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giveamadeuschohisownmovie · 5 years

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Hypothetical plot outline for season 1 of Hulu’s Ghost Rider series

Before we start, here is our main cast:

1) Gabriel Luna as Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider

2) Lorenzo James Henrie as Gabe Reyes, Robbie’s younger brother

3) Jose Zuniga as Eli Morrow, Robbie’s uncle and the main antagonist of the season

4) Jessica Parker Kennedy as Lisa Gardner, a detective and Robbie’s main love interest (at least as of season 1)

5) Derek Mio as Kenshiro “Zero” Cochrane, a hacker who befriends Robbie and eventually becomes his go-to tech guy (the “Cisco Ramon” of the show)

6) Josh Segarra as Hamilton Slade, a college professor who is dating Lisa Gardner, thinks Ghost Rider is a menace

7) Becky G as Alejandra Jones / All-New Ghost Rider, a woman whose soul becomes bonded to Eli’s after making a deal with him

8) Malese Jow as Sister Sara Yang / The Caretaker, a warrior nun who reluctantly joins forces with Robbie in order to battle the supernatural

Now, the episodes. Since this is the first season and Marvel might consider costs in making the series, I thought that 10 episodes would be a reasonable amount.

Episode 1: Still Angry

* A plot: Introduction to all the main characters. Robbie is a loner who helps a local church during the day and goes out as Ghost Rider at night. The opening scene is of Robbie destroying a local gang. Gabe Reyes is going to a nearby college, which is the real reason why Robbie moved to Texas. Lisa and Hamilton also volunteer at Robbie’s church, which is how Robbie develops a crush on her, despite her being in a relationship. Hamilton is friendly to Robbie but you can also tells he’s the “jealous / possessive boyfriend” type.

* B plot: Sister Sara Yang, also known as “The Caretaker”, arrives in Texas with the mission to capture the Ghost Rider for the Catholic Church. She recruits Rising Tide hacktavist Kenshiro “Zero” Cochrane by blackmailing him (“if you don’t help me, I’ll report all your cybercrimes”).

* C plot: Alejandra Jones is trying to cross the border from Mexico to the USA in order to find her long-lost father. In the episode stinger, we learn that she’s being stalked by a ghost, who we’ll learn later on is Eli Morrow.

* The climax of the episode is Sister Sara confronting the Ghost Rider. The two fight and Robbie easily defeats her. Instead of killing her, Robbie spares her when he realizes she’s not evil. Sara asks why and Robbie just tells her to leave and never come back.

Episode 2: A Good Man

* A plot: Robbie tries to go back to his normal routine but is confronted by Sister Sara and Kenshiro. Gabe, who is fully aware of his brother’s nightly activities, tries to convince them that Robbie is a good man but Sara is unconvinced. Sara says Robbie needs to prove to her that he’s a good man or else he will have to come back with her to the Vatican City. Robbie proves he’s on her side by taking down a gang of human traffickers and saving all the people they captured. All the people who Robbie saved bless him, calling him an “angel of vengeance”. Sara and Kenshiro leave, with Sara’s faith shaken and unsure of continuing her mission.

* B plot: Lisa and Hamilton go on a date where they discuss the Ghost Rider. Hamilton hates the man but Lisa thinks he’s a hero. Lisa tries to pry into Hamilton’s past and he tells her bits and pieces but stops short of going into his “family legacy”. Curious, Lisa asks and Hamilton rudely tells her to “stop digging”.

* C plot: Alejandra tries crossing the border but the cartel suspect her of wrongdoing (she was framed by another person). The cartel kill her on the spot, leading to her making a deal with Eli Morrow. Episode ends with her becoming the second Ghost Rider.

Episode 3: The Other Rider

* A plot: While patrolling one night, Robbie hears about a horrifying incident on the other side of the border. A Ghost Rider-like monster led a massacre of a cartel, leaving barely any survivors. As he investigates, he comes across Lisa, who is also on patrol that night, and Sara, who was investigating on her own. Survivors of the cartel attack the three of them, with the cartel shooters wanting payback. Robbie, Sara, and Lisa fight them off and Robbie drives all of them away to safety. Robbie drops Lisa back at the police station and drives away with Sara. Robbie tells Sara he wasn’t responsible for the massacre and Sara believes him.

* B plot: Gabe is at college, where he meets Kenshiro. They mostly have a humorous subplot, with Kenshiro trying to befriend Gabe since he has no friends in the area and that Sister Sara told him to get close to the Ghost Rider’s family. We learn more about Kenshiro and Gabe’s backstories. We also learn that Hamilton Slade is one of Gabe’s professors but is unaware that Gabe’s brother is the Ghost Rider.

* C plot: Alejandra wakes up in the middle of the road, not sure of what she did. Her plot is mostly just learning that she’s now bonded to the soul of Eli Morrow and that he has some control over her. She gets into a fight with some truckers and accidentally kills them due to Eli’s influence.

Episode 4: The Big Man from Down Below

* A plot: This episode is mainly backstory. Robbie and Sara make it back to Robbie’s church, where they discuss last night’s events. As they come up with a plan to track down the second Ghost Rider, we go into some flashbacks which explains what Robbie has been doing since AOS season 4 without actually referencing AOS. Flashbacks include him taking the Darkhold to some unknown hell dimension, a fight scene with some gang that he wipes out, dealing with his dark legacy, and meeting Mephisto for the first time (who says Robbie’s soul is damned). At the end of the episode, Robbie and Sara decide to officially team up since they have the same goal of catching this other Ghost Rider. With Gabe and Kenshiro, the four of them form “Team Ghost Rider”.

* B plot: Similar to Robbie’s plot this episode, we go into Eli Morrow’s backstory. Alejandra learns, from Eli, that he was turned into a Spirit of Vengeance by Mephisto. When Alejandra asks why, Eli chooses not to tell her. We learn that all Spirits of Vengeance have similar stories to his, implying that Robbie’s Spirit of Vengeance became that way because of a deal with Mephisto. We see Alejandra become the All-New Ghost Rider at the end of the episode and she steals someone’s motorcycle.

* C plot: Lisa tries to explain to her superiors what happened last night. Her superiors tell her that Ghost Rider killed a bunch of people on the other side of the border but she’s convinced that Robbie wasn’t responsible. Hamilton also tries to tell her she’s wrong, leading to their first fight.

* End episode stinger: Alejandra/Eli opens up a portal to an unknown dimension and a group of demons come out. Alejandra/Eli says, “Welcome to Earth”, ending the episode.

Episode 5: Hell Hath No Fury

* Main plot: Robbie, Sara, Kenshiro, and Gabe start investigating the second Ghost Rider while also trying to dodge Lisa, who tells them that GR is wanted for the massacre. She’s part of the investigation but it’s clear she thinks GR is innocent. The investigation leads them to a survivor, who Robbie tracks down. The survivor, who turns out to be the person who framed Alejandra and got her killed, says that Alejandra was murdered by the cartel, then the Ghost Rider showed up and killed everyone. The team finds out that Alejandra’s body was not among the dead. Sensing the dark aura in the area, Robbie puts the pieces together and realizes Alejandra made a deal with the devil. When Sara asks how does he know, he gives her a look that says that his situation was similar. He also points out that the attack happened immediately after Alejandra made that deal, as if the devil was waiting for her.

* Main plot (continued): After interrogating the survivor, Team Ghost Rider is confronted by the All-New Ghost Rider. Alejandra Jones, fully under Eli Morrow’s control, says that she needs to speak with Robbie. Robbie and Alejandra/Eli battle it out for the first time but the fight between the two Ghost Riders leads to a stalemate, even with Sara, Gabe, and Kenshiro’s help. Lisa and the rest of the police arrive, leading to a shootout between them and Alejandra/Eli. Alejandra/Eli kills most of the police force but Robbie is able to save Lisa in time. He creates a portal and takes Lisa away from the scene, but Alejandra-Eli orders her demon henchmen to go after them. Episode ends on that cliffhanger.

* Subplot: Hamilton Slade finishes up a class and we see him in his private study. As he looks through his photo albums, he comes across a picture of a burial site. Immediately, he shuts the book away, disturbed by the memory. We get a flashback to the moment when the photograph was taken and it’s revealed that Hamilton found the burial site of his ancestor, Lincoln Slade, who was a predecessor of the Ghost Rider.

Episode 6: Like a Woman Scorned

* A plot: Picking up right after the previous episode, Robbie and Lisa emerge on the other side of the portal. It’s revealed that Robbie took them back to his scrapyard in Los Angeles. Although Robbie tries to hide his identity, he realizes he needs Lisa to trust him and turns back to his normal self. Lisa is surprised to find out Robbie is the Ghost Rider and says he should’ve just told her. As they talk, Alejandra/Eli opens up a portal outside the scrapyard. One of the main demons, nicknamed Hive Mind, has mind control powers and takes control of several L.A. citizens to form an army. Robbie and Lisa fight the mind-controlled army but are hesitant to actually kill anyone. Eventually, the fight comes down to Robbie and Alejandra/Eli and her minions. Lisa leaves, with Robbie telling her to find “Father Reyes”. Alone, Robbie puts up a good fight but is overwhelmed and defeated. Before Robbie passes out, Eli (through Alejandra) reveals himself and says that he’s gonna finish what he started.

* B plot: Sara, Gabe, and Kenshiro are battling Alejandra’s demon henchmen (the ones who didn’t cross over to Los Angeles). During this battle, we get backstory on Sara. It’s revealed Sara was once a normal nun who had an interest in the supernatural. One night, she fends off an attack by a vampire, partly due to her studying on how vampires worked. Impressed by this, the church offers her a place in their top-secret division dedicated to hunting supernatural monsters. Also during this fight, Hamilton Slade, who is driving at this time, accidentally gets involved when a demon attacks his car. Kenshiro rescues him, thus bringing Slade into their group.

* Side note: For the B plot, Gabe starts reflecting on Alejandra Jones. From what he knows about her, he says that he’s sad that she was killed by the cartel and was turned into a Ghost Rider. He questions why she would be wreaking havok. Gabe’s interest in Alejandra Jones will be important later on.

