Following the brutal occupation of Kentucky after the second U.S. Civil War, a mechanic and reluctant folk hero named Kade Mercer rises up to protect his small mountain town, becoming the first feudal warlord of Appalachia.

Phillip Kennedy Johnson is a trumpet player with the U.S. Army Field Band, and spends 100 days a year touring the country with the band. He holds a Masters degree in music, and has performed with prestigous orchestras and operas nationwide. He came to comics out of a passion for the medium.  He writes the ongoing horror webcomic The Lost Boys of the U-Boat Bremen, as well as the comic strip BAND! on musicomic.com. He co-created his first comic series, Last Sons of America, with artist Matthew Dow Smith.