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Kimura (comics)
Kimura is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in '' New X-Men'' #31 as the main antagonist of Laura Kinney/X-23. Publication history The character was created by writers Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost as well as artist Mike Choi. Her first appearance was in ''New X-Men'' #31 (Dec. 2006). She was introduced as the villainous handler of X-23. The name Kimura (木村) is a common Japanese surname, and means "tree village". Fictional character biography Origin Kimura was born to an abusive alcoholic father and a negligent mother. Her school life was similar, as she was abused and tormented by her peers. Through unspecified means and at some point in time, Kimura's grandmother was her caregiver. At once, her grandmother tried to heal the emotional damage inflicted upon Kimura through nurturing, love, and understanding. But by that point in time, the emotional scars were permanent and her grandmother's attempts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Choi (comics)
Michael Choi is a comic book artist and video game concept artist, known for his work on books by DC Comics, Marvel Comics and Top Cow Comics,Wilson, Alex (March 1, 2013)"Choi Division – Alex Wilson Talks To Michael Choi" Bleeding Cool. such as '' Witchblade'', ''X-23'' and '' X-Force''. Early life Michael Choi is the brother of Mary H.K. Choi, a journalist and author who is known for her young adult novel '' Emergency Contact'', as well as her work on comic books such as '' Lady Deadpool'' from Marvel Comics. Michael Choi went to business school at The University of Texas at Austin, and graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems. Career Choi worked at IBM for three years as an IT consultant before changing careers. Choi penciled a six-issue Marvel entitled '' X-23: Target X'' limited series. Michael Choi joined Marvel and penciled ''Uncanny X-Men'' from issue #495 to issue #499 with writer Ed Brubaker. In the April 2007 issue of ''Wizard Magazine'' (#186) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telekinesis
Psychokinesis (from grc, ψυχή, , soul and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), or telekinesis (from grc, τηλε, , far off and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), is a hypothetical psychic ability allowing a person to influence a physical system without physical interaction. Psychokinesis experiments have historically been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability. There is no good evidence that psychokinesis is a real phenomenon, and the topic is generally regarded as pseudoscience. Etymology The word ''psychokinesis'' was coined in 1914 by American author Henry Holt in his book ''On the Cosmic Relations''. The term is a compound of the Greek words ψυχή (''psyche'') – meaning "mind", "soul", "spirit", or "breath" – and κίνησις (''kinesis'') – meaning "motion" or "movement". The American parapsychologist J. B. Rhine coined the term ''extra-sensory perception'' to describe receiving information paranormally from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Resources
''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book–related news and discussion. History Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss DC Comics' then-new mini-series of the same name. Comic Book Resources features columns written by industry professionals that have included Robert Kirkman, Gail Simone, and Mark Millar. Other columns are published by comic book historians and critics such as George Khoury and Timothy Callahan. In April 2016, Comic Book Resources was sold to Valnet Inc., a Montreal-based company based known for its acquisition and ownership of media properties including Screen Rant. The site was relaunched as CBR.com on August 23, 2016, with the blogs integrated into the site. The company has also hosted a YouTube channel since 2008, with 3.97 million subscribers as of December 21, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Rant
''Screen Rant'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and film theories. ''Screen Rant'' was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003, and originally had its primary office in Ogden, Utah. ''Screen Rant'' has expanded its coverage with red-carpet events in Los Angeles, New York film festivals and San Diego Comic-Con panels. The associated YouTube channel was created on August 18, 2008, and has over 8.36 million subscribers and over 4,000 videos. In February 2015, ''Screen Rant'' was acquired by Valnet Inc., an online media company based in Montreal, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte .... ''Pitch Meeting'' The channel previously hosted a video series called ''Pitch Meeting'' by Ryan George that debuted in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumetto Logica
Photo comics are a form of sequential storytelling that uses photographs rather than illustrations for the images, along with the usual comics conventions of narrative text and word balloons containing dialogue. They are sometimes referred to in English as fumetti, photonovels, photoromances, and similar terms. The photographs may be of real people in staged scenes, or posed dolls and other toys on sets. Although far less common than illustrated comics, photo comics have filled certain niches in various places and times. For example, they have been used to adapt popular film and television works into print, tell original melodramas, and provide medical education. Photo comics have been popular at times in Italy and Latin America, and to a lesser extent in English-speaking countries. Terminology The terminology used to describe photo comics is somewhat inconsistent and idiosyncratic. ''Fumetti'' is an Italian word (literally "little puffs of smoke", in reference to word ballo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ComicsVerse
ComicsVerse is a comics journalism website covering comics news, reviews, analysis, and interviews with artists and writers. In addition to original written content, the site produces podcasts, videos, original webcomics, and covers news related to politics, gaming, movies, television, and music. ComicsVerse uses comics to address social issues including minority representation in popular culture and politics. The website is minority owned and operated and has 78% women in upper management positions. History Founded in 2012 by Justin Alba, ComicsVerse was incorporated in 2016. Alba and colleague, current Assistant Editor at Marvel, Kathleen Wisneski, co-organized the ComicsVerse podcast alongside the site following a class at Columbia University in 2012 entitled “Comic Books and Graphic Novels as Literature.” In his Open Letter, Alba writes that “comics saved my life” by teaching him how to cope with severe bullying and develop self-confidence. Alba notes that Comi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverse (website)
''Inverse'' is an online magazine from Bustle Digital Group, covering topics such as technology, science, and culture for a Millennials, millennial audience. History Launched in 2015 by Dave Nemetz, co-founder of ''Bleacher Report'', the site was made possible through seed funding with its headquarters in San Francisco, California and the editorial staff initially based in Brooklyn, New York. As of August 2016, the site had over 4.9 million U.S. multiplatform unique visitors. The company raised a $6 million Series A funding in 2016, led by Crosslink Capital with participation from Bertelsmann#Bertelsmann Investments, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. In 2017, the headquarters was moved to SoHo, Manhattan, New York City with an expanded staff of approximately 30 full-time employees and 25 freelancers. In September 2017, the company debuted two shows on the Facebook Watch platform. On August 15, 2018, six staff writers (15 percent of the staff) were laid off after it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archenemy
In literature, an archenemy (sometimes spelled as arch-enemy) is the main enemy of someone. In fiction, it is a character who is the protagonist's, commonly a hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...'s, most prominent and most-known enemy. Etymology The word ''archenemy'' sometimes spelled as ''arch-enemy'' originated around the mid-16th century, from the words ''arch-'' (from Greek ἄρχω ''archo'' meaning 'to lead') and ''enemy''. An archenemy may also be referred to as an archrival, archfoe, archvillain, or archnemesis. However, an archenemy may also be distinguished from a nemesis, with the latter being an enemy whom the hero cannot defeat (or who defeats the hero), even while not being a longstanding or consistent enemy to the hero.Sage Michael, ''How to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Kinney
Laura Kinney (born X-23; Pseudonym, codename Wolverine (character), Wolverine) is a fictional superhero appearing in media (communication), media published by Marvel Entertainment, most commonly in association with the X-Men. The character was created by writer Craig Kyle for the ''X-Men: Evolution'' television series in 2003, before debuting in the ''NYX (comics), NYX'' comic series in 2004. Since then she has headlined two six-issue miniseries written by Kyle and Christopher Yost, a one-shot and self-titled series written by Marjorie Liu, and ''All-New Wolverine'' by Tom Taylor (writer), Tom Taylor. Laura was apparently the cloning, clone and later adoptive daughter of Wolverine (character), Wolverine, created to be the perfect killing machine. For years, she proved herself a capable assassin working for an organization called the Facility. A series of tragedies eventually led her to Wolverine and the X-Men. She attended school at the X-Mansion, and eventually became a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadistic Personality Disorder
Sadistic personality disorder was a personality disorder defined by a pervasive pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior. People with this disorder were thought to have desired to control others. It was believed they accomplish this through the use of physical or emotional violence. This diagnosis appeared in an appendix of the '' Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM-III-R).Hucker, Stephen JSadistic Personality Disorder/ref> The later versions of the DSM (DSM-IV, DSM-IV-TR, and DSM-5) do not include it. It was removed as psychiatrists believed it would be used to legally excuse sadistic behavior. Symptoms and behaviors Sadistic personality disorder was defined by a pervasive pattern egosyntonic of sadistic behavior. Individuals possessing sadistic personalities tend to display recurrent aggression and cruel behavior. People with this disorder will use violence and aggression in an attempt to control and dominate others. When others refuse to submit to thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alchemax
Alchemax is a fictional megacorporation appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually depicted as part of the 2099 universe. Publication history The Earth-928 version of Alchemax first appeared in '' Spider-Man 2099'' #1 and was created by Peter David and Rick Leonardi. The Earth-616 version of Alchemax first appeared in '' The Superior Spider-Man'' #19 and was created by Dan Slott and Ryan Stegman. Fictional company history Earth-928 Alchemax is a megacorporation operating in the year 2099. It creates products for virtually every consumer need, has entered into endeavors normally deemed nonprofit, and even manufactured an entire city to be maintained exclusively by the corporation. Alchemax has divisions affecting nearly every level of consumer need, society, and government. Its products range from consumer products to military weaponry and private space travel. Alchemax owns and operates a privatized Police Department Public Eye. Alchemax is also behi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-New Wolverine
''All-New Wolverine'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that ran between 2015 and 2018 as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel relaunch. The series was the first to star Logan's clone Laura Kinney (formerly X-23) in the role as Wolverine. The plot introduces Laura's clone sisters, the youngest of which, Gabby, end up becoming her companion during their adventures. Publication history The character Laura Kinney becomes the new Wolverine in the series, succeeding her father Logan after his death, with a new costume resembling the original Wolverine's. The series was written by Tom Taylor with art by David López. The series began being reprinted in the UK in Panini's '' Wolverine and Deadpool'' title beginning in August 2016. Plot Laura tries to stop an assassination attempt in Paris and discovers the killer is a clone of her that is unable to feel pain. Alchemax contact her and explain that a genetics laboratory has been destroyed by fire and that four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
