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ALT Matt Murdock sitting on a park bench. He is in his civilian clothes, cane in hand. Birds fly up into the air from where they were feeding. Daredevil Father (2014)
ALT Obsidian pin up from Infinity Inc era. Obsidian is phasing out from a shadow on the side of a building with a slight smile in his face.
ALT Nuklon is sliding down the wing of the JSA's landed aircraft with a big smile on his face. Obsidian is sitting on the tip of the wind, looking sullen. Nuklon: "You see, Todd? We did it! If you don't think this is worth major cool points with the league, you're lost!" Obsidian: "I know, Albert. And I'm trying to be thrilled. But suddenly I've got this dark, cold feeling..." Nuklon places a hand on his face, exasperated. Nuklon: "Todd, you had a dark, cold feeling when we went to see Dumbo!" Obsidian: "I know, Albert. But this one's different." Justice League America #93
![Obsidian calming Black Lantern Roy Harper. He has his shadow tentacles around Roy's arms and body to keep him still while he talks him down. Obsidian: "... But now I know it's so I can help others frind their way in it [the dark]. You're never alone, Roy..." Roy: "... Thank you..." Jade: "You're good at this, bro!" Obsidian: "I learned it from you and dad, Jade." Infinite Frontier #6](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwuCMqBaUAATVoE.jpg?name=orig)
ALT Obsidian calming Black Lantern Roy Harper. He has his shadow tentacles around Roy's arms and body to keep him still while he talks him down. Obsidian: "... But now I know it's so I can help others frind their way in it [the dark]. You're never alone, Roy..." Roy: "... Thank you..." Jade: "You're good at this, bro!" Obsidian: "I learned it from you and dad, Jade." Infinite Frontier #6
ALT Obsidian and Deadshot fighting. Obsidian's shadows look like roots and they're tangled around Deadshot. Obsidian: "It's the same wound." Deadshot: "Get out of my head!" Obsidian: "Betrayal, abandonment, people torn from us... It's the same wound, Floyd! It's why we both rush toward death!" Deadshot: "Get... Out!" Obsidian: "But the blood of the wound, Floyd... the pain... That's life, too! Do you see that?" Justice League America #106
ALT Obsidian pin up from Infinity Inc era. Obsidian is phasing out from a shadow on the side of a building with a slight smile in his face.
ALT Nuklon is sliding down the wing of the JSA's landed aircraft with a big smile on his face. Obsidian is sitting on the tip of the wind, looking sullen. Nuklon: "You see, Todd? We did it! If you don't think this is worth major cool points with the league, you're lost!" Obsidian: "I know, Albert. And I'm trying to be thrilled. But suddenly I've got this dark, cold feeling..." Nuklon places a hand on his face, exasperated. Nuklon: "Todd, you had a dark, cold feeling when we went to see Dumbo!" Obsidian: "I know, Albert. But this one's different." Justice League America #93
ALT Obsidian calming Black Lantern Roy Harper. He has his shadow tentacles around Roy's arms and body to keep him still while he talks him down. Obsidian: "... But now I know it's so I can help others frind their way in it [the dark]. You're never alone, Roy..." Roy: "... Thank you..." Jade: "You're good at this, bro!" Obsidian: "I learned it from you and dad, Jade." Infinite Frontier #6
ALT Obsidian and Deadshot fighting. Obsidian's shadows look like roots and they're tangled around Deadshot. Obsidian: "It's the same wound." Deadshot: "Get out of my head!" Obsidian: "Betrayal, abandonment, people torn from us... It's the same wound, Floyd! It's why we both rush toward death!" Deadshot: "Get... Out!" Obsidian: "But the blood of the wound, Floyd... the pain... That's life, too! Do you see that?" Justice League America #106
ALT Sun-Spider's introductory panel and first comic appearance as a main character rather than a background fighter in a Spider-Verse comic. The rest of the page will be in the next image! Sun-Spider swings through the city using her crutches as web shooters, her wheelchair is strapped to her back with webbing. text: Sun-Spider monologue: "The night I've dreamed about for four years is finally here! While it's not a Great Gatsby themed prom, "out of this world" doesn't sound too bad. Especially considering how "out of this world" it is that I was bitten by a radioactive spider three years ago. My name is Charlotte "Charlie" Webber, and I'm... SUN-SPIDER! Yeah... yeah... save your Charlotte's Web jokes-- I've heard 'em all." Edge of Spider-Verse Vol 2 #4
ALT Sun-Spider lands, gets changed into her prom dress (a rainbow gown with matching elbow-length gloves), gets into her wheelchair, and heads towards the school. text: Sun-Spider monologue: "I get so much more respect as Sun-Spider, the disabled hero, than I do as Charlie Webber. When I'm Charlie, I'm either invisible, helpless, or my favorite, "that sick kid." If being Sun-Spider wasn't so exhausting due to my Ehler's-Danlos Syndrome, I would embrace this alter ego all the time. Althought, the hyper-flexibility that comes with having E.D.S. helps me kick all types of villainous butt." I wasn't expecting my E.D.S. to disappear when I became Sun-Spider, but it would've been nice if I wasn't dealing with chronic pain and fatigue all the time." Edge of Spider-Verse Vol 2 #4.
ALT Sun-Spider's initial design showcase in Spider-Verse Vol 3 #3. The art shows Charlotte's first design, as well as her seated in her wheelchair wearing a backwards ballcap, gloves, a t-shirt, and shorts. Dayna Broder's blurb about Sun-Spider: "As a disabled person, I almost never get to see any disabled superheroes. I wanted to create someone like me: an ambulatory wheelchair user, who can still kick butt in her own modified way. Sun-Spider is hyper-flexible, though this does have drawbacks since it means she requires extra stability, and the crutches help with that."
ALT An example of Sun-Spider's hyper-flexibility at work when she slips into a manhole during a fight with Doc Ock after he threw her through a window, briefly evading him. text: Doc Ock: "I am not a squid-- I am an octopus! Looks like someone has underestimated the power of... Doc Ock!" Sun-Spider: "Doctor? You haven't even graduated high school yet! Senior Squid is a much better fit." Doc Ock: "Wait till I show you exactly what an octopus can do." Sun-Spider lifts the lid of the manhole up with her webs, and quickly slips in. Sun-Spider monologue: "If I can time this right, I should be able to dislocate my hip and arms to fit and then..." Edge of Spider-Verse Vol 2 #4.