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Alpha Centurion War:

Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith asked, “Why would I ever return to the place that chose to forsake and abandon me.” “Why would I ever come back to the humans and aliens of the Polaris System, Sol System, & Vega System who betrayed me after the Elites and Paragons vs. Sentinels War.” “A war between two superhero conglomerate factions that engulfed the Earth.” “Who all come together to kill me because they all feared my potential power, influence, control, & supremacy.” “An event before the Battles of Earth that started the Alpha Centurion War in the fucking first place because the Forces of Evil learned about my death.” Iesloria said, “It is time to return only if you so wish.” “You have finally healed your heart, your mind, your mind, & your mana.” “Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith ever since the 23rd century we have been followed you as our leader and our founder,” said their first partner & fiance Joanna Jacobson. “The Elites and the Paragons superhero teams that you founded followed you with unquestionable loyalty.” Kaimana Zhao Hokulani Ya Keali’i said, “You do not believe yourself to be a hero/heroine.” “But to many people of marginalized communities you are a hero/heroine.” “You are their icon and role model as a queer Indigenous person of color and Indigenous Pasifika person of color.” “You are their paradigm and their exemplar as a metahuman and superhuman.” “You are their beacon of hope and faith,” said Kulax Kojir. Rashida Ashanti Bello said, “You a person of color superhero as a Southeast Asian Japanese Okinawan and Hispanic Colombian person of color.” “You a lgbt superhero as a polyamorous genderfluid pansexual.” “You a nonbinary superhero as someone mahu or in the middle.” “You are an Indigenous superhero as an Indigenous Colombian and Polynesian Hawaiian and Tongan Indigenous Pasifika.” “You are a disabled superhero as someone with a bionic and cybernetic prosthetic eye.” “You are a neurodivergent superhero.” “You are a disabled superhero as someone with autism, add, adhd.” “You are disabled as someone with mental illnesses of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bpd or bipolar disorder, dissociative identity disorder, ocd or obsessive compulsive disorder, & ptsd or post traumatic stress disorder,” said Diona Artemis Megalos and Carina Akali Ragorio. Nijah Nadra Nadar said, “You are not like the other superheroes as they are usually: non native, white, abled bodied, neurotypical, allistic, & or cishet.” “Come home for them,” said Hibiki Hayashi and Veronica Veracruz, “for people of those marginalized communities still need you.” “They need you to be their warden, protector, defender, & sentinel.” “They need you to inspire them in their darkest hour.” Talia Macar said, “Every time that we almost faltered you were there to pick us back up.” Breapru said, “Those gods, titans, & that old ass wizard had the gall to say you were not pure of heart.” “Maybe so but who can be pure of heart as a former metahuman and superhuman child soldier who fought until they were a young adult superhuman and metahuman spec ops and black ops super soldier.” “They had the audacity to say that you were not worthy.” Adrianna Acosta said, “When you were more courageous than we would ever be and more worthy than you will ever know.“ “Alex/Lexi you were always worthy and will always be worthy.” “The others they were chosen and had to fight out of duty and obligation.” “You chose to answer the call.” “You chose yourself and you are doing this out of your own free will, not out of obligation.” “You left out of your own free will with your agency and you can return out of your own free will with your autonomy.” “This is your decision.” “We will support whatever choice you make.” “Lord knows you earned that right as someone who had your independence and sovereignty constantly taken from you as a survivor of abuse, assault, & domestic violence.” They all then showed him/her/them several 5th dimensional holographic ultra k high definition video that was recorded after his/her/their death in the Battle of the Polaris Star System in the Alpha Centurion War when Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith finally defeated the Forces of Evil. Aliens and humans from across the Xeno Galaxy, Andromeda Galaxy, & Milky Way Galaxy gathered to commemorate the presentation of a statue of the Cambion Chimera (Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith) that was built after the Battle of the Polaris System that won the Alpha Centurion War and finally defeated the Forces of Evil.

