Chapter Summaries

Su Quan removed the Suicide Squad members’ bomb chips and accepted several of them, while Poison Ivy negotiated for freedom and allegiance. The Joker survived the explosion, and Su Quan questioned him about kidnapping James Gordon.

• Su Quan used his abilities to remove and destroy the bomb chips in Killer Frost, Bronze Tiger, Black Spider, and Heavyweight, who then offered to follow him.
• Su Quan doubted the team’s loyalty, while Poison Ivy remained trapped beneath Harley Quinn and killed her with her toxin before approaching him.
• Poison Ivy offered her powers and sincere allegiance in exchange for freedom and a place for plants to grow, and Su Quan removed her bomb chip without crushing it.
• Su Quan summoned the badly injured Joker, who opened his eyes and regretted that he had to keep living.
• Su Quan asked whether the Joker had kidnapped James Gordon to make the Joker disappear, and the Joker explained that he had wanted to test whether a person could change.

Su Quan brought the Joker and the Suicide Squad to Arkham Asylum, where he established himself as the authority and made clear the consequences of disobedience. After Black Spider tried to escape and was killed, Su Quan reassured Poison Ivy and asked her about other criminals at Dream Prison.

• Su Quan recruited the Joker for the Suicide Squad and planted a bomb chip in him, but Harley Quinn revived and stabbed the Joker with the Spear of Wakanda.
• Su Quan teleported Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad to Arkham Asylum, made it their base, and instructed Harley to arrange their accommodations and request their transfer from Dream Prison.
• Poison Ivy told Su Quan that Dream Prison had refused the transfer and that Black Spider appeared to be planning an escape.
• Black Spider tried to leave Arkham Asylum and Su Quan made his head explode, frightening the other Suicide Squad members out of considering escape.
• Su Quan assured Poison Ivy that he would protect her if she stayed loyal, then asked her to name other capable criminals at Dream Prison.

Su Quan reorganized his teams to prepare for a campaign against the Time Variance Authority and Kang, while Amanda Waller sent Enchantress to capture him. Enchantress attacked Su Quan in the desert, where he copied her healing magic and she prepared another attack.

• Su Quan planned to recruit Silver Swan, Cheetah, Harley Quinn, Killer Frost, and Poison Ivy into the Birds of Prey, while Bronze Tiger and Heavy Metal formed a new Suicide Squad.
• After investigating Su Quan and hearing Joker’s account, Amanda Waller ordered June Moone to bring Su Quan to her, and June transformed into Enchantress.
• Enchantress sneaked into Su Quan’s bedroom, but his spider-sense alerted him and he froze her before taking her to a remote desert.
• Enchantress broke out of the ice and attacked Su Quan, who copied her healing magic after the encounter triggered a reward.
• Enchantress recognized that Su Quan had reproduced her magic and changed its attribute before striking at him again.

Su Quan defeated Witch and spoke with June Moone, then stopped Witch from taking control of her again and promised to free her from Amanda Waller’s control. He opened a portal to Amanda Waller’s office, where she retrieved the box containing Witch’s heart and a bomb.

• Enchantress attacked Su Quan with magic for over ten minutes, but his Chaos Force barrier blocked every blast.
• Enchantress changed back into June Moone, who explained that Amanda Waller had ordered her to capture Su Quan and that Witch controlled her after they transformed.
• Su Quan revealed that he knew about June Moone and Witch, then teleported around June as she tried to flee.
• June Moone called for Witch, but Su Quan stopped Witch from transforming her and forced Witch to retreat.
• Su Quan told June Moone to follow him and said he would retrieve Witch’s heart from Amanda Waller.
• Su Quan opened a portal to Amanda Waller’s office, where she opened a safe and took out a box containing Witch’s heart, a high-explosive bomb, and a fingerprint device.

Su Quan took Enchantress and her brother from Amanda Waller, then returned to Dream Prison to recruit Firehawk. He left Rick Flag and the soldiers defeated as Firehawk stood ready inside her opened cell.

• Amanda Waller surrendered Enchantress’s heart and the wooden carved doll to Su Quan, who warned her he would take another person from Dream Prison.
• Harley Quinn and Enchantress fought, and Su Quan formed the Birds of Prey and the New Suicide Squad, sending Harley to choose bases for the teams.
• Su Quan returned to Dream Prison with June Moone and Poison Ivy and found Rick Flag, Katana, and a squad of soldiers blocking their way.
• Poison Ivy’s vines overwhelmed the soldiers, while Su Quan’s Soul Taker fought Katana and his powers froze the remaining resistance.
• Su Quan opened Firehawk’s cell, and she stood up surrounded by blue atomic energy.

