Damien Darkblood
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Damien Darkblood is a fictional comic book
superhero
featured in Image Comics
' Invincible
and The Astounding Wolf-Man
and was created by series writer Robert Kirkman
and artist Cory Walker
. Damien Darkblood was derived from Rorschach
from DC Comics
' Watchmen
.
Unlike his counterpart, he doesn't wear a mask, but has a similar attire which consisted of a fedora hat, trenchcoat. purple gloves and pinstripe suit, giving him a classical detective look. Damien also has similar mannerisms to Rorschach, often using the interjection "Hurm", much like the latter does. A denizen of Hell, he works as a private detective on Earth
, usually investigating superhero matters.
were mysteriously killed, Damien sets out to investigate. He theorized that someone had used Black Samson, but Omni-Man
disputes this. Damien then interrogated Black Samson
, only to find out that he's innocent. He then moved on to investigate one of the many villains that the team had previously fought.
Unaware that Omni-Man had confessed to the killing, he returned to the Pentagon to report his findings only to be laughed at by the secretary at the front desk.
Comic book
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superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
featured in Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
' Invincible
Invincible (comics)
Invincible is a superhero in the . Created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Cory Walker, the character first appeared in Tech Jacket #1 , before graduating to his own self-titled regular series in 2003, as a title in Image's then-new superhero line.Invincible is the teenaged son of Omni-Man, an...
and The Astounding Wolf-Man
The Astounding Wolf-Man
The Astounding Wolf-Man is a comic book series launched by Image Comics on May 5, 2007. It ran until its final 25th issue in 2010. The series was created and written by Robert Kirkman with art by Jason Howard. The first issue of The Astounding Wolf-Man was given away for free as part of Free...
and was created by series writer Robert Kirkman
Robert Kirkman
Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead and Invincible for Image Comics, and Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt...
and artist Cory Walker
Cory Walker
Cory Walker is an American comic book artist and penciler. He is best known for work on Image Comics' Invincible a series and character he co-created with writer Robert Kirkman...
. Damien Darkblood was derived from Rorschach
Rorschach (comics)
Rorschach is a fictional comic book character and antihero that was featured in the acclaimed 1986 DC Comics miniseries Watchmen...
from DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
' Watchmen
Watchmen
Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colourist John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics during 1986 and 1987, and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form...
.
Unlike his counterpart, he doesn't wear a mask, but has a similar attire which consisted of a fedora hat, trenchcoat. purple gloves and pinstripe suit, giving him a classical detective look. Damien also has similar mannerisms to Rorschach, often using the interjection "Hurm", much like the latter does. A denizen of Hell, he works as a private detective 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...
, usually investigating superhero matters.
Events of Invincible
When the Guardians of the GlobeGuardians of the Globe
The Guardians of the Globe are a fictional superhero team in the , appearing primarily in the comic Invincible. The original team was based on DC Comics' Justice League of America.-The original Guardians of the Globe:...
were mysteriously killed, Damien sets out to investigate. He theorized that someone had used Black Samson, but Omni-Man
Omni-Man
Omni-Man is a fictional character, a superhero, supervillain and anti-hero in the . Omni-Man is the father of Invincible and a member of Viltrumite race, a humanoid species of extraterrestrial origin who possess superhuman strength, super speed, virtual immortality, and flight. Unusually for a...
disputes this. Damien then interrogated Black Samson
Black Samson
Black Samson is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Rockne Tarkington, William Smith and Connie Strickland. The film was written by Daniel B...
, only to find out that he's innocent. He then moved on to investigate one of the many villains that the team had previously fought.
Unaware that Omni-Man had confessed to the killing, he returned to the Pentagon to report his findings only to be laughed at by the secretary at the front desk.