Episode 7: Tio

* Cold opening dream sequence: Robbie wakes up in the church and sees (to the audience’s surprise) Chloe Bennet. However, she introduces herself as the Ghost Rider, revealing that the Rider took the form of Daisy to talk to Robbie. Daisy and AOS is briefly referenced. Daisy-GR tells Robbie that he’s in way over his head and that it’s rethinking their deal. Robbie says that he can beat Eli but before we can go any further, Robbie wakes up from his dream.

* A plot: Robbie wakes up on some desert planet. Alejandra-Eli is there. They have a chat where we learn that Eli is planning on building a portal machine with the help of the Darkhold. Robbie asks why and Eli says that he wants to open a portal to hell large enough to allow Mephisto’s army to go through and conquer Earth and turn it into a new hell dimension. Robbie realizes the truth; not only was Eli Morrow turned into a Spirit of Vengeance by Mephisto, he was now Mephisto’s lackey. Mephisto is planning on conquering Earth. Robbie says he’ll never give up the Darkhold but Eli says that he already found it, revealing that Hive Mind used mind control on Robbie to make him give up the location of the Darkhold. Robbie and Alejandra-Eli fight but Alejandra-Eli escapes back to Earth, leaving Robbie stranded on the desert planet.

* A plot (continued): Robbie tries to make a portal back to Earth but realizes that Alejandra-Eli took his chains with her/him. He starts to wander around, trying to figure out how to get back home. As he does, he’s visited by the “ghosts” / hallucinations of Lisa, Gabe, Sara, and Kenshiro, who urge him on. He’s also visited by Daisy-Ghost-Rider and his parents, who we haven’t seen until this episode. Fueled by pure hatred and anger towards his uncle, Robbie uses the resources around him to find a way back home. He collects iron ores from the desert and uses the Ghost Rider fire to make a makeshift Sling Ring. He crosses through the portal, pissed as fuck.

* B plot: Sara, Kenshiro, and Gabe try to calm Hamilton Slade down, who is hysterical since being attacked by a demon. While dealing with this, police reinforcements arrive and arrest the four of them. They’re brought to the police station and questioned on what happened. While being interrogated, a werewolf attacks the police station, killing several people. Sara, Kenshiro, Gabe, and Hamilton work together with the police to kill the werewolf. After taking the werewolf down, the head police chief lets them go, realizing he has a whole city to clean up.

* C plot: Lisa finds Father Reyes, who is revealed to be Robbie and Gabe’s estranged father. The two talk, with Lisa saying that his son is a hero (without actually saying that Robbie is the Ghost Rider). Father Reyes agrees, although he’s worried about his son. Father Reyes and Lisa talk about Robbie and we learn more about Robbie’s childhood.

* End episode stinger: Alejandra-Eli is seen holding the Darkhold. Eli starts making plans to build a machine that could unlock a portal to Mephisto’s hell dimension. However, Alejandra briefly takes over, revealing that Eli doesn’t have as strong of a hold on her as he thought.

Episode 8: The Phantom

* A plot: Robbie reconnects with Team Ghost Rider, who are all tired from battling the demons. He also brings back Lisa from Los Angeles. Before he goes back to his team, Robbie chats with his father. Father Reyes reveals that he knows Robbie is the Ghost Rider (“You can’t fool me, son”) and that he figured it out several years ago. He also says that he doesn’t think Robbie’s soul is damned, despite Robbie claiming he made a deal with the devil. He says that Robbie is using his powers to fight the forces of evil and that makes him a warrior for God in his eyes. Father Reyes also says that he thinks Robbie hasn’t fully explored his powers, indirectly hinting at the Penance Stare (will become important later on).

* A plot (continued): With the whole team together, Robbie says that Alejandra/Eli is planning on building a machine that will open a portal to hell. He also tells them that Alejandra/Eli is working for Mephisto, who turned Eli into one of his minions in exchange for Spirit of Vengeance abilities. The team starts making a plan to destroy the portal machine, send Eli back to hell, and reclaim the Darkhold. However, Hamilton Slade doesn’t trust Robbie. He leaves the group with a plan to expose Robbie as the Ghost Rider

* A plot (continued): However, the team stops Hamilton in time and in an angry fit, he reveals that he despises the Ghost Rider since it’s his family legacy. His ancestor, Lincoln Slade, was a Ghost Rider but he abused his power. Robbie says that the Rider isn’t evil, it’s the user. He says that he’s using his powers to fight evil and that he’ll do whatever it takes to stop Eli Morrow and any other villain with plans to destroy the world. Robbie’s conviction to his mission is what finally convinces Hamilton that Robbie is a hero and abandons his plans.

* B plot: Alejandra’s battle for control over her own body gets heated as she tries destroying the portal machine whenever she’s in control. This leads to a surreal sequence where Alejandra and Eli play a game of mental hide-and-seek, with both of them fighting to be the dominant personality. Alejandra gets the upper hand near the end of the fight but, sadly, Eli overpowers her. Now in full control, Eli says to his henchmen, “The woman won’t be a problem anymore”. As he says this, he learns that his machine is close to finish.

Episode 9: Wrath

* Main plot: Picking up right at the end of the previous episode, Team Ghost Rider tries searching for Eli Morrow, realizing that he could be anywhere around the world. Robbie, knowing how he hid the Darkhold, begins retracing his steps to see if he could stumble across a clue on where Eli is. This leads to a sequence where Robbie and the team confront a demon named Hoss, who was keeping the Darkhold with him. When the team asks why Robbie trusted the book to Hoss, Robbie says it’s because Hoss is a collector whose personal vault is near-impenetrable. Hoss is also a demon bounty hunter, taking monsters back to hell just like Robbie, which is another reason why Robbie trusted him (although Hoss took demons back for pay).

* Main plot (continued): At first, Hoss claims that someone broke into his vault and stole the Darkhold. However, after some investigating, the team learns that Hoss backstabbed Robbie by giving Eli Morrow the Darkhold willingly. Hoss says that he wants Earth to becomes a hell dimension, leading to Robbie beating him up. Robbie forces Hoss to give up Eli’s location, which he does.

* Main plot (continued): The location turns out to be the old Momentum Labs. Eli Morrow, seeing that Robbie and his allies have found him, sends his demon army out to stop them. The rest of this episode consists of confrontations. Robbie battles and kills Hive Mind, avenging his previous defeat. Sara and Lisa team up and kill several demon minions. Kenshiro, despite being a non-fighter, manages to use his wits to take several demon minions down. While this is happening, Gabe tells Hamilton to wheel him to Alejandra. Hamilton questions him and Gabe says that he wants to talk to Alejandra.

* Main plot (continued): Hamilton takes Gabe into the heart of Momentum Labs without telling the rest of the group and they confront Alejandra/Eli together. Gabe appeals to Alejandra’s humanity and even to his uncle. He asks Eli if he wants to be Mephisto’s servant for the rest of his life and for the first time in the series, Eli doubts his plan. This moment of self-doubt leads to Alejandra resurfacing. She quickly tells Gabe and Hamilton to destroy the portal machine before Eli activates it since the portal will be self-sustaining once activated (meaning, destroying the machine won’t do anything). Alejandra also says they need to kill her before Eli comes back. Unfortunately, Eli does return and, angered, he turns into the All-New Ghost Rider and attacks Gabe and Hamilton.

* Main plot (continued): Robbie enters the scene just in time and the two Ghost Riders fight again. This time, with the help of Sara, Lisa, and Kenshiro, Robbie defeats Alejandra/Eli. However, before Robbie can burn Eli, “Alejandra” comes back and begs for mercy. Gabe stops Robbie and “Alejandra” begs them to save her before Eli comes back. But this turns out to be a ruse. It’s Eli pretending to be Alejandra. Eli activates the portal machine and the episode ends on the massive cliffhanger of Mephisto’s demon army ready to attack Earth!

Episode 10: Ghost Rider

(Season finale time! If you’re still reading this, I just wanna say, thank you, you’re a real trooper)

We start off right at the end of the previous episode. Robbie immediately destroys the portal machine but realizes that the portal is self-sustaining. Team Ghost Rider flees Momentum Labs as Mephisto’s demon army starts swarming Los Angeles. Things are going bonkers as police and National Guard come in to battle the army of darkness. As this is happening, Eli/Alejandra slips away.

The group barricades themselves in an abandoned office and Robbie says it’s his fault that Eli managed to activate the portal and he’s the only one with the ability to close the gate. Robbie tells the group to leave but they tell him that they’re with him to the end of the line. They make a new plan; Robbie and Sara will fight their way back to Momentum Labs to close the gate, Kenshiro will be their “guy in the chair” as well as search for Eli/Alejandra, and Lisa and Hamilton will take Gabe and flee the city.

As they prepare to exit the building, we get some interesting interactions. Lisa breaks up with Hamilton, saying that they’re better off as friends, and Hamilton wonders if it’s because she has feelings for Robbie. Hamilton tells Robbie that he’s surprised that he went from despising the Ghost Riders to working with one. Gabe tells Robbie that he needs to find a way to spare Alejandra since she’s an innocent in all this. Sara says to Kenshiro that she was wrong about Robbie and that he’s a warrior for God. Kenshiro admits that he has a huge crush on Sara but Sara says they can’t be together since she’s a nun.

The groups head out of the building. To summarize what happens, Robbie and Sister Sara battle their way through the demon hordes back to Momentum Labs. Robbie gets his “Thor: Ragnarok” moment and goes HAM on the demon army as heavy metal music blares in the background. He manages to close the portal with his chain, foiling Eli/Alejandra’s plans.

While this is happening, Lisa, Hamilton, and Gabe try to flee the city. Demons attack them and while fighting them off, Hamilton is fatally wounded. He tells Lisa that he loves her as he dies in her arms. After closing the portal, Robbie catches up with Lisa and Gabe and learns about what happened to Hamilton, enraging him. Kenshiro, who was guiding both groups this whole time, tells Robbie where Eli/Alejandra is, leading to our final confrontation.

