COBWEB

 

COBWEB

Real Name: (unpronounceable by human standards)

First Appearance: Sleepwalker (Vol. 1) #3, August 1991

Powers: Cobweb is being from the psychic dimension known as the Mindscape. The Mindscape is equivalent to the astral plane, an extra-dimensional realm inhabited by sentient beings composed of pure thought, or representational matter. All human minds are linked through the Mindscape, and it is possible for denizens of the Mindscape to enter the minds of humans, influencing their dreams or causing them trauma or madness from their subconscious. A denizen of the Mindscape may be unable to find their way out of a human mind, though, either back into the Mindscape or out into the waking world. The beings known as the Sleepwalkers have long made it their purpose to patrol the Mindscape and guard defenseless minds everywhere from evil creatures who would invade other beings consciousness in order to feed upon their mental energies. One such creature was the being who would become known as Cobweb. Cobweb developed a rivalry with one Sleepwalker in particular, who defeated him many times over and banished him to the furthest reaches of the Mindscape. Cobweb eventually returned and lured his rival Sleepwalker into the mind of Rick Sheridan.

Cobweb appears composed of material that resembles webbing. He is elastic and durable, able to bend with impact to absorb attacks without suffering harm. His body can extend and reshape itself, increasing the length of his limbs or distorting his appearance. He can weave duplicates of himself, animating them from a distance with a single thread to divert his prey. Cobweb can influence the minds of other beings, creating illusions and false realities that mislead his opponents. These illusions can actually become reality over time if the victim believes them for too long. From his position in the Mindscape, Cobweb can scan the minds of human beings or monitor their waking activities, but whether this is a "power" or simply the nature of the Mindscape is unknown.