Young adult Maria Garcia Morales, teenage Nathaniel Nguyen and preteen Takeda Sato are the adopted children of Indigenous Pasifika person of color superhero the Cardinal Changeling (Alexander Kana’i Mack Ryuu Francisco Makoa Smith/Alexandria Ataahua Macy Haruka Francisca Kamalani Smith). Maria, Nathan, & Takeda said to the Anishinaabe, Apache, Apsaalooke, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Chumash, Cree, Dakota Sioux, Dine, Hopi, Inuit, Iroquois, Lakota Sioux, Lumbee, Menominee, Mohawk, Nakota Sioux, Ohlone, Shoshone, Tongva, Tsalagi, Yaqui, & Zuni Indigenous men, women, & two spirit people who were preteen, teenage, young adult, & adult members of the Elites and the Paragons, “Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of our father/mother/parent Alexander/Alexandria.” “They want to build a monument and memorial to him/her/them.” “Ones that will be built throughout the universes, multiverses, & omniverses.” “Our parent deserves nothing less.” “Be sure to pitch in ideas for statue that they will build in his/her/their honor.” “We know all of you are hurting.” “All of you for different reasons.” “When he/she/they died we lost our father/mother/parent.” “All of you lost a leader and a commander.” “Some of you who are Indigenous adults and were his exes you lost a former lover.” “He/she/they used to talk about how being with some of you in the past helped him/her/them come to terms with his racial identity and cultural identity.” “He thanks some of you for helping him/her/them come into terms with his gender, gender identity, & sexual orientation.” “Others of you who are Indigenous children, preteens, teenagers, & young adults you lost a father figure, mother figure, or parental figure depending on what gender form he/she/they were in.” “He/she/they had a male masculine form, female feminine form, nonbinary genderless form, & genderfluid androgynous form.” “Those of you who are displaced disconnected diaspora who have no clan or family.” “He gave you a chosen clan and chosen family with the Elites and with the Paragons.” “But most of you lost an elder.” “Especially those of you who are two spirit Indigenous but are displaced disconnected diaspora that were not born on Terra or Earth but on alien and human colonized and terraformed planets.” “Our parent Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith.” “He/she/they were nonbinary genderfluid pansexual by western colonial binary standards of gender identity and sexual orientation.” “He/she/they were mahu or in the middle by Polynesian Indigenous Pasifika standards of gender identity and sexual orientation fluidity.” “Mahu or in the middle to be born with a male and female spirit.” “Mahu the cultural identity and gender identity of indigenous Pasifika of Oceania Moana and Pasifika.” “Mahu the cultural responsibility and spiritual obligation of Polynesian indigenous Pasifika.” “Making it very similar but very diverse from two spirit Indigenous of Turtle Island.” “In our adoptive parent’s culture being mahu is considered something very sacred where people in their family, clan, & nation would go to them for guidance.” “So as people who were two spirit you went to him/her/them to learn more about other Indigenous Pasifika third genders since you didn’t know much about yours.” “The death of an elder is something that everyone mourns.” “The death of a chieftain and warchief is something everyone grieves.” “The death of an elder and chieftain and warchief who is mahu or in the middle…” “How do you move on from that…” “Families, clans, & nations across the planet grieve and mourn.” “Because we all lost something when he/she/they died.” “We didn’t just lose a warrior.” “We didn’t just lose a leader.” “We didn’t just lose a protector and defender.” “We didn’t just lose a warden or sentinel.” “We didn’t just lose a commander.” “We lost a beacon of hope and faith.” “Faith that maybe just maybe non natives and white people will see us Indigenous people, people of color, & Indigenous people of color as more than just racist stereotypical caricatures.” “The planets, star systems, & galaxies grieve his/her/their death.” “But no one will mourn his/her/their loss more than people of color, Indigenous people, & Indigenous people of color.” “His/her/their ancestors welcome him/her/them into the afterlife.” “The earth mother sky father and ocean mother welcomes him/her/them home.” “As a mahu or in the middle child of the earth, ocean, and sky.” “Those of you who can see and speak with the spiritual.” “We ask that you tell him/her/them that their children miss them.”

Alexander/Alexandria when he/she/they passed away impacted so many in the Indigenous community. This is because he/she/they are seen as an elder to many of the two spirit or mahu or in the middle preteen, teenage, & young adult members of the elites or paragons who are disconnected displaced diaspora. So when Alex/Lexi passed away it affected Indigenous families, nations, tribes & clans across the universe knowing that their champion and hero was gone. The death of a mahu or in the middle elder is heartbreaking to Indigenous communities of Turtle Island and Indigenous communities of Moana, Pasifika, or Oceania. It’s a tragedy when an elder or kupana dies. So much so that many in the Indigenous community take a year-long oath to not mention their name. Commemoration comes in the form of ceremonies to honor them, stories after the silence, and remembering them through objects they had, pictures they had taken, their accomplishments, music, and so on. They commemorated him/her/them with pictures that were holographic 3D or 4D. They honored him/her/them with stories of holographic 4d holo 8k high def videos of people talking about him/her/them as a hero as a indigenous Pasifika scientist and as a family member. He/she/they would be happy that he she they affected so many people as a queer Indigenous Pasifika person of color. He/she/they was so shocked about how much his her their death affected people. He/she/they didn’t believe anyone would notice them being gone. In Indigenous communities monuments will sometimes be made of those who consent to their image being erected after their death. For the sake of remembering them respectfully with their consent like the Sitting Bull who consented to such vs Crazy Horse who believed images of him would trap his spirit. A monument and memorial was built for him/her/them. It was a 4d holographic statue showing Cardinal Changeling or Scarlet Shapeshifter as a shapeshifter, metamorph, & changeling shapeshifting from their gender forms. To show him/her/them as someone mahu or in the middle with a male and female spirit. Showing the pride that he/she/they felt about his/her/their cultural identity and gender identity. As well as showing the pride he/she/they felt of his her their cultural responsibility and spiritual obligation of his/her/their people. Since Indigenous Pasifika people came to people who are mahu or in the middle for guidance. That was before Indigenous Pasifika were forced under the colonizer’s gender binary standards and binary sexuality standards. So he/she/they felt pride for educating more people about the existence of Indigenous Pasifika third genders. He/she/they was honored in all of his her their forms and genders. The focus on his/her/their figurine wasn’t on absolute superficial demonstrations of power and strength. Scarlet Shapeshifter is extremely strong and powerful. You can certainly tell that in his/her/their stance in the statue. You can tell the influence and control he/she/they have when he/she/they were alive. You can tell in the composed way he/she/they hold his/her/their head. You can tell in the way he/she/they are in their costume, face mask, domino mask, gloves, & boots ready and prepared to lead his/her/their men and women under his/her/their command into battle no matter what. You can tell in the confident look in his/her/their eyes that was full of fire. Cardinal Changeling has never relied on bodily strength or intimidation. Surrounding his/her/their statue was effigies of the Elites and Paragons. It showed the Elites as a beacon of hope and faith. It showed the Paragons as a legacy of heroism and gallantry. It showed the Elites and the Paragons as valiant, courageous, & brave protectors. It showed them as the knights the public of the planets, solar systems, & galaxies thought them to be. In the back behind all of the statues of the Elites and the Paragons leading them was their strike team leader, founder, & commander in the statue of the Cardinal Changeling or the Scarlet Shapeshifter. It showed him/her/them as a warden of light, a guardian of life, & a defender of good. It showed him/her/them as the paladin that the citizens of the universe, multiverse, & omniverse thought him/her/them to be. Another statue was made this time for Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith. For being the individual that he she they had to be that impacted so many populations who looked on. Alexander’s/Alexandria’s statue it shows the legacy of hope and change he/she/they left behind for future generations. It showed him/her/them immortalized as an elder, leader, teacher, & healer. Alexander’s/Alexandria’s statue is the personification of his/her/their quiet, soft, kind, soothing, compassionate, serene, calm, gentle, & nurturing side. It shows him/her/them as a guiding illumination and radiance as he/she/they light the way. He’s/she’s/they are lighting the way for his/her/their family, clan, nation, & people. It shows him/her/them as a flame and fire leading them as they live on in this world without him/her/them. You don’t really know how involved Alexander’s/Alexandria’s wives and children were with this effigy of his/her/theirs. However it is safe to think that it would’ve had to have their personal stamp of endorsement. Humans and aliens would like to think that his/her/their wives and children banned a lot of designs before they came up with this restrained and tasteful but effectively appropriate and proper commemoration and tribute of him/her/them. This is how the metahumans and superhumans of the planets, star systems, & galaxies see Alexander Mack Smith/Alexandria Macy Smith. This is how Alexander/Alexandria in his/her/their later years have come to perceive himself/herself/themselves. Storykeepers, orators, storytellers for years, decades, & centuries to come gathered every year to come tell the stories and keep his/her/their memory alive. There were always visits to his/her/their monument where people gathered to remember him lighting candles and bursting into song as people remembered their fallen warden and guardian. There were talks by those who loved and were close to him/her/them would be kept as records because this was a big deal. The future generations of the universe,multiverse, & omniverse would be brought up with Alex/Lexi as inspiration and a reason to fight. Those who they aspire to be considering the type of person he/she/they seemed to be while alive. When the video goes up tears will be shed. And then everything changes. And everyone starts to fight just like he/she/they did. In the name of all that he she they stood for. To stop the Forces of Evil from subjugating everyone to cause more pain and after Alex’s/Lexi’s death. Storykeepers, orators, & storytellers commemorated him/her/them with futuristic versions of percussion drummers and choirs. With Indigenous Pasifika people of Oceania, Pasifika, or Moana and Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island coming together to honor him/her/them in their respective ways. The earth shook with the voice and drums as thousands came together to remember him/her/them in a ceremony. It was heard for miles as people did it all over the world. “This world these planets star systems and galaxies.” “I believe that they are worth saving,” said Alexander Smith Alexandria Smith in a holo vid 8k high def recording. “These metahumans and superhumans of these universes, multiverses, & omniverses.” “I believe that they are worthy of defending.” “I hope that even when I am gone people will still rise up and become sentinels, defenders, & protectors of this world that I love.” “I hope that the light of hope and faith will never fade.” “And good will never fall to the darkness and shadows as evil triumphs.”

