Volume 1
Icon vs. Hardware
When Hardware discovers a hidden time machine in a government warehouse, he sets out to right the wrongs of the past-both personally and throughout American history. Although this plan has many problems, there’s one big one: wherever Hardware goes, Icon is there. And a man as powerful as Icon knows the dangerous forces that Curtis Metcalf is unleashing…and will do whatever it takes to stop him from destroying the Milestone Universe itself! Collects Icon vs. Hardware #1-5.
Issue 1
Icon Vs. Hardware (2023) #1
Two titans of the Milestone Universe clash - and in the process, set in motion a chain of events leading to a story bigger than you could ever imagine! When Hardware discovers a long-suppressed time machine hidden in a government warehouse, his obsession with righting the wrongs of the past - those of both American history and his own tragic family - will unravel the fabric of time for the Milestone Universe. But while there are many problems with Hardware's plan, there's one big one: wherever he goes in America's last two centuries, Icon is there, having lived through it! And a man as powerful as Icon knows the profound danger of the forces Curtis Metcalf is unleashing…and he'll do whatever it takes to put the genie back in the bottle! Icon Vs Hardware is the official kickoff of Act One of Milestone's WORLDS COLLIDE event-and if you think you know what that phrase means, you'd better not get overconfident! This is the ideal jumping-on point for those who've sat out the story of Dakota so far, because this ride is headed somewhere unexpected!
Issue 2
Icon Vs. Hardware (2023) #2
With time itself under Hardware's control, the hierarchy of power in the Dakotaverse has changed! Having altered events so the Big Bang never happened, Curtis Metcalf now finds himself as the head of Alva Industries-but the world is still on the brink of chaos! Can Hardware stop his alternate-timeline self from dooming us all? Does he want to? Because if he won't, it'll fall to Icon…and crossing Icon is never wise!
Issue 3
Icon Vs. Hardware (2023) #3
Hardware fooled around…and now he's found out! From outside the walls of the known universe comes a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable, and deeply unexpected enemy…Brainiac?! The events of this issue will alter the course of the Multiverse forever!
Issue 4
Icon Vs. Hardware (2023) #4
Hardware fooled around…and now he's found out! From outside the walls of the known universe comes a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable, and deeply unexpected enemy…Brainiac?! The events of this issue will alter the course of the Multiverse forever!
Issue 5
Icon Vs. Hardware (2023) #5
It all ends here as Icon and Hardware's battle against Brainiac sets these two titans on a surprising new course…with implications for every character in the Milestone Universe! Their world just got a lot bigger-and a lot more dangerous!