Liberty: Deception

Last updated
Liberty: Deception
Comic Liberty Deception Cover.png
Cover of Liberty: Deception No. 1.
Publication information
Publisher John Dossinger Publishing, Editions KAMITI
Genre Post-apocalyptic, adventure, drama
Publication date 2016
Creative team
Created by Travis Vengroff (creator), James Adam Cartwright (co-creator)
Artist(s)Joana Lafuente, Raymund Bermudez, Jezreel Rojales, Sean Hill, Deon De Lange, Casey Bailey, Jason Shawn Alexander, Dave Dorman, James Adam Cartwright
Letterer(s) Eduardo Camacho

Liberty: Deception is a dystopian science fiction graphic novel comic book series by Travis Vengroff, self-published in 2016 under the American publishing company John Dossinger Publishing. The series, which takes place on a failed Terraforming mining colony, follows the clashes that take place between the remnants of the planet's totalitarian military state and the chaotic gangs beyond its walls. The series's covers are primarily by Eirich Olson, Casey Bailey, Jason Shawn Alexander, and Dave Dorman.

Contents

Publication history

A prototype [1] book called Liberty: Defiance was released in 2010 [2] and over 3200 copies were given away at various events throughout Florida like Free Comic Book Day [3] and Tampa Bay Comic Con [4] to build interest in the series. [5] Liberty: Deception's Zero Issue was released at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in 2016 and received praise for its unique art style, [6] paneling, [7] detailed universe, [8] use of dialects, [9] [10] and for its limited edition cover by Dave Dorman. [11]

The first volume of Liberty: Deception (which contains the first three chapters) was released at New York Comic Con in October, 2016, and sold over 300 copies that weekend . [12] [13] In April, 2016 the production team raised $20,947 through Kickstarter to fund the print costs of their first volume. [14] A French language edition has since been published by Editions KAMITI. [15] The second volume of Liberty: Deception was released in May, 2020 digitally on ComiXology. [16]

Synopsis

The setting is an Earth outpost beyond our solar system that has been cut off from the rest of humanity for centuries. Government propaganda actor Tertulius Justus uses his false reputation as a war hero to avoid execution at the hands of the military state after he's been fired from his job. With nowhere else to hide, he sets off for the lawless, Post-apocalyptic expanse beyond the safety of the state's walls. [17] [18]

Main characters

Podcast

Starting in August 2015, Fool and Scholar Productions began releasing an audiodrama podcast companion series set within the Liberty universe. Written by K.A. Statz, Liberty: Critical Research is a large cast production that follows the story of a scientific team investigating the tribes and cultures of the Southern Fringe. [19] Between the first and second season of Critical Research, the team also released a second production called Liberty: Tales from the Tower.

Tales from the Tower features a series of unrelated horror stories set within the Liberty universe. [20] Episodes of the Liberty podcast are released every other Tuesday, and Liberty: Critical Research was a Parsec Award finalist in 2016 under the category of 'Best New Speculative Fiction Team', as well as an Audio Verse Award finalist in 2016 for 'Best Writing of an Original, Long Form, Small Cast, Ongoing Production' and 'Best Performance of an Actor in an Original Leading Role for a Short Form Production' [21] [22]

Fool and Scholar Productions has since released Liberty: Vigilance, an actual play audio drama podcast which notably features the voice talents of Wayne June from Darkest Dungeon , Ashly Burch, Sainty & Eric Nelsen, Dave Fennoy, Lani Minella, and George Lowe. [23] Vigilance has received praise for its audio design and was nominated for several Audio Verse Awards in the fields of audio design, production, and acting. [24]

Roleplaying game

In 2018, John Dossinger Publishing released a roleplaying game set in the Liberty universe called Liberty: AFTER. AFTER uses a modified version of the open-source rules from the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons , and players can explore the world of Atrius from the perspective of a Fringer or Citizen. The Vigilance podcast was released in combination with the AFTER core rulebook and many of the artists from the comic were also involved in illustrating the book. [25]

Motion comic and additional publications

In August 2018, the Liberty creative team released a motion comic of Liberty: Deception in collaboration with the Florida-based video game production team, Astro Crow. Notable voice acting talent involved on the motion comic includes Jon St. John, Lani Minella, and Dave Fennoy. [26]

In addition to the core Liberty: Deception series, John Dossinger Publishing has published an iconography guidebook and a world history book called Atrius: A Citizen's Guide. The Fringe Iconography Guidebook is written from the perspective of Dr. Kovski, the protagonist of the Critical Research podcast. They have also released another Liberty comic called Bridget Goes on a Date, which includes some of characters from the Deception series. The release for Bridget Goes on a Date was held at Gods and Monsters in Orlando Florida on June 9, 2018. [27]

