A review of Martian invaders as portrayed by the great H.G. Wells in several novels, followed by a review of those Martian invaders that The War Of The Worlds inspired. So that’s a lot of Martians, yeah.

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Generic Martian invaders
A review of Martian invaders as portrayed by H.G. Wells, plus a review of Martian invaders in sequels and retellings. This article is a two-parter, so you should read the first half of the article first.
Vega’s 12 dolls of Shadowloo
A team of brainwashed, near-robotic assassins who are super-martial-artists and agents. They got better, though.
Tabur
An obscure cat-man with ties to Tigra. Would-be mastermind conqueror type. It is best read after our article about Marvel Comics’ Cat People.
Planet Master
One-appearance Batman and the Outsiders villain. But he’s part of a convenient Kobra super-team, which sure seems useful.
Ape-Man
Silver Age villainous boxer with prehension-enhancing furry exo. Part of a handy but goofy small team of mercenaries, the Ani-Men. We finally really did it ! We maniacs ! We blew it up !
Grapplers
Extensive profile about Marvel Comics’ stable of criminal super-wrestler gals. I’ve always had a soft spot for ’em.
Grapplers
Second half our extensive profile for Marvel’s criminal wrestling team. The first half is there.
Chaos Riders
A quartet of super-tough mercenary bikers who are both much more and far less than they appear. They’re action-horror characters, I guess.
Fisto
One of the heroic warriors of Eternia, in the 1980s Masters of the Universe cartoons. With a moustache. He was a bad guy before, though. With a moustache.
Zabo
An odd giant henchman type we are the only people in the world to care about.
Shortpack
A small handler of Professor Xavier’s espionage network. Worked with Mystique.
Rhian of the Sightless Eye
A possible approach to the rogue character in the 1990s Diablo video game, in a tabletop role-playing game. It’s a niche technical proof of concept, plus a few bites of Diablo lore.
Masters of the Universe — Eternian animals
A sort of monster manual featuring the most notable animals in the 1980s He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe cartoon.
Tibian
Clawed alien warrior, seen in Crossgen Comics’ Negation storylines
Zebra-Man
An obscure and weird enemy of Batman in 1960. Strong sort-of-magnetic-but-not-really powers.
Snake and Powerhouse
Obscure but archetypal DC Comics street-level bad guy mob enforcers. They look very 1970s.
Black Racer
A minor speedster with Marvel Comics’ Serpent Society. This profile is to be read after the Serpent Squad recap and the Serpent Society team profile.
Balrog a.k.a. Mike Bison
One of the classic 1991 Street Fighter brawling video game baddies. He punches real hard.
Man-E-Faces
This odd feller appeared in but two He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 1980s cartoon episodes, but he and his action figure were memorable.
Titania a.k.a. Lascivious
A criminal super-wrestler chiefly seen in 1980s Marvel comics. This profile is meant to be read after the Grapplers team profile.
Path of Exile – Oni-Goroshi farming guide
This writeup about procuring a specific item in a specific video game (Path of Exile), and the process is a royal pain in the keister. So it’s not a general interest article.
Faker
He-Man’s evil double in the 1980s Masters Of The Universe cartoon. Evil !
Zebra-Man II
Obscure but convenient sort-of-telekinetic Kobra thug. Outsiders enemy.
Crush
Seemingly psionic member of the Freelancers, mercenary enemies of Marvel’s 2010s+ Champions youth team. This profile is meant to be read after the Freelancers team profile.
Master
The evil supernatural cult leader in the legendarily bad movie Manos: the Hands of Fate. And its sequels.
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Triax the Terrible
A Man-Beast servant and Adam Warlock enemy, Triax was one of the High Evolutionary’s New Men. Specifically an uplifted warthog.
Tower
Brutish but seasoned mutant mercenary with growth powers. Primarily known as a 1986 X-Factor antagonist.
Letha
Super-strong, skilled wrestler from Marvel’s 1980s Grapplers. This profile is meant to be read after the Grapplers team profile.