The Pro (comics)

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Creative team
The Pro
The Pro Art by Amanda Conner.
Publisher	Image Comics
Format	prestige format one-shot
Publication date	July 2002
Main character(s)	The Pro
Writer(s)	Garth Ennis
Penciller(s)	Amanda Conner
Inker(s)	Jimmy Palmiotti
Colorist(s)	Paul Mounts
Creator(s)	Garth Ennis Jimmy Palmiotti

The Pro is a prestige format one-shot comic book written by Garth Ennis, with pencils and lettering by Amanda Conner and inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. It was originally published by Image Comics in 2002.

1 Plot
2 Publication
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

A parody of mainstream superhero comics, it details the brief career of a prostitute given superhuman powers by the Viewer (himself a parody of Uatu the Watcher from the Marvel Comics universe) she reluctantly joins the League of Honor, comprising of:

The Saint (a Superman parody)
The Knight (a Batman parody)
The Squire (a Robin parody)
The Lady (a Wonder Woman parody)
The Lime (a Green Lantern parody)
Speedo (a Flash parody)

Together they fight an array of lackluster villans such as The Noun and The Adverb, until her coarse language and actions, violence, bloody retributions, and her giving The Saint a blowjob result in her being expelled from the League. She rejoins them to fight a terrorist attack, flying into space holding a nuclear bomb facing certain death (more in an effort to save the life of her young child than anyone elses in the vicinity).

There is another related 8 page story entitled "The Pro Vs. The Ho" in which the Pro squares off with a 12-armed prostitute.

[edit] Publication

Two volumes collect both of The Pro's adventures:

Pro Oversized (72 pages, deluxe, oversized and hardcover, November, 2004, ISBN 158240383X)
Pro (80 pages, paperback, September 2007, ISBN 1582408505)

The new edition sold out and has had to be reprinted.^[1]