See also

Related Research Articles

<i>Voltron</i> American science fiction franchise

Voltron is an animated television series franchise that features a team of space explorers who pilot a giant Super Robot known as "Voltron". Produced by Peter Keefe and Ted Koplar through his production company World Events Productions, Voltron was an adaptation of several Japanese anime television series from Toei Animation. The original television series aired in syndication from September 10, 1984, to November 18, 1985. The first season of Voltron, featuring the "Lion Force Voltron", was adapted from the series Beast King GoLion. The second season, featuring the "Vehicle Team Voltron", was adapted from the unrelated series Armored Fleet Dairugger XV.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Jurgens</span> American comics artist and writer

Dan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including The Adventures of Superman, Superman vol. 2 and Action Comics. At Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man and was the writer on Thor for six years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CrossGen</span> American comic book publisher

Cross Generation Entertainment or CrossGen was an American comic book publisher and entertainment company that operated from 1998 to 2004. The company's assets were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2004, and designated to Disney Publishing Worldwide. In July 2010, Disney re-established the brand through Marvel Comics, who announced plans to revive CrossGen titles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Top Cow Productions</span> American comics publisher

Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992.

Transformers is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, such as vehicles and animals. The franchise encompasses toys, animation, comic books, video games and films. As of 2011, it generated more than ¥2 trillion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DC Animated Universe</span> Shared fictional universe

The DC Animated Universe is a shared universe centered on a group of animated television series based on DC Comics and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It began with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and ended with Justice League Unlimited in 2006. Animated feature films and shorts, comic books, video games, and other multimedia adaptations are also in the continuity.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeffrey Brown (cartoonist)</span> American cartoonist

Jeffrey Brown is an American cartoonist born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TidalWave Productions</span> Comic book publisher

TidalWave Productions is an independent production studio of comic books and graphic novels. Based in Portland, Oregon, United States, Bluewater publishes biographical comics, adaptations from films, and original titles with self-created characters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Lemire</span> Canadian cartoonist and comic book writer and artist

Jeff Lemire is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, and television producer. He is the author of critically acclaimed titles including the Essex County Trilogy, Sweet Tooth, and The Nobody. His written work includes All-New Hawkeye, Extraordinary X-Men, Moon Knight and Old Man Logan for Marvel; Superboy, Animal Man, Justice League Dark, and Green Arrow for DC; Black Hammer and Mazebook for Dark Horse; Descender and Gideon Falls for Image Comics; and Bloodshot Reborn for Valiant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chondra Echert</span> American writer

Chondra Echert is an American writer, best known as co-writer of the comic book series Key of Z, Kill Audio and Translucid.

Judge Dredd is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based on the character of Judge Dredd from the British comic magazines 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine. The series is made up of an ongoing series, Judge Dredd, and occasionally a miniseries. There is also a third series, titled Judge Dredd - Classics, which is a republishing, in color, of the original British stories and is not part of the IDW continuity.

<i>A-Force</i> Comic book series

A-Force is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in May 2015 as a part of Marvel's "Secret Wars" crossover storyline. The series, created by writers G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, and artist Jorge Molina, features Marvel's first all-female team of Avengers.

<i>Voltron: Legendary Defender</i> 2016 animated science fiction television series

Voltron: Legendary Defender is an animated mecha series produced by American companies DreamWorks Animation Television and World Events Productions. It is animated by South Korean studio Mir for Netflix. It is a reboot of the Voltron franchise and the Japanese anime series Beast King GoLion. Its animation is a mix of anime-influenced traditional animation for characters and backgrounds and CGI for Voltron action sequences. Voltron: Legendary Defender is set in a science fiction universe where planetary energy called quintessence can be used to power vehicles and magic. The series follows the adventures of the Paladins of Voltron who must learn to work together to form the legendary robot Voltron and use it to defeat the Emperor Zarkon and the Galra Empire. The series ran from June 10, 2016 to December 14, 2018, having released 78 episodes over 8 seasons.

<i>Doomsday Clock</i> (comics) Superhero comic book published by DC Comics

Doomsday Clock is a 2017–2019 superhero comic book limited series published by DC Comics, written by Geoff Johns with art by penciller Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson. The series concludes the story established in The New 52 and DC Rebirth, and is a direct sequel/crossover to the graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins.

