Fleur de Lys (superhero) explained
Fleur de Lys is a superheroine from Quebec and an ally of Northguard, created in 1984 by Mark Shainblum and Gabriel Morrissette in the comic New Triumph featuring Northguard.[1] The name of the character is inspired by the heraldic symbol of the fleur de lys, which is the official emblem of Quebec and a prominent part of the Flag of Quebec. The character was honored with a Canadian postage stamp in 1995, with fellow superheroes Superman, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Johnny Canuck and Captain Canuck.[2]
Fleur de Lys uses a fleur-de-lys-shaped, non-lethal light saber to vanquish her foes.[3] The character's civilian identity is martial-arts expert Manon Deschamps,[4] from Quebec.[5]
In 2010, Fleur de Lys was featured in an animated web series, Heroes of the North, where it was revealed that the Quebecois heroine has brothers who are separatist terrorists.[6]
References
- News: Superheroes put their stamp on Canada . . October 14, 1995 . J3. — via ProQuest
- Book: Colombo . John Robert . 1000 Questions About Canada: Places, People, Things and Ideas, A Question-and-Answer Book on Canadian Facts and Culture . 2001 . Dundurn . 9781550029536 . 249 . 19 August 2020.
- Book: Douglas . Ann . Canuck Chicks and Maple Leaf Mamas: Women of the Great White North, a Celebration of Canadian Women . 2002 . McArthur . 9781552783122 . 214.
- Book: Bell . John . Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe . 2006 . Dundurn . 9781459720749 . 80–82 . 19 August 2020.
- Book: Bell . John . Guardians of the North: The National Superhero in Canadian Comic-book Art . 1992 . National Archives of Canada . 9780662193470 . 35 . 19 August 2020.
- News: Kratina . Al . Superheroes, strangeness are drawn together in our comics scene . 19 August 2020 . . October 9, 2010 . E4.
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