The Protectors, Volume 1

The Protectors, created by former Chicago Bear and lifelong comic fan Israel Idonije, written by Ron Marz, with art by Bart Sears is a unique melding of sports action and superhero adventure with a culturally diverse character base.

The Protectors Vol. 1 Trade Paperback contains six issues of story and a bonus section - 176 pages total. The Protectors are chosen athletes who learn they are gifted with more than elite athletic ability. Pro football superstar Isaac Chike seems to have the perfect life of success, wealth and fame. But this life is turned upside down when he discovers his true purpose. Isaac learns he is destined to be one of The Protectors, a small group of gifted heroes blessed with miraculous powers. Now Isaac and a handful of other star athletes must choose between the lives they know as star athletes and the greater good of protecting mankind from enemies intent on enslaving the world.