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Joel Gomez
Joel Gomez is an American comic book artist, known for his work on books such as WildStorm Productions' '' Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs''. Career Gomez started his career at Top Cow, working on books such as '' Witchblade'' and '' The Darkness''. After moving to San Diego, Gomez was hired by Wildstorm Productions for whom he now works. Sotelo, Beth"About Me"bethsotelo.com; Accessed October 20, 2010. Personal life Gomez is currently married to comic book colorist, Beth Sotelo. They live in San Diego, California. Bibliography Comics work includes: *''Darkness'' #37 (Top Cow, February 2001) *'' Witchblade/Lady Death'' #1 (with David Wohl, Top Cow, November 2001) *''Witchblade'' #62-65,68-75 (Top Cow, March–July 2003, September 2003 - June 2004) *'' Soulfire'' #6 (inks, with co-authors Jeffrey T. Krul/ Michael Turner and pencils by Michael Turner, Aspen MLT, April 2006) *''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' #4-5 (Wildstorm, March–April 2007) *'' Iron and the Maiden'' #0-4 (with Jason Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Fan Fusion
Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comicon and Phoenix Comic Fest) is a speculative fiction entertainment and comic book convention held annually in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded as the Phoenix Cactus Comicon in June 2002, and originally consisted of a one-day six-hour event held in Ahwatukee, Arizona. The convention plays host to comic related panels, programming events, art contests, and autograph signings for all ages. It is a four-day event (Thursday-Sunday) held during the summer at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix. On Thursday evening prior to the official opening of the event, there is a preview for professionals, exhibitors, and select guests pre-registered for all four days. Originally showcasing comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television, and related popular arts, the convention has expanded over the years to include a larger range of pop culture elements, such as horror, anime, manga, animation, toys, collectible card games, vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soulfire (comics)
''Soulfire'' is a comic book produced by Aspen MLT that is one in a line of titles created by Michael Turner. The original characters were created between 2000 and 2002 with ''Soulfire'' (originally named ''Dragonfly'') set to be produced under Top Cow, although that never came to be. Only when Michael Turner started his company, Aspen MLT, did the comic begin production in April 2003. Publication history The ''Soulfire'' 'preview' issue was first printed in '' Wizard'' magazine #139 in March 2003. The preview introduced the two central protagonists of the story, Malikai and Grace. Plot summary ''Soulfire'' is centered around the idea of "magic" being gone from the world. The story follows a boy named Malikai and a rag tag team of magical beings and cyborgs. Malikai's quest as the chosen one is to bring magic back to the hardened future of (2211 AD) and stop it from being used by evil. Storylines Soulfire: Dying of the Light A related comic limited series that sets the stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Ortega
Joshua Ortega (born 1974) is an American author and journalist best known for his novel ''Frequencies'', as well as his comic book and graphic novel work on entertainment properties such as ''Star Wars'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Batman'', ''Star Trek'', '' The Escapist'', and '' The Necromancer''. Career Journalism and poetry Joshua Ortega began his writing career at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, working as a reporter and a reviewer for the school's newspaper, ''The Daily of the University of Washington'', covering the booming Seattle music and arts scene of the 1990s. After college, he worked for the Los Angeles-based ''USB'' magazine and'' The Flavor'', a Seattle-based hip-hop magazine. During this time, he not only continued to cover the music and entertainment beat, but also began to write about technology's effects on culture and politics. He soon developed a reputation as an expert in the fields of emerging technology and surveillance issues, and would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gears Of War (comics)
''Gears of War'' is a series of comic books set in the ''Gears of War'' universe. The story takes place between ''Gears of War (video game), Gears of War'' and ''Gears of War 2''. Publication history Epic Games and DC Comics announced on April 17, 2008, that a comic book based on ''Gears of War'' will be published. The comic is published under DC's Wildstorm imprint and is written by Joshua Ortega, with art by Liam Sharp. The first storyline "Hollow" ran from ''Gears of War'' #1-6 and was followed by "The Quickening" with pencils by Simon Bisley and inks by Henry Flint. Sharp, Flint, Joel Gomez and Trevor Hairsine provided the art for the single issue "Harper's Story" in issue #8, before Sharp returned for the multi-issue storyline "Barren" starting in ''Gears of War'' #9. In addition to the main comic series there is ''The Gears of War: Sourcebook'' issue, which holds a collection of images from artists from the comic book industry. The issue also contains a story from Joshu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Shooter
James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor and publisher for various comic books. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14, and he is most notable for his successful and controversial run as Marvel Comics' ninth editor-in-chief, and his work as editor in chief of Valiant Comics. Early life Jim Shooter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to parents Ken and Eleanor "Ellie" Shooter,Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins", Marvel comics cover-dated August 1982. who are of Polish descent. Shooter read comics as a child, though he stopped when he was about eight years old. His interest in the medium was rekindled in 1963, at the age of twelve, through the comics in the children's ward of the hospital where he convalesced after undergoing minor surgery. He found the DC Comics stories to be similar to the DC stories he had previously read, but was impressed with the style of the Marvel Comics, which had only begun publication two years earlier. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of the , and first appears in ''Adventure Comics'' #247 (April 1958). Initially, the team was closely associated with the original Superboy (Kal-El), Superboy character (Superman when he was a teenager), and was portrayed as a group of time travelers. Later, the Legion's origin and back story were fleshed out, and the group was given its own monthly comic. Eventually, Superboy was removed from the team altogether and appeared only as an occasional guest star. The team has undergone two major reboot (fiction), reboots during its run. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1958 team), original version was replaced with a Legion of Super-Heroes (1994 team), new rebooted version following the events of the "Zero Hour: Crisis in Time, Zero Hour" st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics)
