I remember when the final volume of this story - 'Electric Undertow' came out. It was produced using quality pages, square bindings and beautiful colors. I took extra shifts at the Woolco during Christmas so I could afford all five volumes. I must have loaded a thousand carts onto that stupid truck but reading that great story on Christmas day was so worth it.
Strikeforce: Morituri is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1986 to 1989. The series was created by writer Peter B. Gillis and artist Brent Anderson.
The premise is that aliens have invaded Earth and nearly succeeded in conquering it and stripping it of its resources. A scientist discovers a process which can provide humans with superhuman powers, effectively creating a group of defending superheroes.
However, the process would also ensure that the empowered humans would die within a year of being empowered. The series thus focused on the heroism of the main characters in fighting the invaders, while living with the knowledge that their fates were sealed regardless of whether or not they prevailed.
The title comes from the Latin phrase: "Morituri te salutamus" (We who are about to die salute you!), a salute that according to popular legend (not academically agreed) was uttered by Roman gladiators before battle in the arena. (See Wikipedia's article on this expression: Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant). The subtitle of the comic was "We who are about to die".
Gillis and Anderson left the series within two years. The series ended after thirty-one issues, while under the tenure of writer James Hudnall and artist Mark Bagley. - Wikipedia
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2 comments:
underrated series
that was really good and a great concept too
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