Damageis the name of two fictional characters appearing in comic books published byDC Comics.
| Damage | |
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 The Grant Emerson incarnation of Damage as depicted inJustice Society of America#6 (2007); art byAlex Ross. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
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| Alter ego | Grant Albert Emerson Ethan "Elvis" Avery Junior |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Teen Titans Freedom Fighters Justice Society of America Black Lantern Corps Justice League Task Force Justice League |
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The Grant Emerson incarnation of Damage first appeared in acomic bookof the same name during theZero Hour crisis.He is the son ofthe original Atom, Al Pratt.He has been a member of theTitans,theFreedom Fighters,and theJustice Society of America.[1]
The Ethan Avery Jr. incarnation of Damage debuted inDamage(vol. 2) #1.[2]
Publication history
editThe Grant Emerson incarnation of Damage first appeared inDamage#1, and was created byTom Joynerand Bill Marimon.[3]
The Ethan Avery Jr. incarnation of Damage first appeared inDamage(vol. 2) #1, and was created byRobert VendittiandTony Daniel.Critics have compared him toMarvel ComicscharacterHulk.[2]
Fictional character biography
editGrant Emerson
editGrant Emersonis a teenage metahuman and ally of theJustice Society of Americawho is imbued with the DNA of various superheroes as part of ProjectTelemachus.[1][4]Grant later learns that he is the son of Al Pratt, the original Atom, and his wife Mary. InZero Hour: Crisis in Time!,Grant helps restore the universe afterParallaxdestroys it.[5]
Damage later joins the Justice Society and the Teen Titans.[6]He confronts his past suffering at the hands of his foster father and leaves the Titans.
InInfinite Crisis,Damage is attacked and scarred byZoom.[7][8]He adopts a new costume similar to his father and enters a relationship withJudomaster.[9][10]
InBlackest Night,Damage is killed byJean Loringand resurrected as aBlack Lantern.[11]FollowingThe New 52continuity reboot, he is resurrected and reunites with the Justice Society.[12]
Ethan Avery
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The second incarnation of Damage is Ethan Avery, an Army recruit who is given the ability to transform into a monster for one hour daily. Following this, Avery goes into hiding and is pursued by Task Force XL, a division of theSuicide Squad.[13]
Powers and abilities
editThe Grant Emerson version of Damage can generate a power charge that enhances his strength, durability, speed, and reflexes to superhuman levels. If he does not use the energy in the aforementioned manner he is forced to expend it in a discharge, most notably the time he started anotherBig Bangduring Zero Hour (although he only gained the energy necessary to do this thanks to other heroes such asGreen Lantern,theRayandWaveriderabsorbing and convertingParallax's energy into something that he could then process). The aged Damage inYoung Justice: Sins of Youthhad the ability to fly. While the current Damage cannot harness this ability yet, he can "leap" by firing his energy at the ground, sometimes traveling great distances, as shown most recently inJustice Society of America#8. At one point in his ongoing series, it is implied that he potentially possesses all of the powers of the heroes whose DNA he shares.
The Ethan Avery version of Damage can transform into a monstrous form for one hour at a time. In this form, he has super-strength enough to leap great distances and rival the strengths of Solomon Grundy and Wonder Woman. Damage has enhanced durability where he is resistant to blades, bullets, rockets, and falling from several hundred feet from the air. He is largely unable to control himself while transformed, possessing a dual personality that fights to trigger his transformation.
In other media
editThe Ethan Avery incarnation of Damage appears inMy Adventures with Superman,voiced byJason Marnocha.[14]This version is an agent ofTask Force Xwhose abilities are derived fromKryptonianarmor.
References
edit- ^abGreenberger, Robert(2008), "Damage", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.),The DC Comics Encyclopedia,New York:Dorling Kindersley,p. 94,ISBN978-0-7566-4119-1,OCLC213309017
- ^abGrossberg, Josh (15 March 2018)."DC Unveils first look at Damage #3".Syfy.Archived fromthe originalon 19 January 2021.Retrieved1 April2018.
- ^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016).The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe.DK Publishing. p. 80.ISBN978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^Damage,no. 1-2 ((April–May 1994).DC Comics.
- ^Zero Hour: Crisis in Time,no. 0 ((September 1994)). DC Comics.
- ^Titans,no. 1 (March 1999). DC Comics.
- ^Justice Society of Americavol. 3 #4. DC Comics.
- ^Infinite Crisis#1. DC Comics.
- ^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019).DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle.DK Publishing. p. 313.ISBN978-1-4654-8578-6.
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- Justice Society of Americavol. 3 #8. DC Comics.
- Justice Society of Americavol. 3 #16 - #22. DC Comics.
- Justice Society of America: The Kingdomone-shot (2008). DC Comics.
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- Blackest Night#4 - #5. DC Comics.
- Blackest Night: JSA#1 - #2. DC Comics.
- JSA All-Stars#7. DC Comics.
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- Doomsday Clock#12. DC Comics.
- Dark Nights: Death Metal#5. DC Comics.
- Justice Society of AmericaVol. 4 #6. DC Comics.
- Justice Society of AmericaVol. 4 #9. DC Comics.
- ^Damagevol. 2 #1 - #3. DC Comics.
- ^"Damage Voice -My Adventures With Superman(TV Show) ".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedNovember 6,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
External links
edit- Damageat DCU Guide