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Becky Cloonan
Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an American comic book creator, known for work published by Tokyopop and Vertigo. In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the main '' Batman'' title for DC Comics.Beck, Laura (February 8, 2013)"Meet the First Lady to Draw Batman Since His Inception in 1939" Jezebel. Early life Becky Cloonan was born in Pisa, Italy. She attended New York's School of Visual Arts. Career Cloonan and her friends produced a comics anthology that they called ''Meathaus''. Cloonan created minicomics as a member of the ''Meathaus'' collective before collaborating with Brian Wood on ''Channel Zero: Jennie One'' in 2003. Since then, her profile (and workload) has steadily risen; her best-known work to date has been the twelve-issue comics series ''Demo'' (2004), also with Wood. '' Wizard'' named ''Demo'' its 2004 Indie of the Year. The series was also nominated for two Eisner Awards in 2005, for Best Limited Series and Best Single Issue or One-Shot (the latte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. History The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of Reed Exhibitions and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment. ReedPop is involved with other events, including Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) and PAX Dev/PAX East/PAX Prime. ReedPop and New York Comic Con were founded by Greg Topalian, former senior vice president of Reed Exhibitions. The first con was held in 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Due to Reed Exhibitions' lack of experience with comic conventions (they primarily dealt with professional trade shows prior to 2006), attendance was far more t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mary Sue
Daniel Abrams (born May 20, 1966) is an American media entrepreneur, television host, legal commentator, and author. He is currently the host of the prime-time show ''Dan Abrams Live'' on NewsNation, ''On Patrol: Live'' on Reelz and ''The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law'' on SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S. channel. He is also the Chief Legal Analyst of ABC News. Abrams was the host of ''Live PD'' on the A&E cable network and created and hosts ''Court Cam,'' a Law&Crime production on A&E. He was formerly an anchor of '' Nightline''. Abrams also worked as the chief legal correspondent and analyst for NBC News and general manager of MSNBC, and doubled as an anchor for the same network. He began his professional career in 1994 as a reporter for ''Court TV'', covering, among others, the O. J. Simpson murder trial. Early life Daniel Abrams was born in Manhattan; he is Jewish, the son of Efrat and well-known attorney Floyd Abrams, an expert on constitutional law. He is a 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Academy
Gotham may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Gotham, Dorset, a hamlet near Verwood, Dorset, England * Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England United States * New York City; see Nicknames of New York City * Gotham, Wisconsin * Gotham Comedy Club, a venue for stand-up comedy in New York City Media and entertainment Film, television and video games * ''Gotham'' (film), a 1988 thriller * Gotham Awards, given for cinema achievement * Gotham Games, a video game publisher * ''Project Gotham Racing'', video game franchise * ''Gotham'' (TV series), a Fox live-action television prequel of the Batman franchise Books, magazines and print *Gotham City, fictional home of DC Comics' Batman * ''Gotham'' (magazine), targeted at affluent New Yorkers *'' Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'', a 1998 book by American historians Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace * Gotham Academy, fictional school *Gotham Books, an imprint of Penguin Books *''Gotham Gazette'', a journal in New York City *"Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Simon
Shaun Simon is an American comics writer. He is from Clifton, New Jersey. He wrote ''The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' with Gerard Way, lead vocalist of My Chemical Romance, for Dark Horse Comics as well as writing ''Neverboy'', also for Dark Horse. He also wrote Collapser with Mikey Way for DC Comics and The Umbrella Academy spinoff prequel series based on Klaus Hargreeves titled You Look Like Death. Career Shaun Simon is the former keyboardist for the New Jersey band Pencey Prep, which he founded with Frank Iero and John "hambone" McGuire. Following the band's break-up in 2002, he accompanied Way's band My Chemical Romance on tour. It was while on tour that many of the ideas for ''Killjoys'' comic book took shape. At the 2012 New York Comic Con, it was announced that a first look at the series would be released on 2013's Free Comic Book Day. The series was drawn by artist Becky Cloonan Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an American comic book creator, known for work publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Geek!
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global. The channel originally aired music videos and related programming as guided by television personalities known as VJ (media personality), video jockeys, or VJs. In the years since its inception, it significantly toned down its focus on music in favor of original reality programming for teenagers and young adults. Since early 2020, MTV has devoted most of its programming schedule to a single program, ''Ridiculousness (TV series), Ridiculousness'', which in June 2020 aired "for 113 hours out of the network’s entire 168-hour lineup". MTV has spawned numerous List of MTV channels, sister channels in the United States and affiliated channels internationally, some of which have since gone independent. Approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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