Cube

Cube is a ID Comics character. Created by Frank Willos, Cube first appeared in Flatland Chronicals in 1984. Flatland Chronicles was an "experimental comic" by Willos, set in the 2-D land of the 1884 novel. Our main character, Cube, is a three dimensional shape thrown into Flatland by a cosmic rift. Flatland has changed significantly since the novel; a brutal military dictatorship run by isosceles triangles rules the land, subjugating all other shapes. Cube leads a revoloution against the triangles, using his three-dimensioniality as a functional superpower. The three-dimensional Cube has the ability to stand inches away from a Flatlander and observe them without being perceived, can remove 2-D objects from locked containers and "teleport" them via the third dimension apparently without traversing the space in between, and is capable of seeing and touching the inside and outside of everything in the 2-D universe; at one point, Cube removes the brain of a triangle who had killed one of his friends. Cube faced many enemies from several dimensions, including an evil team of 3-D shapes and a 4-D antagonist named Hyper-Cube.

The radically different subject matter was difficult for many readers, and sales remained poor. Flatland Chronicals ended with issue 40; however, Willos self-published a sequel miniseries called Cube the King, which ended with Cube triumphing over the triangles and becoming Chancellor of Flatland. Chanchellor Cube has since appeared in several ID Comic series, including 'The Spectacular Sicarii' and 'Natthew A.P. Tarte's Adventures in Science!'.