A fan of Lowell Dean’s two WolfCop movies? Well, there’s a comic book here that could well be right up your street. And even if for some reason you aren’t all that keen on the alcoholic furball lawman, Atomic Victory Squad sounds all kinds of fun and has a genuine, sincere message about some pretty serious issues.
Dean has got together with Javier Martin Caba (Blood Brothers, Lucha Brothers) and Emersen Ziffle (Krampus, WolfCop, Curse of Chucky) to create an Indiegogo campaign for a tale – and a superhero team – that sounds like it will tick off a whole host of boxes for many a genre fan.
The official word on Atomic Victory Squad reads:
Inspired by the likes of Venture Brothers, BoJack Horseman and Rick & Morty, The Atomic Victory Squad is a globe-trotting, world smashing superhero comic with characters that could only exist in animated form. They’re a team of unique misfits, forced to defend the earth when all the “real” heroes are violently killed. So WHO are the Atomic Victory Squad?
INVINCIBULL is an alien from a planet where cows are men; think Superman but with giant udders. Since he’s a milk producing male, society at large fears and rejects him. Even when he’s saving their life! GARY THE MIME isn’t your average mime. His “imaginations” physically manifest, so if Gary points a finger gun in your direction, you’d better duck! ZOOZANNA is a world renowned explorer cursed into the form of several animals… all at once. BUBBLE MYERS is a recovering drug addict accidentally fused into a billion dollar government super-suit. SHE-GIRL was built as a pleasure-bot then reprogrammed as a sentient, no-nonsense, gadget filled assassin. Lastly there’s TRIANGLE MASTER…. he just really likes triangles (tri-sexual).
Real talk: The world doesn’t need more superheroes, but this is no ordinary team. The Atomic Victory Squad is a satire of the genre while still working within the confines of it (capes, costumes, superpowers and lots of action).
Below the surface, each team member serves as a metaphor for issues like addiction, race and gender identity, chronic depression and mental health. This series is as much about their private lives, personal struggles and relationships as it is about crime fighting.
This is the definition of a passion project. I’ve partnered with talented collaborators like brilliant comic book illustrator Javier Martin Caba (Blood Brothers, Lucha Brothers) and practical effects/sculpting wizard Emersen Ziffle (Krampus, WolfCop, Curse of Chucky) who is designing our campaign perks. Many other talented friends are contributing as well.
We can’t do this alone. Hopefully our next member is YOU!
There are a whole slew of seriously cool perks available should you want to contribute to Atomic Victory Squad, and this is a project that could well prove to be something truly special.
For more details, head on over to Atomic Victory Squad’s campaign page.
