The Foot Soldiers

The Foot Soldiers is a post-apocalyptic superhero comic book written by Jim Krueger and with art by Mike Oeming.

The plot concerns a world where traditional super-heroes once existed, but have since been killed by oppressive robotic beings who rule what is now a totalitarian society.

Several teenage delinquents are poking around a superhero graveyard one day when they find artifacts - boots among them - that grant the kids powers.

Together, they set out to restore order to their world, though their decisions are affected by their youthful nature - and unlike the Silver Age comics it draws on, this dystopian world has no tolerance for mistakes.

Originally issued by Dark Horse Comics it was later collected into a series of trade paperbacks by AiT/Planet Lar.