The Conspiracy (2012 film)
The Conspiracy is a 2012 Canadian conspiracy thriller film, film written and directed by Christopher MacBride and features actors Aaron Poole, James Gilbert, Alan C. Peterson, and Julian Richings. It tells the story of two documentary filmmakers who set out to create a
film about a conspiracy theorist named "Terrance G" who disappears
during the making of the film. The two filmmakers are subsequently drawn
into the world of a global syndicate whose aims and machinations are
clouded in secrecy. More about The Conspiracy (2012 film) - keep on reading !!
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Theatrical Release Information
- US Theatrical Release Date: September 10, 2013
- Production Company: Resolute Films and Entertainment
Movie Lovers Review
FUN !! August 24, 2013
By scififanatic
This movie is fun, especially for those who find a lot of the
circulating conspiracy theories very intriguing. My one thought through
this entire film was: I wonder if Alex Jones has seen this movie and
if so, what did he think? The way it was shot reminded me of The Blair Witch.
I
would rather rent this movie than buy it. It was fun for a lazy
Saturday afternoon.... and who knows, maybe the conspiracies are all
true.
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The Conjuring (2013) Review
The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson star as Ed and Lorraine Warren who were American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. Their reports inspired the Amityville Horror. The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor), who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island in 1971.
The Conjuring was released in the United States and Canada on
July 19, 2013, and in the United Kingdom and India on August 6, 2013.
The film has received positive reviews from film critics, and has also
been praised by audiences. The film was also a box-office success,
grossing over $313 million worldwide from its $20 million budget. More about The Conjuring (2013) Review - keep on reading !!
Plot
In 1971, Roger and Carolyn move into a dilapidated farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island
with their five daughters. During the first day, their move goes
smoothly, though their dog, Sadie, refuses to enter the house and one of
the daughters finds a boarded up entrance to a cellar.
The next morning, Carolyn wakes up with a mysterious bruise and finds
Sadie lying dead outside the house. Over the next several days, various
instances of paranormal disturbance occur, one of which is Carolyn
noticing all clocks in the house stop at exactly 3:07. The activity
culminates one night while Roger is away in Florida. After hearing
various clapping, giggling, and seeing the picture frames shattered on
the stairs, Carolyn is locked up in the cellar. Right after this, Cindy
is awakened after sleepwalking into Andrea's room and is horrified when
she sees a spirit at the top of a wardrobe in the room, who attacks
Andrea.
Carolyn contacts noted paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren for help. The Warrens conduct an initial investigation and conclude that the house may require an exorcism, but they needed authorization from the Catholic Church and further evidence before that.
While researching the history of the house, Ed and Lorraine discover
that the house once belonged to an accused witch, Bathsheba, who tried
to sacrifice her children to the devil and killed herself in 1863 after
cursing all who would take her land. The property was once 200+ acres
but has since been divided up into smaller parcels. They find reports of
numerous murders and suicides in houses that have since been built upon
parcels that were once part of the property.
Ed and Lorraine return to the house in an attempt to gather evidence
to receive authorization for an exorcism. Cindy sleepwalks into Andrea's
room once again and reveals a secret passage behind a wardrobe.
Lorraine enters the passage and falls through the floorboards into the
cellar, where she sees the spirit of a woman whom Bathsheba had long ago
possessed and used to kill her child. Another of the Perron children,
Nancy, is violently dragged by her hair along the floor by an unseen
force.
The Perron family decides to take refuge at a hotel while Ed and
Lorraine take their evidence to the Church to organize an exorcism.
While the Warrens were on their way home, their daughter is attacked in
their own home by the spirit of Bathsheba, though Ed arrives in time to
prevent her from getting harmed.
Carolyn, who was earlier possessed by the spirit of Bathsheba, takes
two of her daughters, Christine and April, and drives back to the house.
Ed, Lorraine, two of their assistants and Roger rush to the house where
they find Carolyn trying to stab Christine with the shears. After
subduing Carolyn, Ed decides to perform the exorcism himself, though
Carolyn escapes and again attempts to kill April. Lorraine is able to
temporarily distract the possessed Carolyn from killing her daughter by
reminding her of a special memory she shared with her family, allowing
Ed to complete the exorcism, saving Carolyn and her daughter.
Returning home, Lorraine tells Ed that the priest who they sought for
the exorcism had called back and left a message, saying that he had
gained approval from the Catholic Church to perform it. In addition to
this, he also has another case for them to investigate on Long Island.
Cast
- Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
- Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
- Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron
- Ron Livingston as Roger Perron
- Shanley Caswell as Andrea Perron
- Hayley McFarland as Nancy Perron
- Joey King as Christine Perron
- Mackenzie Foy as Cindy Perron
- Kyla Deaver as April Perron
- Shannon Kook as Drew
- John Brotherton as Brad
- Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren
- Marion Gayot as Georgiana Moran
- Steve Coulter as Father Gorden
- Joseph Bishara as Bathsheba
- Morgana Bridgers as Debbie
- Amy Tipton as Camilla
- Christof Veillon as Maurice
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Theatrical Release Information
- US Theatrical Release Date: July 19, 2013
- MPAA: Rated R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror
- Production Company: New Line Cinema, Safran Company, The, Evergreen Media Group
- Filming Locations: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA | North Carolina, USA
Movie Lovers Review
A good movie with the time and much better than expected !! November 25, 2013
By
L. Clarke (Miami, FL)
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An excellent combination of the Exorcist and Paranormal. We'll worth the
watch and surprisingly well cast directed and written. Highly
recommended!
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Star Trek Into Darkness Review
Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American science fiction action film. It is the twelfth installment in the Star Trek film franchise, and the sequel to 2009's Star Trek. The film was directed by J. J. Abrams from a screenplay by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof based on the series of the same name created by Gene Roddenberry. Lindelof, Orci, Kurtzman and Abrams are also producers, with Bryan Burk. Chris Pine reprises his role as Captain James T. Kirk, with Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy, John Cho and Bruce Greenwood reprising their roles from the previous film. Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller and Alice Eve round out the film's principal cast.
The plot of Into Darkness takes place one year after the previous installment, with Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise sent to the Klingon homeworld seeking former Starfleet member-turned-terrorist John Harrison. After the release of Star Trek, Abrams, Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman, and Orci agreed to produce its sequel. Filming began in January 2012. Into Darkness' visual effects were primarily created by Industrial Light & Magic.
The film was converted to 3D in post-production. Star Trek Into Darkness premiered at Event Cinemas in Sydney, Australia on April 23, 2013, and was released on May 9 in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Peru, with other countries following. The film was released on May 16 in the United States and Canada, opening at IMAX cinemas a day earlier.
Into Darkness was a critical and commercial success, grossing more than $467 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the Star Trek franchise. More about Star Trek Into Darkness Review - keep reading !!
Plot
In 2259, the starship Enterprise is on a survey mission to the planet Nibiru, studying a primitive culture. Captain James T. Kirk and First Officer Spock attempt to save the planet's inhabitants from a volcanic eruption. When Spock's life is endangered, Kirk violates the Prime Directive in order to save him, exposing the Enterprise to the native inhabitants, a decision with which Spock disagrees.
Returning to Earth, Kirk loses command of the Enterprise and Admiral Christopher Pike
is reinstated as its commanding officer. Pike manages to convince
Admiral Marcus to allow Kirk to continue as his first officer on the Enterprise, rather than being sent back to the Academy. Meanwhile, a secret Section 31 installation in London
is bombed by a renegade Starfleet officer, Commander John Harrison.
During a meeting of Starfleet commanders to discuss the situation,
Harrison attacks in a jumpship, killing Pike. Kirk disables the
jumpship, but Harrison uses a prototype portable transwarp transporter
device to escape to Kronos, the Klingon homeworld, knowing Starfleet would be unable to follow.
Admiral Marcus orders the Enterprise to kill Harrison, arming them with 72 prototype photon torpedoes, shielded and untraceable to sensors. Chief engineer Montgomery Scott resigns his duties in protest when Kirk denies Scott's request to examine the weapons for safety reasons. Pavel Chekov is promoted in his stead and Dr. Carol Wallace, a weapons specialist, joins the crew. Spock, Dr. Leonard McCoy and Uhura convince Kirk it would be better to capture Harrison and return him to Earth for trial, rather than killing him.
