The Foot Soldiers
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The Foot Soldiers is a post-apocalyptic superhero
comic book
written by Jim Krueger
and with art by Mike Oeming. It concerns a world where traditional super-heroes once existed, but have since been killed by oppressive robotic beings who rule what's now a totalitarian society. Several teenage delinquets are poking around a superhero graveyard one day when they find artifacts - boots among them - that grant the kids powers. Together, they set out to restore order to their world, though their decisions are affected by their youthful nature - and unlike the Silver Age
comics it draws on, this dystopian world has no tolerance for mistakes.
Tagline: When all the heroes are gone, who will fill their shoes?
Originally issued by Dark Horse Comics
it was later collected into a series of trade paperbacks by AiT/Planet Lar
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Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
written by Jim Krueger
Jim Krueger
Jim Krueger is an American comic book writer, novelist, and filmmaker.- Filmmaking :Kreuger's first short film, They Might Be Dragons, which he wrote, directed, and produced, won "Best In Class" at New York University , a "Best Short Film" award from the New York Independent Film Festival, and a...
and with art by Mike Oeming. It concerns a world where traditional super-heroes once existed, but have since been killed by oppressive robotic beings who rule what's now a totalitarian society. Several teenage delinquets are poking around a superhero graveyard one day when they find artifacts - boots among them - that grant the kids powers. Together, they set out to restore order to their world, though their decisions are affected by their youthful nature - and unlike the Silver Age
Silver age
A silver age is a name often given to a particular period within a history, typically as a lesser and later successor to a golden age, the metal silver generally being valuable, but less so than gold.-Greek myth:...
comics it draws on, this dystopian world has no tolerance for mistakes.
Tagline: When all the heroes are gone, who will fill their shoes?
Originally issued by Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
it was later collected into a series of trade paperbacks by AiT/Planet Lar
AiT/Planet Lar
AiT/Planet Lar is an American comic book publishing company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim...
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External links
- Review at The Fourth Rail
- Review at Newsarama
- JimKrueger.com - Official Website
- Mike-Oeming.com - Official Website
- Read Foot Soldiers #1 online