Image has a God Complex this December

People that have God complexes are typically those you want to stay away from. They're usually pretty egotistical and tend to think that they hold sway over pretty much everything that happens. Naturally this makes for a good comic book, but not in the way you think. God Complex is a new book from Image set to debut this December and focuses on Apollo (as in Greek god Apollo) among the other Greek gods in somewhat pedestrian roles. Creator Michael Avon Oeming describes it better. "In GOD COMPLEX the Greek Pantheon has survived the centuries, transforming themselves from powerful Gods of the sky to influential men and women of the Earth," Oeming said. "Some of them live normal lives, some run big business and even more are superheroes. It's an extremely complex world and after hundreds of years of life on Earth, not all the gods are happy about it." This book focuses on Apollo, who has hung up his superhero cape and lives in hiding from his brethren. He's assumed the name of Paul, however that's not enough to fool the Pantheon who will do whatever is necessary to get him back in their ranks. Oeming collaborates with Dan Berman and newcomer John Brogila to bring the first issue December 2 for $2.99. Full press release after the jump. PRESS RELEASE - MICHAEL AVON OEMING'S NEW ONGOING SERIES REVEALS ITS GOD COMPLEX THIS DECEMBER! All-new ongoing series features the secret lives of gods this December! 22 September 2009 (Berkeley, CA) - This December, POWERS and MICE TEMPLAR co-creator Michael Avon Oeming, his SIX collaborator Dan Berman and newcomer John Brogila reveal our world's true power remains with our ancient gods when one of their own discovers his GOD COMPLEX! "In GOD COMPLEX the Greek Pantheon has survived the centuries, transforming themselves from powerful Gods of the sky to influential men and women of the Earth," Oeming said. "Some of them live normal lives, some run big business and even more are superheroes. It's an extremely complex world and after hundreds of years of life on Earth, not all the gods are happy about it." GOD COMPLEX's Apollo has hung up his superhero cape and now lives in hiding from his fellow gods as a mortal named Paul. Yet the Pantheon are so eager to get him back in their ranks they'll do whatever it takes to win him back, even if it against his will. For Paul, life as a mortal has just gotten complex. GOD COMPLEX #1, a 32-page full color comic book for $2.99, will be in-stores December, 2 2009. Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently five partners in Image Comics (Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.

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