After an encounter with the Daemonite Syrn, Diane LaSalle is left in a coma and on the brink of death. Going rogue, Backlash is willing to do anything to save the woman he loves, even break a known terrorist out of prison. But can he survive an encounter with the super hitman Pike?!
Can Backlash explain why it seems he was working with StormWatch's enemy before former teammates tear him apart? Slayton's story continues in DEATHBLOW #25.