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116-568: Like his younger brothers Aram (also called Armstrong ) and Gilad the Eternal Warrior , Ivar has immortality and enhanced physical traits, and is nearly invulnerable to injury. Since the 2012 Valiant Universe reboot, Gilad also has an immortal sister: Vexana the War-Monger . Unlike his siblings, Ivar regularly travels through time by journeying through naturally occurring "time arcs," though he cannot control his destination without

232-414: A Led Zeppelin concert rather than to a literal zeppelin). In 1933 Berlin, Ivar is present when his mother Nin nearly kills his father Mog but is seriously injured herself. Unable to allow either parent to die but considering them both too dangerous to leave alone, Ivar traps Mog in a glacier and then imprisons Nin inside a place where magic spells prevent her from fully healing. It is decades before either

348-494: A Silly Symphony cartoon called, Three Blind Mouseketeers , which is loosely based on the novel in 1936, in which the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic animals. A two-part adaptation aired on The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo , with Magoo portraying D'Artagnan. The Three Musketeers was a series of animated shorts produced by Hanna-Barbera as part of The Banana Splits Comedy-Adventure Hour and The Banana Splits & Friends show. The Three Musketeers

464-409: A "Timewalker," journeying back and forth through time, having many adventures and fighting many threats against humanity. He learns many languages, studies several fields, and becomes adept at a wide variety of weapons and fighting styles. On occasions, he reunited with his brother Gilad, now the ruthless Eternal Warrior, and Aram, the jovial adventurer who later calls himself Armstrong. A few exploits of

580-409: A "tachyon compass", while doing his best to protect Earth and sometimes even reality itself from evil and destruction. Known as a Timewalker, or to some time travelers as the "Forever Walker," Ivar works alongside many heroes and warriors in his adventures, occasionally recruiting his brothers as well. Due to the nature of his journeys, he often meets people out of linear order. Vexana is also killed by

696-587: A 2009 episode in its third season by the name of The Two Musketeers ; a third musketeer joins by the end of the episode. A Barbie adaptation of the tale by the name of Barbie and the Three Musketeers was released in 2009. A new CGI children's animated series The 3 Musketeers will be focus on a female-lead rather than the regular male lead which will be produced by Mediawan 's French animation company Method Animation and Italian production company Palomar producing. The first stage production

812-492: A Geomancer. Gilad becomes known as Warmaster. Ivar, who discovers how to fold time and travel through the sub-dimension of "netherspace," earns the title Timewalker. With his "fold maps," Ivar and the Forever Family can teleport across Earth through netherspace portals. With a wrist-worn device, Ivar is able to control and navigate his journeys through time, though the device proves inaccurate at ties (such as taking him to

928-605: A book by André Breedland and music & lyrics by Rob & Ferdi Bolland premiered, which went on to open in Germany (both the Dutch and German production starring Pia Douwes as Milady De Winter) and Hungary. Playwright Peter Raby, composer George Stiles and lyricist Paul Leigh have written another adaptation titled The 3 Musketeers, One Musical For All , originally produced by the now defunct American Musical Theatre of San Jose . In 2006, an adaptation by Ken Ludwig premiered at

1044-575: A cell of disgruntled Sect henchmen called the Black Bloc foments discontent between all the Sect factions, culminating in a Sect Civil War. Finding a lost relic called the Wheel of Aten, Archer wins control of the Sect. Though he hopes this means he can turn the operation towards good, it also makes him a target for Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps . Later, the Wheel is broken apart and sent back in time to

1160-509: A convent where the Queen sent her to hide. Upon her return to France, Milady hides, coincidentally, in the convent where Constance is hiding. The naïve Constance clings to Milady who pretends to be another victim of the Cardinal's intrigues. Seeking revenge on D'Artagnan, Milady poisons Constance before he arrives to rescue her. The musketeers catch Milady before she reaches Richelieu. Summoning

1276-592: A crossbow in combat while Armstrong is known for carrying a magical bottomless satchel containing a large collection of items and weapons. Armstrong is the brother of two other immortal heroes of the Valiant Comics universe : the ruthless Gilad the Eternal Warrior and the manipulative Ivar the Timewalker . Since the 2012 reboot, Armstrong also has an immortal sister, the villain called Vexana

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1392-466: A dozen Rochelaise in the process, which adds to their legend. They warn the Queen and Lord de Winter about Milady's plan to assassinate Buckingham. Milady is imprisoned on arrival in England, but seduces her guard, Felton, and persuades him to allow her to escape and to kill Buckingham himself. D'Artagnan is informed that the Queen has rescued Constance from prison. He gets a permission to take her from

1508-598: A duel. The older man's companions instead beat D'Artagnan unconscious with a cooking pot and a tong that breaks his sword. His letter of introduction to Monsieur de Tréville, the commander of the Musketeers, a King's elite regiment, is stolen. D'Artagnan resolves to avenge himself upon the older man, who is actually the Comte de Rochefort , an agent of Cardinal Richelieu , who is passing the latter's orders to his spy, Milady de Winter . In Paris, D'Artagnan visits Tréville at

1624-403: A fake identity. In the heat of passion, D'Artagnan reveals that it is not the first time they are together. Milady is enraged and in the subsequent scuffle, D'Artagnan discovers a fleur-de-lis branded on her shoulder. Milady attempts to kill D'Artagnan, who eludes her. He later tells Athos that his former wife is alive. Cardinal Richelieu offers D'Artagnan a career in his guards' ranks. Dreading

1740-493: A highly advanced tachyon compass. As a man leading a non-linear life, and whose adventures sometimes overlap each other, Ivar is a cunning opportunist who will often manipulate others, friend or enemy, for his plans against evil to succeed. Originally, there were meant to be two immortal brothers in the Valiant Comics Universe - Gilad, the Eternal Warrior and Aram the other, better known as Armstrong . Each