En route, the Enterprise suffers an unexpected coolant leak in the warp core, disabling the ship's warp capabilities. Kirk leads a deniable operation
to Kronos in a confiscated civilian vessel. Approaching Harrison's
location, they are ambushed by Klingon patrols. Harrison easily
dispatches the Klingons, then unexpectedly surrenders after learning the
exact number of torpedoes locked on his location. On the Enterprise,
Wallace is revealed as Dr. Carol Marcus, the Admiral's daughter, who
along with Dr. McCoy, opens a torpedo at the behest of Harrison,
revealing a man in cryogenic stasis. Harrison reveals his true identity
as Khan, a genetically engineered superhuman awoken by Marcus from a 300-year suspended animation.
Khan reveals his crew was held hostage by Marcus to force him to
develop weapons and warships for Starfleet in preparation for a war
between the Federation and the Klingons. Khan attempted to smuggle his
crew out in the torpedoes he had designed, but was discovered. Believing
Marcus had killed his crew, he instigated his attacks to avenge his
family. Khan reveals Marcus had sabotaged the Enterprise's warp drive, intending for the Klingons to destroy the ship after firing the torpedoes at Kronos, giving him a casus belli for war. Acting on information from Khan, Kirk asks Scott to investigate a set of coordinates within the Solar System.
The Enterprise is intercepted by a larger Federation warship, the USS Vengeance under the command of Marcus. Marcus demands that Kirk deliver Khan, but Kirk refuses. The Enterprise, with a hastily repaired warp drive, flees to Earth in order to report Marcus, however the Vengeance
intercepts and disables it. Kirk offers to exchange Khan and the
cryogenic pods in exchange for sparing the lives of his crew. Marcus
refuses, transporting Carol Marcus to the Vengeance and ordering the Enterprise's destruction. The Vengeance
suddenly loses power, having been sabotaged by Scott, who discovered
and infiltrated the ship during his investigation. With the transporters
down, Kirk and Khan, with the latter's knowledge of the warship's
design, space-jump to the Vengeance. Meanwhile, Spock contacts
his older self on New Vulcan, who informs him that Khan cannot be
trusted. After capturing the bridge, Khan overpowers Kirk, Scott and
Carol, killing Admiral Marcus and seizing control of the Vengeance.
Khan demands from Spock the return of his crew in exchange for the three Enterprise
officers. Spock complies, but surreptitiously removes Khan's frozen
crew and arms the warheads. Khan betrays their agreement, crippling the Enterprise, however the Vengeance
is in turn disabled following the detonation of the torpedoes. With
both starships powerless and caught in Earth's gravity, they begin to
fall toward the surface. Kirk sacrifices himself by entering the
radioactive reactor chamber to realign the warp core, saving the ship.
Kirk succumbs to radiation poisoning and dies, throwing Spock into a
grief-stricken rage.
In one last act of defiance, Khan crashes the Vengeance into San Francisco to destroy Starfleet headquarters. Fleeing the scene, Spock transports down in pursuit. While experimenting on a dead tribble,
McCoy discovers that Khan's blood has regenerative properties that may
save Kirk. Spock, with Uhura's help, manages to subdue and capture Khan,
and Kirk is revived. One year later, Kirk addresses a gathering
memorializing the events, where he recites the "where no man has gone before"
monologue. Khan is resealed in his cryogenic pod and stored with his
crew, while Carol Marcus joins the crew of a recommissioned Enterprise, as it departs on a five-year exploratory mission.
Cast
- Chris Pine as Captain/Commander James T. Kirk, commanding officer and former first officer of the starship Enterprise
- Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock, first officer and science officer
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan, a genetically engineered superhuman given the alias of Commander John Harrison
- Karl Urban as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, chief medical officer
- Simon Pegg as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, second officer and chief engineer
- John Cho as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, third officer and helmsman
- Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, communications officer
- Anton Yelchin as Ensign Pavel Chekov, navigator and Scott's temporary replacement as chief engineer
- Bruce Greenwood as Admiral Christopher Pike, Kirk's mentor and predecessor as captain of the Enterprise
- Alice Eve as Lieutenant Dr. Carol Marcus, a science officer who uses the pseudonym of "Carol Wallace" to board the Enterprise
- Peter Weller as Fleet Admiral Alexander Marcus, Carol's father and commander-in-chief of Starfleet
- Leonard Nimoy as Spock Prime, the original incarnation of Spock.
Supporting Cast and Cameos
- Noel Clarke as Thomas Harewood, a Starfleet officer working in Section 31, who is extorted by Khan into bombing the facility
- Nazneen Contractor as Rima Harewood, Thomas' wife
- Christopher Doohan (son of James Doohan) as Transport officer
- Amanda Foreman as Ensign Brackett
- Jay Scully as Lieutenant Chapin
- Jonathan Dixon as Ensign Froman
- Aisha Hinds as Navigation Officer Darwin
- Joseph Gatt as Science Officer 0718
- Bill Hader as Additional voices
- Deep Roy as Keenser
- Anjini Taneja Azhar as Lucille Harewood, Thomas' terminally ill daughter
- Nolan North as a Vengeance helmsman
- Sean Blakemore as a Klingon
- Heather Langenkamp as Moto
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Theatrical Release Information
- US Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 2013
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence
- Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Bad Robot
- Filming Locations: Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory - 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California, USA | Crystal
Cathedral - 12141 Lewis Street, Garden Grove, California, USA |
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles,
California, USA | Iceland | The Getty Center, Los Angeles, California,
USA
Movie Lovers Review
A fun time for Star Trek, November 22, 2013
By Paul Gee (United States)
This was a great addition to my Instant Video collection. I pay
attention to detail... the sets, costumes, special effects and acting
are all so much fun that this a Star Trek movie worth watching many
times.
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Night Thrasher (Marvel Comics) Character Review
Night Thrasher is a fictional Character, a superhero published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Thor (December 1989), and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. More about Night Thrasher (Marvel Comics) Character Review - keep on reading !!
Fictional Character Biography
Early Life - Dwayne Michael Taylor led a hard life. As a child in New York City,
he saw his wealthy parents slain before his very eyes. This event drove
him to hone himself into a human fighting machine in the pursuit of
vengeance. Over time, this desire for revenge later evolved into an
obsessive desire to punish all wrongdoers.
He was unable to fully remember the exact circumstances of his
parents' deaths, and was unable to remember the face of their killer, he
assumed that this was due to his mind trying to block the memory. Later
in life he discovered that the entire circumstances of his parents'
death and his own rearing by his guardian Chord and an elderly Asian woman named Tai, had in fact all been orchestrated by Tai herself.
The driven, and conflicted young man lived a dual existence, during
the day he ran the Taylor Foundation, and at night he relentlessly
trained himself to human perfection, and studied with the best private
tutors money could buy. He then began patrolling the streets of New York
City as a crime-fighter, to provide a test-bed for his skills.
Early Adventures - Silhouette and Midnight's Fire were operating as independent vigilantes in the streets of New York City
when they met Dwayne who was also doing the same thing but as a solo
operative, a short while before he became Night Thrasher. The trio began
an organized effort to lessen the influence of New York City street gangs. Silhouette and Midnight's Fire were the children of Andrew Chord who was serving at the time as Dwayne's guardian.
Their partnership ended when Silhouette was shot and paralyzed from the legs down in a sting gone badly. Midnight's Fire blamed Dwayne and became a cop killer and a druglord
in order to lure Dwayne into a physical confrontation he could not
possibly win. Later the partially paralyzed Silhouette reunited with
Dwayne, distancing herself from her brother's evil actions.
Dwayne created a suit of special body armor, partially as a response
to the threat of Midnight's Fire who was determined to kill him, and
also because he felt it was the most effective way to carry out his
mission.
Powers and Abilities
According to the villain Genecide, Dwayne has some unspecified "advanced DNA". And in issue #10 Emma Frost
states he was somehow naturally immune to telepathic probes; this was
later revealed to have been caused by Tai, either due to her tampering
with his memory or a deliberate effort on Tai's part to ensure that no
one else could manipulate Dwayne and interfere with her plans for him.
Night Thrasher possesses excellent hand-to-hand fighting ability and
is trained in various martial arts; he has been able to hold his own
against the Punisher (Thrasher would have won, had the Punisher not managed to discharge a submachine gun
against him at point-blank range). He is also an excellent acrobat, a
talented designer of battle-suits and small armament, and a good
computer "hacker." His strength was further enhanced, though not to a
truly super-human degree, by his Mark II combat armor.
Equipment - Night Thrasher wore a special suit of light articulated combat armor
composed of Kevlar/boro and silicate-oriented fiber in ceramic matrix, 2
layers, 8 mm/16 mm thick, and the cloth composed of micro-mail titanium
nitride; he originally designed the battle-suit to survive physical
combat with Silhouette's brother Midnight's Fire.
The costume cannot be penetrated by bullets from conventional firearms
or by knives and is fireproof. The suit is also composed of a wafer-thin
L.E.D. casing that allows the suit to camouflage itself within its
surroundings. The helmet contained goggles (integral) with infrared
sighting, telescopic lens, magnetic resonance scanning, and camera
attachment. The helmet also includes a breathing apparatus, voice
scrambler, two-way radio communications device, parabolic sound
enhancer, and cybernetic link to armor systems.
He also carried a pair of truncheons, Escrima sticks which he called his "Battle Staves" which attached to special slots in the back of the Mark I
armor, and an armored high tech fiberglass skateboard with a
retractable razor-sharp blade; the board also hooked onto the back of
his armor. The armor was equipped with a titanium spring-lock blade in
the right forearm. The left wrist of his armor contained a thin adamantium-alloy garrote
wire. Micro surface-to-surface (STS) missiles were also mounted on the
forearms. The Mark I armor also had a hidden compartment in which he had
a Micro Uzi
submachine pistol stored for emergencies. His skateboard could also be
used as a shield or as a weapon, with a wide concealed blade; it could
also be modified for use as a snowboard.
The wrist gauntlets on his armor could fire pepper spray, sleeping gas or explosively launch his "Battle Staves" which were holstered alongside his forearms in the Mark II
armor. His gauntlets could also deploy pneumatically-fired grapnel
lines for traversing rooftops, and contained retractable blades, as well
as an extendable computer tap. He also had a utility pack with various
shaped explosives, plastique, napalm gel, and cordite packs, magnesium
flares, smoke capsules, incendiary packs, caltrops/spur jacks, and ball
bearings. The back pack also contained a glider chute. The Mark II armor also had an advanced active camouflage system.
The Night Thrasher armor Dwayne was wearing in Civil War was also revealed to be made from a vibranium mesh.
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Darkhawk (Marvel Comics) Character Review
Darkhawk (Christopher Powell) is a fictional Comic book superhero who first appeared in his own self-titled series, Darkhawk #1 (March 1991). He was created by writer and then Marvel editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco, and artist Mike Manley. More about Darkhawk (Marvel Comics) Character Review - keep on reading !!
Fictional Character Biography
Christopher Powell was born in Queens, New York.
While witnessing his policeman father accept a bribe from a crime boss
at an abandoned amusement park, teenager Chris Powell discovered a
mysterious amulet. This amulet allowed him to switch places with a powerful android that his mind controlled. Powell vowed to use the amulet as "an edge against crime." In this role, he worked with other superheroes and battled a number of costumed villains.
Darkhawk soon encountered his first supervillain, the Hobgoblin, and battled him alongside Spider-Man. He next fought Savage Steel, and then Portal. He next battled the U-Foes alongside Captain America. He battled the villain Lodestone, who attempted to remove his amulet. He battled Savage Steel again, this time alongside the Punisher. Darkhawk battled the cyborg Midnight, Thunderball, and the Secret Empire alongside Spider-Man, the Punisher, Night Thrasher, Nova, and Moon Knight. Darkhawk then battled assassins from the Foreigner's 1400 Club. He battled Tombstone, who successfully removed his amulet from his chest.
Darkhawk occasionally worked with the New Warriors and was a provisional member of the West Coast Avengers. Darkhawk also battled a number of costumed villains, including the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
Powell discovered that the armor was stored and repaired aboard a
starship in a dimension called Null Space. When he used the amulet to
access the armor, his human body switched places with the armor. The
Darkhawk amulet and armor were one of several commissioned by an alien
crime lord named Dargin Bokk (Evilhawk).
The scientists who created the technology eventually used it to assault
Bokk. After Bokk's defeat, the Darkhawk amulet was sent to Earth for
safekeeping.
However, the events of the recent War of Kings: Ascension storyline
cast doubts on how much of this—even the existence of Bokk himself—was
real.
Later, Powell and Darkhawk were split into two separate beings, each
with Powell's memories. The Darkhawk body was then transformed into a
new shape when it accidentally downloaded data from the ship, later
re-merging so that Powell could change back and forth between the two
without teleporting to Null Space.
Loners - Powell later joined a group of former teenage superheroes who were struggling with their current lot in life called the Loners (formerly known as Excelsior). Members of this group included Phil Urich (a former Green Goblin), Turbo from the New Warriors, Lightspeed from Power Pack, and Ricochet from the Slingers. The group was hired by a mysterious benefactor - later revealed to be former Avengers sidekick and Captain Marvel and Hulk partner Rick Jones - to track down the Runaways in Los Angeles.
Powell displayed trouble controlling his anger in his Darkhawk
persona, leading to a short skirmish with Turbo. Dismayed with himself,
Powell admits to his teammates that he suffered a nervous breakdown. Powell decided to never turn into Darkhawk again, but this decision did
not last long, as shortly thereafter the group battled the notorious Avengers villain, Ultron.
Darkhawk delivered the final blow, using a darkforce blast at point
blank range to blow Ultron to pieces. Following the battle and the
revelation of Jones' involvement, Excelsior opted to remain together and
act as a more traditional superhero team.
Excelsior eventually change their minds about being superheroes and
instead become a 'superhero support group' due to the events of the
superhuman Civil War
rendering moot their original purpose to dissuade and/or help young
superheroes cope with their powers/superhuman identities, as this role
was now being officially fulfilled by the U.S. government (though Excelsior's new group mission was also fulfilled by the U.S. government). However, a new addition to the group, Mattie Franklin (Spider-Woman) convinces Powell to use his powers in order to help her take down the MGH
dealers that moved to Los Angeles. Powell inconsistently displays his
rage issues during this time, mostly acting as a peacemaker between
Mattie and Ricochet (an alternate identity used by the fictional superhero Spider-Man) after the three team up to battle crime.
Secret Invasion - Deciding to register with the government, Darkhawk is assigned to the position of Security Chief at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.. During the Skrull invasion, he teams up with his old team-mate Nova for two issues of that character's own title, but is also seen in the background of several issues thereafter.
Realm of Kings - The Shi'ar Imperium declares Darkhawk the "Galaxy's Most Wanted,"
making Powell an intergalactic fugitive. His old friend Nova, not
willing to believe Powell could be a murderer, tracks him to the planet
Shard, which is in danger of falling into a rift in space known as the
Fault. Nova offers to help Powell clear his name, but they are
interrupted by an attacking biomass from the Fault, and by the awakening
of another Raptor, named Gyre. All three are trapped on the planet as
it is disintegrated by the Fault.
Darkhawk finds himself saved, alongside Nova, by Nova's old enemy the
Sphinx, who seems unaware of Darkhawk's presence. Together, the two
heroes join past versions of Reed Richards, Black Bolt, and Namorita in
helping the Sphinx combat his younger self. The young Sphinx draws his
own warriors, including Gyre, into the battle, and Darkhawk faces and
defeats Gyre in single combat, exorcising him from the Kree
archaeologist he had possessed. During the fight, Gyre reveals that many
more Raptors are re-awakening. Ultimately, the elder Sphinx defeats his
counterpart, and mentally controls Darkhawk into giving him his younger
self's Ka Stone. Nevertheless, the heroes are able to defeat the
double-powered Sphinx and return to their proper places in time (except
Namorita, who is pulled into Darkhawk and Nova's time).
Darkhawk returns to Earth and Project Pegasus to help Nova fight the
evil Quasar from the Cancerverse on the other side of the Fault. The
evil Quasar damages Darkhawk so badly that his suit shuts down, leaving
him alive but unable to accompany Nova as he goes to warn the universe
about the threat posed by the Fault. Nova leaves Darkhawk in the care of
Pegasus' medical team
Avengers Arena - Darkhawk next appears in Avengers Arena as part of the Marvel NOW!
event. He is among the young superheroes that are abducted by Arcade
and sent to Murderworld despite not being a teenager himself. Arcade
expects his captives to fight to the death. Darkhawk is later attacked by an unidentified cybernetic creature, which tears his transformation amulet from his chest. The amulet is found by Chase Stein, who transforms into the new Darkhawk. The attacker was later revealed to be Deathlocket (who was in turn controlled by Apex). When Deathlocket stumbled into an underground facility, she comes
across a room where Christopher Powell's body is alongside the others
who have died in battle
Powers and Abilities
The Darkhawk body has enhanced physical abilities, including
strength, agility and reflexes, powered by the extraterrestrial amulet
he wears. The retractable glider wings under his arms allow him to glide
on air currents, and he can also fly at speeds that let him fly from
New York to California in only a matter of hours. Even major injuries to
his Darkhawk body can be repaired by switching back to his human form;
his Darkhawk body teleports back to its holding space on the Darkhawk
ship in Null Space, where it can be repaired almost instantly. As the
Darkhawk body is no longer separate from Chris and does not teleport to
Null Space when not in use, it is questionable whether it can be
repaired as quickly as it once was.
Darkhawk can project energy from the amulet in his chest as a focal
point, either as concussive force blasts, or as a circular energy
shield; (Chris referred to his force blasts as "darkforce blasts," until
he encountered the actual Darkforce Dimension in New Warriors). Darkhawk also has telescopic and infra-red vision, and a grappling hook claw-cable on his right arm shaped like a claw.
In his human form, Chris Powell has no superhuman abilities, though he has taken some karate and kendo classes.
For a time, Darkhawk was upgraded to a new body design, which gave
him greatly enhanced powers. His amulet could project force bubbles in
various shapes and he could combine his force fields and force blasts
into a giant, hawk-shaped construct around his body. He could fire heat
beams from his eyes, be healed by generating an energy pod around his
body, and had a single extendable claw on each wrist. He could also
mentally communicate with the Darkhawk ship, and could teleport weapons
from the ship when he was on Earth. At one point, he was outfitted with
additional body armor on top of his android body.
In this body, he was separated from Chris Powell, and also retained
Chris' memories. The two were later merged into one being in the final
issue of the Darkhawk series, so that Chris could turn into Darkhawk on
command. The Darkhawk android body no longer existed and the two
separate entities became one.
At some point after the cancellation of his own series, Darkhawk
reverted to his original form under unrevealed circumstances, although
he can still summon his second armored form.
His appearance in War of Kings is somewhat more reminiscent of his
second costume, and he demonstrates a heretofore unrealized ability to
reconfigure the armor into a multitude of forms with abilities that can
cope with the current situation
In Other Media (Television)
Darkhawk made two brief cameos in the Fantastic Four
cartoon. In the episode, "To Battle the Living Planet" he is seen with
other New Warriors helping civilians. In "Doomsday" he is shown flying
with Justice.
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Gorgon (Marvel Comics) Character Review
The Gorgon (real name Tomi Shishido) is the name of a Comic book Character associated with the X-Men member Wolverine. He is unrelated to the Marvel character Gorgon of the Inhumans. More about Gorgon (Marvel Comics) Character Review - keep on reading !!
Fictional Character Biography
The Gorgon's real name is Tomi Shishido. He is a member of the Hand and HYDRA and a powerful mutant,
leading the extremist mutant society Dawn of the White Light. As a
child, he possessed near superhuman levels of intelligence. He said his
first words at two weeks of age, could walk at three months, and was
able to read and write by his first birthday. He became an accomplished
painter by age four, among the top artists in all of Japan; and composed an opera at age six. This is also the age when he attempted a second suicide.
At age 13, he formulated a mathematical formula that proves the existence of One-Above-All
and manifested the mutant ability to turn people to stone just by
looking at them. The media dubbed him "The Gorgon", after the Gorgon of Greek mythology.
Shortly after, he became the leader of a mutant death-cult called the
Dawn of the White Light, which committed terrorist attacks throughout Japan.
By age 18, he sought out the Hand. Before leaving his home, he killed
his entire family and his only friend to prove that he was ruthless
enough to join the terrorist organization.
After finding the Hand sanctuary and slaying all of its guards while
blindfolded, the Gorgon went inside and pledged his allegiance to the
Hand's Jonin. When the master questioned his dedication, the Gorgon
impaled himself with his own sword, fatally injuring himself, and told
the master to resurrect him. The Jonin were impressed and brought him
into the fold.
Later, the Gorgon became connected to HYDRA and formed a relationship with Elsbeth Von Strucker, the wife of HYDRA leader Baron Strucker (Baron Wolfgang von Strucker). He was responsible for the capture and brain washing of Wolverine. Although Wolverine was eventually freed from their control, he managed to infiltrate the Baxter Building and steal technological blueprints from Reed Richards that were very useful to HYDRA. Wolverine, under the brain washing, committed a number of terrorist
attacks resulting in the deaths of numerous costumed heroes and hundreds
of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents before he was finally caught during an assault on the X-Mansion and subsequently deprogrammed.