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Opening the event with a speech was the Mystic Mercenary or the Arcane Assassin Laurissa Owen Jones who said, “It was once said best by the truly best of us what it truly takes to be an organic, inorganic, & or part organic: human, magical human, alien, magical alien, super powered human, super powered alien, bionic and cybernetic human, bionic or cybernetic humanoid, synthetic, android, bionic and cybernetic alien, unmagical humanoid, super powered humanoid, & magical humanoid member of the Superheroes, Antiheroes, & Supervillain Legionnaire United Strikeforce members.” “Cosmic Knights and Heavenly Paladins who defend the universe, multiverse, & omniverse.” “Something we also look for in Elites (a superhero team that started out with enough metahuman and superhuman members to defend the Earth that later had enough human and alien members to defend the Sol System) and Paragons (a superhero team that started out with enough members to defend the Sol System that later had enough human and alien members to defend the Sol Star System, Polaris Star System, & Vega Star System) members.” Maysa Nabila Uzun with tears in her eyes said, “In thinking of what exactly does it take we thought of the truly best of us.” “Someone who is the embodiment and personification of all these all of these qualities.” “Our founder and our leader the Cardinal Changeling or the Scarlet Shapeshifter (Alexander Kana'i Mack Ryuu Francisco Makoa Smith/Alexandria Aaahua Macy Haruka Francisca Kamalani Smith) who gave his/her/their life in the Battle of the Polaris System to finally defeat the Forces of Evil in the Alpha Centurion War.” “To be a member is to be: intergalactic male, female, nonbinary, & or genderfluid warriors, intergalactic hunters, intergalactic soldiers, intergalactic military officers, intergalactic law enforcement officers, intergalactic intelligence agency officers, intergalactic bounty hunters, intergalactic smugglers, intergalactic assassins, intergalactic special operations soldiers, intergalactic super soldiers, intergalactic special operations super soldiers, intergalactic heroes, intergalactic antiheroes, & or intergalactic supervillains without peer, without match, & without equal.” Chun Hei Kim said with tears in her eyes, “Members of these echelons of the Elites and Paragons are to be honorable, respectable, upright, moral, noble, valiant, vigilant, kind, compassionate, tolerant, courageous, alert, gallant, & just even in the face of overwhelming odds.” “Members, who are standing unyielding, unwavering, steadfast, firm, & resolute when others would waver, cower, hesitate, tremble, & falter.” “Members of these teams are expected to keep advancing, leading, and fighting without fear, trepidation, & apprehension when other beings flee and retreat.” “To keep pushing and striving where even those blessed by old gods, celestial beings, dragon gods, primordial beings, & physical embodiments of forces of nature dare not go.” “Yet they will sensibly and astutely retreat and withdraw when only a true fool would pointlessly, fruitlessly, futilely fight on even when the odds are so stacked against them and there is less than zero percent chance of success.” “By their acts of true valor, true bravery, true heroism, true tolerance, true compassion, true altruism, true selflessness, true kindness, true open-mindedness, true courage, true honor, true daring, & true gallantry.” “As well as by their excellent, unmatched, unparalleled, & exceptional command, leadership, solidarity, initiative, expertise, instruction, cooperation, collaboration, teamwork, & camaraderie, do these men, women, & beyond truly stir, truly rouse, truly inspire, truly motivate, & or truly awaken great and immense feats, acts, accomplishments, actions, endeavors, & deeds of true valor, true bravery, true heroism, true tolerance, true compassion, true altruism, true selflessness, true kindness, true open-mindedness, true courage, true honor, true daring, & true gallantry in lesser beings.” “This is a quality, a feature, & a trait that is to be expected in every member and even honorary members of the Elites and the Paragons.” Amelia Himmat Mishra said with her voice breaking, “Something that our commander always exemplified as our exemplar and as our paradigm.” “Something our leader never saw in himself/herself/themselves though.” “He/she/they said that he/she/they were never a hero and that he/she/they will never be a hero.” “But we saw in him/her/them the potential for limitless valor, heroism, gallantry, compassion, & altruism.” “These are qualities that we always saw in him/her/them.” “Our guardian, our defender, our protector, & our sentinel.” “Our knight and our paladin.”

