Motor Crush



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

Last Issue

 * Motor Crush #10: 28 Feb 2018

Current Issue

 * Motor Crush #11: 04 Apr 2018

Next Issue

 * Motor Crush, vol. 3 OGN: 12 Aug 2020

Status
Final issue was #11. Transitioning to a series of OGNs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 #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 #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 #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." - Read Online

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?" - -

History
"'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.

Creative Team
Writer/Creator: Brenden Fletcher. Writer/Artist/Creator: Cameron Stewart. Writer/Artist/Creator:Babs Tarr.

Publishing History
First published in 2016.

Future Publication Dates

 * Motor Crush, vol. 3 OGN: 12 Aug 2020

News & Features

 * Image Comics' Motor Crush Goes on Immediate Hiatus and Shifts Release Format

Links
Motor Crush - Official Image Comics sub-site