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Writeups.org is an encyclopaedia of characters in genre fiction — comic books, video games, action movies, etc. It offers illustrated, researched profiles. These also include technical data for role-players. If you need a robust understanding of a character’s abilities, personality, history, etc. this is *the* place to be.
A Uzis-toting, punk-style League of Assassins operative.
She has worked directly for Ra’s al Ghul… and Red Robin (Timothy Wayne).
1970s psychopath with a scythe and noose, who thinks he’s a righteous vigilante.
The first Hangman (Harlan Krueger) chiefly clashed with the Werewolf by Night, and with Spider-Woman.
A 1970s enemy of Luke Cage with steel teeth. Minor mob boss.
As of July of 2018, this profile was overhauled.
Mae appears in the (pretty good) Dragon Age comics books, and has a cameo in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Powerful mage and politician from Tevinter, allied with Varric, Alistair and the Inquisition.
Verrrry minor 1977 Aquaman villain. This guy can command sea life.
As of July of 2018, this profile now has HD illustrations and piscine M&M stats.
This is the second part of our Deadly Nightshade profile, with a link to the first.
Artificial werewolves ! Captain America with fur ! Harlem mobs ! Genetically engineering dragons ! Brain surgery ! The Black Panther ! Twice ! And more !
Here’s a pile of digital Dungeons & Dragons comics books for download, with the lowest tier costing all of $1.
Most of the good stuff is in there, including the John Rogers material.
A polymath mad scientist who started out as teenage girl from the ghetto. Nightshade brings a *lot* to the table, from her innumerable inventions and weapons to her career, moral ambiguities and character growth.
As of July of 2018, this profile is being cleft in two shorter profiles.
Simply a “named” sniper seen in Red Robin comics. Ra’s al Ghul operative.
One of the biggest guns in the Street Fighters universe.
As of July of 2018, this profile was overhauled and expanded.
Misty as she appeared during the 1970s, back when she was an Iron Fist supporting character.
As of July of 2018, this profile was entirely redone.
Colleen Wing as she appeared in Iron Fist stories during the 1970s. PI, martial artist, samurai.
As of July of 2018, this profile was entirely redone at long, long last.
Cinematic-level fighter and operative for the League of Assassins.
He and his team worked with Red Robin (Tim Wayne) for a while.
The classic/early career of Alpha Flight’s Northstar. Super-speed flight.
This profile also explains the historical context.
As of June of 2018, the illustrations are all HD, the text is more aerodynamic, and there are low-drag M&M stats.
A small profile for a sample MagiQuest child magi. It’s mostly about representing the game’s core mechanics in DCH form.
MagiQuest is a commercial Live Action RPG.
Alpha Flight’s Aurora during her classic, Byrne career. Flight, super-speed and some light-based powers.
As of June of 2018, this profile has its illustrations upgraded, its texts made 18% shinier, and received M&M stats qui swignent fort.
This villainous motorcar owner is from one of ’em goofy 1970s/1980s Hostess full-page adverts in comic books. Ah, memories.
Simple, useful, straightforward, horned. This covers his 1970s appearance, back when he primarily was a Daredevil villain.
As of June of 2018, this profile was entirely redone. \m/
A fairly obscure Golden Age killer vigilante with minor powers and a sinister Gothic appearance.
As of October of 2017, the Terror has received skull-faced M&M stats.
And as of June of 2018, the illustrations were redone and the text was combed back.
A cyberpunk combat and tracker cyborg. From the 2099 possible future of the Marvel Universe.
As of June of 2018, this profile was entirely overhauled by our crack team of cyberdocs.
Minor Marvel villain with heat-based powers. He’s a handy opponent.
Read it whilst it’s hot !
As of June of 2018, this profile was entirely overhauled.
Clearly, everybody wants to read something called “quantification heuristics”. Total best headline.
A discussion of the evidence-based mental model used on writeups.org when it comes to stats, and stuff related to stats (such as capabilities descriptions).
Continuing our big series of chronological profiles for Carol Danvers. This one is Carol as Ms. Marvel with the black costume, during the 1980s.
As of June of 2018, this profile was entirely overhauled using our sparkly, sparkly fists.
A crafty, finessing young mercenary specialised in hard jobs against the supernatural.
From the Greg Rucka Magekillers comic books in the Dragon Age heroic fantasy setting.
An obscure Superman enemy from the 1940s. When the nights were young, when we could do no wrong.
This continues our big chronological series about Carol Danvers. So we reach the point when she becomes Ms. Marvel, this is the late 1970s, she still had the red and black costume, and she was in a certain state of… flux.
As of June of 2018, this profile (which already had its illustrations overhauled) was split into a main section and an appendix, and had its texts tightened.
The appendix to our big character profile for Marvel Comics’ Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) during the late 1970s.
This part has the quotes, the RPG stats, the DC History section, some more notes, etc..
This the first of Nemesis avengers seen in the pages of Alpha Flight – the 1984 one. Mysterious undead “angel of vengeance” with a monomolecular magic sword.
As of June of 2018, this profile and its illustration have been improved through necromancy, then we added atom-thick M&M stats.
Starting at $1 – big pack of digital manga that received an animé adaptation, from Kodansha.
Good mix of big classics (Alita, Ghost in the Shell) and more recent material. Check it out.
The thrice-yearly report about the site’s condition.
Along with the thrice-yearly call for donations, so the site can continue to exist.
THRILLS ! SUSPENSE ! ACTION ! SHOCKING TWISTS ! Read about it all within, and support the fight for democracy by buying war bonds and recycling rubber.