Similar to Luke Cage season 1, Robbie confronts Eli/Alejandra while several bystanders watch. The two Ghost Riders go at it, with several big moments such as Robbie destroying Eli/Alejandra’s motorcyle, Eli/Alejandra destroying Robbie’s charger (temporarily, the car comes back of course), and so on. The fight eventually ends with Robbie defeating Eli/Alejandra and ready to destroy them.

Just then, Father Reyes’ words come back to Robbie and, for the first time in the whole series, Robbie uses the Penance Stare on Eli/Alejandra. Eli’s soul is burned by this but Alejandra is spared. Robbie is unsure how he knew he could do that and Sara suggests that “God gave him the power”. Battle ends with Alejandra thanking Robbie as she’s arrested.

Cut to several days later. The team attends Hamilton Slade’s funeral. Sara and Kenshiro decide to stay in Texas as Robbie’s main support team. Gabe also embraces his role as a member of Team Ghost Rider. Lisa is the last to join, saying that she always believed in the Ghost Rider. Robbie comforts her, telling her that he’s sorry for her loss, and Lisa thanks him for that. There are some signs of romantic feelings but nothing too blatant since Lisa is in mourning.

Robbie sees that the news are calling him a hero. Robbie doesn’t see himself that way and he rides off into the night, off to battle another demon.

As he rides off, we quickly cut back to Alejandra Jones, who is in a holding cell. In the cell’s mirror, she sees Eli Morrow looking back at her. He’s still there but it’s clear he has no power over her anymore.

The episode ends with Robbie riding off into the night...just as a motorcycle starts to follow him. We’re not shown who is following Robbie. Is it Johnny Blaze? Is it Danny Ketch? Is it Carter Slade? You’ll have to find out...in season two!

tagging (sorry, i know this is a long post): @angel-starbeam, @whistlingwindtree, @lostinthespeedforce, @agentmilayawithshield, @happilyshanghaied, @acerobbiereyes, @isisparker, @shutyourmoustache, @clarasghosts

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turquoisemagpie · 6 years

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And the grand total*of submissions for the JSE Artist Project is.......... 431!!!!

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Meet the quarterbacks in the 2020 NFL Draft

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Joe Burrow is the headliner this year, but there are a lot of names to know.

The 2020 NFL Draft is fast approaching, and the next class of quarterbacks is looking to make its mark in the NFL. A lot of these prospects have some interesting backstories that will be highlighted throughout the NFL scouting process. This year’s group features the likes of a Heisman winner, a Senior Bowl MVP, a quarterback who won big at two different Power 5 programs, and players who tried renewing their careers at different schools.

Let’s get to know each quarterback that who was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine as they begin to take the next step in their football careers. We broke them up into three sections, with the prospects listed in alphabetical order.

The quarterbacks who will most likely be off the board first

Last year there were three QBs taken in the first round, and there were five in 2018. We’ll likely come somewhere within that range in 2020.

Joe Burrow, LSU

I don’t think you need an introduction for this guy, right? After winning the Heisman and national championship for the Tigers, Burrow has a case to be called the best college QB ever. He’s almost certainly headed to the Bengals with the No. 1 overall pick.

Fun fact: Burrow is from Ohio and hates Skyline Chili, which was invented in the city he’s probably going to be drafted to:

I knew I wasn’t trippin lol pic.twitter.com/XhaOdDzSHN

— George Iloka (@George_iloka) January 14, 2020

Justin Herbert, Oregon

Herbert could have been a first-round pick after his 2018 season with the Ducks. He threw for 3,151 yards and 29 touchdowns with eight interceptions that season. He came back instead, and Herbert threw for 320 more yards and three more touchdowns than he did the season before.

Herbert’s headed into the draft with a lot of momentum. He won the Senior Bowl Practice Player of the Week and MVP awards.

Fun fact: He’s super smart!

#Oregon QB Justin Herbert (30:00) did not deny he’s a bit of a nerd. The 4.01 GPA speaks to that. But will he miss school? “As long as I’m playing football, no,” he said on RapSheet + Friends. A look at the person teams would be drafting: https://t.co/yGplUseycG

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 14, 2020

Jordan Love, Utah State

Love made a name for himself during his breakout season in 2018, finishing in the top 10 in the nation in passing efficiency, passing touchdowns, and points responsible for. Although his 2019 numbers weren’t as good as the season prior — losing his offensive coordinator didn’t help — Love ended his Aggie career with a school-record 9,003 yards of total offense.

His combination of a deep-throw ability paired with the athleticism is enough for him to earn first-round buzz. LSU head coach Ed Orgeron said Love was “definitely a first-round pick” when discussing his skill set ahead of the Tigers’ game against Utah State last season.

Fun fact: Love plays a lot of Madden in his free time, and he thinks he can beat anyone he plays against in it.

Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama

Tagovailoa finished his career as Alabama’s career passing touchdown leader with 87, and he holds the school record for touchdowns responsible for with 96. He did that even though he played just one full season as the starter, in 2018.

Tagovailoa suffered a hip injury near the end of Alabama’s 2019 season, but he should be ready to go by the time NFL training camp rolls around. He is also a left-handed quarterback, which the NFL hasn’t had as a regular starter since Michael Vick.

Fun fact: He can sing!

You guys asked for more here is part 2 of the @Tuaamann_ Concert Series pic.twitter.com/9F6D8BHmhc

— Michael Locksley (@CoachLocks) December 22, 2017

The next tier of passers you may have heard of

This group includes some familiar names. A couple of them have a chance to sneak into first or second round, or they could all be mid-rounders.

Jacob Eason, Washington

The former five-star recruit started as a true freshman for Georgia in 2016, but he was benched for Jake Fromm in 2017. Eason sat out a year and played his 2019 season at Washington, throwing for 3,132 yards and 23 touchdowns during the Huskies’ 8-5 season.

Fun fact: Eason’s nickname is “Skinny QB” that he coined after his dad gave him a short haircut.

Jake Fromm, Georgia

Fromm declaring for the draft was a bit of a surprise, given that his play wasn’t very consistent in 2019. Still, he finished his Georgia career fourth in school history with 8,224 career passing yards, and was 35-7 as a starter over three seasons. He led the Dawgs to a national championship berth in 2017 after defeating Baker Mayfield and the Oklahoma Sooners in the Rose Bowl CFP semifinal.

Fun fact: In the summer of 2018, Fromm once suffered two accidents at a lake. The first one was a broken hand, the second when he got a fishing lure stuck in his damn leg!

Perhaps Fromm should stay away from lakes while he prepared for the draft, just sayin.

Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma

Hurts’ story is one of the most unique in college football. He was the starter at Alabama, during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. But in the second half of the 2017 CFP National Championship win against Georgia, he was benched for Tagovailoa and then was a backup in 2018. He did come in for an injured Tagovailoa in the SEC Championship Game to lead the Tide to a 35-28 comeback win, again over Georgia.

In 2019, he transferred to Oklahoma, where he had the best statistical year of his college career with 3,851 yards and 32 touchdowns through the air and 1,298 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground. He was the Heisman runner-up behind Burrow.

Fun Fact: Hurts took two teams to the College Football Playoff as a starter, with Alabama in 2017 and Oklahoma in 2019, and played in the Playoff all four years.

Last but not least, the possible sleepers

Most of these guys probably won’t be picked until Day 3, if they’re selected at all. They still could find their way on an NFL roster.

Kelly Bryant, Missouri

Bryant started his college career at Clemson, where he had to replace Deshaun Watson in 2017. He led the Tigers to the College Football Playoff that season but transferred in the middle of 2018 after then-true freshman QB Trevor Lawrence got the starting job. Bryant’s exit had a tinge of bad blood to it. He told reporters after announcing he was transferring that it “felt like a slap in the face” when he was benched for Lawrence.

Bryant spent 2019 at Missouri, where he threw for 15 touchdowns and six interceptions in an injury-plagued season.

Kevin Davidson, Princeton

Davidson started just one season for the Tigers in 2019, but he set a couple records. He became the first Princeton player with at least two games of five or more TD passes, and he’s first all-time in lowest interception percentage (6 in 374 passes). Davidson hangs out with Marshawn Lynch from time to time, whom he met when he was in high school.

Anthony Gordon, Washington State

Gordon started his college career at JUCO City College of San Francisco before redshirting at Washington State in 2016. SB Nation’s Dan Kadar called Gordon one of the Senior Bowl’s most interesting players:

Gordon started only a season for the Cougars while sitting behind walking meme Gardner Minshew. Gordon’s 2019 stats are eye-popping. He put up 5,579 yards and 48 touchdowns, with 570 yards and nine touchdowns alone coming against UCLA.

Brian Lewerke, Michigan State

In his three years as the Spartans’ starting QB, he finished with 9,548 yards of total offense, which ranks first in school history. A shoulder injury limited him in 2018, but he came back to throw a career-high 3,079 yards in 2019. He has a pretty impressive 40-yard dash time, too:

I’ve been working with some Quarterbacks the last few days as they prepare for their all-star games and the combine. Brian Lewerke is a promising prospect. Great athlete (4.61 40) who has a big arm. We’ve made some small changes to his motion and drop.@QB_Collective @WillHewlett pic.twitter.com/aQxMc9hyJh

— Sage Rosenfels (@SageRosenfels18) January 7, 2020

Jake Luton, Oregon State

Luton started his career at Idaho, where played in eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2015. He then transferred to Ventura CC before landing at Oregon State. Over three seasons, he played in just 23 games for the Beavers. The NCAA granted Luton a sixth year of eligibility for 2019, when he had career-best numbers, including 28 touchdowns to just three interceptions in 11 games.

Cole McDonald, Hawaii

McDonald started his last two seasons at Hawaii, leading the Rainbow Warriors to a 10-5 mark last season as a junior. He threw for 4,135 yards and had a 147.6 passer rating. But hands down the most important aspect of McDonald’s Hawaii career is how gloriously his hair progressed:

https://t.co/ozqZNmNiSu

— °°° K . C °°° (@ColeHunter520) September 29, 2019

Tragically, McDonald has since cut off his blond dreads. RIP.

