History ComicBook / SouthernKnights

* TakeThat: Although this comic got it less than the same writer's ''X-Thieves,'' the writer wasn't shy at all about using it as a platform to lash out at things he disapproved of.

* WorstAid: In one issue Electrode is in a car accident and doctors try to use a "defibrilator" on him when he flatlines. Forgiving the fact that's not what defibrillators are for, it gets downright {{Narm}}-y when they realize shocking an electric superhero doesn't do anything until they turn the machine UpToEleven.

''Southern Knights'' was a black and white indie comic released in the mid-80's. It concerned a group of superheroes who protected Atlanta, Georgia from the forces of evil.

Notable for trying to stay true to old-fashioned superhero ideals while everyone else in the biz was getting all ''edgy.'' Near the end of its run the comic featured a multi-issue crossover with the comic based on the ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' game (though, it should be noted, after the makers of the game and comic had split up). The rights to Southern Knights now appear to belong to Heroic Publishing. In 2010, Heroic Publishing reprinted the crossover in the pages of Champions [and two issues of Flare Adventures], ending in the giant-sized 50th issue of Champions. This was done to reintroduce them to newer readers and serve as a test to see if they could debut in a new series.

** The team is originally called the Crusaders but later changed with the title to avoid a lawsuit with Creator/ArchieComics who at the time published a comic titled "The Mighty Crusaders."

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Carl and Larry.

** The team is originally called the Crusaders but later changed with the title to avoid a lawsuit with Franchise/ArchieComics who at the time published a comic titled "The Mighty Crusaders."

* {{Expy}}: One of the team's enemies was the crime syndicate VIPER/Viper, which stands out mainly thanks to the crossover with the ''Champions'' comic.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: When Morrigan escapes back into the mortal world, she does so by using her powers on a modern man who was one of her priests in a past life, reawakening that personality. At the end of the storyline he's burnt at the stake for witchcraft, the comic treating this like a victory over evil. Even though he was under the influence of a crazed goddess, and the modern person was unscrupulous but it's pretty harsh to say he deserved to be stranded in time by Aramis and left to such a dire fate.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: When Morrigan escapes back into the mortal world, she does so by using her powers on a modern man who was one of her priests in a past life, reawakening that personality. At the end of the storyline he's burnt at the stake for witchcraft, the comic treating this like a victory over evil. Even though he was under the influence of a crazed goddess, and we didn't really get a sense the modern person deserved to be stranded in time by Aramis and left to such a dire fate.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: When Morrigan escapes back into the mortal world, she does so by using her powers on a modern man who was one of her priests in a past life, reawakening that personality. At the end of the storyline he's burnt at the stake for witchcraft, the comic treating this like a victory over evil. Even though he was under the influence of a crazed goddess, and we didn't really get a sense the modern person deserved such a fate.

Notable for trying to stay true to old-fashioned superhero ideals while everyone else in the biz was getting all ''edgy.'' Near the end of its run the comic featured a multi-issue crossover with the comic based on the ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' game (though, it should be noted, after the makers of the game and comic had split up). The rights to Southern Knights now appear to belong to Heroic Publishing, and can be read online at [[http://www.wowio.com/ Wowio]]. In 2010, Heroic Publishing reprinted the crossover in the pages of Champions [and two issues of Flare Adventures], ending in the giant-sized 50th issue of Champions. This was done to reintroduce them to newer readers and serve as a test to see if they could debut in a new series.

* YouFailHistoryForever: Generally people accused of witchcraft '''weren't''' burned at the stake.

* MsFanservice: Kristin, as her superhero outfit is usually a tight tee and shorts. Connie was forced into a cleavage-baring dress cut high on the thigh once.

* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: In general when anyone spoke out against the Knights, they seemed to be in the wrong simply because the Knights were the heroes.

Notable for trying to stay true to old-fashioned superhero ideals while everyone else in the biz was getting all ''edgy.'' Near the end of its run the comic featured a multi-issue crossover with the comic based on the {{Champions}} game (though, it should be noted, after the makers of the game and comic had split up). The rights to Southern Knights now appear to belong to Heroic Publishing, and can be read online at [[http://www.wowio.com/ Wowio]]. In 2010, Heroic Publishing reprinted the crossover in the pages of Champions [and two issues of Flare Adventures], ending in the giant-sized 50th issue of Champions. This was done to reintroduce them to newer readers and serve as a test to see if they could debut in a new series.

** The team is originally called the Crusaders but later changed with the title to avoid a lawsuit with ArchieComics who at the time published a comic titled "The Mighty Crusaders."

* Expy: One of the team's enemies was the crime syndicate VIPER/Viper, which stands out mainly thanks to the crossover with the ''Champions'' comic.

** The team is originally called the Crusaders but later changed with the title to avoid KKK allusions.

Notable for trying to stay true to old-fashioned superhero ideals while everyone else in the biz was getting all ''edgy.'' Near the end of its run the comic featured a multi-issue crossover with the comic based on the {{Champions}} game (though, it should be noted, after the makers of the game and comic had split up). The rights to Southern Knights now appear to belong to Heroic Publishing, and can be read free online at [[http://www.wowio.com/ Wowio]]. In 2010, Heroic Publishing reprinted the crossover in the pages of Champions [and two issues of Flare Adventures], ending in the giant-sized 50th issue of Champions. This was done to reintroduce them to newer readers and serve as a test to see if they could debut in a new series.

* TakeThat: Although this comic got it less than the same writer's ''X-Thieves,'' they weren't afraid to use it as a mouthpiece to lash out at things that got their goat.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: One of the later issues satirizes the things comic book companies do to keep long-running characters fresh, with a team of over-the-hill heroes trying to latch onto the Knights, who are the the current flavor-of-the-day, to leech off their popularity.