Su Quan froze Firehawk, gained a version of her atomic manipulation ability, and persuaded her to leave Dream Prison with him. As June Moone led him toward Nightshade, he also freed Copperhead, but Amanda Waller appeared before they could go farther.

• Su Quan froze Firehawk, received her Manipulate Atoms ability, and demonstrated that he could turn his coffee cup into gold.
• Firehawk accepted Su Quan’s offer to leave her cell, and June Moone explained Nightshade’s history and her connection to the Shadowlands.
• Copperhead asked to join Su Quan’s group, and he freed her after she offered to work as his driver.
• Amanda Waller appeared with another figure and saw Firehawk and Copperhead following Su Quan.

Su Quan rejected Amanda Waller’s demand to leave Firehawk behind, and Waller unleashed Dream Prison’s inmates against him before trying to escape. Su Quan killed Waller and used his psychic abilities to kill everyone who still opposed him, leaving the prison in chaos.

• Amanda Waller offered Su Quan other prisoners and control over their sentences if he left Firehawk behind, but he refused.
• Waller opened every cell in Dream Prison and ordered Nightshade to get her out as the prisoners gathered to attack Su Quan.
• Su Quan dragged Waller back through a portal, acquired Nightshade’s Shadow Energy Manipulation, and killed Waller in front of the security cameras.
• The freed criminals split between retreating, attempting to escape, waiting to see what happened, and continuing to target Su Quan.
• Su Quan probed everyone in Dream Prison with his psychic abilities and killed the criminals and staff members who remained hostile.

Su Quan killed Amanda Waller and several prisoners in Dream Prison, then brought Nightshade and other women through a portal to Arkham Asylum. He planned to use General Zod’s coming invasion to make Arkham’s strength known.

• Su Quan killed the prisoners who intended to attack him, and Nightshade realized his psychic powers made him a dangerous enemy.
• Su Quan offered no guarantee that he could find Nightshade’s brother, and she chose to leave with him through a portal to Arkham Asylum.
• Su Quan stole Katana’s two identical swords as he closed the portal, then welcomed Nightshade, Firehawk, and Copperhead into the Birds of Prey.
• Su Quan sent Poison Ivy to help the newcomers settle in and considered how Arkham could attract more superhuman criminals.
• Su Quan decided that General Zod’s invasion of Earth could give him a chance to demonstrate Arkham’s strength.

Su Quan brought aircraft and equipment back from the Void, then visited Gotham’s Black Mask Club with Firehawk and Copperhead to seek out the Huntress’s enemy, Roman Sionis. After Roman welcomed him and Su Quan offered to take Roman’s criminals into Arkham, Su Quan demanded that Roman send his popular singer to accompany him, and Roman refused.

• Su Quan returned from the Void with Quinjets, S.H.I.E.L.D. Airbuses, and a Sky Carrier, then invited the Birds of Prey to go out with him.
• Firehawk and Copperhead joined Su Quan, and Copperhead drove them to Roman Sionis’s Black Mask Club.
• Copperhead explained Roman Sionis’s Gotham underworld connections and his history with the Bertinelli family, whose surviving daughter was Helena Bertinelli, the Huntress.
• Roman Sionis welcomed Su Quan and offered free drinks to the club after learning he controlled Arkham Asylum.
• Su Quan told Roman he could send criminals to Arkham, then demanded that Roman’s popular singer accompany him.
• Roman refused, arguing that giving up the singer would harm his business, and Su Quan challenged him for refusing to give him face.

Su Quan let Roman Sionis lead him into a trap, then used his powers to take control of Roman and his henchmen. He summoned the singer, Dinah Lance, and recognized her as the woman who would become Black Canary.

• Roman Sionis pretended to accommodate Su Quan and led him and Copperhead through the club to a room lined with gun barrels.
• Roman tried to shove Su Quan into the room, but Copperhead kicked him down and held a dagger to his neck until the gunmen surrendered.
• Su Quan used his powers to make Roman roll into the room and ordered Mr. Zsasz to fetch a sofa and hang up Roman and the henchmen.
• A henchman brought the frightened singer into the room, and she introduced herself to Su Quan as Dinah Lance.
• Su Quan recognized Dinah as the future Black Canary and assessed her appearance.

Su Quan recruited Dina Lance into the Birds of Prey, took control of the aftermath of Roman Sionis’s crimes, and learned that General Swanwick wanted to meet him. After Helena Bertinelli arrived at Arkham seeking revenge on Victor Zsasz, Su Quan offered her a chance to kill him and information about her family’s massacre in exchange for something in return.

