Redeemers

The Redeemers are a team of heroes within Freedom City appearing in the Shoot for the Stars campaign and guest-starring in the Teen Freedom campaign. More details on this version of the setting can be found at the freedomcityduo:Main_page

These are their adventures...

NOTE: What is recorded here happened in the comic. It's not necessarily public knowledge.

Issue One

Both the Atom Family and Freedom League are in another dimension, prompting the formation of a team whose primary remit is the protection of Freedom City. The group assemble, meeting for the first time. Analyst prevents a shootout at a diner simply by talking it through, impressing Alyssa Harkins. Preventing high-tech arms smuggling, Lady Lupus is observed by a shadowy woman. Four of Toy Boy's creations attack the Goodman Building, home of the Atom Family, but are driven off by Loras, Miss Liberty, Star Knight and Lady Lupus as the remainder of the team head to H.I.T. to prevent the Cosmic Mind from unifying and controlling human consciousness. Analyst shows an unusual resistance to mental control. Questions are raised about Black Dragon's background. Collective disappears. The Cosmic Mind is defeated, but suggests her return to Earth was aided.

Issue Two

Dannings turns to drink. Siren guest stars, informing the team she's relocating to Liverpool in pursuit of Baron Samedi. Toy Boy is killed by 'Cancer' before the team can reach him. The protective coating on his creations is linked to an experimental product by Dr. Michael Napier of Majestic Industries. We discover that Star Knight cannot contact the other Star Knights. Black Dragon begins the assembly of a trophy room. Dannings contacts the team - ghosts of horror characters are taking over the Secret Bar. At the same time, Star Knight detects an enemy incoming and goes to meet it with Loras above the Earth - it turns out to be Blackstar. The team investigating the Secret Bar deduce that their opponent is the Silver Scream, who assaults them as they're looking for Toy Boy, but is eventually talked into surrender by Miss Liberty. Above the Earth, Star Knight discovers he's not the only one cut off from the rest of the galaxy, and Blackstar is driven off, fleeing to Farside City. Star Knight and Loras end their pursuit, and the team discuss the situation over dinner, while the Driogano mob observe via tarot.

Issue Three

Julie Streeter visits the team for an interview. The shade of Lauren Hammond - the Silver Scream - appears to Missy. In front of the reporter, Jester pies the Analyst. Lauren Hammond allows Missy to speak with the dead Toy Boy, learning that 'Cancer' summoned Hammond and bound her to kill him. She agrees to ask Fun Time Toys to put the X1300 back into production to help Toy Boy rest easy. First inklings of romance between Lady Lupus and Star Knight. Mongoose and the Analyst go to Majestic Industries to consult with Dr. Napier, coming away with the feeling that Hieronymous King, owner of the company, is hiding something. Mongoose vanishes. Star Knight, Loras and Lady Lupus go to meet Director Powers of AEGIS in a bar in Sarajevo, while the rest of the team talk with Adrian Eldrich, who the Jester knows. Powers tells Star Knight of the Zodiac Cartel, mentioning their connection to Greece and ties to the US military-industrial complex, suggesting a talk with the Freedom Mafia. Powers mentions the arms smuggling that Lupus interfered with. Eldrich mentions Miss Liberty's counterpart, but does not identify her. They are repulsed from the Astral Plane by a suited man later identified as the lawyer Lucien Cabot. The team visiting Eldrich encounter a Foundry team hunting the Jester, but elude them and lay Lauren Hammond properly to rest. Malcolm Brite sends the team up in his comedy routine that night. Ms. Harkins is visited by someone travelling through shadows, but forgets that this has happened.

Issue Four

Dr. Andel of Star Island calls for Star Knight, asking for a consultation on energy readings the space centre has been picking up. These readings concern them, as a launch is due in a couple of weeks. The readings turn out to be linked to a sphere of energy in the asteroid belt, centered around Asimov, that appear to be responsive to technology, and which have such significant electromagnetic output that they are effectively a solid band, keeping Earth sealed off from the cosmos. Energy patterns bear similarity to both Lor Republic and Grue Empire transmissions. Loras leaves a device by the barrier to transmit readouts. Jester arranges a meet with Oliverti family members for information on the Zodiac Cartel. The mob instead send Aki, one of Doc Otaku's Angel Androids, with a file. Jester suggests infiltrating the Cartel's make-a-metahuman operation through Missy, going via Andrew Franks at Rice & Stimson. Silencer calls the team and helps to set up the operation, while Jester manufactures a new leg-splint for Missy with a homer in it, pretending it's from a friend. Silencer also tells the team that their comm-security has been compromised; a mayoral comm device was found. Ms. Harkins is asked to account for the various communications devices, and tells them that all those with devices answered her call. Missy's cover name for the operation is 'Neila Osmond'. It is revealed that Black Dragon has killed for mistakes.

Issue Five

Missy meets Mr Franks, and realises that if she went ahead with the treatment she could walk again without the aid of a brace. We are reminded that the DNAscent process is dubiously legal at best, and they travel to Cardistanic, which bases the operation at the defunct Marshall Smith High School outside town. It is suggested that Kortens help with the process. She meets Dr. Hanks, and the mob-backed catburglar Lockpick, aka Tommy Mendola. Julie Streeter's piece on the time, titled Freedom's Finest, comes out. The Raven travels to Kyoto to speak with Kimiyo Ranaga, the teenage girl who is a vigilante heir to the Crimson Katana legacy, about Black Dragon. At Missy's signal, the team get ready to move in. Missy meets Dr. Creiss, who appears to have implanted mental powers and is the team psychiatrist. The team use Black Dragon's portals to come through. Star Knight picks up a transmission from Marshall Smith High to the penthouse office of Grant Conglomerates, and goes to investigate. The fight at Marshall Smith High is short and sweet, except that Silverbell finds himself teleported away by Dr. Creiss. Jonathan Grant is revealed to be Cancer, and arrested by Star Knight for illegal genetic experimentation, among other things, and apart from Creiss a clean sweep is made of the organisation, much of the equipment - now evidence - intact. Cancer namechecks the Zodiac Cartel, promising they will protect him. The richest man in the world tells his aide that Cancer will be abandoned, but having examined an orbital schematic of Freedom City's skies, teleports away from the city. Three subjects are recovered from the process. The Penumbra of SHADOW lays its plans to acquire some items from Freedom City.

Issue Six

The team begin tracing Silverbell through his comm badge, discovering indicators that their communications may be further compromised, but also tracing Silverbell to Mount Olympus. Maddicks calls the team in to help with a zombie attack.

Issue Seven

Issue Eight

Issue Nine

Issue Ten

Issue Eleven

Redeemers/Atom Family: Man on the Moon one-shot

Issue Twelve