Masters Of Evil
The Masters of Evil is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in '' The Avengers'' #6 (July 1964), with the lineup continually changing over the years. Publication history The first version of the Masters of Evil debuted in '' The Avengers'' #6 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The second version of the Masters of Evil debuted in ''The Avengers'' #54 and were created by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and George Tuska. The third version of the Masters of Evil debuted in ''The Avengers'' #222 and were created by Jim Shooter, Steven Grant, and Greg LaRocque. The fourth version of the Masters of Evil debuted in ''The Avengers'' #270 and were created by Roger Stern, John Buscema, and Tom Palmer. The fifth version of the Masters of Evil debuted in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' #28 and were created by Jim Valentino, Herb Trimpe, and Steve Montano. The sixth version of the Masters of Evil deb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avengers (comics)
The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in '' The Avengers'' #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the original Avengers consisted of Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor and the Wasp. Captain America was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him. The Avengers are an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from the Marvel Comics portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. This in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men, whose characters were created specifically to be part of their team, with the team being central to their identity. The Avengers were created to create a new line of books to sell and to cross-promote Marvel Co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guardians Of The Galaxy (1969 Team)
Guardians of the Galaxy are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Guardians first appear in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #18 (January 1969). The initial roster consisted of Vance Astro, Martinex T'Naga, Captain Charlie-27, and Yondu Udonta. Later members included Stakar Ogord, Aleta Ogord, and Nikki. Publication history Roy Thomas recounted The team first appeared in the partial reprint title ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' with issue #18 (January 1969), written by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan. Despite strong sales on this issue, the Guardians of the Galaxy would not appear again for over five years, in '' Marvel Two-In-One'' #5 (June 1974). The story's writer, Steve Gerber, liked the team enough to use them again in '' Giant Size Defenders'' #5 and ''The Defenders'' #26–29 (July–November 1975). In each case, other heroes such as Captain America, the Thing, and the Defenders aid them in their war against the alien Badoon, necess ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Black Knight (Nathan Garrett)
Nathan Garrett, also known as the criminal Black Knight (comics character), Black Knight, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was a supervillain and descendant of the Black Knight (Sir Percy), original Black Knight, and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Dick Ayers. Publication history Professor Nathan Garrett debuted as the modern-day supervillain Black Knight in ''Tales to Astonish'' #52 (Feb. 1964). This villainous Black Knight appeared in ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' #6, 14-15 (July 1964, March–April 1965), and in the "Iron Man" feature in ''Tales of Suspense'' #73 (Jan. 1966), in which he was mortally wounded. Fictional character biography Professor Nathan Garrett is the distant direct descendant of Black Knight (Sir Percy), Sir Percy, and was born in London, England. He becomes a biologist, research scientist, and university professor. He then became the head of an espionage r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jim Zub
Jim Zubkavich, known professionally as Jim Zub, is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, and art instructor best known for creating comics ''Skullkickers'' (2010), '' Wayward'' (2014), ''and Glitterbomb'' (2016) for Image Comics, and writing on the series '' Thunderbolts'' (2016), ''Uncanny Avengers'' (2017)'','' ''Avengers: No Surrender'' (2018), and ''Champions'' (2018) for Marvel Comics. As well as writing and creating comics, Zub is the former program co-ordinator and a current art professor at Toronto's Seneca College. He lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife, Stacy King. Early life Jim Zub is Canadian. He grew up watching Spider-Man cartoons as a kid, and soon after fell in love with comics. He has stated that Stan Lee was a big influence on him, specifically by giving his superheroes flaws. Career Jim Zub created his first comic, ''Makeshift Miracle'', in 2001, followed by a nine-year stint at UDON Entertainment as a colorist, illustrator, project manager, writer and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Patrick Zircher
Patrick Zircher () is an American comic book artist and penciller. Career Zircher's early career as an illustrator began with production of several completed works for '' Villains and Vigilantes'', ''Champions'' and other pen-and-paper role-playing games, as well as work for independent comic book publishers. He illustrated a number of projects for Caliber Comics including ''Dragon Star II'', ''Jason and the Argonauts'' (under the Tome Press banner), and his own creator owned series, ''Samurai 7'' (released under Caliber's Gauntlet imprint). Following this he went on to work largely for Marvel Comics on titles including '' Iron Man'', '' Thunderbolts'' and ''New Warriors''. He also did a considerable amount of work for DC, primarily on '' Nightwing'' and on '' Shadowman'' for Valiant Comics. Bibliography DC Comics *''Action Comics'' #957–958, 963–964, 969–970, 973–974, 979–980, 984 (2016–2017) *''Birds of Prey'' #13 (along with Greg Land) (2000) *''Darkstars'' # ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rick Remender
