James Asmus
James Asmus is a writer, actor and comedian known for his affiliation with such theaters as The Annoyance and the sketch group Hey You Millionaires, and for his work writing comic books such as ''Quantum and Woody'', ''Thief of Thieves'' and ''Gambit''. Career Asmus has written several plays for both the Annoyance Theater and The New Colony theater group in Chicago. The plays he has written include ''Love Is Dead'' (The Annoyance), ''Hearts Full of Blood'' (the New Colony) and ''Amelia Earhart Jungle Princes'' (The New Colony). Both ''Love is Dead'' and ''Hearts Full of Blood'' received remounts in the New York Fringe Fest, winning awards for Outstanding Music & Lyrics and Outstanding Achievement in Playwrighting respectively. Asmus is currently most prolific as a comic book writer, writing such comics as ''Gambit'' for Marvel Comics, ''Thief of Thieves'' for Image Comics, and ''Quantum & Woody'' for Valiant Entertainment. Awards and nominations * 2008 Fringe NYC Outstanding Musi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Annoyance Theatre
The Annoyance Theatre, or Annoyance Productions, is a theatre and associated ensemble based in Chicago, Illinois, that deals mainly in absurd and outrageous humor. Many people who have performed with the ensemble have gone on to become successful stage and screen actors. Popular productions have included '' Co-Ed Prison Sluts'' and ''That Darned Antichrist''. Annoyance Productions currently runs classes in improvisation, writing, musical improvisation, acting, and solo work. History The Annoyance Theatre was founded by Mick Napier as "Metraform" in 1987 and changed its name to the Annoyance after moving into a new building in 1989. The Annoyance moved again in 1994 to a theater on the 3700 block of North Clark Street, where it would remain for six years. In 2000 the Annoyance was forced to move out so the building could be demolished to make room for a temporary parking lot for nearby Wrigley Field, which was later the site of a mixed commercial/residential building containing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Kirkman
Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978)Löchel, Ingo"The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman" Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013. is an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for co-creating ''The Walking Dead (comic book), The Walking Dead'', ''Fear the Walking Dead'', ''Invincible (comics), Invincible'', ''Tech Jacket'', ''Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta, Outcast'', ''Oblivion Song'' and ''Fire Power (comic book), Fire Power'' for Image Comics, in addition to writing ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''Eric O'Grady, Irredeemable Ant-Man'' and ''Marvel Zombies'' for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series ''Haunt (comics), Haunt''."WonderCon Special Guests"; ''San Diego Comic-Con International, Comic-Con'' magazine; Winter 2010; Page 19 He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of its co-founders. Kirkman is also know ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Astonishing X-Men
''Astonishing X-Men'' is the name of four X-Men comic book series from Marvel Comics, the first two of which were limited series. The third volume, an ongoing series, began in 2004, with its first run written by Joss Whedon and art by John Cassaday. It was then written by Warren Ellis with art by Simone Bianchi and Phil Jimenez. Daniel Way and Christos Gage then took over the title writing alternating stories. They were followed by James Asmus who wrote one issue, then Greg Pak, who took over for four issues in November 2011. Marjorie Liu wrote the final 21 issues of the series until its end at issue #68 in 2013. The title's fourth volume and second ongoing series launched in 2017 during the " ResurrXion" storyline. The first run was written by Charles Soule and illustrated by a rotating cast of artists. Matthew Rosenberg and artist Greg Land would then take over the series before its end in 2018. Volume 1 (1995 limited series) The original ''Astonishing X-Men'' was a four-issu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Friendship Is Magic
''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated children's television series based on the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' franchise. The series follows a studious unicorn (later an alicorn) pony named Twilight Sparkle (Tara Strong) and her friends, Applejack (Ashleigh Ball), Rarity (Tabitha St. Germain), Fluttershy (Andrea Libman), Rainbow Dash (Ball), Pinkie Pie (Libman), and her dragon assistant Spike (Cathy Weseluck). They travel on adventures and help others around Equestria, solving problems with their friendships. Animated in Flash, the series aired on Discovery Family (formerly The Hub) from October 10, 2010, to October 12, 2019. Hasbro selected animator Lauren Faust as creative director and executive producer. Faust created deeper characters and adventurous settings, seeking a show resembling how she had played with her toys and incorporating fantasy elements. However, due to hectic production schedules and a lack of creative cont ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steve Lieber
