Karnak () is a
superhero
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appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. He was created by
Stan Lee
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and
Jack Kirby
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and
debuted in ''
Fantastic Four
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'' (vol. 1) #45 (1965) along with other members of the
Inhuman Royal Family.
The character Karnak Mander-Azur was never exposed to the
Terrigen Mist
The Inhumans are a superhuman race of super beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many people associat ...
s, so he never developed additional powers like other
Inhumans
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, but he is a martial artist who can find the weakness in anything and then use his training and strength to exploit it. Although the ''
Jack Kirby Collector
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List of maga ...
'' described him as "a philosophical karate expert with nominal personality" in 2004, subsequent writers have made use of his skill for puzzle-solving
and strategic-planning
in Inhumans' stories, leading to him being given his first solo series in 2015, titled ''
Karnak: The Flaw in All Things'' and written by
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ...
.
Karnak made his live-action debut in the 2017
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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(MCU) television series ''
Inhumans
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'', portrayed by
Ken Leung
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.
Publication history
Karnak first appeared in ''
Fantastic Four
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'' #45, and was created by
Stan Lee
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and
Jack Kirby
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, as part of their run on the title that helped lay the foundations for the
Marvel Universe
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.
As a core member of the Inhumans, he has appeared in the group's own series over the years, including the 1998 ''Inhumans'' twelve-issue
limited series by
Paul Jenkins and
Jae Lee
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Career
Jae Lee's first work for Marvel Com ...
, the ''
Silent War
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'' mini-series by
David Hine
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David Hine has been working in comics since the early 1980s. For ''Crisis'', he drew the series ''St ...
and
Frazer Irving
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in 2007, and ''
Secret Invasion
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: Inhumans'' in the following year.
Karnak is the narrator of ''
Inhumanity'' #1 (February 2014) because his abilities gave writer
Matt Fraction
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a way to frame the story:
Although he commits suicide at the end of that issue, he appears in the cliffhanger of ''
Inhuman'' #13 (May 2015) saying he had found a weakness in the afterlife. This allowed writer
Charles Soule to bring the character back, and he explained Karnak's importance:
Karnak will get his first
eponym
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ous series as part of the
All-New, All-Different Marvel
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line emerging from 2015's "
Secret Wars
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" storyline and the first issue of his series will feature a monster
variant cover
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of Rommbu from ''
Tales to Astonish
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'' #19 drawn by
Eric Powell. ''Karnak'' is part of a wider push the Inhumans are getting across Marvel's media output - on television (in ''
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), in film (with the upcoming ''
Inhumans
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'') and in print (with the A-N, A-DM relaunch including the team books ''
All-New Inhumans'' and ''
Uncanny Inhumans'', alongside the other solo titles ''
Ms. Marvel'' vol. 4 and ''
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur''). Editor-in-Chief
Axel Alonso has said that the specific series came about because "
Nick Lowe
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to write the title because of his earlier stints at Marvel reworking their characters. Ellis, who is joined by Gerardo Zaffino on art duties, described what drew him to the character:
With regard to the inspiration behind Karnak's new form, Ellis states:
Fictional character biography
Karnak is a member of the Inhuman race, one of those who form the
Inhuman Royal Family, born on the island of
Attilan
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. Cousin of
Black Bolt
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, king of the Inhumans, Karnak has the ability to find the weak point in any person, plan, or object. Thus, he is usually used as planner by the Inhumans. He also serves as a priest and philosopher to the Inhumans.
He is the brother of
Triton, who endured Terrigenesis before he did. However, Triton's Terrigenesis was so extreme that his parents, Mander and Azur, begged that Karnak not have to endure the procedure. Instead, he was sent to a monastery, where he learned martial arts.
He is usually attended by his relatives,
Gorgon
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and Triton. He has taken part in most of the Inhumans' adventures, such as the
Kree-Skrull War, and the many moves of the Inhuman city of Attilan.
Karnak and the Royal Family encounter
Maximus
Maximus (Hellenised as Maximos) is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connection it may refer to:
* Circus Maximus (disambiguation)
* Pontifex maximus, the highest priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome
People Roman hi ...
' creation, the Trikon, and are driven from Attilan's Great Refuge in exile.
Karnak first appeared as a member of the Inhumans when he attempted to retrieve his cousin and queen,
Medusa
In Greek mythology, Medusa (; ), also called Gorgo () or the Gorgon, was one of the three Gorgons. Medusa is generally described as a woman with living snakes in place of hair; her appearance was so hideous that anyone who looked upon her wa ...
from the outside world and take her back to Attilan. This led him into conflict with the
Fantastic Four
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, the first humans he met, who were harboring Medusa after rescuing her from the villainous
Frightful Four
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. Accordingly, Karnak is indirectly responsible for revealing Attilan's existence to the outside world. Karnak battled Maximus alongside the Inhuman Royal Family, and became trapped in Maximus' "negative zone" barrier around the Great Refuge. He was freed from the "negative zone" barrier along with the rest of the Inhumans by the Fantastic Four and left the Great Refuge with the Royal Family to visit the outside world. He teamed with the
Thing,
Human Torch
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, and
Black Panther
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against the
Psycho-Man
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Publication history
Psycho-Man first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four annual publication, Annual'' #5 (Nov. 1967) and was creat ...
. He aided the Inhuman Royal Family in defeating Maximus' next attempt to overthrow the Great Refuge.
He later assisted Gorgon in freeing Maximus. He journeyed to America to search for the missing Black Bolt. Gorgon battled
Magneto
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and his mutated minions.
Karnak later battled
Blastaar
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and the
Kree
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Kaptroids.
[''Inhumans'' #3-4] He traveled to New York City, where he battled Kree agent Shatterstar.
Karnak was imprisoned by Maximus. He aided in the defeat of Maximus and the Evil Inhumans. Karnak then left Earth with the Inhuman Royal Family to prevent the Kree subjugation of the Inhumans, and battled various aliens. He continued to battle Kree agents, and then returned to Earth. Karnak later accompanied the Inhuman exodus when Attilan was relocated to the
Blue Area of Earth's Moon.
Karnak later battled the
Avengers while under Maximus' mind control. He then battled the
High Evolutionary
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's forces during the
Evolutionary War. He accompanied Medusa to Earth when she fled Attilan to avoid a compulsory abortion.
He was later sent to
Earth
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with Gorgon in an attempt to find Black Bolt's missing son with
Daredevil's help. There he and his companions fought against
Ultron
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-13 in which Karnak's power allowed him to discover the weak spot in Ultron's neck. Later they became entangled in
Mephisto's plot against Daredevil, and were transported to a netherworld where they were personally attacked by the supernatural entity known as
Blackheart
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. Karnak's animosity towards Gorgon was fanned into a rage, causing actual physical violence. Blackheart was soon defeated and the group went their intended ways.
Karnak aids the
New Warriors
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against the third
Star-Thief. Alongside
X-Factor
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, he then battles
Apocalypse
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. He also helps the Avengers battle Thane Ector. Karnak joins an Inhuman strike team to help defeat the
Sentry
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.
During the ''
Secret Invasion
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'', Karnak encounters a Skrull in the form of Toros. Karnak engages it and learns that it can copy his powers. Karnak manages to defeat the Toros-Skrull by sending it out the window where it was impaled on a fence.
Following Attilan's destruction during the ''
Infinity
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'' storyline, Karnak goes on a rampage in New York at the start of the ''
Inhumanity'' storyline. He is stopped and imprisoned by the Avengers. After warning Medusa to forget what she knows to prepare for a coming cataclysm, Karnak commits suicide by leaping out of one of the windows in
Avengers Tower. Months pass by and the Terrigen Mists that spread throughout the world during ''Inhumanity'' have revealed Inhuman hybrids living among humans, dubbed the NuHumans. Medusa reveals their existence to the general public, and NuHumans become integrated into New Attilan society. One NuHuman named Lineage joins Medusa's council, taking Karnak's place. Lineage's power is having the knowledge of all his ancestors. Lineage plans to use the Inhuman genome to destroy humanity and rule the Inhumans. Meanwhile, Karnak has wound up in a strange afterlife that he believes to be hell. He and an ally he meets here plans to escape this place, and they successfully find a door out while holding off strange creatures. Karnak uses his ability to see the weakness in things to open the door, and finds himself bursting out of Lineage's chest in the real world, killing Lineage in the process. He realizes that what he thought was Hell was inside Lineage, as Karnak is one of his ancestors. Karnak tells Medusa he knows that she has been an outstanding queen in his absence and rejoins her council.
During the ''
Civil War II'' storyline, Karnak was at New Attilan when Iron Man infiltrated it to claim
Ulysses. Alongside Medusa and Crystal, Karnak was defeated by Iron Man and made off with Ulysses. Karnak joined Medusa, Crystal, and the Inhumans with them for a trip to Stark Tower. He nearly leveled it with his powers until the Avengers, the
Ultimates
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, and S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived. Karnak was present when Ulysses projected his latest vision that involved a rampaging Hulk standing over the corpses of the superheroes.
During the ''
Inhumans vs. X-Men
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'' storyline, Karnak is attacked by a time-displaced
Jean Grey
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who telepathically traps him.
During the ''
Secret Empire'' storyline, Karnak joins up with Daisy Johnson's
Secret Warriors. While driving West, the Warriors encounter the
Howling Commandos
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after falling into a trap. After escaping, the team is found by the X-Men.
Powers and abilities
Karnak has enhanced strength, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes as a result of his genetically superior Inhuman physiology. Unlike most other Inhumans, he does not have superhuman powers because he was never exposed to the mutagenic Terrigen Mist. Instead, Karnak has the extrasensory ability (achieved through meditation and intensive training) to perceive stress points, fracture planes, or weaknesses in objects or persons. He has complete voluntary control of most of his autonomic bodily functions. All striking surfaces of his body are extremely toughened. He is capable of shattering substances up to and including mild steel and rendering superhuman opponents unconscious by striking them.
Like all Inhumans, Karnak's immune system is weaker than that of an average human.
Karnak has received his fighting skills as a result of Inhuman royal militia training. He is also a graduate of the religious seminary, at the Tower of Wisdom in Attilan.
He uses a hover-platform for transportation designed by Inhuman technicians.
Other versions
Amalgam Comics
Triserinak, a fusion of Karnak, Triton, and
DC Comics
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character
Serifan, appears in the ''
Amalgam Comics
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'' universe.
Earth X
An alternate universe variant of Karnak from Earth-9997 appears in the
Earth X
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series.
Exiles
An alternate universe variant of Karnak from Earth-42777 who was infected by the
Phalanx
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appears in ''
Exiles''.
Heroes Reborn
An alternate variant of Karnak from a pocket dimension created by
Franklin Richards appears in ''
Heroes Reborn''.
Marvel Zombies
A zombified alternate universe variant of Karnak from Earth-2149 appears in the ''
Marvel Zombies'' series.
Mutant X
An alternate universe variant of Karnak from Earth-1298 appears in ''
Mutant X''.
Ultimate Marvel
An alternate universe variant of Karnak from Earth-1610 appears in the ''
Ultimate Marvel
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'' series. This version possesses the ability to sense and manipulate energy.
Collected editions
In other media
Television
* Karnak appears in ''
The New Fantastic Four'' episode "Medusa and the Inhumans", voiced by
John Stephenson.
* Karnak appears in ''
Fantastic Four
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'', voiced by
Clyde Kusatsu.
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* Karnak appears in the ''
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' episode "Inhuman Nature", voiced by
Fred Tatasciore
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.
* Karnak appears in ''
Ultimate Spider-Man
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'', voiced again by Fred Tatasciore.
* Karnak appears in the ''Inhumans''
motion comic, voiced by
Alex Zahara
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.
* Karnak appears in ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
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'', voiced by
Oliver Vaquer.
* Karnak appears in ''
Avengers Assemble'', voiced again by Oliver Vaquer.
* Karnak appears in ''
Inhumans
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'' (2017), portrayed by
Ken Leung
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. After Maximus usurps the throne, Karnak escapes to
Hawaii
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and injures his head, temporarily inhibiting his abilities. He is then taken in by a group of
cannabis
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farmers before returning to Attilan to stop Maximus.
* Karnak appears in ''
Marvel Future Avengers
is a Japanese superhero anime television series produced by Madhouse and Walt Disney Japan, based on the Marvel Comics universe. The series follows a group of teenagers with special powers, who are trained by the Avengers to become superh ...
'', voiced by
Hiroyuki Kinoshita in Japanese and
Grant George in English.
Video games
* Karnak appears as a non-playable character in ''
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'', voiced by
Michael Gough.
* Karnak appears as a playable character in ''
Marvel Contest of Champions
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''.
* Karnak appears as a playable character in ''
Marvel: Future Fight''.
* Karnak appears as a playable character in ''
Marvel Puzzle Quest''.
Merchandise
* Karnak appears as one of the 12 unique Heroclix figures included in the Marvel Supernova set.
References
External links
Karnakat Marvel.com
Karnak (Earth-616)at the Marvel Database
*
at
Don Markstein's Toonopedia
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Archivedfrom the original on September 17, 2016.
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