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Fear Itself (comics)
"Fear Itself" is a 2011 fictional crossover, crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a seven-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, a prologue book by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scot Eaton, and numerous tie-in books, including most of the X-Men family of books. "Fear Itself" was first announced by then-Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and X-Men group editor Axel Alonso at a press conference held at Midtown Comics Times Square on December 21, 2010. The story, whose title is a wikisource:Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address, reference to the famous quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself", depicts the various superheroes of the Marvel Universe contending with the Serpent (comics), Serpent, an Asgard (comics), Asgardian fear deity who causes global panic on Earth, and who seeks to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Immonen
Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pencils are usually inked by Wade Von Grawbadger. Early life Stuart Immonen grew up in a Finnish Canadians, Finnish Canadian family in Canada. The first comics he read as a child were Disney comics and Harvey Comics. He would later seek out superhero comics from Marvel Comics. Sporadic distribution in the 1970s and 1980s led to the development of an eclectic sense of taste in titles, as he was often only able to find a few issues available per series. A later increase in self-publishing in Toronto spurred him to pursue a career in comics following his studies at university. Career In 1988, he self-published a series titled ''Playground''; it was his first published work. From 1990 through 1992, he drew several issues of ''Rock 'N' Roll Comi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scot Eaton
Scot Eaton is a comic book artist, best known for his work on '' Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', '' X-Men: Endangered Species'', and '' X-Men: Messiah Complex''. Career In the early 1990s Eaton started penciling ''Doctor Fate'' and ''Swamp Thing'' for DC Comics. He went on to draw ''Silver Surfer'' and ''Thor'' for Marvel Comics. He later went to work for CrossGen after relocating to Florida. Eaton eventually quit Crossgen and returned to Vermont. Bibliography DC *''Action Comics'' vol. 2 #52 (2016) *'' The Adventures of Superman'' #545 (1997) *''Animal Man'' #56 (1993) *''Aquaman'' vol. 8 #2, 7–9, 13, 17–18, 21, 23-24 (2016-2017) *''Azrael'' #8 (along with Barry Kitson) (1995) *''Batman and Robin Eternal'' #3-5, 8, 17–18, 26 (2015-2016) *''Creature Commandos'', miniseries, #1-8 (2000) *'' Deathstroke'' vol. 2 #19 (2013) *''Detective Comics'' #980 (2018) *''Detective Comics'' vol. 2 #21, 23.4, 50, Annual #2 (2013-2016) *''Doctor Fate'' vol. 2 #32-37 (1991†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral division in Tasmania * Division of Franklin (state), state electoral division in Tasmania * Franklin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin * Franklin River, river of Tasmania * Franklin Sound, waterway of Tasmania Canada * District of Franklin, a former district of the Northwest Territories * Franklin, Quebec, a municipality in the Montérégie region * Rural Municipality of Franklin, Manitoba * Franklin, Manitoba, an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, Manitoba * Franklin Glacier Complex, a volcano in southwestern British Columbia * Franklin Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia * Franklin River (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Franklin Strait, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midtown Comics Times Square
Midtown Comics is a New York City comic book retailer with three shops in Manhattan and an e-commerce website.Gustines, George Gene (May 8, 2019)"As Comic Book Industry Grows, Smaller Publishers Learn to Adapt" ''The New York Times''.Gustines, George Gene (November 16, 2005)"Some Caution Helps When Selling Fantasies" ''The New York Times''. The largest comic book store in the United States,Kaplan, Don (June 25, 2012)"It’s a geek drama" ''New York Post''. the company opened its first store in the Times Square area in 1997. Its second was opened on Lexington Avenue in 2004, and is known as the Grand Central store for its proximity to Grand Central Terminal."Olivia Munn Signs Her New Book at Midtown Comics" |
Axel Alonso
Axel Alonso () is an American comic book creator and former journalist, best known as the former editor in chief at Marvel Comics, a role which he held from January 2011 until November 2017.Marston, George (November 17, 2017)"AXEL ALONSO Out, CB CEBULSKI In As Marvel Editor-in-Chief" Newsarama. Alonso began his career as a journalist for New York's '' Daily News''. He later worked as an editor at DC Comics from 1994 to 2000, during which he edited a number of books published under their Vertigo line, such as ''Doom Patrol'', ''Animal Man'', ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher'', and '' 100 Bullets''. In 2000 he went to work for Marvel Comics as a senior editor. While there he edited Spider-Man and X-Men-related books before ascending to vice president, executive editor in 2010, and editor in chief in January 2011, replacing Joe Quesada. He has also worked as a writer and inker. Early life Alonso's father is from Mexico, and his mother is from England. A native of San Francisco, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brevoort
