War of the Independents #1 (Oct. 2011):
“A Gathering Storm”
by Mariano Nicieza, David William Ryan III, Franchesco Bufano, Richard Dominguez, etc.

86 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
El Gato Negro (Pancho Guerrero)	Catholic (Neo-Catechumenate)	Hispanic		4
GearHead (Shelby Cooper)		[1st app: Gearhead #1 (Feb. 2007)]		4
Cerebus the Aardvark (Cerebus)	Eastern Church of Tarim (pope)	[1st app: Cerebus #1 (Dec. 1977)]		269
Bomb Queen		Four Queens		29
Ant (Hannah Washington)		black	, etc.	25
Madman (Frank Einstein)	Latter-day Saint	Atomics	Caliber Press , etc.	79
The Maxx (Dave)		[1st app: Primer #5 (1982)]	, etc.	66
Mazscara (Victoria Starfield)	religious	Crowd Control [Mazscara was published online.]	iTunes , etc.	9
Bedbug (Buddy Sprang)		Justice Battalion	Shooting Star	7
Mr. Monster (Strongfort Stearn)	occult authority	[1st app: Triumph Comics #31 (June 1946)]		34
The Badger (Norbert Sykes)	Spiritism; worships Myrtle, God of Badgers	[1st app: The Badger #1 (July 1983)]	, etc.	72
Cassie Hack		[1st app: Hack/Slash (vol. 1) #1 (Apr. 2004)]		45
Megaton Man (Trent Phloog)		The Megatropolis Quartet; VW Gang	Kitchen Sink Press	65
Mercy Sparx	demon-born; religious; pawn of Heaven and Hell	[1st app: Mercy Sparx (vol. 1) #0 (Aug. 2008)]		2
Gumby	N.A.	[green clay humanoid]	Clokey Productions	253
E-Man (Alec Tronn)	sentient inanimate	[sentient packet of energy thrown off by a nova]	, etc.	71
Nira-X CyberAngel (Nira)	CyberAngel	[1st app: Zen Intergalactic Ninja (vol. 3) #0 (Apr. 1993)]		10
Nothingface (Jon Novak)		[detective]		2
Fishnet Angel (Mark Willams)	Goddess worship	[1st app: Cyber Age Adventures E-zine (1999)]	Cyber Age Adventures	4
The Pro		League of Honor		2
Razorjack		[1st app: Razorjack #1 (Dec. 1999)]	Jack Publishing; Com.x, etc.	4
Ezra		[mercenary]		23
The 10th Muse (Emma Sonnet)	Greco-Roman classical religion	[1st app: 10th Muse (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 2000)]	Tidal Wave Studios , etc.	28
Rook (Rebecca Paige)		[partner of Sniper]	Beta 3 Comics	10
Buzzboy (Tommy Paine)		[1st app: Buzzboy #1 (May 1998)]	Sky-Dog Press	5
Shadowflame (Tom Wyatt)		Global Champions		4
Shadowhawk (Paul Johnstone)		Brigade	Malibu Sun , etc.	87
Shaloman	Jewish	[1st app: Shaloman (1988)]	Mark One	30
Atomika	deity	[God of the 20th century; man-made deity]	Mercury Comics	10
Shi (Ana Ishikawa)	Catholic / Sohei Buddhist	[1st app: Razor Annual #1 (Dec. 1993)]	Crusade	109
Liberty Girl		[1st app: Liberty Girl #0 (June 2006)]		4
Sniper (Jack Barton)		[partner of Rook]	Beta 3 Comics	10
Captain Canuck (Tom Evans)	Latter-day Saint	[1st app: Captain Canuck (vol. 1) #1 (June 1975)]		19
Dreadlocks	Egyptian classical religion: Ma'at	[1st app: Dreadlocks #1 (1992)]		5
The Tick		[1st app: New England Comics Newsletter #14 (July-Aug. 1993)]		123
Tiger Wraith (Aubrey Sinclair)	religious	[1st app: BloodRayne: Dark Soul #1 (Dec. 2005)]		2
Too Much Coffee Man		[1st app: Too Much Coffee Man (vol. 1) #1 (1991)]		4
Usagi Yojimbo (Miyamoto Usagi)	Bushido / Buddhist	[based on real-life Buddhist Samurai Miyamoto Musashi]	Thoughts & Images	199
Wargod	Egyptian classical religion	[1st app: Wargod #1 (July 2005)]		3
Warrior Nun Areala (Sister Shannon Masters)	Catholic nun (raised in Shinto)	Warrior Nuns		39
The Wraith (Michael Reeve)	Catholic	Global Champions		5
The Yellow Jacket		[ 1st app: Shooting Star Comics Anthology #1 (Aug. 2002): "Thrill Seeker Comics" ]	Shooting Star	5
Zen	Masters of Om sect	[mercenary]		7
Toy Boy		The Honor Brigade		5
Crazy Mary		[bounty hunter]		17
