Anno Domino

“We r defending the EARTH u freak!” When his legendary father dies, Percy Domino finds himself forced against his will to become the most powerful man in the world.  Inheriting the seat of a superhero empire that works tirelessly to defend mankind, and possibly rule it, Percy is the last man you’d expect should have this job and he knows it. A cynical, apathetic, hedonistic, self-destructive trust fund baby with more style than sense and more spite than ambition, Percy shouldn’t be in charge of looking after a gas station, much less the world.   God help him. God help the world.  Anno Domino is Succession-meets-Invincible-meets-Astro City-meets-Macbeth.  Anno Domino is capepunk that refuses to be embarrassed of the superhero genre while also refusing to let anyone escape their own humanity.  Anno Domino is an HBO-flavored psychosexual corporate soap opera that is technically about superheroes.  But it is also about power, and who gets it, and who wields it, and how.    It is also about America. It is also about royalty. It is also about love. And maybe it is even a little bit about you. What To Expect: An extremely flawed pathetic bisexual disaster wet cat of a protagonist who makes many frustrating and dysfunctional decisions for reasons that unfortunately make complete emotional sense in the moment. Realism on a personal human scale, combined with absurd comic book maximalism on a plot/worldbuilding scale. A world where superheroes function as a modern-day aristocratic warrior-priest caste with their own internal culture, rituals, and philosophies. Cringe-inducing black comedy of watching a lazy hedonistic trust fund baby disaster try to vibe his way through being the most important and powerful man on earth.Uncomfortable explorations of the philosophical and ethical dimensions of absolute power. Superheroes with genuinely strange abilities, designs, and personalities. This is not a superhero story whose cast is just composed of familiar archetypes like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Dense worldbuilding that unfolds naturally rather than through exposition dumps.A highly character-driven story where conversations, institutional politics, and interpersonal disasters are as important as action scenes.An extremely detailed and systematic exploration of the logistics of commanding a superhero army defending the world from constant threats Dizzying tonal whiplash with absurd premises delivered with complete sincerity — you will hear a heartbreaking reflection on faith and family in the face of certain doom delivered by a talking dog who says "what the pup" and "oh my dog".  A sprawling ensemble cast whose personal dramas gradually reveal the machinery of an entire civilization. No LitRPG mechanics, no isekai, no cultivation, no chosen one prophecy.Long-term mysteries and slow-burn character arcs with major payoffs.