<i>Wolverine</i> (podcast) Scripted podcast from Marvel Comics

Marvel's Wolverine is a audio drama podcast series featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine. The show is Marvel's first scripted podcast produced by Marvel New Media and Stitcher. Marvel had previously done some other audio only formats in 1974 with a Fantastic Four radio series and a Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero concept album. It was dubbed one of the Best Podcasts of 2018 by Apple while also winning the 2019 iHeartRadio Award for Best Scripted Podcast. A comic adaptation was published by Marvel due to the podcast's success.

Travis Vengroff is an American musician, writer, producer, actor, and podcaster. He is best known for his work on the podcasts The White Vault, Don't Mind, VAST Horizon, Liberty, and Dark Dice.

<i>Dragon Age: Knight Errant</i>

Dragon Age: Knight Errant is a five-issue heroic fantasy comic book series set in the Dragon Age universe, published by Dark Horse Comics and released between May and September 2017. The series was co-written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, with artwork by Fernando Heinz Furukawa. The series takes place after the events of Dragon Age: Magekiller and serves as its sequel. The protagonists of Knight Errant are the elven thief Vaea and Ser Aaron Hawthorne, a drunken washed up Fereldan knight. The series features appearances from secondary characters in the Dragon Age series, such as Varric Tethras and Sebastian Vael.

Kaitlin Statz is an American science fiction and horror writer and podcaster, publishing works as K. A. Statz. She is known for her work on the podcasts - The White Vault, VAST Horizon, Liberty, and Dark Dice.

<i>Dragon Age: Deception</i>

Dragon Age: Deception is a three-issue heroic fantasy comic book limited series published by Dark Horse Comics and released between January and March 2020. The series was co-written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, with artwork by Fernando Heinz Furukawa. The series takes place after the events of the 2017 miniseries Dragon Age: Knight Errant and features appearances from its protagonists, Ser Aaron Hawthorne and Vaea, as well as Dorian Pavus, a major character from Dragon Age: Inquisition. Deception follows a con artist named Olivia Pryde, who crosses paths with another con artist in the Tevinter city of Ventus, which is on the brink of war.

<i>Batman: The Audio Adventures</i> Scripted podcast from DC Entertainment

Batman: The Audio Adventures is a comedic radio drama podcast series featuring the DC Comics character Batman. The 2021 show, DC's first scripted podcast, is produced by DC Entertainment, Blue Ribbon Content and HBO Max. The series is meant to be an homage to the original 1966 Batman TV series as well as the 1992 Batman: The Animated Series. It is directed and written by Dennis McNicholas, a writer for Saturday Night Live. Production companies involved with the series are Insurrection Media and WarnerMedia. The series is executive produced by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Deborah Henderson, and Jon Berg.

References

  1. ↑ "Yi Soon Shin Interview" . Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. ↑ "Worlds of Fantasy Magazine" . Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Liberty: Deception Vol 1 Launch Announcement". 6 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Florida Geek Scene Announcement" . Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Sarasota comic writer hopes to draw support at Comic Con". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  6. ↑ "Slackjaw Punks Zero Issue Review" . Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  7. ↑ "Drunk On Comics C2E2 Book Review" . Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  8. ↑ "Comics Online Liberty: Deception Review" . Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  9. ↑ "AP2HYC Zero Issue Review" . Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  10. ↑ "Jaffalogue Zero Issues Review". 25 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  11. ↑ "SDCC Comic Con Blog - C2E2 Exclusives". 16 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  12. ↑ "Geekend Warriors NYCC 2016 recap". Facebook . Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  13. ↑ "Major Spoilers Wayne's Comics Podcast Interview With Travis Vengroff". 13 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  14. ↑ "Project-Nerd Zero Issue Review". April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  15. ↑ "Liberty: French Edition Review" . Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  16. ↑ "Florida Geek Scene Interview". 19 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  17. ↑ "AP2HYC Issue 1 Review" . Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  18. ↑ "BAMFAS Review" . Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  19. ↑ "Slack Jaw Punks Interview" . Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  20. ↑ "All Comics Considered Interview with Travis Vengroff". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  21. ↑ "Parsec Award 2016 Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  22. ↑ "Audio Verse Award 2016 Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  23. ↑ "Liberty: Vigilance". IMDb . Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  24. ↑ http://rpgcasts.com/liberty-vigilance/ . Retrieved 2018-11-25.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ↑ "[Gaming] Immersive Role-Playing Experiences Expanded with Liberty A.F.T.E.R. & Liberty Vigilance". 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  26. ↑ "Liberty Motion Comic IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  27. ↑ "Liberty Motion Comic IMDB". 6 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.