Question about Arel/Nuklear Man
 

Hey all,

So I am hearing great things about this guy and this series and am kinda interested in learning a bit more about the character.

How did he get his powers?
What exactly are his powers?
What are his weaknesses (if any)?
Who is he comparable to from mainstream comics?
Any other relevant info?

Thanks peeps! :)

Nuklear Man's origins are shrouded in mystery! Until you read the book.

His powers are pretty run-of-the-mill superhero stuff. He flies, he's super-strong, he's invulnerable. In addition, he's got some fancy energy powers too, which usually manifest in the form of energy blasts.

His weakness would probably be himself.

He's probably most comparable to Captain Atom.

Other relevant info: Nuklear Man is the greatest hero of his world...aaaaand also the worst.

Thanks for your reply :)

So he doesn't have a "Kryptonite"? No specific weakness to a substance or entity which makes him fall to his knees?

Do you think he could take... say... Superman in a one-on-one fight?

Best thing to do is read the book and decide for yourself.

My memory is kinda vague, as I haven't read the book in forever, but didn't Arel originally come to Earth because all our radio waves and stuff were annoying him or something?

The point of my questions are to decide before I do about whether or not that'd be worth my while.

Yes.

It's really not that kind of superhero book. There's big battles and everything, but it's really more about how the characters cope with their insane lives.

The value of the book is contingent on whether or not he can beat Superman?

If it's that important big spoiler: Arel would absolutely slaughter Superman toward the end of the book. Pitting someone who's solar powered against someone who has the unflinching loyalty of every star in the galaxy is like pitting Galactus against a planet made of cake. Even without accounting for that though, Arel is still more on the level of your Silver Surfers and such. Prior to regaining his memories, it'd probably be dependent on whether or not he started using his real power on instinct like he did a couple times.

Like Kurosen said though; it's really not that kind of book.

I know Brian probably gets annoyed at this, but think The Tick, only better (in my opinion), and even then that statement doesn't do the book justice. With lines such as:

"Gasp!" He gasped.

"The cheese has gone bad."
"Throw it out."
"It's winning."

"DWWAAARRFF-A-PPUUULLLTT!"
"LEPRE-CANNON!"

and...

"Gasp again!" he gasped again.

...and other lines like this almost every single line, I can't help but love it, and I've only made it to page ~70.

You have to kind of power through the typos, because they are quite frequent. Unless the typos are a code to some hidden clues reminiscent of Kryptos. I have recorded each one so far, and have thus far deciphered "Lamb Chopsticks."

Ja, that's the only question I asked isn't it :rolleyes: