WEB, THE

Short-lived monthly series that tried to revive The Web and included a back-up feature starring the Hangman.

After the Infinite Crisis and the Final Crisis, despite the return of the Multiverse, several super-hero characters published by MLJ and Milestone Media were licensed by DC Comics and folded into the new standard continuity of New Earth. The Red Circle Comics characters, aptly named The Red Circle were rebooted as well.

The new incarnation of John Raymond is a spoiled womanizer, fancying himself a socialite. No longer a brilliant criminologist and brother to a criminal, he is now depicted as a slacker leading a cushioned life of privileges, and barely passing through college between parties and booze. All the while his brother David distanced himself from his family, choosing to help the poorer as a social worker. Despite their differences, John always admired David. John was made the heir of the family fortune by his father, who reasoned that John's cold, privileged mindset would make him a better businessman. John, who believed his brother to be the better man and rightful heir, decided to balance business needs with humanitarian goals. To those ends, John maintained his profile as a spoiled socialite while using part of his five-billion dollar fortune to set up a superpowered persona as the Web, a common people superhero who derived his name from the World Wide Web.