He flashed back to when he was Captain G, a gravity based superhero who had to face an intervention by his fellow superheroes. The next day, it showed Ethan going to wait for some guys and decided to go to the bar to get just one drink which ended up being a long series of drinks. After his wife came home from a long night at work, Ethan told her about him getting a promotion at work. It started out as Ethan woke up in bed and got his kids ready for school. He must make ground breaking decisions about both his superhero career and his duty as both a husband and father. There is also a sequel, After the Cape II, whose first issue was published in November 2007.Ĭreated by Howard Wong, After the Cape tells the story of a down on his luck former superhero who, following his retirement as a superhero, has fallen into depression and succumbed to alcoholism. After the Cape is a 2007 superhero comic book limited series published by the Image Comics studio ShadowLine.