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Gravity (comics)
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Gravity is a fictional character
, a superhero
in the Marvel Comics
universe. He first appeared in Gravity #1 (Aug. 2005
) and was created by Sean McKeever
and Mike Norton
.
formatted graphic novel as part of the Marvel Next
imprint aimed at younger readers. In the same year, Gravity went on to feature in Marvel Holiday Special 2005 (2005) in a minor role.
The character's next appearance was in the crossover storyline Beyond!
#1-6 (2006) which was followed up by related appearances in Fantastic Four
#545-546 and #550 (2007) and Black Panther
vol.4 #27 (2007). Gravity then had minor appearances in Fantastic Four #556 (2008), Avengers: The Initiative
#17-19 (2008–2009), Avengers: The Initiative Special #1 (2009), Fantastic Four #563 (2009), Avengers: The Initiative #25 (2009) and Avengers Academy
#13 (2011).
A solo storyline in Age of Heroes #2 (2010) provided the prologue to Gravity's next appearance as a member of the Young Allies in Young Allies #1-6 (2010–2011) then later in Onslaught Unleashed #1-4 (2011). Gravity featured prominently in the Fear Itself
tie-in series Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #1-7 (2011).
, Wisconsin
. During the summer after his high school graduation, while on board his family's yacht, Greg was sucked into a mysterious black hole. He was found alive and well hours later by his parents. After the incident, Greg found that he was able to manipulate the gravitational force around his body and nearby objects. Looking to take advantage of his new powers, Greg moved east to New York City
to study licensing and merchandising at New York University
and become a marketable member of the superhero community known as Gravity.
On his first outing, Gravity encountered a battle between Rage
and Black Death
. Unfortunately, Gravity accidentally mistook Rage as a villain and allowed Black Death
to escape. His confidence began to waver as life as a superhero proved tougher than he first thought. But after he saves the life of a frail old woman, and meets new friends Lauren Singh and Frog, Gravity slowly becomes more competent in his double identity. His later battles prove to be more fruitful, defeating the likes of Rhino
, Shocker
and Whirlwind
. However, Black Death took a special interest in Gravity, appearing numerous times to humiliate the new hero. Black Death then masqueraded as a hero known as the Greenwich Guardian (which was Black Death's identity before he became a supervillain) to further break Gravity's confidence and use him in a plot to destroy the university. Ultimately, his resolve is too strong for Black Death and the villain was defeated. After the battle, Gravity was congratulated by Spider-Man
, filling him with confidence. Finally feeling accepted, Gravity begins a relationship with his friend Lauren and continues his superhero career. Gravity later revealed his double identity to Lauren.
and was transported to an alien world where he met Spider-Man, Henry Pym
, the Wasp
, Venom
, Kraven, Firebird, and the Hood
. A mysterious voice claiming to be the Beyonder
explained to the gathered heroes and villains that they must slay their enemies to win their reward. During their attempts to survive the hostile alien world, the group meet Michael Collins, who helps them survive and come to the realisation that the Beyonder has seemingly brought them together to evaluate them and see who wins in a battle amongst themselves. Eventually, the group battled one another, and Henry Pym emerges as the victor when he seemingly killed the other heroes and villains. He then deceived the Beyonder into revealing his true identity as the Stranger
and restored the rest of the group who were shrunken down using Pym Particles. An angered Stranger was about to destroy the group until Uatu appeared. The presence of a Watcher unnerved the Stranger, who then allowed the group to leave peacefully, and disappeared. Without the Stanger's power, the planet began to pull itself apart. Gravity used his powers to hold the planet together and allowed the rest of the group to escape. He used the last of his power to join the group on the spaceship, but died shortly afterwards. The remaining heroes and villains attended Gravity's funeral to pay their respects for his actions. Later, Uatu stood by Gravity's grave, waiting to witness a cosmic destiny.
enlisted the help of the new Fantastic Four
(now consisting of Black Panther
and Storm
as well as the Human Torch and the Thing
) to find his fallen comrade. Following a cosmic residue left behind at the graveyard, the team ventured into deep space to discover that Gravity's body was stolen and resurrected by Epoch
as the new Protector of the Universe. To protect Epoch from being consumed, Gravity emptied his new cosmic-level powers into Galactus
and returned to Earth to see his parents and Lauren once more. Later, when the Fantastic Four are fighting along with Doctor Strange
and the Silver Surfer
to save Eternity
from dying, Uatu sought out Gravity's help to act as a 'scalpel' to cut out the infected portions of the universe. Fulfilling his cosmic destiny, Uatu informed Gravity that his secret identity (revealed after his demise) had been magically restored.
