Tomorrow Woman
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Tomorrow Woman is a fictional character
, an artificial lifeform and superhero
from DC Comics
. She debuted in JLA
#5 (May 1997), and was created by Grant Morrison
and Howard Porter
.
and Professor T. O. Morrow
to destroy the newly formed JLA
. She became a member based on her telekinetic abilities which she claimed were the result of a "mutant 4 lobed brain." Actually, she was a living bomb designed to go off at a specified moment and kill the entire JLA. Eventually though, she denied her purpose, discovering the concept of freedom that her creators had deliberately left out of her programming. She sacrificed herself in order to stop a futuristic war machine by triggering an EMP
bomb located in her body, which was originally intended to wipe the brains of the League. It was revealed that Morrow had seen this coming and was thrilled by it. He and Ivo had frequently argued about who had done the better work on her. Ivo thought that the body he had made, which was realistic enough to fool even Superman
's heightened senses and x-ray vision, was the true work of genius. Morrow proved him wrong however, as the brain he himself had created was sophisticated and "human" enough to discover free will, even though the concept had not been included in her original programming, in contrast with Ivo's work (such as Amazo), which had never overstepped the bounds of its own programming.
#22-24 shows Tomorrow Woman acting as the "Wonder Woman" of a new Trinity consisting of herself, Black Adam
and Green Arrow
, possibly due to the main Trinity being affected by a timeline alteration. She is a member of an alternate reality version of the Justice Society called the JSI, and goes by the nickname Tommie. As a member of the JSI she wears a black-and-silver version of her original costume. However when she sees a TV broadcast of what appears to be the original timeline's Tomorrow Woman fighting robots in Metropolis, she immediately vanishes in a puff of smoke. In Trinity #23, it is revealed that Tomorrow Woman is really a GBS TV news reporter named Clara Kendall. However, the Dreambound member Trans-Volitional Man uses his reality-warping skills on her, cleanly segmenting her body and revealing to her stunned JSI temmates she is partly robotic in nature. However, she does not remain dead; through sheer force of will, she reassembles herself. She is shocked to discover her true nature; this is made worse by discovering she is partially responsible for the violent shifts threatening Earth. However, she manages to put others before her, and successfully saves Metropolis, though this act has the unforeseen consequence of opening violent warps through Earth. She, along with Flash and Green Arrow, are able to shut down and drain the energy of one such warp in Brazil
. She keeps fighting the Dark Arcana's plans, and shares with Triumph a moment, in which both are revealed to know they shall fade upon the restructuring or reality. Triumph dies in her arms in the Final Battle for the Arcana, and she survives the warp. However, after saving Lois Lane and taking her to Paris, she starts fading from the Timestream, and it takes the power of the divinely-empowered Trinity to stabilize her and save her from oblivion. In a true heroic fashion, she refuses to give up against overwhelming odds and even attempts to tackle the problem of all Californian faults triggering in a single stroke singlehandedly as the planet starts tearing itself apart. With the rest of humanity, she is revived and restored at the cost of the Trinity's divinity. Afterwards, it is revealed she is no longer unstable, and is no longer even an android, but a true human, Clara Kendall, at last.
and telekinetic
powers.
Her telepathy allows her to read minds and project her thoughts into the minds of others. She can free people from psionic possession, and in the JLA: Tomorrow Woman one-shot she displayed the ability to telepathically purify corrupted minds when a virus caused children around the world to become homicidal. She also has some form of limited precognition, as shown when she foresaw her own death.
Her telekinetic power level is high enough to psionically lift objects as large and heavy as automobiles into the air with minimal effort. She can fire bolts of telekinetic energy that at their lowest level can stun a person, and at their highest can shatter steel. She can fly by telekinetically lifting herself into the air. She can also generate electromagnetic pulse
s by mentally manipulating the Earth's geomagnetic field
.
It is unknown what powers Tomorrow Woman possesses after the finale of Trinity, however it can be assumed she retains at the very least some of her power as she was seen flying over Los Angeles.
Fictional character
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, an artificial lifeform and superhero
Superhero
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from DC Comics
DC Comics
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. She debuted in JLA
JLA (comic book)
JLA was a monthly comic book published by DC Comics from January 1997 to April 2006 featuring the Justice League.-Publication history:The low sales of the various Justice League spinoff books by the mid-1990s prompted DC to revamp the League as a single team on a single title...
#5 (May 1997), and was created by Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer, playwright and occultist. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and counter-cultural leanings, as well as his successful runs on titles like Animal Man, Doom Patrol, JLA, The Invisibles, New X-Men, Fantastic Four, All-Star Superman, and...
and Howard Porter
Howard Porter
Howard Porter is an American comic book artist from southern Connecticut.-Biography:Porter graduated from Paier College of Art in Connecticut where he majored in illustration. One of his teachers there was Frank McLaughlin...
.
The Justice League
She was created jointly by Professor IvoProfessor Ivo
Professor Anthony Ivo is a fictional character, a mad scientist in the DC universe and is the creator of the androids Amazo, Kid Amazo, Tomorrow Woman and Composite Superman in his retconned origin.-Fictional character biography:...
and Professor T. O. Morrow
T. O. Morrow
T.O. Morrow is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. The original T. O. Morrow debuted in The Flash vol. 1 #143 and was created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino. The modern T. O. Morrow first appeared in The Flash vol...
to destroy the newly formed JLA
Justice League
The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics....
