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07-10-2008 10:50
Sue received her powers after being exposed to a cosmic storm. Her primary power deals with light waves, allowing her to render herself and others invisible. However, she can also project powerful fields of invisible energy.
After being turned into an animated TV series The Fantastic Four made it to the big screen in 2005 with Jessica Alba in the role of Susan, a brilliant scientist, leads Victor Von Doom's Department of Genetic Research.
Buffy Summers has become a heroine of recent times in the film and hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the role that propelled her to fame.
The series follows her everyday life as she grows up. In the movie, she is a high school cheerleader who learns that she is the Slayer, a Chosen One gifted with the strength and skills to fight vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness.
In the television series that followed she continued to carry out her destiny. Creator Joss Whedon went against the stereotypical female horror victim making a strong female character that went on to become a cultural icon for a generation of fans.
Despite the X-Men universe being created in the 1960's by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby the character of Rogue wasn't added until the eighties.
Real name Anne Marie she involuntarily absorbs the memories, physical strength and, in the case of super-powered persons, abilities of anyone she touches. This potentially fatal power prevents her from making physical contact with others.
Since her introduction in the 1980s she has become one of the most popular members of the X-Men appearing in all of the animated series.
Actress Anna Paquin took on the role of Rogue in the first of the X-men movies as a young woman who is struggling to come to terms with her powers. In The Last Stand she takes the cure provided by a pharmaceutical company.
Catwoman was the supervillainess of the Batman comic franchise appearing as am adversary to the caped crusader in 1940.
Real name Selina Kyle she is a clever and resourceful fighter, known for precise, agile attacks and speedy getaways. Her formidable hand to hand combat skills are augmented by her cat-like speed, reflexes, balance, and flexibility.
In the 1992 movie Batman Returns, portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer, she joins forces with The Penguin after her repressed rage allows the transformation into Catwoman.
However in the 2004 movie Catwoman, now named Patience, she is no longer a supervillainess but becomes a force for good after a near death experience granted her from the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet.
Smallville season 7 is released on Warner Home Video DVD and Blu-Ray and season 6 on Blu-Ray on 13 October.
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