DV8
| Dv8 | |
|---|---|
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Wildstorm (DC Comics) |
| First appearance | Gen13 #6 (November 1995) |
| Created by |
J. Scott Campbell Brandon Choi Warren Ellis Humberto Ramos |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| DV8 | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format |
(vol. 1) Ongoing series (DV8 Vs. Black Ops) (Gods and Monsters) Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date |
(vol. 1) August 1996 – November 1999 (Gods and Monsters) June 2010 – January 2011 |
| Number of issues |
(vol. 1) 32 (DV8 Vs. Black Ops) 3 (Gods and Monsters) 8 |
| Main character(s) |
Ivana Baiul (director) Threshold (field leader) Bliss Frostbite (field leader) Copycat Sublime Evo Powerhaus Freestyle |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
(vol. 1) Warren Ellis (1-8) Shon Bury (7-8) Michael Heisler (9-32) (Gods and Monsters) Brian Wood |
| Penciller(s) |
(vol. 1) Humberto Ramos (#1-2, 4-7) Michael Lopez (#3, 8) Juvaun Kirby (#8-13) Tom Raney (#14-16) Jason Johnson (#11, 17-18) Al Rio (#19-30) Trevor Scott (#31-32) (Gods and Monsters) Rebekah Isaacs |
| Creator(s) |
J. Scott Campbell Brandon Choi Warren Ellis Humberto Ramos |
| Collected editions | |
| Neighborhood Threat | |
| Gods And Monsters | |
DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The series revolves around the lives of a group of Gen-Active people (Called DV8, or referred to as "The Deviants"), initially living in New York City under the supervision of Ivana Baiul, who sends them on life-threatening black ops assignments.
The series lasted 32 issues. The story of most DV8 members continued in the pages of Gen-Active, an anthology-series featuring various Wildstorm characters. Gen-Active lasted 6 issues.
Writer, Micah Wright, pitched a relaunch to WildStorm in 2003, but it was not picked up by the publisher. The artist on the book would have been Mark Robinson (Codename: Knockout).
The title returned in June 2010 as an eight-issue limited series called DV8: Gods and Monsters, written by Brian Wood with art by Rebekah Isaacs. The project is something Wood had been trying to get commissioned for years:
Rather than saving the world, they use their powers for selfish reasons: to please themselves, indulge in any fancy that comes their way, uncaring about anybody else, and to forget that they are all just pawns to Ivana, expendable to her needs and desires. The members don't like each other, but are soon banding together for survival. This is what stands this book apart from most other superhero teams: they aren't heroes, they are not nice people, don't even like each other and can't even save themselves, let alone the world.
Later on in the series, Baiul becomes director of International Operations and the team become agents of I.O. as well, at this point some of the members start to develop a conscience about their actions, especially Frostbite.
Unlike Gen¹³, the overall nature of the comic was often very violent and extreme (even more so in the first few issues), with sexual themes, graphic violence, mild language and dialogue (especially between the team members), and general recklessness. The character Sideways Bob brought an especially dark, over the top, sense of humor to the series.
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