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Avengers (Marvel 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] |
The Avengers (comic Book)
Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes ** Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of "The Infinity Saga" **Avengers (comics) in other media * The Avengers (comic book), several titles * '' The Avengers: United They Stand'', also known as ''The Avengers'', a 1999 animated TV series * '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', a 2010 animated TV series * ''The Avengers'' (2012 film), or ''Marvel's The Avengers'' ** ''The Avengers'' (soundtrack) * ''The Avengers'' (video game), planned for 2012 but unreleased * ''Marvel's Avengers'' (video game), 2020 Fictional characters * Avenger (comics), a fictional character in Magazine Enterprises comic book ''The Avenger'' * Avenger (pulp-magazine character), in ''The Avenger'' 1939–1942 * Avenger, in visual novel video game ''Fate/hollow ataraxia'' * Avenger, in 1960s TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestial (comics)
The Celestials are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Depicted as cosmic beings, the characters debuted in the Bronze Age of Comic Books and have reappeared on numerous occasions. The Celestials also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action films ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017), '' Eternals'' (2021), and '' Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022). Publication history The Celestials debuted in '' The Eternals'' #1 (July 1976) and were created by writer and artist Jack Kirby. They reappeared as regular guest stars in three subsequent limited series sequels: ''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #1–12 (Oct. 1985–Sept. 1986), ''Eternals'' vol. 3 #1–7 (Aug. 2006-Feb. 2007), and ''Eternals'' vol. 4 #1–9 (Aug. 2008–May 2009). The characters have also been featured in other titles, including the "Celestial Saga" storyline in ''Thor'' Annual #7 (1978), ''Thor'' #283–300 (May 1979–Oct. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Brand (Kevin Connor)
The Star Brand is the name of a number of similar objects of power in the world of the Marvel Comics. The name "Star Brand" is also often adopted by the wielders of these objects. Three of these Star Brands have been prominently featured in series published by Marvel. The original Star Brand is a black star-shaped tattoo-like mark that first appeared in the comic book series ''Star Brand'', published by Marvel Comics as a part of its New Universe imprint from 1986 to 1989. All of the other Star Brands are alternates of this original version. The Star Brand gave its bearer infinite, god-like powers, limited only by the wielder's imagination. After the end of the series and the New Universe imprint, this specific Star Brand made appearances in Marvel's main shared universe, the Marvel Universe. The second Star Brand is a glowing glyph, shaped like the original Star Brand and giving identical powers. This Star Brand is featured in ''newuniversal'', a series featuring a universe that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blade (character)
Blade (Eric Cross Brooks) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book ''The Tomb of Dracula'' #10 (July 1973) as a supporting character, but later went on to star in his own storylines. Devoting his life to ridding the world of all vampires, Blade utilizes his unique physiology to become the perfect vampire hunter; while originally depicted as a human immune to vampire bites, Blade was retroactively established to be a dhampir following his adaptation as such in ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' and the ''Blade'' film series. He is the father of Brielle Brooks. The character has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including films, television series, and video games. Blade was portrayed by Wesley Snipes in the films ''Blade'', ''Blade II'' and '' Blade: Trinity'', and by Sticky Fingaz in the television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Force (comics)
The Phoenix Force is a fictional entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the Phoenix Force is famous for its central role in ''The Dark Phoenix Saga'' storyline, and is frequently linked to Jean Grey. Publication history The Phoenix first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #101 (October 1976) in the guise of Jean Grey, and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum. Fictional character biography The Phoenix Force is an immortal and immutable manifestation of the universal force of life and passion. The Phoenix Force is a creation of the universe that was born of the void between states of being. It is the nexus of all Psionics, psionic energy of the past, present, and future in all realities of the Multiverse (Marvel Comics), multiverse, the Guardian of Creation and of the dangerously powerful M'Kraan Crystal. The Phoenix Force is among the most feared beings in all of existence—it can cut, re-grow, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |