First Appearance: Naked Man Comics #2
Alter ego: Danny Parker
Affiliation(s): The Death Gods, The Alternates
Location: Rose City, U.S.A.
Abilities: College level detective and investigation skills.
Antiman is the sudo-dark knight vigilante hero in the Naked-Verse. Antiman met Zetaman during the beginning of the RLSH boom. Antiman patrols the streets of Southeast Rose City to stop criminals and drug dealers.
Creation and concept
Antiman is based on the real-life superhero, The Antiman. The Antiman was featured in the web series, Zetaman.TV.
Influences
The name “Antiman” and the symbol of a crow is a call-back to the rich history of the North American Native Americans.
Publication History
Comics and Comic Books
In Naked Man Comics #2, a mysterious ship searches space for worlds to consume. Totally Naked Man received an invitation from Pepper Gold to join his team. Tryouts for the Superhero Squad of Superheroes Movement will be held in Downtown Rose City. While waiting for an interview, Totally Naked Man meets heroes like Zetaman, Superhero, Dark Guardian, Antiman. Pie-Man is also there. When Totally Naked Man finally sees Pepper Gold, Gold demands that he bows to him. The interchange is interrupted because a giant alien has arrived. Universium has decided to eat the Earth. Totally Naked Man recalls his favorite childhood hero, Rightguy, facing a similar situation. Totally Naked Man buys all the beer in Rose City and gets Universium drunk. When Universium awakes, Totally Naked Man threatens him with pictures of the giant’s escapades if he consumes the Earth. Afraid of the contents, Universium leaves. Pepper Gold receives the credit for Universium leaving. The Real Life Superhero Project finally arrives but are too late to participate.
In Naked Man Comics #10, Icarus teams up with Pie-Man and The Reverend to form The Bridge City Beta Males. The Victim was a member until he was killed in an unfortunate adult activity accident. Icarus destroys the coffee café, The Spritely Bean. The heroes of Rose City turn to Antiman to stop Icarus. Zetaman and Antiman reveal that Antiman has difficulty with his sidekicks. Antiman used the sidekick app, Chummies, to find new helpers. All Antiman’s sidekicks become villains, including Icarus. Antiman hunts down Icarus in the Hawthorne District of Rose City. There, Antiman fight Pie-Man and The Reverend. Both heroes turn villain accidently falls into a vat of hot cooking fat. Antiman finally apprehends Icarus. Deciding that everyone needs friends, Totally Naked Man reforms The Alternates, along with a Headquarters in Downtown Rose City.
Since NMC #10, Antiman has featured proximately in Totally Naked Man the Webcomic series.
Character Overview
Personality
Antiman is a good friend to all The Alternates. Antiman tries to be tough, but deep inside, he loves life.
Powers, abilities, and weaknesses
Antiman is a brawler. In his youth, he trained to be a Rose City Police Detective. Antiman is a tinkerer, working on many devices to fight crime. Antiman made his headquarters under an underpass which use to be a drug den.
Antiman has a cape made of duck cloth, which he is proud of.
Although Antiman exercises, he has a weakness for gas station fast food.
The Death Gods
Before joining The Alternates, Antiman had his own team of dark vigilantes called The Death Gods.
Alternative versions
In Zetaman: The Multiverse, Antiman, along with the other Alternates, are brutually butchered by an alien race.