Bloodlines (comics)

"Bloodlines"
"Bloodlines"
	Bloodbath #1 starring the Justice League, art by Ed Hannigan.
Publisher	DC Comics
Publication date	1993
Genre	Science fiction, superhero; Crossover;
Title(s)
	"Outbreak"; Lobo (vol. 2) Annual #1; Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #2; Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #1; The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #6; The New Titans Annual #9; Superman (vol. 2) Annual #5; Green Lantern (vol. 3) Annual #2; Batman Annual #17; Justice League International Annual #4; ; "Earthplague"; Robin (vol. 2) Annual #2; Action Comics Annual #5; Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) Annual #4; Green Arrow (vol. 2) Annual #6; Detective Comics Annual #6; Justice League America Annual #7; The Adventures of Superman Annual #5; Hawkman (vol. 3) Annual #1; ; "Deathstorm"; Deathstroke, the Terminator Annual #2; Eclipso Annual #1; Demon Annual #2; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #3; Team Titans Annual #1; L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 Annual #4; ; "Bloodbath"; Bloodbath #1-2
Creative team
Writer(s)	("Bloodbath" only); Dan Raspler
Penciller(s)	("Bloodbath" only); Chuck Wojtkiewicz; Sal Velluto
Inker(s)	("Bloodbath" only); Agop Gemdjian; Jeff Albrecht; Del Barras
Colorist(s)	("Bloodbath" only); Stuart Chaifetz

"Bloodlines" is a 1993 comic book story arc published by DC Comics. It was an intracompany crossover that ran through DC's superhero annuals and concluded with a two-issue Bloodbath miniseries written by Dan Raspler. The antagonists were a race of monstrous dragon-like aliens who killed humans for their spinal fluid. A small fraction of the parasite's victims survived and become super-heroes via their ordeal. This plot device introduced a wave of "New Blood" superheroes into the DC Universe. Seven DC Comics series were spun out of the event: Blood Pack, Razorsharp and the Psyba-Rats, Hitman, Anima, Loose Cannon, Argus and Gunfire.