• Su Quan pressured Dina Lance to leave her job at the Black Mask Club and join him, while Copperhead and Firehawk followed.
• Zsasz mutilated Roman Sionis and confessed their criminal activities to the police, leaving both men likely to be sent to Arkham Asylum.
• Shadow Thief told Su Quan that Firehawk’s father wanted her treated well and that General Swanwick wanted to meet him, so Su Quan arranged to see Swanwick the next day.
• Su Quan ordered his people to bring in a hunter who had been defeated by June Moone, then Helena Bertinelli appeared at Arkham with a crossbow.
• Su Quan identified Helena’s motive for coming to kill Victor Zsasz and revealed that Black Mask Roman Sionis had masterminded her family’s massacre.
• Su Quan offered Helena a chance to kill Zsasz and information about her family’s fortune accounts, and Helena said she believed him.

Helena agreed to serve Su Quan after completing her revenge, then killed Victor Zsasz and set out to target Roman Sionis and his associates. As Su Quan equipped the Birds of Prey with Void Battle Beads, Katana arrived to reclaim the Soul Taker, and Su Quan released its trapped souls but noticed she showed no sign of recognizing her husband’s soul.

• Helena accepted Su Quan’s offer, killed Victor Zsasz through his portal, and agreed to hunt Roman Sionis and his associates before discussing their arrangement further.
• Su Quan teleported Helena outside Arkham Asylum, then told the Birds of Prey about her mission and asked them to investigate the diamond tied to her family’s account.
• Su Quan designed battle suits and bound Void Battle Beads to the Birds of Prey, who later realized he had deliberately let them believe he needed to take their measurements.
• Katana broke into Arkham Asylum and claimed the Soul Taker, but Su Quan showed her that the sword she held contained no souls.
• Su Quan released the souls from another Soul Taker, and Katana reacted with shock without appearing to recognize her husband’s soul among them.

Su Quan discovered that Katana’s Soul Taker had originally belonged to Diana and Cheetah, then offered Katana a chance to win it and other rewards by fighting the Birds of Prey. Katana accepted and began her first match against Killer Frost.

• Su Quan read Katana’s memories and learned that Diana and Cheetah had lent her Soul Taker, which they had bought with his money.
• Su Quan returned Soul Taker to Katana and explained that it was his property, then offered to give it to her if she won a fight.
• Su Quan promised a super serum if Katana won three matches and the Dionysus Factor if she defeated all the Birds of Prey.
• Katana accepted the challenge, and Killer Frost stepped forward to fight her.
• Killer Frost attacked with ice while Katana parried and tried to close the distance.

Killer Frost and the Birds of Prey fought Katana for rewards, and Katana eventually joined their team. The next day, Su Quan visited General Swanwick, revealed that he knew he was Martian Manhunter, and mentioned Carol Ferris’s future connection to the Star Sapphire Corps.

• Killer Frost used her new uniform’s defenses to defeat Katana and won the Dionysus Factor.
• Nightshade and several Birds of Prey members fought Katana; the winners received the Dionysus Factor, while the losers received Super Soldier Serum.
• Katana won only two matches, but stayed with the Birds of Prey after leaving the Suicide Squad project and became a member.
• Su Quan teleported to General Swanwick’s office, where Major Carol Ferris drew her gun before he crushed it into a ball and explained that he had an appointment.
• Su Quan identified Carol Ferris as a future leader of the Star Sapphire Corps and revealed that General Swanwick was J’onn J’onzz, Martian Manhunter.

Su Quan explained the Violet Lantern Corps and negotiated with Martian Manhunter about A.R.G.U.S.'s concerns, agreeing not to threaten Earth while refusing to back down if attacked. He then revealed a Quinjet to Carol Ferris and brought her and Martian Manhunter to a desert to test it.

• Su Quan explained the Emotional Spectrum and told Martian Manhunter that Carol Ferris could become a leader of the Violet Lantern Corps in the future.
• Martian Manhunter asked about Su Quan's aims, and Su Quan said he had no intention of ruling or destroying the world and would retaliate if attacked.
• Martian Manhunter agreed to Su Quan's conditions on behalf of A.R.G.U.S. and asked him to help if Earth faced a major crisis.
• Su Quan offered Carol Ferris a chance to become his secretary and showed her a Quinjet, which she eagerly examined.
• Su Quan took Carol Ferris and Martian Manhunter through a portal to a desert, enlarged the Quinjet with a Pym Particle palm cannon, and let Carol take the pilot's seat.