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“To be a member of the Elites and the Paragons is to always: live with, to act with, to conduct with, to serve with, & to even die with: valor, honor, respect, nobility, distinction, gallantry, heroism, spirit, camaraderie, friendship, fearlessness, altruism, humility, confidence, philanthropy, humanity, compassion, empathy, sympathy, tolerance, initiative, progressiveness, charity, patience, open-mindedness, courage, prestige, bravery, kindness, benevolence, gentleness, & selflessness.” “We the Elites and the Paragons are the guiding light of hope and the radiance of faith in the face of complete and utter gloom and despair.” “We are to be the beacon, the inspiration, the model, & the embodiment of what humanity, inorganics, halflings, part organics, humanoids, & or aliens could or should aspire to be.” “All of you standing with us as honorary Elites and honorary Paragons embody that.” “That’s why you chose you to stand with us.” “When we swore on our magic, on our superpowers, on our souls, & on our lives.” “In the words of our fallen commander and leader the Blue Basilisk, the Firebrick Fire Fox, the Golden Griffin, the Harlequin Hippogriff, the Jade Jaguar, the Kobi Kitsune, & the White War Werewolf (Alexander Smith/Alexandria Smith) that became the official oath of the Elites and the Paragons.” “We all made a promise, we all took a pledge, we all took a vow, & we all took an oath, no matter the place, no matter the time, no matter the threat, no matter the opposition, no matter the numbers, no matter the opposition, no matter the danger, & no matter the risk, no matter the cost, & no matter the sacrifice, that we always answer the call.” “It is a tremendous honor just to be considered, not even chosen to be picked.” “To even fail our training, and not even succeed is a greater honor.” “However to be considered, chosen, & to pass the training is the greatest honor any can hope to achieve.” “The Heroes, Antiheroes, and Supervillain United Strikeforce recruit members from every: real, imaginary, fictional, futuristic, science fiction, magical, and fantasy: universes, parallel universes, and multiverses, parallel multiverses, dimensions, realities, parallel realities, timelines, & parallel timelines.” “We are constantly alert, constantly watchful, & constantly vigilant.” “We are silent guardians, wardens, sentinels, & protectors of every universe, every multiverse, every reality, every dimension, every, timeline, every parallel universe, every parallel multiverse, every parallel reality, every parallel dimension, & every parallel timeline with jurisdictions in every universe, every multiverse, every reality, every dimension, every, timeline, every parallel universe, every parallel multiverse, every parallel reality, every parallel dimension, & every parallel timeline.” “All of us are willing to lay down our lives for each other, for you, & for them.” “To give the ultimate sacrifice if asked.” “Some of us have, some of us are willing to do so again, at any time if asked.” “Just like he/she/they did when he/she/they gave everything to save us during the Battle of the Battles of Earth until the Battle of the Polaris Star System during the Alpha Centurion War.” “Alexander Mack Smith/Alexanderia Macy Smith had many mottos and taglines for our teams the Elites and Paragons that are on the holographic 4d posters based on us the Wraithlike Wyvern, the Blue Bionic, & the Scarlet Soldier.” “United we stand together we stay.” “Stand strong stand tall.” “Strength through diversity.” “Day or night we are always ready.” “Out of the darkness we bring light.” “In the shadows we persevered.” “Sword in the shadows and shield in the darkness.” “Death by dragon fire, but arisen from phoenix ashes.” “Formed from many but now united as one.” “United in war but together in peace.” “Our other mottos were glory, pride, & heroism.” “The first, the last, & the immortal.” “Honor, duty, & valor.” “Today we honor you the champion and hero of the Elites and the Paragons.” They, the billions, throughout the cosmos who are in attendance of this vigil. They speak as one as if they are one being and one entity. They speak his/her/their names and titles in solemn whispers as if the names and titles themselves were divine and consecrated.

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off the rack #1186

Monday, October 23, 2017

The back door lock on my X-Trail wasn't working so I had to drop it off this morning at Japan Auto to see if they can fix it. Then it was off to Costco to stock up an a few necessities. It's so nice and warm here in Ottawa that I will be able to read Charles de Lint's new book The Wind in His Heart outside.

Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan #1 - Declan Shalvey (writer) Mike Henderson (art) Lee Loughridge (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). This 5-issue mini has the two stabby heroes with healing factors teaming up to keep a new mutant from being captured by bad guys. Sure, it's a story that's already been told many times but Declan does a good job of keeping the fun factor up so I will keep reading.

Batman: The Drowned #1 - Dan Abnett (writer) Philip Tan & Tyler Kirkman (art) Dean White & Arif Prianto (colours) Tom Napolitano (letters). There's a gender swap in this Dark Nights Metal tie-in where a woman named Bryce Wayne transforms herself into an evil version of Aquaman's wife Mera. That was unexpected. I like how this issue clarifies why the bad Batpersons are doing what they're doing. It's a basic motivation and not anything new so there's still a chance that I might stop caring about this story and stop reading.

Kid Lobotomy #1 - Peter Milligan (writer) Tess Fowler (art) Lee Loughridge (colours) Aditya Bidikar (letters). If I had looked at the credits before picking this book off the racks to read I should have expected the extreme weirdness in this comic book written by Peter Milligan. I remember his stint on Shade the Changing Man and what a psychedelic ride that was. This book is loopy too and it was the art that helped me power through to the last page. If you enjoy exploring odd mindscapes you'll like this.

