A brand new original graphic novel from writers Steve Orlando and Phillip
Kennedy Johnson featuring art by Alec Morgan and lettering by Jim
Campbell.
In the early days of Mixed Martial Arts, kickboxer icon DJ
Bellyi is beaten to death in the ring after yelling a homosexual slur at an
opponent, while his young son James watches in horror from the
stands.
Sixteen years later, young James Bellyi has become an MMA star in
his own right, with top-tier endorsements and an imminent title shot. But when
James is outed as gay by an opponent in a press conference, he loses everything:
his title shot, his fans, his team, even his family. To fight his way back, he
turns to the only one left in the world willing to train him: Xavier Mayne, the
man who killed his father.
Says Johnson: “We’re living in an
important and dynamic time in American History, when we have the power and
responsibility to decide what kind of nation the United States is going to be
going forward. Telling a story with such an unlikely crossover — male
queer culture and MMA culture — is Steve’s, Alec’s and my way
of making that decision for ourselves.”
- ISBN10 194902847X
- ISBN13 9781949028478
- Publish Date 15 December 2020
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Aftershock Comics
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English