Atomika is an American comic book

American comic book

An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the form of comics. Since 1975 the dimensions have standardized at 6 5/8" x 10 ¼" , down from 6 ¾" x 10 ¼" in the Silver Age, although larger formats appeared in the past...

 series created in 2005

2005 in comics

- January :* January 3: Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit, dies at age 87.-April:*April 13:**DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 A.D. titles....

 by Andrew Dabb

Andrew Dabb

Andrew Dabb is an American writer, working in the field of television, movies, and graphic novels.- Career :...

 (writer), Sal Abbinanti (penciller) and Buzz

Buzz

-People:*Buzz Aldrin , American pilot and astronaut, second person to set foot on the Moon*George Beurling , Canadian World War II fighter pilot*Buzz Hargrove , National President of the Canadian Auto Workers trade union...

 (inker), and published first by Speakeasy Comics

Speakeasy Comics

Speakeasy Comics was a Canadian publishing company of comic books and graphic novels. It was founded in August 2004 by Adam Fortier, and ceased operations on February 27, 2006.-History:...

 and later by Abbinanti's Mercury Comics.

Plot

In the 20th century the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 creates its own god, Atomika. With a skin of steel and the power of the atom burning inside him the new, red god confronts the old gods of Rus

Rus' (region)

Rus' is an ethno-cultural region in Eastern Europe inhabited by Eastern Slavs. Historically, it comprises the northern part of Ukraine, the north-western part of Russia, Belarus and some eastern parts of Poland and Slovakia.The name comes from Old East Slavic , and remains the same in modern...

. Always controlled and advised by Arohnir, the real leader of the red empire and the man who forged Atomika in the furnaces of the earth with the fire of science. One after another the old gods of Rus fall under the power of Atomika, but does he understand Rus, its people? Atomika casts doubts on his mission, but do gods have doubts? Then he fights Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga or Baba Roga is a haggish or witchlike character in Slavic folklore. She flies around on a giant pestle, kidnaps small children, and lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs...

, an enemy which seems to be the death of the red god... or a new life!?

Collections

The story is being collected as trade paperbacks

Trade paperback (comics)

In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...

:

• God Is Red (collects #1-6, Speakeasy Comics, 168 pages, September 2005, ISBN 0973703970, Mercury Comics, 2006, 148 pages, ISBN 1427600112)

External links

• Mercury Comics
• Kevin Malcolm at Emerald City ComiCon
  Emerald City ComiCon
  The Emerald City Comicon is an annual comic book convention taking place in Seattle, Washington. Originally taking place at the city's Qwest Field , the venue changed to its current home at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center since 2008...
  
   for The Backroom Comics Podcast
  Backroom Comics Podcast
  The Backroom Comics Podcast is a weekly video podcast and audio podcast focused on comics. It is hosted by Kevin Malcolm, Greg Upton, Pete Greenberg and Jason Doctor. The first episode was released on March 20, 2009...
  
  Episode 5 - Emerald City ComiCon Part 1, April 2009