Geomancers (comics)
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Geomancers are a group of fictional comic book
characters that appeared in every major title published by Valiant Comics
. The Earth has only one Geomancer at a time. When the line was rebooted
by Acclaim Entertainment
, they, unlike many other characters, didn't reappear in any incarnation.
In every generation, there are many people who have a potential to become Geomancers. However, there is only one Geomancer operating at the time. When a Geomancer dies, his or her chosen successor takes their place. When a Geomancer has reached the end of his life-cycle his power is removed by a suicide ritual called Bagh-Nakh.
Geomancers were instrumental in many pivotal events in Valiant Universe, including the Unity Conflict, the birth and upbringing of Magnus, Robot Fighter
, the struggle against the Darque Power
, the Harbinger
Wars, etcetera. Gilad, the Eternal Warrior, has served as the "Fist and Steel" of the Geomancers for most of his immortal life.
Geomancer Tashi Khatun authored a book entitled The Book of Geomancer, the tome of ultimate knowledge and a highly sought after item in the Valiant Universe.
Magnus, Robot Fighter #14 shows three possibly unidentified geomancers: One dark-skinned, one dressed in 17th century Puritan
garb, and one American Indian
. At least the Puritan is not in the list above and would likely be from the 17th century. It has been mentioned that the American Indian could have been intended to be Andar
.
Geomancer #1 possibly shows one unidentified Geomancer. Or it could be the failed Geomancer from the Eternal Warrior Yearbook 1.
There are several cases of Geomancers in training that have not became Geomancers.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
characters that appeared in every major title published by Valiant Comics
Valiant Comics
Valiant Comics is a comic book imprint published by various publishers since its inception with Voyager Communications, Inc. in 1989, later Acclaim Comics, Inc. Its assets were purchased from the bankruptcy of the Acclaim Entertaintment by Valiant Entertainment, Inc. in 2007.-Voyager...
. The Earth has only one Geomancer at a time. When the line was rebooted
Reboot (continuity)
The verb reboot, in media dealing with serial fiction, means to discard much or even all previous continuity in the series and start anew with fresh ideas...
by Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment was an American video game developer and publisher. It developed, published, marketed and distributed interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms, including Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, and Game Gear, Nintendo's NES, SNES, Nintendo...
, they, unlike many other characters, didn't reappear in any incarnation.
History
Geomancers are an order of psionic men and women that have existed since 3500 BC. Geomancers have an ability to pick psychic residue and impressions from nearby objects and living organisms. They perceive those impressions as "whispers". Geomancers often act as keepers, collectors and preservers of information. On many occasions, they alerted other heroes of dangers they might not otherwise be aware of. Geomancers are very sensitive to changes in time-space continuum, which grants them a certain degree of precognition. They possess limited healing abilities. Unlike other psionics, they cannot be psychically controlled or influenced. The Earth itself shields them from invading psychic influence.In every generation, there are many people who have a potential to become Geomancers. However, there is only one Geomancer operating at the time. When a Geomancer dies, his or her chosen successor takes their place. When a Geomancer has reached the end of his life-cycle his power is removed by a suicide ritual called Bagh-Nakh.
Geomancers were instrumental in many pivotal events in Valiant Universe, including the Unity Conflict, the birth and upbringing of Magnus, Robot Fighter
Magnus, Robot Fighter
Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional comic book superhero created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963, based primarily on Tarzan. Magnus first appeared in Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. #1, published by Gold Key Comics in February 1963...
, the struggle against the Darque Power
Master Darque
Master Darque is a fictional character, a Valiant Comics villain that first appeared in Shadowman #8 and later became a staple villain in both the Shadowman and Second Life of Dr. Mirage comic books...
, the Harbinger
Harbingers (comics)
Harbingers are fictional characters with superhuman powers who appeared in every Valiant Comics title. Two different groups of Harbingers appeared in the comic book series Harbinger.- History :...
Wars, etcetera. Gilad, the Eternal Warrior, has served as the "Fist and Steel" of the Geomancers for most of his immortal life.
Geomancer Tashi Khatun authored a book entitled The Book of Geomancer, the tome of ultimate knowledge and a highly sought after item in the Valiant Universe.