Kade	religious	[1st app: Kade #1 (Dec. 2003)]		22
Doll (Ronnie Briggs)	vampire	[owns one of NYC's most popular underground nightclubs]	Approbation Comics	9
Doc Creepy		[1st app: War of the Independents #1 (Oct. 2011)]		1
Aym Geronimo (Amethyst Geronimo)		[1st app: Shooting Star Comics Anthology #1 (Aug. 2002)]	Shooting Star; Geronimo Press	7
Black Flag (Jesse Cash)		Canadian Legion		2
Fone Bone		[1st app: Bone #1 (July 1991)]	Cartoon Books	67
Phoney Bone (Phoncible P. Bone)		Bone Family	Cartoon Books	41
Smiley Bone		Bone Family	Cartoon Books	43
Koni Waves (Koni Kanawai)	Hawaiian traditional religion?	[Supernatural detective based in Hawaii]		5
The Meatman (Vlad)		[partner of Cassie Hack]		45
Scud (Heart Break Series 1373)		[1st app: Scud: The Disposable Assassin #1 (Feb. 1994)]	Fireman Press	27
Zippy the Pinhead Clown (Zippy)		[1st app: Real Pulp Comic #1 (Jan. 1971)]	The Print Mint	18
Milk		[Milk and Cheese are anthropomorphic dairy products gone bad]		12
Cheese		[Milk and Cheese are anthropomorphic dairy products gone bad]		12
Cyberfrog (Trikk Rhan)		[1st app: Cyberfrog (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1994)]	Hall of Heroes	3
The Flaming Carrot		Mystery Men (ally)		48
Chesty Sanchez (Maria Sanchez)	Catholic	[1st app: Chesty Sanchez #1 (Nov. 1995)]		3
Eudaemon (Bob)	demon; anti-demon	[featured in his own self-titled series "Eudaemon"]		7
Glitter Girl		[Turkish created character; native of planet Gorajun]	Rodeo Strip	15
Magnitude		[1st app: Magnitude #1 (Dec. 2006)]		4
Johnny Raygun		[1st app: Cygnus X-1 #2 (June 1995)]	Twisted Pearl Press; Jetpack Press	9
Faust (John Jaspers)	Satanism; anti-Satanist	[1st app: Faust #1 (Nov. 1988)]	Northstar Publications , etc.	22
Cavewoman (Meriem Cooper)	religious	[at age 6, transported 70 million years in the past]	Basement Comics; Caliber Press, etc.	66
Jetta (Shianndrea Toshigawa)		[1st app: "Jetta: Revenge" comic strip in Dateline Memphis (1999)]	Dateline Memphis; Maw Productions, etc.	3
Lucius Down		[bartender; business owner]	Cartoon Books	28
The World's Toughest Milkman (Reid Fleming)		[milkman]		14
Xstacy		[1st app: Savage Dragon (vol. 2) #49 (May 1998)]		4
Sonambulo (Salomon Lopez)		Hispanic [luchador turned private detective; never sleeps]		7
Xenya	demon	[grants wishes, but usually not in way you meant]	Sanctuary Press	4
Gullveig		black; The Penance [has power to alter enemies' morality]	Red Anvil	2
Megastar		[1st app: War of the Independents #1 (Oct. 2011)]	Red Anvil	2
Pokey	N.A.	horse [animated clay horse; Gumby's best pal]	Clokey Productions	213
Critter (Cassia Crawford)		Core; Purrrfection [daughter of Velvet Fox]	Big Dog Ink	16
Reata (Vanessa Castillo)		Hispanic; Team Tejas		2
Calibre (Abel Castillo)		Hispanic; Team Tejas		2
Freezerburn (Max Armstrong)		Wildguard		16
Phazer (Mark Moreno)		[scientist]	RZG Comics	11
Lazerman (Alex Sanders)	comic books	[college student]	HB Comics	8
The Living Corpse (John Romero)		[zombie]		11
Captain Action (Clive Arno)		[professor]	Ideal Toy Company , etc.	26
Femforce		[1st app: Femforce Special #1 (Fall 1984)]		214

Credited pencillers for this issue were: Franchesco Bufano, Richard Dominguez, Richard Kane Ferguson, John B. Higgins, Mariano Nicieza, David William Ryan III. Most of these were also credited as inkers. Peter Louis Palmiotti was an inker on this issue.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for War of the Independents #1 (Oct. 2011) created 8 April 2013. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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