| Stormwatch | |
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| Publisher | Wildstorm |
| First appearance | Stormwatch #1 (March, 1993) |
| Created by | Jim Lee Brandon Choi H. WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Events January February March April Adventures of Superman 500 is released and the Reign of the Supermen Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. Brandon Choi is an American Comic book author best known as one of the co-creators of the series Gen¹³ which enjoyed high K. Proger Ron Marz |
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| Base(s) | SkyWatch |
| Member(s) | Battalion Fahrenheit John Doran Gorgeous Black Betty The Monstrosity The Machinist Paris Nautika Flashpoint Cannon Backlash Synergy Diva Winter Fuji Hellstrike Flint Rose Tattoo Jenny Sparks Jack Hawksmoor Swift |
Stormwatch is a fictional United Nations-sponsored superhero team in the Wildstorm Universe of American comics. Ron Marz is an American Comic book writer Biography Marz is well known for his work on Silver Surfer and Green Lantern Battalion ( Jackson King) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the series Stormwatch. Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. Cannon is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm. He was also a member of StormWatch. Backlash is the name of a Fictional character from the Wildstorm universe that first appeared in StormWatch #3 in 1993 and was Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe Diva (Alessandra Fermi is a Fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Wildstorm. Winter is a Fictional character who is published by Wildstorm Productions. Toshiro Misawa also known as Fuji, is a comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Nigel Keane also known as Hellstrike, is a fictional comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Flint is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm, created by Jeff Mariotte and Ron Lim. Rose Tattoo is the name of two characters owned by Wildstorm Productions, an independent Imprint of DC Comics. Jenny Sparks, also known as "The Spirit of the 20th century" is a Fictional character in the Wildstorm Comic book universe created by Jack Hawksmoor is a Fictional Comic book character whose adventures are published by Wildstorm Productions. Swift ( Shen Li-Min) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the Wildstorm universe, published by DC Comics. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do The Wildstorm Universe is the main fictional Shared universe where a core of stories published by Wildstorm take place Stormwatch was created by Jim Lee in 1993. Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. There have been several incarnations of Stormwatch with varying rosters, resources, and manifests.
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Stormwatch
Stormwatch began in the comic book Stormwatch, published by Image Comics but owned by Jim Lee. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. Among the main early writers of Stormwatch vol. 1 were Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, H. Brandon Choi is an American Comic book author best known as one of the co-creators of the series Gen¹³ which enjoyed high K. Proger and Ron Marz; among the main early artists were Scott Clark, Brett Booth, Matt Broome and Renato Arlem. Ron Marz is an American Comic book writer Biography Marz is well known for his work on Silver Surfer and Green Lantern Brett Booth is a comic book artist He is best known for his work on Backlash, a character he co-created with Jim Lee at the Wildstorm Studios. The Stormwatch team was run by the United Nations, and overseen from a satellite by their director, "the Weatherman". The Weatherman was one Henry Bendix, who had cybernetic implants connected to his brain to better monitor various world situations and his Stormwatch teams in action. Henry Bendix, also known as Weatherman, is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe. His field commander was Jackson King, aka Battalion. Battalion ( Jackson King) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the series Stormwatch. Other members included Fahrenheit (a young American woman, a pyrokinetic), Hellstrike (an Irish police officer, an energy being), Winter (an ex-Russian Spetznaz officer, an energy absorber), Fuji (a young Japanese man, another energy being trapped in a large, super-strong containment suit), and Diva (a young Italian woman with sonic powers). Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. Nigel Keane also known as Hellstrike, is a fictional comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Winter is a Fictional character who is published by Wildstorm Productions. Toshiro Misawa also known as Fuji, is a comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Diva (Alessandra Fermi is a Fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Wildstorm.
Later, Ron Marz, who had worked previously on Marvel Comics' Silver Surfer title and had developed Hal Jordan's Green Lantern replacement Kyle Rayner at DC Comics, took on the writing chores. Ron Marz is an American Comic book writer Biography Marz is well known for his work on Silver Surfer and Green Lantern Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc } The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics Superhero created by Jack Kirby. Harold "Hal" Jordan is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero. Kyle Rayner is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Concurrently, James Robinson of DC's Starman fame was writing WildC.A.T.s. Starman is a name used by several different fictional DC Comics Superheroes most prominently Ted Knight and his son Jack. Wildcats, sometimes rendered WildCats or WildCATs, is the name of multiple incarnations of a Superhero team created by the American Comic Robinson and Marz, under the editorial direction of Jim Lee, intertwined the storylines of the two books over the course of several months.
Also around this time, two two-issue miniseries were released, Stormwatch Team One (written by James Robinson) and WildC. A. T. s Team One (written by Steven Seagle). These two miniseries were also intertwined, and revealed that the groundwork for both teams had been laid by a core group in the mid 1960s, consisting of Saul Baxter (Lord Emp), Zealot, Majestic, John Colt (the template for Spartan), Backlash, a young Henry Bendix and Jackson King's father Isaiah, all of whom would be members of, or would figure prominently in the later Stormwatch and WildC. Lord Emp is the name of a Comic book character from DC Comics / Wildstorm. Spartan is a fictional character in the American comic Wildstorm universe Henry Bendix, also known as Weatherman, is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe. A. T. s teams. In this series, the term WildStorm, the publishing imprint's codename, was defined as a code term used by the United States Government, "Wild" referring to extra-terrestrial life forms and "Storm" referring to invading forces.
Robinson's WildC. A. T. s run and Marz's Stormwatch run culminated in the WildStorm Rising crossover event, during which, the memberships of both teams were disrupted, with Stormwatch having sustained casualties and the WildC. Wildstorm Rising was a crossover event published by Image Comics / WildStorm that involved the entire line of titles published by WildStorm in 1995 A. T. s mistakenly believed dead. After WildStorm Rising, Alan Moore took over writing on WildC. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed A. T. s. Later, after a second imprint-wide crossover, Warren Ellis took over writing Stormwatch with #37 (July 1996). Warren Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of Comics Novels and Television, well known for sociocultural
Warren Ellis' version of Stormwatch was heavily influenced by DC's Vertigo line and its notable authors, such as Alan Moore, Grant Morrison and Garth Ennis. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is an Irish Comics writer best known for the DC Ellis injected more sexual and horror elements, thinly disguised political commentary, and criticisms of the United States government into the stories. The art was toned down from the more exaggerated '90's style which had dominated all of the early Image Comics, allowing readers to take the book more seriously. It was during this period that Ellis used Stormwatch to introduce the concept of the Bleed, a space between parallel universes which features heavily in Planetary and other comics set in the Wildstorm Universe. The Bleed is a fictional construct that has been discovered in the Wildstorm and DC Comics multiverse. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own Planetary is an American Comic book series created by Warren Ellis (writer and John Cassaday (artist published by the Wildstorm
By the end of volume one, Ellis had revised Henry Bendix as a manipulative villain, much as Grant Morrison did with the character of "The Chief" in his run on DC's Doom Patrol. The Doom Patrol is a Fictional Superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics.
Ellis continued to write the book as it transitioned into Stormwatch volume 2, until the WildC.A.T.s/Aliens crossover of August 1998 — also written by Ellis — saw the Stormwatch team all but massacred by xenomorphs, the creatures from the Alien series of films. WildCATS/Aliens was a one-shot Comic book and crossover event published by Wildstorm (while still part of Image Comics The alien, also called the xenomorph, or a thing and by Ellen Ripley in a deleted scene from Alien³. The Alien film series is a science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Conveniently, most of the Stormwatch characters Ellis had not created were killed off in this story. A group of the survivors became the main cast of Ellis' new series The Authority, including Ellis-created characters Jenny Sparks, Jack Hawksmoor, Apollo, and the Midnighter, as well as Swift (who debuted in Stormwatch v1 #28, written by Jeff Mariotte), and two new characters who were the successors of the Engineer and the Doctor from Ellis' Change or Die storyline. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint Jenny Sparks, also known as "The Spirit of the 20th century" is a Fictional character in the Wildstorm Comic book universe created by Jack Hawksmoor is a Fictional Comic book character whose adventures are published by Wildstorm Productions. Midnighter is a Fictional Comic book Superhero, best known as a member of the rogue superhero team The Authority. Swift ( Shen Li-Min) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the Wildstorm universe, published by DC Comics. Jeff Mariotte is an Author who currently lives in Arizona with his wife author Maryelizabeth Hart and family The Engineer is the name of two comic book characters in the Wildstorm universe "Change or Die" is Story arc of Stormwatch lasting from issue 48 to 50 Stormwatch volume 2 ended with one final story taking place after WildC. A. T. s/Aliens, in which the United Nations laid to rest the institution of Stormwatch alongside its fallen members. The very last scene, a conversation between the former members of Stormwath Black, served to introduce the concept of the Authority and promote its upcoming first issue. Other survivors from the original team (including Battalion, Christine Trelane, and Flint) appeared in The Authority, and King and Trelane later became central characters in The Monarchy. Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe Flint is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm, created by Jeff Mariotte and Ron Lim.
Stormwatch: Team Achilles
In September 2002 the Stormwatch series was revived. Stormwatch Team Achilles is an American super-hero series the third incarnation/revision of the Image comics Stormwatch. Stormwatch: Team Achilles, penned by Micah Ian Wright, followed a mostly non-superpowered UN troubleshooting team dealing with superhero-related problems. Micah Ian Wright (born February 7, 1974 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American author who has worked in Film, Television
A major theme of the series was the non-superpowered team leader's distrust of superpowered beings, and of necessity Team Achilles took a detailed and pragmatic approach to superpowers, showing how it was possible to use intelligence and tactics to overcome physically superior foes such as Team Achilles often faced. The Authority were more than once brought low during the series' run. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint The series later became a satire of politics and comic books, with segments where the team replaces a Strom Thurmond/Jesse Helms-like Senator with a shape-shifter, and a storyline where a Captain America-analog (revealed to be the reincarnation of George Washington) tries to overthrow the American government. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human James Strom Thurmond ( December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and Jesse Alexander Helms Jr (October 18 1921 – July 4 2008 was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the
Wright was fired after it was revealed that he had lied about being a US Army Ranger, with the result that Team Achilles was abruptly cancelled with issue #23 (August 2004), in the middle of a storyline. The United States Army Rangers or simply Army Rangers are specialized elite American light infantry and Special operations troops The planned final issue, #24, was never published, though the finished script is available online. [1]
Stormwatch: Post Human Division
Stormwatch is one of several comic books to have been restarted following Wildstorm Comics' WorldStorm event. Stormwatch Post Human Division is a Wildstorm Universe Comic book which was one of several that started following Wildstorm 's WorldStorm The Wildstorm Universe is the main fictional Shared universe where a core of stories published by Wildstorm take place Starting in November 2006,[1] Stormwatch: Post Human Division is written by Christos Gage with Doug Mahnke handling the pencils. Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Christos Gage, sometimes credited as Christos N Gage or Chris Gage, is an American Screenwriter and Comic book writer Douglas "Doug" Mahnke (pronounced MAN-key is an American Comic book Artist and Penciller, best known for his work on The series ended in issue #12. [2]
Several dead characters are back for this series, their resurrection being explained in the series. In this new series, Stormwatch is sponsored solely by the United States, but a branch office has been set up in New York. Entitled Stormwatch: P. H. D. (Post Human Division),[3] they are underfunded and overworked, their mission is to find "cost-effective" methods of saving the day. The series follows the branch office as their leader, former Weatherman Jackson King, tries to defeat superhuman menaces and balance the tight budget. Battalion ( Jackson King) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the series Stormwatch. The team consists of King, NYPD officer John Doran, a depowered Fahrenheit, a former Stormforce soldier codenamed Paris, a master manipulator and former moll to supervillains called Gorgeous, a former sorcerer's apprentice named Black Betty, a shape-shifting ex-supervillain and forensics expert named Dr. Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. Mordecai Shaw a. k. a the Monstrosity, and an ex-supervillain and technology expert called the Machinist.
Members of Stormwatch
Stormwatch Prime
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| Stormwatch Prime
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix prior to issue 1. Henry Bendix, also known as Weatherman, is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe. |
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| Backlash | Marc Slayton | Leader and instructor | ||
| Battalion | Jackson King | |||
| Flashpoint | Foster McClane | Missing in action during Stormwatch #0, presumed dead between Stormwatch #1 and Stormwatch #6. Backlash is the name of a Fictional character from the Wildstorm universe that first appeared in StormWatch #3 in 1993 and was Battalion ( Jackson King) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the series Stormwatch. | ||
| Nautika | Maya Royko | |||
| Sunburst | Karl Hansen | |||
Issues #1-10
After the loss of most of the team, Stormwatch is restructured with new recruits prior to issue #1. Backlash is transferred to head of training. Backlash is the name of a Fictional character from the Wildstorm universe that first appeared in StormWatch #3 in 1993 and was
| Character | Real Name | Notes | ||
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| Stormwatch One
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix from issue #1 to 10, co-existent with Stormwatch Two |
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| Battalion | Jackson King | Leader | ||
| Diva | Alessandra Fermi | |||
| Fuji | Toshiro Misawa | |||
| Hellstrike | Nigel Keane | |||
| Winter | Nikolas Andreyvitch Kamarov | |||
| Stormwatch Two
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix from issue #1 to 10, co-existent with Stormwatch One. Battalion ( Jackson King) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the series Stormwatch. Diva (Alessandra Fermi is a Fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Wildstorm. Toshiro Misawa also known as Fuji, is a comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Nigel Keane also known as Hellstrike, is a fictional comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Winter is a Fictional character who is published by Wildstorm Productions. |
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| Cannon | Mitchell Saunders | |||
| Fahrenheit | Lauren Pennington | |||
| Ion | Killed in action in Stormwatch V1 #2 | |||
| Lancer | Killed in action in Stormwatch V1 #2 | |||
| Strafe | Malcolm King | |||
Issues #11-26
Henry Bendix was stripped of his position in issue #11; replacing him is his second-in-command Synergy, aka Christine Trelane. Cannon is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm. He was also a member of StormWatch. Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe Team assignments are variable from this point on, grouping operatives and assigning command as situations dictate.
| Character | Real Name | Notes | ||
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| Stormwatch
Team under Weatherman Christine Trelane from issue #11 to 26, co-existent with Stormwatch Prime. Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe |
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| Battalion | Jackson King | Leader, missing in action during Stormwatch V1 #16-25 | ||
| Diva | Alessandra Fermi | Leader after Battalion's disappearance, killed in action in Stormwatch V1 #23 | ||
| Fahrenheit | Lauren Pennington | |||
| Fuji | Toshiro Misawa | |||
| Hellstrike | Nigel Keane | Missing in action from Stormwatch V1 #25 | ||
| Pagan | Zarej | also known as Fiend | ||
| Strafe | Malcolm King | Incarcerated following Stormwatch V1 #27 | ||
| Undertow | Ray Bailey | Comatose from Stormwatch V1 #25 onward. Battalion ( Jackson King) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the series Stormwatch. Diva (Alessandra Fermi is a Fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Wildstorm. Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. Toshiro Misawa also known as Fuji, is a comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Nigel Keane also known as Hellstrike, is a fictional comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 | ||
| Winter | Nikolas Andreyvitch Kamarov | |||
| Spartan | Hadrian | Former member of WildC.A.T.s; added to team after the disappearance of the WildC. Winter is a Fictional character who is published by Wildstorm Productions. Spartan is a fictional character in the American comic Wildstorm universe Wildcats, sometimes rendered WildCats or WildCATs, is the name of multiple incarnations of a Superhero team created by the American Comic A. T. s in Wildstorm Rising (prior to Stormwatch V1 #23), promoted to team leader after Diva's death, killed in action in Stormwatch V1 #27. | ||
| Stormwatch Prime
Team under Weatherman Christine Trelane from issue #11 to 26, co-existent with Stormwatch. Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe |
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| Flashpoint | Foster McClane | Incarcerated from Stormwatch Special #2 (occurring prior to Stormwatch V1 #22) through Stormwatch V1 #30 | ||
| Nautika | Maya Royko | Resigned after Stormwatch V1 #22 | ||
| Sunburst | Karl Hansen | Comatose after Stormwatch V1 #22 | ||
Issue #27 till Fire From Heaven
The team was rebuilt after the defeat of Despot (issue #27) and Henry Bendix was again Weatherman, with Synergy as his second. Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe
| Character | Real Name | Notes | ||
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| "The New" Stormwatch
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix prior to Fire From Heaven; directly commanded by Synergy from Stormwatch V1 #28-30 |
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| Blademaster | ||||
| Comanche | ||||
| Flint | Victoria Ngengi | |||
| Prism | ||||
| Swift | Shen Li-min | |||
| Blitz | Killed in action during Stormwatch V1 #30 | |||
| Damascus | Killed in action during Stormwatch V1 #30 | |||
| Pagan | Zarej | |||
| Stormwatch
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix prior to Fire From Heaven; returned to duty in Stormwatch V1 #31 |
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| Battalion | Jackson King | Leader | ||
| Cannon | Mitchell Saunders | |||
| Fahrenheit | Lauren Pennington | |||
| Flashpoint | Foster McClane | Killed in action during Stormwatch V1 #36 | ||
| Fuji | Toshiro Misawa | |||
| Hellstrike | Nigel Keane | |||
| Winter | Nikolas Andreyvitch Kamarov | |||
| Stormforce
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix prior to Fire From Heaven; non-superpowered military team under Weatherman's control. Fire From Heaven was a company-wide crossover event published by Wildstorm comics in 1996. Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe Flint is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm, created by Jeff Mariotte and Ron Lim. Swift ( Shen Li-Min) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the Wildstorm universe, published by DC Comics. Fire From Heaven was a company-wide crossover event published by Wildstorm comics in 1996. Battalion ( Jackson King) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the series Stormwatch. Cannon is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm. He was also a member of StormWatch. Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. Toshiro Misawa also known as Fuji, is a comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Nigel Keane also known as Hellstrike, is a fictional comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Winter is a Fictional character who is published by Wildstorm Productions. Fire From Heaven was a company-wide crossover event published by Wildstorm comics in 1996. |
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| Captain Ken Tucker | ||||
| Nur Ansari | ||||
| Marcel Bertrand | ||||
| Harv Bowden | ||||
| Rachel Daniels | ||||
| Molly Perkins | ||||
| Wilson Yee | ||||
After Fire From Heaven
After the Fire From Heaven crossover, a major restructuring of Stormwatch occurred in Warren Ellis' first issue. Fire From Heaven was a company-wide crossover event published by Wildstorm comics in 1996. Warren Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of Comics Novels and Television, well known for sociocultural Battalion was transferred to head of training, and Synergy to head of recruitment. Molly Perkins was transferred from Stormforce to the Analysis Deck of Skywatch. Sunburst & Nautica were dismissed from active Stormwatch service and hired as Earth-based analysts for Skywatch. Blademaster, Cannon, Comanche, Pagan, Prism and Undertow were dismissed, with lifetime U. N. -provided salary and accommodations. Undertow is killed soon after.
| Character | Real Name | Notes | ||
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| Stormwatch Prime
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix following Fire From Heaven |
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| Winter | Nikolas Andreyvitch Kamarov | Leader, as well as leader of aggregate Stormwatch group during multi-team field operations. Winter is a Fictional character who is published by Wildstorm Productions. | ||
| Hellstrike | Nigel Keane | |||
| Fuji | Toshiro Misawa | |||
| Stormwatch Red
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix following Fire From Heaven |
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| Fahrenheit | Lauren Pennington | Leader | ||
| Flint | Victoria Ngengi | |||
| Rose Tattoo | unknown | Killed in action during Stormwatch V1 #50 | ||
| Stormwatch Black
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix following Fire From Heaven |
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| Jenny Sparks | Jennifer Sparks | Leader | ||
| Jack Hawksmoor | Jack Hawksmoor | |||
| Swift | Shen Li-min | |||
| "Secret" Stormwatch team revealed in volume two
Team under Weatherman Henry Bendix following Fire From Heaven |
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| Apollo | equivalent to DC's Superman. Nigel Keane also known as Hellstrike, is a fictional comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Toshiro Misawa also known as Fuji, is a comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. Flint is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm, created by Jeff Mariotte and Ron Lim. Rose Tattoo is the name of two characters owned by Wildstorm Productions, an independent Imprint of DC Comics. Jenny Sparks, also known as "The Spirit of the 20th century" is a Fictional character in the Wildstorm Comic book universe created by Jack Hawksmoor is a Fictional Comic book character whose adventures are published by Wildstorm Productions. Swift ( Shen Li-Min) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the Wildstorm universe, published by DC Comics. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon One of two survivors from the team's first mission. | |||
| Midnighter | Lucas Trent | equivalent to DC's Batman. Midnighter is a Fictional Comic book Superhero, best known as a member of the rogue superhero team The Authority. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created One of two survivors from the team's first mission. His real name was revealed in Midnighter #10. | ||
| Impetus | equivalent to DC's Flash. Did not survive the first mission. Reappeared as a zombie during the Devil's Night crossover; cut in half by Swift. | |||
| Amaze | equivalent to DC's Wonder Woman. Shot dead during the first mission. Reappeared as a zombie during the Devil's Night crossover; killed again by Midnighter. | |||
| Lamplight | equivalent to DC's Green Lantern. Did not survive the first mission. Reappeared as a zombie during the Devil's Night crossover; killed again by Midnighter. | |||
| Stalker | equivalent to DC's Martian Manhunter. Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character Did not survive the first mission. | |||
| Crow Jane | equivalent to DC's Black Canary. Black Canary is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine. Did not survive the first mission. | |||
After "Change Or Die"
After the "Change Or Die" storyline, Henry Bendix was missing and presumed dead. Jackson King became Weatherman, and Molly Perkins became head of analysis. The Stormwatch field teams were restructured, and Stormwatch Black officially dissolved (but retained in secret).
