date early July 2006 Writer(s) Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Artist(s) Dan Jurgens, Jimmy Palmiotti storyline As Firebrand and his group were about to scale the wall, the Teen Titans arrived. A man visited the Black Baron with jewelry in hopes of getting some medicine for his diabetic wife. The Baron refused and killed the man with beams from his eyes. He planned to take over the remains of Bludhaven and create a nation. The video was analyzed at the headquarters of the Atomic Knights (below Bludhaven). The Titans headed into the city with Monolith and Firebrand via the swamplands outside Bludhaven. They made it to the airport and encountered natives who feared them to be Freedom's Ring. One of the captives - "a mass of inert brain matter - grew itself a body and volunteered to help Father Time. Using its mental powers, it told him there were 125 Atomic Knights operating within the city. It wished to be referred to as Replicant. Replicant contacted SHADE with the location of a nearby Atomic Knight base. The were successful in securing the base and capturing a live hostage. Another team of Atomic Knights neared the SHADE base.

Issue Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven 4 Subtitle The Battle for Bludhaven part 4 Date late July 2006 Writer(s) Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Artist(s) Dan Jurgens, Jimmy Palmiotti storyline Father Time took on the approaching Atomic Knights. He claimed to be indestructible and immortal. He was immobilized and the Knights successfully secured Captain Atom. The Nuclear Legion encountered the Nuclear Family (constructs built from Dr. Shanner's schematics). They claimed to have been sent by the Society to help them. Replicant broke Father Time free of his casing. He split his team up and gave orders. Replicant informed him the Teen Titans were inside the Bludhaven walls. The Titans neared the Black Baron's territory and were fired upon. The Monolith was shattered by suicide bombers, only to reform. He could see the Baron was a deranged killer. He picked him up and tossed him into another time zone. Robin gave him the "no killing" speech. Robin tried to sort things out: Chemo was not radioactive - he was toxic. His chemicals had altered some of Bludhaven's citizens, but they could not explain the radiation. Father Time introduced his captive to The Face, his torture specialist. Elsewhere, Human Bomb detonated a city block where refugees were housed. The SHADE group then encountered the Titans. Robin realized the team was made up of wannabes taking the identities of dead heroes. Cyborg, Robin, and Kid Devil were neutralized. Ravager killed Lady Liberty. Only Monolith and Firebrand were still standing to face the SHADE team.

Issue Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven 5 Subtitle The Battle for Bludhaven part 5 Date August 2006 Writer(s) Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Artist(s) Dan Jurgens, Jimmy Palmiotti storyline Green Lantern (Jordan) arrived as SHADE called for backup to detain the Titans. Replicant informed the group that they were to detain Green Lantern. Human Bomb refused to fight GL - he was his hero. Ravager, who had been hiding out, returned and attacked the SHADE team. The Nuclear Family and Legion located a tunnel leading to the radiation source. Inside, people were transporting mutated animals. Firebrand began hearing a voice in his head. It had a horrible southern accent. He was shown a vision of what the true enemy wanted - the US as a police state. Ravager freed the Titans while GL continued to battle Major Force. The Atomic Knights found the reason Captain Atom was comatose: while going between dimensions, his shell had been breached and his brain traumatized. They then got word of the infiltrators in the tunnel. Major Victory tried to break up the MF / GL battle and was killed by MF. The SHADE team realized they were taking orders from a psychopath. The fight below them (between the Nuclears and the Knights) erupted into the street.

Issue Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven 6 Subtitle The Battle for Bludhaven part 6 Date September 2006 Writer(s) Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Artist(s) Dan Jurgens, Jimmy Palmiotti storyline Captain Atom began to have memories of returning to Earth. The Chemo blast had ripped a hole in the fabric of space and time. He emerged and was blasted. His radiation poisoned Bludhaven. Captain Atom neared critical mass and was placed in a containment suit. He awakened. He began hearing things and ordered the city to be evacuated. Atom flew away in search of Major Force. The Titans and SHADE teamed up against the Nuclear Legion. Replicant informed Father Time of the situation, including the awakening of Captain Atom. As the military began pulling out of Bludhaven, Captain Atom arrived at the battle zone. He grabbed Major Force and absorbed his energy. He gave all survivors ten minutes to evacuate the city. Atom detonated himself above the ruined city leaving only a crater. The following day, the President addressed the union and blamed the situation entirely upon the metas. Bludhaven could not be rebuilt. He proposed a metahuman task force under government control to police the renegade metas. Three miles below the crater, the Atomic Knights entered their sanctuary - a biosphere code named Command D.

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