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| rdfs:comment | - Name: Ethan Allen Crane Occupation: Student, adventurer, school paper artist Alias: Kid Supreme Legal status: U.S. citizen with no criminal record Known Relatives: Joseph Crane (father), Joanne Crane (mother), Sally Crane (sister) Hometown: Littlehaven, Illinois Ethan must deal with a variety of individuals given powers by the meteor rocks, keep his powers a secret, cope with his friendship with a young Darius Dax, and balance the two girls in his life, Diana and Judy. Height: 5'11" Weight: 170 Hair: Black Eyes: Blue
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| HistoryText | - Supreme is a superhero created by Rob Liefeld. He was originally a violent, egotistical [[dcdatabase:Superman
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Darius Dax was also introduced in this storyline. He was a [[dcdatabase:Lex Luthor
- "color: darkorange">Supergirl]] and his dog, [[dcdatabase:Krypto
- "color: darkorange">Lex Luthor]]-styled evil genius who begrudged Supreme. Dax died twice in the series. The first time, he died in prison of lymphatic cancer caused by exposure to Supremium. Before he died, Dax transferred a copy of his consciousness to "micro-machines, no bigger than dust mites" which he concealed in a book. He mailed this book to Judy Jordan
- "color: darkorange">Superman]] archetype, but was rebooted by Alan Moore to pay tribute to the classic Silver Age Superman mythos, as guided by Mort Weisinger.
Supreme is also the name of a comic book which lasted 56 issues. Alan Moore started with issue 41 and his run would later be collected as two trade paperbacks by Checker Book Publishing Group: Supreme: The Story of the Year and Supreme: The Return. Moore's work on the series won the 1997 Eisner Award for Best Writer.
Rob Liefeld's Supreme
Supreme was originally introduced in issue 3 of Rob Liefeld's initial Youngblood limited series as a flipbook story, and he was later spun off into his own series, which Liefeld occasionally worked on. His history varied from story to story; at one point, he was an extremely religious angel of vengeance, who cited Scripture to justify his actions. At other times, Supreme considered himself to be a god, especially after defeating the Norse god Thor and taking his mystical hammer, Mjolnir. Although considered to be the most powerful being in the Liefeld universe, he had his share of defeats, including being killed in the cross-title Deathmate Black series , losing his powers in Extreme Prejudice, and being brutally killed by Crypt in Extreme Sacrifice.
Supreme was eventually given a more comprehensive treatment in The Legend of Supreme, a three-issue miniseries by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming. In the story, a reporter named Maxine Winslow investigates the "origin story" of Supreme. As the story unfolds, we learn that in 1937, Ethan Crane shot and killed two men in retaliation for the rape of a 15 year-old girl. Crane was subsequently shot by two police officers, but he survived and was sentenced to life in prison. In prison, the government offered him a chance to participate in an experiment to enhance humans, hoping that unlike the six previous guinea pigs, he would survive.
Unfortunately, Crane perished like the others; but unlike the others, he came back to life. The outside world was strange and new to him. Making his way to a church, Crane found sanctuary given by Father Beam, and soon discovered some of his new abilities. He took the name "Supreme," and upon hearing about the ongoing war in Europe, he decided to do his part. Not much was revealed about Supreme's work in World War II, but it is known that he joined the Allies. After the war ended, Supreme felt that he had done his part, playing a good Samaritan to society, and left Earth. In reality, the accidental death of Father Beam at his hands drove him away.
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Supreme spent decades in space, fighting against various threats on the side of an alien race known as the Katellans . He eventually returned to Earth in 1992 to find a greatly changed society, complete with genetically enhanced superpowered humans that could be found in teams like Youngblood and Heavy Mettle. Supreme became the field team leader of Heavy Mettle for a short while, but soon left the position after defeating the villain Khrome.
As Supreme fought Thor over the possession of Mjolnir, another character by the name of Enigma acquired another Supreme from an alternate timeline, to be kept in storage in case Supreme was defeated. Supreme did not lose, so the other Supreme was left to his own devices . Supreme eventually appeared to die during an assault on humanity by Lord Chapel, but in actuality, he ended up stranded on an alternate Earth. There, he spent several years until the alternate Supreme originally removed from this reality by Enigma returned and was overpowered by the original Supreme. The original Supreme managed to switch bodies with the alternate Supreme, thus restoring his powers. After various events involving Probe, Supreme's daughter from the future, and Enigma, the original Supreme, the alternate Supreme, Probe, and Enigma all worked together to defeat the evil Norse god Loki, whose machinations had been the cause of the various shifts between realities. In the end of Supreme no.40, loose ends had been wrapped up, and, while Probe remained on the alternate Earth, Supreme returned to Earth.