1856-453: A joint-venture production between Valiant Entertainment and Sean Daniel Company. BenDavid Grabinski will serve as screenwriter, while Dinesh Shamdasani, Sean Daniel and Jason Brown are attached as producers. In March 2017, Ruben Fleischer signed onto the project as director, with Terry Rossio re-writing the script. Archer and Armstrong are portrayed by Alex Meglei and Kevin Porter in

1972-474: A local executioner, they put Milady on trial, sentence her to death, and have her executed. The executioner reveals that it was he who branded Milady as a felon years before after she, a young nun at the time, seduced and then abandoned his brother, a local priest. When the four friends return to the Siege of La Rochelle, Richelieu's Guards arrest D’Artagnan. D'Artagnan gives the Cardinal the secret order absolving

2088-649: A new anime adaptation called The Three Musketeers Anime , this time with human characters, which features several departures from the original. Albert the Fifth Musketeer is a 1994 French-British animated series featuring a new musketeer, the titular Albert. Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers , a direct-to-video animated movie produced by Walt Disney Pictures and the Australian office of DisneyToon Studios , directed by Donovan Cook and released on 17 August 2004. The Backyardigans had

2204-501: A new version of the duo. Their stories are a mix of dark superhero action and comedic adventures. Obadiah Archer is a young man with a superhuman power that allows him to become a master fighter. After his seemingly devout religious parents turn out to be evil and then attempt to kill him, Archer decides to protect innocent people and stop villainy. He befriends and partners with a hard-drinking and jocular immortal with superhuman strength who calls himself Armstrong. Archer commonly uses

2320-523: A renowned fighter. King Louis XIII appoints D'Artagnan to Des Essart's company of the King's Guards, a less prestigious regiment, and gives him forty pistoles . D'Artagnan hires a servant named Planchet and finds lodgings with Bonacieux, a merchant. His landlord later mentions the kidnapping of his wife, Constance Bonacieux, who works for Queen Anne of France . When she is released, D'Artagnan falls in love at first sight with her. Queen Anne secretly meets

2436-587: A series of recovered manuscripts, turning the origins of his romance into a little drama of its own. In the preface, he tells of being inspired by a scene in Mémoires de Monsieur d'Artagnan (1700), a historical novel by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras , printed by Pierre Rouge in Amsterdam, which Dumas discovered during his research for his history of Louis XIV . According to Dumas, the incident where d'Artagnan tells of his first visit to M. de Tréville, captain of

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2552-420: A series of trade paperbacks: Additionally, the series has begun being collected into Deluxe Edition hardcovers: The 2016 limited series has been collected into three trade paperbacks: Additionally, the series has been collected into a Deluxe Edition hardcover: In March 2017, a feature film centered around the titular duo was announced. The project, which is said to be a buddy action comedy in tone, will be

2668-523: A special herb he believes is connected to the gods. Calling it the Bloom , Mog shares it with their young sons, who begin growing rapidly and show increased physical abilities. Consuming the plant regularly, Mog gains a form of immortality and begins to hear voices he thinks are gods telling him it is his destiny to dominate Earth. When Nin shows concern for him, Mog decides she is jealous of his power and stabs her fatally. To save his mother, Ivar pushes her into

2784-649: A special plant. Collectively called the "Eternal Warriors," the three brothers fight evil together and share immortality with others over the centuries, creating the "Forever Family." The series started with the 1997 one-shot Eternal Warriors: Time & Treachery by writer Art Holcomb and artists Doug Wheatley and John Floyd. The series ended in 1998 after five more one-shots. In chronological order, they were: Eternal Warriors: Digital Alchemy, Eternal Warriors: Archer & Armstong, Eternal Warriors: Blackworks, Eternal Warriors: Mog, and Eternal Warriors: The Immortal Enemy . Acclaim Entertainment declared bankruptcy in 2007 and

2900-545: A story about a count who fell in love with and married a young woman. Months later, the count discovered that his wife was branded with a fleur-de-lis on her shoulder, a punishment for felony. The count left her to die in a forest with her hands tied, abandoned his family castle and joined the King's guard under another name. D'Artagnan understands that Athos is telling his own story. In Paris, D'Artagnan meets Milady and recognizes her as one of Richelieu's agents. He becomes infatuated with her, though her maid reveals that Milady

3016-469: A strange machine known as the Boon, a device that gave them this gift by draining the life force from their entire home city-state and destroying the surrounding area. The same incident also temporarily removed Ivar from physical reality, turning him into a timewalker. In 2015, Ivar was the title star of the 12-issue series Ivar, Timewalker by Fred Van Lente with art by Clayton Henry and Brian Reber. Born in

3132-439: A tachyon compass. Since the 2012 Valiant Entertainment Reboot, Ivar wears a chip called a "zelig" that acts as a universal translator and causes others to see his appearance, skin tone, and clothing as what they could expect from an average and non-threatening inhabitant of their local time and area. Having a zelig means he can see through the disguise of someone else's zelig. Archer %26 Armstrong Archer & Armstrong

3248-478: A time traveler from the far future. Ivar returns to the village to warn them of the strange threats but finds it has already been raided and destroyed by other enemies, though Vandal and his two other sons escaped. Jahk'rt, sensing Ivar is special, then captures the boy and studies him for over a century, during which it is realized he stops aging during his adulthood and is nearly invulnerable to death. This last trait allows him to travel through time arcs safely without

3364-449: A vehicle, though he cannot control his destination. While Ivar is gone, his two younger brothers Gilad and Aram learn they are also enhanced and have immortality. Freeing himself, Ivar runs across another prisoner, a young woman, and helps her escape. They fall in love but when Ivar takes them through a time arc to evade capture, she is killed by the stress of the journey. With a time compass he took from Jahk'rt, Ivar begins his long life as

