''Nemesis: Reloaded'' is an American five-issue

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written by

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and drawn by Jorge Jiménez. Published by

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, the series is a continuation of ''

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'' by Millar and

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and '' Wanted'' by Millar and J. G. Jones. Set in the

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, the series follows a new version of Matt Anderson / Nemesis who is recruited by Wesley Gibson to join the Fraternity of Super-Criminals. Published from January 11 to May 10, 2023, and collectively as a

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on July 12, 2023, the series was followed by '' Big Game'' by Millar and Pepe Larraz two months later, and was republished as an

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in 2024, who published two more sequels, '' Nemesis: Rogues Gallery'' and '' Nemesis: Forever'', in 2024 and 2025.

Premise

"Everything you heard before is a ''lie''. ''This'' is my story. ''This'' is how it ''all began''."

Following the events of ''

'' and the death of the first Nemesis, his benefactor, revealed to be Wesley Gibson, the leader of the multiverse-invading Fraternity of Super-Criminals, elects to create a new Nemesis, recruiting another young boy actually named Matt Anderson (unlike the previous Nemesis, who used the name as an alias) and grooming him to become the

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, after erasing the world's memories of the previous Nemesis as Wesley's father had previously done to all the world's

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es in 1986. Seeking to avenge the execution of his parents, framed for serial killings they did not commit, Nemesis elects to kill every police officer in

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, placing a $10,000 bounty on any one officer's head.

Development

In January 2012, following the publication of the four-issue miniseries ''

'', a sequel series entitled ''Nemesis Returns'' was announced for September 2012, later delayed to January 2013, then March/April 2013, before ultimately entering

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. By 2014, the events of ''Nemesis'' were referenced during the concluding chapter of ''

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'', in precedence of an eventual crossover between the properties of the

. In 2017, a

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set during the events of ''Nemesis'', subtitled ''We Are Nemesis'', written by Steve Lawrence and drawn by Marcelo Salazo, was published by

as part of the ''Millarworld New Talent Annual 2017'', an

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consisting of one-shot specials containing winning entries from the online contest for up-and-coming creators held by Millar in 2016. In August 2022, the second volume of ''Nemesis'', now titled ''Nemesis: Reloaded'', was officially announced, to be written by Millar and drawn by Jorge Jiménez. On the series' development, Millar stated:

"This is a soft reboot like
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relaunches DC did every fifteen years. We don't reference the old series at all. As much as I love it, I just thought of a better way of doing this, and it really takes the idea to the max this time. In terms of what to expect, Nemesis has always been me turned up to eleven. The idea is really simple. It's, "What if that genius, billionaire playboy who lives in the big mansion outside of town is actually a city's worst nightmare? How would the cops deal with this highly-trained monster and all his high-tech gadgets?" This is a guy with infinite wealth and power and probably more like what one of those benevolent billionaires from comic books would really be like in real life. How would a cop with a badge and a gun deal with someone who operates at that level? I love flipping things and turning concepts on their head. ''Red Son'' is Superman landing in Russia. ''Night Club'' is vampires being good guys. This is that same fun basic idea carried to a logical conclusion. We also get an origin for him here, which I didn't have much room for before, and a really terrific mystery that begins in issue three. This book is not what you think it's about, and when you get to the last issue, it's such a forehead smack. I think people will love it."

The five-issue miniseries began publication in January 2023, and concluded in May, its ending (the aforementioned "forehead smack") revealing the story to also be a continuation of Millar's and J. G. Jones' '' Wanted'', leading into the crossover miniseries '' Big Game'' two months later, drawn by Pepe Larraz. In December 2023, Millar announced the Millarworld catalogue had been moved from Image to

, who would publish an

of both volumes of ''Nemesis'', as well as a third and final volume, '' Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery'' and '' Nemesis: Forever'', in 2024 and 2025.

Reception

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External links

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