WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS (2011)

"(W/A) Dave Ryan, Various Five years in the making! Dave Ryan's magnum opus is finally here! For the first time ever in a single comic series, The War of the Independents brings together over 200 independent and creator-owned comic characters for the largest, most ambitious, inter-company crossover ever! When villains attempt create an inter-dimensional doorway for world conquest they wind up confronting a plethora of heroes from across the muiltiverse to stop them. Indie characters include Madman, Faust, Captain Canuck, Tick, Gumby, E-Man, Zen, Badger, Too Much Coffee Man, Scud, and many, many more!"

"In the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, a group of African American heroes search for a relic capable of powering the gateway to the world of the insidious Razorjack, but they're not the only ones looking for it. An evil like you've never seen before has gotten there before them and now they must battle for the relic as well as their lives!"

"The War of the Independents roves the multiverse, and in this issue the supermen are on their way to Norway to locate the fabled hammer, belt and gloves of Thor, the legendary Norse god of thunder. Meanwhile the villain, Maldestrak, a being of godlike power who is pure evil and bent on the utter destruction of all forms of life, arrives there first acquires the magical items as well as their incredible power; then proceeds to kick everyone's butts. Guest stars this issue include the Tick, Atomica, Karma, and El Gato Negro, as well as many others."

"Joined by a team of The Tick, Gumby & Pokey, Bone, Flaming Carrot, Felix the Cat, Milk & Cheese, Rat Bastard, Reid Fleming, Usagi Yojimbo, Mr. Spook, Zippy the Pinhead, Toxie, Protoplasman and Too Much Coffee Man, our hero Cerebus looks for his helmet, only to find it in the hands of Public Enemy!"