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Trumpocalypse Now Goes from Videogame to Graphic Novel

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Trumpocalypse Now Vol. 1

Markosia is known for edgy diverse comic books so the adaptation of Mike Gagnon’s Trumpocalypse Now was a natural fit. Originally a visual novel style game, it tells the story of an America that has been decimated by a nuclear attack and the only thing stepping between the world’s most powerful country and ultimate destruction is Barack Obama…and Donald Trump. Markosia has adapted the game into three full color soft cover graphic novels with Trumpocalypse Now Vol. 1 (ISBN-9781913359324) releasing at the end of February 2020.

In a post-apocalyptic near future, America has been ravaged by an unexpected nuclear attack, believed to be launched by the Russians. What’s left of America’s establishment knows that there is only one man who can save America: Barack Obama.

And Barack Obama knows that there is only one man who may be able to negotiate with Vladimir Putin to save what is left of America: Donald Trump. Recruiting Trump is only half of Obama’s challenge.

The unlikely pair have to escape a zombie filled New York and make their way across the U.S.A., encountering marauders, angry mobs and scorned former world leaders on an insane road trip. Their mission?  To make America safe again!

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Preview: The Almighties #0

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The Almighties #0

Story: Sam Johnson and Mike Gagnon
Art: Eleonora Kortsarz, Graham Pearce, Pablo Zambrano & Ron Gravelle

Ms. F – a former downtrodden housewife with anger issues, Mason – a mercenary with psychotic tendencies, Nite Fang – a cocky British punk/werewolf, Maxi-Tron – an armored egomaniac, and Stefanos… a guy who runs a takeout.

This bunch of misfits may not sound like the ideal ingredients for a team, but The White House’s Joe Cyborg wants them!… However, he IS dubious about one of their number… though his back-up candidate seems even more questionable – the Deadpool-parodying Wayne Winston. Plus, Stefanos has to travel back in time to save the team’s resident Man in Black – Agent Coleslaw – after Coleslaw gets his face blasted off in battle.

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The White House is getting its own super-team… VERY off the record.

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A former downtrodden housewife with anger issues, a mercenary with psychotic tendencies, a cocky British punk, an egomaniac, and a guy who runs a takeout.

This bunch of misfits may not sound like the ideal ingredients for a team, but The White House’s Joe Cyborg wants them!

Co-creator Sam Johnson said in a release:

The Almighties were an eclectic super-team brought together by a dubious character called White Out to take on ‘threats to America’. However, thanks to an intervention from President Obama, it was revealed that White Out was in fact a Neo Nazi, playing the team for his own agenda. The Almighties promptly turned the tables on Whitey – bringing him down, along with his werewolf butler Chives and robot Hitler the Adolf 3000.

This has brought them to the attention of one of The White House’s more mysterious operatives – Joe Cyborg. Joe’s looking to put together his own secret strike force and has called in former Almighties member/Barack Obama aide/kabob shop owner Stefanos to review its would-be members with him.

Despite their…‘quirks’…what The Almighties have shown is that they can work well as a team… and also be manipulated. We don’t know much about Joe Cyborg, but where he and Stefanos meet up isn’t The White House – it’s a swamp. Does this mean Joe can’t be trusted? Well, whatever Joe’s agenda is, at least the team are going to be in better hands than a Neo Nazi, right?

Right…?

Following their critically acclaimed, comedic debut The Almighties #1, you can get to know The Almighties – Ms. F, Mason, Nite Fang, Maxi-Tron and Stefanos – in the 7-page FREE Digital comic Almighties Origins. Written by Johnson and co-creator Mike Gagnon,  illustrated by Eleonora Kortsarz, Pablo Zambrano and Ron Gravelle, and published by Actuality Press – the comic previews The Almighties #0 and sets up their adventures to come – and you can get it at www.thealmighties.com now!

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ComixTribe in October 2013

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THE STANDARD #4 (of 6)

WRITER: John Lees
ARTIST: Jonathan Rector
COLORISTS: Mike Gagnon
LETTERER: Kel Nuttall
EDITOR: Steven Forbes
PUBLISHER: ComixTribe
COPYRIGHT INFO: © John Lees
PRICE: $3.99
RATING: Teen + Up
FORMAT: 32 PAGE Single issue (#4 of 6)

The Standard is back, but not everyone is happy to see him return. And with a monstrous killer still on the loose and the body-count of headless victims continuing to pile up, Gilbert Graham’s heroic comeback might be fatally short-lived. Also: The Standard and The Corpse… face-to-face at last!

Diamond Code: AUG131152

THE STANDARD is the story of two different men from two different eras who share the same heroic legacy. In the past, The Standard was the world’s greatest superhero. Today, he is a celebrity with his own reality TV show. But when a catastrophic event brings the two generations into collision, The Standard is forced to ask if superheroes still have a place in today’s cynical world. THE STANDARD is a six-part superhero miniseries written by John Lees and drawn by Jonathan Rector.