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Morrigan

2005-09-17T01:53:39Z

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'''Morrigan''' is a fictional comic book character who appeared in stories published by ID Comics. She first appeared in Tales to Titillate #325.

==Silver Age==
Morrigan was first encountered when the [[All-American Hotdog Gang]] dug up a defiled statue of Athena while investigating an archaeological dig. As a villainess, she was a mainstay of Tales to Titillate until issue #413 when she starred in a brief but unpopular limited series. She was involved as a major antagonist in the [[Crisis of Infinite Hype]].

==Modern Age==
Following the Crisis, Morrigan was shelved for over a decade until she was relaunched by Rob Liefeld as part of the early 1990's fad of badgirl comics. Under Liefeld, Morrigan's series continued for three years before waning popularity caused it to be shelved again.

==The Nausea Years==
It was in 1997 when Grant Morrison pitched a new series starring Morrigan to the editors at ID. The pitch went well, and the series was launched under ID's [[Nausea]] imprint. A fan favorite, the series ran for five years, culminating in its final storyline "Tequila and Hookers." Considered by many to be amongst Morrison's finest works, it nonetheless was confusing if not downright nonsensical to the casual reader.

==Animation==
Morrigan was featured in the [[Sicarii#Animation|Sicarii Beyond]] episode "Maximum Spank," as well as the [[All-American Hotdog Gang#Animation|All-American Hotdog Gang Unlimited]] episode "Who Wears the Pants Now?"

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Sicarii

2005-09-17T01:53:01Z

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Lemuel Sicarii, is a [[fictional character]] and superhero who first appeared in Amazing! Tales and Stories in May of 1938.

==Golden Age==
The character, who was created by Jack Cohen and Mark Hulings for Industrial Comics (today ID Comics), subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, and films. Sicarii was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1822. At age 19 he accidentaly was placed into chronologic stasis by the mad scientist and doctor, [[Natthew A.P. Tarte]]. Sicarii remained in stasis until 1934, when he was discovered and adopted by an amiable farming family. He soon discovered that he had been imbued with superhuman powers, including super-speed and the ability to turn into any animal that weighs less than 45 pounds. When not fighting the forces of evil as the Stupendous Sicarii, he lives disguised as Sommerfield O'Guye, a mild-mannered clerk for the Tennesee Valley Authority. Lemuel's usual love interest is the lovely [[Angelica T. Hirteen]].

==Silver Age==
During the Silver Age of Comics, the editors at ID launched a new series with the same name, but starring an entirely unrelated character. This series featured Sicarii X-239, an android created by a hidden city of superintelligent tree sloths. Though popular for many years, the Silver Age Sicarii was killed in the [[Crisis of Infinite Hype]] and never spoken of again within ID continuity.

==The Nausea Years==
The character of Sicarii was mostly ignored for the next several decades, until author [[Alan Moore]] volunteered to relaunch the character. This new series was the inaugural title of the newly-minted [[Nausea]] imprint under ID Comics. Moore's vision of Sicarii was radically different from the original; Sicarii was still chronologically imprisoned in the 19th Century, but was instead awoken in 1964. However, this Sicarii had no Superpowers, and used knives as weapons in hand to hand combat. Later in the series, it was revealed that Sicarii was the reincarnation of a Roman-era Jewish zealot that had been crucified for killing a Roman military governor. Sicarii's violent past conflicted with his attemptedly peaceful life as a civil servant, and culminated in his death, shot down after assassinating a powermad President.

It is presently collected in a set of five trade paperbacks, and director Brett Ratner has recently wrapped production on a film adaptation. Moore is reportedly unhappy with the script, and has distanced himself from the upcoming film.

==Animation==
Under Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, Sicarii experienced unprecedented popularity in three seperate animated series. The breakthrough "Sicarii the Animated Series" revitalized interest in ID Comics properties, earning a prominent slot in weekday afternoon children's programming. It was followed by "Sicarii and Jarp," which was cross-marketed by Hasbro with a lucrative action figure line. The fan favorite series "Sicarii Beyond" nonetheless did not resonate with the demographics ID Comics and Hasbro were seeking to market to, and was cancelled halfway through its second season.

Sicarii would return to the small screen in [[All-American Hotdog Gang#Animation|All-American Hotdog Gang Unlimited]], but it is noteworthy that this series featured the Silver Age Sicarii, rather than the mainstream character.

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All-American Hotdog Gang

2005-09-17T01:51:51Z

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The '''All-American Hotdog Gang''', or AAHG, is a team of fictional superheroes whose adventures have been published by ID Comics.

The All-American Hotdog Gang was created, by accident, as the result of one of the innumerable bizarre and unexplainable experiments of Dr. [[Natthew A.P. Tarte]]. For reasons unknown, Dr. Tarte stole a Hot Dog Vendor cart, and filled it with Hotdogs he had soaked in mysterious chemicals. He then left the cart in plain view and ran away. When he was later interrogated by the [[Terror Troupe]], Dr. N.A.P.T. stated he had forgotten the formula he used. The cart was discovered by a group of young children, who broke into it and consumed the tainted hotdogs. Through some means not yet understood, the altered foodstuffs dramatically changed the children's biological makeup, granting them bizarre and wonderful powers. However, these powers came at a price: None of the children age at all, mentally or physically. But they don't seem to mind.

*'''Jeff''' has the power of flight.
*'''Tony''' can control electronic data.
*'''Travis''' is an expert marksman with a slingshot.
*'''Grayson''' can transform himself into a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

'The All-American Hotdog Gang' was the first series launched under the children's imprint of ID comics, 'kID'.

==Animation==
Under Bruce Timm, the super team was developed as an animated television show called "All American Hotdog Gang Unlimited." The show featured the core characters from the print comics, as well as a rotating cast of classic ID Comics characters such as the [[Sicarii#Silver Age|Silver Age Sicarii]] and [[Morrigan]]. Hasbro has launched a new line of toys to accompany the series.

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