''Absolution'' is a 6-issue
comic book
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written and created by
Christos Gage
Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series '' Daredevil'', ''Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Cavema ...
with art by
Roberto Viacava that is published by
Avatar Press
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, launched in July 2009.
Plot
In real-life police departments, officers who work in Special Victims Units must rotate out, or otherwise, they become affected by the horrible things they see in the course of their jobs. ''Absolution'' explores the idea that if police departments employed superhumans, what if they were rare enough that they were the only ones who could do their job, and stayed in that capacity for too long, becoming mentally and emotionally destabilized.
A superhero named John Dusk begins executing criminals after having seen too many horrible sights, believing they do not deserve to live because of the magnitude of their crimes.
Sequels
''Absolution: Rubicon'' is a 5-issue sequel created & written by Christos Gage with art by Daniel Gete. It was published by Avatar with the first issue dated June 2013.
''Absolution: Happy Kitty'' #1 was written by Christos Gage with art by Paul Duffield that was also published by Avatar and dated November 2013.
Absolution: Happy Kitty
at Comic Book DB. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
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Comics by Christos Gage
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