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Kurse is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Walter Simonson , the Algrim version of Kurse first appears as the Dark Elf Algrim the Strong in Thor #347 (Sep. 1984).
When comic book artist Alex Ross was working on Marvels, published in 1994, he decided to create a similar "grand opus" about characters from DC Comics.Ross wrote a 40-page handwritten outline of what would become Kingdom Come and pitched the idea to James Robinson as a project similar in scope to Watchmen (1986–1987) and Alan Moore's infamous "lost work" Twilight of the Superheroes.
He is temporarily transported to the Kingdom Come universe during a mission with the Legion. Brainiac's Daughter: Brainiac's offspring and the ancestor of Brainiac 5. This character was inspired by the XTC song of the same name, and is visually based on the pre-Crisis Supergirl. Mister Miracle: Scott Free, designer and chief guard at the Gulag ...
The Beyonder transports Kurse to Earth to battle Thor, but Kurse mistakes Thor's ally Beta Ray Bill for Thor and battles him. [184] Kurse then battles the juvenile superhero team Power Pack. [185] Thor dons his magical belt of strength to double his strength and confronts Kurse, but the Beyonder doubles Kurse's strength as well.
He possesses enhanced strength and durability due to having been augmented by the Kurse Stone, enabling him to survive blows from Mjolnir, although Loki kills him with a black hole grenade. As of 2025, [update] the character has appeared in the film Thor: The Dark World ; as well as in the Disney+ series Loki (archival footage).
Kurse – The most powerful of the Dark Elves, who was known as Algrim the Strong. He is coerced by the Dark Elf Malekith the Accursed . Knorda – Though human-sized, Knorda is an Asgardian queen of the Mountain Giants and possesses superhuman strength and durability, as well as being highly resistant to cold, aging and conventional disease.
Walter Simonson was born September 2, 1946, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and lived there for two and a half years.When his father, who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture, received a promotion at work that required him to relocate to Washington, D.C., Simonson, his younger brother and his parents moved to Maryland, where Simonson's parents still lived as of 1989. [3]
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