Gravity later joined the Fifty State Initiative
. After passing a leadership course, Gravity was made the leader of Nevada
's Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters
, where he was joined by Initiative graduates Hardball
, Nonstop and Telemetry.
The Heavy Hitters were one of the few teams not to be infiltrated by the Skrulls during their secret invasion
of Earth. Gravity and the Heavy Hitters aided the rest of the Initiative to battle and defeat Skrulls posing as the Revolutionary
, Equinox
, Thor Girl
and Great Lakes Avengers
member Grasshopper. During the battle with the Skrull Grasshopper, Flatman
invited Gravity to join his home-state team, which he quickly rejected. The surviving members of the Initiative (including Gravity) stormed Camp Hammond and retook it from the Skrulls. When Hardball
confessed to Komodo
that he had been forced to become a HYDRA
double agent, Komodo enlisted Gravity and the rest of the Heavy Hitters to help free him. However, the plan backfireed when Hardball felt betrayed by Komodo and his team. He forcibly quit the Initiative and joined HYDRA, swearing enmity to his former friends. After the Skrulls' secret invasion, when Norman Osborn
gained control of the Initiative, he replaced Gravity as the leader of the Heavy Hitters with Prodigy
. Gravity was transferred to Wisconsin as leader of the Great Lakes Avengers, much to his dismay.
, Gravity quit the Great Lakes Avengers and considered giving up his position as a hero. While flying back to see his parents, Gravity attempted to save a young couple from a mysterious explosion. But before he could get them to safety, the couple were killed by Warhead, a member of the anarchist terrorist group known as the Bastards of Evil. In retaliation, Gravity angrily beat the villain unconscious, and found renewed reason to continue to be a hero.
Returning to his studies at New York University, Gravity found himself with his friends Lauren and Frog once more. The return of Warhead and the Bastards of Evil, an anarchist group claiming to be the estranged children of supervillains, brought Gravity togther with fellow hero and university student Firestar
. However, their team-up wasn't enough to stop Warhead from detonating his powers, killing himself and many others around him at Ground Zero
. Becoming obsessed, Gravity struggled to keep up with his double life. He managed to see the errors of his ways with the help of Frog and Firestar respectively. Later, Gravity and Firestar teamed-up with Nomad
, Spider-Girl
, and Toro to defeat Superior, the son of the Leader
, who had created the Bastards of Evil. Teaming-up with the Secret Avengers
, Gravity and his new young allies fought and defeated the entity known as Onslaught
.
When Steve Rogers
requested that Prodigy
create a new Initiative of volunteers to combat the growing fear within the nation, Gravity was among the former Initiative members that answered the call. Accompanied by Firestar, Gravity was appointed as co-team leader of one of the sections. His former Heavy Hitters teammate Hardball
, recognised as a hero once again due to his role in Camp H.A.M.M.E.R.
's downfall, taunted Gravity for his lack of leadership skills, leading to a confrontation between the two. Komodo
and Firestar quickly broke it up.
s (the hypothetical particles that cause gravity) allowing him to increase or decrease his own body mass or that of objects around him. Using his abilities, Gravity has increased strength, the power of flight, and can create a gravitational force field.
: Dead Days (2007). He is seen attempting to eat Nova
who manges to evade him. A primate version of Gravity appears in the Marvel Apes
titles Marvel Apes: Evolution Starts Here #1 (2009) and Marvel Apes: Speedball Special #1 (2009).
Various alternative versions of Gravity appear in the What If? storylines What If? Secret Wars
#1 (2009), What If? House of M
#1 (2009), What If? Spider-Man of House of M #1 (2009) and What If? Secret Invasion
#1 (2010) in minor and cameo roles.
