War of the Independents (WOTI) is a graphic novel featuring several different independent comic book characters and will be published by Red Anvil Comics. The story started with the events that occurred in Dave Ryan's indie comic book from 2000 Penance. The two villains Kane and Orcus are attempting to open the doorway to RazorJack's world and conquer Earth. The heroes combined powers are not enough to stop the two alone, so they recruit heroes throughout space and time to help. Overview War of the Independents saga is the brainchild of comics creator Dave Ryan, who credits his inspiration to the internet: The story revolves around the villains Kane, Orcus and others gathering relics to empower a gateway to RazorJack's world and conquer Earth. The villains make their first appearance in Ryan’s own book “Penance,” The heroes in Penance are not strong enough to deal with Orcus and Kane, so they recruit heroes from throughout time and space. The graphic novel features a variety independent characters such as Madman, Usagi Yojimbo, The Maxx, Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon,Scott McCloud’s Zot, Bone, and hip-hop legends of Public Enemy (who have their own indie comic).
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