![]() ![]() As a result, though first in the line of succession, she was denied her birthright to be the next Crown Princess of Tamaran to maintain the respect and prestige of the royal family. Because of Princess Komand'r's naturally grim disposition, a stark contrast to the royal family's generally contented outlook, the subjects of Tamaran hated her. To make matters worse, Princess Komand'r was crippled by a childhood illness that left her unable to harness ultraviolet light into energy to fly like most Tamaraneans. Though she was in no way at fault for what had happened, Komand'r was, for all time, inextricably linked with that terrible day. On the day she was born, the Citadel Empire attacked and destroyed the western Tamaranean city of Kysarr and killed three thousand citizens in her name. The first princess born in over a century, she should have been courted and showered with honors. Princess Komand'r is the firstborn child and eldest daughter of Tamaran's royal family. The character made her live adaptation debut in the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans in the second and third seasons, portrayed by Damaris Lewis.īlackfire first appears in The New Teen Titans #22 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. She is the older sister and archenemy of Teen Titans member Koriand'r/Starfire and of lesser-known youngest sibling Crown Prince Ryand'r/Darkfire. Generate and control of light purple fireīlackfire (born Princess Komand'r) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Possesses the minds and bodies of living beings via a microchip ( Titans).Advanced martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant.Language and voice mimicry via lip contact.Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, longevity, and vision.While it might be seen as reaching for older villainsīecause they have run out of things to do with the usual cast. If only they paid attention to it’s execution, rather than just it’s gruesome imagery. DC’s misstep that was the New 52, and possibly even it’s current darker takes with Black Label, could not be possible without this period of comics history. A notion that let something like Vertigo comics even exist (R.I.P. ![]() It’s titles such as these that truly birthed the idea of comics being able to grow up with their readers. While pieces such as Superfolks and Man of Steel, Women of Kleenex predate these titles by a minimum of 10 year. It’s coming off such titles as Watchmen and V For Vendetta. This is a period in time that birthed titles such as The Killing Joke, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. Including the ‘darker’ take on the DC Universe that the New 52 attempted to take. Something I feel was done better in this period in time, then it ever has been. Yes, they were all within a year of each other, but it’s also a period where the Batman books especially went through a period of extremely bleak and violent storytelling. ![]() Something these villains have in common is the period in time they were written. Year Two, and Anarky making his debut in Detective Comics #608 in 1989. One reintroducing the character of Anarky, and the other The Deluxe print of Detective Comics #1000 and DetectiveĬomics Annual #2. Reintroduction of Deacon Blackfire and his cult was something that can take youīy surprise, especially since it is a one-off story. Hardcover edition, and hasn’t been reprinted in many years. Heavily controversial and incredibly dark. Originally appeared in Batman: The Cult fromġ988, created by Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson. ![]() #982 (2018), Batman finds himself face to face with a cult of militarisedĪnd religious, homeless people, led by Deacon Blackfire. The reason I feel these stand out so much in their usage, isĭue to both the period they came out in, and the lack of usage for these In fact, all the characters I’ve noticed areįrom 1987 to 1989. Hellīut over the past year, it feels like Detective Comics specifically has been calling attention to aĬertain period in Batman history. Or how Tom King’s frequent use of Kite Man hasĪlmost rehabilitated the character in the public consciousness. Take Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s use of The Joker, and Writers are even known to write specific villains or use them as part of an Weren’t used more than once, and expertly crafted by later writers. Villains as The Joker, Catwoman or The Riddler in such high esteem if they Reusing villains is nothing new, we wouldn’t hold such Has anyone else noticed the increase in using odd Batman ![]()
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