's "League of Losers" storyline in Marvel Team-Up
vol.3 #15-18 (2006). A group of heroes including Gravity, Darkhawk
, Dagger
, Araña
, X-23
, Sleepwalker
, and Terror
travel to the future to stop the villainous Chronok from stealing Reed Richards' time machine, thus preventing him from travelling to the present and killing all the heroes of Earth. During this time, Gravity sparks a relationship with X-23. With the help of Mutant 2099
, a native of the future timeline, the group are able to defeat Chronok. However, they are unable to travel back to their original timeline and are forced to remain in the future. Gravity and the rest of the group accept their fate and take peace knowing that they saved the world, despite their sacrifice going unnoticed.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe. He first appeared in Gravity #1 (Aug. 2005
2005 in comics
- January :* January 3: Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit, dies at age 87.-April:*April 13:**DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 A.D. titles....
) and was created by Sean McKeever
Sean McKeever
Sean Kelley McKeever is an American comic book writer.-Career:Since the end of his creator-owned teen drama series The Waiting Place, which was published from 1997 to 2002, McKeever has written several series for Marvel Comics, including The Incredible Hulk, Sentinel, Mary Jane, Inhumans and...
and Mike Norton
Mike Norton
Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on Runaways and Gravity. In February 2007, Norton signed an exclusive contract with DC and has worked on the All New Atom, written by Gail Simone...
.
Publication history
Gravity's first appearance was in his own limited series: Gravity #1-5 (2005), later released as a digestDigest size
Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 5½ x 8¼ inches, but can also be 5⅜ x 8⅜ inches and 5½ x 7½ inches. These sizes have evolved from the printing press operation end...
formatted graphic novel as part of the Marvel Next
Marvel Next
Marvel Next was a short lived imprint that was launched by the American comics publisher Marvel Comics in early 2005. It was designed to spotlight several unrelated titles that featured young protagonists. Like the Tsunami imprint before it, it aimed to attract young readers...
imprint aimed at younger readers. In the same year, Gravity went on to feature in Marvel Holiday Special 2005 (2005) in a minor role.
The character's next appearance was in the crossover storyline Beyond!
Beyond!
Beyond! was a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Dwayne McDuffie and illustrated by Scott Kolins. The first issue of the series was released on July 6, 2006 and the final issue on December 6, 2006...
#1-6 (2006) which was followed up by related appearances in Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
#545-546 and #550 (2007) and Black Panther
Black Panther (comics)
The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52...
vol.4 #27 (2007). Gravity then had minor appearances in Fantastic Four #556 (2008), Avengers: The Initiative
Avengers: The Initiative
Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series from Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage with artwork initially by Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy and Harvey Tolibao, the series dealt with the aftermath of Marvel's Civil War crossover Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series...
#17-19 (2008–2009), Avengers: The Initiative Special #1 (2009), Fantastic Four #563 (2009), Avengers: The Initiative #25 (2009) and Avengers Academy
Avengers Academy
Avengers Academy is a Marvel Comics comic book series that debuted in June 2010 as part of the "Heroic Age". The series is written by Christos Gage, with artwork by Mike McKone and tells the story of a group of young super-powered persons who were selected to join a training academy for the...
#13 (2011).
A solo storyline in Age of Heroes #2 (2010) provided the prologue to Gravity's next appearance as a member of the Young Allies in Young Allies #1-6 (2010–2011) then later in Onslaught Unleashed #1-4 (2011). Gravity featured prominently in the Fear Itself
Fear Itself (comics)
"Fear Itself" is a 2011 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a seven-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, a prologue book by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scott Eaton, and...
tie-in series Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #1-7 (2011).
Fictional character biography
Greg Willis was born and raised in SheboyganSheboygan, Wisconsin
-Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. During the summer after his high school graduation, while on board his family's yacht, Greg was sucked into a mysterious black hole. He was found alive and well hours later by his parents. After the incident, Greg found that he was able to manipulate the gravitational force around his body and nearby objects. Looking to take advantage of his new powers, Greg moved east to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to study licensing and merchandising at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and become a marketable member of the superhero community known as Gravity.
On his first outing, Gravity encountered a battle between Rage
Rage (comics)
Rage is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is African American. Rage was created by Larry Hama and Paul Ryan in The Avengers vol. 1 #326...
and Black Death
Black Death (comics)
Black Death is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel universe, with the ability to manipulate objects with his black "aura" like field around him. He first appeared in Gravity: Big-City Super Hero, part of the Marvel Next imprint, which was aimed at younger readers and...
. Unfortunately, Gravity accidentally mistook Rage as a villain and allowed Black Death
Black Death (comics)
Black Death is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel universe, with the ability to manipulate objects with his black "aura" like field around him. He first appeared in Gravity: Big-City Super Hero, part of the Marvel Next imprint, which was aimed at younger readers and...
to escape. His confidence began to waver as life as a superhero proved tougher than he first thought. But after he saves the life of a frail old woman, and meets new friends Lauren Singh and Frog, Gravity slowly becomes more competent in his double identity. His later battles prove to be more fruitful, defeating the likes of Rhino
Rhino (comics)
The Rhino is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr., the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #41 The Rhino (Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich) is a fictional character that appears in comic...
, Shocker
Shocker (comics)
The Shocker or just Shocker is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #46 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr.-Fictional character biography:Herman Schultz was born in New York...
and Whirlwind
Whirlwind (comics)
Whirlwind is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales To Astonish #50 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
. However, Black Death took a special interest in Gravity, appearing numerous times to humiliate the new hero. Black Death then masqueraded as a hero known as the Greenwich Guardian (which was Black Death's identity before he became a supervillain) to further break Gravity's confidence and use him in a plot to destroy the university. Ultimately, his resolve is too strong for Black Death and the villain was defeated. After the battle, Gravity was congratulated by Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
, filling him with confidence. Finally feeling accepted, Gravity begins a relationship with his friend Lauren and continues his superhero career. Gravity later revealed his double identity to Lauren.
Beyond
After defeating a villain called Brushfire, Gravity stumbled upon a mysterious structure in Central ParkCentral Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
and was transported to an alien world where he met Spider-Man, Henry Pym
Henry Pym
Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciler Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27...
, the Wasp
Wasp (comics)
The Wasp is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe and founding member of The Avengers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 ....
, Venom
Venom (comics)
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
, Kraven, Firebird, and the Hood
Hood (comics)
The Hood is a fictional character, a supervillain, and a crime boss in the . Created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artists Kyle Hotz and Eric Powell, the character first appeared in The Hood #1 .-Publication history:...
. A mysterious voice claiming to be the Beyonder
Beyonder
The Beyonder is a fictional character in . Created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck, the immensely powerful Beyonder first appeared in Secret Wars vol. 1 #1 as an unseen force. He reappears in Secret Wars II #1 , which was created by Jim Shooter and Al Milgrom.-Publication history:The Beyonder was a...
explained to the gathered heroes and villains that they must slay their enemies to win their reward. During their attempts to survive the hostile alien world, the group meet Michael Collins, who helps them survive and come to the realisation that the Beyonder has seemingly brought them together to evaluate them and see who wins in a battle amongst themselves. Eventually, the group battled one another, and Henry Pym emerges as the victor when he seemingly killed the other heroes and villains. He then deceived the Beyonder into revealing his true identity as the Stranger
Stranger (comics)
The Stranger is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.The Stranger first appeared in X-Men #11 , and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
and restored the rest of the group who were shrunken down using Pym Particles. An angered Stranger was about to destroy the group until Uatu appeared. The presence of a Watcher unnerved the Stranger, who then allowed the group to leave peacefully, and disappeared. Without the Stanger's power, the planet began to pull itself apart. Gravity used his powers to hold the planet together and allowed the rest of the group to escape. He used the last of his power to join the group on the spaceship, but died shortly afterwards. The remaining heroes and villains attended Gravity's funeral to pay their respects for his actions. Later, Uatu stood by Gravity's grave, waiting to witness a cosmic destiny.
Return and Initiative
When Gravity's grave was desicrated and his body is stolen, Michael CollinsDeathlok
Deathlok is a fictional cyborg published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Astonishing Tales #25 , and was created by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench...
enlisted the help of the new Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
(now consisting of Black Panther
Black Panther (comics)
The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52...
and Storm
Storm (comics)
Storm is a fictional character that appears in a number of comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 , and was created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum...
as well as the Human Torch and the Thing
Thing (comics)
The Thing is a fictional character, a founding member of the superhero team known as the Fantastic Four in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in The Fantastic Four #1...
