Victorian (comics)

The Victorian is a 25-issue comic book series published by Penny-Farthing Press and starting in 1999. The brainchild of creator Trainor Houghton, the series included a number of notable script writers and illustrators, including Len Wein, Glen Orbik and Howard Chaykin.

The Victorian
Publication information
PublisherPenny-Farthing Press
ScheduleIrregular
FormatOngoing series
Publication dateMarch 1999 - 2004
No. of issues25
Creative team
Created byTrainor Houghton
Written byTrainor Houghton
Len Wein
Collected editions
Act I: Self RealizationISBN 0-9673683-1-6
Act II: Self-ImmolationISBN 0967368383

Plot

The story deals with two men, both of them more than 100 years old thanks to an anti-aging serum, both of them members of a secret society devoted to the teachings of Nietzsche. Over time, one of the men becomes convinced the world would be a better place if it were reduced to chaos so that he can take over as its savior; the other dons superhero-like armor and suit and assembles a team of followers to fight his old friend.

Collected editions

Penny-Farthing Press has released the entire run of the series in a series of five trade paperbacks:

  • Act I: Self Realization (collects The Victorian #1-7, 192 pages, December 1999, ISBN 0-9673683-1-6)
  • Act II: Self-Immolation (collects The Victorian #8-13, 192 pages, March 2002, ISBN 0-9673683-8-3)
  • Act III: Self-Estrangement (collects The Victorian #14-18)
  • Act IV: Self-Overcoming(collects The Victorian #19-22)
  • Act V: Self-Exsoulment (collects The Victorian #23-25)

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