On his first night in search of a victims he gets hit in the mouth and beat on by two muggers who leave him lying on the sidewalk minus his fangs. He then finds a job as a night man at the city blood bank and steals vials of blood to stay alive. Without the thrill of the hunt he grows increasingly bored wondering the streets and watching old vampire movies for laughs. One night while stocking up for the weekend at the blood bank, he is caught in the act of stealing and booted back to the street. On his way home he literally runs into a buxom blond and attacks her out of habit, she uses kung-fu to throw him into some garbage cans then calmly informs him to watch who he tries to mug in the future while showing him her card stating she is a master of kung-fu. She walks away leaving him to lie, sobbing, on the curb. At home again he finally figures a way to continue being able to hunt and feed. Skip to an ally where police are investigating a suposed vampire victim. On the new they are comenting on the twelfth vampire victim. Due to the vampire scare the population no longer ventured out at night, businesses went bankrupt, and the people who worked at night moved to other cities. During the day, the cops went searching for the vampire and the night Count Fangula struck. He found the answer, and was once again able to feel the thrill of the hunt.

"Deathocalypse", an official year long event begins here! Caprice's mental manipulations unleashed Lady Death's evil side and New Orleans paid the price in wanton death and destruction. Recovered, Lady Death is now seen worldwide as a villain to be feared and eliminated. Meanwhile, the extinction-level villain Insurrectus and his new mate Atrocity plan to usher in a new horrific age of terror. Can the diva of death overcome this catastrophic crusade she struggles against her own wicked appetites, or are we all doomed once and for all?

The Arrow thinks back at a time when he tried to stop Dr. Sheldon from committing a crime. The Arrow shot an arrow to stop Dr. Sheldon and it ended up piercing the leg of an innocent bystander. Dr. Sheldon taunted the Arrow for his mistake and he beat her severely. Man of War arrived to diffuse the situation and reprimand the Arrow. Now, after the unfortunate event at the town of Brinkston, heroes are coming back out of retirement and the Arrow wants to be part of that team, called the Protectors. To hone his crime fighting skills, the Arrow stops a robbery but he is rusty and kills a child by mistake. After speaking to Man of War, who rejected the Arrow from membership of the Protectors, the Arrow feels that they are right and he throws away his uniform and weapons. While drowning his woes in a bar, he learns that Dr. Sheldon is committing a crime right down the street. The Arrow is conflicted about stopping Dr. Sheldon on his own, feeling that he always hurts someone innocent. When Dr. Sheldon kidnaps a child, the Arrow feels like he has to intervene, but she catches him off-guard by commenting on his usual form of hurting an innocent. The Arrow and Dr. Sheldon are in a showdown, with the child in Dr. Sheldon's arm. The Arrow decides to let loose an arrow and it hits Dr. Sheldon's arm, letting the child get away. He follows up with another three arrows hitting the same arm. After defeating Dr. Sheldon again, and saving the boy, the Arrow feels he has worth as a hero again. He is secretly viewed upon by the Eye.

Now AJ has to worry about self-preservation while also trying to save everyone he cares about from a real-life threat lurking in the shadows of Spoons Middle School.

Cover artwork by Donato Giancola.