Thor #700 - Jason Aaron (writer) Walt Simonson & Matthew Wilson, Russell Dauterman & Matthew Wilson, Daniel Acuna, James Harren & Dave Stewart, Becky Cloonan & Dave Stewart, Das Pastoras, Chris Burnham & Ive Svorcina, Andrew MacLean & Dave Stewart, Jill Thompson, Mike del Mundo, and Olivier Coipel & Dave Stewart (art) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). This 50-page epic features Part 1 of "The Death of Thor", but which Thor? There's a lot of them. If you've never read a Thor comic book this is a great place to start. You can tell that Jason Aaron is having so much fun writing these adventures and I am one very appreciative fan. Buy this book.

Aquaman #29 - Dan Abnett (writer) Stjepan Sejic (art & colours) Steve Wands (letters). Okay, things are starting to go the good guys' way. Evil King Rath is going to get what fer.

Maestros #1 - Steve Skroce (writer & art) Dave Stewart (colours) Fonografiks (letters). Yay, Steve Skroce is back on the racks and this time he's writing his own book. I loved "We Stand On Guard" and was hoping we'd see Steve's art again soon. This fantasy book is about a young wizard who inherits the title of big kahuna wizard after his Dad is killed. I thought that Geof Darrow did the art for this after turning the first page, but nope, it's Steve just painstakingly drawing up a storm. This new comic book gets added to my "must read" list.

Champions #13 - Mark Waid (writer) Humberto Ramos (pencils) Victor Olazaba (inks) Edgar Delgado (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). Part 2 of "Worlds Collide" has the Champions teaming up with the Avengers to stop the High Evolutionary from destroying the planet. Four groups scatter around the world to save lives but even though they keep the world's tallest buildings from disaster there's still plenty of danger ahead. The story continues in Avengers #673 which hits the racks on November 1.

Batman #33 - Tom King (writer) Joelle Jones (art) Jordie Bellaire (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). You gotta read this. Do you guys have a good chuckle when you get to the last page of a really good comic book because you feel happily amused and think, man I can't wait to read the rest of this story? I do. Few writers can make me do that and Tom King just got added to the list of writers that do. Some fans might not like what's going on with Batman's love life but I think it's great. Part 1 of "Rules of Engagement" has the Bat visiting an old flame and boy, is he going to get burned. Joelle "Lady Killer" Jones did a wonderful job showing the men folk back at the mansion and made my heart swoon with her rendition of Selina. I wish the word balloon person hadn't screwed up on the last page, otherwise this issue was a perfect read.

Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1 - Jeff Lemire (writer) David Rubin (art, colours & letters). This spin-ff of Black Hammer is worth checking out if you like that mystery about a team of old super heroes. This story focuses on their super villain enemies and follows Black Hammer's daughter as she goes searching for her father. Jeff Lemire is every bit as clever as Alan Moore at creating neat super characters when Alan was doing America's Best Comics.

Ms. Marvel #23 - G. Willow Wilson (writer) Diego Olortegui (art) Ian Herring (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Remember the time when Kamala went to Karachi and had a team up with a hero there? Guess who's in Jersey City and attending her high school now? I'm glad Willow did the conversion to metric on the runaway train's speed. I didn't have a sense of what 25 miles per hour feels like. 40 kilometres per hour I get. This was a great way to have the two heroes commiserate while the train rolls along.

Wonder Woman #32 - James Robinson (writer) Sergio Davila (pencils) Scott Hanna & Mark Morales (inks) Romulo Fajardo Jr. (colours) Saida Temofonte (letters). I found the writing in this issue was as stilted as a bad soap opera script. I don't like how the relationship between Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor is portrayed. I hate that he calls her "angel". I will read the next issue to find out more about Diana's "brother" Jason and to see Emanuela Lupacchino drawing her first issue of this series.

Groo: Play of the Gods #4 - Sergio Aragones & Mark Evanier (writers) Sergio Aragones (art) John Ercek & Tom Luth (colours) Stan Sakai (letters). And so another great Groo mini ends. This time the last laugh was on the gods.

Superman #33 - Peter J. Tomasi & Patrick Gleason (writer) Doug Mahnke (pencils) Jaime Mendoza (inks) Wil Quintana (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). "Imperius Lex" starts here. With baby Darkseid missing, Apokalips needs a new ruler and it has chosen Lex Luthor. But Lex is a good guy now, right? Maybe he'll find a way to change the Parademons into minions. I like that Lois and Jon are in this story too.

Incredible Hulk #709 - Greg Pak (writer) Greg Land (pencils) Jay Leisten (inks) Frank D'Armata (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). "Return To Planet Hulk" starts here. Not to worry, they haven't resurrected Bruce Banner (yet). This time it's Amadeus "The Totally Awesome Hulk" Cho crash landing on the planet. There's no holding back when the kid unleashes the junk in the trunk as he battles a tribe of bad guys. All hail the Green Scar. This is a refreshing change of pace.

Super Sons #9 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Jorge Jimenez & Carmine Di Giandomenico (art) Alejandro Sanchez & Ivan Plascencia (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). "Planet of the Capes" ends here. I much preferred the art of Jorge Jimenez over that of Carmine Di Giandomenico. Carmine's kids don't look like kids.

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Best Of The Worst: The 16 Baddest Supervillain Teams

Thanks to everyone’s favorite pointy-eared Dark Knight Detective, we all know that criminals are “a superstitious, cowardly lot.” That goes double for super-criminals. Perhaps that’s why the bad guys tend to congregate in groups, despite a distinct inability to set their egos aside long enough to function as actual teams. With the advent of films like “Suicide Squad” and the formation of a new live-action Legion of Doom in the CW’s “Legends of Tomorrow,” supervillains are more popular than ever.

