Karnak | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965) |
Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
In-story information | |
Full name | Karnak Mander-Azur |
Species | Inhumans |
Place of origin | Attilan |
Team affiliations | Inhuman Royal Family Secret Warriors |
Notable aliases | The Shatterer |
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Karnak (/ˈkɑːrnæk/) is a 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.[1]
The character Karnak Mander-Azur[2] was never exposed to the Terrigen Mists, so he 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,[3] subsequent writers have made use of his skill for puzzle-solving[4] and strategic-planning[5] in Inhumans' stories, leading to him being given his first solo series in 2015.[6]
Karnak made his live-action debut in the 2017 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series Inhumans, portrayed by Ken Leung.
For nearly a year, Lee and Kirby teased and slowly built up to this, the first appearance of the Inhumans. ... Black Bolt, Karnak, Lockjaw and more premiered right here in one creative burst of energy, along with concepts like the city of Attilan and the Terrigen Mists.