ISBN: 1-59291-097-1
*John Dusk wants to be forgiven... but he doesn't want to stop.
One of the most critically acclaimed recent superhero stories is finally collected along with all-new material! All seven of the original issues of Absolution are here, as well as a huge cover gallery and an all-new Crime Files segment with additional information on John Dusk's allies and most-feared villains!
John Dusk is a superhero in a world where they're a sanctiond arm of law enforcement. But this veteran hero has been scarred by his exposure to man's infinite capacity for evil, and he's seen one too many perpetrators escape justice. ONe day he crosses the line... lets a murderer die... and discovers it feels good. Surrounded by sociopaths, both human and superhuman, who he knows will prey on others if they're not stopped - permanently. How far will he go, knowing every step he takes puts him further on a collision course with his teammates Alpha and The Servant, not to metion his homocide detective girlfriend?
Drawing on his experience writing for TV crime dramas like Law & Order: SVU, and his years of acclaimed work on comics like G.I. Joe: Cobra, StormWatch: PHD, and Avengers: The Initiative, Gage and artist Roberto Viacava bring you a riveting, no-punches-pulled saga that you won't be able to put down. *source: back cover.