HERO TEAM entry...PROTECTORATE (Earth-253)

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Prolific writer Warren Ellis briefly heralded the X-Line in the very early 00s. Interestingly, he wrote some of the smaller satellite titles instead of the flagships. One of these series was X-Man, which featured the reality-hopping mutant Nate Grey. Under Ellis' pen, Grey encountered an ill-fated team of heroes who fell in combat against the beautiful world destroyer Qabiri. The group, clearly inspired by one of Ellis' most well known creations, the Authority, were simply outmatched by their godlike foe. However, had one of their number been aware of her true identity at the time, she could have saved them... Read here about the late and mighty Protectorate.

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