Alphacore #3 - by Chuck Dixon (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The badge before the cape. From the co-creator of Bane comes the conclusion of Alphacore's debut arc -- and the launchpad for everything that comes next in the Rippaverse.

Florespark is still rebuilding. The Alphacore unit is still doing the cleanup the rest of the city can't. And when a corporate hero with a media entourage and a heat-powered villain show up at the same disaster site, Bryan Solari finds out exactly how much he's willing to take to protect his team.

Alphacore is the superpowered cops of Florespark -- a unit handling the cases nobody else can, with all the politics, paperwork, and personal cost the badge brings. From writer Chuck Dixon, co-creator of Bane and the writer behind landmark runs on Batman, The Punisher, Nightwing, and Conan, with art by Joe Bennett (Immortal Hulk).

Read the full debut arc in The Definitive Alphacore Vol. 1 (10/2/26) -- and catch the team in Exclave, the Rippaverse's first crossover event, this November.

About the Author

Chuck Dixon is one of the most prolific writers in American comics, with a career spanning over four decades and thousands of published stories. He is best known for his acclaimed runs on Batman, The Punisher, Nightwing, and Conan, and is the co-creator of Bane -- one of the most iconic villains in the DC Universe. Dixon's work is defined by tight pacing, sharp dialogue, and grounded, character-driven action. At Rippaverse Publishing, he writes Alphacore and The Horseman, anchors the line's street-level series, and contributes to the Exclave crossover event.