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Network (comics)
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Network is the name of three unrelated fictional character
s in the Marvel Comics
universe
. One is a teleporting villain, the others are both superheroines with the power to communicate with and/or manipulate machines.
foes known as the Hellbent.
, a mutant who appears in the Marvel Comics
series New X-Men: Academy X
as a student at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
. She is the sister of fellow student Preview
.
, and she is killed on the bus of depowered former Xavier Institute students that is destroyed by agents of William Stryker
.
universe. She first appeared in Civil War: Front Line. and was created by Paul Jenkins
and Ramon Bachs
and his Secret Avengers to join them, but didn't have enough time as she and the other members of the gang were apprehended by S.H.I.E.L.D.
Network has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who are part of the 50-State Initiative.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
s in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
. One is a teleporting villain, the others are both superheroines with the power to communicate with and/or manipulate machines.
Network (Hellbent)
A teleporting member of the group of Moon KnightMoon Knight
Moon Knight is a fictional character, a mercenary-turned-superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character exists in the Marvel Universe and was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin...
foes known as the Hellbent.
Network (Sarah Vale)
Network (Sarah Vale) is a fictional characterFictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a mutant who appears in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
series New X-Men: Academy X
New X-Men
New X-Men was a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics within the X-Men franchise. After the end of Grant Morrison's run on X-Men , titled New X-Men, the title was used for a new series, New X-Men: Academy X, serving as a continuation of the second volume of New Mutants...
as a student at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
X-Mansion
In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion is the common name for Professor Xavier's mansion. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted...
. She is the sister of fellow student Preview
Preview (comics)
Preview is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Before being depowered, she had the ability of short-term precognition, usually minutes in advance. She is the sister of fellow Xavier Institute for Higher Learning student Sarah Vale...
.
Fictional character biography
Not much is known about the mutant known as Network. She is voted most likely to be a millionaire after graduation. She is one of the many mutants who lose their powers on M-DayDecimation (comics)
Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...
, and she is killed on the bus of depowered former Xavier Institute students that is destroyed by agents of William Stryker
William Stryker
Col. William "Bill" Stryker, M.D. is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, and enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Brent Anderson, he first appeared in the 1982 graphic novel X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.Rev...
.
Powers and abilities
Before she was depowered, Sarah possessed technopathy/cyberpathy: she could mentally communicate with and control all forms of electronic machinery, letting her access computer files and manipulate programming to suit her needs. The extent of her powers was unrevealed.Network (Valerie Martin)
Network (Valerie Martin) is a fictional superheroine from the Marvel ComicsMarvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe. She first appeared in Civil War: Front Line. and was created by Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins (writer)
Paul Jenkins is a British comic book writer and Gary Gygax's stepson. He has had much success crossing over into the American comic book market. Primarily working for Marvel Comics, he has had a big part shaping the characters of the company over the past decade.-Life and career:Paul Jenkins...
and Ramon Bachs
Fictional character biography
During the Civil War event, a third character using the name Network was among the anti-Registration Act faction of heroes, and became involved with a group of like-minded heroes. She tried to use her powers to locate Captain AmericaCaptain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
and his Secret Avengers to join them, but didn't have enough time as she and the other members of the gang were apprehended by S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
Network has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who are part of the 50-State Initiative.
Other characters
- Wayne Tucker of the New UniverseNew UniverseThe New Universe is a comic book imprint from Marvel Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1986 to 1989. It was created by Jim Shooter, Archie Goodwin, Eliot R. Brown, John Morelli, Mark Gruenwald, Tom DeFalco and edited by Michael Higgins.In 1986, in honor of Marvel Comics'...
was referred to by the code-name "Network" in a file in Psi-ForcePsi-ForcePsi-Force was a thirty-two-issue comic book series published by Marvel Comics under their New Universe imprint from 1986 to 1989. Along with D.P...
Annual #1, but never adopted the name for himself.
Television
- The Sarah Vale version of Network appears in the Wolverine and the X-Men episode "X-Calibre" voiced by Grey DeLisleGrey DeLisleGrey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...
. She is shown on a ship to Genosha which is raided by Spiral and the Reavers. She helps in keeping the ship from sinking by communicating with the ship.
External links
- Network at Marvel Appendix