This time we bring you one of the UK’s National Heroes, Big Ben, a former extreme fighting champion and now defender of the realm.

Created and illustrated by Joao Marques
Origin by: Joao Marques and Thom Chiaramonte

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Big Ben

Name: Ben Crawford
Affiliation: UK National Hero: England

Attributes:

Melee: 40
Reflex: 20
Muscle: 55
Vigor: 35
Acumen: 40
Observation: 20
Will: 10

Life: 150
Influence: 70

Abilities:

Enhanced Physiology: Big Ben was already in perfect physical health, and a powerful fighter. The posthuman process has radically enhanced his musculature, skeletal structure and connective tissues. His reaction times have improved, his physical strength well beyond that of a normal athlete, and his body is extremely resilient, due to changes to his bone, ligament and tendon structure. He also enjoys enhanced hearing. Big Ben’s physical enhancements are reflected in his Attributes, above. In addition, he is extremely resistant to Stun/Shock, only requiring a Yellow Vigor Save to remain conscious and continue combat, regardless of the power level of the attack. He also takes half damage from blunt attacks, thanks to resilience in his skeletal system. In addition, he enjoys enhanced hearing [10 IV]. His natural resistance to physical and energy attacks is 25 AP.

Origin:

Big Ben Crawford made a name for himself in Europe’s extreme fighting championships, becoming one of the more popular regional stars at the events. He achieved the ranking of the Gold Crown, having defeated all contestants in a Europe-wide free-for-all that included, at one point, Crawford fending off attacks from five fighters simultaneously. He proceeded to defend the title for three years, traveling to events worldwide but returning home to the guard the Gold Crown in the annual matches in London. Then, on the eve of his fourth victory in the competition, he abruptly retired.

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This is a piece done for the This Week Jam, the subject being Dr. Girlfriend, from the Venture Brothers cartoon on Adult Swim.

I STILL have only seen about 5 minutes of one episode (the pilot) of this show, despite having done that Molotove ___tease piece a few years ago, and having heard so many positive things about the show since then. When I look at pics of Dr. Girlfriend (I was working on a commission piece involving her, which went on hold) I’m always struck by her reaction to Monarch, and his to her. So that’s where I was going on this one.

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This time we bring you The Mantid, a bounty hunter and assassin permanently encased in a symbiotic, regenerative exoskeleton.

Art and Origin: Thom Chiaramonte

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Mantid

Name: unknown
Affiliation: n/a

Attributes:

Melee: 35
Reflex: 40
Muscle: 20
Vigor: 30
Acumen: 20
Observation: 55
Will: 10

Life: 125
Influence: 85

Abilities:

Exoskeletal Graft: The Mantid has undergone extensive exoskeletal grafting, permanently fusing a ceramic polycarbonate armor to his skeleton through connection points throughout his body, with all fleshy tissue completely encased in a regenerative sheathing membrane, allowing him to absorb oxygen from air or water, and release fluids and carbon dioxide without restriction. He consumes a nutritional paste that the armor can generate by external processing of most foodstuffs, then ingesting of the paste through a port in his helm. The exoskeleton offers resistance to physical attacks [30 AP] and to energy and thermal attacks [50 AP], and regenerates 5 points daily. It provides Life Support for 8 hours in a vacuum, and allows for water-breathing as well. The exoskeleton includes pulse jets allowing for levitation and flight [20 IV; 20 RV] and provides a Reflex enhancement, reflected in the Attribute as shown. The multisensory helm provides IR, telescoping, thermograph and low-light visual enhancements, as well as auditory and olfactory boosts, increasing his Observation Attribute as well. When in mid-air, the Mantid can use the pulse jets to perform aerial acrobatics, such as bouncing off of moving targets and physical structures. He receives +1CS to physical Actions while airborne, and +2CS to Grapple, Dodge and Evade Actions as well.

Neurotoxin Barbs: The Mantid’s armor is riddled with barbed blades of varying length, which are mounted to orbital sockets allowing for quick extension and variable orientation at a moment’s notice, making them very difficult for opponents to evade when in close combat. … Read on for more awesome…

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This is a piece done for the This Week Jam, the subject being Mary Marvel.

We’ve already had Mary Marvel as a jam character in the past, and i’ve drawn her in the red outfit, the white outfit, and done a TRDL redesign… so this time, I was inspired by the recent events in DC’s Countdown series, and illustrated her as Black Mary. I’m a few issues behind in my reading, so I don’t know if this is still the case, but she got the juice from Black Adam, and now sports a sensational, exploitative black one piece in what appears to be an ultra thin glossy latex, with cheerleader uniform accents. I’ve read plenty online already disparaging the move to ‘taint’ one of the last unspoiled, positive female characters in comics or whatever, and I’m not the hugest fan of ultra-thin, high-gloss sex costumes. BUT. I really, really LOVE the design of this uniform. I don’t know exactly which artist at DC came up with it, but the uniform extending as a single piece, from ultra-short pleated mini to full gloves is super-hot. I love it. I added boots, because I couldn’t remember what they did for her in the comics, and in my case, little tabi style soles. Anyway. Enjoy!

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This is a piece done for the This Week Jam, the subject being Marvel’s Scarlet Witch.

I was floored, once again, by Joao’s piece for the jam. Not just because it’s very, very sweet as, but because it mirrors my concept almost exactly. This has happened before. We’re on other sides of the planet. It’s kind of creepy. But, I think, a positive sign. Hive mind has it’s advantages!

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The Oslan is the crystalline, Norwegian National Hero.

Concept and Art: Joao Marques
Origin: Thom Chiaramonte

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The Oslan

Name: Erlend Monsson
Affiliation: Norwegian National hero

Attributes:

Melee: 30
Reflex: 20
Muscle: 25
Vigor: 20
Acumen: 10
Observation: 10
Will: 10

Life: 95
Influence: 30

Abilities:

The Oslan’s latent posthuman ability involves a specific form of matter manipulation: his skin secretes a microscopic crystalline dust, the crystallization of which he can accelerate at will, forming extremely strong, dense, ultra-light shapes that retain rigidity for several minutes before dissipating from exposure to oxygen. He can generate armor, as well as weapons, both ranged and melee, and some limited massing constructs, though the size of the construct inversely affects the duration of it’s structural integrity.

Physiological Enhancement: Along with the increased Attributes above, The Oslan enjoys +2CS vs. Stun/shock Saves. He also only requires food about once a week.

Crystallization Manipulation: The Oslan may form up to 150kgs of crystalline material per hour externally, or armor and weapons for himself continuously [40 IV]. It should be noted that he cannot do both. He may cease generating the material in order to form weapons and armor, and the existing material will remain, but he cannot generate further external material without ceasing to maintain his own protective form, in which case it slides apart in fragments. While it takes one round to generate his own protection and weaponry, he may perform an additional Action in the same round with the normal multi-Action penalty.The armor the Oslan creates offers 30 AP vs. physical attacks and 40 AP vs. energy attacks. Armor that is damaged in combat regenerates at a rate of 20 points per round, automatically. The Oslan’s crystal edged weapons cause 30 points of damage to inorganic compounds and 35 points of damage to … Read on for more awesome…

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Brasília is the National Posthuman Hero of Brasil, a beautiful young women with a mysterious past, who may be immortal.

Concept and Art: Joao Marques
Origin: Joao Marques and Thom Chiaramonte

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Name: Luciana Santos
Affiliation: n/a

Attributes:

Melee: 25
Reflex: 20
Muscle: 10
Vigor: 30
Acumen: 20
Observation: 25
Will: 5

Life: 85
Influence: 50

Abilities:

Luciana is a living solar battery, able to absorb most forms of radiation and rechannel them, either as regenerative Life, or as energy-based attacks. Regular exposure to natural light maintains her state of suspended aging. She enjoys moderate flight capability, and suffers less injury from physical attacks than a normal human, thanks to her partial exposure to the posthuman processes. She is effectively immortal.

Body Armor: Resistance vs. physical damage [10 AP] and resistance vs. energy damage [40 IV], regenerates at equal rate to Life.

Energy Absorption/ Control: Brasilia can absorb up to 50 points of energy and convert it either to Life, in order to regenerate her own tissue, or redirect it as energy-based beam attacks at equivalent Intensity. Brasilia stores enough energy internally to make energy attacks [30 DP] for up to 20 rounds before being drained of power. If a power source is not found to replenish her solar battery, she will lose Life at 20 points each round until regenerated or dead. She can absorb most forms of energy, including electricity, solar radiation, artificially-generated light, and nuclear activity. Exposure to natural light on a regular basis halts her growth, allowing for conditional immortality. It should be noted that while she is believed to be virtually immortal, in fact it is possible, in the absence of a suitable energy source, for her Life to be reduced to zero.

Flight: Brasilia can both levitate and fly [20 IV; 20 RV; 30 … Read on for more awesome…

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This is a piece done for the This Week Jam, the subject being the comic GunCandy.

I really like this book, not because it breaks the mold, necessarily, but because it’s Stelfreese, man! How could you not? Sure, she’s hot, she’s in a schoolgirl outfit, and she’s got…uh… ME, bound and ready for imminent assassination, but even so, what’s not to love? Well, I guess she could be brunette, but other than that.,,,

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