Actually, I've been trying to remember the name of this series for a long time. All I remember is that these 7 people from various worlds/realities arrived on earth by means of some sort of "tube" (bounce tube?) and became sorta crime fighters or something.
One character, the most memorable, was a woman from some water-world that was dying of pollution or something...her back-story showed some great art of her engaged in some last rites for a massive Orca that they venerated. She had that whole warrior-woman ethos going on...cool sword and ninja-like suit.
In one issue, there was something about going into the underworld, fighting winged Nike, and drinking the waters of Lethe, but that's about all I can remember. Anybody know what the hell I'm talking about?
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Cascade (Rhian Douglas) was the leader of the Sovereign Seven and had the ability to cascade, or teleport, both herself and others. Her ability generally required some knowledge of the destination or that she be provided with a "waypoint" by Network. Cascade fled her mother, Matriesse, who ruled Cascade's homeworld with unflinching omnipotence.
Network (Taryn Haldane) was the first of the Sovereigns to meet Cascade, and in some ways she was the motivating force behind gathering them. Network's homeworld is never detailed much. She is a telepath, but unlike most telepaths in comic books she never hesitates to draw the information she needs from the minds of those around her. Several story lines that showed possible futures indicate that Network will become some sort of terrorist/liberator for captured or controlled telepaths.
Finale (Pahe Leilani Favaela) is a warrior, from a society remeniscent of pre-American Hawaii. She is said to have come from a water world. She makes several references to Mother Ocean and The Great Orca. Unfortunately, to defend her world from the Rapture, Finale was forced to kill her world and its inhabitants. As a result, Finale fears water since joining the Sovereigns. She fears what will happen if the Mother Ocean of Earth finds out who she is. Finale wears full body armor throughout the series, and we never truly see her face. It has been suggested that Daisy Miller is, in fact, Finale in a human form.
Rampart (Jaffar Ibn Haroun Al Raschid) is a prince of a Muslim society. He has ability to manifest force fields. He is generally considered to be attractive as several of the local girls tend to swoon in his presence.
Reflex (Walter Thorsson) is a speedster from a Nordic/Christian heritage. Unlike most characters with super-speed, both in DC and Marvel comics, Reflex is a large person. This causes some problems for him when dealing with normal, every-day things, like typing.
Cruiser (Nicholas Helicon) is a telekinetic who fuels his powers with his body mass. As a result he's always hungry. Throughout the series Cruiser goes from incredibly skinny, and 'running on empty,' to a more common state of quite fat, but with plenty of power in reserve.
Indigo is one of the most mysterious of the Sovereign Seven. 'He' is an enigma, without a true identity. Even using the pronoun he is arbitrary. When he desires it, Indigo can go completely unnoticed. His presence simply isn't registered, whether it's in a dark hallway or a crowded street. He is also the consummate persuader. He can convince almost anyone (or anything) to do what he wants. He is a master infiltrator, allowing him to get into and out of secure areas. He is also the Sovereigns' tactician, carrying out Cascade's orders no matter how difficult.
Thank you Fist & Faith. That was indeed the one, and
Finale (Pahe Leilani Favaela) is a warrior, from a society remeniscent of pre-American Hawaii. She is said to have come from a water world. She makes several references to Mother Ocean and The Great Orca. Unfortunately, to defend her world from the Rapture, Finale was forced to kill her world and its inhabitants. As a result, Finale fears water since joining the Sovereigns. She fears what will happen if the Mother Ocean of Earth finds out who she is. Finale wears full body armor throughout the series, and we never truly see her face. It has been suggested that Daisy Miller is, in fact, Finale in a human form.
that was the character I meant. Thanks guys. I remember really enjoying these. Unfortunately, I'd borrowed the first few issues from a friend of mine who lost almost his entire (huge) comic collection in a house fire. Very sad that.
Anyway, thanks again. My little contribution to the comics forum.
I read the first few. The fact that I had no idea what series you were talking about (I found it by putting "comics seven water" into wikipedia's search engine) means it really didn't stand out for me.
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
I guess that the fact that I couldn't remember anything beyond the fact that there were 7 of them, and one character should be a pointer for me. It really was only Finale that made any impression I guess, although reading Dennis' summary of the characters brought back a lot.
The one character was done really well though I thought.