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The Center Holds #2 D FOC Reveal Variant (Dressed, TBA)

Comic Script by Larry Hama
Illustrated by M.D. Bright
Cover Design or Artwork by TBA
Comic Book
6-5/8"W x 10-3/16"H | 4 oz | 160 per carton
On sale Mar 25, 2026 | 32 Pages | 84428401318502041
Rated T
FOC Feb 16, 2026 | Catalog January 2026

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There’s only so much a person—even a super-powered person—can take!

The world thought Captain Payback and the Black Wraith had put the villain Choler away for good. But when Choler escapes Captain Payback’s underground prison, all hell breaks loose. The Superheroes Union is at ground zero of the fallout, where even the most powerful among them are tested. Now, they must come to terms with their darkest secrets while facing their greatest enemy.
Will they be strong enough to challenge Choler at his most powerful?

The battle continues in the second issue of this epic miniseries by the legendary Larry Hama and M.D. “Doc” Bright.
Larry Hama is a writer/artist/editor/actor who has is best known as the writer of Marvel’s “GI Joe” and “Wolverine” comics in the ‘80s and ‘90s. He has also written, edited or drawn for Avengers, Conan, Batman, Wonder Woman, X-Men, Spider-Man, and dozens more. His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in National Lampoon, Esquire, and Rolling Stone. His recent work includes script for Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon for Marvel, and layouts for Deathstroke, Damage, and Michael Cray at DC. He is currently writing G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero for Skybound.

Mark D. Bright
painted sci-fi paperback covers for Berkley Books as he broke into comics. For 2 decades he drew for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, notably Power Man and Iron Fist, Iron Man, G.I. Joe, Gren Lantern, and Black Panther. A founding contributor to Milestone Media Inc., an innovative superhero imprint focusing on creators and characters of color, he drew nearly the entire run of Icon. Mark Bright co-created and drew Quantum and Woody for Acclaim, and then mostly left comics to storyboard commercials, television series, and feature films such as Step Up and The Last Airbender.
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About

There’s only so much a person—even a super-powered person—can take!

The world thought Captain Payback and the Black Wraith had put the villain Choler away for good. But when Choler escapes Captain Payback’s underground prison, all hell breaks loose. The Superheroes Union is at ground zero of the fallout, where even the most powerful among them are tested. Now, they must come to terms with their darkest secrets while facing their greatest enemy.
Will they be strong enough to challenge Choler at his most powerful?

The battle continues in the second issue of this epic miniseries by the legendary Larry Hama and M.D. “Doc” Bright.

Creators

Larry Hama is a writer/artist/editor/actor who has is best known as the writer of Marvel’s “GI Joe” and “Wolverine” comics in the ‘80s and ‘90s. He has also written, edited or drawn for Avengers, Conan, Batman, Wonder Woman, X-Men, Spider-Man, and dozens more. His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in National Lampoon, Esquire, and Rolling Stone. His recent work includes script for Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon for Marvel, and layouts for Deathstroke, Damage, and Michael Cray at DC. He is currently writing G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero for Skybound.

Mark D. Bright
painted sci-fi paperback covers for Berkley Books as he broke into comics. For 2 decades he drew for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, notably Power Man and Iron Fist, Iron Man, G.I. Joe, Gren Lantern, and Black Panther. A founding contributor to Milestone Media Inc., an innovative superhero imprint focusing on creators and characters of color, he drew nearly the entire run of Icon. Mark Bright co-created and drew Quantum and Woody for Acclaim, and then mostly left comics to storyboard commercials, television series, and feature films such as Step Up and The Last Airbender.
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