Re: Comic Book Heads! The Milestone Universe is coming back as a part of DC continuit
Good deal! I still have some of those old Milestone Comics like ICON, Blood Syndicate, and Hardware. Never got into the others they had like Static (Static Shock). Good to see Dwayne McDuffie (major props on his JLU show scripts) use some of his pull like that for the black comic creators. I think what hurt the Milestone Universe was that is never really seemed like a full scale part of DC's universe. Like, it's there but it really isn't. Hope this time works out.
Seriously, this dude was the Black Superman for real.
Powers and abilities
Icon possesses a vast aray of super powers including:
* Super Strength: Icon possesses vast superhuman strength, putting him in the same class as Superman.
* Super Speed & Reflexes: Icon possesses the ability to think, move, and react at superhuman speeds.
* Super Stamina: Icon possesses highly efficient musculature which produces almost no fatigue toxins, granting him almost limitless stamina in all physical activities.
* Flight: Icon flies by manipulation of gravitons (a subatomic particle associated with the force of gravity) manipulation of magnetic fields and control of his absolute molecular movement, plus utilizing his superhuman speed can fly far beyond supersonic speeds. It is yet unknown if Icon can fly near the speed of light.
* Super Senses: Icon possesses superhuman senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.
* Enchanced Mental Perception: Icon possesses the ability to sense & comprehend things on levels that far exceed human capabilities.
* Super Durability & Invulnerability: Icon seems to possess high-invulnerability & durability, being capable of withstanding tremendous impact forces, high caliber bullets, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury. He is even capable of surviving in the vacuum of space unaided.
* Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his nigh invulnerability to injury. It may be possible to injure Icon. If injured, his body is capable of quickly repairing damaged tissue with much greater speed and efficiency on a superhuman level.
* Longevity: Icon possesses longevity that enables him to age vastly slower that human beings.
* Energy Generation: Icon has the ability to generate, control, and emit blasts of charged Positron energy from his hands.
* According to Icon, he possesses powers that all humans will possess once they evolve past their limitations.
* In the Worlds Collide crossover with the DC universe; Icon and Superman fight. It is shown that Icon is nearly as powerful as Superman.