Steven Montez, Colorado

Montez set 43 school records in his four-year career, and finished as Colorado’s all-time leader in total yards (10,609) and passing yards (9,467). Montez’s father, Alfred, spent one season in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders in 1996.

James Morgan, FIU

Morgan finished his Panther career breaking seven school records, including most passing touchdowns in a season (26) and the highest pass efficiency in a season (157.6).

He played at Bowling Green before transferring to FIU in 2018:

FIU QB James Morgan caught my eye at the Shrine this year — and he's got some really impressive throws on tape from his days at Bowling Green, too! pic.twitter.com/FAFgYSGRrp

— Kyle Crabbs (@GrindingTheTape) February 13, 2020

Shea Patterson, Michigan

Patterson was the No. 1 overall pro-style prospect from the class of 2016, and he began his career at Ole Miss. In 2017, he threw for 2,259 yards and 17 touchdowns, then transferred without penalty to Michigan after head coach Hugh Freeze was ousted in the summer of 2018. Over two seasons in Ann Arbor, Patterson passed for 5,661 and 45 touchdowns.

Nate Stanley, Iowa

Stanley started three seasons for Iowa and threw for 8,302 yards and 68 touchdowns throughout his career. He is one of two Hawkeye quarterbacks to have a 3-0 record in bowl games. Stanley mastered the QB sneak in college, averaging 3.6 yards per sneak at Iowa.

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Ayame Apricot at Akiba Stage, STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

We are just 2 weekends away from Singapore Toy Games and Comic Convention 2018 . Returning on the 8th to 9th of September 2018 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Center . Here is what is to be expected at Singapore Toy Games and Comic Convention 2018 (STGCC 2018). This is a Developing article to check back for more updates from time to time!

STGCC 2018 Guest Lineup

Entertainment Guest-TAM

TAM, STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

TAM is the representative of TAMusic. Possibly known as the world's first Anime & Game specialised violinist, TAM’s online videos have over 50 million views. He has released 173 CDs till date and toured 10 countries within a year for live performances. Related Anime Works:Atom: The Beginning, Key / Rewrite, Girlish Number, others. Related Game Works: Atelier Series (KOEI TECMO GAMES / GUST), Key, others Related Artistes: Lia, Kurosaki Maon, Yoshino Nanjo, Tanemura Arina, others.

Entertainment Guest-Akai Ryuusei

Akai Ryuusei, STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

Akai Ryuusei is the Arranger, Pianist, Mixer, Producer and also the Founder of the famous doujin circle “Tokyo Active NEETS”. The circle started with uploading video clips of their performance medleys on NicoNico Douga back in 2008 and they have since been releasing video actively till today. Known for their high energy jazz arrangement of famous tunes from Touhou, Kancolle, Vocaloid and others. AkaiRyusei is actively performing in both Japan and international stage with other doujin artistes.

Entertainment Guest-chuLa

ChuLa (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Making their debut in 2017, ChuLa, is a Shibuya Harajuku styled "Kawaii x Fun x Idol Unit!". Known for their 200BPM and above high tempo repertoires, they aim to spread their energy to fans through their performance. They held their 1st Solo LIVE at Aoyama Rizm in 2017 and 2nd Solo LIVE at Shinjuku ReNY in 2018. chuLa means "Lovely girl" in Spanish. Member profile: Emika Fujii (Red) Emina Sakurai (Pink) Misaki Natsume (Blue) Marin Sato (Purple) Ayano Watanabe (Orange)

Entertainment Guest-Kana Ueda

Kana Ueda (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Ueda Kana debuted as Voice Actress in 2001, providing voice work as Cyborg 001/Ivan Wisky in "Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier" and as Herba in "Final Fantasy: Unlimited". From there on she has been voicing many fan favourites such as Miyanaga Saki from "Saki", Yagami Hayate from "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" series and also Tohsaka Rin from the popular "Fate" series. An active personality, her hobby includes playing video games, mahjong, and skiing.

Creator Guest-YUC'e

YUC'e (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Started her career in 2015, YUC'e is well-known as a multi-talented musician who composed,edited, sang, mixed and wrote the lyrics for her own songs. Releasing her first self-produced album in October 2017, her hit song “Future Cake” topped theViral Chart of Spotify for a total of 11 days.While being busy with the official remixes for animation music such as “Bakemonogatari” and “Aikatsu!”, and artistes such as m-flo and Deen Fujioka, she also provided songs and vocals for popular rhythm game such as “beatmania IIDX” by KONAMI and “CHUNITHM” by SEGA. Other than being active in the live music scene in Tokyo, YUC’e have performed in Chicago and Los Angeles for Anime Expo in July 2017.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Ryan Meinerding

Ryan Meinerding (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Ryan Meinerding is the Head of Visual Development at Marvel Studios. He has been with Marvel Studios since the early days of 'Iron Man,' helping to design the look and feel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He studied Industrial Design at the University of Notre Dame and Illustration at the Art Centre College of Design. In his last semesters at Art Centre, he had the opportunity to leave school to work on a project with one of his heroes, Iain McCaig. It was ultimately because of this project that he met Jon Favreau. Jon hired Ryan to work on Iron Man as an illustrator and then subsequently Iron Man 2 as a lead character designer. After this time, he stayed to work on concept designs for Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Marvel Studios was growing and was about to go into production with Avengers. In order to keep up with the character design work, the Visual Development department was created. Headed by Ryan and Charlie Wen at that time, they led a team of artists to accomplish the character design for Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron. In the last few years he has had the opportunity to work on one of his favourite superheroes for Spider-Man: Homecoming, as well as revisited the Avengers for Infinity War and ventured into the new world of Black Panther. He is currently working on new Marvel Studios projects.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Range Murata

Range Murata's artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Born in 1968, Range Murata started as a character designer for the fighting game Power Instinct (Atlus) series in 1993. From 1994, he started to gain public attention and fame after he was asked to provide the cover illustration for Comic Kairakuten (Wanimagazine) and Ultra Jump (Shueisha). He resigned from the game company in 1996, began his career as a freelance illustrator and released his first artbook 『LIKE A BALANCE LIFE』(Wanimagazine) within the same year. In 1999, under his supervision as an editor, Range Murata released a full colored comic magazine 『FLAT』(Wanimagazine) which won the 34th Japan Book Design Awards in the Comic category. In 2001, he initiated the art gallery, GoFa, that began the trend of physical art gallery for its kind and it led to his first gallery, the 『fa RANGE MURATA collection 001』in 2003. As his portfolio as a product designer increased, he won the 38th JapanBook Design Awards with his second art book 『futurhythm』(Wanimagazine) subsequently the prestigious 37th Seiun Award in 2007. Range Murata started gain popularity overseas as the full color comic『robot』 got translated into various languages such as English, Spanish, French, Chinese and Korean. As both the editor and the covert art illustrator, Range Murata was invited to many conventions and art gallery worldwide as fans overseas started to know more about his works. In 2010, he released his first artbook based on his animation work 『PRISMTONE RANGE MURATA ANIME WORKS 1998-2006』(Wanimagazine). Aside from his busy work schedule, he also teaches at Kyoto Seika University in the character design course and is also actively participating as a doujin circle in Comiket as “PASTA'S ESTAB.”. Known for his originality for character design and also his retro-look feature within his design, Range Murata reputation skyrocketed globally with his work as character designer for OVA “Blue Submarine No.6”, TV Anime “LASTEXILE”, TV Anime “LASTEXILE – Fam, The Silver Wing”, and TV Anime “Shangri-La” by GONZO. Recently, he has worked on the original character design for Anime ID-0 (SANZIGEN). Some of his other works consist of the cover illustration for the children book “Tara Duncan” (Media Factory), and also illustrations for “Garaku.mag” (HomeSha) and “Kikan Ace” (Asuka Shinsha). In Feburary 2018, he released his fourth artbook,『futurelog - standard edition-』(Wanimagazine), and held his first celebratory art gallery at space caiman from March to May 2018. He held the same art gallery in Taipei d/art as well. From illustrating innocent-looking female characters to cool male characters, the attention to details enabled him to bring the texture of his art to life. Range Murata continues to charm all fans around the world through his unique illustration style beyond everyone’s imagination.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Mark Brooks

Mark Brooks (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Mark Brooks is an Eisner Award nominated comic illustrator and designer known most recently for his acclaimed interior work on Marvel Comics’ Star Wars Han Solo. He’s currently the cover artist for Marvel’s X-Men eXtermination and DC Comics’ iconic Batman series, Detective Comics. Recently, he was the cover artist to Marvel’s 2017 summer event, Secret Empire. Starting in 2017, Sideshow Collectibles began producing a Mark Brooks signature series of high-end collectible statues featuring the most prominent characters in the Spider-man universe including Spider-man himself, Spider Gwen and more. Previously, Mark completed popular runs as the cover artist for Avengers: No Surrender, Deadpool, Ant Man, Fearless Defenders and X-Men Legacy. Past interior work includes Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega miniseries, the critically acclaimed Uncanny X-Force, Thor, Avengers & X-Men: Consequences, Amazing Spider-man, Young Avengers and many more. His work can also be found on various other projects for video games and toy packaging for such companies as Hasbro, Lucasfilm, Disney, Capcom and Sega on properties including Transformers, Robotech, and Street Fighter.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Joyce Chin

Joyce Chin's artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Joyce Chin has been working in comics since 1995 when she pencilled her first works,

Supergirl, Guy Gardner: Warrior, Legion, and Superman for DC.

Since then, she has been working on many other titles, both interiors and covers on stories for

the Hulk, Spider-man, Green Lantern, Witchblade, Vampirella, Red Sonja, Xena and many others through various publishers. She’s also worked on book, game, magazine and toy packaging illustrations.

