Who Is Drake? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Drake is a Creator-Owned comic book character, with over 6 comic issue appearances. Drake is a mutinous scientist at Ice Station Hellman during the rule of the Grendel Khan.

Who is Drake?

Major Story Arcs Drake is part of a team of scientists at Ice Station Hellman in Antarctica. UNOW, the world's government during the reign of the Grendel Khan , stops communication with the team and they begin to wonder whether they are being left to die. A mysterious Grendel named Jonah shows up out of nowhere at the same time that the scientists start to die from a strange condition, in which they quickly go mad, start bleeding from their eyes, and then burst from the inside out in an explosion of blood. Some of the scientists, led by Drake, believe that the disease is an infection and that Jonah is the host Drake has never liked the station's leader Caroline Konard , and when she protects Jonah, he becomes openly mutinous. He challenges Caroline and Jonah at every turn. After an earthquake, they investigate the toxic waste dump they are supposed to oversee. Drake secretly kills one of the scientists he finds there, who has started to show signs of the lethal condition. However, the condition is really caused by the leaking toxic waste, not an infection, and Drake is exposed to the waste while killing the scientist.

Key facts

Drake is of human origin and first appeared in "Chapter 1; Glistening Part 2". The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 6 recorded issue appearances, Drake ranks among the most featured characters in comics.