For Black History Month I've decided to re-release the
characters posted from last year's Nu-Perspective column as a
"character-a-day". 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.
With
this repost, you get the same full bio, art and our storyline concept,
but also some behind the scenes thoughts on how and why Fabian and I
went about doing what we did.
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| Old school Goliath |
The next character we revamped was picked in celebration of the Avengers movie that dropped last April. The potentially awesome former Avenger GOLIATH!
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| Nu-Perspective Goliath designed by Shawn Alleyne |
Real Name: Thomas Foster
Current Alias: Goliath
Identity: Public
Occupation: Avengers member
Place of Birth: New York
Base of Operations: New York
Affiliations: Avengers
First Appearance: Black Panther vol 4, #23 Feb 2007
Original Creators: Reginald Hudlin, Koi Turnball, Greg Pak, Gary Frank
Story:
Nephew to the original Black Goliath, Tom Foster genuinely believed the
Avengers’ unchecked and unopposed power to be a threat to humanity and
were responsible for his uncle’s death. Having adopted the mantle and
powers of his deceased uncle, Tom lent his hand working for the
super-powered aftermath and collateral damage cleanup crew, Damage
Control, and later the ill-fated anti-Avengers team, the Revengers.
Having recently been paroled from the Cellar for his good behavior and
his actions during a failed prison break, Tom underwent consoling and
gave up his vendetta against Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. He was later
approached by Captain America to join the ranks of the new Avengers team
with a rotating cast.
Powers: Having further
deciphered Pym Particles, which are now interwoven with his very DNA,
Goliath’s mastery over size manipulation rivals that of Hank himself.
Not only can he grow to unrivaled gigantic size and shrink to near
atomic level, he can also enlarge and shrink objects with a touch.
Having analyzed how growing to gigantic proportions can be more of a
hindrance and cause more collateral damage than intended, Goliath
prefers to grow no more than 12ft. However, with his increased control
of Pym Particles he can now augment his strength and density to near
Hulk levels, making his height cap irrelevant. Goliath can also become
intangible, although both forms of density are for a limited time only.
Physical
Abilities/Extra: Goliath possesses a genius level I.Q. He has also
mastered various stress techniques, crisis management strategies, and
serves as a consular to the Avengers members.
Paraphernalia/Weapons: None
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| Goliath design sketch |
What do you like most about the original character? - I never really liked giant powers, and I wasn't knowledgeable on Goliath, so things weren't off to a good start. lol I know it's kinda arrogant, but what made me start to like him was the story Fabian and I came up with.
What made you choose this character? - His story had a lot of heart and a great basis for redemption.
Did the character pose a challenge to update and if so what was the hardest part of the redesign? - Not a big challenge. The hardest thing for me was incorporating the G into the costume. I REALLY wanted to do that. lol
In regards to the story aspect of the update, what was your main inspiration for the direction? - A chance at redemption. That was my main focus.
In hindsight is there anything you would do differently now? - Maybe just the final pose. I like everything else.
Is there something in particular you want to point out? - Just how cool I think our storyline for him could be as a comic
Did this character resonate with you in anyway? - I really felt bad for him. His uncle was killed in the line of duty and people didn't seem to care. He's not a bad person, just hurting. I wish less Nubian people went to jail in comics
Would you want his powers? - Nah, I'm good. Too much potential property damage. lol
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