Geomancers
There have been numerous Geomancers. Here's an incomplete list.- Approximately 3500 BC to 3366 BC: Khanit, first geomancer [Eternal Warrior #1; Geomancer #7, #8]
- 3366 BC to 3352 BC and on: Valurr, first geomancer as we know them now [Geomancer #3, #7, #8]
- 3250 BC to 3225 BC (estimated period): Talk of possible geomancer in Anatolia [Eternal Warrior #37]
- 3210 BC to 3185 BC (estimated period): Unnamed geomancer in Mesopotamia [Eternal Warrior #1]
- Before 326 BC to 324 BC: Hephaestion guiding Alexander in India, died in Ecbatana [Eternal Warrior #23, Geomancer #4]
- From 324 BC: Khandania [Eternal Warrior #23, Geomancer #4]
- 210 BC (start and end dates unknown): Li-Sung [Eternal Warrior #4]
- 12 BC (start and end dates unknown): Gandhyrras [Eternal Warrior #6]
- 29 AD (start and end dates unknown): Jared Sahin [Eternal Warrior #17, #18]
- 79 AD (start and end dates unknown): Unnamed geomancer in Abu Simbel [Eternal Warrior #12]
- 408 AD (start and end dates unknown): Zenoba [X-O Yearbook #1]
- Approximately 550 AD (start and end dates unknown): Nimue [Eternal Warrior #31]
- 970 AD (start and end dates unknown): Unnamed geomancer in Rome [Eternal Warrior #13]
- Before 1132 AD to 1192 AD: Tashi Khatun [Eternal Warrior #9, Geomancer #1]
- 1192 AD to 1197 AD: No geomancer
- From 1197 AD: Kozo Tokimasa [Eternal Warrior #27]
- Until 1320 AD: Arani [Eternal Warrior #28]
- From 1320 AD: Sahbel [Eternal Warrior #22, #28]
- Before 1429 AD to 1431 AD: Joan the Maid [Geomancer #5]
- 1661 AD (start and end dates unknown): Duchess Angelique D'Terre [Archer and Armstrong #8]
- Before 1695 AD to after 1716 AD: Unnamed boy [Eternal Warrior #2]
- 1720 AD (start and end dates unknown): Native American [Eternal Warrior #46]
- Before or from 1836 AD: A Cherokee (it is possible that his mother who dies here was a geomancer too) [Geomancer #6]
- 1844 AD (start and end dates unknown): Unnamed geomancer near Afghanistan [Eternal Warrior #47]
- Until 1888 AD: A geomancer named Buck [Eternal Warrior #34]
- From 1889 AD to 1992 AD: Buck McHenryBuck McHenry (Valiant Comics)Buck McHenry is a Valiant Comics superhero. Created by writer Jim Shooter and Bob Layton, he first appeared in Solar #10.Buck was Earth's Geomancer from 1889 until 1992 when he passed the lineage onto his great-great-nephew Geoff McHenry...
(died 1993) [Eternal Warrior #7; Solar #10] - 1992 AD to 1994 AD: Geoff McHenryGeoff McHenry (Valiant Comics)Geoff McHenry is a fictional character in the Valiant Comics universe, created by Jim Shooter and Bob Layton . First appearing in Solar: Man of the Atom #10....
[Solar #10, Chaos Effect Omega] - From 1994 AD: Clay McHenry [Geomancer #1]
- Before 1999 AD to 2062 AD: Geoff McHenryGeoff McHenry (Valiant Comics)Geoff McHenry is a fictional character in the Valiant Comics universe, created by Jim Shooter and Bob Layton . First appearing in Solar: Man of the Atom #10....
again [Rai #0] - From 2062 AD: Lucinda MendezLucinda Mendez (comics)Lucinda Mendez is a Valiant Comics character. Created by writer Jim Shooter and Bob Layton, she first appeared in Rai #0.Lucinda is a Geomancer. She was in training from 2056 until 2062 when she succeeded her "uncle" Geoff McHenry....
(in training since 2056) [Rai #0; Timewalker #6, #7, #8] - She succeeded her "uncle" Geoff McHenryGeoff McHenry (Valiant Comics)Geoff McHenry is a fictional character in the Valiant Comics universe, created by Jim Shooter and Bob Layton . First appearing in Solar: Man of the Atom #10....
in 2062, and was influential in the Harbinger ResistanceHarbinger Resistance (Valiant Comics)The Harbinger Resistance is a fictional organization appearing in the Valiant Comics universe.-History:The Harbinger Resistance was started by the renegade Harbinger Faith Herbert, alias Zeppelin, to combat the world dominating aspirations of Harbinger Foundation founder, Toyo Harada...
. - 2900 AD (start and end dates unknown): Yuri Pierce [Rai 0; Timewalker 8 (with wrong year listed)]
- 3002 AD (start and end dates unknown): Unnamed geomancer resembling Geoff [Solar #12]
- Until approximately 3998 AD: Ana Kawainui [Magnus #15]
- From approximately 3998 AD to 4020 AD: Rokland Tate [Magnus #15, #43]
- From 4020 AD: Armstrong [Magnus #46]
Magnus, Robot Fighter #14 shows three possibly unidentified geomancers: One dark-skinned, one dressed in 17th century Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
garb, and one American Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
. At least the Puritan is not in the list above and would likely be from the 17th century. It has been mentioned that the American Indian could have been intended to be Andar
Turok
Turok is a fictional American comic book character initially in comics from Western Publishing published through licensee Dell Comics. He first appeared in Four Color Comics #596 , then graduated to his own title, Turok, Son of Stone...
.
Geomancer #1 possibly shows one unidentified Geomancer. Or it could be the failed Geomancer from the Eternal Warrior Yearbook 1.
There are several cases of Geomancers in training that have not became Geomancers.