Eventually, the Gorgon attempted to assassinate Nick Fury
after S.H.I.E.L.D. launched an attack which destroyed his safe-house
and killed Elsbeth Von Strucker in the process. He was intercepted by
Wolverine before he could complete the objective. The two engaged in a
brutal battle, inflicting devastating injuries upon one another. The
Gorgon managed to gain the upper hand and attempted to use his mutant
ability to transform Wolverine into stone; Wolverine extruded his claws
at the last moment, forcing the Gorgon to see his own reflection in
them. As a result, the Gorgon's power was reflected back upon him. Once
the Gorgon had been turned into stone, Wolverine shattered his body.
During the Dark Reign storyline, HYDRA forced The Hand to resurrect the Gorgon using the rock fragments of his body. He is also given the sword Godkiller.
The Godkiller is destroyed in a battle against Phobos, who wields
Grasscutter. Gorgon uses the broken blade to slay Phobos with a mortal
chest stab and takes Grasscutter as his own, citing "a red sword for a
red lord".
Following the Fear Itself storyline, Gorgon joins up with H.A.M.M.E.R. after Norman Osborn reclaims leadership upon escaping from the Raft. Gorgon ends up becoming a member of the second incarnation of the Dark Avengers as the new Dark Wolverine. He and Madame Hydra
secretly plan that once Norman Osborn proves to be too dangerous to
lead the Dark Avengers, they will kill him and use the Dark Avengers to
cause discord by serving as a voice of the "disenfranchised" unsatisfied
with the status quo. Although he is generally a suitable "Dark
Wolverine" due to his skills and healing powers, Gorgon lacks the real
Wolverine's claws instead relying on fake claws that are a part of his
costume. Gorgon and the other members of the Dark Avengers are defeated when their teammate Skaar reveals himself as the Avengers' double-agent and summons both Avengers teams to defeat the Dark Avengers.
Powers and Abilities
The Gorgon possesses a variety of superhuman abilities as a result of
genetic mutation and mystical enhancement from the Hand and HYDRA.
The Gorgon's primary mutant ability is the ability to transform an
individual to stone by making eye contact with them. Gorgon's eyes have
no visible pupils and glow with a bright green energy. The Gorgon always
wears a pair of dark sunglasses
in order to see without affecting those around him. Whether the
sunglasses possess any sort of special properties or are composed of
some special material designed to block his power has not been revealed.
He was also born with, or soon achieved, extraordinary level of
intelligence, possibly at a superhuman level, and psionic abilities.
After his resurrection, the Gorgon's strength, speed,
reflexes/reactions, agility, dexterity, coordination, balance, endurance
are all heightened to superhuman levels, the exact limits of which are
unrevealed. The Gorgon also possesses an accelerated healing factor
that enables him to repair damaged or destroyed tissue with
extraordinary speed and efficiency. He is capable of healing from
massive trauma inflicted by Wolverine's adamantium claws, bludgeoning, and falling from great heights while continuing to fight.
Aside from his physical advantages, the Gorgon possesses some level
of telepathy/empathy allowing him to hear the thoughts and feel the
emotions of others. Much like his physical capabilities, the exact
limits of the Gorgon's psionic powers remain unknown.
The Gorgon is an extraordinary hand to hand combatant, even before
his resurrection, trained in multiple forms of martial arts. He is an
expert swordsman and typically prefers to use a katana
during combat. Also, he typically uses his psionic abilities to read
the minds of his opponents during combat situations (even highly trained
minds like Wolverine's and Elektra's), enabling him to predict and
counter their every move. He has used swords and a personal
teleportation device. He currently wields Godkiller, a sword that has
killed many kings, emperors, and also made a god bleed.
The Gorgon is extraordinarily intelligent and possesses advanced
knowledge in multiple academic and artistic fields. This intellect makes
him extremely arrogant when dealing with non-mutants, to the point that
Gorgon dismisses Mister Fantastic as simply the equivalent of a parrot that can mimic a human voice after HYDRA raided the Baxter Building
to steal some of his plans, despite the fact that Gorgon was actually
impressed by Richards' ideas on the plans, simply because Richards isn't
a mutant.
In Other Media (Television)
Gorgon is referenced in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
episode "Widow's Sting". He was mentioned to be the head of the Yashida
Clan. Madame Hydra mentions to Baron Strucker that Gorgon and the
Yashida Clan have pledged their allegiance to HYDRA.
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