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Jennifer Kale
Jennifer Kale is a fictional character, a sorceress appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Gerber and Rich Buckler in 1972, she was originally a supporting character in Man-Thing comic books. Since her creation she has appeared in a number of other comic books of the Marvel Comics shared continuity. Publication history Jennifer Kale was created by Steve Gerber and Rich Buckler and debuted in ''Adventure into Fear'' #11 (Dec. 1972). In the Marvel Comics continuity she is a sorceress that has worked with other magic-based characters, primarily Man-Thing and Doctor Strange and is also the cousin of Marvel Comics characters Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch. She is a founding member of the team called the Legion of Night. The character was originally based on one of Gerber's friends, Jennifer Meyer. Fictional character biography Jennifer was born into the Kale family of sorcerers in the Florida Everglades. Attuned to mystical forces s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 1951 and its predecessor, ''Marvel Mystery Comics'', the ''Marvel Comics'' title/name/brand was first used in June 1961. Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of ''The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everglades
The Everglades is a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee. Water leaving the lake in the wet season forms a slow-moving river wide and over long, flowing southward across a limestone shelf to Florida Bay at the southern end of the state. The Everglades experiences a wide range of weather patterns, from frequent flooding in the wet season to drought in the dry season. Throughout the 20th century, the Everglades suffered significant loss of habitat and environmental degradation. Human habitation in the southern portion of the Florida peninsula dates to 15,000 years ago. Before European colonization, the region was dominated by the native Calusa and Tequesta tribes. With Spanish colonization, both tribes declined gradually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Avengers (comics)
The New Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The title has been used for four American comic book series. The first two were written by Brian Michael Bendis and depicted a version of Marvel's premiere superhero team, the Avengers. The third was written by Jonathan Hickman and depicted a group of characters called the Illuminati (formerly introduced in ''New Avengers'' Vol. 1 #7 uly 2005. The fourth is written by Al Ewing and depicts the former scientific terrorist group A.I.M., reformed as "Avengers Idea Mechanics", whose field team has appropriated the name "New Avengers" for itself. Publication history Volume 1 (2005–2010) ''The New Avengers'' is a spin-off of the long-running Marvel Comics series '' The Avengers''. The first issue, written by Brian Michael Bendis and penciled by David Finch, was dated January 2005 but appeared in November 2004. Finch penciled the first six issues and issues #11-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorcerer Supreme
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in '' Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorcerer Supreme, the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats. Strange was introduced during the Silver Age of Comic Books in an attempt to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics. The character starts as a brilliant but egotistically arrogant neurosurgeon who is injured in a car accident. Because his hands have severe nerve damage from the accident, he is told that current medical therapy and rehabilitation would not be enough to enable him to practice again as a surgeon. Unable to accept this prognosis, he travels the world searching for alternative ways of healing, which leads him to the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme. Strange becomes his student and learns to be a master of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Initiative
The Initiative may refer to: * The Initiative (company) The Initiative is an American video game development company based in Santa Monica, California. As a Division (business), division of Xbox Game Studios, the company was founded in 2018 to build AAA games for the Xbox consoles and Windows. The com ..., a video game development company based in Santa Monica * " The Initiative", an episode of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * '' Civil War: The Initiative'', a comic book branding as well as a one-shot comic book {{DEFAULTSORT:Initiative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Zombies 3
