History[]
Born in 1967 in Kentucky, Jessica worshiped her dad, Mack Taggart, believing that he was a hard-working mail man whose long absences from his family were because he worked a large route. It was only later, when he got arrested, that she learned that he was the small-time supervillain called Quarrel. With her father away, and her mother sinking into alcoholism, Jess found herself responsible for her three younger brothers.
Desperate to provide for them, Jess moved to Astro City in 1984, the year she became old enough to become a licensed bounty hunter, using her father's spare Quarrel gear to give herself an edge. Thanks to a time-travel mishap, she spent some time in the year 1988, where she trained with future partner Street Angel, hunting down criminals like the Steel Devil and co-founding the Omega Rangers before returning to her own time. She sent money to an old schoolteacher back home, who in turn gave it to Toby so that her mother would not get her hands on it.
In 1987, she happened to stumble across the Ion Empire while they were attempting to subdue the Samaritan. Despite being unsure if she could stand a chance against enemies who'd already defeated the Honor Guard, she intervened, and managed to disable the Ion Empire long enough for Honor Guard to break free. Grateful for her assistance, the Honor Guard offered her membership, and a grant so that she could devote her time to superheroics. Shortly after, Toby joined the army, Little Mack got a scholarship to Cornell University, and Dickie was headed to law school, and thus Jess decided that she could afford to do some time in Honor Guard.
In 1994, while chasing the Techsperts, Jess first encountered Crackerjack, and thus began a long-lasting and extremely turbulent relationship between the two of them.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Acrobatics: Quarrel swings from building to building from a zip line projected from her launcher. She was agile enough to keep up with Crackerjack as well as use her athletics in combat.
- Marksmanship: Quarrel is a sharpshooter and is extremely proficient with her projectile launcher.
Equipment[]
- Quarrel Armor: N.R.Gistics, Inc. created a performance enhancing suit of armor that not only protects Quarrel from bullets and damage but enables her better control over her ability to run, jump and fire.
- Projectile Launcher: Quarrel wears a wrist-mounted blaster which fires various "quarrels" of different kinds such as knockout gas, acid and weighted impact arrows.
Trivia[]
- Jessica Taggart is dating Crackerjack.
- Jessica Taggart once won the Astro City lottery for twenty seven million dollars.
Appearances[]
This list is incomplete.
Gallery[]
References[]
External links[]
Kurt Busiek's Astro City |
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Heroes |
Air Ace • All-American • Alligator • Altar Boy • American Chibi • Aquarina • Arthro • Assemblyman • Astra Furst • Astro-Naut • Atomicus • Augustus Furst • Barrier • Beautie • Black Badge • Black Rapier • Black Velvet • Blue Knight • Bouncing Beatnik • Bravo • Broadsword • Cleopatra • Cloak of Night • Commando K • Commander One • Confessor • Coyotl • Crackerjack • Dame Progress • Daniel • David • Encephalon • Energy Brown • Flying Fox • Gas Giant • Gentleman • Gloo • Grimoire • Hanged Man • Hawk of the Alleyways • Hellhound • El Hombre • Homegirl • Hummingbird • Ichthyos • Ironhorse • Jack-in-the-Box • Johnny Lightfoot • Joshua • Juice • Julius Furst • Kahoutek • Karl Furst • Kitkat • Lamplighter • Larkspur • Leopardman • LGM • Lightning Kid • Lion • Lonestar • M.P.H. • Mary • Max O'Millions • Mermaid • Mirage • Nadia • Natalia Furst • N-Forcer • Nightingale • Nihil • Nikolai Furst • Noah • Old Soldier • Orphan • Pale Horseman • Palmetto • Palomino • Peter • Point Man • Popstar • Quark • Quarrel • Rex • El Robo • Roustabout • Ruby • Samaritan • Sasha Furst • Shrff • Silver Agent • Silversmith • Simon Magus • Skitter • Slugger • Starfighter • Starwoman • Stonecold • Stormhawk • Stray • Strangeling • Street Angel • Supersonic • Sunbird • Sunshrike • Switchblade • Umbra • Unicorn • Winged Victory • Wolfspider • Young Gentleman |
Villains |
Andrew Tugliewski • Anti-Bodies • Assemblyman • Aunt Acid • Bamboo • Birdman • Bishop • Black Mask Killer • Block • Box • Braintrust • Brass Monkey • Bridwell • Chain • Clever Dick • Conquerlord • Conquistador • Cutlass • Deacon • Demolitia • Derelikt • Devil's Own • Deuce • Doctor Dominax • Doctor Toxic • Doctor Deezer • Doctor Ganss • Doctor Gearbox • Doctor Nautilus • Doctor Saturday • Dragon Shogun • Drama Queen • Donnelly Ferguson • Ersatz Ed • Fever • Flamethrower • Fog • Getaway • Glue Gun • Glowworm • Gnomicron • Goldenboy • Goldenglove • Gunslinger • Handgun • Headmaster of Crime • Los Hermanos • Hollowpoint • Human Weasel • Infidel • Insectra • Jackdaw • Jackson • Jitterjack • Junkman • Karnazon • Karnus • Kaspian • King Missile • Kirlian Man • Korrga • Kratorr • L.S.Deviant • Lady Lethal • Living Nightmare • Longhorn • Lord Sovereign • Lord Volcanus • Lummox • Mad Maharajah • Madame Majestrix • Mechanimator • Microplex • Middleman • Mock Turtle • Morningstar • Mister Cakewalk • Mister Drama • Mister Manta • Mister Teleport • Muscleman • Myth-Master • Nostradamien • Omniac • Omnius Rex • Otter • Platinum Blonde • Platypus • Popinjay • Praetor • Professor Borzoi • Prospero • Quarrel • Red Dahlia • Red Queen • Padraig Daniel Rourke • Sagra • Slaughter Shaw • Scarlet Snake • Sekhmet Stone • Sean Hanrahan • Senhor Technico • Shadow Hill Killer • Shirak the Devourer • Silver Brain • Slamburger • Spice • Steel Devil • Steel Scimitar • Strangematter • Sugar • Supreme Commandrix • Tackle • Temblor • Tidal Waif • Time-Keeper • Toff • Tommy Gunn • Ugly Max • Underlord • White Lightning • Wolfhound • Wotan • Wrestla • Xenoform • Zzardo |
Groups |
Apollo Eleven • Astro City Irregulars • Balloon Bandits • Barnstormers • Birdmen • Birds of Paradise • Blackout Bandits • Blasphemy Boys • Brothers of Trouble • Chessmen • Computermen • Crazy Eight • Crossbreed • Dominos • Dopple Gang • Disastroids • Dynamoids • E.A.G.L.E. • E.N.G.I.N.E. • Experimentals • First Family • Five Fists • Frigians • Gorilla Swarm • Gorilla Troops • Gunbirds • Guilloteam • Honor Guard • Howling Dead • Iron Horde • Iron Legion • Jade Dragons • Legions of Midnight • Menagerie Gang • Omega Rangers • PYRAMID • Queen's Men • Ravagers • Shaders • Sideliners • Skullcrushers • Smoke & Mirrors • Special Incarceration Squad • Team Carnivore • Techsperts • Tempus Fugitives • Terrifying Three • Thermians • Trouble Boys • Unclean • Unholy Alliance • Worst Family |
Civilians |
Cammie Aarons • Maria Luisa Alvarado • Darcy Conroy • Marella Cowper • Danielle • Irene Costello • Johnny Crash • Barry Daniels • Tamra Dixon • Marta Dobrescu • Marcy Doerr • Pete Donacek • Rosa Vlacek Donewicz • Caroleen Enright • Sara-Lynne Felton • Elaine Girbachs • Jedson Godfrey • Cherry Goldstein • Mitch Goodman • Enzio Grandenetti • Gerald Greenwald • Peter Hanlan • Gretchen Hastings • Roscoe James • Jerome Johnson • Mick Keneally • Margaret Isles Kinney • Thomas William Kinney • Steve McAnn • Dirk McCallum • Jose Manziano • Corliss McBride • Gordon Meadows • Irene Merriwether • Elliot Mills • Manny Monkton • Aggie Morisi • Nadia • Vincent Oleck • Doctor Prochnow • Ben Pullam • Faith Pullman • Maggie Pullman • Carl Donewicz • Martha Sullivan • Michael Tenicek • Miranda Tenicek • Stanley Tripp • Anders Van Rupert • Ramon Vega • Charles Raymond Williams • Royal James Williams • Eyes |
Others |
Anansi • Broken Man • Bullroarer • Colonial • Crimson Cougar • Dark Centurion • El Guerrero • Enelsians • Eterneon • Helia • Incarnate • Insiders • Iron Cross • Kookaburra • Krunch • Looney Leo • Mister Smartie • Mordecai Chalk • Mountain Gnomes • Night Creatures • Rockslide • Scavenger Peoples • Sledgehammer • Skrek • Tentacus • Teusz • Thunderhead • Torori • Tourist • Trenchers • Trolls • Untouchable • Zonn |
Locations |
Astro City • Old Town • Shadow Hill • Patterson Heights • Goldwater Heights • Kanewood • Derbyfield • Center City • Gainesville • Hartley • Biro Island • Torres Island • Chesler • District Hill • Bakerville • Memorial Park • Mount Kirby Observatory • Romeyn Falls Historical Center • Wildenberg Center • Fox-Broome University • Schwartz Field • Dedication Park • Centennial Park • Rosenberger Jr. High School • Founders Park • Robinson Prep School • AstroBank Tower • Binderbeck Plaza • Fort Kanigher • Fisher Garden • Grandenetti Cathedral • Kiefer Square • Iger Square • Bruiser's Bar & Grill • Caniff International Airport • Classic Hotel • Berrill Stadium • Goodman-Donenfeld Industries • Craig Avenue Bar & Grill • Gottfredson Bridge • Gleason Bridge • Westside Highway • Hughes Bridge • Martin Lieber Tunnel • Calkins Bridge • Outcault Bridge |
Comics |
Homage Studios Astro City (Volume 1) • Astro City (Volume 2) • Astro City 3D Special #1 |
Wildstorm Astro City: Local Heroes • Astro City/Arrowsmith #1 • Astro City Special: Supersonic #1 • Astro City: A Vistor's Guide #1 • Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 1) • Astro City Special: Samaritan #1 • Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 2) • Astro City: Beautie #1 • Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 3) • Astro City Special: Astra #1 • Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 4) • Astro City: Silver Agent • Astro City: Shining Stars |
Vertigo Astro City (Volume 3) |
Creators |
Kurt Busiek • Brent Anderson • Alex Ross |