The Ray
The Ray , mostly short Ray (dt. Jet ) is the title of several from the US publisher DC Comics laid comic series.
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The series is about a young man named Raymond "Ray" Terrill, who had to spend his entire childhood in the darkened house of his foster parents due to an extreme sensitivity to sunlight . When he left his parents' house for the first time at the age of eighteen to attend the supposed funeral of his biological father, Terrill found that sunlight activated miraculous abilities in him (ability to transform his body into living energy , to absorb energy, to store it and to shape it of light and energy beams in a targeted manner, the ability to fly and the ability to create solid light constructs).
As the series continues, it is described how Terrill uses his gifts to uncover the mystery of his own origins. He is supported by his cousin Hank Terrill and his girlfriend Jennifer Jurden. In order to achieve this, he enters into a pact with the devil ( Neron ), creates a new artificial sun with the help of his powers in order to avert an ecological catastrophe on earth after the actual sun has gone out, and hunts down the immortal Terrorists Vandal Savage. There are also arguments with the dragon Brimstone, the unfulfilled relationship with the florist Dinah Lance and membership in various adventure groups such as the Justice League superhero team , the Justice League Task Force led by the Martian J'onn J'onzz and the esoteric group Forgotten Heroes - who hunt down Vandal Savage - the youthful clique Young Justice, and finally the man-made symbolic embodiment of the United States, Uncle Sam , led Team Freedom Fighters .
Authors and draughtsmen
The first series of the title appeared between February and July 1992 and comprises six editions written by Jack C. Harris , drawn by Joe Quesada and ginked by Art Nichols . The second The Ray series was published between May 1994 and October 1996 and had twenty-eight issues plus a special issue ( Ray Annual # 1, 1995). The author of this series was Christopher Priest , regular draftsman Howard Porter and regular artist Robert Jones.
Film adaptations
An animated series called Freedom Fighters: The Ray was announced for 2017 , which was later broadcast on The CW's website CW Seed and is based on a version of the character invented by author Grant Morrison . Ray was dubbed here by actor Russell Tovey . Tovey also played the role in Crisis on Earth X , a crossover between the television series Supergirl , The Flash , Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow .
Individual evidence
- ↑ DC Comics' "The Ray" Lands on CW Seed, Will Feature Gay Lead. Accessed October 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Arrowverse 'Crisis On Earth-X' Synopsis Is A Big Spoiler. Retrieved January 30, 2018 .