"The Culling" is a 2012DC Comic crossover story arc in their relaunchedThe New 52 line of superhero comics. It involves three titles:Teen Titans,Legion Lost, andSuperboy,[1] which is the conclusion to story arcs in all three titles involving the villainous organizationN.O.W.H.E.R.E. It begins inTeen Titans Annual #1, and runs through the ninth issues of each of the three series.
In its wake, a new series titledThe Ravagers was launched on May 30, 2012.[1]
Legion Lost characters in the plot arc includeBeast Boy,Kid Flash,Superboy,Tim Drake,Wonder Girl, and theTitans.[2] The organization N.O.W.H.E.R.E. captures Legion Lost, the Teen Titans, and Superboy, forcing them to fight amongst each other to weed out the weakest of them. With Harvest refusing to give up, one of the teen superheroes ultimately has to make a sacrifice for the others.[3]
In May 2012,Legion Lost #9 was sent toMTV to be previewed, withTom DeFalco as the issue writer andPete Woods as artist.[4] The graphic novel released in 2013 includesTeen Titans #8-12, 0 andDC Comics Presents #12.[3] The graphic novelLegion Lost Volume 2: The Culling, which collected issues #0 and #8-16 ofLegion Lost, had writing by DeFalco, art byAaron Kuder, Woods, and others, and the cover by Tyler Kirkham.[2]
| Title | Issue(s) | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preludes | ||||
| Superboy | #8 | Tom DeFalco,Scott Lobdell | Iban Coella, R.B. Silva | |
| Legion Lost | #8 | Tom DeFalco | Aaron Kuder | |
| Teen Titans | #8 | Scott Lobdell | Ig Guara | |
| Main storyline | ||||
| Teen Titans | Annual #1, #9 | Tom DeFalco, Scott Lobdell | Brett Booth, Ig Guara | "The Culling" Part 1 & 4 |
| Superboy | #9 | R.B. Silva | "The Culling" Part 2 | |
| Legion Lost | #9 | Tom DeFalco | Pete Woods | "The Culling" Part 3 |
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IGN describedThe Culling story arc negatively, writing that the Teen Titans "pulled us through the muck that was The Culling."[5]
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