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“You don’t see how I’m stressin’ Don’t know where my head is And the question now is “Do you care?” You don’t see how I’m dreading I feel like such a fool When you don’t see me standing there… You step on me like stairs, Shut me like a door, Run me like a faucet, Overlook me like the floor, You cover me like bills, Ignore me like the phone, Turn me on like a light and then You leave me alone… For God’s sake, lemme know what’s up For God’s sake, enough is enough For our sake, don’t just give up on us…” Anybody ever felt like this? #Invisible #upfront #nowyouseeme #nowyoudont @soul.versations #follow #subscribe #season2 #episode2

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#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry240 #TheArcadian Concept & artwork by @soledler Property of @trouble_comics Emmanuel Dorcas, more commonly known as The Arcadian, has been a prominent figure in global philosophical & theological circles. The reputed Founder & High Minister under the global spiritual movement known as “Alqasim Almushtarak”(The Common Thread), he was thrust into the spotlight when he unintentionally aided several superhuman operatives in the defeat of a dangerous terrorist named Atlas (see Atlas). The Arcadian was just as elusive after his brief episode of global fame as he was prior to it, largely shunning media & political attention, pouring his energy into spreading tenants of The Common Thread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Vilj’n Gasto’n El, the First Force member known as Matterman, claims to be his younger brother as well as a pupil of Arcadian’s teachings and an official disciple of The Common Thread faith (see Matterman). Currently, Arcadian’s whereabouts & involvements are unknown but it’s presumed that he continues to travel & teach. Arcadian has the unique ability to view his world on what is theorized to be a quantum level. This vision allows him to see everything in its ideal form. Once Arcadian can see how to “perfect” or optimize something or someone, he is able to modify them on a quantum level. This enables him to heal or correct any number of damaged organic or inorganic constructs. He has been observed healing health deficiencies, repairing flawed or broken devices, and even optimizing processes & procedures. He has also been observed performing other superhuman acts like defying gravity at will, dousing fires with a wave of his hand, and other unexplainable feats. His limitations or weaknesses are unknown but the parameters of his powers seem to require him to at least concentrate or focus on an action or outcome and getsure or position his hands in some form.

#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry239 #Argus Concept by @soledler Artwork by @philchoart Property of @trouble_comics 100 years into our future, Officer “LJ” Terrell was a respected prison ward. A former detective and a decorated constable, he was charged with monitoring a cell block populated by some of the most notorious super-powered felons in North America, but when a paranormal phenomenon dragged him and 9 of his prisoners back through time to the early twenty-first century, he was faced with the task of apprehending them before they could wreak havoc in the past and damage the time stream. Argus pursued the felons to the headquarters of the research & development company Oddyssey, Inc., and discovered that the criminals had been summoned there by Ambrose Armstrong, the villainous son of the company’s founder, Aegus (see Ambrose Armstrong, Vulcan).  During his pursuit, he crossed paths with the being known as Die-Hard and the mysterious heroine Charisma, both who also sought to bring Ambrose Armstrong to justice (see Die-Hard, Charisma). Joining more of Die-Hard’s allies, they thwarted Ambrose’ scheme, but failed in apprehending the escaped criminals.  Argus agreed to join Die-Hard’s alliance in the effort to bring Ambrose to justice, in exchange for Die-Hards’ assistance in recapturing the time-lost convicts. Together they became the new incarnation of First Force.  Argus possesses the ability to remotely manipulate the functions of any complex sensory system that generates an electromagnetic field, biological or technological. By generating pulses from his brain, he can block, enhance or otherwise modify a living creatures senses, temporarily causing them to be blind, deaf, and otherwise sensory-deprived. Argus can do the same to radar, surveillance, & targeting technology. By reversing the pulse, he can render those same sensory systems “hyper sensitive”, making them vulnerable to the slightest input. Argus can internalize these effects also, making his own senses super acute for tracking or investigating or completely nullified, which works as a defense mechanism. Argus is extensively trained in advanced weaponry & in numerous physical combat disciplines

#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry238 #Artemes Concept by @soledler Artwork by @philchoart Property of @trouble_comics Bridgette Tannerman was the solitary, overprotected girl in a family of men until she developed superhuman speed & reflexes in her later adolescence. Railing against all expectations, she joined the police academy and was a breakout cadet and then officer who quickly moved up the ranks, catching the attention of the global security agency known as A.R.G.O.S. Being recruited by A.R.G.O.S. meant starting at the bottom once more but she was eager to prove her worth. When A.R.G.O.S. was dispatched to investigate the debut of Die-Hard and the new incarnation of First Force, A.R.G.O.S. Chief Executive Agent J. Johns tasked Agent Tannerman with accompanying First Force to monitor their conduct (see Phlex). Die-Hard and his allies were resistant to Tannerman’s presence at first but over time, but as Artemes, she fought alongside them consistently and proved her loyalty to them, earning her own invitation to First Force membership. She remained a mainstay of the team until her teammate Argus was given the means to return to his native town period (see Argus). Artemes accompanied him, traveling to the 22nd century, as the two had fallen in love with one another. Artemes has the ability to physically move and react at superhuman speeds. Her exact limitations are unknown, but she has been clocked close to the speed of sound. She has superhuman endurance and can move at high speeds for extended periods of time before fatigue sets in. Artemes is a world-class archer and marksman. She has a cybernetic harness fitted to her right forearm as well as a distance-targetting apparatus attached to her left eye. With these modifications, she is able to rapid-fire specialized arrows, javelins, and other projectiles at her targets with exacting precision. Artemes is also trained in hand-to-hand combat and the use of various contemporary law-enforcement firearms and weaponry.

