Artemiz

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Artemiz
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Suicide Squad #35 (November 1989)
Created by John Ostrander (writer)
Luke McDonnell (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoArtemiz
Species New God
Alien
Demon
Place of origin Apokolips
Team affiliations Female Furies
AbilitiesNew God physiology, uses a bow and arrow which affects the dead, keen senses, has a trio of cybernetic hounds

Artemiz is a fictional character, a supervillainesss and an extraterrestrial hunter published by DC Comics.

Publication history

Artemiz first appeared in Suicide Squad #35 (November 1989) and was created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell.

Fictional character biography

A member of the Female Furies, Granny Goodness' cadre of female warriors, Artemiz is a fierce archer that uses her bow and arrows as a weapon, as well as her cyberpak, Unus, Secondus, and Tertius, a trio of ferocious cybernetic wolves. [1] Artemiz was not one of the original Furies, but rather joined after Lashina was betrayed by Bernadeth and left on Earth. Granny Goodness recruited Artemiz into the Furies to fill the loss. [2] She often bickers with Stompa, but got along well with the other Furies. Her keen senses are often helpful, and the Furies occasionally have her scout the area rather than stay with the team.

During the battle with Suicide Squad, Artemiz battled Nightshade, who defeated her but did not kill her. Granny Goodness, after Nightshade's boasting, told her she should have. [3] Later, she joined the Furies as they battled Supergirl while searching for Twilight. [4]

Sometime afterwards she and the rest of the furies would battle fruitlessly with the Last Son of Krypton after he was transported to Apokilips for unknown reasons. [5] In another story, Artemiz's teammates attempt to have Wonder Girl join their ranks when various New Gods are found murdered by the Infinity-Man. While they are not successful in recruiting the novice Amazon, Bloody Mary ends up killed by the Infinity-Man causing the team to return to Apokolips. [6] Artemiz herself was absent during such undertakings, her status being undisclosed at the time.

Powers and abilities

Artemis is a New Goddess with all the natural skills which come with the title, as her name implies. She is a huntress who commands a pack of bionic canines called Cyberhounds. She's trained in the use of a long bow and has a cloister of arrows with myriad uses and effects. Arrow which range from standard other more specialized utilities; such as synaptic shock, heatseeker, explosive discharge, metamorphic conversion, etc.

In other media

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References

  1. ↑ Wallace, Dan (2008), "Female Furies", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 120, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
  2. ↑ Suicide Squad (vol. 1) #35
  3. ↑ Suicide Squad #7
  4. ↑ Supergirl (vol. 3) #27-29
  5. ↑ Adventures of Superman Vol 1 #518 (Dec 1994)
  6. ↑ Wonder Girl mini-series #1-4


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