Desert Stars

Desert Stars
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Avengers: The Initiative #16 (Aug, 2008)
In-story information
Base(s)	Arizona, United States
Member(s)	Two-Gun Kid Komodo Johnny Cool Supermax

Desert Stars is a fictional superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. The group of heroes are the official Arizona Fifty State Initiative team^[1] and were created by Christos Gage and Stefano Caselli.

Fictional history

As the team worked to help civilians during the Secret Invasion, 3-D Man and the Skrull Kill Krew attack. They reveal Desert Stars' member the Blacksmith to be a Skrull, and after a fierce battle they kill him. Most of the Desert Stars team is incapacitated during the fight, but Komodo leaves to help 3-D Man and the Skrull Kill Krew find the Skrulls who have infiltrated the other Initiative teams.^[2] The team later reappears helping the Heavy Hitters to protect a dam attacked by the superpowered villain Zzzax.^[3] When Norman Osborn takes over the Initiative, he has to deal with Prodigy leading the Heavy Hitters in separating from the Initiative. He gathers together a strike force to arrest the team, but chooses not to use the Desert Stars since they're friends with the Heavy Hitters. Komodo is later depowered and kicked out of the Initiative for arguing with new Initiative leader Taskmaster for covering up Hardball's crimes.

Heroic Age

Members of the Desert Stars appear at a meeting held by Prodigy regarding magical hammers that have crashed into the earth.^[4]

Members

• Two-Gun Kid (leader)^[5]
• Komodo^[5]
• Johnny Cool^[5]
• Supermax^[5]
• Blacksmith (Deceased, revealed to be a Skrull)^[2]

References

1. ^ MYCUP O’ JOE, WEEK 9: Joe Quesada discusses the future of the X-Men, previews upcoming Secret Invasion art and more, Marvel.com (originally a MySpace Blog) May 20, 2008
2. ^ ^{a b} Avengers: The Initiative #16
3. ^ Avengers: The Initiative Special #1
4. ^ Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #1
5. ^ ^{a b c d} "Christos Gage (author) Comments". Newsarama.com forums. http://forum.newsarama.com/showpost.php?p=5572090&postcount=43. Retrieved 2008-05-23. 

External links

• Desert Stars - marveldatabase.com