Currently, other than pencilling and inking a multitude of covers for a variety of companies, but mostly for Marvel, she’s also working on a creator owned project.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Frank Cho

Frank Cho (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Frank Cho is a Emmy Award-winning and critically acclaimed writer and illustrator. He is known for his newspaper comic strip series, Liberty Meadows, as well as for books such as Mighty Avengers, Spider-Man, X-Men, Shanna the She-Devil, the Hulk and Savage Wolverine for Marvel Comics. He is now the cover artist for Harley Quinn and Batman at DC Comics. Frank Cho is noted for classical and energetic figure art, beautiful illustrations of women, humorous writings and adventure stories. Presently, Frank Cho wrapped up his fantasy action book, Skybourne at BOOM! Studios. He is currently working on several creator-owned projects, Fight Girls, Guns & Dinos at Image Comics, and War Witch with novelist Tom Sniegoski for Big Wow Publications. When he’s not writing and drawing, Frank Cho is napping.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-David Finch

David Finch (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

David Finch is a Canadian-born comics artist known for his work on Top Cow Productions’ Cyberforce, as well as numerous subsequent titles for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, such as The New Avengers, Moon Knight, Ultimatum, Brightest Day, Wonder Woman and Batman.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Arthur Adams

Arthur Adams (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Arthur Adams, a self-taught artist, became a fan favorite at the age 19, when he pencilled the critically-acclaimed Longshot limited series. Longshot, written by Ann Nocenti and published in 1985 by Marvel Comics launched Arthur’s career, and he has been in high demand as an artist since.In his career, Arthur has worked on many stories for books as diverse as; Batman, Superman, Spiderman, X men, New Mutants, Godzilla, Fantastic Four, Vampirella, Rocketeer, the Authority, Danger Girl, Excalibur, and the Hulk. He also launched his creator owned, written, and drawn series Monkeyman and O'Brian in 1993 with Dark Horse Comics "Legend" imprint. He also had a ten-issue run on an anthology series featuring the character Jonni Future, then Ultimate X for Marvel Comics with writer Jeph Loeb. Adams has provided cover images for issues of the Justice League of America, Appleseed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Green Lantern, Hulk, Avengers, X Men, Red Sonja, Superman, Batman, New Mutants, Fathom, Black Panther, Fantastic Four, and Vampirella, among other titles. In addition to his work in comic books, he has also produced popular commercial art, such as numerous illustrations for trading cards, posters, shirts, and various other comics-related merchandise. Outside the field of comics, he has also provided illustrations for various magazines, movies, video games, and worked in toy design, packaging art, and even a series of X-Men-themed Campbell Soup cans.

Comic, Manga & Art Guest-Agnes Garbowska

Agnes Garbowska (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Agnes Garbowska was born in Poland and came to Canada at a young age. Being an only child she escaped into a world of books, cartoons, and comics. She currently resides in California. She is best known for her work on DC Super Hero Girls (DC Comics) and My Little Pony (IDW Publishing). She has worked on many all-age titles including, Jem and the Holograms (IDW Publishing), Transformers (IDW Publishing), Grumpy Cat (Dynamite Entertainment), Boo the World’s Cutest Dog (Dynamite Entertainment), and Sonic Universe (Archie) just to name some.

LEGO activities at STGCC

It’s a pop culture party at STGCC, with LEGO bringing a suite of beloved characters including Voltron and Harry Potter to the two-day extravaganza. What’s more, exciting collections for the two franchises will be debuting at the conventionthis year, giving fans a chance to interact with their favourite figurines.

Voltron: Defender of the Universe

Top-rated children’s show Voltron: Defender of the Universe will be unleashing its mighty powers at STGCC’s LEGO zone. An American remake of the cult Japanese original, Voltron: Defender of the Universe is the story of a group of enterprising cosmonauts who traverse the universe in a gigantic robotic structure of the same name. Five interactive Voltron-themed lion figurines that transform into robotic lions will be unveiled to the audience at STGCC. Fans can also expect episodes of the series to be streamed on large screens for an immersive experience. Whether they belong to Team Lion Force or Team Voltron Vehicle Force, Voltron fans can enjoy getting their hands dirty with a hands-on building experience with LEGO bricks. Lovers of LEGO and Voltron looking to show off their skills will have a chance to prove their expertise at the Speed Building Challenge, where a full-size Voltron model must be assembled with LEGO bricks within a specified time limit. The winner gets to walk away with a limited-edition autographed LEGO Voltron set. Fans not keen on competing can still get to have a good time at the FUN Hands on Building Area where people can build their own version of Voltron figures at their own pace and marvel at the intricate displays made solely from LEGO bricks. The man of the hour, Voltron - Defender Of The Universe’s designer Leandro Tayag, will be making a special appearance at STGCC to sign Voltron merchandise for fans. An avid collector of toys and figurines himself, the software architect is a part of the LEGO Ideas 10K Club, a collective which allows creators to conceptualise and create figurines and projects made from LEGO bricks.

The Harry Potter Universe

Harry Potter fans who never got their Hogwarts acceptance letters can now revisit the sprawling campus constructed entirely from LEGO bricks at STGCC. The Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle which officially launches on 1st September, consists of a whopping 6,000 LEGO bricks, and will be available in limited quantity at STGCC. Woven into this mystical architecture is a massive interactive diorama consisting of minifigures and micro figures from the Harry Potter universe. Dementors will make appearances, so fans are advised to have their protective Patronuses on the ready. Both adults and children are cordially invited to revisit the magic of the franchise by using LEGO bricks to build their favourite Harry Potter characters, creatures, locations and artefacts. On top of this, Harry Potter merchandise will be available onsite for purchase, including the Harry Potter brickheadz x Go Brick Me collections, which will allow people to construct their own renditions of the Chosen One and his companions using Brickheadz materials. They may then be photographed with their creations at the official Harry Potter backdrop, with the option to receive a hard copy of the picture.

Shining a Spotlight on Cosplaying

Cosplay Guest Iori Moe as Megumi from the anime how to raise a boring girlfriend, STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

Cosplaying or dressing as your favourite character, is an essential part of attending STGCC. This year we’re kicking things up a notch by collaborating with SINGER® to give fans the opportunity create and produce their very own fantasy ensemble. SINGER® Sewing Company’s Experience Zone has a number of treats lined up for STGCC 2018 attendees blessed with nimble fingers. Just like Clark Kent’s swift transformation into Superman, fans can quickly assemble their own geek superhero cape in any of the four Singer® telephone booths. The complimentary activity will provide up to 1,000 capes for fans to sew together and flaunt their geek powers. Fans are also invited to snap a photo at the SINGER® Experience Zone in their best cosplay outfit and post it to Instagram with the hashtag #cosplaywithSinger. Fans stand a chance to win prizes sponsored by SINGER® in the following categories, “Best Cosplay Outfit”, “Best Cosplay Pose” and “Wittiest Comment”!

Watch your Favourite Characters Come to Life at the STGCC Championships of Cosplay presented by SINGER®

Winners of STGCC 2017 Championships of Cosplay (File photo: Speedknight.com)

STGCC 2018 attendees with a flair for the dramatic and a love for over-the-top costumes, can look forward to the STGCC Championships of Cosplay presented by SINGER®, comprising of a pre-event judging session and stage display. Participants may seek inspiration from comic books, movies and television, video games, anime and manga, and fantasy characters when conceptualising and creating their costumes. They will be judged on the following criteria: needlework, armour, special effects and theatricality. Prizes for first place include direct entry into the 2019 Crown Championships of Cosplay finals to be held in Chicago, a fully sponsored trip to Chicago including two-way flight tickets and a two-night hotel stay, Grand Champion medals SINGER® sewing machines and a cash amount of 1000 SGD. Prizes for second and third place include cash amounts of 500 SGD and 300 SGD respectively, medals, SINGER® sewing machines and VIP packages and passes for STGCC 2019. Application for STGCC 2018 Championships of Cosplay presented by SINGER® ends on 12 August 2018, 2359hrs. Public can to apply for the STGCC Championships of Cosplay, presented by SINGER®.

The Coolest Fancy Dress Party is at STGCC 2018

Kids Cosplay Parade Participant STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

STGCC’s Kids Cosplay Parade is a platform for kids to dress up as whatever their hearts desire: be it a fierce princess warrior or a scheming villain. Both store-bought and handmade costumes will be accepted. Children aged 5-12 years old can let their imaginations run wild at the Parade on 9th September 2018 (Sunday). Parents can simply show up with their children at the Parade for free, as the second day of STGCC (9th September 2018) is aimed at fans with families.

Make the World your Canvas at the STGCC 2018 Comics Cover Art Contest

STGCC 2018’s official artwork features the mammoth-sized monster Merzilla, whose defeat can only be guaranteed by superheroes. Until 27th July 2018, artists will receive the opportunity to fashion their original interpretations of this terrible creature and the chosen champions destined to defeat it. Any medium of expression is acceptable- pens, paints, pencils or digital. This competition is open to all irrespective of country of residence.

Access exclusive merchandise at STGCC 2018

STGCC is giving all attendees an opportunity to unleash their inner hero, with a dedicated STGCC x Heroes merchandise collection which features T-Shirt, posters, sticker packs and lanyards.The VIP Loot Pack, curated specifically for pop culture connoisseurs, comes with early access to the convention, 3 VIP Fast Passes with access to the much-anticipated Walk of Fame festivities, VIP merch such as T-Shirts, lanyards, badges as well as a VIP tokidoki x STGCC sports towel. In a bid to give fans a little extra love, the VIP Loot Pack also comes with a mystery T-Shirt. Fans of Tokidoki’s iconic characters should stay tuned for the brand’s collaboration with STGCC 2018. More details will be announced at a later date. Click here to view the full list of merchandise.

