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Deadline (Marvel Comics)
''Deadline'' is a four-issue mini-series that was printed by Marvel Comics in 2002, chronicling the first appearance of Kat Farrell as a newspaper reporter in New York City, stumbling onto a murder case. Kat works at the ''Daily Bugle'', and dealt with major ''Bugle'' employees Betty Brant, Ben Urich, Robbie Robertson and J. Jonah Jameson John Jonah Jameson Jr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and he .... The series was written by Bill Rosemann, with art by Guy Davis. A precursor to '' The Pulse'' (a series which also featured Kat as a character), the story focuses on a journalist whose career is centered on super powered beings (much to Kat's chagrin). Issue 1 A reporter at the Bugle named Katherine Farrell covering "Capes"as she comes to call all superpowers individuals hates interviewing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Series (comics)
In the field of comic books, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined before production, and it differs from a One-shot (comics), one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues. The term is often used interchangeably with miniseries (mini-series) and maxiseries (maxi-series), usually depending on the length and number of issues. In Dark Horse Comics' definition of a limited series, "this term primarily applies to a connected series of individual comic books. A limited series refers to a comic book series with a clear beginning, middle and end". Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics refer to limited series of two to eleven issues as miniseries and series of twelve issues or more as maxiseries, but other publishers alternate terms. Characteristics A limited series can "vary widely in length, but often run from three to ten issues. They can usually be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 1951 and its predecessor, ''Marvel Mystery Comics'', the ''Marvel Comics'' title/name/brand was first used in June 1961. Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of ''The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Bugle
The ''Daily Bugle'' (at one time ''The DB'') is a fictional New York City tabloid newspaper appearing as a plot element in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The ''Daily Bugle'' is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man comic titles and their derivative media. The newspaper first appeared in the Human Torch story in ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #18 (April 1941), returned in ''Fantastic Four'' #2 (Jan. 1962), and its offices first shown in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (March 1963). The ''Daily Bugle'' was first featured on film in the 2002 film ''Spider-Man''. The fictional newspaper is meant to be a pastiche of both the New York '' Daily News'' and the ''New York Post'', two popular real-life New York City tabloids. The outlet appears in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–07), Marc Webb's ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' duology (2012–14) and Sony's Spider-Man Universe (2018–present). The agency is reimagined as a sensati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Davis (comics)
Guy Davis (born 1966) is an American creature designer, concept artist, illustrator and storyboard artist who has worked on film, television, comic book and video game projects. He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, including the television series ''The Strain'' (2014–17) and the films ''Pacific Rim'' (2013), ''Crimson Peak'' (2015) and ''The Shape of Water'' (2017). Beforehand, Davis was the regular artist for the ''Hellboy'' spinoff comic '' B.P.R.D.'' (2003–2010), as well as the artist behind his own creator-owned comic '' The Marquis'' (2009). Biography Career A self-taught illustrator, Guy Davis began his art career in 1985. Soon his independent work attracted the editors of Caliber Press, who published his first creator-owned series — the Harvey Award-nominated ''Baker Street''. It was the success of ''Baker Street'' that got Davis work with DC Comics/Vertigo, illustrating ''Sandman Mystery Theatre''. He illustrated Mike Mignola’s ongo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Horn
Greg Horn is an American comic book artist best known for his work as a cover artist for Marvel Comics and various other publications. Working primarily as a digital painter, he is well known for his pinup paintings of female characters. In addition to comic book covers, his art has been featured in posters for basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, video game magazines such as ''Official Xbox Magazine'' and ''InQuest Gamer'', and several covers and illustrations for the comic book news magazine '' Wizard''. In 2008, his projects included covers for the ongoing ''Ms. Marvel'' series from Marvel Comics, ''Jenna Jameson's Shadow Hunter'' from Virgin Comics, as well as a series of pieces promoting Marvel's 2008 "event" ''Secret Invasion''. Bibliography Arcana Studio *''Ezra'' (2004) DC Comics *''Blackest Night: Wonder Woman'', miniseries, #1–3 (2009) *''Flash'', vol. 3, #3B (2010) *''Green Arrow'', vol. 3, #30 (2010) *''Green Lantern Corps'', vol. 2, #41–42, 44–46 (2009– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In Comics