) to find his fallen comrade. Following a cosmic residue left behind at the graveyard, the team ventured into deep space to discover that Gravity's body was stolen and resurrected by Epoch
Epoch (comics)
Epoch, in comics, may refer to:*Epoch , a DC Comics time-traveling character*Epoch , a Marvel Comics character, the offspring of Eon...
as the new Protector of the Universe. To protect Epoch from being consumed, Gravity emptied his new cosmic-level powers into Galactus
Galactus
Galactus is a fictional character appearing in comic books and other publications published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character debuted in Fantastic Four #48 , the first of a three-issue story later known as "The Galactus...
and returned to Earth to see his parents and Lauren once more. Later, when the Fantastic Four are fighting along with Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
and the Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 , the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "The Galactus Trilogy"....
to save Eternity
Eternity (comics)
Eternity is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by scripter-editor Stan Lee and artist-plotter Steve Ditko, the character is first mentioned in Strange Tales #134 and first appears in Strange Tales #138 Eternity is a fictional character that...
from dying, Uatu sought out Gravity's help to act as a 'scalpel' to cut out the infected portions of the universe. Fulfilling his cosmic destiny, Uatu informed Gravity that his secret identity (revealed after his demise) had been magically restored.
Gravity later joined the Fifty State Initiative
Fifty State Initiative
The Fifty State Initiative, often referred to as simply The Initiative, is a fictional governmental plan that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those related to The Avengers...
. After passing a leadership course, Gravity was made the leader of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
's Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters
Heavy Hitters (comics)
Heavy Hitters is a fictional superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. The group of heroes first appear as the official Nevada Fifty State Initiative team and were created by Christos Gage and Stefano Caselli.-Fictional history:...
, where he was joined by Initiative graduates Hardball
Hardball (comics)
Hardball is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli, and first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #1 ....
, Nonstop and Telemetry.
The Heavy Hitters were one of the few teams not to be infiltrated by the Skrulls during their secret invasion
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
of Earth. Gravity and the Heavy Hitters aided the rest of the Initiative to battle and defeat Skrulls posing as the Revolutionary
Revolutionary (comics)
The Revolutionary is a fictional superhero published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1 , and was created by Dan Slott, Christos Gage and Patrick Scherberger.-Fictional character biography:...
, Equinox
Equinox (comics)
Equinox is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in publications from Marvel Comics.-Publication history:...
, Thor Girl
Thor Girl
Thor Girl is a superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Dan Jurgens and artist John Romita, Jr., she first appeared in Thor vol...
and Great Lakes Avengers
Great Lakes Avengers
The Great Lakes Initiative, originally known as The Great Lakes Avengers , are a fictional superhero team that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters were first introduced in West Coast Avengers vol. 2, #46 , and were created by John Byrne.-Publication history:The team...
member Grasshopper. During the battle with the Skrull Grasshopper, Flatman
Flatman
Flatman is a surname and may refer to:*Barry Flatman, a Canadian TV and film actor*David Flatman , an English rugby player*Frederick Flatman , a New Zealand Member of Parliament*Nat Flatman, a 19th century English champion jockey...
invited Gravity to join his home-state team, which he quickly rejected. The surviving members of the Initiative (including Gravity) stormed Camp Hammond and retook it from the Skrulls. When Hardball
Hardball (comics)
Hardball is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli, and first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #1 ....
confessed to Komodo
Komodo (comics)
Komodo is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe.-New Men:The first Komodo is one of the New Men, creatures evolved by the High Evolutionary from a lizard. He accompanied the Ani-Men on their clean-up mission at the Jackal's laboratory and fought the Scarlet Spider...
that he had been forced to become a HYDRA
HYDRA
HYDRA is a fictional terrorist organization in the Marvel Universe.Despite the name's capitalization per Marvel's official spelling, the name is not an acronym but rather a reference to the mythical Lernaean Hydra...
double agent, Komodo enlisted Gravity and the rest of the Heavy Hitters to help free him. However, the plan backfireed when Hardball felt betrayed by Komodo and his team. He forcibly quit the Initiative and joined HYDRA, swearing enmity to his former friends. After the Skrulls' secret invasion, when Norman Osborn
Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 ....
gained control of the Initiative, he replaced Gravity as the leader of the Heavy Hitters with Prodigy
Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore)
Prodigy is the name of a superhero in Marvel Comics.-Fictional character biography:Ritchie Gilmore is a typical jock, captain of his college wrestling team, and one of the most popular guys in school. But Ritchie wants more from life; he wants to be stronger and more powerful...