3480-418: A village of Anatolia over 3000 years before the celebrated birth of Jesus Christ , Ivar Anni-Padda is the son of Vandal, a fierce warrior. After his mother dies while giving birth to Vandal's youngest son, Aram, the boy Ivar flees the village in grief. While away, he learns he can sense folds in time or "time arcs" and then comes across a group of aliens and a woman named Jahk'rt, who is a "bio-manipulator" and

3596-418: Is a liar, Archer leaves him and encounters Mahmud, who tells him that his group, the Sect, has been fighting evil and hunting an enemy called "He Who Is Not To Be Named" for over 2,500 years. Archer discovers their target is Armstrong and quickly realizes the Sect is evil. Armstrong explains the Sect is a corrupt international cult whose members have infiltrated every government body and religious organization in

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3712-426: Is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire , lyrics by Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse , and music by Rudolf Friml . The original 1928 production ran on Broadway for 318 performances. A 1984 revival ran for 15 previews and 9 performances. The Stratford Festival has staged different theatrical productions of playwright Peter Raby's adaptation of the novel: In 2003, a Dutch musical 3 Musketiers with

3828-548: Is a superhero duo in the Valiant Comics universe. The two were originally created by writer and artist Barry Windsor-Smith and introduced in their own self-titled comic book series in 1992. After Acclaim Entertainment bought Valiant Comics in 1996, the two characters were rebooted in a series of one-shot comics entitled Eternal Warriors . Valiant Entertainment, Inc. relaunched the Valiant Comics universe yet again in 2012 and Archer & Armstrong Volume 2 introduced

3944-459: Is an expert marksman and archer with any gun or bow-based weapon. He can also attain night vision when needed. Along with all this, Archer spent eight years in a monastery learning martial arts and how to hone his physical abilities. The Acclaim Entertainment version of Archer is never seen, only mentioned. His name is then adopted by LeMont Quirrel, a natural fighter who is welcomed into the Forever Family. With Valiant's relaunch in 2012, Archer

4060-503: Is befriended by three of the most formidable musketeers of the age – Athos , Porthos and Aramis , "the three musketeers" or "the three inseparables" – and becomes involved in affairs of state and at court. The Three Musketeers is primarily a historical and adventure novel. However, Dumas frequently portrays various injustices, abuses and absurdities of the Ancien Régime , giving the novel an additional political significance at

4176-487: Is born in a village of Anatolia over three thousand years before the celebrated birth of Jesus . He is the son of a warrior named Vandal, along with his older brothers Ivar and Gilad. Their mother dies during Aram's birth, and Ivar leaves the village in grief. Another tribe attacks the same day, forcing Vandal to flee with Gilad and Aram while the other villagers are killed. Adopting a new home, Gilad and Aram learn they are immortals with enhanced physical abilities (the same

4292-532: Is by the American translator Lawrence Ellsworth (Lawrence Schick) published by Pegasus Books in February 2018 from the 1956 French edition. Ellsworth decided to translate the full trilogy of The d'Artagnan Romances as well as the two novels of The Count of Moret for 21st century readers in 9 volumes, making it the first complete translation in over a century and a half. 7 out of 9 volumes have been published and

4408-477: Is critical to the Protestant rebels at La Rochelle. Richelieu gives her his order absolving the bearer from any responsibility, but Athos takes the order from her. To get time to secretly consult with his friends, Athos bets that he, D'Artagnan, Porthos, and Aramis will hold the recaptured St. Gervais bastion against the rebels for an hour next morning. They resist for an hour and a half before retreating, killing

4524-417: Is his destiny to dominate Earth. When Nin shows concern for him, Mog decides she is jealous of his power and stabs her fatally. To save his mother, Ivar pushes her into the river where the Bloom plant was found. Mog destroys his village in a rage, then continues pursuing murder and conquest over the centuries. Eventually, he gains enough control over his rage to act clandestinely when he must. Nin, transformed by

4640-514: Is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight for justice. Set between 1625 and 1628, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan (a character based on Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan ) after he leaves home to travel to Paris, hoping to join the Musketeers of the Guard . Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he

4756-497: Is indifferent towards him. Entering her quarters in the dark, he pretends to be Comte de Wardes, whom she invited in a letter that D'Artagnan intercepted and makes love to her . However, D'Artagnan is not content with Milady's having sex with him thinking that he is de Wardes. He fakes a rude letter from de Wardes, offending Milady. She asks D'Artagnan to duel and kill the Comte. As a prepayment, he has sex with her again, without assuming

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4872-473: Is older than recorded history although Gilad is the elder by two years. In Archer & Armstrong/Eternal Warrior #8 (a double-sized "flipbook" that was two issues in one), readers learned there was a third brother, Ivar the eldest. Ivar then starred in Timewalker , which ran for 15 issues. An extra origin issue, numbered #0, detailed his origin and childhood, showed his father Vandal , and explained why he

4988-706: Is released. In the modern-day, the Eternal Warriors have a hidden community in the Palazzo base in Rome that includes the Forever Family, several human allies, and the Neo-Vals, the last surviving descendants of the original Vikings. The Forever Family works together again against threats such as the corrupt organization Blackworks, whose leader Donald Kelvin discovers Mog. The father of the Eternal Warriors uses Blackworks resources to wage war, demanding leadership of

5104-532: Is retiring to marry his wealthy mistress, and Aramis because he is joining the priesthood. D'Artagnan, though heartbroken and full of regrets, receives the promotion he had coveted. Les Trois Mousquetaires was translated into three English versions by 1846. One of these, by William Barrow (1817–1877), is still in print and fairly faithful to the original, available in the Oxford World's Classics 1999 edition. To conform to 19th-century English standards, all of

