A chost which reads,
Within the Lazurite Legendarium may be found the Eternal Library, an archive of the known universe's entire body of knowledge (so far as has been collected) gathered from across time, space, and dimensions...curated by NONE OTHER THAN...
BOOKMAN
Born of an ancient warrior's soul trapped in the remains of a ceremonial mask itself encased by the leather cover of a book, The Being Who Would Become Bookman ascended to the realm of the Gods after his sacrifice went wrong, and discovering his unbelonging in either realm, he did the one thing he does best:
FIGHT ABOUT IT.
Defeating the Gods in a(n endless-seeming) Cage Match for the state of his soul, Bookman gained the ability to dimensionally anchor himself to the universe, not unlike a certain thunder-god's hammer. Utilizing this newfound fixed-point nature and thrilled by his freedom, Bookman flung himself through the dimensions and universes in search of ever-greater challenges of will and skill, and ever more epic stories to tell. It would be then that he came across the Legendarium, kept by Blue Skies the Titan, and the two entered into a compact that endures to this day: He would curate Their Library, and Bookman would be ever free to call the Legendarium his home.
He would, in the near past, come into the company of a kindly priest named Sergio Benitez...perhaps better known as FRAY TORMENTA. It is from him that the masked book warrior learned the art of Lucha libre, and from then on he became THE MIGHTY BOOKMAN, The FREE FIGHTING BOOK, sworn to uphold JUSTICE in and outside the ring!
Solving Book Crimes and fighting for the sanctity of the word both written and spoken, it is this hero's sworn duty to chronicle all the forms of martial art he can learn into a Compendium of Combat!
A closeup of Bookman G. Bookman's grin of supreme confidence; the inset forehead gem in his cover gleams refulgently!
A modern interpretation of Bookman G. Bookman, wearing a snappy dress shirt which his mighty muscles bulge tight, a fringed crimson tie resembling a bookmark, a rope belt, diamond-print slacks, and comfy loafers!
Bookman Gilgamesh Bookman in his ULTIMATE BATTLE FORM, amalgamated from several different incarnations of himself across the dimensions; he has grown an extra set of arms, spread wide to embrace his foe, while his original pair claw the air before him in relish. His Yoshitaka Amano-styled pants billow in the breeze as does his bookmark-scarf; his face has become distinctly more skull-like, and the vanes of his eyebrows have spread wide to resemble wings. A stone patch appears to have been melted to his chest as if to hold it together, and a burgundy robe flows open around his arms.
He bellows in anticipation,
"FINALLY...THE ULTIMATE BATTLE!!!"
AND THEN, OF COURSE:
YA KNOW HIM
YA LOVE HIM
IT'S *ALWAYS* SUPER-DYNAMIC STORY TIME FOR HIM,
BOOKMAN G(ILGAMESH) BOOKMAN
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