In the early days of Mixed Martial Arts, kickboxer icon DJBellyi is beaten to death in the ring after yelling a homosexual slur at anopponent, while his young son James watches in horror from thestands.
Sixteen years later, young James Bellyi has become an MMA star inhis own right, with top-tier endorsements and an imminent title shot. But whenJames is outed as gay by an opponent in a press conference, he loses everything:his title shot, his fans, his team, even his family. To fight his way back, heturns to the only one left in the world willing to train him: Xavier Mayne, theman who killed his father.
Says Johnson: “We’re living in animportant and dynamic time in American History, when we have the power andresponsibility to decide what kind of nation the United States is going to begoing forward. Telling a story with such an unlikely crossover — malequeer culture and MMA culture — is Steve’s, Alec’s and my wayof making that decision for ourselves.”
In the early days of Mixed Martial Arts, kickboxer icon DJBellyi is beaten to death in the ring after yelling a homosexual slur at anopponent, while his young son James watches in horror from thestands.
Sixteen years later, young James Bellyi has become an MMA star inhis own right, with top-tier endorsements and an imminent title shot. But whenJames is outed as gay by an opponent in a press conference, he loses everything:his title shot, his fans, his team, even his family. To fight his way back, heturns to the only one left in the world willing to train him: Xavier Mayne, theman who killed his father.
Says Johnson: “We’re living in animportant and dynamic time in American History, when we have the power andresponsibility to decide what kind of nation the United States is going to begoing forward. Telling a story with such an unlikely crossover — malequeer culture and MMA culture — is Steve’s, Alec’s and my wayof making that decision for ourselves.”
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781949028478 |
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Publisher: | Aftershock Comics |
Publication date: | 12/15/2020 |
Pages: | 128 |
Sales rank: | 1,020,820 |
Product dimensions: | 6.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d) |
Age Range: | 13 - 16 Years |