Announced this past weekend at Emerald City Comicon, Dark Horse will be publishing a new book written and drawn by Michael Avon Oeming later this year entitled “The Victories.”
Mike’s third ongoing book this year (along with new issues of “Powers” and “Takio” over at Icon), “the Victories” is Oeming’s postmodern ‘mature reader’ superhero story. It stars six heroes who stand for justice and hope to protect us from the darkness in the world, but when one of those heroes is mentally corrupted, it becomes a question as to if he will fall into darkness or rise above it all and remain a superhero.
This will be Mike’s second Dark Horse series, having previously collaborated on the miniseries “Rapture” with Taki Soma some time ago. The book is edited by Scott Allie, who works on all your favorite Buffyverse books, who promises that the book will make people uncomfortable as it is “not for the faint of heart.”
The book also comes with immediate pre-praise from frequent collaborator Brian Michael Bendis, who adds, “If you like “Powers”, you will love “The Victories”!”
The Victories goes on sale in August. For the full press release from Dark Horse, please check behind the cut.
Dark Horse Press Release
As proclaimed at the Powered by Creators panel at Emerald City Comicon, Dark Horse Comics is set to publish The Victories, a very adult superhero adventure written and drawn by Eisner Award winner Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, Takio, Rapture).
“The Victories sucked me in by taking the postmodern ‘mature readers’ superhero story to a brand-new place, which only a serious superhero fan like Mike could deliver, but which will appeal to people like me who thought the genre didn’t have much left to offer,” said editor Scott Allie. “Every few years a book comes along to push superheroes into a new place–Watchmen did it, and Powers did it. The Victories does it in a way that’ll make people uncomfortable. Not for the faint of heart.”
Not long from now, all that will stand between you and evil are the Victories: Six heroes sworn to protect us from crime, corruption, and the dark. As one member cracks down on the violence, he discovers himself touched by a painful past through the physical powers of LINK. Will this trauma cause him to self-destruct or continue the fight?
Advance praise for The Victories:
“Mike Oeming is one of the great people and comic artists on the planet Earth. I’ve been dying for Mike to write and draw his own book for years. And here it is! If you like Powers, you will love The Victories!”–Brian Michael Bendis
The Victories #1 is on sale August 14, 2012!
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, Will Eisner, and best-selling prose author Janet Evanovich, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and the Occultist. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan the Barbarian, Mass Effect, Serenity, and Domo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the United States and is recognized as both an innovator in the cause of creator rights and the comics industry’s leading publisher of licensed material.
