Ace of Clubs is a British comic book series set in the Supreme Publishing universe being released since October 12th, 2008. The series follows Welsh lawyer, Liam Lord, who due to a mix of trauma from his abuse by his father and the murder of his boyfriend, becomes a vigilante who uses cards, often outfitted with technology, to fight crime.
Synopsis[]
Liam Lord, after graduating from law school and learning that his father is now in a federal prison, moves back to his old town of Walsmore, quickly starting up a firm with his old friend, Sasha. While fighting crime as a lawyer, he also decides to become a vigilante to strike justice in another way, using playing cards as a symbol of fear.
Characters[]
Main[]
- Liam Lord/Ace of Clubs - a lawyer who has returned to his hometown after both becoming an actual lawyer and learning of his father's arrest. He has a strong sense of justice as he both becomes a lawyer with his friend and becomes a card themed vigilante, part to make sure nothing like what happened to him happens again.
- Sasha Cartwright - one of Liam's childhood best friends who becomes a lawyer alongside him, as well as being one of the first people he tells that he is the Ace of Clubs, trying to focus on her lawyer duties.
- Victor Marsden - one of Liam's childhood best friends who is a tech nerd who is currently working as a science teacher as he learns that Liam is the Ace of Clubs and helps make his trick cards.
Supporting[]
Antagonists[]
- Luke Lord/Nemesis - Liam's abusive father who has been sent to prison yet eventually breaks free, becoming a superhuman capable of absorbing energy and unleashing it in deadly bursts, as he had a spree of doing common crimes, eventually thinking bigger due to his enhanced powers as well as being a massive gambling addict.