All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. The ERA's secret leader Thomas Edison learned of Woody's plans, however, and kidnapped the brothers. Quantum and Woody took down Dr. A pair of foster brothers named Eric and Woody reunited after years at their father's funeral. Quantum and Woody go their separate ways, with Quantum remaining in Paris to investigate a suspicious-acting Toyo Harada, while Woody heads home for two girls and a pizza. After the brothers got back to their normal lives, Eric went back to work at the private military contractor Magnum Security. It wasn’t until the characters were reimagined by writer James Asmus and illustrator Tom Fowler in 2013, when the newly-minted Valiant Entertainment came online, that the two became adoptive brothers. Access to Quantum powers is available to members with an active subscription. Their connection to this field is in a constant state of decay, requiring them to touch their control bands together every 24 hours or to lose corporeal stability and revert to energy form. While defeating Kaiju was relatively simple, they soon encountered a powerful reality warper called Infomercial. their bands together, at least once every twenty-four hours or they disintegrate into energy. They both have powers they barely use and usually take care of bad guys inadvertently while arguing. Their investigation at the physics lab led to a massive accident, with their father's project melting down. for their potential as agents of the organization (and failing), Quantum and Woody took their Otherverse loved ones on the run, fleeing G.A.T.E. Quantum computing has the potential to solve computational problems that are beyond the reach of classical computers by harnessing the laws of quantum mechanics to process information in … The b… David Warrant can do both, thanks to his mastery of the energy he shares with the protagonists. The Otherverse created entire fake lives for them, with Quantum being a powerful superhero, and Woody being a popular but depressed playboy. Coloured by Jordie Bellaire. Full name In the version of Quantum and Woody published by the 2010s incarnation of Valiant Entertainment, Eric Henderson and Woodrow ("Woody") Van Chelton are adoptive brothers. Manipulate time, control gravity and twist the very fabric of space itself! After initially fighting, Woody managed to convince Eric to investigate their father's mysterious death at his lab. Supervillains and mad scientists are on the loose and only the world's worst superhero duo can save us Eric and Woody Henderson have been a lot of things - fractious foster brothers, washed up failures, and, ever since the freak accident that gave them their powers, reluctant crimefighting partners. The duo didn't bite, however, and tricked Edison into confessing his bizarre crimes over a walkie-talkie, causing the police to raid the base, and allowing Woody and Quantum to escape with their lives, powers, and their pet/father. It seems like such a small moment but it reminds one of subtle shifts in the status quo like when seeds of Jean Grey’s true power were sprinkled or the realization that Invisible Woman is easily the most powerful of the Fantastic Four. After returning, things became different. By combining their powers, they create all kinds of handy effects. Their investigations lead them to discover Edison's Radical Acquisitions, or the ERA, an organization of scientists trying to uncover the secrets of Derek Henderson's work. Not all was as it seemed, however, as their therapist Doctor Henrick Skinner had spent weeks subtly hypnotizing and drugging the brothers, with the end goal of ruining their public reputation as revenge for a previous injustice. After failing to infiltrate the base, the brothers learned that the rednecks didn't want a war, and it was a setup so Magnum Security could get a defense contract with the government. In Priest and Bright’s vision, the powers come off as somewhat of an afterthought, a means by which the characters can find their place amongst other superhero books. People actually liked them as heroes, and thanks to "couples'" counseling, they were even becoming closer as brothers and partners. Eric and Woody Henderson have been a lot of things – fractious foster brothers, washed up failures, and, ever since the freak accident that gave them their powers, reluctant crimefighting partners. A one-stop shop for all things video games. To this day, they are some of the best work to emerge from the dark times that were the 90s in comics, stories that are: hilarious, heart-warming, politically incorrect, and cool as hell. Lettered by Dave Lanphear. The result is a massive explosion, which they miraculously survive completely unharmed, though not unchanged. When the stories first hit comic shops in 1997, Eric Henderson (aka Quantum) and Woodrow Van Chelton (aka Woody) weren’t brothers but estranged childhood best friends whose fathers were founders of an energy research company and later killed in the same helicopter crash. Christopher Priest (original)M.D. Who are Valiant Comics' critically-acclaimed duo, Quantum and Woody, and what are the origins and powers of "The World's Worst Superhero Team". Quantum had a wife named Millie and Woody was in therapy. and it's desire to keep them all locked up. The pair are a comedic odd couple -- Quantum is an African American with right-wing viewpoints who spent time in the military while Woody is a wise-cracking … This article does not have a synopsis recorded yet. Quantum And Woody is a comic book series created by Christopher Priest and Mark D. Bright. Quantum fires a heat beam while Woody fires beams of force. This form was similar to what Woody and Eric had become after the accident gave them their powers, but without a Quantum Band to stabilize him, Derek was running out of time. Not long after the death of their father, Woody discovered his birth father was alive, and that Eric had kept that knowledge from him since he knew Woody would react badly. Good Instead of dying, however, the duo were sent into a strange dimension of creation known as the "Otherverse". They set out to find their father's killer and, in the course of their investigation, are accidentally imbued with powers. His anger made him easy for a mysterious ninja named Negative One to manipulate. They soon discover that the control bands are molecularly bonded to them - making it impossible to ever take them off - and they have to link up, or KLANG! Just a Creep.” When readers last were graced with the misadventures of Quantum and Woody, we saw … Edison revealed himself, and offered a deal--in exchange for allowing the ERA to study their powers, Edison would free the boys from the need to klang, as well as reunite them with their father. The characters are what makes the Valiant Comics Universe so criminally underrated, with its stable of diverse characters and a treasure trove of award-winning interconnected storylines. The problems with Skinner's Grudge League came to a head when the now-empowered goons attacked the brothers at the zoo. Hand Blast: Quantum and Woody's wristbands allow them to shoot energy blasts based on their shared quantum energy. But now against all odds they’ll be Earth’s LAST hope of stopping a coalition of mad scientists from destroying the planet! Quantum fires a heat beam while Woody fires beams of force. Somewhere out there within the underbelly of Tinsel Town lies a pilot script for Quantum & Woody, a television series based on the Valiant Comics … Eric (Quantum) is a straight-laced ex-millitary security specialist. Quantum and Woody are two adopted brothers who argue constantly, but must stay in close proximity to "klang" their bracelets together once every 23 hours or they will explode. And Tesla wasn't lying, he indeed employed Rutherford Van Chelton as a sound engineer. No power means their quantum bracelets are little more than fancy wrist-wear, which also means they have less than 24 hours to Klang before they literally scatter into the ether! Eric and Woody made up, and agreed to work together as heroes again. After initially fighting, Woody managed to convince Eric to investigate their father's mysterious death at his lab. The relationship between the brothers is the strong point of this book. Their journey leads to an encounter with another family who uses their powers to cause some chaos for a bad client. Until that's all done, you can find him writing comic book news and features for the good people at Screen Rant. The rebooted versions of the characters introduced in 2013 are foster brothers but otherwise have a similar origin. After being captured by Kid Tesla's ridiculous creations, and subsequently saved by Negative One, Rutherford sacrificed himself to destroy Tesla's plans. He spent one final day with his sons, and despite Eric's desperate attempts to stabilize his father, he faded away into energy. Eliot Rahal and Joe Eisma are the creative team for the new storyline. Using their new powers, Woody and Eric decided to act as superheroes to continue investigating their father's death. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The biggest take away from the trip was that their powers only worked when they were apart from each other. The technopath Livewire had shut down all the power in the country, including in the brother's Quantum Bands. Quantum And Woody Volume 1: The World’s Worst Superhero Team cover by Ryan Sook. Agents of SHIELD's Quake Has The Hottest Trick Shot. Woody (Woodrow Van Cheltan) is a superhero in the Valiant Universe and is the partner of Quantum. There, they met a young, smart boy named Kid Tesla, a descendant of scientist Nikola Tesla and rival to the ERA. After being tested by G.A.T.E. Quantum and Woody in: "NOOGIE" Elvis and Wyatt Medicine Woman Medicine Cabinet Solos Noogie In A Cape To Noogie With Love NEXT: With Great Power... Comes Great Woody... Synopsis. Hand Blast: Quantum and Woody's wristbands allow them to shoot energy blasts based on their shared quantum energy. Christian is a lifelong comic book reader, cinephile, and storyteller, whose passions led him to studying creative writing in university. Woodrow Henderson, known by his nickname Woody, tends to be more of a goofball screw-up. What Happens: At Quantum and Woody’s old school 2 kids encounter ghosts. Written by James Asmus. After a quick fight, an accidental klang sent them back to the real world. Review. Apparently, years prior, the ERA had taken a back-up of Derek Henderson's memories, and placed them in the very same superpowered goat Eric and Woody had taken from them. Original: Quantum and Woody #1 (June, 1997)Reboot: Quantum and Woody (Volume 2) #1 (July, 2013). This came at the price of forcing both of them to wear a golden band they must "klang" together every 24 hours to stay alive. Who Are Quantum & Woody, Valiant Comics’ Superhero Brothers? The powers are centered on the control bands, which act as a kind of conduit for the quantum energy that’s constantly trying to demolecularize them. After a grueling period of labor, Vincent finally gave birth, but not to a baby goat, but instead to a fully-grown duplicate of Derek Henderson! First appearance Toilet wit the help of the legendary hero “The Apprehension”. Bright, Quantum and Woody debuted in 1997 under Valiant Entertainment and follows adopted brothers Eric Henderson and Woodrow "Woody" Van Chelton. Magnum sent Eric--and Woody by extension--to Montana in order to shut down a far-right terrorist organization called The Last Guard, who were seeking to start a war to stop liberals from controlling the world. When this didn't hurt the brother's reputation, Skinner's allies teamed up with the pharmaceutical company to give themselves superhuman powers to attack the brothers directly. While Woody might be lying about (some of) his new powers, Quantum actually does expand his abilities by thinking outside of the box. Woody is the wisecracking partner and best friend of Quantum. Combined, these two energy outputs generate a kind of jet afterburner effect that saves their lives after they are jettisoned from a plane at altitude. He's recently finished writing the first volume of his own graphic novel, which is currently being illustrated. As Magnum prepared to just wipe the town off the map and be done with it, Quantum rallied the rednecks against "The Man" who tried to set them up. In both the original and 2013 reboot, the origin story is fundamentally the same, and, most importantly, in both versions, the bands are the only things holding their particles together by closing the circuit of energy they’ve stumbled into and containing their energy. EXCLUSIVE: Quantum And Woody, an adaptation of the Valiant Entertainment comic that has Avengers: Infinity War helmers Anthony Russo and Joe … Washington, D.C. Being hypnotized, neither Quantum nor Woody knew this was happening, but they knew something was wrong. Since then he hasn't stopped exploring new ways to write and share what he loves with readers. Even though they draw from the same pool of quantum energy—hence the alias Eric adopts—their power sets work as an extension of the yin and yang dynamic the characters share. Alignment While they tried to figure it out, Eric started a relationship with a woman named Sheila Weismann who he accidentally revealed his superhero identity to. David Warrant can do both, thanks to his mastery of the energy he shares with the protagonists. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Woody’s band emits a force blast, and Quantum’s band blasts out destructive energy beams. As Woody bonded with his dad, Quantum discovered that Tesla wanted to use the heroes' powers to create an infinite source of energy to fuel a planet-wide brainwashing. Written By Christopher Hastings Art By Ryan Browne Colors By Ruth Redmond Variant Covers By Caspar Wijngaard, Will Robson with Jim Charalampidis, Steve Lieber with Ron Chan Published By Valiant Entertainment “Oh, He wasn’t really a supervillain, huh? Bright (original)James Asmus (reboot)Tom Fowler (reboot) But something else came back with… Woody (he uses his real name because he doesn't care) is basically an irresponsible criminal. The story revolves around Woody getting some strange new powers and wanting to clear the brothers’ names. The comic chronicles the super-heroic adventures of Eric Henderson and his longtime friend Woodrow "Woody" Van Chelton. But he didn't even interrogate her, deciding trusting her was more important than paranoia. Valiant Entertainment Woody, however, refused to use a name or costume. Quantum and Woody are two foster brothers who function as an inept superhero team. Coming together again after their foster father's death, the two become imbued with energy powers after being framed for their father's death. Soon after their adventures in Australia, the heroes had returned home, only find they could not use their powers, or even properly Klang. While fleeing the base, they also freed a strange, superpowered goat, as well as a clone named Miss Sixty-Nine. Quantum and Woody are now in a position in which they must reveal themselves as the despised superheroes that they are and help save the ones that are so determined to wipe them out. The final product turned out more like a “Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in White Men Can’t Jump with super-powers” type deal. The raw creation energy of the Otherverse was leaking out, forcing Quantum and Woody to confront the monsters that came with that. Quantum and Woody #3. It's worth mentioning that this is where things diverge between the 1997 and 2013 storylines. In the original run, the two are investigating the suspicious demise of their (respective) fathers when they get locked in an “isolation chamber” and are nearly converted into energy until the control bands they’re each wearing make contact, with a KLANG! Valiant Comics Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. Woody sent evidence of Magnum's plan to the US government, and not long after, Magnum was warned that Magnum Security would be labeled a terrorist organization if they were connected to the combat in Stronghold, causing Magnum to stop his attack, but not before firing Eric. His boss Terrence Magnum discovered Eric's identity as Quantum, and promoted him to Magnum Security's "personal superhero". This section is for footnotes and citations. What are their powers? Since it was forgetting to Klang that opened a hole to the Otherverse in the first place, it only took excessive Klanging to close the portal. For example, together they can achieve flight by using Woody’s blasts to propel themselves through the air atop one of Quantum’s force fields. Art by Tom Fowler. Not long after the incident with the Grudge League, it was discovered that Vincent Van Goat, and by extension the duo's father, was somehow pregnant! While Woody went to Skinner, Eric went to Sheila, scared she was secretly working against them too. Scientists at the government organization G.A.T.E. This issue was released in May 1997 (with a cover date of September 1997). Originally published by Acclaim Comics in 1997, in the “Acclaim/Valiant Heroes” universe, otherwise known as the “Valiant Heroes Two” generation (or VH-2 for short) of superheroes. After their takedown of the ERA, Quantum and Woody became more and more popular. But for our intrepid heroes, Quantum and Woody, it gets even worse than that! The dynamic duo was created by industry vets Christopher Priest and M. D. Bright when - as the story goes - their publisher asked them to come up with a “Power Man and Iron Fist” type double act. Woody was arrested, and decided that to save his own skin, he needed to rat on the ERA. The brothers somehow survived, and the quantum energy granted them superpowers, with Eric's manifesting as forcefields of many shapes and sizes, and Woody's manifesting as bolts of energy. 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Details Eric adopted a secret identity, "Quantum", and made a costume complete with mask and (initially) cape. 60 Appearances of Quantum and Woody (Valiant Entertainment), https://valiant.fandom.com/wiki/Quantum_and_Woody_(Valiant_Entertainment)?oldid=70804. In an attempt to unravel the mystery behind their father's death, Eric and Woody are imbued with powers. Created by Christopher Priest and M.D. Woody’s powers are offensive, with the ability to shoot energy beams from his hands. informed the brothers that Infomercial was a living embodiment of the Otherverse's limitless creation potential, and the only way to stop him was to send him back where he came from. Quantum and Woody “The World’s Worst Superhero Team,” is without question Quantum and Woody. Quantum and Woody Their investigation at the physics lab led to a massive accident, with their father's project melting down. Characters using Quantum Powers can slow down opponents, change their density, or even teleport behind them by altering time, manipulating gravity, and folding space. Official PR follows: Valiant is proud to announce QUANTUM AND WOODY! Eventually, however, Quantum learns to throw his force fields allowing him to play more of an offensive role in battle. As revealed by The Beat, here’s your first look at Quantum and Woody! After years of estrangement they are brought together by the mysterious death of their father (Woody's foster father). Eric tried to stop the robbery, only to focus on fighting his brother when he learned he'd slipped into a life of crime again. Arriving in July, Quantum & Woody #8 starts the new “Separation Anxiety” arc, wherein being in close proximity of each other causes Eric’s and Woody’s powers to stop working. 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