Human Target

A new ongoing series that's part high-octane action and part psychological thriller, kicking off with an extra-sized first issue at the regular issue price. Christopher Chance has been living as Frank White, but that idyllic new existence is about to come crashing down around him as the line between reality and illusion becomes increasingly blurry. Peter Milligan returns to Human Target with an ongoing monthly series. Based on his reinvented version of Christopher Chance, we are taken on a trip where identity is easily lost, for Christopher Chance is a master method actor. He uses costumes and his acting skills to protect his clients by being the "Human Target".

The thrilling new series that takes Christopher Chance on a journey through multiple identities continues! John Matthews died on September 11th, 2001 in Tower Two of the World Trade Center...or so everyone thinks. Bad debts, gangsters and a corporate scandal drove Ed to fake his own death. But now his secret is out, and it's time to pay his debts. He's a dead man unless he gets a second chance. The question is, will Christopher Chance take the job? Part one of Ground Zero. Peter Milligan's exploration of the events of 9/11.

The conclusion to the 2-part "The Unshredded Man." John Matthews faked his own death on 9/11 to escape corporate scandal...but now his past has caught up with him, and his former employers are holding his wife hostage. Their final ultimatum: Matthews' death or his wife's. Can Christopher Chance figure out how to have them all survive unscathed? And with both his wife and his life on the line, can Matthews be trusted to not double-cross Chance? Part two of Grounded. Christopher Chance is continuing his mission in New York City.

Part 1 of the 2-part "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." A violent gambling syndicate threatens the reputation of one of New York's most revered baseball teams. Assuming the identity of a major league baseball player, Christopher Chance enters the world of illegal gambling and drugs. But impersonating a man's identity is one thing - fooling 50,000 fans and millions of TV viewers expecting him to hit a major league fastball may be another. We still find Christopher Chance in New York City. Life is not all fun and games where Chance can catch a break and watch a game. To bring down a gambling syndicate can Chance pass an a major league baseball player?

The conclusion to the 2-part "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Most guys train their entire lives to play Major League baseball. Christopher Chance has less than a few days. Disguised as a professional ball player, Chance walks into a baseball scandal involving death, drugs, and illegal gambling as he asks himself, exactly how much corruption is there at the heart of the Great American Pastime? Still disguised as a Baseball Player Christopher Chance is seeing how corrupt major league sports really are with their sex, drugs, gambling and the death out.

. In this stand-alone story featuring guest art by BEWARE THE CREEPER's Cliff Chiang, Chris Chance faces his faith - and lack of it - when danger strikes a church. Chance must pose as a priest stalked by a psychotic gunman, but as the mystery behind the gunman's motive becomes more complicated, the truth proves less straightforward than anyone might guess. A stand alone issue in which Christopher Chance must find himself again. Does he find himself in religion or in the cosmetic god of plastic surgery in which he has been making a living.

It was 1971, and the political landscape was marked by Vietnam, the Black Panthers, and more. College students joined activist groups like the Weathermen to bring about social change - by force if necessary. Now, 30 years later, the dream is dead, and someone's killing former Weathermen for forgetting their ideals. But in a mystery filled with shifting politics and former allegiances, where does Human Target Christopher Chance - a man searching for his own identity - fit in?

Part 2 of the 3-part "Which Way the Wind Blows." It's been over 30 years since anyone's seen American terrorist James Malloy. He could look like anyone - including Christopher Chance. That's what Charlie Rivers thinks, and he already has Chance lined up in his crosshairs. It's what the mysterious agent tracking Malloy thinks, and he's ready to take him down by any means necessary. And of course, the actual Malloy is waiting to show all three the deadly consequences of forgetting your political roots…

The explosive conclusion to the 3-part "Which Way the Wind Blows." American terrorists. Multi-million dollar bank robberies. Bloody shootouts. Ex-Weatherman James Malloy has blown into town, and he's found a way to coerce Chance into his new assault upon the American government. But in a confrontation already marked with surprises and twists, perhaps nothing is more startling than what Chance learns about the face of contemporary terrorism. Christopher Chance has to take on terrorism in the United States.

