Isis (Bluewater Comics)

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caption= Isis
Art by Mike S. Miller
comic_color=background:#8080ff
character_name=Isis
real_name=Jessica Eisen
publisher=Bluewater Productions
Alias Enterprises
debut="Image Introduces: The Legend of Isis" #1 (Feb. 2002)
creators=Darren G. Davis
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
alliances=The Odyssey
powers=Enhanced strength, Flight and Energy manipulation, all derived from the Staff of Luxor; Trained combat warrior.|

"Isis" is an American comic book character originally published by Image Comics. She has been moved however, to her creator Darren G. Davis' publication of Bluewater Productions.

Originally published in February 2002 in a one-shot issue by Image Comics, Isis later appeared in "The 10th Muse" #10 and "The Odyssey" #1 - both by Tidal Wave Studios and Avatar Press. In 2005 Isis would return in her own ongoing, monthly series, "The Legend of Isis" at Alias Enterprises by creator Darren G. Davis and writer Ryan Scott Ottney, before the last move to Bluewater.

Character history

Origins

Once a powerful warrior in Ancient Egypt, the woman known as Isis fought in honorable battle with her sister, Nephtys, for the hand of Osiris. The victor of the battle would be wed to Osiris and welcomed into the Egyptian Pantheon as its Queen Goddess. Isis so loved Osiris, and he loved her. A victory would cement her place by his side. Isis defeated her sister in battle, but Nephtys was so angry that she and her brother Set, the advisor to the throne, devised an evil spell that cast Isis 5,000 years into the future and erased her from everyone's thoughts and minds. It was as if she never existed.

Isis arrived in modern day Los Angeles, California and quickly drew the attention of the local police, especially one Scott Dean, with whom she would become close friends. Together, Isis and Scott, with the help of Crystal Van Howe (Scott's jealous girlfriend), created a new identity for Isis to live in this modern world, and named her Jessica Eisen.

Isis realized that she has been erased from history, and Nephtys now sits next to Osiris in Egyptian Mythology, where we in reality know Isis should sit.

She finds the Staff of Luxor at a local museum, and says that it was pulling her to it. It turns out that when Isis is near this staff, she is empowered with great abilities by the spirit of Osiris who now channels his power through the staff and into her hands.

But once she touched the Staff, she also awoke the spirit of her evil brother, Set, who is now an evil demi-god. Set has come back to finish the job he began 5,000 years ago, and destroy Isis so that he may complete his agreement with the Goddess Nephtys and be granted the full power of the God of Chaos and rule the world ... and only Isis can stop him.

Characters

Osiris

Osiris was very much in love with the warrior Isis in his time, but an evil spell cast upon him by his advisor, Set, caused him and everyone else to forget that Isis ever existed as they cast her far into the future. Without remembering Isis, Osiris wed her sister, Nephtys, instead. Years later Nepytys and Set would devise a plot to kill Osiris, giving all power of Egypt to Nephtys. As Set carried out their plan, he looked down at a broken and bloody Osiris and told him what they had done to Isis. In this moment, the spell over Osiris was lifted and he remembered everything! Now realizing the evil that Nephtys and Set had done, he used his last, dying breath to enchant the Staff of Luxor with the power of his spirit.

With his power contained within, the staff would seek out Isis wherever she may be, so that the two could be together someday and use this power to destroy the evil that tore them apart.

Jessica Eisen

Jessica Eisen is the name chosen by Scott Dean for the Egyptian Goddess Isis to adopt while living in our time - named after Scott's mother (See: "The Legend of Isis #1", 2005). Jessica lives a quiet life in Los Angeles, California, where she works in a museum tending to many ancient artifacts from around the globe. Her specialty is, of course, Egyptian culture.

Other villains

*Lynx is the spirit of the Amazonian Goddess, Sekhent, who has inhabited the body of Crystal Van Howe through a mystic gem. Crystal was, at first, completely unaware of her possession, and she has no control over the evil spirit that erupts from within. Lynx wishes to enslave (or kill) all the men of the world and usher in a matriarchal dominant society. Lynx first appeared in "The Legend of Isis" #1 (Alias Enterprises, 2005).

*Wosret is the leader of the ancient, secret religion, known as the Council of Isis. The Council believes that Osiris prophecized to them the return of Isis, and they believe that Isis will lead them to destroy all "false" worldly-religions to re-establish the Egyptian Pantheon as our true and rightful gods. The Council uses a mind-altering chemical-gas to enslave people and abduct them to join their religion. The gas has a particularly violent effect on those thought to be more resistant to the Egyptian gods, and transforms their entire body into vicious, hideous, dog-like creatures (See: Anubis). When Scott, and Crystal unleashed the chemical-antidote on the Council, its servants began to return to normal. When Isis tried the antidote on Wosret, however, he reverted back to his original form; a massive, giant Dog-like creature, more vicious and deadly than any of the others. Wosret once believed that Isis was the fulfillment of the great prophecy, but since she destroyed his religion he now believes she is a false-Isis. Wosret is intent on destroying this false-Isis, as he continues to await the arrival of the "true" Isis. Wosret was created by writer Ryan Scott Ottney and first appeared in "The Legend of Isis" #6 (Alias Enterprises, 2006). The name Wosret translates to "Beautiful Isis".

*Silencer is a deadly female assassin (who never speaks), once hired to kill a colleague of Isis', named Judo Girl. Judo Girl secretly replaced Silencer to infiltrate a mob boss circle, and had to fight Isis and Atlas who were unaware that this was not Silencer, but rather Judo Girl in disguise. Silencer later returned in the pages of Judo Girl comics. Silencer was created by writer Ryan Scott Ottney and first appeared in "The Legend of Isis" #5 (Alias Enterprises, 2006).

Personality

Isis is a child in our time. She has has great power, but she still has much to learn about our time. Because of this, she can be very gentle and quiet. But she can also be very dangerous, if she doesn't understand how our time lives, how can she hope to protect it? She is always looking for the right balance of innocence and power, to allow those around her to trust her enough to put their lives in her hands, while still remaining tough enough to strike fear into those who would cross her.

Isis is adjusting to our time very well, but she remains homesick, and often feels very alone. She tries her best to mask her pain.

Other media

"The Legend of Isis" has been optioned for a major motion picture by Paramount Studios and Grammnet Productions, with screenwriter Ali Russell. [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117910527.html?categoryid=1350&cs=1 "Grammnet bows to power of 'Isis' pitch"] , "Variety", 2004-09-16. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.] The film is currently still in pre-production development.

Notes

References

*comicbookdb|type=issue|id=76876|title="Image Introduces... Legends of Isis"
*comicbookdb|type=title|id=1175|title="Legends of Isis" (Alias Enterprise)
*comicbookdb|type=title|id=14852|title="Legends of Isis" (Bluewater Comics)

External links

* [http://www.bluewaterprod.com Bluewater Productions]
* [http://www.aliascomics.net Alias Comics]