Who Is Atlas? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Atlas is a Image comic book character, the alter ego of Sean Welch, with over 8 comic issue appearances. Recruited for the second iteration of Brigade, Atlas' run with the team was shortlived after being killed by the alien Genocide.

Who is Atlas?

History Basically, nothing is known about Sean Welch aka Atlas. He was recruited by Battlestone and Kayo some time after they recruited Seahawk and Coldsnap , as they were building a group of costumed superhumans to rival Youngblood . This group was called Brigade, and started establishing a bit of a reputation. Their second documented case saw them pitted against a powerful extraterrestrial warrior called Genocide , who wanted to see if their power challenged his. Brigade ended up on Genocide’s home planet (called D’vor), struggling against his troops and the local powers that be and allying with some local superhumans. Eventually, Brigade clashed with Genocide again in a fight to the finish, and a blast from the villain, intended to kill the invulnerable Battlestone, ended up striking Atlas straight through the chest, killing him in instants. Though Atlas died early and needlessly, Battlestone wanted to ensure that his death would not be in vain, but that never really worked out, as Brigade’s career as a group was pretty much catastrophic and mired in failure. Though they won most of their battles, the group never amounted to much.

Key facts

Atlas is of human origin and first appeared in "Sabotage!". The character is published by Image. With 8 recorded issue appearances, Atlas ranks among the most featured characters in comics.