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Dryad (comics)
Dryad (Callie Betto) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, she first appeared in '' New X-Men: Academy X'' #1. Fictional character biography Dryad is a member of the former Corsairs training squad. The leaders of the team are: Specter, Quill and the Stepford Cuckoos. She appears in ''New X-Men: Academy X'' #2 as a background character, in the party, on the cover with Anole, and with the students that aren't fighting with the Blob. Depowered and Death After Scarlet Witch's actions of M-Day, Dryad is de-energized and boards a bus with other depowered students leaving the Xavier Institute. She is killed when William Stryker fires a missile at the bus, killing the depowered students aboard.''New X-Men'', vol. 2 #23 Powers and abilities Dryad had the mutant ability to communicate with plants, much like a telepath can with people, which allowed her to manipulate plant life. It was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Jeanty
Georges Jeanty is an American comic book penciler illustrator best known for his work on The American Way (Comic Book), ''The American Way'', an eight-issue American comic book limited series produced under DC Comics' Wildstorm Comics, Wildstorm imprint, and the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight'' comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. Various issues of Serenity (comics). Early life Georges Michael Jeanty was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Miami Beach, Florida. After attending courses in the Fine Arts, at Miami-Dade College, he considered a career in acting, but decided to use his artistic talent to pursue a career as a commercial artist. Inspired by the comic books he read while growing up, featuring 70’s comic book superhero icons like Luke Cage, and classic superhero comics like ''Fantastic Four'' and ''Saga of the Swamp Thing'' - Jeanty made comic books his focus. Jeanty specifically credits Frank Miller ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepford Cuckoos
The Stepford Cuckoos are a set of fictional mutants, psychically linked quintuplets (Celeste Cuckoo, Esme Cuckoo, Irma "Mindee" Cuckoo, Phoebe Cuckoo, and Sophie Cuckoo) appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The alphabetical order of the Cuckoos' first names corresponds with their ages, with Celeste being the firstborn and Sophie being the youngest. Originally calling themselves the Five-in-One, after the deaths of Esme and Sophie the remaining sisters were known as the Three-in-One. They are commonly associated with the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning and successor mutant schools. Their name "Stepford Cuckoos" is a reference to the books ''The Stepford Wives'' and ''The Midwich Cuckoos''. The Stepford Cuckoos made their live action debut as the Frost Sisters; Esme, Sophie, and Phoebe in the television series '' The Gifted'', portrayed by Skyler Samuels. Publication history First appearing in '' New X-Men'', vol. 1 #118, they were created by Grant M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Characters With Plant Abilities
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes and context of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