Carol Ferris joined Su Quan’s operation at Arkham Asylum after testing the advanced Quinjet, and Su Quan acquired Martian Manhunter’s telepathy during their spar. While searching the planet with his enhanced abilities, he located Rose and learned about her father’s death and the beginning of her multiple personalities.

• Carol Ferris tested the Quinjet’s stealth and performance, but Su Quan refused to sell it and offered her one if she worked for him.
• Martian Manhunter arranged for Carol Ferris to serve at Arkham Asylum, where she would help coordinate between the asylum and their organization and fly planes for the Birds of Prey.
• Su Quan and Martian Manhunter sparred with their psychic powers, and the system awarded Su Quan Martian Manhunter’s telepathy.
• Su Quan discovered that his telepathy could sense intelligent creatures, download memories, and reach across the planet.
• While continuing the psychic contest, Su Quan searched for several people and found Rose, whose father Phil Frost had been killed and whose multiple personalities began after she witnessed his remains.

Su Quan defeated Martian Manhunter in a psychic battle, then went to Metropolis to find Rose Wilson. He bought the flower shop for her, revealed her alternate personality, and faced Rose Wilson’s sudden attack.

• Su Quan overwhelmed Martian Manhunter with his Psychic Power, and Martian Manhunter admitted defeat.
• Su Quan teleported Martian Manhunter back to his office and went to the Rose and Thorn flower shop in Metropolis.
• Su Quan offered the shop’s owner $200,000 and said he was buying the shop for Rose.
• Rose refused the gift at first, thinking Su Quan was expressing romantic interest, but accepted that she would take a salary.
• Su Quan used his Psychic Abilities to bring out Rose Wilson, who confronted him and punched him.

Su Quan forced Rose to join the Birds of Prey, bought her flower shop, and then went to Metropolis with roses for Lois Lane. The chapter ended as Lois rejected what she assumed was his romantic confession, while Su Quan said he was not looking for a relationship.

• Rose tried to punch Su Quan but her blows curved back and struck her own face.
• Su Quan revealed that he knew Rose and Rose were the same person and offered her a choice between joining the Birds of Prey or being detained at Arkham Asylum; Rose agreed to join.
• Su Quan transferred $200,000 to the flower shop's owner, bought the shop, and told him to transfer it to Rose.
• Su Quan arrived at the Daily Planet with a bouquet of roses, drawing the attention of Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen.
• Lois Lane assumed Su Quan had come to confess his feelings and rejected him, but Su Quan replied that he was not looking to start a relationship either.

Su Quan used his influence as a Daily Planet shareholder to get Lois Lane fired after she rejected him, then revealed that he knew about the Kryptonian ship approaching Earth. He told Kara-El that General Dru-Zod planned to remake Earth into a home for Kryptonians and ordered her to prepare the Superman Legion, while Lois demanded answers.

• Su Quan told Perry White he wanted Lois Lane and had him pass along that she was fired.
• Perry White explained that the new shareholder had forced Lois out because she rejected him, and Lois went to confront Su Quan.
• Su Quan asserted his right to fire Lois, but a news report about a spaceship entering Earth caught her attention.
• Su Quan identified the ship as Kryptonian and told Kara-El that General Dru-Zod wanted the Life Core Codex in Superman and planned to rebuild Krypton on Earth.
• Kara-El agreed to ready the Superman Legion, while Lois questioned Su Quan about Krypton, the ship, and his connection to Kara-El.

General Zod hijacked global broadcasts to demand Kal-El’s surrender, but Su Quan remained confident and brought Lois Lane to a military command center for an exclusive firsthand look. There, he introduced her to General Swanwick and the others as his reporter, while Martian Manhunter questioned her presence.

• General Zod broadcast a worldwide demand for Kal-El to surrender within twenty-four hours, warning that Earth would face the consequences.
• Su Quan reassured Lois Lane that Zod’s threat did not frighten him and explained that he wanted Zod’s death to lead to Doomsday’s creation.
• General Swanwick called Su Quan, who confirmed that the Kryptonians sought the Life Core Codex and intended to turn Earth into New Krypton.
• Su Quan offered Lois exclusive interviews and a deputy editor-in-chief position in exchange for becoming his canary, and Lois accepted.
• Su Quan teleported Lois to General Swanwick’s command center, where she began recording and filming.
• Su Quan introduced Lois to Martian Manhunter and identified her as his reporter, prompting Martian Manhunter to question her presence.