Get Your Game On at GGXP with the most scintillating esports event of the year: World Electronic Sports Games

GGXP, also known as Good Gaming Experience, provides a stellar gaming experience for one and all. Touted as the “Olympics of esports”, the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) supported by Alisports (Alibaba Group’s sports branch) and local esports initiative Singapore’s Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) is working with SEA organiser Agri Mind to host its Singapore qualifier at GGXP this year. Hardcore gaming athletes hungry for a taste of action will get to battle it out via games such as Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Dota 2, Starcraft II and Vainglory. Spectators can lend support to their favourite local esports teams as they fight for the chance to represent Singapore on the global esports stage. Selected teams will go on to compete at the Regional Finals in Kuala Lumpur, and subsequently at the Global Finals in Shanghai. A prize pool of USD 5.5 million is at stake for winners. Registration for the qualifiers are now open at sea.wesg.com/registration Dennis Ooi, Honorary Secretary of SCOGA said: “We’re thrilled to be involved in STGCC this year to present the esports segment at GGXP. Gaming and esports are growing rapidly in the region, and we have faith that GGXP has what it takes to further elevate the local gaming scene.” Those feeling extra adventurous can try their luck at the trading card and table-top tournament sections. Thrilling trading card titles includes names such as Pokemon GO and Dragon Ball Super Card Game, while tabletop aficionados will find themselves spoilt forchoice with titles such as Team Yankee, TANKS!, Warhammer and X-Wing: Miniatures.

STGCC 2018 Featured Exhibitors

The Secluded Spot X Darren Tan

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Short Introduction - We are technically not a company, but 2 artists collaborating/sharing the booth for this STGCC - Both of us are local illustrators here in Singapore Leos Ng Okita is the digital illustrator of The Secluded Spot. He has worked on a wide range of projects from Warhammer to the Legend of Cryptids. Currently he is focused on developing his own works. https://www.deviantart.com/luches https://www.instagram.com/leos_okita_ng/ Darren Tan is a full-time freelance digital illustrator who regularly works with Fantasy Flight Games. His art can be found in popular Star Wars tabletop games such as X-Wing Miniatures, Star Wars Armada, and Star Wars Destiny. https://www.artstation.com/wraithdt https://www.instagram.com/wraithdt/

Daniel Yu

Daniel Yu (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Daniel Yu's Sculpts (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Daniel Yu is a Singaporean sculptor who works primarily in the medium of clay and resin. Heavily influenced by an upbringing steeped in local tradition, as well as pop culture ephemera; his works combine both worlds of imagination. His works offer a means of escapism from the real world, yet remain largely shaped by his personal experiences. Daniel’s fictitious characters see a cult following amongst the urban and subculture art scene in both Singapore and abroad. http://www.thedanielyu.com/

Purballs

Purballs Products (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Purrballs is an original creation about the adventures of a group of cats inspired by the community cats who reside in our sunny island, Singapore. We create original cat themed merchandise such as enamel pins, handmade accessories, plush toys, stationery and card games for cat lovers.

Pocket Yarnlings

Pocket Yarnlings Logo (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Lord of the Rings Yarnlings (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Marc & Dotty

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

With a shared love for illustration and painting, Marc Lee and Dorothy J. Hwee are both Concept Artists with a combined experience of over 10 years in the creative industry and video game industry. Marc is a digital artist and specializes in military illustrations revolving around the world's Special Operations community. Not to be missed is Dorothy's premier artbook - Journey, a compilation of plein-air paintings and digital art inspired from her travels around the world and right here in Sunny Singapore. They will be showcasing and selling a wide range of artworks and artprints from traditional paintings to digital art, plein-air paintings, military art and more! Swing by their booth to check out the amazing artwork or even just to say hi!

Hai Hoang & Do Thai Thanh

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

We are a team of two artists from Vietnamese specializing in illustrations and concept for games, books and collectibles. Our clients including: VNG Corporation, Paizo Publishing, Fantasay Flight Games and HEX Entertainment. Our portfolio can be found at: https://vncchildren.artstation.com/ and https://dothaithanh.weebly.com/

Graphicurry

Prasad Bhat (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Prasad Bhat's Work (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Graphicurry is the sole proprietorship of artist Prasad Bhat who hails from Bangalore. Founded in 2010, this company showcases and sells his creations of art and design. With his almost a decade of self-learnt design experience he has catered to thousands of clients from all over the globe who are looking for unique designs and quirky yet elite caricature making service. The company focuses on exhibiting and selling the artwork created by Prasad Bhat internationally. While his collection has received phenomenal recognition on several online forums, his unique style of making caricatures has brought in a massive international clientele who are looking to gift something different. His collection was awarded at the Middle East Comic Con 2016 held in Dubai as the most unique one and the artist has been nominated twice successively for the most prestigious Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in India to showcase his collection. An engineer by education and an artist at heart, Prasad Bhat formed Graphicurry in 2010 to pursue his dreams of being an independent artist. Graphicurry was the brand name that brought forward his creations in the form of art collectibles and design services to clients globally. He has been featured by many forums as one of the leading and trend setting Illustrators across the globe right now. His art form is created in Vector format; which makes the work size independent, animation friendly and camera ready! Prasad Bhat’s unique style of making caricatures is called Classic MugShots which has the subjects staring back to you in their quirky but natural smiling forms. The attention to details and the accurate likeness while retaining the true spirit of caricature is what has struck a chord with the audience. While he has been collaborating with several agencies and individuals for creating various forms of work like animation graphics, advertisement visuals as well as branding illustrations, caricature making has been his forte which is evident in all his forms of work. His entire collection can be seen at www.graphicurrystore.com and his various projects can be visited at https://www.behance.net/graphicurry.

Carlo Jose San Juan

Carlo Jose San Juan's Comic Strip (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Dr. Carlo Jose San Juan is the author of newspaper and webcomic daily comic strip, "Callous". His work on the long-running series earned him several Filipino Readers'Choice and Komikon Readers' Choice Awards nominations. He is also the co-creator and writer of "M.O.U.S.E. - Multiple Ordnance and Utility Synthetic Entity"at mousecomic.com and "Immortal Wings" at Antarctic Press. He is a member of Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas (Philippine Cartoonists Association) and is also a licenced practicing physician. Rod Espinosa's work on "The Courageous Princess" at Antarctic Press earned him a nomination for Promising New Talent and Best Artist for the 2000 Ignatz Awards and a 2002 Eisner Award nomination for Best Title for Younger Readers. As both writer and artist, he authored the "Neotopia" series which was published in graphic novel form. In 2006, its German edition, "Novotopia", got a nomination for the Max und Moritz Prize in the Best Comic Book for Younger Audience category. His work is also featured in a series of American history comic books dealing with the subjects of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Lewis and Clark, The Boston Tea Party, The Alamo, Jackie Robinson, the Underground Railroad, Abraham Lincoln, Patrick Henry, Cesar Chavez, The American Revolution, the Transcontinental Railroad, and Clara Barton. Espinosa's latest endeavor is creating, developing, drawing, and self-publishing his own game board, titled Adventure Kingdom. He recently co-created and illustrated "Immortal Wings" and currently authors the action/fantasy story "Adventure Finders". Some sample pages provided by Antarctic Press of "Immortal Wing" on their Facebook page. Immortal Wings #1: https://www.facebook.com/pg/antarcticpress/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10153918674089085 Immortal Wings #2: https://www.facebook.com/pg/antarcticpress/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10153912268709085 Online portfolio here: https://www.cartoonistcaz.com/portfolio.php

Asiapac Books

Lieutenant Adnan and the Last Regiment (Source:Asiapac Official Website)

Hua Mulan: Legendary Woman Warrior ((Source:Asiapac Official Website)

Company profile: Established in 1983, Asiapac Books is Singapore's leading independent publisher of educational comics and illustrated books. We publish comics in many genres, in particular Asian classics,philosophy, history and culture. We believe in employing comics to convey ideas in a simple manner, with light-hearted writing and fun illustrations, for international readers young and old. On Asiapac Books' participation in 2018 STGCC: As a longtime supporter of the Asian comics community, book publisher Asiapac Books is pleased to announce our participation in the 2018 STGCC. In a collaboration with Singaporean comic artist, Zaki Ragman, we will showcase a selection of comic books and artwork related to legendary heroes of Singapore and Asia. Our booth will host several events, including launches for our new titles, book signings, and drawing demonstrations with local comic artists. Having been in the illustration and design field for 20 years, Zaki's extensive career has included various roles including graphic designer, game and storyboard artist, animation director, advertising creative, and most recently, art educator. His unique drawing style is influenced by a diverse range of books he has enjoyed reading since childhood, including Japanese and American comics. He enjoys drawing imaginative fantasy characters. His many works include directing Singaporean cartoon series The Adventures of Nano Boy by Scrawl Studios, and illustrating comic bestsellers such as Legendary Tales of Singapore and Lieutenant Adnan and the Last Regiment. Past/Current/Upcoming Works 1. Lieutenant Adnan and the Last Regiment ( http://asiapacbooks.com.sg/Book/304/Lieutenant-Adnan-and-the-Last-Regiment) Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi was a man who fought valiantly to defend Singapore during the Japanese invasion in February 1942. He, along with the rest of the Malay Regiment, battled the Japanese soldiers on Bukit Chandu. These great men were Singapore's last defence and fought bravely to the end, despite being captured, and even tortured. Narrated by the son of Lieutenant Adnan's son, Mokhtar, this comic book tells the story of Lieutenant Adnan's life - not only depicting the infamous Battle of Bukit Chandu, but also the events before the critical battle and itsrepercussions thereafter. Through this book, readers would gain a deeper insight into Lieutenant Adnan's admirable character, as they will be given a glimpse of who he was, beyond his role as a soldier: a husband and father. 2. Hua Mulan: Legendary Woman Warrior ( http://asiapacbooks.com.sg/Book/312/Hua-Mulan-Legendary-Woman-Warrior ) This comic book tells of the inspirational story of Hua MuIan, the legendary Chinese female warrior who pledges to fight for her family and country in the most unusual way: by disguising herself as a man – a filial "son" who takes the place of her aged and sick father at the battlefront. Quick-witted and well-skilled in martial arts, Hua MuIan fights valiantly and scores many victories throughout her many years in the army, never once having her real identity revealed. It is only until after the war, however, that our heroine reveals the truth. Stunned by the revelation and greatly moved by her story, Mulan's comrades express their utmost respect and admiration for her great courage and skills, not least her loyalty and devotion to family and country. The story of Hua Mulan has inspired countless generations through the centuries. With stirring and unforgettable scenes brought vividly to life by creators Xu Deyuan and Jiang Wei, this comic book captures the legendary Chinese heroine at her most brilliant, ensuring that the legend of Mulan, that most enduring symbol of loyalty and filial piety, continues to live on. More company information available at www.asiapacbooks.com

Art of Rachta Lin

Rachta Lin STGCC 2017 (File photo: Speedknight.com)

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Rachta's fascination with manga and animation got her bit by the geek culture bug early. Since leaving her corporate life behind, this artist, with her traditional & digital art, has been traveling around the world, attending events and meeting fans – proving that the ability to create is within all of us.