It's sex and violence with a cynical twist in this stand-alone story. Chance impersonates an old friend who's just escaped from prison and plans to lure the police away from him so the convict can have five nights alone with his beautiful wife. But in Chance's world, love and sex can be two very different things and this famous ladies' man has more up his sleeve than just romance. A stand alone issue. Christopher Chance impersonates a old friend who happens to be an escape convict.

A stand-alone story featuring a day in the life of the man with too many lives. After his adventures on the road, Chance wants nothing more than a few easy cases and — most important — to rebuild his relationship with his former wife, Mary. But, can Chance handle the pressure when another man’s life isn’t at stake? Or are the mysteries of those closest to him more threatening than any job he undertakes?

Mary White is the woman Chance loves. She’s the woman Chance trusts. She lives in a mansion in Los Angeles and is beautiful, intelligent, strong and, perhaps, kind to a fault. So what could she possibly have to do with immigrant girls from El Salvador, bloodthirsty gangsters and tenacious coyotes?

The mystery surrounding Mary White sends Chance across the Mexican desert to encounter some harrowing discoveries regarding the U.S. sex trade. And in L.A., Mary must beguile a bloodthirsty crimelord…or face lethal consequences.

The new Messiah has arrived, and he’s dressed like a pop star. But does the teenaged Paul James really believe he’s actually the Second Coming? Chance learns how the new century has brought a new spin to religious cults – as well as how hazardous impersonating a holy figure may be to your health…

The Church of the Second Coming is more than just a religion, it’s a pop culture phenomenon. But what happens when the man Chance is impersonating actually believes he’s the new messiah, with the power to heal the sick and raise the dead?

"The Second Coming" Part 3 of 3. Slipping dangerously deeper into the identity of Paul James - the supposed New Messiah - Chance promises to raise the dead before a TV audience. But with a vengeful father and church elders scheming in the shadows, will people be witnessing a miracle or a martyrdom? The conclusion to the second coming. Christopher Chance slips dangerously deeper into the identity of "The New Messiah" Paul James. Chance promised to raise the dead, can he?

Featuring guest art by Cameron Stewart (SEAGUY)! If anyone from Maggie Stains's past recognizes her, she'll be dead on sight - unless Christopher Chance can help her become someone else. But what happens when a man who can barely recall his identity creates someone else's - especially a woman's? Stand alone issue. To help Maggie Stains survive her endangered life Christopher Chance need to help her become someone else. Can the lessons learned from Chance be enough to keep Maggie safe?

Berated and tortured by his captors, an innocent man sits bound, trapped and terrified in a tiny interrogation cell. Meanwhile, Christopher Chance has become a surprising participant in a different type of war against terror. A stand alone issue. Christopher Chance becomes involved in a different type of war o terrorism while an innocent man is trapped in an interrogation cell.

Already on the rocks with his wife Mary, Chance will be tested when an old friend sets his sights on him - an old friend with a very familiar face, skills as formidable as Chance's, and an even more warped sense of identity. Part one of the final story arc. Christopher Chance's life is falling apart. His old student returns and wants to take out Chance. Can Tom McFadden become the new Human Target?

Part 2 of the 3-part "The Stealer." It's a case of the great impersonator being impersonated as Chance heads to Texas to look for an old friend. But it's nothing more than a dangerous wild-goose chase as an impostor with talents to rival Chance's own goes about usurping his life. Part Two of The Stealer. Christopher Chance is still trying to pick up the pieces of his life. The game of chess between Chance and Tom McFadden heats up as the great impersonator gets impersonated . No one is safe with a crazy Tom McFadden walking around as Chance. Will Chance's friends and family be in the same danger or are they just bait for the final conflict in the last issue to come?

In the explosive conclusion to the 3-part "The Stealer," Chance returns to Los Angeles bent on revenge against the man who stole his life and identity. But Chance may encounter the biggest surprise of all when he learns there's one grave question still to be answered. Final issue.