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Floronic Man
The Floronic Man (Jason Woodrue), also known as the Plant Master, Floro, and the Seeder, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has been portrayed in live-action by John Glover in the 1997 film '' Batman & Robin'' and Kevin Durand in the DC Universe series ''Swamp Thing''. Publication history He first appeared as an enemy of the Atom in ''The Atom'' #1 and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane. His Floronic Man appearance first appeared in the Green Lantern backup in ''The Flash'' #245. His Seeder appearance first appeared in ''Swamp Thing'' #21. He became known as "Floro" and a superhero, in '' The New Guardians''. Fictional character biography Jason Woodrue first appears in ''The Atom'' #1 (June–July 1962). Woodrue is an exile from an interdimensional world (Floria) inhabited by dryads. Woodrue, sometimes called the Plant Master, uses his advanced botanical knowledge to control plant growth in an attempt to tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Bissette
Stephen R. Bissette (born March 14, 1955) is an American comic book artist, editor, and publisher with a focus on the Horror comics, horror genre. He is known for working with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on the DC Comics series ''Swamp Thing'' in the 1980s. Biography Early work and education Bissette was born and raised in Vermont, where he still lives, and was raised Catholicism, Catholic. Shortly after the publication of his first work, ''Abyss'' (1976), Bissette enrolled in the first class of The Kubert School. Before his first year was completed, his work was being published professionally in the pages of ''Sojourn'', ''Sgt. Rock'', and ''Heavy Metal (magazine), Heavy Metal''. In 1978, Bissette was among the Kubert School's first graduating class, along with classmates Rick Veitch, Tom Yeates, and others. While still enrolled at The Kubert School, Bissette executed the logo for early New Jersey synth-pop band WKGB and drew the cover for the band's 1979 singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Durand
Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in ''The Strain'', Joshua in '' Dark Angel'', Martin Keamy in ''Lost'', Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', Barry Burton in '' Resident Evil: Retribution'', Gabriel in ''Legion'', Little John in ''Robin Hood'', Jeeves Tremor in ''Smokin' Aces'', and Carlos in ''The Butterfly Effect''. He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in '' Citizen Gangster''. Early life Kevin Serge Durand was born January 14, 1974, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand. He is of French-Canadian descent. Career Durand's first break came when he was cast in ''Mystery, Alaska''. He often portrays characters on both sides of law enforcement, such as Booth in '' Walking Tall'', sidekick Red in ''Wild Hogs'', the psychotic neo-nazi Jeeves Tremor in ''Smokin' Aces'', the title role in ''Otis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super-Team Family
''Super-Team Family'' is a comic book anthology series published by DC Comics from 1975 to 1978 that lasted for 15 issues. It included a mix of original and reprinted stories. Publication history ''Super-Team Family'' began publication with an October–November 1975 cover date. DC Comics published several other ''... Family'' titles concurrent with ''Super-Team Family'' including ''The Superman Family'' (1974–1982), ''Batman Family'' (1975–1978), and ''Tarzan Family'' (1975–1976). As a rule, DC's ''... Family'' titles contained mostly reprints and featured a higher page count and higher price than DC's normal books. The original intention of ''Super-Team Family'' was to be a "home" for original story team-ups without Batman, as editor Gerry Conway wrote in the letters column of issue #1. The first issue was only all-reprints due to scheduling problems, according to Conway. By issue #3 "economics had changed", and readers were informed that the series would go all-reprints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being his inspiration for the character's appearance. Wonder Woman appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8 published October 21, 1941''All Star Comics'' #8 was cover-dated December/January 1941/1942, but published October 21, 1941. (SeLibrary of Congress ) with her first feature in ''Sensation Comics'' #1 in January 1942. The ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously ever since. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira (DC Comics), Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira. When b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Jordan
Harold "Hal" Jordan, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created in 1959 by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, and first appeared in ''Showcase'' #22 (October 1959). Hal Jordan is a reinvention of the previous Green Lantern who appeared in 1940s comic books as the character Alan Scott. Hal Jordan is a former fighter pilot who works for Ferris Aircraft as a test pilot, a member and occasionally leader of an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps, as well as a founding member of the Justice League, DC's flagship superhero team, alongside well-known heroes such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. He fights evil across the universe with a ring that grants him a variety of superpowers, but is usually portrayed as one of the protectors of Sector 2814, which is the sector where Earth resides. His powers derive from his power ring and Green Lantern batte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
