When Master Darque molds a being of unstoppable energy, it takes the full force of the Valiant Universe to rise up and oppose it: X-O Manowar, Eternal Warrior, Bloodshot, and Shadowman! As the very Earth itself screams in pain, Darque's deadly pact promises their deaths. With the whole world in the balance, the stakes have never been higher!
Stronghold grows to monstrous proportions after being "slipped a mickey" on date night. Unable to control his powers, will his atoms collapse and devastate half the Eastern Seaboard?