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Anti-Life Equation
The Anti-Life Equation is a fictional concept appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. In Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting, the Anti-Life Equation is a formula for total control over the minds of sentient beings that is sought by Darkseid, who, for this reason, sends his forces to Earth, as he believes part of the equation exists in the subconsciousness of humanity. Various comics have defined the equation in different ways, but a common interpretation is that the equation may be seen as a mathematical proof of the futility of living, or of life as incarceration of spirit, per predominant religious and modern cultural suppositions. History Jack Kirby's original comics established the Anti-Life Equation as giving the power to dominate the will of all sentient and sapient races. It is called the Anti-Life Equation because "if someone possesses absolute control over you — you're not really alive".''Forever People'' #5 (November 1971) Most stories featuring the Equ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comic Book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'', which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remained the dominant character archetype throughout the late 20th century into the 21st century. Since 1934 and since 1939 two most comic book publishers of DC Comics and Marvel Comics. DC and Marvel comic book publishers, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Box
Mother Boxes are fictional devices in Jack Kirby's '' Fourth World'' setting in the DC Universe. The Mother Boxes appeared in the feature films ''Justice League'' and ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' of the DC Extended Universe. History Created by Apokoliptian scientist Himon using the mysterious ''Element X'', they are generally thought to be sentient, miniaturized, portable supercomputers, although their true nature and origins are unknown. They possess wondrous powers and abilities not understood even by their users, the gods of New Genesis. These range from teleportation (they can summon Boom Tubes) to energy manipulation, and Mother Boxes have even been seen healing the injured, including Darkseid himself, after he was beaten by Doomsday. Metron stated that each Mother Box shares "a mystical rapport with nature". They provide their owner with unconditional love and self-destruct when their owner dies. Mother Boxes have sacrificed themselves for causes they have believed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress (character)
Empress (real name Anita Fite) is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared in ''Young Justice'' #16 (January 2000). Empress was created by Peter David and Todd Nauck. Fictional character biography Anita Fite is the daughter of Donald Fite, of the All Purpose Enforcement Squad, one of the Young Justice team's early enemies. She grew up learning Haitian Vodou from her mother and grandmother. Her mother was killed when she was young by the villain Agua Sin Gaaz. Empress first appears in ''Young Justice'' #16, where she saves Wonder Girl from dying of a poisonous snakebite. Shortly afterward, during Young Justice's visit to the Olympics to support their former teammate, Cissie King-Jones (Arrowette), she meets the team out of costume. During this meeting, her father reveals to the team that Anita has been operating as a superhero under the name "Empress", a childhood nickname from her mother. Anita reveals she had been inspired to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Justice
Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen Titans'', ''Young Justice'' was centered on three previously established teen heroes: Superboy (Kon-El), Superboy, Tim Drake, Robin, and Bart Allen, Impulse, but grew to encompass most teenaged heroes in the DC Universe. In the 2003 mini-series ''Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day'', both groups disbanded and members of each formed two new teams of Teen Titans and Outsiders (comics), Outsiders. The series was revived in 2019 under the Wonder Comics imprint for teen readers, reuniting most of the original core cast. Fictional history Robin, Superboy, and Impulse first join in a one-shot, part of the "GirlFrenzy" Fifth week event, called ''Young Justice: The Secret'', written by Todd DeZago, where they first encounter the mysterious sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
