Machiste was a supporting character in the Warlord a sword and sorcery comic book published by DC Comics. The series was created, written, and drawn by Mike Grell. Machiste first appears in Warlord #2 March 1976. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... The Warlord was a sword and sorcery comic book published by DC Comics from 1976 - 1989. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist. ... The Warlord was a sword and sorcery comic book published by DC Comics from 1976 - 1989. ... Fencers are duelists, trained with batons mostly they are superior in dueling one on one. ... The Warlord was a sword and sorcery comic book published by DC Comics from 1976 - 1989. ... This article is about a fantasy sub-genre. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist. ...

Fictional character biography

Machiste was the wandering King of Kiro in the other dimensional realm of Skartaris, land of endless sun. He met Travis Morgan when they both served as galley slaves aboard the ship Gyrfalcon. They quickly became close friends and both were sold as Gladiators. Former gladiator Shebal trained them both in the arts of the arena. Travis Morgan led 200 gladiators (including Machiste) in a massive revolt. These rebel gladiators became the core of an army that Travis Morgan successfully led against the tyrannical king of Thera, his future archenemy Deimos. It was as the leader of this new army, that Travis first became known as the Warlord. Deimos had intended to conquer the rest of Skartaris using the advanced technology of ancient Atlantis. Skartaris is a fictional Hollow Earth milieu invented by comic book writer/artist Mike Grell for his sword and sorcery comic book Warlord, published from 1976-1989. ... Gladiators was a popular long running game show produced by LWT for ITV in the United Kingdom from 10 October 1992 to 1 January 2000, (though there was another series filmed in South Africa against the South African Gladiators in 2000 but this was not for UK broadcast) an adaptation... An archrival, archenemy, archfoe, archvillain or archnemesis (sometimes spelled arch-enemy, arch-foe, arch-villain or arch-nemesis or arch-rival) is the principal enemy of a character in a work of fiction, often described as the heros worst enemy (compare nemesis). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Warlord #2
Art by Mike Grell

After Deimos' defeat, Machiste returned to his home kingdom of Kiro. While there he found an ancient cursed axe containing a demonic entity which took possession of his mind. The demon's will prevented Machiste from letting go of the axe. In issue #7 Travis Morgan arrived in Kiro. Machiste revealed to him the secret he had hinted at during their captivity- - Machiste was the King of Kiro. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 393 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (525 × 800 pixel, file size: 842 KB, MIME type: image/png) Copyright DC Comics, artist Mike Grell, Warlord #2 This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 393 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (525 × 800 pixel, file size: 842 KB, MIME type: image/png) Copyright DC Comics, artist Mike Grell, Warlord #2 This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. ... Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist. ... Look up Curse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... St. ...

Seeing that the axe's influence was making Machiste more and more tyrannical as well as violent, Travis was forced to remove his friend's right hand, thus severing the axe's spell. Machiste replaced his lost right hand with a spike studded mace. This is also the first meeting of Machiste and his future lover Mariah Romanova. Mariah was a Moscow University archaeology student and Olympic fencer who had recently stumbled into Skartaris at Travis Morgan's side. Machiste shaves his head in issue #10 because the golden crown of Kiro he wears doesn't fit comfortably over his hair. Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian: Московский государственный университет имени М.В.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is the largest and the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αρχαίος, archae, ancient; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ...

Machiste and the cursed axe
Art by Mike Grell

Machiste leaves Kiro to accompany Morgan and Mariah in Morgan's search for Tara. Both Mariah and Machiste fall through a time warp and end up back in Skartaris' "Age of Wizard Kings", while there they meet Eran Shadowstorm the Centaur a Protector of the Realm, Mongo Ironhand the Wizard, and Rostov the werewolf. While stranded in the past Machiste and Mariah became lovers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist. ... In Greek mythology, the centaurs (Greek: Κένταυροι) are a race of creatures composed of part human and part horse. ... The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo by Marie Spartali Stillman: a magician makes his garden bear fruit and flowers in winter A magician, or wizard or sorcerer or several other possible names (see Names and terminology), is someone who uses or practices magic. ... A German woodcut from 1722 A werewolf (also lycanthrope or wolfman) in folklore is a person who shapeshifts into a wolf or wolflike creature, either purposely evil, by using magic, or after being placed under a curse. ...

Later Machiste and Mariah returned to "present day" Skartaris. Upon their return they were enlisted in Travis Morgan's war against Atlantis. Once Atlantis was defeated Machiste returned to Kiro and his duties as king. Later on, due to Mariah throwing herself at Travis Morgan after Tara's death, there is a falling out between Machiste and Morgan, but the good friends eventually repair their friendship.

Other media

Machiste appeared in the "Chaos at the Earth's Core" episode of Justice League Unlimited. He was voiced by Phil Lamarr. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Phillip Phil LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and voice actor as well as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv. ...

Bibliography

Regular series

• 2 - 15, 19 - 21, 25, 28 - 29, 34, 40, 41, 50, 65 - 69, 96 - 113, 117 - 122, 126, 133

Mini-series

• 3, 4, 6

Resources

• The Big DataBase of Comic Books: Warlord
• Welcome to the Lost World