The popularity of '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' film-series and of its main character, Leatherface, led to the publication of several comic books based on the franchise. In 1991, Northstar Comics released a miniseries titled ''Leatherface'' — a loose adaptation of '' Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' — that ran for four issues. In 1995, Topps Comics released ''Jason Vs. Leatherface'', a three-issue miniseries that had Jason Voorhees of ''Friday the 13th'' fame moving in with Leatherface and his cannibalistic family. After the success of the 2003 remake of ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'', New Line Cinema set up a "House of Horror" licensing division which licensed the ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' franchise to Avatar Press for use in new comic-book stories, the first of which appeared in 2005. In 2006, Avatar Press lost the license to the DC Comics imprint, Wildstorm, which subsequently published new stories based on the franchise. Northstar Comics Writer Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Giffen
Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their '' Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo. Biography Keith Giffen was born in Queens, New York. His first published work was "The Sword and The Star", a black-and-white text story featured in ''Marvel Preview'' #4 (Jan. 1976), with writer Bill Mantlo. Giffen and Mantlo created Rocket Raccoon in ''Marvel Preview'' #7 (Summer 1976). Giffen is best known for his long runs illustrating and later writing the '' Legion of Super-Heroes'' title in the 1980s and 1990s. Giffen and writer Paul Levitz crafted " The Great Darkness Saga" in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 2, #290–294 in 1982. In August 1984, a third volume of the ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' series was launched by Levitz and Giffen. Giffen plotted and pencilled the fourth volume of the ''Legion'' which began in November 1989. After suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetworks
Wetwork ( rus, мокрое дело, mokroye delo) is a euphemism for murder or assassination that alludes to spilling blood. The expression and the similar ''wet job'', ''wet affair'', or ''wet operation'' are all calques of Russian terms for such activities and can be traced to criminal slang from at least the 19th century and originally meant robbery that involved murder, or spilling blood. The operations are reputed to have been handled by the CIA and by the KGB's SpecBureau 13 (Spets Byuro 13), known as the "Department of Wet Affairs" ('). See also * Black operation * Liquidate Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end in Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and many other countries. The assets and property of the company are redist ... References External links * {{Espionage Illegal occupations Murder Euphemisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Rubin
Jason Rubin (born 1970) is an American video game director, writer, and comic book creator. He is best known for the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Jak and Daxter'' series of games which were produced by Naughty Dog, the game development studio he co-founded with partner and childhood friend Andy Gavin in 1986. He was the president of THQ before its closure due to bankruptcy on January 23, 2013. Rubin is the vice president of Metaverse Content at Meta Platforms. Career Rubin and Andy Gavin formed Naughty Dog in 1986. Later that year, they published their first game together — a budgetware title called Ski Crazed. In 1989, Rubin and Gavin sold their first game to Electronic Arts: a role-playing game called ''Keef the Thief''. While Gavin was an undergraduate in Haverford College and Rubin was attending the University of Michigan, they collaborated with each other on their next title: a role-playing game called ''Rings of Power''. The game began as a PC title, but during me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron And The Maiden
''The Iron Saint'', originally known as ''Iron and the Maiden'', is Aspen Comics' first creator-owned comic book. It was created by Jason Rubin, co-founder of Naughty Dog, the key creative force behind ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Jak and Daxter''. The series was released in September, 2007. A one-shot titled ''Brutes, Bims and the City'' was released February, 2008. The trade paperback was released by Top Cow Productions in September 2010. Creators As well as Rubin on scripting duties, penciling is being done by '' Witchblade'' artist Francis Manapul, with backgrounds by Joel Gomez. Coloring is being done by Danimation, with cover art coming from industry veteran Jeff Matsuda. The character concept art was created by Joe Madureira, of '' Battle Chasers'' fame, and Matsuda. Concept design work was handled by Blur Studio. Plot ''The Iron Saint'' was originally a four-issue mini-series titled ''Iron and the Maiden''. It was followed up by a one-shot: ''Iron and the Maiden: Brutes, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Nightmare On Elm Street (comics)
The popularity of the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series has led to several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, Innovation Publishing, Trident Comics, Avatar Press and WildStorm Productions. After the success of ''Freddy vs. Jason'' and ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' remake film in 2003, New Line Cinema created their House of Horror licensing division which licensed the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise to Avatar Press for use in new comic book stories, the first of which was published in 2005. In 2006, Avatar Press lost the license to DC Comics imprint, WildStorm Productions which then published several new stories based on the franchise before their license expired as well. Marvel Comics In 1989, Marvel Comics released '' Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street''. The black and white comic book was published in a magazine-sized format. The first and only storyline was the two part "Dreamstalker" written by Steve Gerber with art by Rich Buckler. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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