Alan Moore's Supreme
Alan Moore was asked by Rob Liefeld to write further adventures of Supreme. Moore agreed, on the condition that he could throw out everything previously done with the character, as he felt the comic was "not very good." Beginning with issue 41 of Supreme, Moore began retooling Supreme, using multiple layers of metafiction, with each issue containing commentary on comics history, storytelling, and the Superman mythos. The clichés of the superhero genre were frequently used without Moore's characteristic deconstruction and sense of irony. He stated in interviews that it was also something of an apology, as he had become famous for deconstructing superhero characters in various dark ways.
The Story of the Year
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.
Moore did not simply ignore the events of the previous issues; he turned them into a central part of his Supreme storyline. In Moore's first issue, Supreme returned to Earth from space and discovered that not only was he living in the most recent "revision" of reality, as it is an ever-changing story, 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. As Supreme himself mused while visiting the site where he first gained his powers: "Maybe I really did just pop into existence a few weeks ago [...], but standing in that hole I felt something. I felt a long, peculiar life well up around me, and even if my life is a tale the Universe wrote only yesterday, it started right there, in that ditch." As Supreme's memories "returned," the flashback sequences to Supreme's childhood and previous adventures were told in the style of different periods from comics history.
right|thumb|150px|Suprema and Radar. Art by Alex RossSupreme now also had a sister with identical powers, Suprema, and a superpowered dog, Radar the Hound Supreme, who was as intelligent as a human being, though he still very clearly had a canine mindset; these two characters were clear references to Superman's cousin [[dcdatabase:Supergirl
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| abstract | - Name: Ethan Allen Crane Occupation: Student, adventurer, school paper artist Alias: Kid Supreme Legal status: U.S. citizen with no criminal record Known Relatives: Joseph Crane (father), Joanne Crane (mother), Sally Crane (sister) Hometown: Littlehaven, Illinois History: Six years ago, a meteor shower of red rocks burst from the heavens, raining destruction on the unsuspecting citizens of Littlehaven, Illinois. Unknown to anyone, an inter-dimensional aperture between this universe and another had briefly opened up near the Earth. This aperture was caused by an astronomical explosion in that other universe, a realm where physical laws as we know them do not pertain. Nine year old Ethan Crane was in the woods when he found a meteor, which he went down to play with. Radiation from the meteor, however, later made him sick. But he got well again after a while. Since the meteor rocks were from another universe, its radiation is not governed by the same laws of physics that radiation native to this universe is. The meteor, dubbed Supremium by Ethan's father, had granted Ethan a variety of formidable abilities including incredible strength, invulnerability, super-senses, the ability to project heat beams from his eyes, and super-speed. The calamity of the meteor shower left the town's inhabitants with scars and secrets; some even with unusual traits inherited as a direct result of exposure to the meteor rocks and therefore its radiation. From the ashes of the tragedy, Ethan grew into a teenager. While being a teen always brings challenges, Ethan's transition from boyhood to adulthood is particularly difficult. He must cope with his superpowers while protecting this idyllic Midwest hamlet from the strange occurrences that have plagued it since the meteor shower. The guardians of Ethan's secret identity are his parents, Joanne and Dr. Joseph Crane; and his little sister, Sally. Aware that their son is possessed of awesome powers far beyond those of mortal men, Joanne and Joseph have raised Ethan in virtual isolation, prohibiting him from participating in contact sports. As a result, Ethan has the reputation of a gawky nerd, and is extremely self-conscious and full of trepidation about his place in the world. Because of his supranormal abilities, Ethan often feels truly alone, like an outsider looking in. Even his classmates Diana Dane - the intrepid investigative reporter for the Littlehaven High Citadel - and straight-talking Erwin Wells have long been in the dark about Ethan's powers. Meanwhile, Ethan struggles with his feelings for the beautiful girl next door, Judy Jordan, and the more receptive Diana. Although Judy feels a strange kinship with Clark, she doesn't know much about him. Ethan also forges a remarkable new friendship with Darius Dax. Darius moved to Littlehaven after college to manage the Dax Inc. fertilizer plant. After Ethan saved Darius's life in a death-defying rescue, the two became fast friends. Now, Ethan looks up to Darius as the big brother he never had, and Darius is surprised that this small-town boy is someone he can actually trust. But the ill-fated friendship causes tension in the close-knit Crane family, as Joseph fears Darius may take after his ruthless tycoon father, Zachary Dax. Darius's complex relationship with Zach becomes more difficult as his formerly aloof father draws closer, while Darius strives to set out on his own and make a name for himself. Ethan must deal with a variety of individuals given powers by the meteor rocks, keep his powers a secret, cope with his friendship with a young Darius Dax, and balance the two girls in his life, Diana and Judy. Height: 5'11" Weight: 170 Hair: Black Eyes: Blue Powers: The organelles of Ethan's cells, now being suffused with the particles of an extra-dimensional energy, permanently radiates that energy in the form of a bioelectric forcefield. Because of the field, Ethan's cells have become reinforced in such a way that they are not only protected from external harm, but internal forces as well. It is this last which is key to Ethan's great powers. Since the individual cells are wholly invulnerable, they are capable of operating at levels of efficiency that would destroy normal human cells. These "super-cells" lend an enhancing effect to all bodily systems...muscular, metabolic, nervous, and so forth. Thus, Ethan Crane is capable of incredible superhuman feats. Naturally, the basic forcefield effect renders him invulnerable to large amounts of damage. Unlike a normal human, Ethan's body has more than simple cohesion and adhesion holding his tissues together. The bioelectric forcefield has a set tolerance for how much stress occurs before it reacts energetically in opposition to the external force. The tolerance for how much stress occurs before Ethan's tissues counteract it varies according to tissue type. His bones allow virtually no compressional or tensional strain (deformation in shape) and his fleshy tissues remain supple under soft pressure, but under stress react to restrict any further deformation in shape. Since the strength of Ethan's cellular forcefields greatly exceeds the cohesive force of any substance, no ordinary object can puncture his skin. Ethan's cells provoke one another into releasing their respective energy when one begins to threaten the integrity of the other. Because of a certain degree of constant pressure, there is a continuously emitted radiance of the bioelectric field reaching slightly beyond his body, a sort of aura that protects items near his skin. The aura also protects Ethan's teeth, however his hair and nails are only partially protected due to certain cellular properties they possess; they are invulnerable to fire, however they can still be cut. Due to the highly charged nature of his extra-dimensional energy storage systems, his immune system deals with most normal poisons and diseases quickly and with no ill effect. Ionizing radiation and similar harmful energies are similarly neutralized. His physical strength is greatly magnified by the combination of his more-efficient muscular system and the enhancement of his skeletal system's structural integrity, but is primarily augmented by the sheer force of his bioelectric forcefield. When Ethan appears to be lifting a weight, he is actually holding and pushing it with the bioelectric field. His energy stores push not from himself, but from the shielding that surrounds him. So the shielding is controlled on the highest level and simulates strength. He can lift 75 tons with serious effort. Similarly, Ethan's enhanced metabolic rate, muscular speed, and nervous system grant him incredible speed. The extra-dimensional energy paths that course along and enhance his neurophysical structure allow him to react at many times normal human speed. He can read a complete encyclopedia set in seconds, wash a sink full of dishes in the blink of an eye, or move faster than the human eye can perceive if necessary, but this requires extra effort. His reflexes are quick enough to allow him to dodge incoming automatic laser fire. Ethan's perceptions are similarly rapid, allowing him to see individual bullets fired from high-speed automatic weaponry in flight and outrace them easily. The augmented intracellular functions of Ethan's sensory organs combined with the increased capacity of his nervous system provides for the greatly enhanced senses. His range of hearing extends from the subsonic through to the point where signal modulation in broadcast communications can be sensed and demodulated into "sounds" if he concentrates. His visual reception range covers the entirety of the electromagnetic spectrum. The difference between normal human and Ethan's vision is that Ethan has the capability to see a much wider band of the electromagnetic spectrum; while most other people only sense a very narrow band of the spectrum we call visible light. Ethan can change the spectrum he perceives at any given time, by changing the chemical receptors in the rods and cones of his retinas. He can adjust his photovoltaic detection as an act of will to sense longer wavelengths down to the infrared, and higher energy light, up to X-ray and gamma radiation. Ethan's muscle tissue being super-charged with an energy of non-Einsteinian physics, can generate a powerful gravitational field that defies the conventional laws of physics. He can use these exotic gravitational fields generated by the muscles in his eyes to produce a gravity lens, allowing him to focus far beyond the range of the human eye. Combined with Ethan's sensitivity to light, he can magnify an image a virtually countless number of times. Ethan can see through solids objects by using a combination of these telescopic and microscopic visual abilities to see through the atomic structure of an object and focus past it, as a camera focuses beyond the dust on a lens. Certain dense materials, notably lead, obstruct this ability. Ethan has the ability to expel stored internal energy in the form of focused beams of radiation from his eyes. He emits light along various frequencies in high energy bursts that flash-melts materials in seconds, weaken structural integrity over a smaller area, such as melting the barrel of a gun but leaving the handle untouched. Ethan can control his heat vision and direct it wherever he wants to. He directs it with his eyes. In actuality, Ethan could not emit the beams directly from his eyes. The energy is actually built up on the surface of the bio-energetic field surrounding his body and emitted from there. This allows his body to be protected from the energy and absorb stray electromagnetic energy back into his body. Ethan's energy reclamation aura is so efficient that any radiation, even those emitted from him, once in the environment are able to be reabsorbed. The heat beams are psionically controlled and that control is reflexive, so he can shut it off without accidentally damaging anything that he does not want to. He can emit the radiation visibly or invisibly at lower settings. His energy has a high visibility profile if emitted at higher levels.
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