Brit is a
fictional
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superhero in the
Image Universe
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. He first appeared in ''Brit'' (July
2003
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), and was created by
Robert Kirkman
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and
Tony Moore.
Publication history
Brit starred in three
one-shots: ''Brit'' (July 2003), ''Brit: Cold Death'' (December 2003), ''Brit: Red, White, Black and Blue'' (August 2004). Robert Kirkman wrote the three one-shots with
Tony Moore illustrating the first and second issue and with
Cliff Rathburn
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Career
Rathburn did some early work at DC Comics. He later known for providing the greyscale coloring for Robert Kirkman's long-running series '' The Walki ...
on the third. The one-shots have been collected in a
trade paperback and was released in March 2007.
In August 2007, Brit was launched as an ongoing, full-color series written by Bruce Brown and features Rathburn's debut as an ongoing series artist. The series was overseen and edited by Kirkman. As of the second issue, Andy Kuhn came aboard as the series' breakdown artist. In the seventh issue, Rathburn was replaced by Nate Bellegarde as the new artist. The series expanded Brit's universe by introducing his brother and Sister and also revealed the origin of his powers.
The series was brought to a close with issue #12, because, according to Kirkman, "the book sells a fraction of what ''
Invincible
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* ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane
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'', ''
The Walking Dead'' and ''
The Astounding Wolf-Man
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'' sell. But I could have kept it going. I blame a horrendous shipping schedule for the low sales... something that I must shoulder the bulk of the blame for".
Brit became the first member of the newly reformed
Guardians of the Globe
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in a six issue mini-series starting in August 2010.
Brit is a Guardian of the Globe
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History
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, March 21, 2010
Supporting cast
*Jessica: Brit's wife. Former law student turned stripper at club owned by Brit.
*Brittany, Jr.: Brit's infant son.
*Britney: Brit's younger half-sister
*Cecil Stedman: Head of the clandestine Global Defense Agency.
*Donald Ferguson: Superhuman liaison of the Global Defense Agency, Brit's contact, and android.
*Steven Erickson: Former Deputy Director of the Global Defense Agency and Brit's former boss.
*Slitter: Interim Deputy Director of the Global Defense Agency and Brit's new superior.
*Euclid: Brit's younger brother and nemesis.
Collected editions
The comics have been collected into trade paperback:
* ''Brit'':
** ''Volume 1: Old Soldier'' (collects "Brit", "Brit: Cold Death" and "Brit: Red, White, Black and Blue", 176 pages, March 2007, )
** ''Volume 2: AWOL'' (collects ''Brit'' #1-6, 144 pages, August 2008, )
** ''Volume 3: Fubar'' (collects ''Brit'' #7-12, August 2009, )
References
External links
Official ''Brit'' Website
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