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Considering this newfound mainstream popularity, we thought it was the perfect time to run down a list of the most notorious villain crews around. These malcontents and ne’er-do-wells are the baddest of the bad, the most evil bastards in all of comicdom. Singly, they may be easy pickings… but together? Together, they’re the most vile, dangerous beings in all of comics. We bet being bad never felt so good…

SPOILER ALERT! Spoilers ahead for numerous stories published by DC and Marvel Comics.

LEGION OF DOOM

Arguably one of the most notorious team on our list, the Legion of Doom’s evil tendrils have woven their way into mainstream popular culture thanks to its origins as the villainous foil of the animated Super Friends. Debuting in the first episode of the classic “Challenge of the Super Friends” cartoon in 1978, the group’s roster featured some of DC Comics’ greatest villains, including Lex Luthor, Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd, Solomon Grundy, the Cheetah and Giganta. Operating out of their iconic Hall of Doom, this powerful assemblage of super-criminals was tailor-made to go toe-to-toe with the mighty Super Friends.

Although there have been many stand-ins in the comics over the years, a true Legion of Doom wasn’t seen in print until Paul Dini and Alex Ross’ critically-acclaimed “Justice.” Still, there’s no denying the impact the Legion has had on fans and creators alike, inspiring countless cultural references and lending its name to the popular wrestling tag team, the Road Warriors. Currently, the L.O.D. are making life hell for the CW’s Legends of Tomorrow, as the Reverse-Flash, Captain Cold, Damien Darhk and Malcom Merlyn pool their talents and resources in an effort to change history for their own nefarious ends.

HORSEMEN OF APOCALYPSE

Famine, War, Pestilence and Death — in one incarnation or another, the Horsemen of the ancient mutant powerhouse known as Apocalypse have plagued the X-Men and the rest of humanity for decades. Created by Louise and Walter Simonson during their seminal run on “X-Factor,” Apocalypse’s biblically-inspired henchmen are perhaps most notorious for turning a despondent Warren Worthington heel, after he was stripped of his wings by the Marauders during the classic “Fall of the Mutants” storyline. Preying upon our basest fears, the Horsemen fomented widespread catastrophic change on a global scale, while using one of the X-Men’s own against them.

Despite several iterations of the Horsemen appearing in print and on film over the years, what makes this cadre of villains so dangerously effective isn’t simply their raw power and tenacity, both of which are admittedly substantial. Rather, their true strength lies in Apocalypse’s ability to subvert and manipulate the values of his enemies. Several X-Men, including Wolverine, Colossus, Sunfire and Psylocke, have served as Horsemen, making it all the more difficult for their teammates to thwart Apocalypse’s evil machinations.

FATAL FIVE

Hailing from the 31st century, our next entry owes their formation to their arch-enemies, the Legion of the Super-Heroes, who needed their help to defeat the Sun-Eater, a super-weapon designed to consume entire galaxies. The original line-up included the cyborg Tharok, Validus, Mano, the Persuader and the Emerald Empress. After helping the Legion defeat the Sun-Eater, the Fatal Five received pardons for their past crimes. However, true to their villainous natures, they refused the amnesty and immediately set about conquering the worlds they had just helped save. Despite their small numbers, the Fatal Five are massively powerful, capable of destruction on a planetary scale and taking on the Legion’s vast numbers on numerous occasions.

As perennial adversaries of the Legion, their origins have suffered from perpetual reboots and roster changes. Although they have remained on the down-low in recent years — while DC figures out what to do with the Legion — one member is set to make a major splash post-Rebirth in “Justice League vs. Suicide Squad”. Recruited by Maxwell Lord as a member of his team of spoilers, the seemingly time-displaced Emerald Empress agrees to help the master manipulator, in exchange for helping her search for “the Legionnaire.”

LEGION OF SUPER-VILLAINS

Originally appearing as futuristic foes of Superman, recruited by Lex Luthor to fight the Man of Steel in the present, the Legion of Super-Villains’ history is just as confusing and convoluted as their heroic counterparts, the Legion of Super-Heroes. Built around a core of super-criminal analogues of the Legion’s founding members, Cosmic King, Lightning Lord and Saturn Queen fought their heroic counterparts on several occasions, surrounding themselves with a diverse mix of superhuman and alien criminals, many of whom were failed Legion candidates.

With numbers and resources that rival the Legion’s, the LOSV infamously conquered Princess Projectra’s home world Orando and moved it into an alternate dimension to act as their base of operations. The campaign was notable for the death of popular Legionnaire, Karate Kid, who was killed by LOSV leader Nemesis Kid. More recently, it was revealed during the events of Final Crisis that Superboy-Prime inspired their creation much as Superman did for the Legion. The group’s current status is unknown in the post-Rebirth DCU, but with the Emerald Empress and a woman who appears to be Saturn Girl seemingly stranded in the present, we suspect it won’t be long until both Legions return to mainstream continuity.

FRIGHTFUL FOUR

The Frightful Four trace their origins back to 1965’s classic “Fantastic Four” #36, when the Wizard, Sandman, Paste-Pot Pete and Madam Medusa joined forces to fight Marvel’s first family — this was after a history of individual losses to the FF’s youngest member, the Human Torch. Over the years, the group has appeared in numerous configurations to plague the Fantastic Four, always under the Wizard’s leadership. Past members have included some true powerhouses, including Titania, Blastaar and Hydro Man.

Although his intellect doesn’t approach Reed Richards’ level of super-genius, the Wizard and his revolving cast of super-criminals managed to leverage their intimate knowledge of their arch-nemeses on several occasions, to strike the FF where it really hurts. This is perhaps best illustrated by the recruitment of Ben Grimm’s one-time flame and former FF member, She-Thing, into their ranks. Most recently, the Frightful Four were seen helping Reed Richards defeat the Quiet Man, who wanted to stage a global invasion by the monsters of Counter-Earth to set himself up as the world’s greatest hero.

