This promotional issue also featured Apex and War Witch, who later became protagonists in the Blue King Studios publication of the comic book.

These characters were virtually unmentioned in the game save for an Exploration Badge in Steel Canyon stating that Apex and War Witch were roommates (and possibly lovers).

When Pocket D was revamped in February 2006, War Witch was made an NPC stationary character on the Hero side of the dance club.

Unlike the previous volume, this series follows the adventures of the city's most illustrious supergroup, the Freedom Phalanx led by the Statesman.

It's believed Cryptic did this not only to compensate for the lack of additional monthly fees for playing both CoH and CoV, but also to solve the problem of comic books getting lost in the mail.