5220-470: Is told is a demon and Satan's envoy on Earth. Obadiah meets a bar bouncer named Armstrong and realizes this is the target. But after overhearing a conversation between his parents and a group of demon-worshipping businessmen called "The 1%," Obadiah realizes he has been lied to and is nothing more than a weapon to the Archers. Joining forces, Archer and Armstrong go on a quest to stop the Sect from recovering

5336-610: Is true of Ivar, who learns he can also walk through time). In 3219 BC, Gilad and Aram's adopted tribe battles the superior weaponry of the Mesopotamians . All of the tribe is killed with the exception of Gilad, Aram, and Gilad's first son Kalam, who is adopted by Mesopotamians. Gilad becomes a nomadic warrior, traveling alongside a Geomancer sorcerer for a time. Disillusioned with the glory of violence, Aram spends his immortal life preferring to seek pleasure, adventure, and drink. On occasion, he reunites with his brother Gilad, now

5452-529: The Duke of Buckingham , England's first minister. At the meeting, she gives him a diamond necklace, the King's gift to her, as a keepsake. Richelieu, who wants to diminish the influence of Queen Anne and her Spanish entourage on French internal affairs, plots to persuade the King that his wife is having an affair with Buckingham. On his advice, the King demands that the Queen wears the diamonds to an upcoming soirée. Constance tries to send her husband to London to fetch

5568-541: The Forever Family , and together they and mortal allies work in secret to fight evil and influence humanity for the better. Many of the Forever Family leave their old names behind, renaming themselves after weapons or items of significance. The three Eternal Warriors also earn individual titles among the Forever Family. Aram, also nicknamed "the Mighty Arm-Strong," becomes an Earth-based sorcerer known as

5684-620: The "Eternal Warriors," the three brothers fight evil together and share immortality with others over the centuries, creating the "Forever Family." The series started with the 1997 graphic novel Eternal Warriors: Time and Treachery by writer Art Holcomb and artists Doug Wheatley and John Floyd. The series ended in 1998 after five more graphic novels. In chronological order, they were: Eternal Warriors: Digital Alchemy, Eternal Warriors: Archer & Armstong, Eternal Warriors: Blackworks, Eternal Warriors: Mog, and Eternal Warriors: The Immortal Enemy. Acclaim Entertainment declared bankruptcy in 2007 and

5800-490: The 8th volume is in progress in a serialized translation on Substack. The novel has also been adapted for television in live action and animation. The BBC has adapted the novel on three occasions: Young Blades is an American/Canadian television series that aired on PAX in 2005. The series serves as a sequel to the novels, centered on the son of d'Artagnan, played by Tobias Mehler . A series adapted for Korean history aired in 2014. Walt Disney Productions produced

5916-475: The Archers set fire to their own home and leave Obadiah bound inside. Promising to bring his parents to justice if God helps him, Obadiah frees himself, but loses consciousness from smoke inhalation. He is found in time by firefighters and taken to the hospital. Obadiah has a near-death experience , seeing a great light and recalling his promise. Knowing his parents will kill him at their first opportunity, and fearing that no one will believe him, Archer sneaks out of

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6032-408: The Bloom, repeatedly confronts Mog, becoming his Immortal Enemy. Reaching adulthood, Mog's sons realize they are ageless and nearly invulnerable. Working against threats to humanity, they become known as the Eternal Warriors. As the centuries go on, the three Eternal Warriors occasionally choose those they deem worthy to become immortal as well, sharing the Bloom with them. Those chosen become known as

6148-449: The Comte de la Fère, the pleasure or the ennui he may experience. This being understood, let us proceed with our story. The Three Musketeers was written in collaboration with Auguste Maquet , who also worked with Dumas on its sequels ( Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later ), as well as The Count of Monte Cristo . Maquet would suggest plot outlines after doing historical research; Dumas then expanded

6264-478: The Eternal Warrior while Ivar becomes the Timewalker, also called "Forever Walker" by other time travelers. Though he aids them when he is needed, Aram prefers fun and drink to violence and dislikes Gilad's serious and ruthless nature. By the modern day, Aram the Strong is known simply as Armstrong. A secret coalition of conspiracies and cults rises and works secretly in the shadows for centuries, calling itself simply

6380-505: The Eternal Warriors. As the centuries go on, the three Eternal Warriors occasionally choose those they deem worthy to become immortal as well, sharing the Bloom with them. Those chosen become known as the Forever Family , and together they and mortal allies work in secret to fight evil and influence humanity for the better. Many of the Forever Family leave their old names behind, renaming themselves after weapons or items of significance. The three Eternal Warriors also earn individual titles among

6496-470: The Faraway. Its pieces are used to create the Boon. Obadiah Archer is a psiot, a superhuman by birth. He has the subconscious ability to adjust and adapt his body to a variety of situations. With this, he can imitate any fighting move or physical feat he sees and memorize any physical skill he is taught (provided these feats and actions don't require superhuman power levels). By adjusting his eyes for aim, he

6612-418: The Forever Family and domination of Earth. To fight Mog, Ivar frees his imprisoned mother Nin. After several battles, Mog is defeated and the Eternal Warriors decide their efforts to help humanity have caused as much harm as good. They disband the Forever Family and go their separate ways. Millennia ago in the ancient Sumerian City-state of Ur , Aram Anni-Prada is celebrated along with his older brother Ivar

6728-443: The Forever Family and domination of Earth. To fight Mog, Ivar frees his imprisoned mother Nin. After several battles, Mog is defeated and the Eternal Warriors decide their efforts to help humanity have caused as much harm as good. They disband the Forever Family and go their separate ways. The Acclaim version of Ivar the Timewalker is also featured in a two-issue team-up mini-series alongside the time-lost hero Turok . The two confront

6844-436: The Forever Family. Aram, also nicknamed "the Mighty Arm-Strong," becomes an Earth-based sorcerer known as a Geomancer. Gilad becomes known as Warmaster. Ivar, who discovers how to fold time and travel through the sub-dimension of "netherspace," earns the title Timewalker. Aram forges a strong friendship with a Forever Family warrior who takes the name "Archer." The two work as partners for a while until Archer dies in battle. In

6960-516: The Great Cataclysm imprisons Ivar outside of physical reality, forcing him to walk through time. His two brothers eventually go their separate ways, with Aram later adopting the name Armstrong and Gilad becoming known as the Eternal Warrior , chosen by Earth itself to stop certain threats by any means necessary, often working with Geomancers who speak for the Earth. Unable to act directly in

7076-528: The Holy Grail itself as well. In the original Valiant Comics stories, the satchel could also compel others to obey a person holding it. The original 1992 series was first collected in 2008 as a deluxe hardcover and in 2016 as a complete omnibus of the run: This hardcover of the Archer & Armstrong origin story was digitally recolored and "remastered" from the original material. In addition to collecting

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7192-476: The Musketeers' headquarters. Without the letter, he faces a lukewarm reception from Tréville. Before their conversation concludes, D'Artagnan sees Rochefort passing in the street through Tréville's window and rushes out of the building to confront him. Pursuing Rochefort, he separately offends three musketeers, Athos , Porthos and Aramis , who each demand satisfaction; D'Artagnan must fight a duel with each of them that afternoon. As D'Artagnan prepares himself for

7308-413: The Musketeers, and how, in the antechamber, he encountered three young Béarnese with the names Athos, Porthos and Aramis, made such an impression on him that he continued to investigate. That much is true – the rest is fiction: He finally found the names of the three musketeers in a manuscript titled Mémoire de M. le comte de la Fère, etc. Dumas "requested permission" to reprint the manuscript; permission

7424-705: The Null is seemingly defeated, Ivar and Sethi go separate ways, apparently down different timelines. Like his brothers Aram and Gilad, Ivar Anni-Pada is ageless, invulnerable to disease and poison. He has superhuman strength, is more resistant to injury than an average human, has enhanced reflexes and speed, and his body heals from injury and damage. In the Acclaim Entertainment Comics continuity, immortals could still be killed by catastrophic injury, such as having most of their flesh and muscle destroyed, having their heads destroyed, or being bisected across

7540-485: The Null, the two heroes wound up searching for classified files regarding Archer's true nature, leading them to Project Rising Spirit (the same government project that studied psiots and harbingers and created the Bloodshot super-soldiers). Soon afterward, Mary-Maria joins Archer and Armstrong on a journey to the Faraway and they find themselves in the middle of a war. They are able to escape with Ivar's help. Meanwhile,

7656-446: The Sect. In the modern-day, two members of the Sect named Charles and Marcie Archer adopt several children and raise them in isolation, training them to be religiously devout assassins. One such child, Obadiah, has superhuman "psiot" potential. Believing he will be a valuable weapon, the Archers tell Obadiah that he is their biological son. When he is old enough, the teenage Obadiah is sent to assassinate "He Who Is Not To Be Named," whom he

7772-532: The Strong is ageless and heals from injury, making him nearly invincible. While his two brothers have enhanced strength, Armstrong is the strongest of the three. His long life has made him an expert in many forms of combat and weaponry, though he often prefers to use brute strength in a fight rather than skill. In the Acclaim Entertainment Comics continuity, immortals could still be killed by catastrophic injury, such as having most of their flesh and muscle destroyed, having their heads destroyed, or being bisected across

7888-545: The Timewalker . Their adventures also involve the recovery of Armstrong's magical satchel. Along the way, the two learn that Archer's combat talents are due to his being a "psiot" or "harbinger," one of a rare number of humans born with superhuman traits. Archer's ability allows him to mimic any human skill and adapt to various situations. Long ago, the Viking warrior Mog has a wife Nin (a woman with one green eye and one brown eye) and three sons: Gilad, Ivar and Aram. Mog discovers

8004-440: The Viking warrior Mog has a wife Nin (a woman with one green eye and one brown eye) and three sons: Gilad, Ivar and Aram . Mog discovers a special herb he believes is connected to the gods. Calling it the Bloom , Mog shares it with their young sons, who begin growing rapidly and show increased physical abilities. Consuming the plant regularly, Mog gains a form of immortality and begins to hear voices he thinks are gods telling him it

8120-426: The War-Monger . Valiant Comics debuted Archer & Armstrong Volume 1 in 1992 and began with issue #0, a stand-alone story explaining Archer's background and how he met Armstrong. Issues # 1 and #2 were part of " Unity ", Valiant's first crossover, and were written by Jim Shooter , Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton , with art by Windsor-Smith. Issues #3-12, written and largely drawn by Windsor-Smith, established

8236-471: The bearer of any responsibility which Athos had taken from Milady. Impressed with D'Artagnan's candor and secretly glad to be rid of Milady, Richelieu destroys the order and writes a new one, giving the bearer a promotion to lieutenant in Tréville's company, leaving the name blank. D'Artagnan offers the letter to his three friends in turn, but each refuses it; Athos because it is beneath him, Porthos because he

8352-455: The blast but then resurrected by dark spirits that grant her immortality and the ability to warp emotions. Seeing her home destroyed, Vexana worries her survival means she might be responsible for the Great Cataclysm. She leaves, her grief blocking out much of her memory and warping her mind. She becomes the War-Monger, a self-styled "agent of chaos" sparking conflicts around the world. In the modern-day, Ivar encounters Dr. Neela Sethi just before

8468-720: The brain is destroyed and must later regenerate, all memories and knowledge are retained. The Boon also equips the mind with a unique form of apathy, so that emotions do not play a prominent role in their thought processes (although they do still feel them). This makes them immune to depression and other forms of mental illness, allowing them to experience eternity without losing their sanity over time. Along with his immortality, Ivar can sense use naturally occurring folds and disruptions in time called "time arcs." He can then walk through these folds, instantly transporting himself to another time and place (though usually limited to Earth). Ivar cannot navigate his time travel without technology such as

8584-508: The city. Ivar blames himself for Gilad's death and determines to use the Boon to restore Gilad, despite Aram's protests. Activated, the Boon drains the life force from the thousands who inhabit Ur and a massive explosion occurs, the Great Cataclysm. All those in Ur and the surrounding areas are killed, the city now in ruins. As a result, Gilad is not only resurrected, he and his two brothers are now immortals with enhanced bodies and minds. The blast of

8700-558: The diamond studs, Buckingham provides replacements while delaying the thief's return to Paris. D'Artagnan thus returns a complete set of jewels to Queen Anne in time to save her honor. D'Artagnan hopes to begin an affair with the grateful Constance. Invited to a date, he sees signs of a struggle and discovers that Rochefort and Bonacieux, acting under the orders of Richelieu, have kidnapped Constance. D'Artagnan traces his steps back to find his friends whom he abandoned wounded on his way to London. At their meeting, Athos, drunk, tells D'Artagnan

8816-408: The diamonds, but he is instead manipulated by Richelieu and thus does not go, so D'Artagnan and his friends intercede. En route to England, Richelieu's henchmen attack them and only D'Artagnan and Planchet reach London. Before arriving, D'Artagnan is compelled to assault and nearly to kill Comte de Wardes, a friend of Richelieu, cousin of Rochefort and Milady's love interest. Although Milady stole two of

8932-466: The engineer and his younger brother, the ruthless Gilad. Aram's incredible strength earns him the nickname "Aram the Strong." While on a quest in a mysterious realm called the Faraway, the brothers discover a machine called the Boon that seems able to hold back death. They steal it, but Gilad is killed in the process. Driven desperate by grief, Ivar activates the Boon to restore Gilad, despite Aram trying to stop him. The Boon restores Gilad and makes him and

9048-581: The explicit and many of the implicit references to sexuality were removed, adversely affecting the readability of several scenes, such as the scenes between d'Artagnan and Milady. There are 3 modern translations as well. One recent English translation is by Will Hobson in 2002. Another is by Richard Pevear (2006), who, though applauding Barrow's work, states that most of the modern translations available today are "textbook examples of bad translation practices" which "give their readers an extremely distorted notion of Dumas' writing." The most recent translation

9164-459: The fact that Quirrel also wears a pendant decorated by arrows, leads Aram to instinctively call him "Archer." Resistant at first to fill the role of a person he never met, Quirrel later accepts the nickname gladly. The Forever Family works together again against threats such as the corrupt organization Blackworks, whose leader Donald Kelvin discovers Mog. The father of the Eternal Warriors uses Blackworks resources to wage war, demanding leadership of

9280-468: The first 7 issues, it also includes a new Formation of the Sect story by Jim Shooter, one of the title's original creators. Archer & Armstrong: First Impressions was later named one of the top ten graphic novels of 2008 by Diamond Comic Distributors (Valiant Entertainment's second showing on the coveted top ten, along with Harbinger: The Beginning ) and one of the best of 2008 by Ain't It Cool News. The 2012 relaunched series has been collected into

9396-526: The first duel, he realizes that Athos's seconds are Porthos and Aramis, who are astonished that the Gascon intends to duel them all. As D'Artagnan and Athos begin, Richelieu's guards appear and attempt to arrest the musketeers for illegal dueling. Offered to leave by the Cardinal's guards, D'Artagnan decides to help the musketeers. Despite being outnumbered four to five, the four men win the battle. D'Artagnan seriously wounds Jussac, one of Richelieu's officers and

9512-533: The hospital and seeks someone to teach him how to fight. He finds his way to a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh , high in the Himalayas, where he is given sanctuary and lives for the next several years. The monks observe Obadiah has extraordinary control over his body, a natural talent for martial arts, and flawless skill with a bow and arrow. Young Archer credits this to his near-death experience, believing he died and

9628-404: The machine grants immortality by stealing life from those nearby. The children and other sect members are killed while the spirits of Charles and Marcie are trapped inside Mary-Maria as the machine is stopped by Archer and Armstrong. The day is saved but the current Geomancer sorcerer dies in the process, and Armstrong realizes that his brother Gilad will sense this and want vengeance. Now alone in

9744-444: The mid-section. Since 2012, the comics have said that mysterious machine known as the Boon not only enhanced the bodies of Armstrong and his brothers when they became immortal but also their minds. The three brothers now have minds with unlimited storage and analytical capacity, as well as perfect recall when necessary. Even if the brain is destroyed and must later regenerate, all memories and knowledge are retained. The Boon also equips

9860-474: The mid-section. His long life and unique experiences as a Timewalker have made him an expert at various forms of combat and highly knowledgeable in several fields. Since 2012, the comics have said that mysterious machine known as the Boon not only made Ivar and his brothers immortal and enhanced their bodies but also enhanced their mind. The three brothers now have minds with unlimited storage and analytical capacity, as well as perfect recall when necessary. Even if

9976-598: The mind with a unique form of apathy, so that emotions do not play a prominent role in their thought processes (although they do still feel them). This makes them immune to depression and other forms of mental illness, allowing them to experience eternity without losing their sanity over time. In his different incarnations, Armstrong also carries a magical bottomless satchel containing a variety of artifacts accumulated throughout history, including many weapons and some magical items. The satchel never increases in weight and seems invulnerable to damage or wear. Armstrong claims to have

10092-478: The modern-day, the Eternal Warriors have a hidden community in the Palazzo base in Rome that includes the Forever Family, several human allies, and the Neo-Vals, the last surviving descendants of the original Vikings. While investigating a threat from within, the Forever Family discovers a young man named LeMont Quirrel, a petty criminal who finds himself wishing to help. Quirrel's manner and natural skill for weapons reminds Aram of his old friend Archer. This, along with

10208-417: The new continuity, the three Anni-Prada brothers gained immortality when Ivar activated a strange machine known as the Boon. The device gave them healing abilities, enhanced minds, and seemingly-ageless life by draining the life force from their entire home city-state of Ur. This revised story now said Gilad was the youngest Anni-Prada brother rather than Aram, though Ivar was still the oldest. Aram Anni-Padda

10324-420: The newly created Valiant Entertainment, Inc. bought back the rights to many characters. Valiant Comics was relaunched in 2012 with a rebooted universe. Archer & Armstrong Volume 2 began in 2012 under the creative team of writer Fred Van Lente and artists Clayton Henry and Brian Reber. Archer's origin was revised and the nature of his powers was altered. Archer & Armstrong Volume 2 #0 revealed that in

10440-420: The newly created Valiant Entertainment, Inc. bought back the rights to many characters. Valiant Comics was relaunched in 2012 with a rebooted universe. Ivar was reintroduced in 2012 in the first story arc of Archer & Armstrong Volume 2 by writer Fred Van Lente and artists Clayton Henry and Brian Reber. Archer & Armstrong #0 later revealed that the three brothers gained immortality when Ivar activated

10556-458: The physical world, Ivar eventually reaches out telepathically to the young warrior Obadiah Archer, who befriends Armstrong in the 21st century. Ivar helps guide the two of them to prevent an evil cult known as the Sect from reactivating the Boon. Finally free of his imprisonment, Ivar can now walk through time via "time arcs" that naturally occur. Rather than simply pursuing a linear life, he regularly hops between different time eras, navigating with

10672-570: The plot, removing some characters, including new ones and imbuing the story with his unmistakable style. The Three Musketeers was first published in serial form in the newspaper Le Siècle between March and July 1844. In 1625 France, D'Artagnan leaves his family in Gascony and travels to Paris to join the Musketeers of the Guard . At a house in Meung-sur-Loire , an older man derides D'Artagnan's horse. Insulted, D'Artagnan demands

10788-479: The power to warp emotions. Believing her survival means she might be responsible for the Great Cataclysm, Vexana becomes twisted by grief and blocks out some of her own memories. She stalks history as an "agent of chaos" provoking conflict and war, taking the name War-Monger. On occasion she fights her brothers, who do not recognize her as the child who was their sister. The brothers go their separate ways, occasionally joining forces to fight evil. Gilad becomes known as

10904-487: The prospect of losing his friends, D'Artagnan refuses despite understanding that his career prospects diminish as a result. With their regiments, D'Artagnan and the three musketeers are ordered to the Siege of La Rochelle . There, the four friends survive two assassination attempts by Milady's agents. The would-be assassins die in the process. At an inn, Athos overhears Richelieu asking Milady to murder Buckingham, whose support

11020-457: The river where the Bloom plant was found. Mog destroys his village in a rage, then continues pursuing murder and conquest over the centuries. Eventually, he gains enough control over his rage to act clandestinely when he must. Nin, transformed by the Bloom, repeatedly confronts Mog, becoming his "Immortal Enemy." Reaching adulthood, Mog's sons realize they are ageless and nearly invulnerable. Working against threats to humanity, they become known as

11136-708: The ruthless Eternal Warrior, and Ivar the Time Walker. A few exploits of the three brothers even inspire the tales of The Three Musketeers . By the modern-day, Aram is a wandering vagrant constantly searching for company and alcohol. He now uses the name "Armstrong." Obadiah Archer is a boy in Topeka, Kansas raised by evangelist minister Joe Earl Archer and his wife Thelma Archer. Devoutly religious, Obadiah discovers he has incredible hand-eye coordination and physical skill. After learning their son discovered they were kidnapping and molesting children from their congregation,

11252-417: The scattered pieces of the Boon and rebuilding the machine so their own members can become immortal. This brings them into conflict with Obadiah's adopted siblings, including his love Mary-Maria Archer. Along the way, Archer is guided by visions of Ivar, whom he first mistakenly believes is God or an agent of Heaven. The Boon is repaired and activated, only for Charles and Marcie Archer to realize too late that

11368-543: The strange realm of Utnapishtim, also called "the Faraway." During their quest, they meet the Keepers of the Timeless Word, an order that safeguards a machine known as the Boon which sustains life in the Faraway, keeping it a timeless place without death. They take the machine but Gilad is fatally wounded. Ivar and Aram return to Ur and their young sister Vexana is grief-stricken, leaving Gilad's deathbed and fleeing

11484-474: The three brothers even inspire the tales of The Three Musketeers . Ivar also sometimes runs into various Geomancers , a long line of sorcerers who speak directly to the Earth and sometimes recruit heroes to help them against great evil. During his travels, Ivar winds up in the middle of the future-era Harbinger Wars, bringing him into contact with the woman Faith Herbert and the last of the Rai warriors. Long ago,

11600-755: The time of its publication, a time when the debate in France between republicans and monarchists was still fierce. The story was first serialised from March to July 1844, during the July Monarchy , four years before the French Revolution of 1848 established the Second Republic . The story of d'Artagnan is continued in Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later . Dumas presents his novel as one of

11716-425: The two other brothers immortal, but in doing so it drains the life force of all the citizens of Ur. The following explosion, the Great Cataclysm, destroys the surrounding area. Aram is grief-stricken by the loss of his people and by the knowledge that his immortality is due to the theft of thousands of lives. Unknown to the brothers, their young sister Vexana is resurrected by dark spirits who grant her immortality and

11832-489: The villain Sabbath with the help of Master Darque . Six thousand years ago in the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Ur, Ivar Anni-Prada is a normal man and the eldest of four children. As an adult, he serves the city as a brilliant engineer, creating an irrigation system, effective defense walls, and lanterns powered by static electricity while in motion. One day, he and his brothers Aram and Gilad (the youngest) journey into

11948-473: The web series Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe . The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers (French: Les Trois Mousquetaires ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas . It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances . As with some of his other works, he wrote it in collaboration with ghostwriter Auguste Maquet . It

12064-399: The woman is about to invent time travel on Earth. He guides her on a journey through time so she can understand the nature of time travel, though secretly pursuing his own agenda. To aid him against the Null, a cult worshiping oblivion and hoping to erase the physical universe, Ivar recruits Sethi, Armstong, Amelia Earhart , and an older version of Gilad from the far future. After the threat of

12180-635: The world including the Vatican . Eight hundred members live in Archer's hometown of Topeka. Escaping imprisonment in Vatican City, Archer & Armstrong embark on a journey through Europe, dealing with attacks by the Sect while encountering a number of adventures and a number of Armstrong's old acquaintances including his former wife Andy (the Greek goddess Andromeda ), his brother Gilad (or "Gilly" as Armstrong calls him), and his older brother Ivar

12296-440: The world of the heroic pair and explored their enemy the Sect, an international secret society that had infiltrated most of the world's significant governments and religious organizations. Originally, there were meant to be only two immortal brothers in the Valiant Comics Universe : Gilad the Eternal Warrior and Aram A.K.A. Armstrong, younger by two years. Archer & Armstrong/Eternal Warrior #8 (a double-sized "flipbook" that

12412-552: The world, Archer joins Armstrong as a full-time partner in adventure. The two fight and then join forces with Gilad and the new Geomancer against the Null, a cult that worships entropy and nothingness. This brings them into battle with a living algorithm created by the Null that regularly uses different humans as host bodies, "the Last Enemy" (a new version of the Valiant Comics villain "the Immortal Enemy"). After thwarting

12528-499: Was a Hanna-Barbera animated special from 1973. It was part of the 1970s-80s CBS anthology series Famous Classic Tales that was produced by Hanna-Barbera's Australian division and often aired around the holidays between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds is a 1981 Spanish–Japanese anime adaptation, where the characters are anthropomorphic dogs. A sequel, The Return of Dogtanian ,

12644-526: Was brought back by God to enact justice. His desire for revenge is incompatible with the monks' beliefs, so he later leaves the monastery. Returning to the United States, he learns that his parents' crimes were discovered weeks after his departure, and they were arrested and imprisoned. Suddenly unsure of his purpose, he comes across Armstrong, a vagrant who shares stories of being immortal and having had adventures throughout history. Believing Armstrong

12760-437: Was granted: Now, this is the first part of this precious manuscript which we offer to our readers, restoring it to the title which belongs to it, and entering into an engagement that if (of which we have no doubt) this first part should obtain the success it merits, we will publish the second immediately. In the meanwhile, since godfathers are second fathers, as it were, we beg the reader to lay to our account and not to that of

12876-658: Was in Dumas' own lifetime as the opera Les Trois Mousquetaires with a libretto by Dumas himself and music by Albert Visetti . An 1898 play, by Henry Hamilton , opened as The Three Musketeers at the Theatre Metropole, Camberwell , England, on 12 September 1898. Renamed The King's Musketeer , it was mounted at the Knickerbocker Theatre in New York on 22 February 1899. The Three Musketeers

12992-482: Was later named one of the top ten graphic novels of 2008 by Diamond Comic Distributors and one of the best of 2008 by Ain't It Cool News. Acclaim Entertainment bought Valiant comics in 1994, leading to a reboot of the Valiant characters. In 1997, a one-shot comic series under the banner title Eternal Warriors reintroduced Armstrong and his two brothers as Vikings, the sons of Mog and Nin, who become immortal due to

13108-409: Was not present when his younger brothers Aram and Gilad were adults and discovered their own immortality. Acclaim Entertainment bought Valiant comics in 1994, leading to a reboot of the Valiant characters. In 1997, the graphic novel series Eternal Warriors reintroduced Ivar and his two brothers as Vikings, the sons of Mog and Nin, who become immortal due to a special plant. Collectively called

13224-435: Was released in 1989 by BRB Internacional , Thames Television and Wang Film Productions . Set 10 years after the original, it is loosely based on the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne . A key difference between the two Dogtanian adaptions and Dumas' novel is that the character traits of Athos and Porthos were interchanged, making Athos the extrovert and Porthos the secretive noble of the group. In 1989, Gakken produced

13340-473: Was trained since childhood to be an assassin. Along with this training in martial arts and weaponry, Archer is a psiot with an ability compared to "morphogenesis." This allows him to consciously or subconsciously tap into the akashic plane where the sum total of human ancestral memory exists, giving him access to a variety of human skills, abilities, and traits. Archer can also duplicate certain superhuman powers in this way. Like his brothers Gilad and Ivar, Aram

13456-523: Was two issues in one) later revealed there was a third brother, Ivar the eldest. The original Archer & Armstrong series was called "The best buddy team book of all time" by Ain't It Cool News , and "Superhero buddy book of the decade" by Wizard magazine. The series ended in 1994 with issue #26. In 2008, Valiant released a deluxe hardcover of the Archer & Armstrong origin story, entitled Archer & Armstrong: First Impressions . The hardcover

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