THE CABAL

Born in the aftermath of “Secret Invasion,” the Cabal was originally Norman Osborn’s response to the existence of the Illuminati, a secret alliance of the Marvel Universe’s most influential heroes. Throughout Osborn’s “Dark Reign,” Doctor Doom, Loki, Namor the Sub-Mariner (playing both sides against the middle), Emma Frost and the Hood worked behind the scenes to promote their own hidden agendas. The Cabal was doomed to fail almost from the start, with multiple side deals and secret alliances forged between several members behind Osborn’s back. After Osborn’s siege of Asgard came to its gruesome conclusion, the Cabal disbanded.

When mysterious parallel universe incursions began to threaten Marvel’s prime 616 universe, Namor recruited a new, far more dangerous and unpredictable members to the group, including the Mad Titan Thanos, Maximus the Mad and former herald of Galactus, Terrax… who is also mad. Although they were successful in destroying many worlds in a last-ditch effort to save their own, Namor eventually betrayed his Cabal after months of sustained genocide. You know, because having two guys on your team who describe themselves as “mad” wasn’t an indication that maybe this was a bad idea. Karma’s a hell of a thing, though and Namor himself was betrayed for his murderous ways by the Illuminati, who left him to perish on a dying earth.

THE HELLFIRE CLUB

Perennial foes of the X-Men, who infamously sought to recruit Jean Grey into their ranks in their first appearance in 1980’s “Uncanny X-Men” #129, the Hellfire Club’s origins reach back to 18th-century England. The secret society has counted among its numbers some of the most influential and wealthiest families in the Marvel Universe. The Worthingtons, the Starks and the Braddocks have all held positions within the organization’s numerous global branches, even if they’ve remained remarkably ignorant of its clandestine activities.

The Hellfire Club’s Inner Circle includes some of the world’s most powerful mutants and funnels its vast resources into manipulating world events in their favor. Structured along the lines of traditional chess pieces, the Inner Circle’s roster has changed over the years as incessant internecine fighting has provoked numerous changes in leadership. Notable members include Magneto, Emma Frost, the mutant vampire Selene and Sebastian Shaw, who recently regained control of the Inner Circle, after deposing 12-year-old Black King Kade Kilgore. Facing the threat of extinction thanks to the Inhuman’s poisonous Terrigen Cloud, Shaw quickly aligned the Club with Magneto’s X-Men squad, welcoming the master of magnetism and Monet St. Croix into his Inner Circle.

SINISTER SIX

Much like the Flash’s Rogues, the Sinister Six is a group of blue collar superhuman mercenaries whose primary motivation is chasing down the next big score, while attempting to stay off the radar of their shared foe, Spider-Man. Originally recruited by Doctor Octopus as a means of taking out the wall-crawler using their combined might, the first incarnation of the group also included Kraven the Hunter, the Vulture, Mysterio, Electro and Sandman. However, none of the villains wanted to defer the honor of slaying the Spider to the others, so it was agreed they would face their enemy in succession. How this constitutes working as a team is beyond us, but the plot predictably failed. And we thought Doc Ock was some kind of super-genius.

Since that inauspicious debut, there have been numerous incarnations of the team, the most memorable in recent years starring in their own ongoing series, “Superior Foes of Spider-Man.” Although they only had five members, team leader Boomerang insisted on using the Sinister Six moniker. His criminal logic, while somewhat facile, is infallible, citing that there’s no better deal than calling themselves a six-piece and only splitting the loot five ways. Maybe they should have made the Living Brain leader…

SECRET SIX

Created by Gail Simone and Dale Eaglesham, the modern villainous incarnation of the Secret Six first appeared during “Villains United” as a carefully selected group of super-criminals recruited to undermine the agenda of the recently reformed Secret Society of Super Villains. Reporting to the mysterious Mockingbird (who turned out to be Lex Luthor), the Six eventually came under the leadership of Catman, after several battles with the Society. They remained together as a band of high-priced mercenaries, with something of a revolving roster, taking on a variety of jobs that pitted them against heroes such as the Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman, but rarely saw them actually paid for their efforts.

Recent addition Bane subsequently took over leadership of the group, but only led them on one ill-fated mission to Gotham City to murder several members of the Batman Family, which ultimately ended with their incarceration. The team’s latest revival, under the leadership of the ever-popular dreamboat Catman, has them working for a new Mockingbird, who was quickly revealed to be none other than the enigmatic Riddler.

THE ROGUES

Every superhero worth their salt has a stable of worthy supervillains capable of testing their resolve and pushing the limits of their abilities. Few, though, have banded together in the same way as the Rogues, a collection of working class villains dedicated to making life hell for the Flash. Led by the criminal mastermind Captain Cold, at one time or another, the Rogues have counted among their ranks virtually every major Flash villain. Outside of terrorizing the Flash, their prime motivation is cold, hard cash. They aren’t without their morals, however, typically refusing to kill unless absolutely necessary.

It came as something of shock, then, when the Rogues became inadvertently responsible for the death of the then-newest Flash, Bart Allen. Duped by Kid Zoom into murdering Bart, the Rogues hunted down and killed the evil speedster upon escaping the prison planet Salvation. During the “Forever Evil” storyline, they stood by their moral code, refusing to murder the citizens of Central City on the orders of the Crime Syndicate. Although they have yet to make a substantial appearance post-Rebirth, they were briefly seen considering leaving Central City, after a horde of new speedsters took to the streets.

SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER VILLAINS

Originally created as an evil counterpart to the Justice League of America by legendary writer and editor, Gerry Conway, the Secret Society of Super Villains (SSOSV) debuted in their own ongoing series in 1976. Recruited by Darkseid to act as his agents on Earth, the group turned on the evil New God, citing his past efforts to enslave the planet. The series, although short-lived, featured an eclectic group of second-string villains battling the DCU’s ultimate villain, while pursuing their own criminal endeavors.

Although there have been several incarnations over the years, including Libra’s Society during Grant Morrison’s “Final Crisis” event, it is perhaps their most recent, post-New 52 iteration that truly showcases the depths of the organization’s evil. Gathered by the mysterious Outsider as an army for Earth 3’s invading Crime Syndicate, this version of the SSOSV included virtually every supervillain in the DC Universe, as the Syndicate tried to change the world into a haven for super-criminality. Ultimately vanquished thanks to the heroic efforts of Lex Luthor and his Injustice League, the vast network of villains predictably scattered in the wake of the Crime Syndicate’s defeat.

BROTHERHOOD OF (EVIL) MUTANTS

First appearing in the classic “Uncanny X-Men” #4 as a band of mutant terrorists under the leadership of Magneto, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants’ agenda is nothing less than securing global dominance for the mutant race. Representing the flip side of Charles Xavier’s dream of living in harmony with the rest of humanity, the Brotherhood believes the mutant race is — and always has been — at war with regular human folk. Over the course of the organization’s long history, several incarnations have emerged, each with its own agenda. The most notable of these is Magneto’s prototypical configuration, which included future Avengers Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, and the classic line-up of the Blob, Pyro and Avalanche, under Mystique’s leadership.

In recent years, as the mutant race has come under attack from all quarters, the Brotherhood’s methods have become increasingly violent and unpredictable. Case in point: In an effort to create a new mutant utopia, Mystique’s most recent version of the Brotherhood conquered the island nation of Madripoor, using the Mutant Growth Hormone to transform the populace into a violent, hedonistic horde of over-powered miscreants. Not exactly our vision of a utopia, but what do we know? Maybe mutants dig that kind of thing?

CRIME SYNDICATE OF AMERICA

If DC’s “Forever Evil” storyline taught us anything, it’s that the Crime Syndicate of America are quite possibly the Justice League’s most feared adversaries — not counting Darkseid, of course. Created by legendary creators Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky way back in 1964’s “Justice League of America” #29, the CSA originally hailed from Earth 3, a parallel world where every aspect of society was reversed. Here, Superman’s villainous analogue is the evil Ultraman, while Wonder Woman and Batman are represented by the evil Superwoman and Owlman, respectively. Other members include a sadistic version of the Flash named Johnny Quick and Power Ring, Green Lantern’s nefarious, weak-kneed stand-in.

Although there have been a few different versions of the team over the years, depending on which version of DC continuity we’re talking about, it is the most recent incarnation that nearly succeeded in killing the Justice League and remaking the world in their evil image. This more bloodthirsty Syndicate employed widespread catastrophic violence to throw the world into chaos, even moving the moon into alignment with the sun to create a perpetual twilight world more conducive to Ultraman’s powers.

DARKSEID’S ELITE

Less a supervillain team and more an ultra-powerful arsenal of Fourth World WMDs at Darkseid’s disposal, the Elite are his chosen band of warriors and sycophants dedicated to his agenda of multi-versal conquest. Boasting some of the most accomplished soldiers, torturers and tacticians in DC’s multiverse, Darkseid’s Elite have waged war across multiple dimensions on their master’s behalf, most often against members of the New Gods of New Genesis and the Justice League. Counting among their numbers the animalistic Kalibak, the super-assassin Kanto, master strategist Steppenwolf and insufferable mouthpiece Glorious Godfrey, the Elite use their uniquely-suited abilities to prime targeted worlds for Darkseid’s dominion.

During the New 52 reboot, Darkseid engaged them in a war on two fronts, tasking Steppenwolf with an invasion of Earth 2 (where he managed to kill that world’s Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman), while battling the League and the Anti-Monitor himself on Prime Earth. Although both conflicts ultimately ended in Darkseid’s defeat, he is the darkest part of the cosmic balance between good and evil, and as such, is destined to return for his prophesied final battle versus his son, Orion. We can only assume his pantheon of dark gods will be on hand to pave the way.

MASTERS OF EVIL

Over the years, there have been almost as many versions of the Masters of Evil as there have been of their sworn enemies, the Avengers — and that’s saying something. The original Masters were recruited by Baron Zemo to help him exact revenge on his recently resurrected foe, Captain America, in the now-classic “Avengers” #6. Although Zemo’s influence over the group would eventually shift to other criminal masterminds, including Ultron, Egghead and most notably his son Helmut, it was daddy dearest Heinrich who got the ball rolling. Under the second Baron Zemo’s command, the Masters of Evil would arguably know their greatest success, with dozens of the Marvel Universe’s most dangerous villains storming Avengers Mansion, nearly overrunning the heroes with their sheer numbers.

Although ultimately defeated, the younger Zemo would take a more subtle approach during his next outing, assembling a versatile team of villains, who masqueraded as the heroic Thunderbolts. Later still, after a number of pretenders, including Justine Hammer and Max Fury attempted to organize new versions of the Masters, Zemo returned to once again take the reins of the team his father founded in the pages of “Avengers Undercover,” hoping to reconstitute a team worthy of his evil legacy.

SUICIDE SQUAD

Without a doubt, our final entry is the most popular crew of villains around. Thanks to the commercial success of a blockbuster movie, featuring a star-making turn for Margot Robbie as the delightfully mad Harley Quinn, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone on the planet who hasn’t heard of the Suicide Squad — and yes that includes your mom. Just ask her. A clandestine group forced into working for the United States government under the direction of tough-as-nails Amanda Waller, the Squad’s popularity has only grown since John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell reimagined the classic military unit led by Rick Flag, as comics’ supervillain version of the Dirty Dozen.

Although there has been a tendency in the past to recast villains like Captain Boomerang and Deadshot as antiheroes, it’s the team’s conflicting personal agendas and the constant threat of death on the job that keeps fans coming back for more mayhem. More than any other team on our list, the Suicide Squad taps into our fascination with the psychology of evil and how we can use it against our enemies. Fighting fire with fire may not always be the best strategy, but where the Squad is concerned, it’s definitely the most rewarding.

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