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Powerless is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics which ran from 2004 to 2005. The series was written by Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson and penciled by artist Michael Gaydos. Plot summary A psychologist named William Watts wakes up in a hospital after a three-day coma. Fresh in his mind is the world of Earth-616, which he experienced while asleep. As William returns to his mundane daily life, he encounters three familiar faces: Peter Parker, a high-school student who is pressured by Norman Osborn to conduct industrial espionage on Stark Industries; a blind lawyer, Matt Murdock, who battles an uphill case against the Kingpin to absolve Frank Castle of murder; and an amnesiac soldier named Logan, who is led to believe he murdered Charles Xavier. Inspired by Matt's conviction, William leaves his bystander position and begins to act to help the three: he helps reveal Charles' murder was done by a third party, citing Logan to investigate Eric Magnus; he convinces Frank Castle to reveal vital information to Matt's case; and he acts by calling the cops to assist Peter in arresting Osborn. After Frank's trial, the Kingpin murders Murdock. Castle assassinates Kingpin in retaliation, which places him on the road to becoming the real-life Punisher. The series ends with William contemplating how the coma has shaken him from the stupor of life, as he reflects on his coma identity as Uatu. Creators Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson – writers Michael Gaydos – penciller Lee Loughridge – colorist Alex Maleev – cover artist Axel Alonso – editor Joe Quesada – Editor-in-Chief Collections

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“It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.”
— Walter Bagehot, The English Constitution (London: Chapman and Hall, 1867), Essay No. III "The Monarchy", p. 57.
“Ickur is your master, Cakkan your herdsman, and the dry land your bed. Like fire beaten down in houses and in fields, like small flying birds chased from the door of a house, you are turned into the lame and the weak of the Land.”
— Ezina, in Debate between sheep and grain (mid to late 3rd millennium BCE) speaking to to Lahar, source.
“All members of the world community should resolutely discard old stereotypes and motivations nurtured by the Cold War, and give up the habit of seeking each other's weak spots and exploiting them in their own interests.”
— Mikhail Gorbachev (1991) Nobel Address
“But even the superfluous ones make much ado about their death, and even the hollowest nut wanteth to be cracked.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
“Just as dyed hair makes older men less attractive, it is what you do to hide your weaknesses that makes them repugnant.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010) Ethics, p. 68.
“On affaiblit toujours tout ce qu'on exagère.”
— We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Powerless is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics which ran from 2004 to 2005. The series was written by Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson and penciled by artist Michael Gaydos.

Overview

Powerless is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics which ran from 2004 to 2005. The series was written by Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson and penciled by artist Michael Gaydos. Plot summary A psychologist named William Watts wakes up in a hospital after a three-day coma. Fresh in his mind is the world of Earth-616, which he experienced while asleep. As William returns to his mundane daily life, he encounters three familiar faces: Peter Parker, a high-school student who is pressured by Norman Osborn to conduct industrial espionage on Stark Industries; a blind lawyer, Matt Murdock, who battles an uphill case against the Kingpin to absolve Frank Castle of murder; and an amnesiac soldier named Logan, who is led to believe he murdered Charles Xavier. Inspired by Matt's conviction, William leaves his bystander position and begins to act to help the three: he helps reveal Charles' murder was done by a third party, citing Logan to investigate Eric Magnus; he convinces Frank Castle to reveal vital information to Matt's case; and he acts by calling the cops to assist Peter in arresting Osborn. After Frank's trial, the Kingpin murders Murdock. Castle assassinates Kingpin in retaliation, which places him on the road to becoming the real-life Punisher. The series ends with William contemplating how the coma has shaken him from the stupor of life, as he reflects on his coma identity as Uatu. Creators Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson – writers Michael Gaydos – penciller Lee Loughridge – colorist Alex Maleev – cover artist Axel Alonso – editor Joe Quesada – Editor-in-Chief Collections

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.”
— Walter Bagehot, The English Constitution (London: Chapman and Hall, 1867), Essay No. III "The Monarchy", p. 57.
“Ickur is your master, Cakkan your herdsman, and the dry land your bed. Like fire beaten down in houses and in fields, like small flying birds chased from the door of a house, you are turned into the lame and the weak of the Land.”
— Ezina, in Debate between sheep and grain (mid to late 3rd millennium BCE) speaking to to Lahar, source.
“All members of the world community should resolutely discard old stereotypes and motivations nurtured by the Cold War, and give up the habit of seeking each other's weak spots and exploiting them in their own interests.”
— Mikhail Gorbachev (1991) Nobel Address
“But even the superfluous ones make much ado about their death, and even the hollowest nut wanteth to be cracked.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
“Just as dyed hair makes older men less attractive, it is what you do to hide your weaknesses that makes them repugnant.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010) Ethics, p. 68.
“On affaiblit toujours tout ce qu'on exagère.”
— We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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