▁a ▁dark ▁science ▁fant asy ▁com ic ▁book ▁series ▁set ▁in ▁an ▁e pon ym ous ▁city ▁located ▁in ▁an ▁imag ined ▁far ▁future ▁or ▁alternate ▁reality . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁conce ived ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁science ▁fiction ▁author ▁Lu cius ▁She p ard ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁DC ▁Comics ▁im print , ▁Hel ix . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁a ▁one - year ▁publication ▁run ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁Hel ix ▁im print ▁was ▁itself ▁cancel led ▁by ▁DC ▁and ▁its ▁remaining ▁titles ▁shift ed ▁across ▁to ▁the ▁Vert igo ▁line . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁series ▁narr ates ▁the ▁tale ▁of ▁its ▁major ▁protagon ist ▁Jonathan ▁C ave , ▁to ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁Bro ther ▁F ry . ▁ ▁It ▁describes ▁the ▁last ▁days ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁universe ▁whose ▁destruction ▁in ▁turn ▁spawn ed ▁the ▁never - ending ▁d yst op ian ▁city - un iverse ▁of ▁Verm ill ion . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁included ▁two ▁notable ▁story ▁ar cs ▁during ▁its ▁brief ▁print ▁run : ▁Star light ▁Drive ▁( issues ▁ 1 - 7 ) ▁and ▁Lord ▁Iron ▁& ▁Lady ▁Mang an ese ▁( issues ▁ 9 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁com ics ▁deb uts ▁Category : D yst op ian ▁com ics ▁Category : Hel ix ▁( com ics ) ▁titles ▁Category : S cience ▁fiction ▁com ics <0x0A> </s> ▁Sa id ▁K he ire dd ine ▁Arr ous si ▁( born ▁July