Motor Crush



Motor Crush is published by Image Comics. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Synopsis
"'Welcome to the beautiful Nova Honda, the racing capital of the world: home of the prestigious World Grand Prix, the illegal street race The Cannonball, and the racer caught between both of them, Domino Swift.'"By day, Domino Swift competes for fame & fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting "machine narcotic" known as Crush.

Biography

 * Domino Swift is a motorbike racer from Nova Honda. She has been racing since she was a teenager, idolizing racers before then.

Aliases

 * 'Cricket'

Allies

 * Lola del Carmen (love interest)


 * Sullivan "Sully" Swift (father)
 * Calax "Savage" Gothard (former rival)
 * Sonoya Vermilion (childhood friend)

Enemies

 * Decimus Wexler
 * Mink Masters
 * The Producers

Other Information

 * Specialty: Batter Up
 * Crush count: 17 wins
 * Trivia: "Hates being called 'Cricket'"

Gangs
The gangs of Nova Honda each choose one member to race in the "Cannonball", an illegal street race involving weaponry and trying to stay on the track while knocking everyone else out of the race. The prize of each Cannonball is vials of Crush.

Known gang members are listed with their respective information.

Club Club

 * Decora
 * Specialty: Chain and Pain
 * Crush count: 3 wins
 * Trivia: "Hard core, haute couture"

Denim Fang

 * Calax Gothard (aka 'Savage')
 * Specialty: Beefquake
 * Crush count: 3.5 wins
 * Trivia: "Tough guy act, Actual pussycat"

Gladiators

 * Mors Ex Maribus (aka 'Mari')
 * Specialty: Chain and Pain
 * Crush count: 0 wins
 * Trivia: "Talks trash, Easy cash"

Royal Bastard Squad

 * Queen Christine
 * Gang leader
 * King Tyre
 * Specialty: Stick a Fork in It
 * Crush count: 3 wins
 * Trivia: "Rolls with the devil, Bows to Queen Christine"

Magic Monsters

 * Hannibal Holocaust
 * Specialty: The Hammerdrop
 * Crush count: 2 wins
 * Trivia: "Fuzzy face, Damaged mind"

Other Characters

 * Beatriz


 * Clover Lazan


 * Julianne Benedek
 * Koichi Vermilion
 * Lan

Motor Crush, Vol. 1
"The team behind the critically acclaimed revamp of Batgirl returns with an exciting sci-fi action-adventure series! By day, Domino Swift competes for fame & fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting “machine narcotic” known as Crush. Collects MOTOR CRUSH #1-5 "

Issue #1
"By day, Domino Swift competes for fame and fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting 'machine narcotic' known as Crush."

Issue #2
"Domino confronts her father about the 'machine narcotic' Crush, and is forced to put her life on the line to save an old flame from danger."

Issue #3
"All hope of winning the World Grand Prix is lost unless Domino can convince ace mechanic Lola to rejoin Team Swift, but another Cannonball street battle puts everything in jeopardy."

Issue #4
"Domino’s injuries threaten to force her out of the big race. Meanwhile, Team Swift uncovers the secret origin of the 'machine narcotic' Crush."

Issue #5
"END OF STORY ARC. END OF VOLUME 1. Domino is forced to make impossible choices and everything falls apart."

Motor Crush, Vol. 2
"The acclaimed sci-fi action-adventure series MOTOR CRUSH is back for another heat! Two years have passed in Nova Honda, the racing capital of the world, and for Domino Swift, everything has turned upside down. How does she fit in a world without Crush? Collects MOTOR CRUSH #6-11"

Issue #6
"While Domino Swift struggles to comprehend her jump forward in time, we cycle backwards to learn more about her father's former racing career, the story of his missing leg, and his secret connection to the machine narcotic Crush."

Issue #7
"Two years have passed in Nova Honda, and everything has changed. Where does Domino Swift fit into a world without Crush?"

Issue #8
"Calax leads Team Swift to a potential new source of Crush as Domino’s past races back to haunt her."

Issue #9
"As tension between Domino and Lola comes to a head, Decimus Wexler returns with a threat to expose Dom's biggest secret to the world."

Issue #10
"Domino is determined to free her father from the grip of the Producers—no matter the cost."

Issue #11
"Domino risks it all to save her friends, family, and the World Grand Prix."

Last Issue

 * Motor Crush #10: 28 February 2018

Current Issue

 * Motor Crush #11: 04 April 2018

Next Issue

 * Motor Crush Vol. 3: 18 August 2020

Trade Paperbacks

 * Motor Crush, vol. 1 - Collects #1-5. "By day, Domino Swift competes for fame & fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting 'machine narcotic' known as Crush." - -


 * Motor Crush, vol. 2 - Collects #6-11. "Two years have passed in Nova Honda, the racing capital of the world, and for Domino Swift, everything has turned upside down. How does she fit in a world without Crush?" - -
 * Motor Crush, vol. 3 - To be released August 2020. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781534310605 1534310606- Pre-order

Writers/Creators

 * Brenden Fletcher
 * Cameron Stewart
 * Babs Tarr

Artists/Covers

 * Cameron Stewart
 * Babs Tarr

News & Features
=== Motor Crush to go on hiatus/shift release format ===
 * https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/motor-crush-goes-immediate-hiatus-shifts-release-format-1131919
 * https://www.newsarama.com/41227-motor-crush-going-on-hiatus.html

Links
https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/motor-crush