Steve Lieber (born May 19, 1967) is an American comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as ''Detective Comics'' and ''Hawkman'', and the critically acclaimed miniseries '' Whiteout'', which was adapted into a 2009 feature film starring Kate Beckinsale. His other works include the Eisner Award-winning sequel '' Whiteout: Melt'', and the thrillers ''Shooters'' and ''Underground''. With writer Nat Gertler, he co-authored ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel''. Lieber has described his career as being about "telling your own unified stories with finality." Early life Lieber grew up in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1985 from Allderdice High School, studied at Pennsylvania State University but left there before graduating to finish his artistic education at The Kubert School for cartoonists in New Jersey. He studied with Joe Kubert, whom he cites as a significant influence on his career and ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pere Pérez
Pere may refer to: *Pere, Hungary, a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county *Rose Pere, Rangimārie Te Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere (1937–2020), Māori New Zealand educationalist and spiritual leader *Wi Pere (1837–1915), a Māori Member of Parliament in New Zealand See also * Péré (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kano (comics)
Kano is the pseudonym of Spanish comic book artist Jose Ángel Cano López. Biography Kano began his career at the age of 13, editing Spanish-language comics fanzines; at 15 he was already doing layouts and design work for Planeta-DeAgostini (later doing covers and illustrations for the Spanish editions of Marvel comics)."Spanish authors: KANO" Kano is a founding member of the Spanish magazine about comics ''Krazy Comics'' as well as the Phoenix Studio, which provided design, illustration and publishing services and was eventually merged with Camaleón Ediciones, a publishing house that Kano worked for in his early days. Before settling as a professional cartoonist, Kano has done extensive work in the fields of illustrati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Fowler (artist)
Tom Fowler is a Canadian cartoonist living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His published work includes '' Monroe'' feature in the '' MAD'' magazine, '' Mysterius the Unfathomable'', '' Quantum & Woody'', '' Green Arrow'', ''Venom'', '' Hulk: Season One'', '' Prince of Persia: Before the Sandstorm'' and '' Howtoons: egnition''. He has also illustrated several cards in the ''Doomtown'' collectible card game. In 2016, he made his writing debut on Oni Press' ''Rick and Morty'' series. Bibliography Interior comic work includes: *''Oni Double Feature'' #12-13: "The Honor Rollers" (with Paul Dini, anthology, Oni Press, 1999) *''Star Wars Tales'' #3: "The Death of Captain Tarpals" (with Ryder Windham, anthology, Dark Horse, 2000) *'' The Blair Witch Chronicles'' #3: "Magik Circle" (with Jen Van Meter, Oni Press, 2000) *'' Oni Press Color Special'' #2: "Adventure #206" (script and art, anthology, Oni Press, 2001) *'' Paper Museum'' (anthology, Jungle Boy Press): ** "Saxon the Swordsman" (wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takeshi Miyazawa
Takeshi Miyazawa (born April 19, 1978) is a comic book artist who was born in Canada and attended Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University in Ontario to study art. His art style incorporates a manga sensibility. Bibliography Incomplete comic book checklist: *''Empowered Special: Nine Beers with Ninjette'' (Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse) *''Generation Hope'' #16–17 (Marvel) *''Lost Planet Bound Raven'' #1–2 (Dengeki Comics, Dengeki Comics EX) *''Mary Jane Watson, Mary Jane'' #1–4 (Marvel Comics, Marvel) *''Mary Jane: Homecoming'' (Marvel) *"Amadeus Cho, Mastermind Excello" in ''Amazing Fantasy'' (2004 series) #15 (Marvel) *''Mech Cadet Yu'' #1–12 (Boom! Studios) *''Ms. Marvel'' (Vol. 4) #3, 8, 10–12, 14–17 (Marvel) *''Robotech: Invasion'' #1–5 (DC Comics/Wildstorm) *''Runaways (comics), Runaways'' (Vol. 1) #11–12 (Marvel) *''Runaways'' (Vol. 2) #7–8 (Marvel) *''Runaways'' (Vol. 3) #7-9 (Marvel) *''Secret Invasion, Secret Invasion: Young Avengers/Runaways'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |