Ravager (comics)
| Ravager | |
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Cover to New Teen Titans #2, the original Ravager's first appearance. Art by George Pérez
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
(Grant) New Teen Titans vol. 1 #1 (November 1980) (unknown) Batman #440 (October 1989) (Walsh) Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (July 1984) (as Ravager) Deathstroke the Terminator #1 (August 1991) (LaFarge) Deathstroke, the Hunted #0 (October 1994) |
| Created by |
(Grant) George Pérez, Marv Wolfman, Romeo Tanghal (Walsh) Marv Wolfman, George Pérez (LaFarge) Marv Wolfman, Sergio Cariello |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego |
Grant Wilson Bill Walsh Wade DeFarge Rose Wilson |
| Team affiliations |
(Grant and Walsh) H.I.V.E. Black Lantern Corps |
| Supporting character of |
(unknown) Two-Face |
| Notable aliases |
(LaFarge) The Jackal |
| Abilities |
(Grant) Enhanced strength and reflexes |
| The Ravagers | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | July 2012 – July 2013 |
| Number of issues | 13 (including issue #0) |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Howard Mackie (#1-7, 0), Michael Alan Nelson (#8-12), Tony Bedard (#10-12) |
| Artist(s) | Eduardo Pansica and Daniel HDR (#7), Geraldo Borges (#7, 11) |
| Penciller(s) | Ian Churchill (#1-3, 5-7, 0), Daniel Sampere and Stefano Martino (#4), Julius Gopez (#5), Tyler Kirkham (#6), Ig Guara (#8-10), Diogene Neves (#10-12) |
| Inker(s) | Norm Rapmund (#1-6, 0, 8-10) Vicente Cifuentes (#10-12) |
| Collected editions | |
| Vol. 1 The Kids From N.O.W.H.E.R.E | |
| Vol. 2 | |
Ravager is the name of five fictional comic book characters in the DC Universe, four villains and one hero. Four have appeared in series featuring the Teen Titans and have a connection to the villain Deathstroke, Slade Wilson.
The first Ravager is Deathstroke's older son Grant Wilson, who dies attempting to assassinate the Teen Titans under a contract from the H.I.V.E., causing Deathstroke to hold the Titans responsible for his death. Because of a procedure the H.I.V.E. undertook to imitate his father's abilities, he gains enhanced strength and reflexes.
In Teen Titans, vol.3, #31 (February 2006), Grant was temporarily resurrected by Brother Blood to guard Kid Eternity. In the Teen Titans tie-in to the Blackest Night crossover, Grant Wilson was reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps, attacking his father and half-sister.
After the events of Flashpoint, Grant's history was changed. He appears to have been beaten and killed in an explosion by Midnighter, but returned after a few years trying to kill his father. Grant surreptitiously manipulates Deathstroke, by allying himself with the fathers of one of Slade's victims and sending a number of villains called Legacy to weaken the mercenary before really facing him. In the aftermath, even having a chance to kill Deathstroke, Grant hesitated and simply walked away. Grant later appeared being mind-controled by Jericho. He was later killed off by Deathstroke in his try to kill Jericho.
Grant's backstory is later expanded upon in the Deathstroke: Rebirth one-shot. In his younger years as a child, he had a strained relationship with his father Slade, who was hard on him, and was distant from his younger brother Joe.
This Ravager first appeared in Batman #440 (October 1989) during the first part of the story arc which introduced Tim Drake; he kills several people in their homes, including two policemen in their beds, in order to catch Batman's attention. This Ravager is hired by Two-Face to kill Batman, but fails. This is his only appearance.
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