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Takion (Joshua Saunders) is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by Paul Kupperberg and Aaron Lopresti,''Takion'' #1 (June 1996) first appearing in an eponymous series in 1996 that lasted for 7 issues. Fictional character biography Josh Saunders, a blind psychologist, who was chosen by Highfather to become a ''Source Elemental'' and given the ability to manipulate the Source, because Highfather felt he was "''a man without destiny''" and therefore would not be missed. Highfather names him Takion of the Source and tells him that he must clean a ''taint'' from the Source. In reality, Takion was created as an Avatar of Highfather, as a security measure in the event of Highfather's death. In that moment, Takion was able to see everything, all his failures and victories, time was without boundary. He was even able to foresee Highfather's death. While trying to deal with the ebb and flow of energy through his body into and out of the Source, Josh attract ...
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The New Gods are a fictional extraterrestrial race appearing in the eponymous comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as selected other DC titles. Created and designed by Jack Kirby, they first appeared in February 1971 in ''New Gods'' #1. Publication history Volume 1 (1971) The New Gods are natives of the twin planets of New Genesis and Apokolips. New Genesis is an idyllic planet filled with unspoiled forests, mountains, and rivers that is ruled by the benevolent Highfather, while Apokolips is a nightmarish, polluted, and ruined dystopia filled with machinery and fire pits that is ruled by the tyrannical Darkseid. The two planets were once part of the same world, a planet called ''Urgrund'' (German for "primeval ground"), but it was split apart millennia ago after the death of the Old Gods during Ragnarök. The characters associated with the New Gods are often collectively referred to as "Jack Kirby's Fourth World". Unhappy with Marvel Comics at the time, as he had c ...
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New Gods
The New Gods are a fictional extraterrestrial race appearing in the eponymous comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as selected other DC titles. Created and designed by Jack Kirby, they first appeared in February 1971 in ''New Gods'' #1. Publication history Volume 1 (1971) The New Gods are natives of the twin planets of New Genesis and Apokolips. New Genesis is an idyllic planet filled with unspoiled forests, mountains, and rivers that is ruled by the benevolent Highfather, while Apokolips is a nightmarish, polluted, and ruined dystopia filled with machinery and fire pits that is ruled by the tyrannical Darkseid. The two planets were once part of the same world, a planet called ''Urgrund'' (German language, German for "primeval ground"), but it was split apart millennia ago after the death of the Old Gods during Ragnarök. The characters associated with the New Gods are often collectively referred to as "Fourth World (comics), Jack Kirby's Fourth World". Unhappy wit ...
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Paul Kupperberg
Paul Kupperberg (born June 14, 1955) is an American writer and comics editor. He is currently a writer and executive editor at Charlton Neo Comics and Pix-C Webcomics, and a contributing author with Crazy 8 Press. Formerly, he was an editor for DC Comics and executive editor of Weekly World News, as well as a writer of novels, comic books, and newspaper strips. Career Paul Kupperberg entered the comics field from comics fandom. He and Paul Levitz produced the comics fanzine ''The Comic Reader'' between 1971 and 1973, and ''Etcetera'' between 1972–1973. Comics Kupperberg has written an estimated 1,000 comic book stories, primarily at DC, for the Julius Schwartz-edited ''Superman'', ''Action Comics'', ''Supergirl'', and ''Superboy'' titles, as well as the new ''Doom Patrol'', ''Vigilante'', ''Green Lantern'', ''The Brave and the Bold'', ''Showcase'', ''The Superman Family'', ''House of Mystery'', ''Weird War Tales'', ''Justice League of America'', ''Ghosts'', ''Star Trek'', ''Aq ...
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Aaron Lopresti
Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. Early life Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 1964''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 in Portland, Oregon. After studying business for a year at Oregon State University, Lopresti left to pursue his passion for film. After two years of community college, went to study at USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.Lopresti, Aaro"Biography" aaronlopresti.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Career Lopresti's first published work of note was the Malibu Comics title ''Sludge'', in 1993. He has since gone on to illustrate such titles as Marvel's ''X-Men'', '' Captain Marvel'', ''Planet Hulk'' and ''Ms. Marvel'' and was the artist for DC's ''Wonder Woman'' for issues #20-23, 26-30, 32-40, switching shifts with artist Bernard Chang. He drew covers for both ''Adventure Comics'' and '' Superman: Last S ...
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Highfather
Highfather (Izaya the Inheritor) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. An integral part of Jack Kirby's Fourth World mythos, Highfather is a New God, leader of the planet New Genesis and the positive counterpart to the evil Darkseid.''The Multiversity Guidebook'' #1 (Mar. 2015) Publication history Highfather was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in ''The New Gods'' #1 (March 1971). The character played a significant role in ''The Great Darkness Saga'', a 1982 storyline in ''The Legion of Super-Heroes''. His name is a phonetic variant of the Old Testament prophet Isaiah. Highfather thematically resembles the Norse god Odin (who was known as the all-father). Fictional character history Izaya the Inheritor was originally a warrior and leader of New Genesis. In a key moment of his life, he unwillingly played an important role in the schemes of Darkseid, heir to the throne of Apokolips. Darkseid manipulated his own uncle Steppenwo ...
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DC, D.C., D/C, Dc, or dc may refer to: Places * Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital and the federal territory of the United States * Bogotá, Distrito Capital, the capital city of Colombia * Dubai City, as distinct from the Emirate of Dubai Science, technology and mathematics * DC or Direct current, electric current which flows in only one direction ** DC bias, a waveform's mean value ** Decicoulomb (dC), a unit of electric charge * Dené–Caucasian languages, of east Asia and western North America * New Zealand DC class locomotive * Methylphosphonyl dichloride, a chemical weapons precursor Biology and medicine * DC., standard author abbreviation for botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778-1841) * Dendritic cell, a type of immune cell * Doctor of Chiropractic, a qualification in alternative medicine Computing * dc (computer program), a desktop calculator * DC coefficient a.k.a. constant component in discrete cosine transform * Data center ...
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Characters Created By Paul Kupperberg
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