Comic book character brainiac smallville

The smallville version was a robotic psychopath who was described with good reason. Miller a jorge jimenez ca chris staggs olympus, part 1. See more ideas about dc comics, superman and comics. Brainiac, short for the brain interactive construct, is a kryptonian. The silver banshee of smallville, though, is closer to a bgrade buffy villain. Looking back on smallville, it is impressive the extent to which the characters honored their comic book roots in both story and appearance. Those of you familiar with comic lore or perhaps the show arrow will be familiar with the character of merlyn, sometimes referred to as the dark archer. When a characters been rebooted, retconned, and changed around that much. He has a tendency to put plans into motion without consulting the legions leader. Banshees ancient origins and skeletal looks made her feel like a true horror movie villain that happened to visit metropolis. Brainiac, sometimes also known as milton fine or as the brain interactive construct to kryptonians, is a roboticcomputerized supervillain, who is one of supermans main nemeses aside from lex luthor. Jan 01, 2008 during the past week, the comic club i attend every month discussed what i think is the quintessential superman story allstar superman, a book i have reread and championed over the years.

Miller, set six months after darkseids attack, clark no longer fights crime as the blur but as superman. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series smallville and its tiein and comic book series, smallville and smallville season 11. Davis is actually smallville s interpretation of the comic book character doomsday, the only character to have succeeded at killing superman. But one of the most important members of the cast was a newcomer to the dc world.

This references the character brainiac 5, a descendant of brainiac from the legion of superheroes. In the comic book written by smallville executive story editor bryan q. Rokk, imra and garth, also known as the legion, step in from the future to help vanquish the. The series, initially broadcast by the wb, premiered on october 16, 2001. Brainiac 5, also known as querl dox, is a 30th century descendant of brainiac. Smallville depicts the relationship between clark and his first love interest, lana lang, as well as his relationship with lois lane, the woman he ultimately marries in the comic books. In the comic strip story, supermans foe was named romado, who traveled the cosmos with an alien white monkey named koko, shrinking major cities and keeping them in glass jars. Played by previous supergirl actress laura vandervoort, she very different from her comic book counterpart. Starting off as a batman clone green arrow has become. Brain interactive construct smallville dc database fandom. Brainiac character brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, usually as an adversary of superman. The series features a regular cast of characters, which began with eight main characters in its first season. Brainiac character, a fictional supervillain in dc comics, and an enemy of superman brainiac story arc, a 2008 storyline in action comics brainiac smallville, a version of the villain in the tv series smallville.

Brainiac has traced superman back to earth, which he now plans to gather knowledge from. The daily planet buildings address is given as 1780 west 5th street, which contradicts the address given in season sixs noir. During the past week, the comic club i attend every month discussed what i think is the quintessential superman story allstar superman, a book i have reread and championed over the years. The smallville interpretation is similar to the dc animated universe version. With the aid of the 21st century heroes, brainiac 5 and the rest of the legion were able to end the war. Months later, the universe itself was in danger from the crisis. Smallville is an american superhero television series developed by writerproducers alfred gough and miles millar, based on the dc comics character superman created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Here are 10 dc characters that looked great on smallville, and 10 that looked worse. But if smallville is prepared for strange beings, washington, dc, certainly is not. Debut of brainiac as a character the team of luthor and brainiac. Brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. With tom welling, allison mack, erica durance, aaron ashmore.

From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. It wasnt, however, the first time a character originally created for television made the jump into the comic book world. While his ancestor brainiac was a supervillain, brainiac 5 strove to atone for the. Brainiac storyline was actually a brainiac probe or a clone. He plays professor milton fine, better known as brainiac. Nov 27, 2010 it is smallvilles last season whether you love the show or loathe it. The fifth season of the television series smallville introduced a number of changes to the show. The smallville season eleven comic book series revealed that oliver and chloes son is named jonathan.

Brain interactive construct smallville dc database. Superman brainiac viewcomic reading comics online for. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Just like in the comics how jonathon kents death was caused by brainiac, in smallville, brainiac is the main antagonist of the season and was a factor of stress jonathon deals with in season 5 that helps lead to his death. After smallville s fifth season, the wb and upn merged to form the cw, the series later united states broadcaster. The title is not, but the character vordigan, a former teacher of oliver queens, is. Brainiacs skull ship comic villains, comics, superman. The original brainiac was created by otto binder and al plastino. Smallville tv series in the fifth season of smallville, brainiac is introduced as a recurring villain, played by james marsters. Brainiac is a superintelligent alien being from the planet colu who has fought superman many times. Contentsshow history origin during a time when brainiac was trapped within the core of a computerized prison world, he was able to tap into the planets control systems and stimulate the nearby sun epsilon 4 into going supernova. Brainiac is a prominent member of supermans rogues gallery and one of the most iconic villains in comic book history. Vril dox is an alien android appearing as one of the main antagonists in dc comics.

However, not every character translated well to the small screen. Nevertheless, brainiac shares luthors intense hatred of the man of steel, and has continued to use his twelfth. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Another iteration called brainiac 8, or indigo, made an appearance as an enemy of supergirl.

The thing of it was, the brainiac in 200s imaginary storysuperbrother against superbrother by cary bates and wayne boringthis brainiac is a good guy who shrinks kryptonopolis to save it from the ultimate destruction of krypton. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Geoff johns invoked this in an issue of action comics where every single appearance by brainiac in the postcrisis dcu, prior to johns superman. Mar 19, 2018 blake ritson is somewhat unique among the actors on krypton. The solar winds from the nova created an electrical surge in the planets field that dis. Blake ritson is somewhat unique among the actors on krypton. In smallville, doomsday is represented as a nice guy paramedic, who grew up moving from foster home to foster home. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. Although i would say that superman is more of a required taste than batman, there are plenty of superman stories to check out, whether it is the first two. He is regularly portrayed as one of supermans archnemesis a trait he shares with lex luthor and general zod as well as supergirl due to his actions on the planet krypton and has gone on to become one of dcs most dangerous and formidable foes since his debut. Smallville s stargirl is one of the few characters from the dc universe to appear almost identical to her comic book counterpart.

As smallville introduced many villains from the dc comics world. Jul 14, 2018 looking back on smallville, it is impressive the extent to which the characters honored their comic book roots in both story and appearance. James marsters spike from buffy the vampire slayer and angel will be appearing on smallville playing a character very familiar to comic book fans. Twenty years ago, a young boy washed up on a mysterious island and met a princess.

Legion of superheroes smallville dc database fandom. The real brainiac awakens, and they confront each other. Supermans nemesis lex luthor may be the smartest criminal mind on earth, but his intellect is no match for the alien artificial intelligence known as brainiac. In dc continuity, jonathan samuel kent is the name of clark and lois son, who, in 2016, took the mantle of superboy. Byrnes reimagining remains a skillful introduction to the character. Brainiac 5 querl dox is a fictional superhero character who exists in the 30th and 31st centuries of the dc universe. Brainiac, short for the brain interactive construct, is a kryptonian artificial intelligence built by scientist jorel based on the work of scientist daxur to aid in the war on krypton, but was corrupted by zod and used to assist in the destruction of the planet krypton. It is actually an outfit of a character named as brainiac, which is a part of a comic book. In the new 52, he calls his bottled cities kandor and mettropolis actually a doombot.

The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Brainiac makes a cameo appearance during the famous speech of john f. But for smallvilles sake, the character of the dark archer is mostly original. Jan 15, 2009 this references the character brainiac 5, a descendant of brainiac from the legion of superheroes. The first digital issue of a smallville season eleven comic book was released on april, 2012. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.

And i had read about brainiac 5 in adventure comics. Nov 06, 2017 we recently learned that brainiac is coming to krypton and its now been revealed that a different version of the iconic comic book character is coming to supergirls third season. Smallville is an american television series developed by writerproducers alfred gough and miles millar, and was initially broadcast by the wb. After arriving on earth in the black ship, brainiac assumed human alias dr.

The brain interactive construct or brainiac, for short is a version of the dc comics villain brainiac appearing on the wbcw television series smallville. Clark meets more superheroes, and some kryptonian villains. Quite an array of superman stories have been told through film over the past few decades, and it sounds like richard donners take on the character almost went in a major direction. The aftermath of doomsdays attack on chloe and jimmys wedding leaves clark in shock, but before he can search for the kidnapped chloe, an evil being, known as the persuader, appears and attacks him. As clearly seen in these adaptations, each series had a different idea of what brainiac should be. One of the most intelligent beings in the universe, the wicked brainiacs genius has challenged superman time and again. Brainiacs name was a combination of brain and maniac, and his name is the origin of the word brainiac used today as a word to mean genius. Apr 24, 2018 another iteration called brainiac 8, or indigo, made an appearance as an enemy of supergirl. We recently learned that brainiac is coming to krypton and its now been revealed that a different version of the iconic comic book character is coming. It is a body fitted attire having the muscly appearance. Created by writer otto binder and artist al pastino, brainiac debuted in july 1958 as a greenskinned alien with advanced technology who attacked an earth spaceship and possessed a private collection of shrunken, stolen cities, including the kryptonian city of kandor, which. Characters smallville completely ruined screenrant. Dec 21, 2018 quite an array of superman stories have been told through film over the past few decades, and it sounds like richard donners take on the character almost went in a major direction. Brainiacs name was a combination of brain and maniac, and his name is the origin of the word brainiac used.

Brainiac s name was a combination of brain and maniac, and his name is the origin of the word brainiac used. The series has breathed life to many of our dc comic book characters. This episode has one of the longest previously on smallville sections, at 1 minute and 23 seconds. Supergirl season 3 casts legion of superheroes character. When smallville premiered, comic book fans recognized a lot of the characters.

Here are 10 dc characters that looked great on smallville, and. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series smallville, and its tiein comic book series, and is an adaptation of legion of superheroes. This underwhelming reincarnation was hardly reminiscent of brainiacs look or feel in the comics. It is smallvilles last season whether you love the show or loathe it. Extremely advanced mental abilities that have allowed him to work through numerous robotic and even human proxies make him a dangerously formidable opponent. Comic book characters comic character comic books art comic art character design comic pics superhero characters book art anime comics what others are saying check out this really cool fan made art on one of supermans greatest villain, brainiac played by. Brainiac is supermans seconddeadliest archenemy after lex luthor, and also a frequent enemy of the justice league. Jul 18, 2019 none of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. As clearly seen in these adaptations, each series had a. With the newly formed fortress of solitude, clark begins the task of. Smallville is an american television series developed by writerproducers alfred gough and miles millar, based on the dc comics character superman created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. After its fifth season, the wb and upn merged to form the cw, which was the second broadcaster for the show in the united states. Synopsis having arrived in the arctic, with no knowledge of what to do next, clark lets the crystal of knowledge do all the work. The series also features recurring appearances from other dc universe characters, such as arthur curry and john jones.

After smallville fifth season, the wb and upn merged to form the cw, the series later united states broadcaster. Appearing in seasons nine and ten, she sported a navyblue sweatshirt adorned with stars and paired with red gloves and a red belt. A hero is made in the momento brainiac 5 lois e clark. He was portrayed by james marsters, who also played spike in the buffyverse and piccolo in dragonball evolution.