Ah Boy & Tek

Ah boy & Tek logos (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

One of Tek Merchandise (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

Short Introduction about our company AHBOY AHBOY is a character-based inhouse brand of JNJF Design created by Jefferson in year 2011. Ah Boy is a shy and not confident little boy because of the little mole near his mouth. He always transforms himself by dressing up in different costume to build up his self-confident meeting with people. TEK TEK was started making art toy in 2016 by Teng Jia Ying. In 2017, TEK releases his first vinyl figure, Hippo Guy. This chubby, relaxing Hippo able to bring joy to anyone.

Absolute Madlad

Sample Artwork (Source: STGCC 2018 Press Release)

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Marina Bay Sands Convention Center

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Alanna Series by Tamora Pierce

Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Amy, My Daughter by Mitch Winehouse

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

Anathem by Neal Stephenson

And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts

Belgaraiad series by David Eddings

Binary Star by Sarah Gerard

Black Company series by Glen Cook

Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood

Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon by Spider Robinson

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood

Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke

Christopher Moore books (?)

Cloven Hooves by Megan Lindholm

Conan by Robert E. Howard

Contact by Carl Sagan

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Dangerous Women ed. George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James

Death Is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury

Declare by Tim Powers

Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delaney

Discworld by Terry Pratchett

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Dragon Flight by Anne McCaffrey

Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey

Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft

Dune by Frank Herbert

Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario

Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

Fafhrd and Gray Mouser books by Fritz Leiber

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Four Past Midnight by Stephen King

Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt

Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem

Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

Icewind Dale Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

In the Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Inferno by Dante

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

Kingkiller Chronicle #1 and #2 by Patrick Rothfuss (upon announcement of release date for #3)

Kushiel’s Legacy by Jacqueline Carey

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

Legend by David Gemmel

Lensman Series by E.E. “Doc” Smith

Little, Big by John Crowley

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Longbourn by Jo Baker

Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven

Lud in Mist by Hope Mirrlees

Malazan Books of the Fallen by Steven Erikson

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

My Two Moms by Zach Wahls

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Nova by Samuel R. Delaney

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

Origin by Dan Brown

One Thousand and One Nights

Only Forward by Michael Marshal Smith

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Paradise Lost by John Milton

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Purgatorio by Dante

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

Riftwar Saga by Feist

Ringworld by Larry Niven

River World Series by Phillip Jose Farmer

Rogues ed. George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

Surfacing by Margaret Atwood

The Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazny

The Art of the Lord of the Rings by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull

The Belgariad by David Eddings

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

The Chronicler of Master Li and Number Ten Ox by Barry Hughart

The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson

The Codex Alera Series by Jim Butcher

The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor

The Conan Chronicles by Robert E. Howard

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

The Culture Series by Lane M. Banks

The Dark Tower by Stephen King

The Death Cure by James Dashner

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood

The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock

The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet by Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey

The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay

The Fisher King Trilogy by Tim Powers

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Glass Book of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist

The Gormenghast Series by Mervyn Peake

The Gypsy by Megan Lindholm

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

The Hollows series by Kim Harrison

The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

The Inheritance & Other Stories by Megan Lindholm and Robin Hobb

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

The Kalevala by Elias Lonnrot

The Ki and Vandien Quartet by Megan Lindholm

The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

The Legend of Drizzt by R.A. Salvatore

The Long Walk by Stephen King

The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series by Stephen Erikson

The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

The Once and Future King by T.H. White

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Pact by Jodi Picoult

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Red Magician by Lisa Goldstein

The Riddlemaster of Hed series by Patricia McKillip

The Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

The Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks

The Shining by Stephen King

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis

The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind

The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

The Third Hill North of Town by Noah Bly

The Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

The Uplift Trilogy by David Brin

The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Wilful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb

The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony

The Xenogenesis Trilogy by Octavia Butler

Tillu and Kerlew by Megan Lindholm

Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Tripod Trilogy by Samuel Youd

Warriors ed. George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Watchmen by Alan Moore

Watership Down by Richard Adams

We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler

Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Will Grayson Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Wizard of the Pigeons by Megan Lindholm

World War Z by Max Brooks

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

XKCD: What If? by Randall Munroe

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Armies Of Darkness: 15 Heinous Henchmen Hordes

Ah, henchmen. They truly make the (evil) world go round. If it weren’t for the nameless, faceless masses that followed villains around to do their bidding, most rogues would likely be overthrown in a hot minute. With the recent reveal of the Putty Patrollers design for the new “Power Rangers” film coming out, we at CBR began to think about some of our favorite henchmen squads.

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Even though many of them are used as cannon fodder against heroes, members of these armies would still eschew their own unique identity and fight against insurmountable odds as part of an evil organization. That’s some pretty hardcore dedication there. So please, join us, as we recount some of the top henchmen armies that did their very best to spread the scourge of villainy on behalf of their gloriously evil leaders.

THE HAND

Why do evil ninja organizations make for the best henchmen armies? The Hand is one such group, originally assembled in the 16th century to empower the oppressed citizenry of rural south-central Japan, arming them first with martial arts training, and later with dark magic. Over the years, The Hand’s purpose twisted from defense to control. In the modern era, they have hatched numerous schemes involving everything from organized crime to summoning ancient beings, all in a bid to gain more power for their idol, known as The Beast. The ninja often use these The Beast’s dark powers to resurrect their dead warriors, making them unstoppable soldiers for their cause.

First appearing in Frank Miller’s “Daredevil” #174, The Hand has always posed a legitimate threat to the enemies they face. One such adversary is The Chaste, a band of warriors led by blind martial artist Stick. Another is Matt Murdock, whom most know as Daredevil. Regardless, the Hand poses a nigh insurmountable threat to anyone who opposes them. Their numbers are great, they are practiced in subterfuge and are not afraid to make sacrifices to further their reach of darkness. Even though they are largely defeated by Murdock time after time, the scale of threat they pose is no less intimidating.

PUTTIES

Where would Rita be without her Putties? These dime-a-dozen clay soldiers were often thrown by the handful at the Power Rangers in attempts to deter or otherwise stop them from catching on to the sorceress’ evil plans. The Putties were far from useless, though, as they could take on disguises of regular humans for more nefarious plots. In one such case, they took on a glamour to appear as children in Halloween costumes to lure Tommy (the Green Ranger) away from the rest of the Rangers and ambush him.

The Putties did also boast a little bit of fighting prowess when they would brawl with the heroes. For all their haphazard punching and kicking, though, their arguably most practised ability was getting beaten by the Power Rangers. Still, the Putties were stalwart in their loyalty to Rita and their mission to destroy the teenagers with attitude. Even if their never-ending battle was a losing one, their memory lives on in garbled speech, broken clay pieces and a legacy that will continue in the upcoming live-action “Power Rangers” movie.

BLACK DRAGON SOCIETY

This fictional henchmen army is a pretty interesting one, as it’s actually based on a real-life organization of the same name. The original Black Dragon Society was a right-wing paramilitary organization in Japan during WWII, dabbling in espionage and heavy political influence during the conflict. The Society in the comics, however, spanned several different companies and committed a variety of villainous acts. Throughout their appearances in the DC Universe, they stole military weapons, took hostages, coordinated violent attacks and fought anyone who stood in their path to world domination.

Created in the comics by Gardner Fox and Jack Burnley, the Society was never short on foes. In its “Master Comics” debut back in 1941, the Society was fighting Minute-Man, while in “All-Star Comics” they went up against the Justice Battalion. Even if they’re not directly involved with any heroes, the Black Dragon Society has maintained a presence as an ever-looming evil organization in comics throughout the years. That kind of henchmen legacy is hard to come by, but these guys have managed to do it with suitably subtle aplomb.

THE PHALANX

This cybernetic hive-mind species was co-created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Joe Madureira, and debuted in “Uncanny X-Men” #312. The Phalanx is largely an abomination of the Technarchy aliens, but still just as formidable. These guys come to “life” when the Technarcy virus tries to infect organic lifeforms; so, pretty much anything it comes across that’s alive. The virus takes over the host, converting it to the hive mind and thus the Phalanx grows into an unstoppable horde. Over multiple appearances, they have spread their scourge among numerous lifeforms, from Earth’s mutants to the entirety of the Shi’ar Empire.

While the Phalanx itself doesn’t serve a single consistent leader (apart from facilitators and “interfaces” like X-Men enemies Steven Lang and Cameron Hodge), the collective was more recently brought under the heel of the villainous Ultron for a time. Ultron influenced the hive mind to infect much of the Kree army in attempts to conquer its empire. Under the tyrannical robot’s orders, the Phalanx invaded much of the Kree’s territory, captured multiple heroes and enslaved many to its cause. Ultimately, the species were defeated during the “Annihilation: Conquest” event, but few henchmen armies can boast inter-galactic subjugation on their list of achievements.

PARADEMONS

Created by Jack Kirby in his legendary “New Gods” series for DC, the Parademons serve as shock troopers to the nefarious Darkseid, lord of the planet Apokolips. A good rule of thumb developed around the soldiers: if you saw a Boom Tube open up, expect a squad of these guys to come flying out shortly thereafter. Parademons are bred for aggression, often acting as an advance force for Darkseid’s numerous invasions. On top of having aerial mobility, these guys are usually toting some kind of firepower, be it advanced guns or fire breath (depending on the continuity). During invasions, the Parademons have come up against some of Earth’s finest including Superman, Wonder Woman and the Flash, just to name a few.

