Warpsmith
| Warpsmith | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Warrior |
| First appearance | Warrior Summer Special #4 (1982) |
| Created by | Alan Moore and Garry Leach |
| Characteristics | |
| Inherent abilities | Teleportation |
The Warpsmiths are fictional aliens appearing in several science fiction comics by Alan Moore and Garry Leach.
Warpsmiths were created by Alan Moore when he was a teenager for a small publication by an arts lab in his native Northampton, England. He and artist Garry Leach expanded on the characters for the United Kingdom magazine Warrior, including them into a fictional timeline and universe developed by Alan Moore and Steve Moore (no relation). The Warpsmiths first appeared in a Marvelman story in an issue of Warrior, set in the then-future, and subsequently appeared in a single two-part solo story before the magazine closed.
As Moore continued his Marvelman story as Miracleman, the Warpsmiths became a major part of the story, with artist John Totleben illustrating the characters based on Leach's designs. In 1989, Leach began a new anthology title, A1, the first issue of which included a new Warpsmiths short story written by Alan Moore.
Warpsmiths are thought to be one of the two most powerful species in their universe, due to their ability to teleport themselves or others instantaneously anywhere in the universe. The only other entity able to 'warp' is Winter, Miracleman's daughter.
They are humanoid creatures with pale skin, three digits per hand, and four nostrils. They usually wear metallic armor. Warpsmiths are believed to be immortal; they have lived for millennia without any apparent aging. However, at some point in the past their entire species became infertile.
Warpsmith culture has a rigid caste system, with each member's role in life defined by his or her color:
The Black Warpsmiths arose several thousand years ago. They developed the 'derma-circuitry' that allows Warpsmiths to teleport, and created (or birthed) all of the other Warpsmiths. Their interstellar government is called the Confederacy of the Gulf Worlds.
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