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Gentleman (character)
The Gentleman (Gustav Fiers) is a fictional supervillain and an enemy of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. The character first appeared in a trilogy of ''Spider-Man'' novels written by Adam-Troy Castro before appearing within the comic books themselves. The Gentleman made his film debut in 2012 in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', portrayed by actor Michael Massee, who reprised the role in the film's 2014 sequel ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2''. Publication history The Gentleman was introduced in Adam-Troy Castro's novel, '' Spider-Man: The Gathering of the Sinister Six''. His brother, Karl Fiers, murdered Spider-Man's parents. The Gentleman appears in the novels ''Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six'', and ''Spider-Man: Secret of the Sinister Six'', in which he was killed off. The character made his debut in the Marvel Comics continuity in ''Civil War II: Kingpin'' #4, published in October 2016 as part of the ''Civil War II'' event. Fictional character biography In the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam-Troy Castro
__NOTOC__ Adam-Troy Castro is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer living in Wildwood, Florida. He has more than one hundred stories to his credit and has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Stoker. These stories include four ''Spider-Man'' novels, including the Sinister Six trilogy, and stories involving characters of Andrea Cort, Ernst Vossoff, and Karl Nimmitz. Castro is also known for his Gustav Gloom series of middle-school novels and has also authored a reference book on ''The Amazing Race''. Awards and nominations Castro's fiction has been nominated for eight Nebulas, two Hugos, two Seiuns, the World Fantasy Award, and three Stokers. In 2007, Castro and Jerry Oltion won the Seiun Award for Best Foreign Language Short Story of the Year for "The Astronaut from Wyoming." In 2009, Castro won the Philip K. Dick Award for ''Emissaries from the Dead.'' "The Ten Things She Said While Dying: An Annotation" was nominated for the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chameleon (comics)
The Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov; Russian: Дмитрий Смердяков) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the first ever adversary of the superhero Spider-Man, having debuted in the initial issue of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (March 1963). The character is usually depicted as a master of disguises, known for his ability to impersonate virtually anybody. He is also the half-brother of Kraven the Hunter. The character has appeared in several Spider-Man media adaptations over the years, including animated television series and video games. In live-action, Numan Acar portrayed Smerdyakov in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), while Fred Hechinger is set to appear as the character in the upcoming Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film ''Kraven the Hunter'' (2023) IGN ranked the Chameleon as Spider-Man's 14th greatest enemy. Publication history Created by writer Stan Lee and artist St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964) as the first and best-known incarnation of the Green Goblin, as well as being generally regarded as the archenemy of Spider-Man, alongside Doctor Octopus and Venom. Osborn is depicted as an amoral industrialist head of science conglomerate Oscorp and the father of Harry Osborn, the best friend of Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker. Osborn, in part as a reaction to the death of his wife, maintains a cold disposition and is obsessed with attaining as much power as possible. As a result, he treats his son coldly and openly favors Peter for his intellect, leading Harry to often try and compensate. In his origin, Norman was exposed to an experimental formula which enhanced his physical abilities and intellect, but also drove him to insanity. As the Gobli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscorp
Oscorp (sometimes stylized as OsCorp), also known as Oscorp Industries, is a fictional multibillion-dollar multinational corporation appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, predominantly in stories about Spider-Man. The company was founded by Norman Osborn and has appeared in numerous media adaptations. According to Forbes, highlighting the 25 largest fictional companies, it had an estimated sales of $3.1 billion, ranking it at number 23. History The corporation is based out of the Oscorp Tower in New York. It was created and run by its CEO Norman Osborn. Norman studied chemistry and electrical engineering in college. He also took a number of courses in business administration. Norman's teacher, Professor Mendel Stromm, formed the business partnership. Since Norman put up the bulk of the financing, they called their company the Osborn Corporation, or Oscorp. Stromm's early research was on a chemical that would provide enhanced strength in its test subjects an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Goblin In Other Media
The Green Goblin, a Marvel Comics supervillain, and one of the three Archenemies of Spider-Man, alongside Doctor Octopus and Venom, was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964). The character has since been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, such as feature films, television series and video games. In the comics, the Green Goblin is an alias adopted by multiple characters, most prominently Norman Osborn, who has also been used as the Goblin's alter-ego in most of the character's media appearances. Norman was portrayed by Willem Dafoe in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' film trilogy and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), and by Chris Cooper in ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014). Neil Ross, Alan Rachins, Steve Blum, Steven Weber and Josh Keaton have provided the character's voices in various ''Spider-Man'' animated series. Harry is portrayed by James Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Osborn (The Amazing Spider-Man Film Series)
The Green Goblin, a Marvel Comics supervillain, and one of the three Archenemies of Spider-Man, alongside Doctor Octopus and Venom, was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964). The character has since been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, such as feature films, television series and video games. In the comics, the Green Goblin is an alias adopted by multiple characters, most prominently Norman Osborn, who has also been used as the Goblin's alter-ego in most of the character's media appearances. Norman was portrayed by Willem Dafoe in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' film trilogy and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), and by Chris Cooper in ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014). Neil Ross, Alan Rachins, Steve Blum, Steven Weber and Josh Keaton have provided the character's voices in various ''Spider-Man'' animated series. Harry is portrayed by James Franco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
