ISIS
Real Name: Adrianna Tomaz
Class: Human magic-user
Occupation: Ruler of Kahndaq, superhero, former queen of Kahnaq
Group Affiliation: Black Marvel Family
Known Relatives: Theo Adam (Black Adam, husband), Amon Tomaz (Osiris, brother), unnamed parents (deceased)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Shiruta, Kahndaq, formerly Egypt
First Appearance: 52 #3 (May, 2006)
Powers: Adrianna could transform into Isis by holding the mystical Amulet of Isis and saying "I am Isis." As Isis she possessed vast superhuman strength, speed and durability, could regenerate from damage, and could fly. She had near-total control over nature, including weather and plant life.History: Adrianna was an Egyptian woman taken from her parents and sold into slavery. Intergang presented her as a gift to the supervillain Black Adam. He was impressed with her will, and she wasvery vocal about him using his powers for the good of his homeland. He retrieved the Amulet of Isis from his family's tomb, a mystical artifact that once belonged to Shazam's champion Queen Hatshepsut, and bestowed it on her. It granted Adrianna the mystic powers of Isis, and together they went on a crusade to bring peace and prosperity to the Middle East.
(Titans: Villains For Hire Special #1) – Osiris tried yet another spell to reanimate Black Adam and Isis, but failed. Deathstroke was assembling a team of assassins that he named the Titans. He chose metas with recent personal tragedies, and approached Osiris, promising him that he had connections with people that could bring back his family.
(Titans II #24, 25) - Osiris brought the statues of Adam and Isis to the Titans hq the Labyrinth. After Osiris’ first mission with the Titans he returned home and found that Isis’ statue had a crack on her face. He took it as a sign and prayed to her to tell him what to do.
(Titans II #26, 27) - Osiris had a vision sent to him by the White Lantern. Isis appeared to him, and he realized that every person he killed caused cracks to form in her statue, bringing her closer to returning to life. He refused to accept responsibility for the deaths he caused, especially Atom Ryan Choi’s. He gazed on the statues of Adam and Isis and decided that if there was no other way to bring them back to life he’d have to keep killing.
(Titans II #32) - Osiris committed more murders, and was frustrated that Isis’ statue kept cracking apart. Osiris stole the thunder from Shazam Freddie Freeman, and the White Lantern told him his task was finished, and his life was returned. He hurried back to the Labyrinth, and he, alongside the rest of the Titans, found that Isis had returned, but she was screaming, asking what Osiris had done to her.
(Titans II #33-35) -Osiris’ murders had corrupted Isis’ essence and did damage to the Earth itself. She bewailed her fate, and began to lose control of her powers. Osiris saw a news report of Qurac invading Kahndaq, and remembered the vision the White Lantern sent him of him and Isis liberating their people. He was going to ask for Isis’ help, but found that she had disappeared after opening up a gaping hole in the Earth. Isis went insane, causing global natural disasters, and demanding she be worshipped as a personification of nature. Osiris tried to stay he hand, but she attacked him. Realizing how out of control she was, she begged Anubis for death. Anubis heard her prayers, and didn’t kill her, but restored her sanity and control. Osiris was overjoyed that she was back to normal, but she knew she could never forget the evils he’d committed to bring her back to life. They went to Kahndaq to stop the Quraci invasion, with Osiris wanting to use force, but Isis hoping for diplomacy. They went to Kahndaq to stop the Quraci invasion, with Isis hoping for diplomacy, but Osiris telling her that genocide against their hated racial enemies was the only way.
(Titans Annual II #1) - Qurac invaded Kahndaq, and Osiris slaughtered the invaders, including those who tried to flee. Osiris planned to invade Qurac and commit genocide. Isis told him she’d have no part of his mad plans. She realized that without Black Adam as a father figure he was growing more violent by the day. The Titans landed in Kahndaq, and Deathstroke once again sought Osiris as an ally, this time to defend against the Justice League of America, who were pursuing the Titans. He promised he could still restore Black Adam, so Osiris agreed, but only if Deathstroke would serve as Kahndaq’s mercenary if he ever needed him. Isis wanted nothing to do with the Titans, but Osiris again ignored her. The League followed the Titans to Kahndaq, and a battle erupted, with Osiris gleefully joining in, loving the violence. The battle ravaged Kahndaq, and Isis had enough. She demonstrated her godlike powers, and banished the League from her country. She sent Osiris and the Titans off, telling her brother that he’d proved he was unfit to rule.
(Titans II #37) - Isis took a mysterious man named Horus on as her advisor. She needed to address the public about the U.N.’s condemnation of Kahndaq for cutting themselves off from the rest of the world, and she was unsure of herself. Horus knew the Books of Ra, and quoted them, telling her that any leader who questioned the rightness of their actions was a ruler worth following. Filled with confidence she addressed her people.
Comments: Created by Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid & Joe Bennett.
Isis was a homage / post Crisis on Infinite Earths version of the Filmation heroine of the same name. The Filmation Isis' civilian name was Andrea Thomas, and she was adapted into a DC comic where she was tied into Captain Marvel stories on Earth-S.
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