The Guardian Line
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The Guardian Line is a Christian comic book line published by UMI Media, a division of publishing and media firm Urban Ministries Inc.
and the comic "Static!" Static was made into a WB cartoon called Static Shock
. The four debut titles on the line are Code, Joe & Max, The Seekers and Genesis 5. The characters inhabit the Guardian Universe located in the fictional city of New Hope. The line is distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors
and UMI.
Publishing history
The line launched in December 2006 and was created by Michael Davis, co-founder of Milestone MediaMilestone Media
Milestone Media is a company best known for creating Milestone Comics and securing an unheard of publishing and distribution deal with DC Comics and the Static Shock cartoon series. It was founded in 1993 by a coalition of African-American artists and writers Milestone Media is a company best known...
and the comic "Static!" Static was made into a WB cartoon called Static Shock
Static Shock
Static Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered in September 2000 on the Kids' WB! block and ran for four seasons, with a total of 52 half-hour episodes....
. The four debut titles on the line are Code, Joe & Max, The Seekers and Genesis 5. The characters inhabit the Guardian Universe located in the fictional city of New Hope. The line is distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors
Diamond Comic Distributors
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. is the largest comic book distributor serving North America. They transport comic books from both big and small comic book publishers, or suppliers, to the retailers. Diamond dominates the direct market in the United States, and has exclusive arrangements with most...
and UMI.
Titles
- Code - Think Jason BourneJason BourneJason Charles Bourne is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the novels of Robert Ludlum and subsequent film adaptations. He first appeared in the novel The Bourne Identity...
meets John ShaftJohn ShaftJohn Shaft is a fictional character created by schoolteacher/screenwriter Ernest Tidyman as a sort of African American version of Ian Fleming's James Bond. He was portrayed by Richard Roundtree in the original 1971 film and its two sequels, with Samuel L. Jackson portraying his nephew in the 2000...
with a Bible. This guy can't remember a thing except the fact that he's defending the city of New Hope from Steven Dark. - Jesse (from The Seekers) - This kid "finds" an iPod in the church and decides to take it for a spin. Turns out the player is a time travel machine that gives him and his best friend the ability to travel back in time.
- Joe - A braided-up 11-year-old boy with his own Guardian Angel (Max). Joe can save New Hope in the future, but not if Steven Dark gets him first. Max protects him, but only by speaking in scripture from the Bible.
- The Messenger - This wise old man links the characters to GodGodGod is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
.