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One of the street heroes of Astro City, a bit like a low-powered Spider-Man but with a clowns-and-toys theme. He’s pretty neat.
A rural Midwestern super-hero seen in Kurt Busiek’s awesome Astro City comics.
The Robin-like figure in the fantastic Astro City setting.
Astro City‘s Batman-like figure, with simple but fruitful twists. He’s cool.
Vaguely wolf-like reptilian alien predators from the planet Pandora and the first Borderlands video game. They’re mean.
A cunning Sioux little boy, with a good heart and the ability to speak to animals. From a large series of European graphic novels.
An Acolyte of Magneto with some minor quasi-astral projection powers. Mostly good for reconnaissance and communication.
Acolyte of Magneto with stealth and genetic analysis powers.
One of the big biology geniuses on Marvel Earth, but nicer than all the others put together. Which admittedly isn’t hard. Anyway.
The comic book version of Honey Lemon. Japanese official agent with an arsenal of skills and endless equipment in her purse.
The undead main character of the iZOMBIE comic book series.
A huge-arse wardog who can accompany the protagonists in the Dragon Age: Origins computer RPG. He’s smarter than some people you know.
The third identity of obscure DC Comics character Ned Creegan. Strong radiation powers.
The second identity of Ned Creegan (formerly Bag O’ Bones) now with radiation powers.
An odd-looking electrically charged thief who fought Batman & Robin back in the Silver Age.
An original but fairly typical knight Player Character. This guy was in a campaign using DC Heroes role in the Palladium setting.
Extensive article about bows and arrows in action stories, with lots of explanations plus new rules.
The daughter of Scott Summers and Emma Frost in a possible, dystopian future (the same one as Bishop’s).
A child aquatic hero with an attitude and… shark powers ! From 2005 children’s movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, played by Taylor Lautner.
Obscure Spider-Man enemy. Gangster with strong steel hands.
A magical, mythical unicorn from a notable 1982 animated movie.
A demon posing as a police detective, from the Charmed TV show.
1970s/1980s demonic-themed , mean streets hero.
A giant alien mummy. I mean, what else ? 1960 proto-Marvel giant monster, who later returned to the Marvel Universe.
Tiny character profile for a heroine glimpsed in Marc Guggenheim’s Halcyon mini-series, published by Image.
From Marc Guggenheim’s Halcyon comics, published by Image. Speedster.
A tough-as-nails sarge of the Genoshan Magistrates, who once beat Wolverine up for a bit. High-tech elite soldier.
A Nightwing supporting character from the early 2000s. Police sergeant and later captain from Blüdhaven.
An occasional Wolverine ally and lover. Competent Federal brick agent, who later became a freelance special agent and bodyguard working for Seraph.
The very first version of Ultra-Boy of the Legion of Super-Heroes, which was soon retconned away. In this take he had a triad of vision powers, more powerful than Superboy’s !