Tom Brevoort () is an American comic book editor, known for his work for Marvel Comics, where he has overseen titles such as '' New Avengers'', ''Civil War'', and ''Fantastic Four''. He became Executive Editor in 2007, and in January 2011 was promoted to additionally serve as Senior Vice President of Publishing. Career Tom Brevoort began working for Marvel Comics as a college intern in 1989.Itzkoff, Dave"Modern Marvel" ''The New York Times'', March 25, 2011 Commenting on his rationale for taking a non-paying entry-level job, Brevoort recalls, "Well, obviously, to get a leg up on getting into the business." Brevoort went on to say, "In the illustration program I attended at the University of Delaware, senior students were required to get and serve an internship at some company or institution related to the field of illustration. In our initial freshman orientation, the head of the department mentioned that they had previously placed one student at Marvel Comics, so I figured that wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Quesada
Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as ''Ninjak'' and ''Solar, Man of the Atom''. He later worked on numerous books for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as '' Batman: Sword of Azrael'' and ''X-Factor'', before forming his own company, Event Comics, where he published his creator-owned character, Ash. In 1998 he became an editor of Marvel Comics' Marvel Knights line, before becoming editor-in-chief of the company in 2000. He was named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment in 2010 and left his editor-in-chief role in January 2011, being replaced by Axel Alonso. His position was re-titled as executive vice president and creative director in October 2019 before leaving in 2022. Early life Quesada was born in New York City to Cuban-born parents, and grew up i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to low sales, following its Giant-Size X-Men, 1975 revival and subsequent direction under writer Chris Claremont, it became one of the most recognizable and successful franchises of Marvel Comics. They have appeared in numerous books, X-Men in television, television shows, the 20th Century Fox X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' films, and List of video games featuring the X-Men, video games. The ''X-Men'' title may refer to the superhero team itself, X-Men (comic book), the eponymous comic series, or the broader franchise including List of X-Men comics, various solo titles and team books such as the New Mutants, Excalibur (comics), Excalibur, and X-Force. In the Marvel Universe, Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants are humans who are born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Martin
Laura DePuy (credited later in her career as Laura Martin, having married Randy Martin in 2001) is a colorist who has produced work for several of the major comics companies, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics and CrossGen. Career A sometimes comics reader as a child, she attended a graphic design program at the University of Central Florida, and, while "work ngthe night shift at Kinko's... met Jim_Lee.html"_;"title="omics/Jim_Lee">omics/Jim_Lee_fanIan_Hannin.html" ;"title="Jim_Lee">omics/Jim_Lee_fan.html" ;"title="Jim_Lee.html" ;"title="omics/Jim Lee">omics/Jim Lee fan">Jim_Lee.html" ;"title="omics/Jim Lee">omics/Jim Lee fanIan Hannin">Jim_Lee">omics/Jim_Lee_fan.html" ;"title="Jim_Lee.html" ;"title="omics/Jim Lee">omics/Jim Lee fan">Jim_Lee.html" ;"title="omics/Jim Lee">omics/Jim Lee fanIan Hannin, who... got me hooked on comics, and started me thinking about a possible career." Hannin later went on to work for Lee's WildStorm Studios, so when DePuy graduated, she "...went to visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade Von Grawbadger
Wade von Grawbadger is a comic book artist who is known mostly for his inking work for Marvel and DC comics. He is well known for his collaborations with Stuart Immonen. Inker DC Comics * ''Alpha Centurion Special'' #1 * ''Batman Black and White'' vol. 5 #5 * ''Birds of Prey: Manhunt'' #1, 3, 4 * ''Showcase '95'' #1, 2 * ''Starman'' #0-10, 12–27, 29–37, 39–40, 42–45, 47, 50 (October 1994 - February 1999) Marvel Comics * ''Avengers'' vol. 3 #26 * '' Captain Marvel'' vol. 3 #8 * '' New Avengers'' vol. 1 #55-62; vol. 2 #1-7 * '' Fear Itself'' vol. 1 #1-7 * ''Secret Avengers'' vol. 1 #21 Awards * 1995: Nominated for "Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award, with Tony Harris for ''Starman'' * 1997: Comic Book Awards Alma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniseries
A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format has increased in both streaming services and broadcast television. The term " serial" is used in the United Kingdom and in other Commonwealth nations to describe a show that has an ongoing narrative plotline, while "series" is used for a set of episodes in a similar way that "season" is used in North America. Definitions A miniseries is distinguished from an ongoing television series; the latter does not usually have a predetermined number of episodes and may continue for several years. Before the term was coined in the US in the early 1970s, the ongoing episodic form was always called a " serial", just as a novel appearing in episodes in successive editions of magazines or newspapers is called a serial. In Britain, miniseries are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eponym
An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Usage of the word The term ''eponym'' functions in multiple related ways, all based on an explicit relationship between two named things. A person, place, or thing named after a particular person share an eponymous relationship. In this way, Elizabeth I of England is the eponym of the Elizabethan era. When Henry Ford is referred to as "the ''eponymous'' founder of the Ford Motor Company", his surname "Ford" serves as the eponym. The term also refers to the title character of a fictional work (such as Rocky Balboa of the Rocky film series, ''Rocky'' film series), as well as to ''self-titled'' works named after their creators (such as the album The Doors (album), ''The Doors'' by the band the Doors). Walt Disney created the eponymous The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