. Gravity was transferred to Wisconsin as leader of the Great Lakes Avengers, much to his dismay.
Young Allies
With the fall of Norman Osborn's Initiative, and the abolishment of the Superhuman Registration ActRegistration Acts (comics)
The Registration Acts—the Mutant Registration Act and Superhuman Registration Act —are fictional legislative bills that have been plot points used in various comic books published by Marvel Comics which, when passed into law, enforce the mandatory registration of superpowered individuals with...
, Gravity quit the Great Lakes Avengers and considered giving up his position as a hero. While flying back to see his parents, Gravity attempted to save a young couple from a mysterious explosion. But before he could get them to safety, the couple were killed by Warhead, a member of the anarchist terrorist group known as the Bastards of Evil. In retaliation, Gravity angrily beat the villain unconscious, and found renewed reason to continue to be a hero.
Returning to his studies at New York University, Gravity found himself with his friends Lauren and Frog once more. The return of Warhead and the Bastards of Evil, an anarchist group claiming to be the estranged children of supervillains, brought Gravity togther with fellow hero and university student Firestar
Firestar
Firestar is a fictional mutant superhero in the . Debuting in 1981 on the NBC animated television series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, she has the ability to generate and manipulate microwave radiation, which allows her to generate intense heat and flames, and to fly...
. However, their team-up wasn't enough to stop Warhead from detonating his powers, killing himself and many others around him at Ground Zero
World Trade Center site
The World Trade Center site , also known as "Ground Zero" after the September 11 attacks, sits on in Lower Manhattan in New York City...
. Becoming obsessed, Gravity struggled to keep up with his double life. He managed to see the errors of his ways with the help of Frog and Firestar respectively. Later, Gravity and Firestar teamed-up with Nomad
Rikki Barnes
Rebecca "Rikki" Barnes is a fictional character in the . First introduced as the Counter-Earth incarnation of Bucky during the "Heroes Reborn" event, Rikki crossed over to Earth-616 in Onslaught Reborn where she operates as Nomad....
, Spider-Girl
Anya Corazon
Anya Sofia Corazon is a fictional half Mexican and half Puerto Rican superheroine in the . She formerly went by the codename Araña, but is currently known as Spider-Girl.-Publication history:...
, and Toro to defeat Superior, the son of the Leader
Leader (comics)
The Leader is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #62, and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. In 2009, The Leader was ranked as IGN's 63rd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.Actor Tim Blake...
, who had created the Bastards of Evil. Teaming-up with the Secret Avengers
Secret Avengers
Secret Avengers is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring a fictional black ops superhero team of the same name. Written by Ed Brubaker, the series depicts a new version of Marvel's premiere super hero team, the Avengers, which operates under the guidance and leadership...
, Gravity and his new young allies fought and defeated the entity known as Onslaught
Onslaught (comics)
Onslaught is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Man #15 , and was co-created by writers Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, and artist Andy Kubert....
.
When Steve Rogers
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
requested that Prodigy
Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore)
Prodigy is the name of a superhero in Marvel Comics.-Fictional character biography:Ritchie Gilmore is a typical jock, captain of his college wrestling team, and one of the most popular guys in school. But Ritchie wants more from life; he wants to be stronger and more powerful...
create a new Initiative of volunteers to combat the growing fear within the nation, Gravity was among the former Initiative members that answered the call. Accompanied by Firestar, Gravity was appointed as co-team leader of one of the sections. His former Heavy Hitters teammate Hardball
Hardball (comics)
Hardball is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli, and first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #1 ....
, recognised as a hero once again due to his role in Camp H.A.M.M.E.R.
Camp H.A.M.M.E.R.
Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. is a training camp in the fictional Marvel Comics universe, Marvel Universe, the Dark Reign equivalent to its predecessor Camp Hammond which aimed to train a superhero team for every state of the United States as part of the Fifty State Initiative...
's downfall, taunted Gravity for his lack of leadership skills, leading to a confrontation between the two. Komodo
Komodo (comics)
Komodo is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe.-New Men:The first Komodo is one of the New Men, creatures evolved by the High Evolutionary from a lizard. He accompanied the Ani-Men on their clean-up mission at the Jackal's laboratory and fought the Scarlet Spider...
and Firestar quickly broke it up.
