He’s a “giant henchman” type, possibly a bit superhuman. He’s associated with a Vietnamese temple that’s normally peaceful. But he mistakenly went into a fight with Spider-Man and the US government.

One of the Masters of Disaster, and of DC Comics’ Outsiders, during the 1980s and 1990s. Air powers. This profile is intended to be read after the Masters of Disaster team profile, then the New-Wave character profile.

A “how to” article about playing music files on your Windows PC in a pleasant, high-quality manner on a moderate-for-most-people ($250-ish) hardware total budget. Yes, it’s completely off-topic – but it’s useful.

A short-ish profile of the Inaros warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. Endurance/durability unit with an undead Ancient Egyptian warrior theme and a backstory. And a winning smile.

One of the more obscure heroic warriors in the 1980s Masters of the Universe cartoon series. Plant powers and shapechangers.

A pure, glittery and two-fisted super-heroine from a 1985 RPG scenario in a French magazine. So yeah, we can do that too. If we want.

How much would you pay for RPG stats for Uncle Scrooge ? One million ? Two billions ? A poolfull ? Well, they’re free.

An odd-looking, oddly enduring team of minor Marvel manimal malefactors.

From the 1990s Doom video games, the big pink humanoid bull gorillas and the invisible ones.

An interesting but incoherent enemy of the Ghost Rider and Spider-Woman. He could have been a contender. During the 1970s, he seemingly specialised in hunting down supernaturals.

Obscure Luke Cage 1970s villain. Near-superhuman strength and construction-themed weapon.

Another example of a fully-fleshed out video game Player Character – a Barbarian Shaman from the seminal Everquest. Also presents setting elements such as the Northmen, the Tribunal, Halas, the epic weapon quest, etc..

The early years (1984 to 1988) of the Avengers West Coast. Comprehensive team profile, lots of stuff.

Obscure Batman enemy, only seen once in 1969. He’s Batman’s tailor… and he’s gone rogue ! Duh duh dum !

A big, heavily illustrated article about special-purpose handguns in fiction. So that’s useful to have.

A great space menace from another universe. And one of Marvel Comics’ notable villains. This first profile covers the 1960s and 1970s.

From the Negation book in the Crossgen Universe. Adaptative alien warrior.

The “base camp” page for a large bunch of new, modified and clarified Powers for the DC Heroes tabletop super-hero RPG.

The little faeces-coloured guys with the fangs and small fireballs and electrified spikes in the 1990s Doom video games.

A sort of creepy, evil would-be telepathic Batman from another reality. This is the 1964 version, not the Grant Morrison one. Best read after the Ages of DC Comics and the “base camp” profile for the pre-Crisis Earth-3 Crime Syndicate of America.

This is the original version of the evil Justice League from Earth-3. So, the 1964-1985 take on the concept. “Base camp” article that explains all the things that would be redundant in these guys’ individual profiles. Best read after our guide to the ages and Earths of DC Comics.

A short-ish profile of the Khora warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. A strange huntress with a mysterious backstory, a killer cybercat and a magic barbed chain.

This article is where we keep our notes about the Negative Zone in general, as we research stories that take place there. How it works, how to get there, local lifeforms, area codes, etc..

Our contributor Ethan continues his 1950s movie giant monster series. This time it’s the giant Mexican scorpions in 1957 monster mash The Black Scorpion. As animated by Ray Harryhausen.

An obscure sort-of-ally of Batman, decades ago. Brawler and famous race cars driver.

Capsule notes about the non-chickening hero of the classic Back To The Future movies.

A full-on example of a Player Character in the Warframe video game. This also explains Tenno Void abilities, a chunk of the game’s backstory, the Lotus-issued spaceships (pre-Railjack), and the like.

Obscure 1970 enemies of the Batman. And among the oddly few Mexican characters in the DCU. Aristocratic Gothic Horror crime lords who are sort of immortal.

A very very tall fighter and agent, blatantly based on Kareem Abdul Jabar in Game of Death. We couldn’t resist, obviously.

Another game setting primer, this time for Warframe’s baroque sci-fi world. A far future, almost post-apocalyptic version of the solar system with machinegun-toting technogolem space ninja.