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

  1. ↑ "Superheroes put their stamp on Canada". The Ottawa Citizen. October 14, 1995. p. J3. — via ProQuest
  2. ↑ Colombo, John Robert (2001). 1000 Questions About Canada: Places, People, Things and Ideas, A Question-and-Answer Book on Canadian Facts and Culture. Dundurn. p. 249. ISBN 9781550029536. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Douglas, Ann (2002). Canuck Chicks and Maple Leaf Mamas: Women of the Great White North, a Celebration of Canadian Women. McArthur. p. 214. ISBN 9781552783122.
  4. ↑ Bell, John (2006). Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe. Dundurn. pp. 80–82. ISBN 9781459720749. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Bell, John (1992). Guardians of the North: The National Superhero in Canadian Comic-book Art. National Archives of Canada. p. 35. ISBN 9780662193470. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Kratina, Al (October 9, 2010). "Superheroes, strangeness are drawn together in our comics scene". The Montreal Gazette. p. E4. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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