These interdimensional henchmen are simply not to be messed with. They are as ruthless as their leader Darkseid (though a bit more mindless), and are more than willing to die at his command. They are known for swarming en masse and detonating themselves if it means inflicting even the slightest damage on a hero. Even though they were usually just fodder in advance of Darkseid’s arrival, they still managed to get things done through their signature shock and aggression, even if they are always ultimately defeated.

THE DEADITES

When evil itself needs an army of henchmen, what works better than a horde of deadites? In the realm of “Evil Dead,” deadites are generally people (sometimes plants or animals, too) that have been possessed by malevolent Kandarian demons, usually after death. They function as a sort of collective force at the behest of the Necronomicon: a really, really, really evil book. The deadites exhibit all sorts of abilities, from superhuman strength to physical mutation. Many of them are able to fight after losing limbs or being injured, with only severing the head or outright obliterating their bodies being the surefire way to kill them.

The deadites are terrifying in that they only serve evil. Their purpose in life is destroy all that is good and wholesome, and they do so by masquerading as regular people until the time is right. They are malice incarnate, often twisting the appearance and memories of the people they possess to further torture those around them. When they are unleashed by the Necronomicon (or some other demon baddie), they are a downright scary force with which to be reckoned.

H.I.V.E.

When it comes to evil organizations full of henchmen, mission requirements tend to be “go big or go home.” Otherwise, why else would you need an army? This certainly was the case with the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination, a.k.a. H.I.V.E. The group operates with the sole intention of exterminating superheroes; a lofty ambition, indeed. Created by greats Marv Wolfman and George Pérez for “New Teen Titans,” H.I.V.E. is an evil collective dabbling in science and sabotage, rather than just relying on outright assaults. Serving a number of masters and mistresses, H.I.V.E. members set their sights high and worked to eliminate Superman and the Teen Titans during their debut.

While the group has had its ups and downs, it has managed to make itself known to the DC hero community. They have largely managed, in newer iterations (under the name “Holistic Integration for Viral Equality”) to have a public face to mask its various nefarious goings-on behind the scenes, which makes the group even more dangerous. Throughout tumultuous leadership changes (namely, its leaders being killed every so often), the henchmen of H.I.V.E. have remained unwavering in their mission to erase heroes from the world.

A.I.M.

Another group comprised of some of the best and brightest in henchmen, Advanced Idea Mechanics (or A.I.M. as it’s commonly known) was a large scientific branch of Hydra before breaking off to create its own sect. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and originally called “THEM,” A.I.M. can often be found researching new and terrifying technologies in secret for years before unleashing them on the unsuspecting world. All members of this scientific army of doom toil away at projects to please the group’s board of directors, and of course, its leader, the Scientist Supreme.

A.I.M. has managed to trouble the world with many dangerous creations, such as the reality-bending Cosmic Cube and the villainous M.O.D.O.K. The members of A.I.M. are frightful in their no-holds-barred drive for scientific discovery and profit. They have also proven formidable, despite their collective beekeeper look. The A.I.M. network is vast and their resources significant, allowing them to tap into some of the brightest minds in the world. Luckily, A.I.M. has recently been repurposed for more altruistic means by former New Mutant and current Avenger, Sunspot, who bought A.I.M. out in a corporate coup. The group was even more recently folded into the American military and rebranded “American Intelligence Mechanics.”

TEAM ROCKET

Yes, it may be easy to write this one off since everyone remembers Jesse, James and Meowth (that’s right!), but these guys were only the most recognizable faces of the organization because they pestered Ash and his friends every other day. Team Rocket itself was a large operation full of henchmen, all of whom were hell-bent on stealing prized pokémon and using them to one day take over the world. The criminal group had a number of different branches staffed with countless members working to achieve the ideals of their villainous leader, Giovanni.

When not participating in the outright thievery of a trainer’s pokémon, Team Rocket were known to conduct experiments on the creatures to make them stronger and resell them to the highest bidder. The henchmen that comprised Team Rocket were undoubtedly cruel and ruthless, even though Jesse and James were seen as hapless dimwits. Their fellow members, on the other hand, were much more devout in their mission to “extend our reach to the stars above.”

GALACTIC FRIEZA ARMY

More commonly known as the Frieza Force, the Galactic Frieza Army was a massive military organization that cut a swath of destruction across the galaxy and seized numerous planets along the way. The army itself was comprised of a healthy combination of fanatical followers, enslaved species and folks conscripted into the organization for fear of reprimand from Prince Frieza himself. Regardless of their motivations, every henchman in the organization threw him, her or itself into the numerous conflicts Frieza started in his family’s bid for universal domination.

The Army shined in its forceful recruitment processes, lavishing in strong troops from thousands of conquered races. All of its soldiers pillaged without remorse when an attack was launched on a given planet, and surrender was never an option in their playbook. Not only that, the force had multiple allies across the galaxy, including a recently-revealed connection to the Red Ribbon Army. Even though pretty much the entirety of the army was wiped out by Goku during the Namek conflict, many of its henchmen continued to fight on, even resurrecting their dead prince after a time. Now that’s loyalty!

HYDRA

When it comes to world domination, few can compete with the evil organization Hydra. Another Lee-Kirby creation, the group is shadowy, subversive and absolutely twisted in doing whatever it can to accomplish its ideal of a new world. Priding itself on rebuilding and enduring through defeat, Hydra has served a number of leaders throughout the years; most notably Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and of course, the Red Skull. The henchmen of Hydra cover a full spectrum of ne’er-do-wells, from foot soldiers to assassins, spies and scientists. They really are a holistic terror organization.

Perhaps the most imposing thing about the army is its sheer global reach. Throughout their numerous appearances, henchmen from the organization have infiltrated groups around the world, including its nemesis, S.H.I.E.L.D., the United Nations and more. This is doubly scary when considering that many Hydra agents hide their affiliation with the group well, with no one person being the “face” of the organization (except for Deadpool’s “friend,” Bob). Hydra remains one of the biggest evil armies in the 616 and beyond, positively brimming with henchmen willing to devote themselves to the cause and shout “Hail Hydra!” while they do it.

LEAGUE OF ASSASSINS

Whenever something incredibly secretive and shady is going down in the “Batman” universe, it’s usually because of the League of Assassins. Created as an adversarial force by Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams, the League is a group comprised of the most elite warriors, serving their leader Ra’s Al Ghul in his goals of eliminating whomever he felt posed a threat to the natural world. A quintessential henchmen army, members of the League are subjected to brutal training and even brainwashing in order to uphold the ideals of the Demon’s Head.

Unlike many others on this list, League members are hardly cannon fodder. Assassins are practiced in subterfuge as well as combat, being some of the most formidable fighters in the world. They have often come up against Batman himself and in many cases, given him a run for his money. League warriors are also willing to die for Ra’s al Ghul, having few qualms about executing (or being executed) to fulfill his will. While they might not be as embedded as Hydra, the League of Assassins remains a group with a grim reputation that often strikes fear into those that hear its name.

THE FOOT CLAN

As we’ve seen earlier, evil ninja henchmen armies seem to be one of the best ways to tackle a cadre of heroes. Conceived of by TMNT creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the Foot Clan is a group of ninjitsu warriors that serve out the villainous machinations of their leader, the Shredder. A direct dig at the aforementioned Hand organization (the Turtles were a parody-spinoff of Daredevil), the Foot actually gained some real street cred in its crusade against the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Its members have actively participated in drug smuggling, high-stakes theft and even outright assassination in order to gain more power and influence for the group.

Many of the Foot Clan soldiers are no match for the mutated turtles in individual combat, but their numbers are certainly their biggest strength. Throughout their media appearances, recruitment into the organization appeared to be hardly limited and even allowed young teenagers to join in the fray. The ninjas often used this to overwhelm the turtles in skirmishes in the hopes of overpowering them. Regardless of their success (or indeed, lack thereof), the Foot clansmen are always remembered fondly as endearing (if hapless) ninjas (or robots, if you were only watching the cartoon) getting whooped up on by a mutated turtle spouting one-liners.

COBRA

It’s hard to think about the G.I. Joes without sparing a thought or two about their arch nemesis Cobra. Created by Larry Hama and Archie Goodwin, Cobra is a fully-fledged army with ideals in direct contrast to that of the Joes. Answering to their leader Cobra Commander, members of this army would go up against their patriotic foes in a variety of ways. From regular infantry to the Crimson Guard, members of Cobra attacked from any angle they could to achieve Cobra Commander’s goals of wealth, power and the destruction of the Joes.

Throughout many of their iterations, Cobra operated mostly in secret. It gained a reputation as a shadowy organization, with many members hiding in plain sight. Many of the grunts were experienced fighters and saboteurs, unafraid of launching a full assault against the Joes if it meant a potential victory. Interestingly enough, Cobra isn’t as fanatical as other henchmen organizations on this list. Many of them would simply surrender to the Joes if they were outnumbered or defeated. Most Cobra members are more motivated by money and camaraderie at the end of the day than a hysterical need to please their commander.

STORMTROOPERS

As far as henchmen armies go, there are hardly many contenders that could boast the numbers and cultural cache that the Galactic Empire does with its Stormtroopers. Whether it be by land, sea or space, this army had all of its bases covered in its support of the Empire’s rise to power. The army’s combatants were different varieties of humanoid troops (originally starting out as clones) dedicated to mercilessly squashing Rebel forces at the behest of their leader, Emperor Palpatine, and his second in command, Lord Vader.

Even though they laughably couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn in their early appearances, they have since been revamped to appear even more cruel and brutal in more recent iterations (particularly in the comics). They are willing to brave the harshest of planets if it means implementing the Empire’s ideals and stopping the Rebel Army where they can. Their numbers appear infinite, given their clone origins, while their uniform appearance strips them of any cumbersome individuality. The Stormtroopers are an iconic and truly faceless enemy army that inspires fear from the moment they first set boots to the ground.

Which fictional faceless (if feckless) forces are your favorites? Let us know in the comments!

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