#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry237 #AscianTheShadowless Concept & artwork by @soledler Property of @trouble_comics Native to the late dark water world that was the planet Hexos, Ascian The Shadowless is a bounty hunter in the Savenstah Galaxy, also known as The Sal Star System sells his skills as a hunter-killer. One of the few known survivors of Hexos’ destruction, he has since embarked on a secret personal mission that he keeps private from even his most trusted contacts. A dangerous businessman of few wasteful words, he himself moves like a shadow and his stealth & tracking prowess have gained him the name “Shadowless”. Ascian has a roughly humanoid form that has evolved from that of an arthropod, and this affords him above natural strength and a crustacean-like exoskeleton which protects him from external assaults. He possesses multiple upper & lower limbs, which allow him to move swiftly & sure-footedly and fight using multiple weapons simultaneously. Armed with laser-shooting firearms, energized blades, and other tactical tech, He undoubtedly keeps even more skills & weapons as closely guarded secrets, ensuring he always wields unexpected weapons and techniques against his prey.

#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry236 #Astarte Concept & artwork by @soledler Property of @trouble_comics Her early life is undocumented but at some point in her late adolescence, while still a virgin, the woman who would eventually be known as Astarte began to receive an otherworldly summons, drawing her away from civilization and deep into the wilderness of Cambodia. There, legend has it she encountered a temple in the center of which, grew a massive lotus flower known as the Terra Padma. The flower was sentient and had chosen the young woman to be its acolyte to the world, imparting divine doctrine, skills, & prophesies into her mind. The young woman took the name Astarte and established a priesthood as she set out to liberate & recruit other individuals, mostly women, to teach the sacred ways of the Terra Padma. Many years later, she was invited to join the Order of Alpha in recognition of her efforts to promote peace amongst humanity.  The source of Astarte’s beyond-human nature is the sacred Terra Padma. Due to her bond with the supernatural flower, she maintains above peak human condition in levels of strength & vitality. In spite of her human mortality, she is extremely long lived & preserved. Through their connection, The Terra Padma has reputedly imparted prophetic, divine, and magical skills & information to Astarte and a select few other acolytes. All legitimate members of the Astarte priesthood learn the fighting styles taught by Astarte herself. These techniques have made her unquestionably one of the most capable physical combatants the world has ever seen. Priests & priestesses are also trained in the use of various handheld weapons and typically adopt a signature weapon upon advancement.

#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry235 #Asteria Concept & artwork by @soledler Property of @trouble_comics In the distant Savenstah Star system, Hexos, the farthest planet from the resident sun met its end when its core seemingly imploded. In truth, the planet had long ago been impregnated with fertilized seed of a cosmic creature. When that seed outgrew its embryonic home within Hexos, it hatched, cracking the planet open like an egg and the being known as Asteria was born.  Using a fragment of the dead planet as her stronghold, Asteria sought more sustenance and began her galactic campaign to devour the remaining planets of the Savenstah System. A catastrophic threat to the many civilizations that call the Savenstah planets home, Asteria comes into conflict with the Regulan scientist Osarian Omicron (see Omicron) and his band of rebels dubbed “Freestar 7”. Asteria is, for lack of a more appropriate classification, an infant planet. As a young planet, Asteria exhibits physical traits similar to those of standard, fully developed planets, but in scale relative to her youth. She already possesses her own gargantuan mass & weight, making her incalculably strong, and she generates her own tremendously powerful electromagnetic field. She boasts her own personal atmosphere, geology, and other phenomenon exhibited by any planetary body. She generates her own gravity and has even claimed a moon of her own, which orbits around her constantly. The powers of gravity, fusion, electromagnetism, etc. are all at her fingertips. She even hosts a myriad of biological organisms that make their home on & within her massive body, some of which she can even weaponize. Her personal moon acts as a focus for her devastating energy attacks and she is able to manipulate its orbit via her magnetic field, hurling it outward like a wrecking ball at her opponents and chosen targets.

#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry234 #Astraea Concept & artwork by @soledler Property of @trouble_comics Astraea was the final child born to the Greek Titan Rhea, and when the “god” Cronus was defeated by The Olympians, she was tasked with laying down his remains. In doing so however, she sensed evil still growing inside Cronus’ husk. She entombed his body deep in the earth and returned to the world of man to prepare for his possible return. She then assembled an elite group of Nephilim called The Cabeiri and bestowed them with great power to stand watch and prepare for Cronus’ return. Over the millennia however, The Cabeiri instead grew entitled and became reclusive, hiding away in their floating city. Astraea then chose to equip humanity to stand against Cronus’ return instead, choosing a young Cretan man named Aegus Philikrates as her champion, appearing to him in his dreams, and seducing him while possessing the body of Helena Astraeus, a young comatose woman (see Vulcan). The two fell in love, were married, and Helena bore Aegus three children- Ambrose, Ulysses, & Karena before mysteriously falling back into an unexplainable coma (see Ambrose Armstrong, Die-Hard, Chymeara). Astraea would not be heard from again until Cronus’ remains were disturbed not by his resurrection but by his entombed & forgotten son, Dareus Rex, who invaded the world of man, adorned in his father’s corpse (see Dareus Rex). Astraea made her existence known to her/Helena’s children and their allies with First Force, charging them to stand against Dareus Rex. In the end, it was Astraea who gave her own remaining life to extinguish that of her vengeful half-brother. Worshiped & remembered as a goddess, Astraea was in fact a Nephilim, like the other Olympians, and she possessed similar beyond human, almost angelic attributes just as they did. She was nigh-immortal, could exist in flesh or in a disembodied form. She could naturally wield magical energies for countless purposes. As a “Goddess of Justice”, Astraea was skilled in combat, weaponry, warfare, and most of all, strategy, which enabled her to perceive various trajectories to victory in a conflict.

#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry236 #Asunder Concept & artwork by @soledler Property of @trouble_comics Originally named “Ariziel”, Asunder was an Angel who held province & power over the aspect of time. “She” was charged with revering & maintaining the integrity of time, one of the fundamental forces of creation. Ariziel did so as their sacred duty until the great revolt of Lucifer, which resulted in a contingent of angels being displaced & cast out by The Creator. Lucifer and his acolytes were exiled from The Firmament but they were not alone. Other angels, including Ariziel, were also ejected from Paradise without notice or justification. Finding themselves stripped of their station & home without explanation, Ariziel became bitter & vengeful of their creator and vowed to “spoil” God’s creation. They took the name “Asunder”, officially rejecting their angelic designation, and proceeded to devise ways to sabotage the timestream. Amongst their many manipulations and by their own admission, Asunder was the party responsible for twisting time & stranding the superhero team First Force in the future. They have also manipulated numerous other heroes & non-heroes alike throughout time all towards their own ends. As a former “Angel of Time”, Asunder retains a portion of their divine time-manipulating powers, enabling them to temporally freeze, accelerate, or retard other objects & people on a grand scale. Asunder can travel through the timestream and corrupt localized time by interacting with “time sensitive” people & possesions. Asunder can even draw temporal energy into themself with great efficiency and then, produce destructive energy attacks. It’s highly likey that Asunder can perform even more temporal feats that haven’t been observed.

#TroubleComics #ZtoA #Entry235 #Atlas Concept & artwork by @soledler Property of @trouble_comics Dr. Nicholas Bainbridge was fascinated by the tales of ancient “super-men” and god-like beings that interacted with man. Because of this, he had a reputation for being a fanatic as he pursued fantastical scientific evidence to connect gods to man.  He seemed to have finally succeeded when he completed his “Vitruvian Cube”, an interactive machine that could manipulate the very atmosphere & geology of the planet. When word circulated of his invention, he became the laughing stock of the world scientific community, pushing Dr. Bainbridge to prove his success by using his invention to wreak havoc on the planet’s ecosystem, activating numerous natural disasters across the globe. Declaring himself a god and naming himself “Atlas”, he publicly threatened to bring civilization to its knees unless they acknowledged his power & sovereignty. With their homelands threatened the world over, various superhumans & heroic operatives sprang to action, working to save lives from the devastation triggered by Atlas’ machine. Thanks to the timely leadership of UN operative Lt. Saul Starrion, the various do-gooders were organized & mobilized to bring Atlas to justice, amongst them, his own brother, Ethan (see Lt. Saul Stanton, Skylord).  Dr. Bainbridge was a capable and visionary geophysicist & inventor but outside of his Vitruvian Cube, he possessed no known superhuman powers. Once he activates his cube, he has access to the ecosphere of the entire planet Earth, much like a touchscreen or virtual reality setup. Within the cube, Atlas could precisely pinpoint a location on earth and then initiate any number of natural disasters. He could stop the disasters just as easily as he triggered them. The Vitruvian Cube provided some protection for its user in the form of a highly sensitive forcefield but as the forcefield operates to connect the user to the machine, to a degree, it also registers outside forces that interact with the cube. If the field is overwhelmed by external forces, for example, the feedback could damage the brain & nervous system of the user.