Showing posts with label DC Comics: Rebirth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Comics: Rebirth. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Seymour David - Doomsday Clock (2017)

Former employee of New York's The New Frontiersman, Seymour David originally found Rorschach's journal sent to them by the masked vigilante before his confrontation with Adrian Veidt at Karnak, transcribing entries of the book in 1986 following The New York City Massacre.  

However, shortly after the paper went in circulation, he was brutally beaten to death in his own home in what would be considered by N.Y.P.D and the courts as being a botched burglary attempt by a young thief Roger Jackson

Yet the case was reopened after The Massacre began being investigated more closely, with FBI searching David's home for Rorschach's journal. Realising that it was missing, authorities concluded that the murder had in fact been premeditated by an unknown assailant wanting to reclaim the journal and ensure that entries about Rorschach's investigation into the death of Edward Morgan Blake remained unpublished. 

The crime was reported by Doug Routh in the February edition of the Nova Express in 1987. 

Roger Jackson - Doomsday Clock (2017)

A young thief from New York, Roger Jackson was believed to have murdered Seymour David during a "random" burglary that went wrong. With much evidence tying him to the case, he was tried and found guilty for the crime, sentenced to prison.

However, upon further investigation into the case and the realisation that the crime had not been accidental as it was first thought Jackson's guilt was called into question. With these new findings, his attorney and legal team have since begun filing for the verdict to be overturned by the judge on the grounds of this new evidence.

The incident was reported in the Nova Express by reporter Doug Roth.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Nabil Azmah - Doomsday Clock (2017)

Originating from Douma, Nabil Azmah was born to parents killed in the civil war. His younger sister was tragically executed on the orders of Assad. He was meta-positive and had the power to control sand.

He eventually took on the alias of Sandstorm to fight child traffickers, avenging himself and all the other children that were taken prisoner.

Nabil revealed his true form to Superman when the Man of Steel visited Khandaq to investigate Firestorm's recent controversial actions, shocking the Kryptonian with the fact that one of the most talked about metahumans to join Black Adam's inner circle was a young child.

Sandstorm - Doomsday Clock (2017)

A young metahuman from Syria, Sandstorm, aka Nabil Azmah was captured and enslaved along with many other children by terrorist cells throughout his homeland. Using his powers to manipulate and control the sands of the desert, he managed to free himself and the other prisoners, before setting his sights on ensuring that no other child would be kept incarcerated.

Sandstorm was able to liberate thousands of children from enslavement, taking them with him to Khandaq in response to Back Adam's global message that the nation to the north of the Sinai Peninsula would be welcome to all, as well as offer asylum to the persecuted and oppressed.

However, his desire to leave with children to Khandaq put him at odds with members of the Syrian armed forces, making him a subject of interest by many news outlets and government watch schemes. His powers are believed by the Department of Metahuman Affairs agent David Drake to span across whole deserts, with Drake keeping an eye on Sandstorm for his committal to Black Adam's cause.

Happily using his powers to make sandcastles in the royal gardens of Black Adam's palace, entertaining several children with his demonstration, Sandstorm was interrupted by Black Adam, who personally introduced him to the visiting Superman.

Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man - Doomsday Clock (2017)

An unnamed metahuman and former enemy of the Doom Patrol, the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man had the power to morph his body into different forms.

He eventually met and joined India's metahuman group the Doomed, where he fought alongside the team.

During their most recent mission to liberate a group of children from traffickers being held in Calcutta, he transformed himself into a member of the Tyrannosaurus family. He was reported to have allegedly eaten the criminals alive, although many seemed to question the accuracy of these accounts. Either way, those that the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man helped to free gratefully cheered and applauded his part in the Doomed's rescue efforts.

Flex Mentallo - Doomsday Clock (2017)

A metahuman and member of the Doom Patrol, Flex Mentallo accompanied his teammates and many other Earth-based heroes to Mars during their mission to track down the source of an unknown energy explosion that framed Firestorm for murder and turned the world against Superman.

He and Robot Man tried to take down Doctor Manhattan, only to be sent crashing back with ease. Before he could get back up, he was incapacitated along with the collective heroes in a single blast.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Silk Spectre i - Doomsday Clock (2017)

An American crime fighter and a member of the Minutemen, Silk Spectre - aka Sally Jupiter/Juspeczyk - eventually retired before the enforcement of the Keene Act, passing on the title to her daughter.

To honour Spectre's memory and help Reggie Long protect himself from the abusive staff at the Fitzgerald Mental Home, Bryon Lewis taught Long some of the moves and techniques Sally used in combat during her time in the Minutemen. Byron mentioned that she favoured "distraction."

Sally Jupiter - Doomsday Clock (2017)

The alias of the original Silk Spectre, Sally Jupiter - née Juspeczyk - retired from crimefighting where she eventually passed away.

Adrian Veidt attended her memorial service, where he belittled her as being unintelligent and morally bankrupt, adding that he did not see why the city should honour her as a hero or with a commemorative statue. These actions put him out of favour with some members of the public.