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A-force
''A-Force'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in May 2015 as a part of Marvel's "Secret Wars" crossover storyline. The series, created by writers G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett and artist Jorge Molina, features Marvel's first all-female team of Avengers. The team first appeared as part of an alternate universe during "Secret Wars" but later reemerged in Marvel's primary continuity. ''A-Force'' was described as being "decidedly feminist" and received favorable reviews from critics. The series, however, was cancelled in October 2016 due to poor sales. Publication history In February 2015, Marvel Comics announced that they would launch ''A-Force'' in May 2015. The series, written by G. Willow Wilson ('' Ms. Marvel'') and Marguerite Bennett ('' Angela: Asgard's Assassin'') and drawn by Jorge Molina (''X-Men''), features Marvel's first all-female team of Avengers. The team, led by She-Hulk, initially consists of Dazzler, Medusa, Nico Minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dazzler (Marvel Comics)
Dazzler (Alison Blaire) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually associated with the X-Men. She first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #130 (February 1980). A mutant with the ability to convert sound vibrations into light and energy beams, Dazzler was developed as a cross-promotional, multi-media creation between Casablanca Records and Marvel Comics until the tie-ins were dropped in 1980. The character was created by a committee of Marvel staff, principally writer/editor Tom DeFalco and illustrator John Romita Jr. Despite the fact that Dazzler was commissioned as a disco singer, the character shifted to other musical genres, including rock and adult contemporary. She starred in a self-titled series in the early 1980s which lasted forty-two issues, a Marvel Graphic Novel titled ''Dazzler: The Movie'', a four-issue limited series co-starring The Beast titled ''Beauty and the Beast'', and later joined the cast of the X-Men. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Minoru
Minoru Nico (briefly known as Sister Grimm), is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created in 2003 by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, the character debuted in ''Runaways (comics), Runaways'' #1 (July 2003). Like every member of the original Runaways, Nico is the daughter of the super-powered villains calling themselves "Pride (comics), the Pride"; in her case, she is the daughter of Pride (comics)#The Minorus, dark wizards. Upon finding out, Nico runs away with the rest of the runaways but later discovers that she inherited her parents' magical aptitude. Whenever Nico bleeds, a powerful staff emerges from her chest, called the Staff of One, allowing Nico to bend Magic in fiction, magic. After the Runaways are betrayed by one of their own in volume one, Nico reluctantly becomes the de facto leader of her unofficial and nameless superhero team, making her one of the few Japanese-American superheroine team leaders. Nico's tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-New, All-Different Marvel
All-New, All-Different Marvel (ANADM) is a 2015–2019 branding for Marvel Comics' entire main line (comics), line of comics. Taking place after the crossover storyline "Secret Wars (2015 comic book), Secret Wars", it details the new Marvel Universe, with nearly 60–65 titles relaunched with first issues, with a total of 76 issues. Marvel NOW! 2.0 and Marvel Legacy are concurrent with it. Publication history It was announced in February 2015 by Marvel that following the "Secret Wars" storyline, a new universe would be established by combining the Earth-616, 616 Universe and Ultimate Marvel, 1610 Ultimate Universe. Soon after, Marvel revealed a title called the ''Avengers (comics), All-New, All-Different Avengers'' for Free Comic Book Day, a preview of the new Marvel Universe that featured many "legacy heroes", a term used for new characters taking on the role of established heroes. The comic also featured a preview of ''Inhumans, Uncanny Inhumans''. In early June 2015, Marvel un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She-Hulk
She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 (cover-dated February 1980). Walters is a lawyer who, after an injury, received an emergency blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner, and acquired a milder version of his Hulk condition. As such, Walters becomes a large, powerful, green-hued version of herself. Unlike Banner she largely retains her personality, in particular the majority of her intelligence and emotional control. Like Hulk, she is still susceptible to outbursts of anger and becomes much stronger when enraged. In later series, her transformation is permanent, and she often breaks the fourth wall for humorous effect and running gags. She-Hulk has been a member of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Heroes for Hire, the Defenders, Fantastic Force and S.H.I.E.L.D. As a highly skilled lawyer w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medusa (comics)
Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #36 (1965). Her name and aspects of the character are derived from Greek mythology, as her hair has prehensile attributes like that of Medusa's hair. The character has psychokinetic control over her hair, a power she obtained through Terrigenesis. Due to this, she can expand her hair to double its normal length, use it to pick locks, remotely lift objects, and often contain objects and people. Medusa has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes. Serinda Swan primarily portrayed Medusa in the 2017 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series ''Inhumans''. Publication history Medusa first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #36 (1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. She appears first in a flashback, then in costume as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Wars (2015 Comic Book)
