Proving to be the most iconic villain in MCU history, Thanos provided some memorable lines. Throughout Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, he presented himself as both an intergalactic thug and a philosophical warrior. With the launch of Disney+ now allowing fans of the MCU to dive into the world of the Mad Titan, fans are reliving the epic two-part movies in the comfort of their own home. Marvel Guides (22): Alpha Flight, Angela, Beta Ray Bill, Black Cat, Blade, Captain Britain, Dazzler, Domino, Dracula, Elsa Bloodstone, Heroes For Hire, Legion, Marvel Era: Marvel Legacy, Mister Sinister, Sabretooth, Spider-Ham, Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018 – present), Thunderstrike, Valkyrie, Vision, Weapon X, X-Man – Nate GreyĮxclusives For Pledgeonauts ($1.But none so frightening yet so complex as Thanos the Mad Titan, a world-conquering cosmic being defined by his own moral compass and rules of conduct. Patrons of Crushing Krisis currently have access to…Įxclusives for Crushing Cadets ($1/month): 28 Guides!ĭC Guides (6): Batman – Index of Ongoing Titles, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: Hal Jordan, Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner, Omega Men Hmm… I wonder if we might be seeing that guide sometime very soon… If you are a $1.99/month Patron of CK checking out this Guide to Doctor Fate upon its launch, you might notice it makes frequent references to another guide which isn’t live yet. Is it a comic universe with consistent, comprehensible continuity, or just some kind of elaborate scam to market Batman across the globe? I’ll never be sure. On one hand, I had much less continuity to worry about, and finite numbers of guest appearances! On the other hand, every time I thought I had the hang of a certain version of Fate and where they appeared, it was off-with-their-head (not literally) and onto the next.Īdding to my confusion, I’ve only read the most-modern Doctor Fates – who are Khalid Nassour as well as Kent Nelson, so I spent the entirety of the guide-making process asking, “But… he’s coming back… right?” It turns out that didn’t happen until the very bring of DC’s Rebirth in 2017.Īh, DC. That made creating this guide both easier and harder than the typical guide for a singular DC hero. After maintaining a Fate title in some form for most of the 90s, the characters were mostly relegated to being JSA team members in the 2000s. After writing out Nelson, DC would cycle through six hosts of Fate from 1988 to 2011, with each meeting an untimely end (usually during an event) before a new one was introduced. In the new DC Universe, Doctor Fate was a persistent presence… but his hosts were mere mortals. However, DC had a major shake-up in store for Doctor Fate and Kent Nelson. For a brief moment in time, it seemed like he was poised to be one of the heavyweight heroes of DC’s new pantheon. The original Doctor Fate, Kent Nelson, lasted for over 45 years without dying – spanning from his introduction in DC’s Golden Age in 1940, through his Silver and Bronze age status as a member of the Earth Two Justice Society of America, and past Crisis on Infinite Earths to become a part of the modern DC Universe in 1987. It’s like how Doctor Strange is the Sorcerer Supreme, only if Strange died a lot more frequently and other people took up the role.Īctually, maybe it’s more like Buffy The Vampire Slayer… Why? Because I had his Kenner “Super Powers” toy as a little kid, and surely every hero who merited a unique sculpt in that legendary toy line was a major force in the DC Universe.Īs it turns out, the story is slightly more complex than that.ĭoctor Fate is not a singular hero in the DC Universe, but a heroic mantle and set of mystical powers that are often (but not always) connected to Nabu and the Lords of Order. I’ve always worked from the assumption that Doctor Fate is a major DC hero. I took a deep dive into the mystical side of DC Comics to put together this new guide for Pledgeonaut Patrons of CK, and I was surprised to learn that the hero whose guide I was constructing has actually been nearly a dozen different characters over the course of their 80 years of comics history! Prepare yourself to enter the often-deadly magical side of DC, which has killed many versions of this hero along the way, with my… Guide to Doctor Fate!
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