She-Hulk (Lyra)
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 Cover art to All New Savage She-Hulk #1. Art by Alex Garner. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Hulk: Raging Thunder (August 2008) |
| Created by | Jeff Parker Mitch Breitweiser |
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| Alter ego | Lyra |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina and durability, healing factor |
She-Hulk (Lyra) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. She is the daughter of Thundra and the Hulk and the half-sister of Skaar . Lyra first appears in Hulk: Raging Thunder and was created by Jeff Parker and Mitch Breitweiser.
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[edit] Publication history
The character first appeared in Hulk: Raging Thunder one-shot in August 2008 and then in Hulk Family. The character "received enough of a positive fan response to earn her a try-out in a brand-new mini-series."[1] So in 2009 All New Savage She-Hulk, a four-issue limited series, began, written by Fred Van Lente with pencils by Robert Q. Atkins and Peter Vale.[1][2]
[edit] Fictional character history
Following the failed assassination attempt during which a key component of the male genetic birthing matrix—stolen to replace an identical component of the Femizon's matrix—is destroyed, Lyra is dispatched back in time to the era of Dark Reign on Earth-616 in a last ditch attempt to prevent the extinction of her people. Assisted by Boudicca, a digital wrist toy reprogrammed with Femizon technology, Lyra begins seeking the greatest hero of the era—by which she inevitably means a man, due to the word's definition male-specific curse in her culture. Due to many of the warring tribes of men having taken former heroes (It should be noted that the majority of these 'heroes' appear to be Dark Avengers, and thus, are really villains) such as Wolverine, and Sentry as symbols of worship to continue their war on the Femizons, Lyra hopes that by killing the greatest hero then the men will have nothing to worship and many Femizons will be spared.
She comes into conflict with the original She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters), and the two had a battle. In this fight She-Hulk makes references to Thundra and how she looks similar to Lyra, which angers Lyra. It is then discovered that Lyra becomes weaker as she becomes angrier. Before Jennifer can capitalize, the Sentry intervenes. Lyra tells the Sentry that she is looking for the Greatest Hero, and the name of that hero is Norman Osborn. When Lyra finally manages to confront him, she reveals that her mission is not to kill him, but to breed with him.[3] Upon kissing him, she recollects all the evil he will be responsible for creating in the future and refuses to go through with it. Norman and the rest of the Dark Avengers corner Lyra, but Jennifer Walters rushes to her aid. Both manage to escape by the aid of A.R.M.O.R. Instead of returning back to her Earth, Lyra decides to stay and become an agent of A.R.M.O.R.[4]
Lyra went out in search of Jennifer Walters, as only she could help her in orientation on Earth-616. However, she is attacked by the Gamma Corps, who were hired by Osborn to capture her and Boudicca to recover incriminating files she stole from Osborn and to gain knowledge of the future that would be beneficial to Osborn. Lyra however proves to be to difficult to capture.[5]
[edit] Powers and abilities
In a completely calm state, She-Hulk II possesses superhuman strength, stamina, durability, agility and speed comparable to that of the original She-Hulk, and is capable of fighting her evenly[6]. However, unlike the Hulk or the original She-Hulk, Lyra gets weaker rather than stronger when she gets angry[6]. This was done by her creators as a fail-safe way to keep her from turning on them. Lyra seems to have developed a technique that enables her to fight in a trance-like state when at a completely calm state.[7].
Lyra also possesses an immunity to the Venom symbiote (and, presumably, all other alien symbiotes of its kind) - which she calls the "black bloom" - due to an injected antidote which she had as a child.[8].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b The New Green: Fred Van Lente on Savage She-Hulk. Newsarama, March 17, 2009
- ^ War of the Sexes: Van Lente Talks All-New Savage She-Hulk, Comic Book Resources, March 27, 2009
- ^ All New Savage She-Hulk #3
- ^ All New Savage She-Hulk #4
- ^ The Incredible Hulk #601-602
- ^ a b All-New Savage She-Hulk #2
- ^ All-New Savage She-Hulk #3
- ^ All-New Savage She-Hulk #4
[edit] External links
- Lyra at the Comic Book DB
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