"Secret Wars" is a 2015–16 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. It recalls the 1984–1985 miniseries of the same name. Released on May 6, 2015, the storyline includes a core ''Secret Wars'' miniseries, written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Esad Ribić, which picks up from where the "Time Runs Out" storyline running in ''The Avengers'' and '' New Avengers'' ended. The event also served as a conclusion to the '' Fantastic Four'' (which Hickman had written from 2009 through 2012) after Marvel decided to cancel the title due to a film rights dispute with 20th Century Fox and declining sales. The storyline involves the destruction of the Marvel Universe and various other alternate universes (including those seen in the Ultimate Marvel and Marvel 2099 imprints, the " Age of Apocalypse" storyline, the '' Marvel 1602'' universe, and the " House of M" storyline), with each universe's respective Earth combining with each other into Battleworld, a planet that exhibits t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Bennett
Marguerite Bennett (born 1988) is an American comic book writer. She has worked on '' Bombshells'', ''Angela'', '' Josie and the Pussycats'', and her creator-owned books ''InSeXts'' and ''Animosity''. Her work has been recognised for her depiction of female relationships, and her representation of LGBTQ stories and characters earned nominations for a GLAAD Media Award in 2016 and 2017. Biography Marguerite Bennett was born October 21, 1988 in Virginia, and graduated Maggie L. Walker Governor's School in 2006, the University of Mary Washington in 2010, and Sarah Lawrence College, completing a two-year MFA writing program, where her work included working on prose, including children's literature and horror and left with a "couple of finished novels and a collection of short stories". Her first exposure to comics was through '' Batman: The Animated Series'' which she saw in daycare, aged around 6, and recalls it had a 1930s feel with Batman looking like a villain who "had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Thompson
Kelly Thompson is an American writer of novels and comic books. She is best known for the '' Jem and the Holograms'' comic with co-creator and artist Sophie Campbell, a modern re-imagining of the 1980s cartoon of the same name, the Eisner-nominated Marvel comic ''Hawkeye'' with artist Leonardo Romero, which stars Kate Bishop, and '' Captain Marvel'' featuring Carol Danvers with artist Carmen Carnero and colorist Tamra Bonvillain. Her other works include '' A-Force'', ''West Coast Avengers'', ''The Girl Who Would Be King'', '' Jessica Jones'' and ''Mr and Mrs X'' among others. She is also the co-creator of Jeff the Land Shark with Daniele Di Nicuolo. Career Thompson stated she had "been writing in some way shape or form for about as long as hecan remember." Thompson graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Sequential Art. She got her start in the comics industry as staff writer for the website CBR, where she worked from 2009 to 2015 writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Caldwell (cartoonist)
Ben Caldwell is an American artist known for his work in toy design, animation development, children's book illustration, and comic book illustration. Early life Ben Caldwell graduated from the Parsons School of Design for Illustration, and Eugene Lang College for Ancient History. Career Most of Caldwell's work has been for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Sterling Books, and ToyBiz (on projects including ''The Lord of the Rings'', '' Spider-Man'', ''X-Men'', World Championship Wrestling, and '' Harry Potter)''. His comics cover work includes Justice League Unlimited, Red Sonja, Vampirella, All-Star Batman, John Carter of Mars/Mars Attacks, and Snagglepuss Chronicles. Caldwell's book and comic credits started with Wonder Woman children's books and the initial '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'' comic. Later comic work includes many one-shot and supplementary stories such aThe Suicide Squad vs The Banana Splits Superboy: Future's End, Justice League Unlimited, Convergence: Infinity Inc vs Jona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in ''The Avengers'' #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the original Avengers consisted of Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor and the Wasp. Captain America was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him. The Avengers are an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from the Marvel Comics portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. This in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men, whose characters were created specifically to be part of their team, with the team being central to their identity. The Avengers were created to create a new line of books to sell and to cross-promote Marv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Cheung
Jim Cheung (; born 1972) is a British comic book artist, known for his work on the series such as '' Scion'', '' New Avengers: Illuminati'', '' Young Avengers'' and '' Avengers: The Children's Crusade''. Career Cheung worked on several Marvel series during the mid- to late 1990s. He also worked on '' Scion'' for Crossgen Comics in the early 2000s. He later returned to Marvel, where he illustrated the five-issue '' New Avengers: Illuminati'' mini-series for Marvel Comics, and then pencilled two more issues of ''New Avengers''. He was named in August 2005 as one of Marvel's "Young Guns", a group of artists that, according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, have the qualities that make "a future superstar penciller". Other "Young Guns" include Olivier Coipel, David Finch, Trevor Hairsine, Adi Granov and Steve McNiven. Cheung illustrated the 2010-2012 miniseries '' Avengers: The Children's Crusade''. In addition to interior comics work, he has drawn several covers includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Molina (comics)
Jorge Molina is a comic book artist best known for his works at Marvel such as ''Spider-Geddon''. Career Molina showed a big passion in comics since an early age and dreamed of working on anything related to drawing super heroes. Molina, being started working in the industry has done video games, comics, clothing design and product design for companies like UDON, Image, Top Cow, DC Comics, Crystal Dynamics, ROCK STAR and Buzz Monkey. In 2018, Molina began drawing ''Spider-Geddon'' with writer Christos Gage. Bibliography *''Amazing Spider-Man'' #1.4 (Marvel, 2016) *'' Avengers: The Initiative'' #34 (Marvel, 2010) *''A-Force'' #1-4 (Marvel, 2016) *''Spider-Geddon'' #1-2, 4-5 (Marvel, 2018) *''Star Wars'' #23 (Marvel, 2016) *''Thor'' #5-6 (Marvel, 2014) *'' X-Men Blue'' #1-3, #13-15, #23-25, #31 (Marvel, 2018) *''X-Men: Manifest Destiny - Nightcrawler '' #1 (Marvel, 2009) *''X-Men: Legacy'' #248 (Marvel, 2011) *''What If? Secret Wars'' #1 (Marvel, 2008) *''World War Hulks: Spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |