After a fourteen-year wait, yesterday saw the release of the first issue of Empire Volume 2 from Mark Waid, Barry Kitson and Thrillbent.The series, which follows the exploits of a brutal, costumed villain who has succeeded in taking over the world, is available via subscription and comes with a free PDF copy of Empire Volume 1 — the first time in years that it’s been widely commercially available.The series, which was initially published through Image Comics’s short-lived Gorilla Comics imprint and then moved to DC Comics, was a fan- and critical favorite and has remained for years on lists of “books that need to come back.” Finally, it has.Writer and co-creator Mark Waid joined ComicBook.com to discuss the return of Golgoth and company. You can also check out our earlier interview with Waid about the challenges of resurrecting a print title for the stylized digital world of Thrillbent.
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