Brit is a

fictional Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, ...

superhero A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...

in the

Image Universe The Image Universe (IU) is a fictional universe in which some stories published by Image Comics take place. It was introduced in the early years of the publisher, shared by the various creators who formed the Image partnership. The independent, ...

. He first appeared in ''Brit'' (July

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

), and was created by

Robert Kirkman Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978)Löchel, Ingo"The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman" Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013. is an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known ...

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 Cliff Rathburn is an American comic book artist. He pencils, inks, colors and greyscales. 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 Walkin ...

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 Invincible may refer to: Film and television * ''Invincible'' (2001 drama film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism * ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane ...

'', '' The Walking Dead'' and ''

The Astounding Wolf-Man ''The Astounding Wolf-Man'' is a comic book series launched by American company Image Comics on May 5, 2007. It ran until its final 25th issue in 2010. A spin-off of Robert Kirkman's ''Invincible'', the series was created and written by Kirkma ...

'' 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 Guardians of the Globe are a fictional superhero team in the Image Universe, appearing primarily in the comic, and further Amazon Prime series, ''Invincible''. The original team was based on DC Comics' Justice League of America. Fictional team h ...

in a six issue mini-series starting in August 2010.Brit is a Guardian of the Globe

Comic Book Resources ''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book–related news and discussion. History Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...

, 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

Comics Bulletin Comics Bulletin was a daily website covering the American comic-book industry. History Silver Bullet Comicbooks The site was founded in January 2000 as Silver Bullet Comicbooks by its New Zealand-based publisher/editor Jason Brice. During this ...

{{Image Comics 2003 comics debuts Comics characters introduced in 2003 Skybound Entertainment titles Characters created by Robert Kirkman Comics by Robert Kirkman Image Comics characters with superhuman strength Image Comics male superheroes Skybound Entertainment superheroes