DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The series revolves around the lives of a group of Gen-Active people (Called DV8, or referred to as "The Deviants"), initially living in New York under the supervision of Ivana Baiul, who sends them on life-threatening black ops assignments.
The series lasted 32 issues. The story of most DV8 members continued in the pages of Gen-Active, an anthology-series featuring various Wildstorm characters. Gen-Active lasted 6 issues.
Writer, Micah Wright, pitched a relaunch to WildStorm in 2003, but it was not picked up by the publisher. The artist on the book would have been Mark Robinson (Codename: Knockout).
The title returned in June 2010 as an eight-issue limited series called DV8: Gods and Monsters, written by Brian Wood with art by Rebekah Isaacs. The project is something Wood had been trying to get commissioned for years:
Rather than saving the world, they use their powers for selfish reasons: to please themselves, indulge in any fancy that comes their way, uncaring about anybody else, and to forget that they are all just pawns to Ivana, expendable to her needs and desires. The members don't like each other, but are soon banding together for survival. This is what stands this book apart from most other superhero teams: they aren't heroes, they are not nice people, don't even like each other and can't even save themselves, let alone the world.
DV8 was an alternative rock band formed in Midlothian, Texas in 2002. The band consisted of Cash Kelley (vocals, guitar), John Cade (drums), and David Sposito (bass, back-up vocals). In 2004, the band released its debut EP, A Sip of What is to Come. That same year, a promotional DVD was produced by one of the bands sponsors, Monster Energy. In 2005, they were invited to perform at the Download Festival in England's Donington Park.DV8 split up in 2006.
The band was managed by Bowling For Soup frontman Jaret Reddick.
Lead singer Cash founded DV8 in 2002 recruiting his friends, John Cade, and David Sposito. They began playing at small venues in the area surrounding their hometown of Midlothian, Texas. Eventually, they went on to play larger stages and venues, including the 2004 Warped Tour, the Freakers Ball, and the Download Festival in the UK.
Over the course of their career, DV8 played shows with many notable acts, including Simple Plan, All American Rejects, Bowling For Soup, Fall Out Boy, Mest, and Matchbook Romance. Receiving high accalim, Monster Energy and Ernie Ball were among many high profile companies to sponsor the band.
Dust, sacred blood
Dissolving into the earth
Rebirth from suffering
Circle of the insane
Ancient Druid cults
Hellpath to freedom
Molecular exposion
Spirit of earth aflame
Carved in blood, straight to Hell
The pentagram gate
Carved in blood
The asylum walls
Became their soultrap
Flesh will set them free
Sacrifice and pain
Subterranean wrath
Routes straight to Hell
Carved in blood, straight to Hell
Behind the Druid walls
Breathing the dust
Inside the druid walls
We are legion
Cursed entrapped
Alive but dead
Light up the paths
On demon's speed
A thousaind cries
A thousaind souls
Criminally insane
We are free
Carved in blood
Breathing the dust
Sacrifice and pain
Subterranean wrath
Routes straight to Hell
A thousaind cries
A thousaind souls
Criminally insane
We are free
Straight to Hell
Behind the Druid walls
Breathing the dust
Inside the druid walls
We are legion
Carved in blood, Druid cults
Straight to Hell, we are free
Dust, sacred blood
Dissolving into the earth
Rebirth from suffering
Circle of the insane
Carved in blood
A thousaind cries
A thousaind souls
Criminally insane
We are free
Carved in blood, straight to Hell
Behind the Druid walls
Breathing the dust
Inside the druid walls
We are legion