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| Blastaar | |
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 Blastaar as depicted inThing vol. 2 #6 (June 2006). Art byKieron Dwyer. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four #62 (May 1967)[1][2] |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Blastaar |
| Species | Baluurian |
| Team affiliations | Aliens of theNegative Zone Legion Accursed Frightful Four |
| Notable aliases | Living Bomb-Burst Blasstaar |
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Blastaar (UK:/ˈblɑːstɑːr/,US:/ˈblæstɑːr/) (also known as theLiving Bomb-Burst andBlasstaar) is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.[3] Created byStan Lee andJack Kirby, the characterfirst appeared inFantastic Four #62 (May 1967). Blastaar is anopponent of theFantastic Four and lives in theNegative Zone. He is also an enemy ofAnnihilus, another Fantastic Four villain.
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Blastaar debuted inFantastic Four #62 (May 1967), created byStan Lee andJack Kirby.[4]
He appeared in the 2016Spider-Man/Deadpool series.[5]
Blastaar is a member of analien race known as the Baluurians, who originate from the planet Baluur in theNegative Zone. He rules the Baluurians as their monarch ruthlessly until he is overthrown in a rebellion. Blastaar is locked up in a special containment suit and set adrift in the Negative Zone. After escaping, Blastaar sightsReed Richards, who had been trapped in the Negative Zone as well, and follows him andTriton back to Earth. He battles theSandman and theFantastic Four,[6] but is ultimately driven back to the Negative Zone.[7]
Over the following years, Blastaar repeatedly returns to Earth to attempt to conquer it and fight the Fantastic Four many times, as well as theAvengers,Thor and other superheroes.
Blastaar allies withAnnihilus, another conqueror living in the Negative Zone. Blastaar utilizes theSuper-Adaptoid in an attempt to regain the throne of Baluur. He is opposed by his wife Nyglar, who summons theThing and the Avengers to thwart Blastaar and his allies.[8] Blastaar later reclaims the throne of Baluur and attempts to conquer the Negative Zone, only to be opposed by Annihilus. Blastaar leads a fleet of warships to conquer Earth and captures Reed Richards. Blastaar frees Annihilus in an attempt to prevent the Fantastic Four from thwarting his conquest of Earth.[9] Blastaar is betrayed by his subordinate, Tanjaar, and paralyzed.[10]
Annihilus and Blastaar have teamed up at times, but usually they are fierce enemies. Blastaar's son, Burstaar, has helped his father, but has his own ambitions and allied with theKree.
InAnnihilation: Conquest, Blastaar is kidnapped and tortured by thePhalanx, who believe that they have killed him.[11] In reality, Blastaar entered a death-like state of hibernation that he used to fool the Phalanx.[12]
Prior to his appearance inGuardians of the Galaxy, Blastaar becomes king of the Negative Zone.[13] He and his forces seize control ofNegative Zone Prison Alpha and recruit a number of the prisoners into his army.[14] Later he is approached by Talon andRazor, who offer Blastaar the Cosmic Control Rod in exchange for his assistance in influencing the outcome of the war between theShi'ar and theInhumans.[12]
Following the climax of the war, Blastaar encountersNova and his fellow Centurions, who are in the process of battling renegade Kree and Shi'ar soldiers. Blastaar intends to capture the soldiers for himself to further assert his own position as ruler over Kree territories. Avoiding a fight, Nova appeals to Blastaar's desire to be seen as a legitimate ruler and convinces him to acknowledge the jurisdiction of theNova Corps.[volume & issue needed]
Blastaar and his forces ally with a consortium of galactic rulers who fend off forces from theCancerverse. However, Blastaar regularly antagonizes his allies and eventually opts to retreat in an act of self-preservation.[volume & issue needed]
Blastaar made a bid to become King of the Kree, Shi'ar and Inhumans by staging a coup against Medusa shortly after the depletion and exhaustion of her armies following Thanos Imperative. He beat Medusa, but was defeated by the Annihilators and returned to the Negative Zone.[volume & issue needed]
In the one-shotGuardians of the Galaxy: Bane of Blastaar, Blastaar plans to conquer theMilky Way using anti-matter and comes into conflict with the Guardians of the Galaxy.[15]
Blastaar has superhuman strength and endurance, being unaffected by conventional weaponry and extreme variations in temperature and pressure. He can live without nourishment for several weeks and survive in the vacuum of space by entering a state of hibernation.
Blastaar can project blasts of concussive kinetic force from his hands, enabling him to fly via self-propulsion.
He is also highly trained in the arts of warfare of and by his race and has access to advanced technology from his home world such as starships and plasma-based weapons. However, he often uses his powers without augmentation.
In 2022,Comic Basic ranked Blastaar sixth in their "Top 10 Most Feared Nova Villains of All Time" list.[16]
Blastaar appears inFantastic Four (2005), voiced byBob Joles.[17]
The following trade collections contain appearances by Blastaar.
| Title | Material Collected | Appearance Summary | Date Released | ISBN |
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| Avengers: The Initiative, Dreams and Nightmares | Avengers: The Initiative #26-30 | The Initiative attempts to retakeNegative Zone Prison Alpha from Blastaar. | October 6, 2010 | ISBN 978-0785139058 |
| X-Men/Steve Rogers: Escape from the Negative Zone | Uncanny X-Men Annual (2006) #3,Steve Rogers: Super Soldier Annual #1, andNamor: The First Mutant Annual #1 | FormerCaptain America, Steve Rogers and theX-Men encounter Blastaar in the Negative Zone. | August 3, 2011 (Hardcover) | ISBN 978-0785155607 (Hardcover) |
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