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History
The Story of the Year[]
Supreme returned to Earth from space and discovered that not only was he living in a "revision" of reality, but that there had been many previous versions of himself. Retired Supremes lived in another reality, dubbed the "Supremacy" by its inhabitants, an afterlife for characters whose stories had come to an end. Supreme first suffered from amnesia, but quickly learned that his returning memories were "backstory" that was gradually being filled in. This new version of Supreme had a secret identity as Ethan Crane, a mild-mannered artist for Dazzle Comics, who received his powers as a result of a childhood exposure to a meteorite composed of pure Supremium, a meta-element that can alter reality. When not saving the world as the archetypal superhero, Crane illustrated the adventures of Omniman, a Supreme-like character undergoing a re-launch with a change of writers.
Suprema and Radar. Art by Alex Ross
The Return[]
Following the defeat of Darius Dax, Supreme would find an ember of Judy Jordan's consciousness still in her body, which he transferred to an android, Suprematon. Her new artificial body was endowed with superpowers, but Judy found trouble adjusting to another body and having missed the last 20 years of her life. S-1, the only other sentient Suprematon, would confess his love for Judy. S-1 changed his name to Talos, and the two were married by Supreme in the Flying Citadel. The new couple left Earth and found an uninhabited planet to live.
Ethan Crane's growing romance with Diana Dane started to falter after he would "get all weird and run away." He tried to reconnect with her as Supreme after arranging a meeting as Ethan. Supreme gave her a tour of the Citadel to give her ideas for Omniman.
After Darius Dax died[1], he was sent to a place similar to the Supremacy, called Daxia. Every version of Dax before him lived in Daxia, including Darius Duck, Daxor, Daxian, Doomsdax, Mad Nazi Scientist Dax, and "Grim" Serial-Killer Transvestite 80's Dax. The combined intellect of the Daxes let him cheat death once more and return to the land of the living.
Villains[]
- Emerpus, the Reverse Supreme, unaverts disasters, like releasing the captives of his "Ledatic", or punching a meteor back together.[2]
- Gorrl, the living galaxy, held Suprema in captivity for thirty years.[3]
- Korgo is a warlord from space. He challenges Bill Clinton under the formal rules of the Cosmic Dictators Guild and wins. He fakes defeat against Supreme to escape Hilary Clinton and return to the Hell of Mirrors.[4]
- Master Meteor first appears in Littlehaven in search of the Supremium isotope and he fights Kid Supreme. When he reappears he is the second character to call himself the Supremium Man.[5]
- Optilux converted cities, such as Amalynth, into light and captivity, much like Brainiac shrunk Kandor.[6][4]
- Televillain was originally a television repair man until an accident gave him the ability teleport using televisions.[6][4]
- The End is a powerful villain whom the other captives in the Hell of Mirrors cede to. [2] His name suggests he is a reference to Doomsday, but he is never seen except in shadow.
- Shadow Supreme is an evil version of supreme created by Darious Dax's ray.[6][4]
- Slaver Ant secretes behavior altering chemicals.[6][4]
- Vor-Em humanoid lion warrior.[6][4]
Supreme Sacrifice[]
In 2006, Arcade Comics is publishing Supreme's return by Robert Kirkman and Rob Liefeld. It will not complete Alan Moore's run. Supreme Sacrifice does include aspects created by Moore including the Supremacy. More specifically, it will deal with Liefeld's original 90's Supreme and his forced retirement in the Supremacy.[1]
Alternate versions of Supreme[]
Kid Supreme[]
During World War II, Charles Flanders[7] discovered he could tap into Supreme's power, and he became Supreme's sidekick, the first Kid Supreme. The second Kid Supreme was Danny Fuller[8] after he received super powers during a fight between Supreme and Union. Alan Moore's Kid Supreme is merely a younger version of Supreme as an homage to Superboy.[9]. He was also Supreme-Mite when he first received his powers as a toddler.
Probe[]
The biological future daughter of Glory and Supreme, named Probe, although she once believed that she was a test tube baby until Glory told her the truth. This character was removed from reality after the Supreme continuity was rebooted by Alan Moore, though she still exists in the Supremacy.
Suprema[]
In her place, Supreme's sister Sally Crane became Suprema. When Darius Dax merged with the Supremium, he became "too heavy for the space-time continuum" and he fell through a crack in reality. He emerged in the past, specifically, on Sally's birthday. Dax fell to Earth in front of the Cranes' residence. Sally's proximity to the incident gave her white hair, and later, she learned she had similar powers as well.
When Supreme left Earth, Suprema took over duties in his absence. Gorrl, the Living Galaxy, came looking for revenge against Supreme. Since he couldn't find him, he threatened to absorb the Milky Way Galaxy unless he was given a "suitable human companion." Suprema volunteered if Gorrl would spare the star system. Grorrl brought her to the edge of a black hole where time passes differently than in normal space. As a result, Suprema spent 30 years there, in the blink of an eye. After those 30 years, Supreme finally came to rescue Suprema. They were able to convince Gorrl that a human companion was unsuitable and he should be with his own kind. Gorrl allowed her to leave and she was able to return home.
Collected Editions[]
- Supreme Madness TPB - collecting Supreme #12-18 (Image Comics)
- Supreme: The Story of the Year TPB - collecting Supreme #41-52 (Checker Book Publishing Group, 2002, 332 Pages, ISBN 0-9710249-5-2)
- Supreme: The Return TPB - collecting Supreme #53-56 and Supreme: The Return #1-6 (Checker Book Publishing Group, 2003, 258 Pages, ISBN 0-9710249-6-0)
Attributes
Powers
- Unique Physiology: After coming in contact with a substance called Supremium as a kid Ethan Crane developed incredible superhuman abilities.
- Strength Supreme: Supreme possesses incredible levels of strength, he can lift 100 tons with ease and even as a kid he displayed enough physical might to move a continent barehanded. His Pre-Revision version exchanged blows with the likes of Pitt, Union and Quantum, he showed enough strength to fight toe-to-toe against Omni-Man and beat Suprema to uncounciousness.
- Speed Supreme: Supreme is fast enough to surpass the speed of light.
- Superhuman Agility: the supreme's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. This allows him to easily take sharp turns and easily maneuver while flying and moving at superhuman speed.
- Superhuman Reflexes: Supreme possesses far greater reflexes than any normal human being. This allows him to easily react to danger and events and perceive the world in slow motion.
- Electrokinesis: By rubbing his hands at super speed supreme can build up a static charge that can be discharged as a bolt of lightning.
- Stamina Supreme: Supreme possesses nearly-infinite levels of stamina.
- Super-Breath: Supreme is able to create hurricane-force winds by exhaling the air from his lungs.
- Sense Supreme: While not possessing super senses in the common conception of the term Supreme is able to expand his consciousness in a way that let's him know, hear and see in far beyond himself.
- Vision Supreme: X-Ray, telescopic, infrared, microscopic and elecro-magnetic spectrum vision.
- Enhanced Hearing
- Energy Projection: Supreme can project blast of concentrated heat from his eyes capable of incinerating human flesh and melt metal. During World War 2 he was known for laying low entire nazi regiments with his optic blasts.
- Invulnerability: Supreme is invulnerable to most forms of damage, only beings with similar strength like Glory can hurt him.
- Superhuman Adaptation: Supreme possesses the ability to adapt to enemy attacks by automatically developing countermeasures that allow him to strengthen himself and become resistant to the damage inflicted upon him.
- Accelerated Healing: Supreme's wounds heal almost instantly.
- Flight: Supreme is able to manipulate graviton particles to defy the forces of gravity and achieve flight.
- Interstellar Travel: Supreme is immune to the nature of space and is not inhibited by its lack of gravity. He can travel through space where no human body could survive without the help of technology or protection.
- Enhanced Intellect: Supreme mind has become more powerful than a supercomputer and can design incredibly complex machinery.
- Decelerated Aging: Supreme's aging appears to have stopped as soon as he reached adulthood.
- Self-Sustenance: Supreme can survive in space without any sign of discomfort.
- Energy Absorption(Pre-Revision only): Unlike his post-revision counterpart Mean Supreme has demonstrated the ability to absorb various forms of energy to augment his powers.
Abilities
Pre-Revision
- Intimidation: Supreme is capable of instilling great fear in others.
- Hand-to-Hand Combat: supreme, through training, have mastered unarmed/hand-to-hand combat.
Post-Revision
- Hand-to-Hand Combat: supreme, through training, have mastered unarmed/hand-to-hand combat.
- Robotic Engineering: Supreme can build robots capable of independent thought.
- Mechanical Engineering: Supreme built himself his own flying fortress.
- Artistry: Supreme is a talented comic book artist.
Weaknesses
Pre-Revision
- Mental Illness: Before the revision Supreme was described by many people as a psychopath prone to rage outbursts and willing to kill innocent bystanders in order to achieve his goals, as a religious zealot and as a man affected by a god complex. Original Supreme himself described him as brutal, savage, egotistic and mean.
Post-Revision
- Supremium Radiation: Supremium appears to be the only substance capable of seriously hurting Supreme. Depending on the type of Supremium he is exposed to he can suffer from a wide range of effects that go from transformations to permanent loss of power.
Paraphernalia
Weapons
Pre-Revision
- Mjöllnir(formerly): After losing his powers in a battle against Quantum Supreme discovered that the magic inside Mjöllnir could give him abilities similar to his original power set.
See Also
- 13 appearance(s) of Ethan Crane (Alan Moore's Extreme)
- 3 image(s) of Ethan Crane (Alan Moore's Extreme)
Links and References
See also[]
External Web Sites[]
References
- ↑ Supreme #52 (1998)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Supreme #51 (1997)
- ↑ Supreme: The New Adventures Vol 1 46 (1996)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Supreme: The Return #1 (1998)
- ↑ Supreme: The Return #5 (1998)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Supreme #56 (1998)
- ↑ Supreme Vol 1 #9 (1993)
- ↑ Supreme Vol 1 #19 (1994)
- ↑ Supreme Vol 1 #42 (1996)