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Badrock
Badrock is a fictional superhero who appears in books published by Image Comics. Created by Rob Liefeld, he was originally named Bedrock and first appeared in '' Youngblood'' #1 (April 1992). Fictional character biography Thomas John McCall was an average, underachieving 16-year-old when he swallowed a vial of top secret genetic material in his father's lab. A transformation occurred and McCall's body became a mass of organic rock, similar to granite. He still however, exhibited the emotional immaturity of a 16-year-old. Thomas later assumed the identity of Badrock, after he was recruited to join the high-profile, government superteam Youngblood. Badrock has been a part of every incarnation of the Youngblood team to date. (1992, 1995, and 2008 series as well as the ''Team Youngblood'' and ''Youngblood Strikefile'' series) Badrock is proficient with a number of weapons, which include the many guns and knives available in the Youngblood arsenal. Not one to hide behind gadgetry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youngblood (comics)
Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their self-titled comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. The team made its debut as a backup feature in the 1987 RAMM #1 before the next month appearing in the one-shot ''Megaton Explosion'' #1 before later appearing in 1992 in its own ongoing series as the flagship publication for Image Comics. Youngblood was originally published by Image Comics, and later by Awesome Entertainment. Upon Rob Liefeld's return to Image Comics, it was revived in 2008, 2012, and 2017. In 2019, Liefeld revealed that he has not owned the rights to ''Youngblood'' for several years. Youngblood was a high-profile superteam sanctioned and overseen by the United States government. Youngblood's members include Shaft, a former FBI agent who uses a high-tech bow; Badrock, a teenager transformed into a living block of stone; Vogue, a Russian fashion model with purple-and-chalk-white skin; and Chapel, a government assassin. Publication history Creatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cougar (comics)
Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their self-titled comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. The team made its debut as a backup feature in the 1987 RAMM #1 before the next month appearing in the one-shot ''Megaton Explosion'' #1 before later appearing in 1992 in its own ongoing series as the flagship publication for Image Comics. Youngblood was originally published by Image Comics, and later by Awesome Entertainment. Upon Rob Liefeld's return to Image Comics, it was revived in 2008, 2012, and 2017. In 2019, Liefeld revealed that he has not owned the rights to ''Youngblood'' for several years. Youngblood was a high-profile superteam sanctioned and overseen by the United States government. Youngblood's members include Shaft, a former FBI agent who uses a high-tech bow; Badrock, a teenager transformed into a living block of stone; Vogue, a Russian fashion model with purple-and-chalk-white skin; and Chapel, a government assassin. Publication history Creation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestine (comics)
Celestine is a fictional character from in the Image Comics comic book universe created by Alan Moore, Rob Liefeld and Brian Denham. She was described as an avenging angel, responsible for the destruction of the Tower of Babel, Sodom and Gomorrah and other Old Testament atrocities. She is described as immensely enjoying her work. She first appeared in comics hunting the demon character known as the Violator. First Rebellion Against God During the initial rebellion against Heaven, Celestine slaughtered the rebels and wore their teeth as a necklace. This earned her the respect, and fear, of her fellow angels. Celestine had destroyed countless civilizations, including Sodom, Gomorrah, and the Tower of Babel. When the locusts ravaged Egypt, Celestine was in the center of it and she began to enjoy killing more than actually serving God. Violator vs. Badrock Upon hearing that humans were researching inter-dimensional travel, particularly to Hell, Celestine was sent to New York Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant Of The Sword (comics)
Covenant of the Sword is a fictional, covert organization bent on global domination appearing in the Image Universe and created by Erik Larsen and Keith Giffen. Although appearing in Larsen's flagship title, ''Savage Dragon'' (and some related titles like '' SuperPatriot''), the Covenant also appeared in a number of Extreme Studios comics by Rob Liefeld, most notably Bloodstrike and Badrock. Damien Darklord is one of the members is also a major villain in the Savage Dragon series. Fictional team history The Covenant of the Sword is an organization shrouded in mystery but whose sole purpose is to secretly take over the world. Members dress in medieval garb reminiscent of the Knights Templar and employ an army of robotic and cybernetic soldiers. When the Savage Dragon's unborn child kicked its mother, Rapture, the baby, who had inherited its father's super strength, caused internal damage, forcing Rapture to go into premature labor. By the time the Dragon arrived on the scene, the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violator (comics)
Violator (also referred to at times as The Violator) is a supervillain who appears in the ''Spawn'' comic books published by Image Comics. The character first appeared in ''Spawn'' #2 (cover-dated May 1992) and was created by writer-artist Todd McFarlane. He is by far the most recurring villain of the series and Spawn's archenemy. He is also the maker of the Hellspawns, hence, he trains and keeps tabs on them. In 2009, Violator was ranked as IGN's 97th-greatest comic book villain of all time. Publication history Violator first appears in Spawn #2. He is a regular character in the ''Spawn'' series. In the mid nineties, he appears in his own three-issue miniseries ''Violator'', written by Alan Moore. Fictional character biography Violator is the oldest and most powerful of five hell-born demons known as the Phlebiac Brothers, and his main purpose is to guide Hellspawns towards fulfilling Malebolgia's desire: to cultivate evil souls on Earth for Hell's army. He has been Hell's g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spawn (comics)
Spawn is a superhero/antihero appearing in a monthly comic book of the same name published by American company Image Comics, as well as in a number of films, television series, and video game adaptations set in the Image Universe. Created by Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in ''Spawn'' #1 (May 1992). The series has spun off several other comics, including ''Angela (comics), Angela'', ''Curse of the Spawn'', ''Sam and Twitch, Sam & Twitch'', and the Japanese manga ''Shadows of Spawn.'' Spawn was adapted into a Spawn (1997 film), 1997 feature film and portrayed by Michael Jai White, an HBO Todd McFarlane's Spawn, animated series lasting from 1997 until 1999, a series of action figures from McFarlane Toys, and an upcoming Spawn (upcoming film), reboot film starring Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Renner. The character appears in annual compilations, mini-series specials written by guest authors and artists, and numerous crossover storylines in other comic books, including ''Savage Dragon,' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awesome Comics
Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment (also known as Awesome-Hyperwerks when briefly joined with Hyperwerks Entertainment) was an American comic book studio formed in 1997 by Rob Liefeld following his expulsion from Image Comics, a company he co-founded five years prior. ''Awesome Comics'' was the successor of Extreme Studios and Maximum Press, Liefeld's imprints at Image, and was followed by his new company Arcade Comics upon its closure in 2000. Netflix was in talks to adapt the characters for a series of films in 2018 but the deal collapsed. Pre-Awesome Extreme Studios and Maximum Press In 1992, seven high-profile comics artists left Marvel Comics to form their own publisher, where comics creators could publish creator-owned material without having to give up copyright-control to their characters. The seven artists (bar Whilce Portacio, who opted not to become a full partner) formed a partnership between their individual studios, and published their comics under the over- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigade (comics)
''Brigade'' is an American comic book published by Image Comics and later by Awesome Entertainment, created, plotted, and originally written by Rob Liefeld and first illustrated by Marat Mychaels (creator of ''Demonslayer'' and artist on ''X-Force: Shatterstar'', '' Glory'', ''Calavera'', '' Vampiress Hella'', ''Djustine'', and many other comics) as a spin-off from the then-popular series '' Youngblood''. Series history The original team was led by Battlestone, who had been a former member of Youngblood, as well as a member of Image Comics' "Golden Age" team the Allied Supermen of America. Having been expelled from Youngblood following the deaths of several Youngblood members who at the time were under his command, he later went on to form Brigade alongside Kayo, Boone, and Lethal. But when one of their missions went awry, he disbanded the team, leaving Boone and Lethal out in the cold. Sometime later, at Kayo's urging, Battlestone recruited brothers Seahawk and Coldsnap, using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadowhawk
ShadowHawk is a fictional antihero created by Jim Valentino. He was first advertised in the ''Malibu Sun'' free promotional magazine in May of 1992. His official Image Comics debut was in the second issue of Rob Liefeld's '' Youngblood'' series. Originally, the name ShadowHawk was to be used for the Marvel character Starhawk while he had darkness powers, but Tom DeFalco convinced Valentino to use the name for a new character instead. Paul Johnstone Fictional character biography Paul Johnstone grew up as a troubled youth in Harlem, New York City. He avoided a life of crime due in part to the encouragement of a man named Richard Woodroe, who was originally assigned as a caseworker to Paul when he was caught stealing, and eventually married his mother, becoming his stepfather. Eventually, Paul became a lawyer and, beyond that, a district attorney. While his life was going so well, his half brother Hojo had taken his success in college, moved to Wall Street and developed a Coke an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Universe
The Image Universe (IU) is a fictional universe in which some stories published by Image Comics take place. It was introduced in the early years of the publisher, shared by the various creators who formed the Image partnership. The independent, creator-owned nature of their work led to limited interaction between their characters, and little coordination of the Image Universe as a shared setting. Instead it has mainly served as the ostensible setting of occasional crossovers between different series, including ''Deathmate'', ''Image United'', and '' The Invincible War''. Publication history The Image Universe began with the founding of Image Comics in 1992, launching with series such as '' The Savage Dragon'', ''Spawn'', '' Youngblood,'' and ''WildC.A.T.s''. Image Comics' nature of allowing comic creators to retain the rights to the characters they publish with Image has led to many characters entering or exiting the Image Universe as the creators move from or to other publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildcats (comics)
Wildcats, sometimes rendered WildCats or WildC.A.T.s, is a superhero team created by the American comic book artist Jim Lee and writer Brandon Choi. Publication history The team first appeared in August 1992 in the first issue of their eponymous comic book ''WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams'', published by Image Comics. It was Image founding partner Jim Lee's first work published by the newly launched company, and his first creator-owned project. The Wildcats were the starting point for Lee's menagerie of interconnected superhero creations which became the foundation of the Wildstorm Universe. The Wildcats launched at the apex of a speculator-fueled comics sales boom and was wildly popular at its inception, with wholesale sales to comic book stores above one million copies for early issues. This first series ran for 50 issues, and in addition to Lee, featured work by comics creators such as Travis Charest, Chris Claremont, James Robinson and Alan Moore. This popularity saw th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaft (Image Comics)
Shaft (Jeff Terrel) is a fictional superhero created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. Liefeld created the character for his Extreme Studios as the leader of superhero team Youngblood. Fictional character biography Jeff Terrel is an undercover FBI agent dating an assistant DA when a sniper tries to kill him at a shopping mall. He slays his attacker with a thrown pen. Later, he is approached by the government-sponsored team, Youngblood. He joins the team being an already accomplished archer. He adopts the name of Shaft and began the first of many adventures with the group. His first adventure involves the removal of a fictional Middle Eastern dictator named Hussain Kussein. Part of Youngblood is concerned with public relations, as seen with the media relations expert Tymer in issue three. In the same issue, he leads a holding action against a prison break. When then-leader Battlestone was accused of misleading the team and held responsible for the deaths of many members, Shaft we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |