365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…
May 30th - Iron Fist / Lin Lie
Born in Shanghai, China, teenager Lin Lie is believed to be the great descendent of the legendary hero of Chinese lore known as Fu Xi. Lin’s father had been an archeologist who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Prior to his disappearance, Lin’s father had gifted Lie a sword propertied to have belong to the first mythical emperor of China.
Not long thereafter, young Lin was attacked by demonic like creatures and he found that the sword moved on its own accord so to defend him. Lin was sought out by the accomplished demon hunter, Ji Shuangshuang, who explained to Lin that the seals containing the malevolent entity known as Chiyou had been weaken thus unleashing his demon army. Furthermore, as the descendent of the heroic Fu Xi, it was now Lin’s responsibility to use the sword of Fu Xi to put things right and defeat the forces of Chiyou.
Shuangshuang trained Lin in the use of the sword and the teenager would go on to become ‘The Sword Master,’ setting out to take on Chiyou’s demons and find his lost family. The Sword Master ended up allying with The Agents of Atlas during the War of The Realms event. Following this, The Sword Master accompanied The White Fox to Korea to hunt down the demonic Kumiho. The ensuing battle resulted in the Sword of Fu Xi being shattered into dozens of pieces and Lin himself appeared to perish.
Gravely injured, Lin was rescued by the monks of K’un-Lun who brought him to their secluded monastery to try to save his life. A number of the shards of the broken sword had become embedded in his hands and wrists and he was near death. The dragon, Shou-Lao, chose to bestow its chi onto Lin, saving his life and granting him the power and title of the Iron Fist. These powers were augmented by the sword shards embedded in Lin’s hands and forearms.
As the new Iron Fist, Lin has set out to discover the remaining pieces of the sword of Fu Xi and put an end to the threat posed by Chiyou. Herein he has teamed up with the fellow Iron Fist, Danny Rand.
Lin Lie first appeared in the pages of Warriors of Three Sovereigns #1 (2018).
365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…
May 29th - Wave
Pearl Pangan had been a young woman who aspired to represent The Philippines at the Olympics as a freestyle competitive swimmer. Her significant skill as a speed swimmer attracted the attention of the AlonTech Company who agreed to sponsor her training in exchange for her participating in the company’s science experiments. Young, ambitious and a touch naive, Pearl agreed to this arrangement. An accident occurred wherein Pearl was drenched in an experimental substances. Fortunately she survived and soon thereafter discovered she had gained the ability to mentally control large portions of water. This enables her to travel underwater at amazingly high speeds; as well as manifest weapons made from water and create powerful concentrated waves and waterspouts.
AlonTech’s unethical and illegal experiments were discovered by a branch of the Atlas Foundation who shut the company down. Atlas’ chief of operations, Jimmy Woo, offered to help Pearl learn to control and utilize her newfound abilities of hydrokinesis. Pearl agreed and ultimately became a member of Woo’s superhero team, The Agents of Atlas.
Having assumed the alias of ‘Wave,’ Pearl proved a crucial member of the team when the Agents took on the threat of Sindr and her fire giants during the War of the Realms event. The heroine first appeared in the pages of War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1 (2019).
Wave from Agents of Atlas for FilAm History Month. Although not FilAm herself, Pearl Pangan really made a huge impact for a lot of Filipino Americans like myself.
Also I really wanted to draw Wave. Also I am never drawing this armor again
bob grayson decided to present himself as human to keep the new agents of atlas comfortable but still stayed white to make sure they dont get too comfortable around him
