The Universe of RADIANT BLACK Expands More with New RADIANT RED Miniseries

I’ve really enjoyed reading Kyle Higgins’ and Marcelo Costa’s series Radiant Black. The 11th issue just released and we’ve got a crossover event coming soon with Mat Groom’s and Erica D’Urso’s Inferno Girl Red and Ryan Parrott’s Rogue Son. It looks like Image Comics wants to further expand the universe though as Radiant Red is getting a miniseries this March. Radiant Red was introduced in Radiant Black as the first villain who looked very similar to the titular character but with a red and black coloring and slightly different abilities. Fans then learned that Satomi Sone was the person behind the powers and how and why she started robbing banks. We then got to see her become a good guy at least for a bit and help the other Radiants in stopping a new foe.

Her origin story was shown off in Radiant Black #6 which was written by Cherish Chen with art by David Lafuente and Miquel Muerto and that trio are coming back to do the miniseries called Radiant Red. Here’s the synopsis:

To her students, Satomi Sone is a diligent middle school teacher. To her fiancé and parents, she’s the rock of their family. To the world, she’s Radiant Red, a criminal turned matter-absorbing superhero. But with a mysterious stranger in her classroom, a nosy reporter on her doorstep, and $2.5 million hidden in the air vents of her house, she’s going to have to decide who she is, and quickly—before the world chooses for her.

Talking about this new miniseries, Higgins said:

The last time we saw Satomi in Radiant Black, she and Marshall had finally buried the hatchet—but that doesn’t mean all her problems have gone away. As her life gets more and more complicated, we’re delighted to have Cherish, David, and Miquel back together to continue what we started in Radiant Black—and Satomi’s story is just getting started.

Chen shared her excitement as well:

Radiant Red is an endlessly fascinating character in an ever-expanding universe, so the chance to carve out Satomi’s corner of the world with master storytellers like David and Miquel and our whole team of collaborators is a total dream come true. I hope fans will enjoy the journey we’re going on with Satomi—it’s a wild one.

Lafuente added:

I'm incredibly proud of this book. I think I've done my best job ever, you are not ready for Miquel's amazing colors and I cannot wait for you to discover Cherish's incredible talent for characterization and drama.

Muerto shared:

What I find interesting from all the Radiant universe, is that the normal moments have the same importance as the super moments, and finding colors and resonances between the two faces of these stories, is truly exciting. With this incredible team and the total freedom and confidence that they gave me, I feel like I'm growing with each page along with Satomi's journey.

Radiant Red #1 will be available to read on March 16.