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DC Character Affinity: Etrigan The Demon

Etrigan the Demon is a character from the DC Universe that was created by Jack Kirby in 1972, first appearing in The Demon #1. Etrigan is a demon from hell and even though he is normally really violent he is often found helping the forces of good because of the friendships between the heroes and Jason Blood, the human whom The Demon possesses.

Even though his first series was short lived and his second was cancelled after only five years, Etrigan has stood the test of time as a favourite being a reoccurring character in other titles such as Kevin Smith’s “Batman The Widening Gyre”,Green Arrow “Quiver” and Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman”, with mini-series peppering the markets over the years.

FX says Yes to Powers Pilot

After lengthy development, FX has handed a pilot order to Powers, a drama based on the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and
Michael Avon Oeming. The project, written by Charles H. Eglee and to be
directed by Michael Dinner, is a police procedural set in a world where
superpowers are relatively common and centers on two detectives,
Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, in a Homicide department that deals
with cases involving “powers” (people with superpowers). Powers, from Sony Pictures TV and FX Prods., is slated to begin casting immediately for a spring shoot.

DC Character Affinity: Lobo

Lobo is a loud-mouthed bounty-hunting biker with looks akin to Kiss singer Gene Simmons. But instead of busting out a rocking single he’s busting out the big guns. Lobo was created by Roger Slider and Keith Giffen, first appearing with his flying motorcycle in Omega Men #3. He continued to appear in the series and was revealed to be part of a race decimated by the Psions, known as the Velorpian’s. This origin story was later scrapped and Lobo’s current origin story was introduced in “Lobo: The Last Czarnian.” Similar to the previous, Lobo is the last member of his race – now the Czarnian’s. Unlike his original origin, however, Lobo killed all the other Czarnian’s rather than an opposing race. Why? For fun of course!

The Darkness #90 – Advanced Review

The Darkness #90 is the first part of a story arc called
Outer Darkness.  The story is written by
Phil Hester who is known for his Ant Man work at Marvel comics.  The issue explains in the first page the
events that took place before the new story arc begins.  It explains that Estacado’s has been fighting
with a demon called Sovereing a demon who has been tormenting Estacado for a
time.  Estacado then builds a team of
mercenaries to go across the world to destroy any trace of Sovereing and be
finish with this foe.   After destroying Sovereing, Estacado goes back
to Chicago to find a new meaning to his life. 

DC Character Affinity: Power Girl

A hero is an upholder of everything good and just. Having the powers of a near god or being able to deduce the greatest of mysteries doesn’t mean anything to most heroes. Heroes have certain qualities that put others to shame. Qualities like: justice, right-and-wrong and putting others first is just a day in the life as a hero. That’s why Power Girl knows what she is doing in the field of battle. Being one of the multitudes of Supergirl’s, thanks to alternative universes Power Girl was born on Earth-2’s doomed planet of Krypton. Zor-L learned of Krypton’s destruction to late to make a ship for him and his wife, so having a ship built for one person, Zor-L placed his infant daughter in the ship and rocketed her away from the planet. Having shipped off his daughter at the same time as Jor-L, Kal-L’s ship landed before Kara’s. The ship that Kara was placed in was slower than Kal-L’s and it took decades for her to finally arrive on Earth. During the trip Kara’s ship was called the Symbioship, which kept Kara in stasis for the entire ride. While she was in stasis, her mind was virtually growing with the laws of Krypton as her body grew. She interacted with her parents and friends, and continued to learn until she was a young adult.

Flashpoint Interview with Andy Kubert

DC Comics got to sit down with artist Andy Kubert and
talked about his job on Flash’s new series. Flashpoint will be shaking all the
minds and hearts of both characters and readers. With the writing of Geoff
Johns and with Andy’s drawings, get ready for the newest, and probably one of
the greatest, DC Comics stories! Get ready for Flashpoint #1 later this year on
May 11th.

Power Girl #21 – Review

Pulling off the ultimate disappearing act, Maxwell Lord has
erased his entire existence off of every mind on the planet – everyone except
the Justice League International. However, how will Power Girl recruit more
heroes in believing that Maxwell Lord is real, and is also a big threat? With
Generation Lost/Justice League International coming to a quick stop,
partnerships will be forged and sides will be chosen. Written by Judd Winick
and artwork by Sami Basri.

The issue opens up with Power Girl having a recap of
something that has happened in the previous issue. With the J.L.I. being the
only heroes to know of Max Lord’s existence, they need backup and get some
other, if not all, heroes to remember that Maxwell Lord is one of the most
dangerous men on Earth. Power Girl meets up with Dick Grayson and tries to
convince him that Maxwell Lord exists and that Ted Kord didn’t commit suicide. With
very little success, it turns out that every time Dick remembers who Max is, he
soon forgets the information given to him. Knowing that Dick will never grab
hold of the truth, Power Girl leaves to go get some REAL proof that Ted wasn’t
suicidal.