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Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner (), one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is depicted as being associated with the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterrestrial police force of which he has been a member. In 2013, Kyle Rayner was placed 14th on IGN's list of the "Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics". Publication history Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks, and named after a character from James Cameron's film ''The Terminator'', Kyle Rayner first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' vol. 3, #48 (1994), as part of the "Emerald Twilight" storyline, in which DC Comics replaced Green Lantern Hal Jordan with Rayner, who was the sole Green Lantern for years until the late 1990s. He was DC's star Green Lantern into the mid-2000s. During this period he was also briefly known as Ion. Following Jordan’s return to Green Lantern status in the 2004–2005 limited series '' Green Lantern: Rebirth'', and the 2005 crossov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darryl Banks
Darryl Banks is an American comic book artist. He worked on one of the first painted comic books, ''Cyberpunk'', and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis (American author), Mark Ellis to revamp the long-running ''Justice Machine, The Justice Machine'' series for two publishers, Innovation Publishing, Innovation and Millennium Publications, Millennium. Early life Columbus Eastmoor High School Graduate was born to parents Father Aubrey and Mother Mary Banks (Fowler). A competent artist from central Ohio. He always loved art but decided in high school that he wanted to pursue a career in comics. Darryl Banks studied at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio.''Wizard (magazine), Wizard'' #41 (January 1995). pp 122-123. Comics After Banks graduated from college, he sent copious samples of his art to DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and went to comics conventions to show his work to publishers. On the advice of friends, he began sending samples to smaller, independent companies. Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, and the electromagnetic spectrum of emotional willpower. The characters are typically depicted as members of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic law enforcement agency. The first Green Lantern character, Alan Scott, was created in 1940 by Martin Nodell with scripting or co-scripting of the first stories by Bill Finger during the Golden Age of Comic Books and usually fought common criminals in Capitol City (and later, Gotham City) with the aid of his magic ring. For the Silver Age of Comic Books, John Broome (writer), John Broome and Gil Kane reinvented the character as Hal Jordan in 1959 and shifted the origin of the character from fantasy to science fiction. Other notable Green Lanterns include Guy Gardner (character), Guy Gardner, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebirth
Rebirth may refer to: Religion * Reincarnation, the migration of a deceased person's spirit or consciousness to a newborn body ** Rebirth in Buddhism ** Rebirth in Hinduism * Regeneration (theology), a concept in Christian theology ** Born again (Christianity) ** Resurrection of the dead, a term referring to an event by which a person, or people are resurrected Music * ''R.EBIRTH'', a 2016 mixtape by Ravi * ''Rebirth'' (Jimmy Cliff album), 2012 * ''Rebirth'' (Lil Wayne album), 2010 * ''Rebirth'' (EP), a 2009 EP by SS501 * ''The Rebirth'', a 2009 album by Bobby V * ''Rebirth'' (Jennifer Lopez album), 2005 * ''Rebirth'' (Masami Okui album), 2004 * ''Rebirth'' (Keith Sweat album), 2002 * ''Rebirth'' (Gackt album), 2001 * ''Rebirth'' (Angra album), 2001 * ''Rebirth'' (Pain album), 1999 * Rebirth (Aka Moon album), an Aka Moon album * ''Rebirth'' (Billy Childs album), a studio album by Billy Childs * Rebirth Brass Band, a New Orleans brass band * The Rebirth (band), a Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Series (comics)
In the field of comic books, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined before production, and it differs from a One-shot (comics), one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues. The term is often used interchangeably with miniseries (mini-series) and maxiseries (maxi-series), usually depending on the length and number of issues. In Dark Horse Comics' definition of a limited series, "this term primarily applies to a connected series of individual comic books. A limited series refers to a comic book series with a clear beginning, middle and end". Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics refer to limited series of two to eleven issues as miniseries and series of twelve issues or more as maxiseries, but other publishers alternate terms. Characteristics A limited series can "vary widely in length, but often run from three to ten issues. They can usually be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including DK Eyewitness travel), history, geography, science, space, nature, sports, gardening, cookery and parenting. The worldwide co-CEOs of DK is Paul Kelly and Rebecca Smart. DK has offices in New York, Melbourne, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto, Madrid, Beijing, and Jiangmen. DK works with licensing partners such as Disney, LEGO, DC Comics, the Royal Horticultural Society, MasterChef, and the Smithsonian Institution. DK has commissioned Mary Berry, Monty Don, Robert Winston, Huw Richards, and Steve Mould for a range of books. History DK was founded in 1974 by Christopher Dorling and Peter Kindersley in London as a book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emerald Twilight
"Emerald Twilight" is a 1994 comic book story told in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #48–50, written by Ron Marz, drawn by Darryl Banks and published by DC Comics. The story introduced a new Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner, who gained a significant fan following. "Emerald Twilight" was collected as a Trade paperback (comics), trade paperback collection in 1994 reprinting the entire three-issue story arc in one volume as ''Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight'' (), with cover art by Tony Harris (artist), Tony Harris. It was later collected again in 2003 as the ''Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight/New Dawn'' TPB (), reprinting ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #48–50 and also #51–55, the early stories of Rayner becoming the new Green Lantern with new cover art by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer. A second collection was released in the 2017 trade paperback ''Kyle Rayner, Green Lantern, Volume One'' including ''Green Lantern'' #0 and 56–57, ''R.E.B.E.L.S.'' '94 #1 and ''Teen Titans, The New Titans'' #116â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terminator
''The Terminator'' is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn son will one day save mankind from extinction by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence in a post-apocalyptic future. Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is a soldier sent back in time to protect Sarah. The screenplay is credited to Cameron and producer Gale Anne Hurd, while co-writer William Wisher Jr. received an "additional dialogue" credit. Cameron stated he devised the premise of the film from a fever dream he experienced during the release of his first film, '' Piranha II: The Spawning'' (1982), in Rome, and developed the concept in collaboration with Wisher. He sold the rights to the project to fellow New World Pictures alumna Hurd on the condition that she would produce the film only if he were to direct it; Hurd eventually sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability with his use of novel technologies. He first gained recognition for writing and directing '' The Terminator'' (1984) and found further success with ''Aliens'' (1986), ''The Abyss'' (1989), '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), and the action comedy ''True Lies'' (1994). He wrote and directed ''Titanic'' (1997) and ''Avatar'' (2009), with ''Titanic'' earning him Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. A recipient of various other industry accolades, two of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Cameron co-founded the production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain, and Earthship Productions. In addition to filmmaking, he is a Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Reese
Kyle Reese is a fictional Character (arts), character in the Terminator (franchise), ''Terminator'' franchise, who serves as the protagonist of the first film with a supporting role in other works. The character is portrayed by Michael Biehn in ''The Terminator'' (1984) and ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), Jonathan Jackson (actor), Jonathan Jackson in ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' (2008–2009), Anton Yelchin in ''Terminator Salvation'' (2009), and Jai Courtney in ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015). ''Terminator'' film series Reese is a soldier in the human resistance from the post-apocalypse, apocalyptic future of ''The Terminator'' (1984), where most of humanity has already been wiped out in a deadly nuclear war on August 29, 1997, sparked off by an artificial intelligence known as Skynet (fictional), Skynet. The survivors fight extinction against the sentience, sentient computer system's genocide, genocidal war on humanity. The resistance is led by John Connor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