| Character | Real Name | Notes | ||
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| Stormwatch
Team under Weatherman Jackson King |
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| Winter | Nikolas Andreyvitch Kamarov | Killed in WildC. Winter is a Fictional character who is published by Wildstorm Productions. A. T. s/Aliens #1. Became one with the sun and was caged by the Authority in The Authority: Scorched Earth | ||
| Fahrenheit | Lauren Pennington | Killed in WildC. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. A. T. s/Aliens #1. | ||
| Fuji | Toshiro Misawa | Killed in WildC. Toshiro Misawa also known as Fuji, is a comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 A. T. s/Aliens #1. | ||
| Hellstrike | Nigel Keane | Killed in WildC. Nigel Keane also known as Hellstrike, is a fictional comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 A. T. s/Aliens #1. | ||
| Flint | Victoria Ngengi | The only survivor. Flint is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm, created by Jeff Mariotte and Ron Lim. | ||
| Stormwatch Black
Team under Weatherman Jackson King |
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| Jenny Sparks | Jennifer Sparks | Leader | ||
| Jack Hawksmoor | Jack Hawksmoor | |||
| Swift | Shen Li-min | |||
After Skywatch is destroyed in WildC. Jenny Sparks, also known as "The Spirit of the 20th century" is a Fictional character in the Wildstorm Comic book universe created by Jack Hawksmoor is a Fictional Comic book character whose adventures are published by Wildstorm Productions. Swift ( Shen Li-Min) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the Wildstorm universe, published by DC Comics. A. T. s/Aliens #1, Stormwatch is dissolved. Stormwatch Black becomes the Authority at the end of the series, with the addition of former 'Secret' Stormwatch members Midnighter & Apollo as well as The Doctor II and The Engineer II)
Alternate-universe Stormwatch
In the "Bleed" storyline (Stormwatch V2 #7-9), our universe's Stormwatch watched events unfold in a parallel universe that had little to no knowledge of seedlings, Daemonites, or Kherubim. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint Midnighter is a Fictional Comic book Superhero, best known as a member of the rogue superhero team The Authority. The Engineer is the name of two comic book characters in the Wildstorm universe The Daemonites are an alien race in the Fictional Wildstorm Comic books They were created by Jim Lee and first appeared in The Kherubim or Kherans are an alien race in the Fictional Wildstorm Comic books They were created by Jim Lee and first appeared in In this universe, Battalion had been removed from Stormwatch after a catastrophic attack on the Skywatch space station. He was replaced as Weatherman One by Jack Hawksmoor, with Synergy retaining her position as second-in-command. Jack Hawksmoor is a Fictional Comic book character whose adventures are published by Wildstorm Productions. Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe His bodyguard and personal assistant was Freefall (of Gen¹³), going by her real name, Roxanne. Freefall is the code name of fictional Comic book character Roxanne "Roxy" Spaulding from Wildstorm Comics. Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by His maid at his home in the United States was Anna, also of Gen¹³. Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by He commanded a version of Stormwatch employing over twenty-three super-powered beings; besides himself, Freefall and Synergy, there were exactly twenty field operatives, divided into five teams.
- Stormwatch Team Two
- team leader: Fairchild (formerly of Gen¹³, she still wears that uniform. Caitlin Fairchild is a Fictional character from the Wildstorm Comic book series Gen¹³, created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by )
- Deathblow (formerly of Team 7, he still wears two stripes on his face)
- Hellstrike
- Rainmaker (of Gen¹³)
- Stormwatch Team Four
- team leader: Cole Cash (of WildC.A.T.s; he does not wear a mask or use the name Grifter)
- the Doctor II (of the Changers)
- Fahrenheit
- Sublime (of DV8)
- Other team leaders (team numbers unknown):
- Backlash
- Jenny Sparks (assumed - blonde female in a white Stormwatch uniform, smoking)
- Winter
- Other team members (team assignments unknown):
Other Characters Appearing in Stormwatch