''Marvel Zombies 3'' is a four-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics beginning in October 2008. It is part of the ''Marvel Zombies'' series. The series is written by Fred Van Lente, penciled by Kev Walker, with covers by Greg Land. Plot Zombies invade Earth-616, the original Marvel Universe, by entering through the Nexus of Realities in Florida. Siege, Jennifer Kale, Wundarr and the Conquistador (Juan Ponce de León, who as a Roman Catholic regards his foes as demons), local members of the Fifty-State Initiative, investigate but are attacked by zombie Deadpool''Marvel Zombies 3'' #1 (December 2008) and a few zombified civilians. The zombies kill the Conquistador, and infect Siege and Wundarr. A horrified Kale destroys Deadpool's body with an airboat. Siege's robotics detect the biological corruption and he self-terminates. Wundarr goes into hibernation to purge himself. A traumatized Jennifer Kale awaits in an observation room back at headquarters. Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifty State Initiative
''Avengers: The Initiative'' is a comic book series from Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage with artwork initially by Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy and Harvey Tolibao, the series deals with the aftermath of Marvel's "Civil War" storyline (however, it should not be confused with "The Initiative" a banner running across Marvel books from Feb. 2007 to May 2007, similar to Marvel's earlier " Decimation" banner after the "House of M" storyline, or the '' Civil War: The Initiative'' special by Brian Michael Bendis). A preview of the title was shown in ''Civil War: The Initiative''. Publication history The first issue of ''Avengers: The Initiative'' was released on 4 April 2007. The tagline initially used in solicitations was "Marvel's Army of Super Heroes just became a Super Hero Army". The series was originally solicited as a six issue limited series, but prior to the publication of the first issue, Marvel announced that this had changed and that ''Avengers: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege (John Kelly)
Siege (John Kelly) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Creative origins John Kelly was initially created by Dwayne McDuffie and Gregory Wright as a pseudo-preview of their then-upcoming relaunch of Deathlok as well as to provide existing in-continuity backstory for that series prior to its launch. Gregory Wright is solely credited for re-creating him as Siege. Fictional character biography After reverse engineering and deconstructing the body of the original Deathlok, Luther Manning, Harlan Ryker of the Roxxon Oil subsidiary Cybertek Systems built a proto-type of a new, vastly improved Deathlok cyborg. Colonel John Kelly, a disenfranchised veteran of the Vietnam War who had recently been fired from his job as a police officer, volunteered to become a scientific guinea pig, serving as the wetware basis for Ryker's project. The remains of John Kelly's original body have been incorporated into the framework of the Deathlok cybor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wundarr The Aquarian
Wundarr the Aquarian is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik and first appeared in ''Adventure into Fear'' #17. A pastiche of Superman, Wundarr was created based on Gerber's "love of the Superman character and (...) desire to do a little parody/homage".Steve Gerber Interview in ''The Krypton Companion'', edited by Michael Eury; published by |
Satana (Marvel Comics)
Satana Hellstrom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and John Romita Sr., she first appeared in ''Vampire Tales'' #2 (October 1973). Satana belongs to the subspecies of magical beings called Demon, demons, who are born with supernatural abilities, as a human-succubus hybrid. She is the sister of Daimon Hellstrom and the daughter of Marduk Kurios. Satana, renamed Ana, made her live-action debut in the Hulu television series ''Helstrom (TV series), Helstrom'', played by Sydney Lemmon. Publication history Satana made her debut in ''Vampire Tales'' #2 (cover-dated October 1973). She was created by Roy Thomas and John Romita Sr. She appeared as a regular character in ''Thunderbolts'' since issue #155, and remained with the team when the title transitioned into ''Dark Avengers'' beginning with issue #175. Fictional character biography Satana and Daimon were born in the fictional town of Greentown, Massachusetts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topaz (Marvel Comics)
Topaz is a fictional sorceress appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The fictional character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Mike Ploog and first appeared in the comic book ''Werewolf By Night'' #13 (1974). Publication history Topaz debuted in ''Werewolf By Night'' vol.1 #13 (1974), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Mike Ploog. From 1974 to 1978, the character appeared as a supporting character and love interest of Jack Russel in the following issues of the series ''Werewolf By Night'' vol.1 #14-17, #27-43. They were also present in ''Giant-Size Werewolf By Night'' #3 and ''Tomb of Dracula'' vol.1 #18, #62-64. From 1976 to 1991, she became a recurring supporting character of Doctor Strange in the following issue '' Dr. Strange'' vol.2 #75-81, ''Strange Tales'' vol.2 #3, #11, '' Dr. Strange'' vol.3 #2, #6-9, #26-28, #30 and ''Ghost Rider'' vol.3 #11-12. In 1998, the character was present in the comic book ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
