Breathtaker is a comic book four-part limited series published by DC Comics in 1990, with a collected edition published in 1994 under the Vertigo imprint.[1] It was written by Mark Wheatley and drawn by Marc Hempel.[2] In the 2010s Wheatley and Hempel started work on a "remastered" version, reaching out to fans on the crowdfunding site IndieGogo.[1]

Breathtaker
Breathtaker #1 (1990), art by Marc Hempel.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
FormatLimited series
Publication date1990
No. of issues4
Creative team
Written byMark Wheatley
Artist(s)Marc Hempel

Premise

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Due to government experiments, the beautiful girl Chase Darrow is addicted to finding true love. She is incredibly dynamic, with all sorts of men falling for her. The problem is, loving her means death. Her lovers literally age and die, though happy and blissful. Chase is traumatized by this but it is hard to fight her addiction. Chase comes to the attention of the world's first actual super-human, called The Man.

References

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  1. ^ a b Wickline, Dan (December 10, 2013). "Remastering Breathtaker – The Return Of The Love, Death, Sex And Power". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Rhode, Mike (March 31, 2011). "Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat With Mark Wheatley". Washington City Paper. Retrieved April 16, 2018.