Homicron
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Homicron is a French
comic book
character created by Lina Buffolente for French publisher Editions Lug
in 1972.
Homicron is an alien from planet Alpha, whose inhabitants have the power to turn into energy beings to explore the cosmos. To save the American
scape capsule Apollo
XIX, Homicron becomes trapped on Earth
. He merges with the body of astronaut
Ted White, who otherwise would have died from a heart attack
. Using an energy transformer designed by girlfriend physicist
Rita Tower, Ted White turns into Homicron to fight the alien shape shifters Kyrosians who threatens Earth. He is assisted by Latino
teenager Domingo Lopez.
Eight episodes of Homicron were originally published in the digest-sized magazine
Futura
Nos. 1-8 in 1972. The series was then discontinued.
The character returned in 2002 in Fantask No. 1-5, before migrating to Strangers No. 1, in a series of new adventures, written by Jean-Marc Lofficier
and drawn by Jean-Jacques Dzialowski. There, the alien force that is Homicron migrated to the body of Rita Tower, before joining a team of super-heroes composed of other aliens residing on Earth. Homicron's last appearance was in Strangers No. 9 in 2003.
Homicron is now part of Hexagon Comics
which has published a trade paperback collection of his adventures translated into English.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
comic book
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...
character created by Lina Buffolente for French publisher Editions Lug
Editions Lug
Editions Lug was a French comic book publisher created in 1950 by writer/editor Marcel Navarro and businessman Auguste Vistel.-History:When it started, Editions Lug only reprinted old French and Italian comics in digest-sized magazines....
in 1972.
Homicron is an alien from planet Alpha, whose inhabitants have the power to turn into energy beings to explore the cosmos. To save the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
scape capsule Apollo
Project Apollo
The Apollo program was the spaceflight effort carried out by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration , that landed the first humans on Earth's Moon. Conceived during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Apollo began in earnest after President John F...
XIX, Homicron becomes trapped on Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. He merges with the body of astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
Ted White, who otherwise would have died from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. Using an energy transformer designed by girlfriend physicist
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
Rita Tower, Ted White turns into Homicron to fight the alien shape shifters Kyrosians who threatens Earth. He is assisted by Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
teenager Domingo Lopez.
Eight episodes of Homicron were originally published in the digest-sized magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
Futura
Futura (magazine)
Futura was an influential monthly French digest size comic book magazine launched by Editions Lug in August 1972. It ran for 33 issues until April 1975.-Contents:* Jaleb the Telepath - issues #1-#18.* Homicron - issues #1-#8...
Nos. 1-8 in 1972. The series was then discontinued.
The character returned in 2002 in Fantask No. 1-5, before migrating to Strangers No. 1, in a series of new adventures, written by Jean-Marc Lofficier
Jean-Marc Lofficier
Jean-Marc Lofficier is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comic books and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier .-Biography:Jean-Marc Lofficier was born in Toulon, France in 1954...
and drawn by Jean-Jacques Dzialowski. There, the alien force that is Homicron migrated to the body of Rita Tower, before joining a team of super-heroes composed of other aliens residing on Earth. Homicron's last appearance was in Strangers No. 9 in 2003.
Homicron is now part of Hexagon Comics
Hexagon Comics
Hexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
which has published a trade paperback collection of his adventures translated into English.