Powers and abilities
Acquiring his powers through mysterious circumstances, Gravity has the ability to manipulate gravitonGraviton
In physics, the graviton is a hypothetical elementary particle that mediates the force of gravitation in the framework of quantum field theory. If it exists, the graviton must be massless and must have a spin of 2...
s (the hypothetical particles that cause gravity) allowing him to increase or decrease his own body mass or that of objects around him. Using his abilities, Gravity has increased strength, the power of flight, and can create a gravitational force field.
Other versions
Gravity has a minor cameo appearance in Marvel ZombiesMarvel Zombies
Marvel Zombies is a five-issue limited series published from December 2005 to April 2006 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Robert Kirkman with art by Sean Phillips and covers by Arthur Suydam. It was the first series in the Marvel Zombies series of related stories...
: Dead Days (2007). He is seen attempting to eat Nova
Nova (comics)
Nova is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. Upon becoming a member of the galaxy's Nova Corps , the youth gained enhanced strength, flight, injury resistance, and a specialized uniform with life support.In May 2011, Nova placed 98th on IGN's Top 100 Comic...
who manges to evade him. A primate version of Gravity appears in the Marvel Apes
Marvel Apes
Marvel Apes is a four-issue limited series by comics publisher Marvel Comics which started publication in October 2008. The series is written by Karl Kesel with art by Ramon Bachs and covers by John Watson....
titles Marvel Apes: Evolution Starts Here #1 (2009) and Marvel Apes: Speedball Special #1 (2009).
Various alternative versions of Gravity appear in the What If? storylines What If? Secret Wars
Secret Wars
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars is a twelve-issue comic book crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Shooter with art by Mike Zeck and Bob Layton...
#1 (2009), What If? House of M
House of M
House of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...
#1 (2009), What If? Spider-Man of House of M #1 (2009) and What If? Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
#1 (2010) in minor and cameo roles.
League of Losers
Gravity appeared in Robert KirkmanRobert Kirkman
Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead and Invincible for Image Comics, and Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt...
's "League of Losers" storyline in Marvel Team-Up
Marvel Team-Up
Marvel Team-Up is the name of several American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story...
vol.3 #15-18 (2006). A group of heroes including Gravity, Darkhawk
Darkhawk
Darkhawk is a fictional comic book superhero who first appeared in his own self-titled series, Darkhawk #1...
, Dagger
Cloak and Dagger (comics)
Cloak and Dagger are a fictional comic book superhero duo in the . They were created by writer William "Bill" Mantlo and designed by artist Edward Hannigan.-Publication history:...
, Araña
Anya Corazon
Anya Sofia Corazon is a fictional half Mexican and half Puerto Rican superheroine in the . She formerly went by the codename Araña, but is currently known as Spider-Girl.-Publication history:...
, X-23
X-23
X-23 is a fictional comic book superheroine appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring the X-Men. X-23 is a female clone of Wolverine.-Publication history:...
, Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker (comics)
Sleepwalker is a Marvel Comics character created by Bob Budiansky. He is named after his race, and is the star of a self-titled comic book which ran for 33 issues from June 1991 to February 1994, with one Holiday Special. All but two of the issues were written by Budiansky, with Tom Brevoort and...
, and Terror
Terror Inc.
Terror Inc. was an American comic-book horror series from Marvel Comics starring the antihero Terror. Terror is an eternal entity that absorbs the talents of others through their dismembered limbs. He was created by writers Dan Chichester and Margaret Clark and artist Klaus Janson as the villain...
travel to the future to stop the villainous Chronok from stealing Reed Richards' time machine, thus preventing him from travelling to the present and killing all the heroes of Earth. During this time, Gravity sparks a relationship with X-23. With the help of Mutant 2099
Mutant 2099
Mutant is a fictional character in the Marvel Knights 2099 universe, published by Marvel Comics, and created by Robert Kirkman.-Publication history:...
, a native of the future timeline, the group are able to defeat Chronok. However, they are unable to travel back to their original timeline and are forced to remain in the future. Gravity and the rest of the group accept their fate and take peace knowing that they saved the world, despite their sacrifice going unnoticed.