An aged but sharp and wise wood runner living deep in the Amazon rain forest. He appears in a Luis Sepúlveda novel.

The core article about how Power Rings work in Green Lantern and related comics in the modern DC Universe. Expands the original version of the framework in the Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) article.

The “Killer Bee” from the Street Fighters video games. Amnesiac super-soldier.

A French private investigator, noble, fashionista and fencing instructor. It’s a living.

Badass vigilante archer seen in the Wild Cards super-hero novels.

This is the Earth-15513 version of Marvel’s Red Wolf. Originally from the 1872 pocket reality, and mostly seen during the 2010s. Near-peak-human fighter, adventurer and sheriff.

A character from the 1991 Temps short stories about odd superhumans. Flying activist lass trying to be a super-heroine in London.

A hardboiled reporter embroiled in supernatural horror stories in 1970s Detroit. These are cool comics.

“The most incredible man on Earth !”, according to Jack “the King” Kirby during the 1970s. Japanese super-hero and minor part of the Fourth World mythology.

A zombie apocalypse professional motorbike courier. It’s a tough, usually fatal job but somebody gotta do it. From a 2017 Zenescope comics mini-series.

A small profile for the older companion of the 1970s TV series live-action version of Captain Marvel (Billy Batson). This profile is best read after our character profile for this version of Captain Marvel.

A “cursed” Central American artefact seen in a 1973 Batman story by Archie Goodwin.

The ultra-patriotic leader of the original Force of July (the 1980s Batman & the Outsiders villains). Strength-enhancing and flight-capable costume. This entry is best read after the Force of July team profile.

The “aged master” figure in the Street Fighter games. Although he’s still real strong.

A sharp, skilled lady thief from Michael Connelly’s crime novel Void Moon. Cassie is from a gritty realistic genre though, and was largely shaped by what she’s lost and her dissatisfaction with life.

A particularly dangerous hit man, private detective, mob enforcer and amateur stage magician. Karch is one of the main characters in Michael Connelly’s crime novel Void Moon.

Second half of our profile for this extremely powerful, but deliberately forgotten, deposed King of the Inhumans in the Marvel Universe. Both halves are best read after read our primers about the Inhumans.

Mysterious space-warping abilities, fire powers, plenty of a lotta many guns, orb shields, crazy laugh, sexy body markings… Lilith as it all.

Two very young super-heroines, from a comics series by Bendis and Oeming.

Batman enemy. Aged schoolmarm running a youths gang.

Obscure 1970s Harlem mobster. Clashed with the Falcon, Captain America, Spider-Man and others.

A writeup of the Assassin character class in Diablo II, information about assassins in this game world, and an example of background and characterization to flesh out the archetype.

An extremely powerful, but deliberately forgotten, deposed King of the Inhumans in the Marvel Universe. This profile is best read after read our primers about the Inhumans.

Adapting the horrible squid monster supposedly living under Antarctica to TTRPGs.

A determined detective in a post-climate-change, post-war future.

A 1930s sci-fi comics character, written and drawn by a young Bill Everett for Centaur Comics.

A minor, forgotten antagonist of Superboy back before the Crisis. Here’s a mini-profile for him.

From the Force of July (1980s Batman & the Outsiders enemies). Plant control powers.

One of the Player Characters in the first Borderlands video game. Superhumanly strong and tough berserker giant mutant.

The anti-hero in Max Brand’s 1928 pulp western novel Hunted Riders.