Rick Remender (born February 6, 1973) is an American animator, comic book writer and television producer who resides in Los Angeles, California. As a comic book creator, he is best known for his work on ''Uncanny X-Force'', ''Venom'', ''Captain America'' and ''Uncanny Avengers'', published by Marvel, as well as his creator-owned series ''Fear Agent'', ''Deadly Class'', '' Black Science'' and '' Low'', published by Image. In video games, he wrote EA's ''Dead Space'' and Epic Games' ''Bulletstorm''. In 2019, Sony Pictures Television adapted ''Deadly Class'' into a television series of the same name, for which Remender served as a showrunner and lead writer. Career Remender started out in animation, working on such films as ''The Iron Giant'', ''Anastasia'', ''Titan A.E.'' and '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle''.Rick Remender Kees K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Secret Avengers
''Secret Avengers'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring a fictional black ops superhero team of the same name. The series started with Ed Brubaker on writing duties, depicting a black-ops sect of Marvel's premier super hero team, the Avengers, which operates under the guidance and leadership of Captain Steve Rogers (the former Captain America). The series is part of the ''Avengers''-line relaunch as part of the " Heroic Age". Publication history Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Mike Deodato were announced as the creative team for the ''Secret Avengers'' title. A series of teaser images were released by Marvel to promote the upcoming series in February 2010, which slowly revealed the team's roster over the course of two months. The series started in late May 2010 ( cover date July 2010). As of the first issue, the roster includes Beast, War Machine, Valkyrie, Moon Knight, Nova, Black Widow, Sharon Carter and Ant-Man and the team is led by Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a fictional antihero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team consists mostly of reformed supervillains. Publication history The Thunderbolts first appeared in ''The Incredible Hulk'' #449 (January 1997) and were created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley. The Thunderbolts were first presented, both to readers and to the Marvel Universe, as a group of super-powered figures who became heroes to help protect the world when the Avengers were declared dead after the events of the 1996 "Onslaught" crossover. The final page of the first issue of their comic book, however, revealed that the Thunderbolts were actually the Masters of Evil in disguise, a surprise twist carefully guarded by Marvel. In subsequent storylines, the group rejects their leader Baron Helmut Zemo and attempts to become heroes in their own right, eventually under the leadership of the Avenger Hawkeye. Themes of redemption and the nature of heroism are often f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', '' Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom'' and ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and for DC Comics on ''Justice League of America'', ''Batman'' and ''Trinity''. Early life Mark Bagley was born to a military family in Frankfurt, West Germany. Career After his work in the military and at Ringling College of Art and Design, Bagley continued trying to break into the comic industry. While working a construction job, he suffered a severe injury to his leg while using a handsaw that required 132 stitches. He eventually ended up working for Lockheed Martin making technical drawings. Marvel Comics In 1983, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter created the ''Marvel Try-out Book'' to draw new talent into the comic book industry. The contest involved a deconstructed comic book which contestants could complete and submit to Marvel. The winner would be aw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek ( ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the ''Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled ''Astro City'', a four-year run on ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers, Thunderbolts (comics), Thunderbolts'' and ''Superman (comic book), Superman.'' Early life Busiek was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in various towns in the Boston area, including Lexington, Massachusetts, Lexington, where he befriended future comic book creator Scott McCloud. Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' #120 (April 1975). This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-part story arc; Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series. Throughout high school and college, he and McCloud practiced making comics. The pair also contributed to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mike Deodato
Mike Deodato (; born May 23, 1963), sometimes credited as Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional pseudonym of Brazilian comic book artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho. Early life Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963 in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. He is the son of comic artist Deodato Borges. Career One of Deodato's first works was a 1993 photo-realistic comic book adaptation of the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' published by Innovation Publishing. Deodato became famous in the North American comic book industry for his work with writer William Messner-Loebs on ''Wonder Woman'', during which he co-created the character Artemis of Bana-Mighdall. After his Wonder Woman project he had a short stint as the penciller of ''Thor'', where he worked firstly with writer Warren Ellis and then again with writer William Messner-Loebs. Later he drew '' Glory'' for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios at Image Comics and Maximum Press. While his style in the mid-1990s was highly r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peter David
Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits" Comic Book Resources. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on ''The Incredible Hulk'', as well as runs on ''Aquaman'', ''Young Justice'', ''Supergirl'', ''Fallen Angel'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Spider-Man 2099'', '' Captain Marvel'' and ''X-Factor''. His ''Star Trek'' work includes comic books, novels such as '' Imzadi'', and co-creation of the ''New Frontier'' series. His other novels include film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the ''Apropos of Nothing'' and ''Knight Life'' series. His television work includes series such as ''Babylon 5'', ''Young Justice'', '' Ben 10: Alien Force'' and Nickelodeon's ''Space Cases'', which he co-created with Bill Mumy. David often jokingly describes his occu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |