''Axe Cop'' is a
webcomic
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by brothers Malachai Nicolle (age 5 when the series began) and
Ethan Nicolle
Ethan Nicolle is an American comic book creator, artist, and writer. He created the Slave Labor Graphics comic '' Chumble Spuzz'' which has been released as two graphic novels so far. He also worked with his younger brother, Malachai, to create ...
(age 28 when the series began). Malachai is responsible for the ideas and stories, while Ethan turns them into comics. The first four comics were drawn in December 2009 and posted to
Facebook
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; the website was not launched until January 2010.
The site also features ''Ask Axe Cop'', a series of comics where Axe Cop responds to questions from readers.
The webcomic has been highly praised, leading to a publishing deal with
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
for both a limited online and print run.
Synopsis
''Axe Cop'' is about the adventures of a
police officer
A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a Warrant (law), warranted law employee of a police, police force. In most countries, ''police officer'' is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. ...
who prefers to wield an
axe
An axe (; sometimes spelled ax in American English; American and British English spelling differences#Miscellaneous spelling differences, see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for thousands of years to shape, split, a ...
in battle. He is a gruff, tough man, dedicated to killing bad guys. The comic focuses on the times he is called away from the daily grind to help with more complex problems such as rescuing a child from a zombie dog woman, helping Bat Warthog Man find his friends, or babysitting. This generally involves fighting bad guys including the bad guys from other
planet
A planet is a large, Hydrostatic equilibrium, rounded Astronomical object, astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself. The Solar System has eight planets b ...
s. Axe Cop has gathered a loyal team. His first ally is Flute Cop, who goes on to become Dinosaur Soldier (upon exposure to dinosaur blood) and shapeshifts into other forms in other episodes. Axe Cop gained other allies, including Ralph Wrinkles, Sockarang, Leaf Man, Baby Man, The Wrestler, Uni-Man, Uni-Baby, Wexter, Presty, Best Fairy Ever, Bat Warthog Man, Army Chihuahua, Gray Diamond, Liborg, Water Queen, and more.
''Axe Cop'' episodes are nominally set in the present day, enlivened with
aliens,
dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...
s,
zombie
A zombie (Haitian French: ; ; Kikongo: ''zumbi'') is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. In modern popular culture, zombies appear in horror genre works. The term comes from Haitian folkl ...
s,
robot
A robot is a machine—especially one Computer program, programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions Automation, automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the robot control, co ...
s, etc., and the episodes tend to feature whatever topic happens to be on the writer's mind, like sea creatures, brains, and especially babies. Little effort is made to keep track of back stories, powers, and equipment. This is not to say that the comic is entirely chaotic: the main characters and their relationships stay consistent, there are persistent world-building elements (most notably the shapeshifting properties of being splattered with blood or a fruit's juice), and a number of powers and items recur (e.g. the hypnotize button on Axe Cop's wrist has not been mentioned again, but the robot arms in his mustache are explained).
Background
Ethan Nicolle had already written the critically praised graphic novel ''
Chumble Spuzz'' when he got the idea to write ''Axe Cop''.
The idea arose when Ethan was playing pretend with his brother, who invented the Axe Cop persona. At the time, the elder Nicolle was working on a graphic novel that he wanted to release as a webcomic, and he intended to use Axe Cop as a way of practicing the medium.
Characters
* Axe Cop – The main character. Axey Smartist is a
police officer
A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a Warrant (law), warranted law employee of a police, police force. In most countries, ''police officer'' is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. ...
who finds a firefighter's axe and uses it when fighting crime. Married to his job, he works the "always shift" by sleeping for only two minutes. At night he wears a black cat suit and kills bad guys in their sleep. His battle cry is "I will chop your heads off!". When faced with a challenge, he will hold "try outs" to build a team. At one point, he was married to a female
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...
until she divorced him upon seeing him with Water Queen. Since the divorce, Axe Cop was revealed to be a match for every woman in the universe as he tries relationships with Rainbow Princess from Rainbow World, Frog Queen from Frog World, Cloud Princess from the Cloud Kingdom, and Axe Girl from Axe World. Axe Cop later got engaged to Water Queen and adopted Max and Sammy.
* Flute Cop – Axe Cop's shapeshifting first partner and brother. Flutey Smartist was the brother of Axey Smartist until they bumped their heads enough to forget that they were related. In the TV series, he underwent a partial brain transplant performed by Uni-Man causing him and Axe Cop to forget that they were brothers. Spilled
dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...
blood mutates him into "Dinosaur Soldier". Eating an
avocado
The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (''Persea americana'') is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to Americas, the Americas and was first domesticated in Mesoamerica more than 5,000 years ago. It was priz ...
mutates him into Avocado Soldier, and with Uni-Baby's horn he mutates into Uni-Avocado Soldier. He returns to being Flute Cop upon borrowing the unicorn horn from Super Uni-Man's
navel
The navel (clinically known as the umbilicus; : umbilici or umbilicuses; also known as the belly button or tummy button) is a protruding, flat, or hollowed area on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord.
Structure
The u ...
, only to mutate in
Ghost
In folklore, a ghost is the soul or Spirit (supernatural entity), spirit of a dead Human, person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from a ...
Cop (thanks to a wish by Axe Cop),
Drag-
Tri-Ghostacops
Rex (this form has dragon wings, Triceratops head horns, a Tyrannosaurus head and torso, and ghost arms and legs upon asking Uni-Man to mutate him into this form), and
Viking
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9� ...
Cop (upon being exposed to Viking blood). He's usually depicted in his Dinosaur Soldier form. He wields a machine gun and can also shoot avocado bombs out of his hands. In the TV series, Flute Cop is engaged to a police secretary named Anita where they raise Uni-Baby when Uni-Man is busy.
* Uni-Baby – A baby with a unicorn horn that grants wishes. Her father is Uni-Man and was stolen from him by Evil Fatsozon's minions in a plot to throw it at Earth. Uni-Baby was once used by Telescope Gun Cop to get revenge on Axe Cop. Uni-Baby's horn was later confiscated by Avocado Soldier, but was returned to her upon her being returned to her father. In the TV series, Uni-Baby is raised by Flute Cop and Anita when Uni-Man is busy.
* Ralph Wrinkles – Axe Cop's
dog
The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from a population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. ...
. Ralph originally belonged to the Snoward Family, but was given to Axe Cop as thanks for saving their family from an evil
Snowman
A snowman is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic snow sculpture of a man often built in regions with sufficient snowfall and is a common winter tradition. In many places, typical snowmen consist of three large snowballs of different sizes wit ...
and an Evil Singing Tree with an annoying voice. When Uni-Avocado Soldier used the powers of Uni-Baby's horn, Ralph gained the ability to talk and later acquired numerous other powers like healing lasers. Upon a wish being granted by Super Uni-Man, Ralph Wrinkles learned karate.
* Sockarang – A friend of Axe Cop and member of his team. He has
sock
A sock is a piece of clothing worn on the feet and often covering the ankle or some part of the Calf (leg), calf. Some types of shoes or boots are typically worn over socks. In ancient times, socks were made from leather or matted animal hair. ...
s for arms that he can throw as boomerangs, and a golden chainsaw attached to one of his arms. During the fight with Bad Santa, Sockarang's sock arms were exposed to Bad Santa's blood mutating Sockarang into Good Bad Santa. He's in a relationship with the Best Fairy Ever.
* Baby Man – A man in a giant
baby
In common terminology, a baby is the very young offspring of adult human beings, while infant (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'baby' or 'child') is a formal or specialised synonym. The terms may also be used to refer to Juvenile (orga ...
suit who is one of Axe Cop's allies. He originally only had the power to fly when he gasses. After eating a special dinner with his family, he also gained the ability to produce explosive eggs, phones, and cars.
* The Wrestler - An unnamed pro wrestler who occasionally teams up with Axe Cop. His design seems to be based on
the Ultimate Warrior
Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig; June 16, 1959 – April 8, 2014) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, Bodybuilding, bodybuilder and Motivational speaker, motivational speaker. Best known by his ring name The Ultima ...
.
* Uni-Man - A
unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since Classical antiquity, antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn (anatomy), horn projecting from its forehead.
In European literature and art, the unico ...
-horned inhabitant of the planet Smart World who is the father to Uni-Baby. Uni-Man is so smart that he grew a unicorn horn. The condition that caused this soon affected every inhabitant of Smart World until the planet became Uni-Smart World when it grew a unicorn horn as well. Uni-Man took up crimefighting when he couldn't find Uni-Baby. Uni-Man can also grant wishes, though he usually serves as Axe Cop's equipment specialist as he's a brilliant scientist. When he used the second unicorn horn to grow unicorn horns all over his body during the fight with Doctor Stinkyhead, he became Super Uni-Man where he can shoot his unicorn horns at his opponents and has super-strength.
* Wexter - Axe Cop's pet
T-Rex who was first seen in "Ask Axe Cop #8." He has gatling guns for arms, breathes fire, and can fly. He also has a "super-duper fast bite". He feeds on people trespassing on Axe Cop's property. Wexter can also sprout spikes if any bad guy tries to ride him. With the help of Dragony Dragon Witch, Wexter gained the ability to shapeshift into a Dragon-T-Rex with robot wings in order to travel to Zombie World. In the TV series, Wexter was created by Uni-Man.
* Presty - Presty is a
pug
The Pug is a breed of dog with the physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. An ancient breed, with roots dating back to 400 B.C., they have a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colors, most ...
that was adopted by Ghost Cop. He can teleport after being touched by Ghost Cop and was granted the ability of super awesome biting by the Queen of England.
* Best Fairy Ever - The only girl allowed on Axe Cop's team; Presty's Dad brought her out of the television. She carries poison shrink spray and poison giant spray, and can use her small size to attack bad guys from within. She has also fallen in love with Axe Cop while Sockarang has developed a relationship with her.
* Bat Warthog Man - Bat Warthog Man started out as an ordinary man (who resembled
Rod Serling
Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his Anthology series, anthology television series ''The Twilight Zone (1 ...
) who turned to crimefighting after his superhero friends were stolen. He gained the combined powers of a
bat
Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
and a
common warthog
The common warthog (''Phacochoerus africanus'') is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of ''P. aethiopicus'', but today th ...
after he was bitten and tusked by the two animals in their combined Bat Warthog form (their combined form was the result of their collision). He also mutates into a hybrid version of both at night since his bat-half is nocturnal. Bat Warthog Man has the original Bat Warthog in a cage underneath his house as a way to recharge his powers. In the TV series, Bat Warthog Man's friends were named after some characters from ''
Happy Days
''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marsha ...
''.
* Gray Diamond - Gray Diamond is a
diamond
Diamond is a Allotropes of carbon, solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Diamond is tasteless, odourless, strong, brittle solid, colourless in pure form, a poor conductor of e ...
-themed superhero who lived in the same city as Axe Cop. He can shapeshift his hands into diamond swords that also shoot diamonds. Grey Diamond is also a super-genius; his brain is within the large diamond in his head. Like Army Chihuahua's human form, Gray Diamond had fought in the war against Chicken Head where his friend Sergeant L was killed in battle. When Gray Diamond was given Sergeant L's brain by his mother, he obtained the components which created Liborg. Following the fight with the King of All Bad Guys, it was discovered that Gray Diamond was given Sergeant T's brain by mistake.
* Wolver Man - A
wolverine
The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...
-themed superhero who can fly and claw people. He is a parody of
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
and
Wolverine
The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...
.
** Iron Spider-Cannon - Wolver Man's pet Spider-Cannon who can shoot bolts and fire tornadoes. Iron Spider-Cannon has a
mouse
A mouse (: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus'' ...
brain where Axe Cop used its imagination to obtain a unicorn horn to reclaim Psydrozen from two bad guys that were using it to guard Invisible King Bad Guy Planet #2.
* Army Chihuahua - A
soldier
A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a Conscription, conscripted or volunteer Enlisted rank, enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, a warrant officer, or an Officer (armed forces), officer.
Etymology
The wo ...
with the power to shapeshift into a
chihuahua when he is ready to fight. When he was just a soldier, he fought against the forces of Chicken Head where his friend Sergeant T fell in battle leading the soldier to kill Chicken Head with a grenade. When the soldier returned home and found that he forgot to feed his pet chihuahua before the war, he was bitten by his hungry pet as a result. Because he is always ready to fight, he is always in his chihuahua form. Army Chihuahua is also shown to have poison in his fangs as seen when he bit off the tails of some of the villains that were on Lightning Boy and Rainbow Girl's side.
* Gray Stone - Gray Stone is a large-headed, rock-skinned alien who can shapeshift into a large rock monster, reprogram robots to join his team, and find aliens.
* Liborg - Liborg is a superhero that resembles a
cyborg
A cyborg (, a portmanteau of ''cybernetics, cybernetic'' and ''organism'') is a being with both Organic matter, organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.[lion
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...]
who is described to be the "Ultimate Soldier." Liborg used to be a fellow soldier of Gray Diamond, named Sergeant G, who was killed by Chicken Head. Only his brain was left behind, which Sergeant L's mother gave to Gray Diamond in order to bring him back to life (since Sergeant L was all that she had). Gray Diamond came up with the idea to combine Sergeant L's brain with the brain of a lion and added a
cheetah
The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large Felidae, cat and the Fastest animals, fastest land animal. It has a tawny to creamy white or pale buff fur that is marked with evenly spaced, solid black spots. The head is small and rounded, wit ...
brain as well because "cheetahs are super fast." Gray Diamond went to the jungle to knock out a lion and a cheetah to obtain their brains. Upon combining half of each brain together, Grey Diamond was able to put Sergeant L's brain into the cybernetic body with a lion's head and Liborg was born. Following the fight with the King of All Bad Guys, Army Chihuahua's human form and Liborg recognized each other because Gray Diamond had actually been given Sergeant T's brain by mistake. In the TV series, there are no references to the brain mix-up and Liborg says his name when he arrives at a location.
* Max and Sammy - Max and Sammy were two boys whose parents work in an atomic science lab. When their parents were killed in an explosion at the atomic science lab due to an experiment with
monkey
Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co ...
and
bat
Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
DNA, Max and Sammy were blown into space where they unknowingly drank the juices from the resulting experiment mutating Max into a humanoid bat and Sammy into a humanoid monkey. Due to Sammy having been badly injured upon crashing into the graveyard of an alien planet that was in the middle of a war, Max searched for someone who could help heal his brother, and found an alien soldier who helped heal Sammy. However, an
undead
The undead are beings in mythology, legend, or fiction that are deceased but behave as if they were alive. A common example of an undead being is a cadaver, corpse reanimated by supernatural forces, by the application of either the deceased's o ...
hand grabbed onto Sammy's tail, giving him the power of the undead where he can even summon
zombie
A zombie (Haitian French: ; ; Kikongo: ''zumbi'') is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. In modern popular culture, zombies appear in horror genre works. The term comes from Haitian folkl ...
s to aid him. Max and Sammy are taken in by the alien's family where their species had no name. Upon being educated by the aliens, Max developed laser-shooting eyes while Sammy developed hypnotic powers. When the planet exploded during the evacuation to Earth, killing the parents, Max and Sammy ended up in foster care until their foster parents used up all their fostering time, and both of them were on the streets when the Foster Agency closed. Axe Cop later adopted them. When it came to saving Water Queen and stopping an alien invasion by the Aubber Aliens, Uni-Man used his wish-granting powers to create costumes for Max and Sammy where Max became Super Bat-Boy and Sammy became Hypno-Monkey Boy. Super Bat-Boy and Hypno-Monkey Boy later developed the ability to combine into Super-Hypno Monkey-Bat Man.
* Water Queen - A female hero and ruler of Water Planet who can generate water. She was Axe Cop's love interest when they went to the same karate dojo back when Water Queen was Water Princess. The Aubber Aliens once captured Water Queen in order to provide a water source for them. After Axe Cop saved Water Queen, she helped to kill the Aubber Aliens. Afterwards, Axe Cop and Water Queen got engaged and adopted Max and Sammy.
Critical reception
''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' listed the comic as their "Site of the Day" on January 28, 2010. In her review, Margaret Lyons described it as "all kinds of silly fun" and asked, "Are we looking at the next great comic franchise?" ''
The Detroit News
''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United S ...
'' said in their review, "'Axe Cop' is a hoot." ''
GQ'' named the comic their "Time Waster of the Day" on February 4, 2010.
In response to the success of the online comic, Nicolle was approached by several comic publishers to print an ''Axe Cop'' series. With help of the
Gotham Entertainment Group
Gotham Entertainment Group LLC was an American company established in 1997 to establish a leadership position in the Indian comic magazine and children's book market. The company was established by executives in the industry including the former ...
, Nicolle found that both he and
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
had the same level of interest in the publishing deal, and accepted their offer. Dark Horse published an
ashcan copy of ''Axe Cop'' for the 2010
San Diego Comic-Con
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, which included the first five episodes of the webcomic and some of the "Ask Axe Cop" strips. Dark Horse published the 3-issue ''Axe Cop'' miniseries "Bad Guy Earth" in the second quarter of 2011.
Awards and honors
* Special Guest at
San Diego Comic-Con
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in 2011.
* Favorite Web-based Comic award 2011
Eagle Awards
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.
* Web Comic of the Year award 2011
Shel Dorf
Sheldon "Shel" Dorf (July 5, 1933 – November 3, 2009) was an American comic book enthusiast and the founder of San Diego Comic-Con.Spurgeon, Tom.Shel Dorf, 1933-2009, ''The Comics Reporter'' (self-published), 4 November 2009. Accessed 4 Novembe ...
Awards
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An award may be d ...
.
* Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens 2012 YALSA list
YALSA Top 10 Graphic Novels 2012.
In other media
Comic books
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
had collected the comics into
individual volumes:
* Volume 1 (144 pages, January 2011, ) –
* Volume 2: Bad Guy Earth (collecting ''Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth'' #1-3, 104 pages, October 2011, ) – Uni-Man has made a Good Guy Machine that turns all bad guys into good guys where Axe Cop demonstrates it by turning Pseudo Goodis into Handcuff Man. The Psychic Brothers (consisting of Psychic Boss and Psychic Helper) from Psychic Planet steal the Good Guy Machine in order to convert it into a Bad Guy Machine to build an army of bad guys.
* Volume 3 (160 pages, April 2012, ) –
* Volume 4: President of the World (96 pages, July 2013, ) – Axe Cop has become the President of the World. A mad scientist from Mars named Dr. Tuwo recruits an army of aliens (consisting of giant robots, the Apple Men from Apple Planet, the inhabitants of Soccer Planet, and every other alien) in a plot to attack Earth.
* Volume 5: Axe Cop Gets Married and Other Stories (February 18, 2014, ) – After a messy divorce with Abraham Lincoln, Axe Cop is determined to find a new wife to help raise his newly adopted bat and monkey children in Axe Cop Gets Married! Also features the epic bowser battle story The Dogs, multiple "Ask Axe Cop" episodes, guest comics, "Axe Cop Presents," and much more awesomeness!
* Volume 6: American Choppers (December 2, 2014, ) – Axe Cop reunites with Super Axe, an old friend from college, and the two of them decide to start a superteam of axe-wielding heroes to defend America called The American Choppers. They are joined by Captain Axe, Axe Girl, Axe Woman, Axe Dog, and other axe-wielding heroes. The only problem is that there are no bad guys left, but that all changes when mysterious giant creatures attack the city.
Television
''Axe Cop'' premiered on
Fox
Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush").
Twelve species ...
on July 21, 2013, as a part of the channel's
Animation Domination HD programming block.
The series consisted of 12 11-minute episodes in its first season.
A second season of ''Axe Cop'', first announced by Ethan Nicolle on the ''Axe Cop'' website, began airing on
FXX on April 16, 2015, and concluded on June 25, 2015.
Web series
Another animated version of ''Axe Cop'' aired on the YouTube channel Rug Burn. The animation was done as
motion comics based on the original web comic strips.
Other venues
An expansion for
Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''.
History
Founded in 1980, six years after the cr ...
' "
Munchkin
A Munchkin is a native of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. Although a common fixture in Germanic fairy tales, they are introduced to modern audiences with the first appearance in the classic c ...
" featured ''Axe Cop'', with art drawn by Ethan.
Axe Cop made a cameo appearance in the second issue of the indie comic book series, The Danger-Squad created by Duran Rivera and published by CrinkleCo Studios.
Axe Cop was the subject of a 2012 song by American
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...
band
Lich King.
References
External links
* {{official website, http://axecop.com
Official Axe Cop PodcastAxe Cop Series on YouTube
2000s webcomics
American comedy webcomics
Dark Horse Comics titles
Fictional axefighters
Fictional police officers in comics
Comics about police officers
Superhero webcomics
2009 webcomic debuts
2010s webcomics