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Karnak is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuted in ''Fantastic Four'' (vol. 1) #45 (1965) along with other members of the Inhuman Royal Family. The character was never exposed to the Terrigen Mists, so never developed additional powers like other Inhumans, but he is a martial artist who can find the weakness in anything and then use his training and strength to exploit it. Although the ''Jack Kirby Collector'' described him as "a philosophical karate expert with nominal personality" in 2004, subsequent writers have made use of his skill for puzzle-solving and strategic-planning in Inhumans' stories, leading to him being given his first solo series in 2015. ==Publication history== Karnak first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' (vol. 1) #45, and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, as part of their run on the title that helped lay the foundations for the Marvel Universe.〔 As a core member of the Inhumans, he has appeared in the group's own series over the years, including the 1998 ''Inhumans'' twelve-issue limited series by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee, the ''Silent War'' mini-series by David Hine and Frazer Irving in 2007, and ''Secret Invasion: Inhumans'' in the following year. Karnak is the narrator of ''Inhumanity'' #1 (February 2014) because his abilities gave writer Matt Fraction a way to frame the story: Although he commits suicide at the end of that issue, he appears in the cliffhanger of ''Inhuman'' #13 (May 2015) saying he had found a weakness in the afterlife. This allowed writer Charles Soule to bring the character back, and he explained Karnak's importance: Karnak will get his first eponymous series as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel line emerging from 2015's "Secret Wars" storyline and the first issue of his series will feature a monster variant cover of Rommbu from ''Tales to Astonish'' #19 drawn by Eric Powell. ''Karnak'' is part of a wider push the Inhumans are getting across Marvel's media output - on television (in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), in film (with the upcoming ''Inhumans'') and in print (with the A-N,A-DM relaunch including the team books ''All-New Inhumans'' and ''Uncanny Inhumans'', alongside the other solo titles ''Ms. Marvel'' (vol. 4) and ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur''). Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso has said that the specific series came about because "Nick Lowe was looking to build the Inhumans line with a solo book or two and suggested Karnak as a character to spotlight. I didn't need to be sold on Karnak, who's far and away my favorite Inhuman." They picked Warren Ellis to write the title because of his earlier stints at Marvel reworking their characters. Ellis, who is joined by Gerardo Zaffino on art duties, described what drew him to the character: With regard to the inspiration behind Karnak's new form, Ellis states, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karnak (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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