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FEMFORCE #34
COVER: Meugniot
EDITORIAL CONTENT: None
MILESTONES: 1st episode of the Shroud War
trilogy
Story: A Darkness Within (Under the Shadow of the
Shroud Pt 1 ) (31 pgs)
Credits:
Rik Levins, story; Bill Black, script; Mark Heike, art /
inks; The Count, art; John Dell / Chad Hunt, inks; Walt
Paisley, letters
Synopsis:
As the Vault heroes regain their composure following the
attack on the Asylum by the Shroud and his minions,
Nightveil and Dragonfly return to Femforce HQ. There they
find their teammates watching the viewers with alarm as
reports come streaming in that Florida is being terrorized
by a locust-like swarm of villains, monsters, and other
menaces. Meanwhile, Paragon and the Sentinels are lending
assistance at the Weir Asylum when an emergency distress
message is received from Ms. Victory. The transmission is
suddenly cut off, and a reconnoiter by Stardust reveals that
a massive black dome has covered the entire state of Florida
(including Jungle Island), cutting off the Femforce from any
aid.
While some of the Sentinels and Vault heroes pound away
at the barrier, the Femforce split up to battle the evil
menaces ravaging Florida. The individual members soundly
defeat each of their opponents, who instantly teleport from
the battle scene to their rendezvous point on Jungle Island,
temporarily halting the Shroud's reign of terror. Back at
Femforce HQ, the Femforce discover through Nightveil's
mystic senses that the Shroud has started to widen the
dimensional gateway through his electronic apparatus hidden
in the island's subterranean caverns. Ms. Victory resolves
to make the lonely, suicidal solo effort to destroy the
machine while the rest of the Femforce launch a frontal
diversionary attack on the island's evil denizens. As Ms.
Victory wreaks havoc on the Shroud's unprotected equipment,
she is unaware that the Vault heroes and the Sentinels are
looking on in terror, desperate to reach her before she can
close the portal. They have entered the dimension of the
voracious Elder Gods via the Well of Souls in Vietnam,
planning to traverse the dark realm and emerge through the
Jungle Island gateway. If Ms. Victory succeeds in closing
the portal, the heroes will be trapped forever, living
sacrifices to the Elder Gods. Meanwhile, at Latimer Labs,
Dr. Jimenez is startled to discover an equally startled
Buckaroo Betty emerge from the Time Triangle. |
