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!
“The Almighties were an eclectic super-team brought
together by a dubious character called White Out to take on ‘threats to
America’,” says the team’s co-creator/writer Sam Johnson. “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,” continues Johnson.
“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,” says Johnson. “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,”
laughs Johnson, “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 (Geek-Girl, Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman) and
co-creator Mike Gagnon (Classics Illustrated, Monkeys & Midgets), illustrated by Eleonora Kortsarz, Pablo
Zambrano & 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!