Infinity-Man

This article is about the New Gods character. For the Legion of Super-Heroes character, see Infinite Man. For the 1973 science fiction novel, see The Infinite Man.

Infinity-Man is the name of several characters appearing in DC Comics, in the Fourth World storyline. Both are alien heroes associated with the New Gods, with the second, Drax, being Darkseid's brother and an ally of the Forever People.^[1]

Infinity-Man
Infinity-Man as appeared on a pin-up of Forever People #4 (August 1971), artist Jack Kirby
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Forever People #1 (February 1971)
Created by	Jack Kirby (writer & artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Tom Leak Astorr Drax Izaya
Species	New God
Place of origin	Apokolips
Team affiliations	Forever People
Notable aliases	Himon
Abilities	Immortality Superhuman strength Invulnerability Flight Phasing Energy manipulation Matter manipulation Magnetokinesis Gravikiniesis "Infinity-Beams" Accelerated healing Teleportation Telepathy Telekinesis

Infinity-Man appears in Young Justice, where he is depicted as the combined form of the Forever People rather than a separate entity.

Publication history

Infinity-Man first appeared in Forever People #1 (February 1971).^[2]

Fictional character biography

Infinity-Man is initially a title held by Astorr, an alien warrior who rescues the badly burned Drax (brother of Darkseid) and helps him recover. Before dying of old age, Astorr passes on his role as Infinity-Man to Drax.^[3]

Having assumed the title of Infinity-Man, Drax goes on to serve Highfather on New Genesis and becomes an ally of the Forever People. Whenever Infinity-Man is needed, the Forever People summon him by touching their Mother Boxes and reciting the word "Taaru". This causes the Forever People to enter a state of limbo which lasts until Infinity-Man returns power to them.

A later storyline focuses on Devilance and his vendetta against the Forever People and Infinity-Man. Devilance tracks down Infinity-Man to an island, where the two engage in a duel that results in the island's destruction. Both Infinity-Man and Devilance are presumed dead, with Infinity-Man later being revealed to have survived.^[4]

In the storyline Death of the New Gods, Infinity-Man is suspected by Superman, Mister Miracle, and Orion to be the mysterious killer behind the recent deaths of the New Gods. It is revealed that Infinity-Man is the killer of the New Gods and posed as Himon to avoid detection. He claims to be acting on behalf of the Source—revealed as the "good" half of an entity that previously encompassed the Source and the Anti-Life Equation—and that his killings were intended to reunite both halves. Infinity-Man is seemingly destroyed by Mister Miracle's attack.^[5]

The New 52

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Infinity-Man is an abstract of the Source itself and the moral consciousness of Highfather. Highfather was originally a compassionate being known as Izaya who visited the Source Wall searching for answers from the Source itself. Izaya is hit by the Source, which makes him cold, tactile and manipulative. His lost conscience manifests itself as Infinity-Man.^[6]

Powers and abilities

Infinity-Man has seemingly limitless strength and endurance, invulnerability, flight, ability to "phase" through matter, vast energy and matter manipulation, magnetic powers, and Infinity-Beams. Other powers include a form of advanced healing and telepathy.

In other media

• Infinity-Man makes non-speaking appearances in Young Justice. This version is the combined form of the Forever People via New Genesian technology and the Source.^[7]
• Infinity-Man appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[8]