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D.R. And Quinch
''D.R. & Quinch'' is a comic strip about two delinquent alien drop-outs. It was created by Alan Moore and Alan Davis for the British weekly comics anthology '' 2000 AD''. It first appeared in 1983. The strip was the tale of how two alien teenage students Waldo "D.R." (for "Diminished Responsibility") Dobbs, a scheming criminal mastermind, and Ernest Errol Quinch, his muscular purple-skinned companion in crime, have influenced Earth's history in various anarchic ways. Publication history Creation and concept ''D.R. and Quinch'' began in ''2000 AD'' as a one-off comic in the ''Time Twisters'' series titled “D.R. and Quinch Have Fun On Earth”. The characters were initially meant to only appear once but they proved so popular that they were given their own semi-regular series. D.R. and Quinch were inspired by the '' National Lampoon'' characters ''O.C. and Stiggs''. The film ''Animal House'' has also been cited as an influence. Alan Davis took visual inspiration from the cartoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Davis
Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English artist and writer of comic books, known for his work on titles such as '' Captain Britain'', '' The Uncanny X-Men'', '' ClanDestine'', '' Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur'', '' JLA: The Nail'' and '' JLA: Another Nail''. Career UK work Davis began his career in comics on an English fanzine. His first professional work was a strip called ''The Crusader'' in '' Frantic Magazine'' for Dez Skinn's revamped Marvel UK line. Davis's big break was drawing the revamped Captain Britain story in '' Marvel Superheroes''. At the time, he was working full-time in a warehouse in Corby doing work that included loading trucks. He initially had no interest in pursuing a career in comics, as he considered drawing to be a hobby.Davis, Alan (w). "Stick with it, it gets better!", ''X-Men Archives Featuring Captain Britain'' #1 (July 1995), Marvel Comics (New York City), p. 4. Due to his inexperience, Davis did not leave enough room for word balloons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Britain
Captain Britain is a title used by various superheroes in comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Excalibur. The moniker was first used in publication by Brian Braddock in ''Captain Britain Weekly'' #1 by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, and is currently held by Brian's twin sister, Betsy Braddock. The concept of the Marvel Multiverse, as well as the designation of the publisher's primary continuity as Earth-616, originated in Alan Moore's Captain Britain stories, which also established the multiversal Captain Britain Corps, members of which act as the champions of their own respective versions of the British Isles, which act as a nexus point between dimensions via Otherworld. Publication history and fictional biography In the main continuity of Marvel Comics, three characters have used the Captain Britain title in regular publication. Brian Braddock Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, Brian Braddock first appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Paperback (comics)
In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually presenting either a complete miniseries, a story arc from a single title, or a series of stories with an arc or common theme. A trade paperback may reproduce the stories either at the same size in which they were originally presented (in comic book format), in a smaller " digest-sized" format, or a larger-than-original hardcover. This article applies to both paperback and hardcover collections. In the comics industry, the term "trade paperback market" may refer to the market for any collection, regardless of its actual cover. A trade paperback differs from a graphic novel in that a graphic novel is usually original material. It is also different from the publishing term ''trade paperback'', which is a book with a flexible cardstock cover that is larger than the standard mass market paperback format. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Farmer
Mark Farmer (born 1957 in Birmingham) is a British comic book artist. He is best known as an inker, often working with Alan Davis. Career Farmer got his start in the UK comics industry before becoming part of the British Invasion, the wave of UK creators that were an integral part of the DC Comics "new look" of the 1980s He is primarily known these days as an inker, although he has done some pencilling as well (for instance, collaborating with writer Len Wein on an early 1980s run on '' Green Lantern''). Like nearly all those involved in the British Invasion, Farmer got his start at the British weekly comic '' 2000 AD'', where he pencilled such series as Judge Dredd and Anderson: Psi Division. Farmer usually forms a team with writer/penciler Alan Davis. The pair, who first teamed on 1987's D.R. and Quinch for ''2000 AD'', have worked together on such titles as Marvel Comics' ''Excalibur'', ''Avengers'', '' Fantastic Four'' and '' Uncanny X-Men''. For DC their work includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Shocks
''Tharg's Future Shocks'' is a long-running series of short strips in the British weekly comic '' 2000 AD'' in 1977. The name originates from the fictional editor of 2000 AD and the book titled '' Future Shock'', written by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970. Publishing history The series began in issue 25 of ''2000 AD'' titled "Tharg's Future Shocks" in a single short story written by Steve Moore, who also created the format. This established the pattern of the series which would be two- or three-page short stories, which were normally self-contained. These stories would be a testing ground for new artists and writers and creators resulting in the stories having a very mixed level of quality. Some successful authors such as Peter Milligan, Alan Davis, Alan Moore, and Grant Morrison found some of their earliest work published as ''Future Shocks''. Spin-offs Some characters proved popular enough to either appear in their own stories, or have multiple appearances in ''Futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
