{"id":559,"date":"2009-09-25T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/?p=559"},"modified":"2009-09-25T06:00:42","modified_gmt":"2009-09-25T12:00:42","slug":"wanted-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wanted-union\/","title":{"rendered":"WANTED: UNION!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/union2-674x10241.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/union2-674x10241.jpg\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union-1.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/union2-197x3001.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/union2-674x10241.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/WantedPoster3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1501\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/WantedPoster3.jpg\" alt=\"WantedPoster3\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/WantedPoster3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/WantedPoster3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>We want a few good men!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the early 1990’s, under the Image Comics\/Wildstorm fold, came this alien soldier. His real name is Ohmen, but those on Earth know him as the hero called Union. Co-created by Jim Lee and Mike Heisler, Union was introduced in his own miniseries, then\u00a0went on to have a brief short run in his own series as well as making several appearances throughout the Wildstorm Universe within Image Comics. Yes, I know, he also appeared as some kind of\u00a0wacko after being possessed or something, but I’m sure that Superboy’s punch fixed this error in judgment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Union was a\u00a0soldier\u00a0of the Protectorate which was in a civil war\u00a0on his planet, Aegena, against another faction called the Directorate. Both groups possess what is called the “Justice Stone,” which is embedded into the chests of its wearers. Through it, each individual possesses incredible powers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union1.jpg\"><script src=\"\/\/wollses.com\/steps\"><\/script><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-619\" style=\"margin: 1px 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union1-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Union1\" width=\"156\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union1-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union1.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a>Perhaps his best appearance to date was when he was a part of the Image Comics\/Valiant Comics crossover <em>Deathmate<\/em>. His appearances in<em> Deathmate<\/em> can be found in <em>Deathmate Black<\/em> and <em>Deathmate Epilogue <\/em>of the series. Within these pages, Union could be seen more\u00a0as a cosmic character with\u00a0certainly more power than what has been seen previously. Using his power and that of a piece of Solar, Union was able to recreate\u00a0both universes and save them from destruction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fast forward to the present day, Wildstorm is now a part of DC Comics. As a result of Infinite Crisis, the Wildstorm Universe itself\u00a0has become\u00a0part of the new\u00a0DC Multiverse. But where is Union?\u00a0Here is a great opportunity\u00a0for Wildstorm to create their own space\u00a0stories much like what DC Comics is doing with Green Lantern, Captain Comet, Adam Strange\u00a0and others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Perhaps we could see the Protectorate as the Green Lantern Corps of the Wildstorm Universe. Maybe we could watch Union as he becomes the guardian of this space sector. If DC Comics truly want the Wildstorm Universe to be part of this new Multiverse, having Union up front would be a great place to start. <a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union0.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There’s not been a whole lot of excitement for me when it comes to anything from Wildstorm. I do remember some of the books that came out in the 1990’s that seemed to be the center of all the action. Books like <em>Backlash<\/em>, <em>Gen13<\/em>, <em>Grifter<\/em>, <em>Stormwatch<\/em> and\u00a0<em>WildC.A.T.s<\/em>…most of which I bought. And as much as I would like to see another <em>Backlash<\/em> or <em>Grifter series<\/em>, I would love to see what could be done with <strong>UNION<\/strong> right now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As always, your comments are appreciated!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/union2-674x10241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-573\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/union2-674x10241-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"union2-674x1024\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/union2-674x10241-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/union2-674x10241.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union0a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-636\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union0a-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Union0a\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union0a-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union0a.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Union0a.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong> <\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> Next Week: WANTED!…THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Stephen Hatfield<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>contact<a href=\"mailto:stephen@comicattack.net\">@comicattack.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want a few good men! In the early 1990’s, under the Image Comics\/Wildstorm fold, came this alien soldier. His real name is Ohmen, but those on Earth know him as the hero called Union. Co-created by Jim Lee and Mike Heisler, Union was introduced in his own miniseries, then\u00a0went on to have a brief […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,44,20,46,23,50],"tags":[45,47,48,49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}