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After months of hints and cameos , theWildC.A.T.sjust formally returned toDC Comicscontinuity . The former Image Comics and WildStorm Productions superhero squad have n’t officially been see together since 2011 , but thanks toDC ’s new Omniverseand the merged continuity of theInfinite Frontierinitiative , their stories are now part of the prescribed ongoing DC Universe . seem to serve out Grifter , the team are n’t just back in comics canyon , but seem to have been work on a secret plan from the shadows .
Created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi , the WildC.A.T.s were a"covert action team"of superheroes connected to the on-going intergalactic warfare between the Kherubim and the Daemonites . Later personification of the WildC.A.T.s incorporate the Halo Corporation and its founding father Jack Marlowe , where the WildC.A.T.s ' desire to protect the world was refine by team play and corporate political science . Ultimately sold to DC Comics , the squad were last seen in 2011’sWildstorm : The World ’s Endbefore the Wildstorm universe was destroyed and incorporated intoDC’sNew 52continuity . Although characters like Grifter and Zealot would rule newfangled purpose in this reimagined DC world , other members have n’t been see until now , as DC establish a new continuity where all past stories coalesce into one official canon .
When Cole Cash , aka Grifter , was first disclose to be Lucius Fox ’s novel bodyguard and head of security , his discussion with Batman referenced Halo , which hint that other Wildstorm characters were on the manner . In ' The Long Con , Part 5 ' fromBatman : Urban fable # 5- by Matthew Rosenberg , Ryan Benjamin , Antonio Fabela , and Saida Tomfonte - the WildC.A.T.s make their officialInfinite Frontierdebut to save Cole and Lucius from vengeful Leviathan agent who ’ve trapped them in a Wayne Industries submarine - basement .
It was clear that DC was integrates its Wildstorm property into the mainstream continuity - withZealot recently facing Wonder Woman- but the full reveal of the WildC.A.T.s as a functioning team proceed to honor itsInfinite Frontierpromise that all past stories are relevant and unified . After kill Leviathan ’s forces , Cole tries to reassure the perplexed Lucius that not only will everything soon make sense but that Grifter and the WildC.A.T.s are the good guys . Disappearing before Batman can come , they bequeath many questions - primarily what they mean to do with the Batcomputer ’s steal selective information . Although theWildC.A.T.saren’t everyone ’s cup of tea , their various powers and unequalled purpose stimulate them a bewitching inclusion body in the DC Universe , able to act as both friend and enemies toDC Comics ' more traditional bomber calculate on the story .
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