Shrugged is a comic series published by
Aspen MLT
Aspen Comics (Aspen MLT Inc.) is a California entertainment company founded in 2003 by artist Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. The company is best known for producing comic books and figurines.
History
The co ...
, publishers of ''
Soulfire'' and ''
Fathom
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''. It was written by Aspen founder
Michael Turner. It was also contributed by then vice president
Frank Mastromauro
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and drawn by Aspen artist
Micah Gunnell
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.
Story
The story follows a teenager named Theo, who possesses two entities in his life, Ange and Dev, who try to influence him at every decision. They both come from an alternate dimension called Perspecta, where a citizen from each "side" is assigned to a human being in our dimension. Angelia is Theo's representative from Elysia and Devonshire is the representative from Nefario, their character designs fitting the typical stereotypes of an "Angel" and a "Devil".
Having begun in May 2006, Shrugged faced ongoing delays due to co-creator Michael Turner's struggle with cancer. Turner died in mid-2008, with Shrugged completing its eight-issue run in January 2009. It was collected in trade paperback in late February-early March 2009.
External links
Aspen Comics homepage
Aspen Comics titles
2006 comics debuts
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