Events * Chuck Rowles and Steve Rowles begin the webcomic '' Gods of Arr-Kelaan'' * First KomMissia festival held in Moscow. January * January 29: Zak becomes the first Belgian cartoonist to win the Dutch ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon'' (edition 2001). March * '' Adventures of Superman'' #600: super-sized anniversary issue by Joe Casey, Mike Wieringo, and Jose Marzan, Jr. (DC Comics) * In ''Anders and & Co''., " Forget It!" by Don Rosa. April * ''Batman'' #600: " Bruce Wayne: Fugitive," part one, 64-page giant, written by Ed Brubaker. May * May 4: The first Free Comic Book Day is established. . * The British satirical cartoon magazine ''Punch'', which had ended in 1992 but briefly revived since 1996, is once again disestablished. June * June 3: Webcomic '' A Miracle of Science'' by Jon Kilgannon and Mark Sachs debuts. * After 59 years of continuous serialisation Albert Chartier's comic '' Onésime'' comes to an end. * June 26: Acclaimed best- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kat Farrell
Kaecilius Elloe Kaifi Kala Jennifer Kale Noble Kale Kaluu Kamikaze Kamran Kamran is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by G. Willow Wilson and Takeshi Miyazawa and first appeared in ''Ms. Marvel'' (vol. 3) #13 (March 2015). Kamran is a young Pakistani American who discovers his Inhuman heritage after being exposed to the Terrigen Mists which grants him bio-luminescent abilities. After moving from Houston to Jersey City, Kamran is reintroduced to Kamala Khan whose parents are friends with his, and the two quickly bond over their shared interests. After witnessing Kamala change into her alter ego, Ms. Marvel, Kamran reveals his secret to her, which makes her smitten with him. Kamran offers Kamala a ride to school, but instead kidnaps her and takes her to his boss, the Inhuman crime boss Lineage who hopes to recruit Ms. Marvel into his gang. Ms. Marvel can fight off Kamran and Lineage and escape from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Brant
Elizabeth Brant is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in stories featuring the superhero Spider-Man. She is the personal secretary of J. Jonah Jameson at the ''Daily Bugle'', and served as both a supporting character and love interest for Peter Parker. She later became a reporter for the ''Daily Bugle'' and the girlfriend of Flash Thompson/Agent Venom. Since her inception, the character has been featured in various media adaptations, such as feature films, television series and video games. In film, she was portrayed by Elizabeth Banks in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy, and by Angourie Rice as a teenaged version in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). Publication history Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #4 (September 1963). Fictional chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Urich
Benjamin "Ben" Urich is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character usually appears in comic books featuring Daredevil and Spider-Man. Urich is a chain-smoking, tough-as-nails investigative journalist for the New York newspaper ''The Daily Bugle.'' Urich deduced the secret identity of Daredevil and has used him as a source of information and vice versa. To a lesser extent, he has a similar relationship with Spider-Man, whose alter ego Peter Parker was a photographer for the ''Bugle'' who occasionally accompanied Urich on assignments. Urich has used these connections to expose supervillains posing as businessmen including Kingpin and Green Goblin. He has been portrayed by Joe Pantoliano in the 2003 film ''Daredevil''. Ben Urich was also portrayed by Vondie Curtis-Hall in the first season of the Marvel Television streaming television series ''Daredevil'', set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Publication history Create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph "Robbie" Robertson
Joseph "Robbie" Robertson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in stories featuring the superhero Spider-Man. Created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., he first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #51 (August 1967), and has since endured as a supporting character of the wall-crawler. Robbie Robertson was one of the first black characters in comics to play a serious supporting role, rather than act as comic relief. He has usually been a high-ranking editor at the New York newspaper, the ''Daily Bugle'', and a close friend and confidant of publisher J. Jonah Jameson, acting as a voice of reason in Jameson's campaign to discredit Spider-Man. He is more friendly and supportive of Peter Parker as well as the other ''Daily Bugle'' staffers than the brash Jameson. In the 1980s, the character's backstory was explored, revealing a past conflict with the supervillain Tombstone, with whom he attended high school; these stories wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pulse (comics)
''The Pulse'' is a comic book ongoing series, series published by Marvel Comics, written by Brian Michael Bendis, about the people who work on "The Pulse", a weekly section in the fictional ''Daily Bugle'' newspaper, focusing on superheroes. The main star of the book is Jessica Jones, a former superhero and private investigator, previously seen in the ''Alias (comics), Alias'' series. Jones works as a specialist consultant for "The Pulse" with journalists Ben Urich and Kat Farrell. Other cast members include Luke Cage, superhero and boyfriend to Jessica, the ''Bugles publisher, J. Jonah Jameson, and senior editor Robbie Robertson (comics), Joseph "Robbie" Robertson. Story arcs ;''Thin Air'' (Issues #1-5) In the first story arc, the Green Goblin's true identity is revealed to the public after an investigation by ''The Daily Bugle'' into the murder of a ''Bugle'' journalist. After an extended battle with Spider-Man and Luke Cage, the Goblin is arrested and sent to prison for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
