Preview: Genius #1
Story By: Adam Freeman
Story By: Marc Bernardin
Art By: Afua Richardson
Cover By: Afua Richardson
Price: $3.99
On Sale: August 6, 2014
GENIUS: ISSUES 1-5, WEEKLY THROUGHOUT AUGUST The Winner of Top Cow’s Pilot Season makes its triumphant return to print!
What if the greatest military mind of our generation was born to a people who are already supremely conditioned to wage war, who know nothing but violence since birth, and must continually adapt to new predators in order to survive? What if the second coming of Alexander the Great, of Genghis Khan, of Napoleon, of Patton…what if it was a teenaged girl from South Central, L.A. named Destiny? And what if she decides to secede three blocks of the ‘Hood from the Union? Who is going to take it back from her and her army of gangbangers? Who CAN?
From writers MARC BERNARDIN and ADAM FREEMAN (Alphas, X-Men Origins: Nightcrawler, The Authority, The Highwaymen) and rising-star artist AFUA RICHARDSON comes a harrowing, action-packed tale of a city that declares war on a brilliant young woman pushed to the edge.
In the words of Top Cow (are you really going to make me say it again… yes a Top Cow can speak):
The 2008 Pilot Season Winner, Genius, is finally hitting the shelves as a weekly series – with all 5 parts coming to comic shops near you, beginning on August 6th. Written by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman, with art by the eminent Afua Richardson, Genius tells the story of Destiny – history’s next military genius. The catch is, Destiny was born in South Central, and she’s a little young to be leading the U.S. Army – so she starts one of her own, and secedes from the Union. Trust us, Top Cow fans – this is one helluva series, so get ready and grab to grab all 5 issues. Just check out the art below!