. She became a member based on her telekinetic abilities which she claimed were the result of a "mutant 4 lobed brain." Actually, she was a living bomb designed to go off at a specified moment and kill the entire JLA. Eventually though, she denied her purpose, discovering the concept of freedom that her creators had deliberately left out of her programming. She sacrificed herself in order to stop a futuristic war machine by triggering an EMP
Electromagnetic pulse
An electromagnetic pulse is a burst of electromagnetic radiation. The abrupt pulse of electromagnetic radiation usually results from certain types of high energy explosions, especially a nuclear explosion, or from a suddenly fluctuating magnetic field...
bomb located in her body, which was originally intended to wipe the brains of the League. It was revealed that Morrow had seen this coming and was thrilled by it. He and Ivo had frequently argued about who had done the better work on her. Ivo thought that the body he had made, which was realistic enough to fool even Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
's heightened senses and x-ray vision, was the true work of genius. Morrow proved him wrong however, as the brain he himself had created was sophisticated and "human" enough to discover free will, even though the concept had not been included in her original programming, in contrast with Ivo's work (such as Amazo), which had never overstepped the bounds of its own programming.
With Hourman
Tomorrow Woman proved to be a popular character, and as such, made one more appearance in the Hourman series. The third Hourman revived her in hopes of quelling moral dilemmas he had pertaining to his android status, and for the last fifty minutes of his Hour of Power, she continued that existence, cementing her status as a hero as she saved lives and lived her life to the fullest. She taught Hourman what consequences his actions can have. In that short time, the two formed a connection that ultimately, when Tomorrow Woman disappeared at the end of the hour, left Hourman with a hole in his non-existent heart.In Trinity
TrinityTrinity (comic book)
Trinity is the title of an American weekly comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted during the first week of June, 2008. It ran for 52 issues.-Conception and production:...
#22-24 shows Tomorrow Woman acting as the "Wonder Woman" of a new Trinity consisting of herself, Black Adam
Black Adam
Black Adam is a fictional comic book character, created in 1945 by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. Originally created as a one-shot villain for Fawcett Comics' Marvel Family team of superheroes, Black Adam was revived as a recurring supervillain after DC Comics began publishing Captain...
and Green Arrow
Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City...
, possibly due to the main Trinity being affected by a timeline alteration. She is a member of an alternate reality version of the Justice Society called the JSI, and goes by the nickname Tommie. As a member of the JSI she wears a black-and-silver version of her original costume. However when she sees a TV broadcast of what appears to be the original timeline's Tomorrow Woman fighting robots in Metropolis, she immediately vanishes in a puff of smoke. In Trinity #23, it is revealed that Tomorrow Woman is really a GBS TV news reporter named Clara Kendall. However, the Dreambound member Trans-Volitional Man uses his reality-warping skills on her, cleanly segmenting her body and revealing to her stunned JSI temmates she is partly robotic in nature. However, she does not remain dead; through sheer force of will, she reassembles herself. She is shocked to discover her true nature; this is made worse by discovering she is partially responsible for the violent shifts threatening Earth. However, she manages to put others before her, and successfully saves Metropolis, though this act has the unforeseen consequence of opening violent warps through Earth. She, along with Flash and Green Arrow, are able to shut down and drain the energy of one such warp in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. She keeps fighting the Dark Arcana's plans, and shares with Triumph a moment, in which both are revealed to know they shall fade upon the restructuring or reality. Triumph dies in her arms in the Final Battle for the Arcana, and she survives the warp. However, after saving Lois Lane and taking her to Paris, she starts fading from the Timestream, and it takes the power of the divinely-empowered Trinity to stabilize her and save her from oblivion. In a true heroic fashion, she refuses to give up against overwhelming odds and even attempts to tackle the problem of all Californian faults triggering in a single stroke singlehandedly as the planet starts tearing itself apart. With the rest of humanity, she is revived and restored at the cost of the Trinity's divinity. Afterwards, it is revealed she is no longer unstable, and is no longer even an android, but a true human, Clara Kendall, at last.
Powers and abilities
Tomorrow Woman is an artificial life-form with a four-lobed brain, which gives her amazing telepathicTelepathy
Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
and telekinetic
Psychokinesis
The term psychokinesis , also referred to as telekinesis with respect to strictly describing movement of matter, sometimes abbreviated PK and TK respectively, is a term...
powers.
Her telepathy allows her to read minds and project her thoughts into the minds of others. She can free people from psionic possession, and in the JLA: Tomorrow Woman one-shot she displayed the ability to telepathically purify corrupted minds when a virus caused children around the world to become homicidal. She also has some form of limited precognition, as shown when she foresaw her own death.
Her telekinetic power level is high enough to psionically lift objects as large and heavy as automobiles into the air with minimal effort. She can fire bolts of telekinetic energy that at their lowest level can stun a person, and at their highest can shatter steel. She can fly by telekinetically lifting herself into the air. She can also generate electromagnetic pulse
Electromagnetic pulse
An electromagnetic pulse is a burst of electromagnetic radiation. The abrupt pulse of electromagnetic radiation usually results from certain types of high energy explosions, especially a nuclear explosion, or from a suddenly fluctuating magnetic field...
s by mentally manipulating the Earth's geomagnetic field
Earth's magnetic field
Earth's magnetic field is the magnetic field that extends from the Earth's inner core to where it meets the solar wind, a stream of energetic particles emanating from the Sun...
.
It is unknown what powers Tomorrow Woman possesses after the finale of Trinity, however it can be assumed she retains at the very least some of her power as she was seen flying over Los Angeles.