With these reposts you get the same full bio, art and our storyline concept, but also some behind the scenes thoughts on how and why Fabian (co-writer) and I went about doing what we did (go to the bottom).
My favorite team The New Warriors has been getting the love the last few days, and that continues with RAGE!
Rage has been a sore spot for many a Nubian person, and his revamp has been in my mind waaayyyy before there was even a Nu-Perspective. So here goes the new RAGE (..or as I would prefer to call him- Mecca)
Real Name: Elvin Daryl Haliday
Current Alias: Rage
Identity: Secret
Occupation: Vigilante, Student
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Base of Operations: Mobile but mostly NY
Affiliations: New Warriors; Avengers (formerly probationary reservist)
First Appearance: Avengers #326 1990
Original Creators: Larry Hama, Paul Ryan
Story: At the tender age of 12, a tragic accident involving young Elvin being bathed in toxic waste gave him a superhumanly powerful adult body in a matter of months and granted him superhuman strength.. Elvin was compelled by his devoutly religious grandmother Granny Staples to use his new powers for good, and he became the vigilante Rage. He would later join the super-powered teenage crime-fighting team “New Warriors”, with Warriors leader Dwayne Taylor (Night Thrasher) eventually becoming Elvin's legal guardian after Elvin's grandmother was killed right before his eyes leaving him an orphan. Even when the New Warriors were disbanded – over and over again – Elvin remained ever committed to being the “anti-bully”, protecting those who could not protect themselves and a proud representative of the African-American community. This commitment extended all the way to Elvin even becoming a martyr under the racially prejudicial judicial system, where he suffered severe brain damage after being brutally attacked by inmates while incarcerated and left in a coma. He would meet his end when, after recovering from his coma, he perished during the symbiote-poison outbreak in Manhattan. Miraculously returning from the dead, Elvin comes back with a rejuvenated purpose. Learning the true secrets of his powers, Rage rejoins Night Thrasher and the old New Warriors, starting anew, seeking answers to his resurrection and dedicating himself to becoming a better role model in the vein of other Africa-American vigilantes.
Powers/Abilities: Elvin has the ability to increase his physical strength and durability proportionally to his emotional state, initially via intense feelings of anger or rage. (In his resurrected state Rage has become more serene, and now absorbs the intense emotions of his opponents) This power has made him impervious to small arms fire, blunt force impacts and even blades. This ability also enhances his speed and stamina far beyond normal human limits. Elvin also has accelerated healing (not a true regenerative healing factor), and his body physically increases in size to match his growth in strength. During his coma, and confirmed after his death and resurrection, the accident that gave Elvin his powers actually granted him access to the same extradimensional force that powers Hulks (the same way the gamma radiation triggered their mutations). By being indirectly connected to this inexhaustible “Hulk-force”, the upper limits of his strength and speed are unknown, but theoretically it can be on par with other Hulks. Unlike other Hulks however, he cannot maintain this state for very long, as he still has physical limitations on how much his body can accumulate and adapt to. In addition to his super-powers, Elvin also has some hand-to-hand training from both Captain America and Night Thrasher, which makes him a formidable brawler.
Paraphernalia/Weapons: N/A
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What IS Nu-Perspective you ask? Well, it's a bi-weekly column I started with my writing collaborator Fabian Wood with the purpose of revamping and updating different underdeveloped, underutilized and all-but-forgotten Nubian (black) comic book and pop culture characters.
Fine Print: Nu-Perspective is a column focused on revamps and updates of various
underdeveloped, underutilized and all-but-forgotten Nubian (black)
characters specifically. We aim to showcase these chosen characters in
fresh, contemporary and exciting ways both visually and story-wise to
show just how awesome they can truly be. All characters are copyrights
and trademarks of the respective publishers and creators. This column is
used solely for artistic enjoyment.
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