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Elder Statesman

Egg Comics

on July 29, 2014

Edgar Willoughby Cobb is the 101 year old galactic superhero known as The Elder Statesman.Once, he was known as the Emerald Sentry in his younger days.He flew around the known universe, righting wrongs, saving planets and boldly going where no superhero had heretofore gone…the boudoirs of beauteous alien lasses.Alas, he did begin to age.His powers kept him alive and strong, and, even a bit younger than he was supposed to be.Now, at age 101, he looks to be only in his late 60's.Don't let his emaciated and liver-spotted body fool you. The Elder Statesman can still knock a small moon out of orbit with one punch.Being the greatest hero in the galaxy was his greatest joy in life, and, it took him away from the Earth and it's many problems, rules and ungreatful citizenry. He did not miss it.All was well until, it seems, more and more Earthlings were attaining superpowers and a large percentage of those peole were making their way into space to become heroes, or worse, villains.It used to be that The Statesman used his unique human "Yankee Ingenuity" to overcome whatever galactic despots or alien invaders posed a threat. Now, with more humans and human influence in and around the galaxy, his 'special moves' and tactics aren't so special anymore on either side of the law.At the very least, he still had the honor of being the most powerful hero in the galaxy… until she came along.AstroLass.Now, not only does the old school hero have to deal with not being the most powerful being in the galaxy, but worse, he's being overshadowed by "some tarted-up, half-naked chickie-baby with a parallel universe where her hair should be!"(His words.)Though he may resent his turf being encroached upon by the likes of SpaceGoose and other "galactic heroes", he only seems to have true resentment for AstroLass.Maybe it's because she outpowers him.Maybe it's because of her youth and vitality.Or, maybe it's because she is a living reminder that, despite still being able to fly at interstellar speeds, survive the vaccuum of space and walk the surface of a sun like it was concrete, there's one certain part of his mega-powered, if withered, old body that no longer functions. A serious blow to the massive ego of a man who's bedded more femaliens in the last 82 years than Lobo and Captain Kirk put together.