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Here Comes Tomorrow
"Here Comes Tomorrow" is the eighth and final story arc in Grant Morrison's run on the Marvel Comics series '' New X-Men'', which ran from issues #151-154 (2004). The storyline featured many controversial elements, such as Cyclops moving forward with his relationship with Emma Frost (prompted by his dead wife), the Stepford Cuckoos being revealed as a development in the Weapon Plus Program, John Sublime being a sentient bacterium bent on bringing evolution to a halt and hints that the Xavier Institute student Ernst and Cassandra Nova are the same person. ''The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes'' has given the numerical designation of Earth-15104 to the Here Comes Tomorrow timeline. Plot In the far future, human X-Man Tom Skylark evades a pack of Crawlers (foot soldiers genetically engineered from Kurt Wagner's DNA, along with those of Madrox, Scott Summers, and others) amongst the ruins of the X-Mansion. His Sentinel partner, Rover, dispatches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New X-Men (2004 Series)
''New X-Men'' is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics within the X-Men franchise. After the end of Grant Morrison's run on X-Men: Legacy, ''X-Men'' vol. 2 titled ''New X-Men (2001 series), New X-Men'', the title was used for a new series, New_Mutants#The_New_Mutants,_vol._2, ''New X-Men: Academy X'' during the X-Men ReLoad event. The title was later shortened to simply ''New X-Men'' in 2006 when the new creative team of Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost took over the series with issue #20. Whereas the other ''X-Men'' comics mostly deal with established adult Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants, this series concentrates on the lives of young students residing at the X-Mansion, Xavier Institute for Higher Learning as they learn to control their powers. After the 2007 crossover ''X-Men: Messiah Complex'', the ''New X-Men'' title was canceled and briefly relaunched as ''Young X-Men'' for 12 issues. The series was written by Marc Guggenheim. After the first arc of ''You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank G
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinels (comics)
The Sentinels are a fictional variety of Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant-hunting robots appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are typically depicted as antagonists to the X-Men. The Sentinels played a large role in the 1990s X-Men: The Animated Series, ''X-Men'' animated series and have been featured in several X-Men video games. The Sentinels are featured prominently in the 2014 film ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' while Danger Room, simulated versions made brief appearances in the 2006 film ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' and the 2016 film ''X-Men: Apocalypse''. In 2009, The Sentinels were ranked as ''IGN''s 38th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Publication history Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #14 (Nov. 1965). Sentinels are programmed to locate Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants and capture or kill them. Though several types of Sentinels have been introduced, the typical Sentinel is three sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Mansion
The X-Mansion or Xavier Institute is the common name for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier, a character in X-Men comics. It serves as the base of operations and training site of the X-Men. It is also the location of an accredited private school for mutant children, teenagers, and sometimes older aged mutants, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters. The X-Mansion is also the worldwide headquarters of the X-Corporation. The X-Mansion's address is 1407 Graymalkin Lane, Salem Center, located in Westchester County, New York. The school's motto is "mutatis mutandis". In a 2011 edition of the comic, Wolverine re-opens the school, at the same address, under the name of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. After the Terrigen Cloud becomes toxic enough to mutants that they die from M-Pox, Storm has th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrox
James Arthur Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Len Wein, he first appeared in '' Giant-Size Fantastic Four'' #4 (February 1975). A mutant with the ability to create instant duplicates of himself, Madrox was mainly a minor or supporting character until his appearance in the 1987 miniseries ''Fallen Angels''. The character underwent greater development under writer Peter David through his appearance in David's run of the monthly series ''X-Factor'' (vol. 1) in the 1990s, and in David's second and ongoing run of the title (vol. 3) in the 2000s. The character has appeared in multiple television, film and video game adaptations, most notably in the 2006 film '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', in which he was portrayed by Eric Dane. Publication history Jamie Madrox first appeared in '' Giant-Size Fantastic Four'' #4. Creator Len Wein had originally intended to call him Zerrox, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightcrawler (comics)
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, he debuted in the comic book ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 (May 1975). Nightcrawler is a member of a fictional subspecies of humanity known as mutants, who possess an X-gene that can cause possible physical mutations and in many cases grants some form of superhuman ability. Nightcrawler possesses superhuman agility, the ability to teleport, and adhesive hands and feet. His physical mutations include indigo-colored velvety fur which allows him to become nearly invisible in shadows, two-toed feet and three-fingered hands, yellow eyes, pointed ears and a prehensile tail. In Nightcrawler's earlier comic book appearances, he is depicted as being a happy-go-lucky practical joker and teaser, and a fan of swashbuckling fiction. Nightcrawler is a Catholic, and while this is not emphasize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel (comic Book)
''Sentinel'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics as part of the Tsunami imprint. It is written by Sean McKeever and illustrated by UDON. Publication history ''Sentinel'' was originally launched in 2002 as part of Marvel Comics' Tsunami imprint. The series was cancelled after its 12th issue. However, it returned in November 2005 with the original creative team for a five-issue limited series. Plot summaries Vol. 1: Tsunami series ''Sentinel'' is the story of Juston Seyfert, an ordinary human teenager tormented by the seniors at Antigo High School in Wisconsin. He lives with his younger brother Chris and his father Peter, who operates a junkyard adjacent to their house. Their mother walked out on the family years ago. Being poor, Juston must find his own fun, and spends the days playing in the salvage yard or constructing robots from spare parts. One day, he finds a micro-processor which he then places into a Battle-Bot that he and his friends use. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassandra Nova
Cassandra Nova is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely, Cassandra first appeared in ''New X-Men (2001 series), New X-Men'' #114 (July 2001). Cassandra is a "mummudrai," a parasite, parasitic life form born bodiless on the astral plane. The mummudrai that became Cassandra became telepathically entangled with the future Professor X, Charles Xavier, who possesses vast Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant telepathy, telepathic powers. This granted Cassandra some psionic powers herself, including the ability to exit the womb and create a body. Cassandra is Xavier's ideological dark shadow, bent on destruction and genocide. She is most infamous for commanding an army of Sentinel (comics), Sentinels to massacre 16 million mutants within the mutant homeland of Genosha. In 2009, Cassandra Nova was ranked as IGN's 50th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sublime (Marvel Comics)
Sabra Sabreclaw Sabreclaw is a character in the MC2 universe who first appeared in '' J2'' #8 (May 1999). He is the half-brother of Wild Thing and the son of Wolverine. The character has claws (similar to Sabretooth), a healing factor, enhanced physical capabilities, and a temper (similar to Wolverine). His healing factor allows him to rapidly regenerate damaged or destroyed areas of his cellular structure and affords him virtual immunity to poisons and most drugs, as well as enhanced resistance to diseases. He has superhuman strength, naturally sharp fangs, and claws reinforced with adamantium sheaths. Sabretooth Gwenny Lou Sabuki Gwendolyne "Gwenny" Lou Sabuki was the second Golden Girl introduced by Marvel. She made her first appearance in 1978, but her World War II-era character predates the post-war Golden Girl, Betsy Ross. Created by writer Roy Thomas and penciller Frank Robbins in the Retcon series ''The Invaders'' #26 (March 1978), she had appeared, sans power, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weapon Plus
Weapon Plus is a fictional clandestine program appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was created by Grant Morrison during their run in ''New X-Men (2001 series), New X-Men''. The program's purpose is the creation of super-soldiers intended to fight the wars of the future, especially a mutant-human war. Weapon X, the organization's most well-known program, was originally the tenth installation, but eventually it branched off and became an independent program with similar purposes. Morrison's introduction of Weapon Plus also shed new information about the origins of Weapon X, Captain America and other Marvel Comics supersoldiers. Fictional team history During the 1940s the existence of mutants was not yet known to the general public. A few individuals were aware of the coming of ''Homo superior'' and the fact that they had the potential to replace baseline humans as the dominant species of Earth. Thus Weapon Plus was created to address the so-called mutant ... [...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] |
Emma Frost
Emma Grace Frost is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. The character first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (Jan. 1980), and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. Emma Frost, also known as the White Queen, has evolved from a supervillain and foe of the X-Men, to becoming a superhero, one of the X-Men's most central members and leaders. Frost belongs to a subspecies of humanity called mutants, born with superhuman abilities. She is an urbane telepath with a well-noted dry wit. Emma Frost has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes, being labelled as a femme fatale. The character appears in many adaptations of the X-Men properties, such as video games, animated programs, and she is portrayed by Tahyna Tozzi in the live-action film '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (as Emma Frost Silverfox), and by January Jones in '' X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
