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Adventure Publications
Adventure Publications was an American comic book publisher founded by Steve Milo in 1986, based in Fairfax, Virginia and active from 1986 to 1993. In 1989, it merged with American publisher Malibu Comics, becoming the Adventure Comics imprint. Company history Founded in May 1986 by Steve Milo, the company was named for its first book, ''The Adventurers'', initially published by Canadian comics publisher Aircel. After the first two issues, Adventure Publications began publishing independently with a second printing of the first two issues, now cover titled simply ''Adventurers'' (though the indicia would retain ''The Adventurers'' usage through issue five). By March 1988, the company had five titles (''Adventurers'', ''Elf Warrior'', ''Ninja Elite'', ''Star Rangers'', and ''Warriors'') and had grown to the seventh largest of the approximately one-hundred comic publishers in the US. In January of 1989, Adventure Publications was acquired by American publisher Malibu Comics, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax, Virginia
The City of Fairfax ( ), colloquially known as Fairfax City, Downtown Fairfax, Old Town Fairfax, Fairfax Courthouse, FFX, or simply Fairfax, is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population was 22,565, which had risen to 24,146 at the 2020 census. The City of Fairfax is an enclave surrounded by the separate political entity Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County. Fairfax City also contains an exclave of Fairfax County, the Fairfax County Court Complex. The City of Fairfax and the area immediately surrounding the historical border of the City of Fairfax, collectively designated by Fairfax County as "Fairfax", comprise the county seat of Fairfax County. The city is part of the Washington metropolitan area as well as a part of Northern Virginia. The city is west of Washington, D.C. The Washington Metro's Orange Line (Washington Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathworld
''Deathworld'' is the name of a series of science fiction novels by American writer Harry Harrison, including the books ''Deathworld'' (first published 1960, serialized in '' Astounding Science Fiction''), ''Deathworld 2'' (1964, initially titled ''The Ethical Engineer'' and serialized in ''Analog'') and ''Deathworld 3'' (1968, serialized in ''Analog'' as ''The Horse Barbarians''), plus the short story "The Mothballed Spaceship" (1973, written as part of a tribute to John W. Campbell). The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet. Synopsis ''Deathworld'' centers on Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who uses his erratic psionic abilities to tip the odds in his favor. While visiting the planet Cassylia, he is challenged by a man named Kerk Pyrrus (an ambassador of the planet Pyrrus) to turn a large amount of money into an immense sum by gambling at a government-run casino. He succeeds and survives the planetary government's desp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert West–Reanimator
"Herbert West–Reanimator" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written between October 1921 and June 1922. It was first serialized in February through July 1922 in the amateur publication ''Home Brew''. The story was the basis of the 1985 horror film ''Re-Animator'' and its sequels, in addition to numerous other adaptations in various media. The story is the first to mention Lovecraft's fictional Miskatonic University. It is also one of the first depictions of zombies as scientifically reanimated corpses, with animalistic and uncontrollable temperaments. Plot Lovecraft originally serialized the story in ''Home Brew'' Vol. 1 #1–6, an amateur magazine published by his friend George Julian Houtain. From the Dark The narrator recounts his history with the title character, who has recently disappeared. He details his time as a medical student at Miskatonic University, which is when the narrator became fascinated by West's theories, which pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Re-Animator
''Re-Animator'' (also known as ''H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator'') is a 1985 American comedy horror film loosely based on the 1922 H. P. Lovecraft serial novelette "Herbert West–Reanimator". Directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuzna, the film stars Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West, a medical student who has invented a reagent which can re-animate deceased bodies. He and his classmate Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) begin to test the serum on dead human bodies, and conflict with Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale), who is infatuated with Cain's fiancée ( Barbara Crampton) and wants to claim the invention as his own. Originally devised by Gordon as a theatrical stage production and later a half-hour television pilot, the television script was revised to become a feature film. Filmed in Hollywood, the film originally was released without a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and was later edited to obtain an R rating. It garnered its largest audience through the unra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Magazines
Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the Old French ''curteis'' (Modern French ''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the Portuguese and Galician Cardoso. The name means "polite, courteous, or well-bred". It is a compound of ''curt-'' "court" and ''-eis'' "-ish". The spelling ''u'' to render in Old French was mainly Anglo-Norman and Norman, when the spelling ''o'' was the usual Parisian French one, Modern French ''ou'' ''-eis'' is the Old French suffix for ''-ois'', Western French (including Anglo-Norman) keeps ''-eis'', simplified to ''-is'' in English. The word ''court'' shares the same etymology but retains a Modern French spelling, after the orthography had changed.T. F. Hoad, ''English Etymology'', Oxford University Press paperbook 1993. p. 101a It was brought to England (and subsequently, the rest of the Isles) via the Norman Conquest. In the United Kingdom, the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Of The Apes (comics)
''Planet of the Apes'' comics are tie-ins to the ''Planet of the Apes'' media franchise. They have been released by several publishers over the years and include tie-ins and spin-offs. Publishers Japanese comics (manga) There are two manga adaptations of the first film, both entitled ''Saru no Wakusei'' (lit. "''Planet of Monkeys''"). The first was written and drawn by Jôji Enami and published in the manga magazine ''Bessatsu Bôken'Ô'' in April 1968. The second was drawn by Minoru Kuroda and published in the manga ''Tengoku Zôkan'' in June 1971. ''Battle for the Planet of the Apes'' (最後の猿の惑星 - ''Saigo no Saru no Wakusei'', "''Battle on the Planet of Monkeys''", in Japanese) was also adapted into a manga by Mitsuru Sugaya, and published in a 1973 special issue of the magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion''. Gold Key Comics Gold Key Comics produced an adaptation of the second film in 1970. That was the first Western comics publication in the ''Planet of the Apes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranoia (role-playing Game)
''Paranoia'' is a dystopian Science fiction, science-fiction tabletop role-playing game originally designed and written by Greg Costikyan, Dan Gelber (game designer), Dan Gelber, and Eric Goldberg (game designer), Eric Goldberg, and first published in 1984 by West End Games. Since 2004 the game has been published under license by Mongoose Publishing. The game won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984 and was inducted into the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007. ''Paranoia'' is notable among tabletop games for being more competitive than co-operative, with players encouraged to betray one another for their own interests, as well as for keeping a light-hearted, tongue in cheek tone despite its dystopian setting. Several editions of the game have been published since the original version, and the franchise has spawned several spin-offs, novels and comic books based on the game. A crowdfunding at Kickstarter for a new edition was successfully funded. Delivery to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Fury
Miss Fury is a fictional superheroine from the Golden Age of Comics. She first appeared as ''The Black Fury'' on April 6, 1941, a Sunday comic strip distributed by the Bell Syndicate, and created by artist June Tarpé Mills (writing as Tarpé Mills). Trina Robbins, ''A Century of Women Cartoonists''. Northampton, Mass.: Kitchen Sink Press, 1993. (pp. 62, 67–70,83).Ron Goulart, ''The Adventurous Decade: Comic Strips in the Thirties''. New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1975, (p.180-1) The strip was retitled ''Miss Fury'' in November 1941. Overview The character's real identity is wealthy socialite Marla Drake. She has no innate superpowers, but gains increased strength and speed when she dons a special skintight catsuit when fighting crime. The panther skin was bequeathed to her by her uncle, who said that it was used by an African witch doctor in voodoo ceremonies. Miss Fury combats several recurring villains, including mad scientist Diman Saraf and Nazi agents Baroness E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan's World
''Logan's World'' (1977) is a science fiction novel by William F. Nolan. It is a sequel to ''Logan's Run'' (1967), written by Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Plot Logan and Jessica have lived on Argos (the fabled ''Sanctuary''), a space station in orbit around Mars, for four years, along with 3,000 other ''Runners''. They have a two-year-old son named Jaq. On Earth, Ballard's escape line for Runners at Cape Steinbeck is discovered and destroyed by Deep Sleep operatives. Ballard escapes to Crazy Horse Mountain, and sabotages the Thinker complex buried in the catacombs below the statue. While he is killed in the explosion, he succeeds in destroying the computer network and making the world free. With Ballard's death, supply ships to Argos cease. For six more years the Runners there hang on, until there are less than a few dozen of them. They have no more food, and plague is running rampant. They draw straws — a handful will return to Earth. Logan, Jessica and Jaq are among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan's Run
''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching the age of 21. The story follows the actions of Logan, a ''Sandman'' charged with enforcing the rule, as he tracks down and kills citizens who "run" from society's lethal demand—only to end up "running" himself. Plot The introduction to the book says: In the world of 2116, a person's maximum age is strictly legislated: 21 years, to the day. When people reach this ''Lastday'' they report to a ''Sleepshop'' in which they are willingly executed via a pleasure-inducing toxic gas. A person's age is revealed by their ''palm flower'' crystal embedded in the palm of their right hand that changes color every seven years; yellow (age 0–6), then blue (age 7–13), then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah (comics)
''Jeremiah'' is a Belgian science fiction comic book series by Hermann Huppen. ''Jeremiah'' was created in 1979 for the German magazine ''Zack'', and had a premiere in Sarajevo based ''Strip art'' magazine, since the editor of this magazine, Ervin Rustemagic, was also Hermann's manager. It has also been serialized in the French-language '' Métal Hurlant'' and '' Spirou'' magazine, as well as the Serbian magazines ''Stripoteka'' and '' Politikin Zabavnik''. Currently, there are 34 volumes and one "Special Edition" in French and Dutch. Plot Racial wars have torn the U.S. apart, resulting in a post-apocalyptic world. Many small pockets of civilization still exist; from isolated super high-tech fortresses, hidden research labs, or racial groups in walled-in cities — all fighting each other among the more regular population which in many ways resembles the "old west". Jeremiah and his friend Kurdy travel the country, taking odd jobs and getting mixed up in various affairs. Jeremiah, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternity Comics
Eternity Comics was a California-based comic book publisher active from 1986 to 1994, first as an independent publisher, then as an imprint of Malibu Comics. Eternity published creator-owned comics of an offbeat, independent flavor, as well as some licensed properties. One of its most notable titles was ''Ex-Mutants''. Eternity was also notable for reprinting foreign titles, and introducing '' Cat Claw'', '' The Jackaroo'', and the '' Southern Squadron'' to the U.S. market. Such well-known creators as Brian Pulido, Evan Dorkin, Dale Berry, Ben Dunn, Dean Haspiel, and Ron Lim got their starts with Eternity. History Origins Eternity began publishing in 1986, debuting with such titles as ''Earthlore'', ''Gonad the Barbarian'', ''The Mighty Mites'', ''Ninja'', and ''Reign of the Dragonlord'' (with only ''Ninja'' lasting more than a couple of issues). Scott Mitchell Rosenberg In April 1987, ''The Comics Journal'' revealed that Eternity had been financed, along with Amazing Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
