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Happy Halloween! Witches and Demons and Zombies and a Reaper, oh my!

Posted by David 2 on October 30, 2021
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It’s Halloween weekend, and we here at Battlerock Comics would like to share in the scary festivities with a look at comics past.

CITY OF HEROES

Our first venture involves a hero who isn’t a witch in the beginning, but later learned by some of the best.

Courtney Hart started as a frumpy teenager who got her hands on a cursed spellbook and became locked into being eternally beautiful and with fire-based superpowers. She adopted the codename Coeur Du Feu (or “Heart of Fire”).

As a member of the Guardians of the Dawn, Courtney earned the respect of both her fellow heroes and also some of the more powerful mystical members.

In her debut in “Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight” #9, Courtney went toe-to-toe with The Cabal, the biggest collection of witches and wizards in the world of the City of Heroes to retrieve a cursed object before it could kill the one that possessed it.

Coeur Du Feu getting “fired up” to go to work.

Eventually her powers would develop to where she would need to train with the famed Stonehenge Coven, the premiere coven on the planet.

In “The Guardian Powers” #9, we are introduced to Tessa Romanna, the mother of the teenage Pyrogurl. Even though she’s now an executive with Hero Corps, Tessa is still someone that you do not want to cross when it comes to her daughter.

As members of the private Crey Police Force discovered the hard way.

Our own Galatea Powers is far from mystical, but she certainly had her share of nightmares in “The Guardian Powers” #10.

In what was aptly titled “Galatea’s Bad Day”, our favorite superhero started her day with an Armageddon nightmare, followed by a siege involving a minor deity…

… to the reanimated flesh-monsters known as the Vahzilok…

… to the creator of the zombies himself, Doctor Vahzilok…

… to what could only be described as a “ghost” of her own deceased father from another universe.

And that wasn’t even all that she faced that day.

CHAMPIONS ONLINE

Of course in the world of Champions Online, there are plenty of mystical forces as well.

In “Future’s Guardian” #5, we are introduced to Elite Ice, a young ice-based mystic who lives up to the arrogance of her name.

Of course she does end up delivering what she promises.

Finally, of course, we have our “Reaper of Evil” himself… Penitence.

In the debut issue of “Battlerock Comics Presents” #1, we are introduced to the man who is not alive but also not dead as he tries to sit out the annual Blood Moon event.

But, of course, he is called into action, and he is forced to unleash his ultimate power.

One has to wonder what else will await our heroes… and not-so-heroes… during this season of witches and zombies and monsters.

Happy Halloween from Battlerock Comics!

A Hero Returns In “Task Force Twilight” #3

Posted by David 2 on March 17, 2018
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In a city full of superheroes, sometimes the tribulations of one can go ignored.

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Martin Keys, the once-and-former Street Justice, was one such hero.

A friend of Galatea Powers, Martin earned the respect of the other members of the Guardians of the Dawn when he answered the call for help during the “Time and Changes” story in “Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight”.   He even carried the shield that was originally supposed to go to Captain Paragonna.

Sadly, Street Justice was one of thousands who were in Galaxy City when it was devastated in a Shivan meteor shower.  Although presumed dead, he and over 2000 others were saved through the efforts of his fellow Guardians.

But his time away was not easy for him or the other “lost” heroes.  His one-time girlfriend was critically injured by a teammate during an accident.  Enraged, Martin went after the one he blamed for the accident, only to end up losing both his arms to frostbite.

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Since then, Martin has struggled with trying to adapt with new cybernetic arms.  As we will learn in “Task Force Twilight” #3, the loss of his human limbs has not only sidelined him as a hero, but it also affected him as a tailor.MartinKeys-01.jpg

“When we see Martin again, we find he’s struggling to find work,” said writer/creator David 2.  “Tailors are known for their creative minds and their hands, so when you lose your hands and you have to re-adapt with prosthetics, you can’t just pick up where you left off.”

But something causes Martin to leap back into action…

“This is a man who is loyal to his friends,” said David 2.  “He can’t just sit back and watch things happen.  Especially when it involves someone he knows.  He wants to help.  He wants to feel he still can contribute, and not just for emotional support.”

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“There is still a hero in Martin Keys.  And you’ll see what kind of hero he becomes.”

“Task Force Twilight” #3 goes online on March 30th.

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Here’s To The Red, Black, and Blue!

Posted by David 2 on January 13, 2018
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Jason Knight, the once-and-former “MidKnight X”, self-appointed guardian of Kings Row and “sometimes member” of the Guardians of the Dawn.

Sin Stalker, dark and brooding founder and leader of the Justice-Knights, and crusader for justice in Paragon City.

They’re both street vigilantes.  They both fight for what is right.  They’ve both been considered dead at least once.

But they’ve never met face-to-face in the comics… until now.

So what would bring these two together?

Find out when “Task Force Twilight” #2 goes online on January 26th!

It All Comes Down To This: Furia and the Guardians 25 Is Now Online!

Posted by David 2 on September 30, 2017
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One Last Time In “Furia and the Guardians” #25

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After everything Furia Powers has gone through in the past 24 issues, it has come down to this…

One last fight with an old enemy.

But will this be Furia’s last fight?

Find out in this extra-long final issue of the series.

A Guardian will come home in “Furia and the Guardians” 25

Posted by David 2 on September 17, 2017
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Issue #25 of “Furia and the Guardians” will be the last issue of the series, so it’s only right that some very special things happen in this issue.

One of the things that will happen will be the return of a long-lost Guardian.

Katie Lea Powers, otherwise known as Lyon Powers, has been away since she was attacked by the vengeful Isea.  Readers may remember that confrontation in “The Libra Order: Debts of Honor”, and as was shown in subsequent issues of “Furia and the Guardians”, Lyon hasn’t been the same since.

Cursed from the specific nature of Isea’s assault, Lyon has been in the family home in Cardiff, trying to handle the painful sporadic overload of her elemental powers.  Her absence has been felt by her two adopted sisters, Galatea and Furia.  Since Lyon had been living with Galatea for a few years, the sudden decision to give her room to Furia came as a shock, but both Powers women also could understand Lyon’s decision and hoped she would return.

Now Lyon Powers, the Welsh lioness, comes back to Paragon City just in time for Furia to face her greatest challenge yet.  But can she help Furia when she needs it the most?

Find out on September 29th when “Furia and the Guardians” #25 goes live!

 

Furia and the Guardians 24 is now online!

Posted by David 2 on July 28, 2017
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It’s a Dogfight In “Furia and the Guardians” #24


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The cops that make up the Blue Dog Squad think themselves as untouchable. They’re part of the system, and the system takes care of itself.

But this is Paragon City we’re talking about, otherwise known as the “City of Heroes”, and the heroes are making a case against the Blue Dogs and their criminal abuses.

So what do the Blue Dogs do to make that problem go away? They make the complainers go away. They’ve done it before, and they want to do it again.

But do you really think the Guardians of the Dawn will let that happen? Find out!

PNN News Report Hides Larger Threat

Posted by David 2 on July 16, 2017
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Ready for a taste of Issue 24 of “Furia and the Guardians”?

Here’s a news report for you…

While this otherwise sad report seems innocent enough, a certain dark vigilante knows there’s more going on that the local media is not reporting…

But why would the news media withhold something so shocking?  Could they be part of the same “conspiracy” that is protecting the corrupt cops?

And what does it mean for those heroes that also witnessed the corrupt actions of McCade and his Blue Dog Squad?  Would they be silenced as well?

Find out when “Furia and the Guardians” #24 goes online on July 28th!

Furia To Step Aside In Issue 25

Posted by David 2 on June 17, 2017
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BATTLEROCK COMICS
For Immediate Release

“Furia” To Step Aside For The Greater Group

GEORGIA – (June 17, 2017) – Battlerock Comics has announced that comic series “Furia and the Guardians” will end with issue #25.  Writer/Creator/Editor/Publisher David 2 says the decision to end the series featuring the purple-haired superhero has mostly to do with the kind of stories being developed rather than any perceived lack of interest.

“When you have a title like ‘Furia and the Guardians’, it’s sort of implied that Furia would take a lead role in the comic.  But of late, many of the stories being developed for the comic have focused on the ‘Guardians’ part.  And the future stories under consideration show a greater emphasis on those other characters than on just the one who happens to be specifically named in the title.  So it’s natural to want to transition the comic to one that features that greater group.”

“Furia and the Guardians” #25 will feature Furia Powers, the former hero from the Praetorian Universe that has been struggling to survive in the so-called “City of Heroes” as both a hero and as a civilian.

“It’s only right that the last issue of the series be predominantly Furia’s,” said David 2.  “And it’s going to touch on a few things that have affected Furia and even helped define her as a hero since the very first issue.”

According to David 2, Issue #25 will involve an old adversary making a return for one last battle against our main heroine.

The real question, then, is who that adversary would be.

“Furia has faced people from two different universes and from two different planets.  From her fellow Praetorians Matt Burke and Neuron, as seen in ‘The Guardian Powers’, to Destitution, to telepathic clockwork robots, to cybernetic punk gangsters, to the corrupt cops in the Paragon City police force, and even with aliens from her appearance in the COX Comics series ‘The Crucible’.  There’s no real lack of villains for her.”

David 2 says that readers should not feel sad, though, about the series ending.

“Issue #25 is something of a milestone for Battlerock Comics.  We’ve had only one other comic reach this point, which was ‘Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight’, and it happened to feature Furia’s other-universe sister, Galatea Powers.  So we’re going to end this in a way that I think people will like.  And then we’ll get ready for the larger series next year.”

Following the publishing of “Furia and the Guardians” #25, there will be a mini-series called “Task Force: Twilight”, which will feature several members of Furia’s superhero group, the Guardians of the Dawn, as they deal with their ongoing battle with the city’s corrupt police officers.  After that, the focus will then turn to that new group series that has yet to be given an official title yet but will be released in early 2018.  More information about these new series will be available at the Battlerock Comics website.

“Furia and the Guardians” is a fan-made not-for-profit comic series which uses material derived from the now-defunct “City of Heroes” MMORPG through a combination of other programs including Titan Icon, Paragon Chat, GIMP, and demo-recording.  It is published for free by Battlerock Comics, a comic subsidiary of Get Brutal Productions.

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Mindy’s Story Continues To Be Told In “Furia And The Guardians” #23

Posted by David 2 on May 26, 2017
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Part 2 of Mindy’s Story Is Now Online in “Furia and the Guardians” #23


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As our heroes learn the truth about the young hero Streetangel, we also find out what happened to Mindy Harrison after she was expelled from Freedom Corps that would eventually lead her to serving as the operations assistant to the Guardians of the Dawn.

What is Mindy’s secret?

And how does it connect to one of the most dangerous enemies that the Guardians ever faced?

The answers will surprise you!