description: Villains United is one of the four miniseries that lead up to DC's Infinite Crisis. Lex Luthor uses the events of Identity Crisis (as well as the threat of unstoppable force) to persuade nearly every super villain to join his "society," which is led by a core group of himself, Deathstroke, Talia, Black Adam, Dr. Psycho, and Calculator. But a band of relatively obscure villains--Cat Man, Scandal, Cheshire, Deadshot, Parademon, and Ragdoll--organized by a mysterious figure named Mockingbird and calling themselves the Secret Six, defy Luthor, leading to all-out war. It's action-packed and includes some fantastic full-page shots, and is fun for people who like to pick out people from criminal lineups. If you can't recognize everyone, the trade paperback has a guide to the characters as well as a summary of events leading up to the six-issue series (but not the 2006 one-shot issue published during the run of Infinite Crisis). Written by Gail Simone (Birds of Prey) with art by Dale Eaglesham and Val Semeiks. --David Horiuchi
language: English
title: Villains United
titlecomplete: Villains United (An Infinite Crisis Story)
characters: Peter Merkel, Scandal Savage, Edgar Cizko, Guillermo Barrera, Thomas Blake, Solomon Grundy, Humpty Dumpty (DC Comics), Vandal Savage, Talia al Ghul, Lex Luthor, Floyd Lawton, Parademon Mike, Knockout, Peter Merkel, Jr., Black Adam
genres: Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Superheroes, Comic Book, Speculative Fiction, Dc Comics, Comics, Crime, Graphic Novels, LGBT
ratings_count: 2970
series: Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Secret Six (Collected Editions, vol. 3), Villains United
publisher: Titan Books Ltd