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Green Man (comics)
Green Man is the name of the Green Lantern in charge of sector 2828. He is from the planet Uxor in the Vega star system and a member of the Green Lantern Corps. He made his first appearance in DC Comics' ''Green Lantern'' (''vol. 2) #164 (May 1983'') and was created by writer Todd Klein and artist Dave Gibbons. Fictional character biography "Green Man" is a lesser known member of the Green Lantern Corps and is the adopted name of the Green Lantern from the 2828 Space Sector. He originates from the planet of Uxor. Green Man is a misfit who rebelled against his planet’s anti-individualism and longed for a personal identity. When the Guardians of the Universe offered him a position as a member of their Green Lantern Corps, Green Man jumped at the chance. As a consequence, Green Man could never again legally enter his home star system. This was due to the pact the Guardians made with the Psions of Vega, which prohibits the Green Lantern Corps presence in that sector. Green Man enlist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Man (comics)
Green Man is the name of the Green Lantern in charge of sector 2828. He is from the planet Uxor in the Vega star system and a member of the Green Lantern Corps. He made his first appearance in DC Comics' ''Green Lantern'' (''vol. 2) #164 (May 1983'') and was created by writer Todd Klein and artist Dave Gibbons. Fictional character biography "Green Man" is a lesser known member of the Green Lantern Corps and is the adopted name of the Green Lantern from the 2828 Space Sector. He originates from the planet of Uxor. Green Man is a misfit who rebelled against his planet’s anti-individualism and longed for a personal identity. When the Guardians of the Universe offered him a position as a member of their Green Lantern Corps, Green Man jumped at the chance. As a consequence, Green Man could never again legally enter his home star system. This was due to the pact the Guardians made with the Psions of Vega, which prohibits the Green Lantern Corps presence in that sector. Green Man enli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanoid
A humanoid (; from English ''human'' and ''-oid'' "resembling") is a non-human entity with human form or characteristics. The earliest recorded use of the term, in 1870, referred to indigenous peoples in areas colonized by Europeans. By the 20th century, the term came to describe fossils which were morphologically similar, but not identical, to those of the human skeleton. Although this usage was common in the sciences for much of the 20th century, it is now considered rare. More generally, the term can refer to anything with distinctly human characteristics or adaptations, such as possessing opposable anterior forelimb- appendages (i.e. thumbs), visible spectrum-binocular vision (i.e. having two eyes), or biomechanic plantigrade-bipedalism (i.e. the ability to walk on heels and metatarsals in an upright position). Science fiction media frequently present sentient extraterrestrial lifeforms as humanoid as a byproduct of convergent evolution. In theoretical convergent evolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Crisis
"Final Crisis" is a crossover storyline that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics in 2008, primarily the seven-issue miniseries of the same name written by Grant Morrison. Originally DC announced the project as being illustrated solely by J. G. Jones; artists Carlos Pacheco, Marco Rudy and Doug Mahnke later provided art for the series. The storyline directly follows ''DC Universe'' #0 after the conclusion of the 51-issue ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' weekly limited series.SDCC '07: DC's 'Countdown...To The End?' PANEL , , July 26, 2007 Promotion about the limited series describes its story as "the day evil won". The series deals with alien villain [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Lantern
Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians of the Universe, Guardians, a race of immortals residing on the planet Oa. According to DC continuity (fiction), continuity, the Green Lantern Corps has been in existence for three billion years. Currently operating amongst the 3600 "sectors" of the universe, there are 7204 members (known commonly as Green Lanterns). There are two lanterns for every sector, with the exception of sector 2814, which has six members. Each Green Lantern is given a Power ring (DC Comics), power ring, a weapon granting the use of incredible abilities that are directed by the wearer's own willpower. Publication history In 1959, during a revival of the popularity of superhero comics in America, DC Comics' editor Julius Schwartz decided to reinvent the 1940s superhero character Green Lantern a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