S. Deathblow is a fictional Comic book character created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi from the Wildstorm Universe. Team 7 is the name of a Comic book Superhero team appearing in titles published by Wildstorm Productions. Nigel Keane also known as Hellstrike, is a fictional comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Sarah Rainmaker is a fictional Superhero from the Comic book series Gen¹³ created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by Wildcats, sometimes rendered WildCats or WildCATs, is the name of multiple incarnations of a Superhero team created by the American Comic The Changers are a Fictional group of super-heroes published by Wildstorm an imprint of DC Comics. Fahrenheit ( Lauren Jenette Pennington) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Wildstorm universe. Sublime is the name of a Comic book character from DC Comics / Wildstorm Comics. DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The premise is similar to Gen¹³, also published by Wildstorm and most of the characters made their Backlash is the name of a Fictional character from the Wildstorm universe that first appeared in StormWatch #3 in 1993 and was Jenny Sparks, also known as "The Spirit of the 20th century" is a Fictional character in the Wildstorm Comic book universe created by Winter is a Fictional character who is published by Wildstorm Productions. Copycat is the name of a Comic book character from DC Comics / Wildstorm Comics. DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The premise is similar to Gen¹³, also published by Wildstorm and most of the characters made their Dane is a fictional character from DC Comics / Wildstorm. Created by Whilce Portacio. Wetworks is an American Comic book series created by Comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi Flint is the name of a Comic book character from Wildstorm, created by Jeff Mariotte and Ron Lim. Frostbite, (real name Leon Carver is a character from the DV8 Comic book series published by Wildstorm. DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The premise is similar to Gen¹³, also published by Wildstorm and most of the characters made their Toshiro Misawa also known as Fuji, is a comic book superhero in the Stormwatch series first appearing in Stormwatch #1 Grunge is the codename of Percival Edmund Chang a fictional Comic book character from DC Comics / Wildstorm, and is a member of the Superhero Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by Midnighter is a Fictional Comic book Superhero, best known as a member of the rogue superhero team The Authority. Swift ( Shen Li-Min) is a Fictional Comic book Superhero in the Wildstorm universe, published by DC Comics. Union is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe Character history Ohmen was a member of a faction called the Protectorate on his homeworld The Changers are a Fictional group of super-heroes published by Wildstorm an imprint of DC Comics. T. O. R. M.
In the series Planetary, John Stone is a secret agent working for the agency known as S. Planetary is an American Comic book series created by Warren Ellis (writer and John Cassaday (artist published by the Wildstorm John Stone is a Fictional character from Wildstorm 's Comic book, ''Planetary''. T. O. R. M. in the 1960s. Its command center is known as S. T. O. R. M. Watch. As Planetary is written by former Stormwatch writer Warren Ellis and set in the same fictional universe, it is very unlikely that the similar names are a coincidence and S. T. O. R. M. is probably a precursor to Stormwatch. Indeed, in Planetary #11, John Stone takes Elijah Snow to a remote, little-known bar in Kazakhstan called "The Last Shot" - this is the same bar that Winter bring his Stormwatch teammates to in Stormwatch #46, during Ellis' time writing the series. Elijah Snow is a Fictional character from the Comic book Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday.
Collections
Warren Ellis' run on Stomrwatch has been collected into five trade paperbacks:
- Force of Nature (collects Stormwatch Volume 1 #37-42, 160 pages, January 2000, Titan Books, ISBN 1840236116, Wildstorm, ISBN 156389646X)[4]
- Lightning Strikes (collects Stormwatch Volume 1 #43-47, 144 pages, April 2000, Titan Books, ISBN 1840236175, Wildstorm, ISBN 1563896508)[5]
- Change or Die (collects Stormwatch Volume 1 #48-50, preview and Volume 2 #1-3, 176 pages, July 1999, Titan Books, ISBN 1840236310, Wildstorm, ISBN 156389534X)[6]
- A Finer World (collects Stormwatch Volume 2 #4-9, 144 pages, July 1999, Titan Books, ISBN 1840232919, Wildstorm, ISBN 1563895358)[7]
- Final Orbit (collects Stormwatch Volume 2 #10-11 and "WildC. In Comics, a trade paperback ( TPB or simply trade) refers to a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company established in 1981 A. T. S/Aliens", 96 pages, Titan Books, ISBN 1840233818, Wildstorm, September 2001, ISBN 1563897881)[8]
See also
Notes
References
- Stormwatch at the International Catalogue of Superheroes
- Stormwatch at the Comic Book DB
External links
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