Awesome Storm Justice 41
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Awesome Storm Justice is a collaborative webcomic
. Awesome Storm Justice 41 is often referred to by the nicknames Assjay and ASJ41.
A contest was held to create the designs for members of the team. The original contest winners are credited with the character design:
A video game, Awesome Storm Justice 41: Dark Days in Summerside City, is being developed by Rusty Axe games.
http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=15303.
Many of the contributors to Awesome Storm Justice are an integral part of the 100 Artists Projecthttp://www.100artistsproject.com a charity
endeavor to raise money for art-related organizations starting with the Hero Initiative and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
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Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
. Awesome Storm Justice 41 is often referred to by the nicknames Assjay and ASJ41.
History
Awesome Storm Justice started as a community project at the Penciljack website. A piece of artwork posted by a member of the Penciljack community received the comment "Awesome Storm Justice 41." Another community member commented that it sounded like a Japanese superhero team.A contest was held to create the designs for members of the team. The original contest winners are credited with the character design:
- Blazeguy - created by Oscar Padilla (Spidey)
- Bumblebee - created by Oscar Padilla (Spidey)
- USA Kid - created by Clint Smith (CS)
- Thunderclap NEO - created by Clint Smith (CS)
- Ika Nigiri - created by Warmule
- Grease Monkey and A.P.E. - created by Nate Lovett (Raede)
- Saiko - created by Nate Lovett (Raede)
- Trajan - created by Isa Richardson (Ishmiel)
A video game, Awesome Storm Justice 41: Dark Days in Summerside City, is being developed by Rusty Axe games.
Story concept
The superhero team battles dastardly villain and philanthropist Dennis Dennis III.Collaborative nature
The Awesome Storm Justice 41 webcomic is a collaborative project involving over 100 comic creators. Each 6-page episode, or "webisode," has a unique creative team. It utilizes the talents of many professional, semi-professional, and aspiring professional artists, writers, and editors, on a volunteer basis.Coverage
Awesome Storm Justice 41 has received coverage on Drawn!http://www.drawn.ca, Silver Bullet Comicshttp://www.silverbulletcomics.com/news/story.php?a=4318, and is listed in the Comic Book DatabaseComic Book Database
Comic Book Database may refer to:* Big Comic Book DataBase* Grand Comics Database...
http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=15303.
Many of the contributors to Awesome Storm Justice are an integral part of the 100 Artists Projecthttp://www.100artistsproject.com a charity
Charity (practice)
The practice of charity means the voluntary giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver.- Etymology :The word "charity" entered the English language through the Old French word "charité" which was derived from the Latin "caritas".Originally in Latin the word caritas meant...
endeavor to raise money for art-related organizations starting with the Hero Initiative and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a United States non-profit organization created in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers covering legal expenses....
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Contributing Artists
Notable contributing artists:- Loston WallaceLoston WallaceLoston Wallace is a freelance comic book artist and comics-licensing illustrator, based in North Carolina.- Biography :Wallace attended The Kubert School from 1994-1996...
— A Joe KubertJoe KubertJoe Kubert is an American comic book artist who went on to found The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman...
school graduate, Wallace has contributed to some 65 role-playing books, SupermanSupermanSuperman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
and BatmanBatmanBatman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
activity books for DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
as well as Klyde & Meriem from Basement ComicsBasement ComicsBasement Comics is an independent comic book publisher owned by Budd Root. Basement Comics is best known for publishing the popular good-girl title Cavewoman A division of Amryl Entertainment, Basement Comics is based in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and was founded in 1993.In addition to Root,...
. - Jeremy DaleJeremy DaleJeremy Dale is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, and the 2008 Harvey Award-winning Popgun v.1 from Image Comics.-Early life:...
— Past works include Wildguard Fool's Gold for Image ComicsImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, G.I. JoeG.I. JoeG.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier , Action Sailor , Action Pilot , Action Marine and later on, the Action Nurse...
25th anniversary comics and his own title Absolute Zeroes for Ronin Studios. - Nate Lovett — Lovett was the artist on XombieXombieXombie may refer to:*Xombies, a 2004 zombie novel by Walter Greatshell*Xombie *Xombie...
: Reanimated from Devil's Due PublishingDevil's Due PublishingDevil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...
and has done licensing work for HasbroHasbroHasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
, G.I. JoeG.I. JoeG.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier , Action Sailor , Action Pilot , Action Marine and later on, the Action Nurse...
, Cartoon NetworkCartoon NetworkCartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
; and contributed to PopgunPopgun (comics)Popgun is an award-winning comics anthology series created by Mark Andrew Smith and Joe Keatinge. Popgun was published by Image Comics starting in 2007. The driving concept behind Popgun is a mixtape of graphic short stories that cross the borders of all genres...
vol. 1 for Image ComicsImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
and General Jack Cosmo.