- "The OMACs, Brother I, Sasha... they're all connected. They're all being controlled by the same source."
- ―Batman
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| The OMAC Project | |
| Title: | "The M-E in Team" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Cover price: | $2.50 |
| Cover date: | August, 2005 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Dan DiDio |
| Writers: | Greg Rucka |
| Pencilers: | Jesús Saiz; Cliff Richards |
| Inkers: | Jesús Saiz; Bob Wiacek |
| Cover artists: | Jose Ladrönn |
| Cover inker: | Jose Ladrönn |
| Cover colorist: | Jose Ladrönn |
| Colorists: | Hi-Fi Design |
| Letterers: | Phil Balsman |
| Assistants: | Rachel Gluckstern |
| Editors: | Joan Hilty |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | OMAC Project #2 |
| Next: | OMAC Project #4 |
"The M-E in Team" is the third issue of the six-part The OMAC Project comic book limited series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Greg Rucka with artwork by Jesús Saiz & Cliff Richards and inks by Saiz and Bob Wiacek. It was colored by Hi-Fi Design and lettered by Jared K. Fletcher. The story was edited by Joan Hilty with Rachel Gluckstern as assistant editor. This issue shipped with an August, 2005 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.50 per copy (US).
"The M-E in Team"[]
Batman and Sasha Bordeaux square off against a cadre of O.M.A.C.s at a facility in Chicago. They jump to avoid the O.M.A.C.s laser weapons, while Maxwell Lord observes the scene through the cyborgs internal monitoring system. Batman gets tagged in the shoulder with a laser and Sasha gets captured. While two O.M.A.C.s fly off with the unconscious Bordeaux, one of them continues to fight Batman, ultimately punching him into Lake Michigan. Fortunately, Superman arrives to scoop him out of the lake, but the remaining O.M.A.C. has taken off.
In outer space, Booster Gold and Wonder Woman fly above Earth's atmosphere, searching for the hidden Brother I satellite, which is transmitting mission parameters to the O.M.A.C.s. Guy Gardner of the Green Lantern Corps flies up and learns about the death of Ted Kord. Guy wants Booster and he to round up the other JLA members from their era, but doesn't want any assistance from Wonder Woman. Guy makes some pointed remarks about her breasts and flicks her on the nose with a green energy hand. Wonder Woman responds by punching him across a field of space.
At the Checkmate Headquarters in Switzerland, Maxwell Lord interrogates Sasha Bordeaux. He wants to know what Batman knows about the O.M.A.C. virus. Sasha's will proves too strong for even Max's psychic powers, and holds back... he's going to need all of his psychokinetic prowess for what comes next.
At the JLA Watchtower, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman convene to discuss the O.M.A.C. situation and the missing Brother I satellite. He believes that both items are connected to Checkmate, and he plans on shutting them down. Superman and Wonder Woman leave to track down O.M.A.C. on a global level.
Back at Checkmat HQ, Maxwell Lord decides that it is time to activate Target Alpha One. He presses his mental powers harder than he ever has before, but he is successful. He has taken mental control of Superman.
Featured characters
- Batman, Bruce Wayne
- Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter
- Sasha Bordeaux
- Superman, Kal-El
- Wonder Woman, Princess Diana
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Jessica Midnight
- Joker (In a photograph only)
- Killer Croc, Waylon Jones (In a photograph only)
- Lex Luthor (On a video screen)
- Overthrow, Arnold Beck (As a corpse only)
- Rocket Red, Dmitri Pushkin
- Two-Face, Harvey Dent (In a photograph only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Batline
- Batarangs
- Bracelets of Submission
- Brother I
- Computer
- Force field
- Green Lantern ring
- Handguns
- Power armor
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue is reprinted in The OMAC Project trade paperback collection, which was published in January, 2006.
- This storyline continues in Superman #219, Action Comics #829, Adventures of Superman #642 and Wonder Woman #219 before circling back to The OMAC Project #4.
- Reference is made to the death of Blue Beetle in this issue. Blue Beetle was shot in the head and killed by Maxwell Lord in Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 in May, 2005.
- Reference is made to Scott Free in this issue, also known as Mister Miracle. Mister Miracle helped Bruce Wayne design the handcuffs that Batman keeps inside his utility belt.
- The corpse of Arnold Beck, aka Overthrow, is shown in this issue. Overthrow was cut in half by an O.M.A.C. blade in The OMAC Project #2.
- Photographs of the Joker, and Two-Face and a reptilian creature (possibly Killer Croc), can be seen in a newspaper clipping at Clark's desk at the Daily Planet.
Recommended Reading[]
- Day of Vengeance Vol 1
- Identity Crisis Vol 1
- OMAC Vol 2
- Rann/Thanagar War Vol 1
- Villains United Vol 1