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Mike Zeck
Michael J. Zeck (born September 6, 1949), is an American comics artist. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on such series as ''Captain America'', ''Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars'', '' Master of Kung-Fu'', and ''The Punisher'' as well as the "Kraven's Last Hunt" storyline in the Spider-Man titles. Early life Mike Zeck was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He attended the Ringling School of Art in 1967, and after graduation worked at the Migrant Education Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Career Zeck began his comics career in 1974, doing illustration assignments for the text stories in Charlton Comics' animated line of comics, which led to work on their horror titles. During this period he lived briefly in the Derby, Connecticut, area where Charlton was headquartered. In 1977, Zeck started working for Marvel Comics on '' Master of Kung Fu'' with writer Doug Moench. In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Moench and Zeck's work on ''Master of Kung-Fu'' sixth on its list o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizard World
Wizard, the wizard, or wizards may refer to: * Wizard (fantasy), a fictional practitioner of magic * Wizard (supernatural), a practitioner of magic Art, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Wizard (Archie Comics), a comic book superhero * Wizard (character class), magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games * Wizard (DC Comics), a comic book villain * Wizard (''Dungeons & Dragons''), the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' character class * Wizard (Marvel Comics), a comic book villain * Wizard (Middle-earth), powerful beings in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien *"The Wizard", the villain of the serial '' Batman and Robin'' * Wizard of Oz (character), in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its movie adaptations * Wizards (''Discworld''), major characters in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series Film * ''The Wizard'' (1927 film), a 1927 American silent horror film * ''The Wizard'' (1989 film), a 1989 American film about a skilled video game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Moench
Douglas Moench (; born February 23, 1948) is an American comic book writer notable for his ''Batman'' work and as the creator of Moon Knight, Deathlok, Black Mask, ''Electric Warrior'' and ''Six from Sirius''. He is also known for his critically acclaimed eight year run on '' Master of Kung Fu''. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, Moench has written novels, short stories, newspaper feature articles, weekly newspaper comic strips, film screenplays and teleplays. His first published work was ''My Dog Sandy'', a comic strip printed in his elementary school newspaper. Moench had a fan letter printed in The Amazing Spider-Man issue #17 (Oct. 1964) in which he praised the art of Steve Ditko. He began his professional writing career with scripts for ''Eerie'' #29 and ''Vampirella'' #7 (both cover dated September 1970) and articles for the ''Chicago Sun-Times''. In 1973, he moved to New York City. Career Moench began working for Marvel Comics in 1973, with his first story for the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TwoMorrows Publishing
TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Its products also include books and DVDs. List of magazines TwoMorrows publishes the following magazines: * '' Alter Ego'' * ''Back Issue!'' * ''BrickJournal''TwoMorrows Publishing website - magazines webpage Retrieved September 20, 2021. * ''Comic Book Creator'' * '''' * ''Jack Kirby Collector'' * ''RetroFan'' Defunct magazines include * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Issue!
''Back Issue!'' is an American magazine published by TwoMorrows Publishing, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 2003 and published eight times yearly, it features articles and art about comic books from the 1970s to the present. Edited by former comics writer and editor Michael Eury, the magazine was conceived as a replacement for '' Comic Book Artist'', which editor and owner Jon B. Cooke had taken from TwoMorrows to a different publishing house in 2002. Writers for the series include Mark Arnold, Michael Aushenker, Glenn Greenberg, George Khoury, Andy Mangels, and Richard A. Scott. ''Back Issue!'' was a shared winner of the 2019 Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ... for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism with ''PanelxPanel''. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Comic Book Review
Weekly Comic Book Review (WCBR) is an American blog founded by Jason Montes focusing on reviews of newly issued comic books with occasional reviews of graphic novels or comic book related television programs and movies. The blog is valuable to comic book fans, providing current and upcoming comic book reviews so readers can get a critic's perspective before deciding to purchase. WCBR is also important to comic book authors who receive feedback on their work from reviewers and readers who discuss comics on the site like any other literary work. Reviews from WCBR are often reprinted and referred to as authoritative and thoughtful reviews.Fraction, Matt and Laccoca, Salvador. ''Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 3: World's Most Wanted, Book 2'' (Marvel Comics, 2010) , p. 48 ''Young Liars'' used a review written by WCBR to promote issue #4, quoting and crediting them on the front page of their comic as follows, "not a panel of line of dialogue that's meaningless or wasted." The comic reviews b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraven The Hunter
Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff; Russian: Сергей Кравинов) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' issue #15 (August 1964) as an adversary to the superhero Spider-Man, he has since endured as one of the web-slinger's most formidable foes, and is part of the collective of adversaries that make up Spider-Man's rogues' gallery. Kraven has also come into conflict with other heroes, such as Black Panther and Tigra. He is the half-brother of the Chameleon and one of the founding members of the Sinister Six. In Kraven's first appearance, he refers to Spider-Man as "the most dangerous game" which is a direct reference to the 1924 short story of the same name The Most Dangerous Game, in which General Zaroff, a Russian big game hunter, hunts people as sport. Kraven is typically portrayed as a renowned big-game hunter whose goal in life is to best Spider-Man in order to prove himself a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Of Blood
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is constant. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is called the radius. Usually, the radius is required to be a positive number. A circle with r=0 (a single point) is a degenerate case. This article is about circles in Euclidean geometry, and, in particular, the Euclidean plane, except where otherwise noted. Specifically, a circle is a simple closed curve that divides the plane into two regions: an interior and an exterior. In everyday use, the term "circle" may be used interchangeably to refer to either the boundary of the figure, or to the whole figure including its interior; in strict technical usage, the circle is only the boundary and the whole figure is called a '' disc''. A circle may also be defined as a special kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made his first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #129 (cover-dated February 1974), originally depicted as an assassin and adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. The character is depicted as an Italian-American vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his campaign against crime. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob for witnessing a killing in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on crime. A veteran (originally of the Vietnam War''Punisher'' #6 (Marvel Comics, 2000). and later updated alternately to the fictional Siancong War and the Iraq War) U.S. Marine Corps Scout/Sniper in Force Recon, Castle is skilled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Grant
Steven Grant (born October 22, 1953) is an American comic book writer best known for his 1985–1986 Marvel Comics mini-series ''The Punisher'' with artist Mike Zeck and for his creator-owned character Whisper. Biography Comic books Grant has a long history scripting for both major publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics, as well as smaller companies such as First Comics and Dark Horse Comics. Beginning in the early 1980s, Grant wrote a number of works for Marvel. In addition to bringing the Punisher back into the forefront of the Marvel Universe after a several-year lull, Grant has written '' The Avengers'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', and fill-in runs on comics such as '' What If?'', ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', and ''Marvel Team-Up''. Grant wrote a conclusion to Steve Gerber's ''Omega the Unknown'' series in two issues of '' The Defenders'' at the end of which most of the original series' characters were killed. While Gerber seemed unhappy with Grant's conclusion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Buyer's Guide
''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG''; ), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry. It awarded its annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The publication ceased with the March 2013 issue.Frankenhoff, Brent (January 9, 2013)"F+W Announces Closure of Comics Buyer’s Guide". ''Comics Buyer’s Guide''Miller, John Jackson (January 9, 2013). ''The Comichron'' The magazine was headquartered in Iola, Wisconsin, after originally being published in the Quad Cities region. History Alan Light years: 1971–1983 ''CBG'' was founded in February 1971 by Alan Light under the title ''The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom'' (''TBG'') as a monthly newspaper in a tabloid format. ''TBG'' began primarily as an advertising venue – known in comics fandom as an "adzine", i.e. a fanzine devoted to ads. Ron Frantz, in his book ''Fandom: Confidential,'' traces the lineage of Light's endeavor to ''Stan's Wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venom (Marvel Comics Character)
Venom is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a sentient alien symbiote with an amorphous, liquid-like form, who survives by bonding with a host, usually human. This dual-life form receives enhanced powers and usually refers to itself as "Venom". The symbiote was originally introduced as a living alien costume in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #252 (May 1984), with a full first appearance as Venom in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #300 (May 1988). The Venom symbiote's first human host was Spider-Man himself, who eventually discovered its true nefarious nature and separated himself from the creature in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #258 (November 1984)—with a brief rejoining five months later in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #1. The symbiote went on to merge with other hosts, beginning with Eddie Brock, its second and best-known host, with whom it first became Venom. Venom has endured as one of Spider-Man's most prominent villains, and was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Press
Running Press is an American publishing company and member of the Perseus Books Group. The publisher's offices are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with many of the corporate functions taking place in Perseus' New York City headquarters. It was co-founded by Stuart "Buz" Teacher; and his brother, Lawrence "Larry" Teacher, who died in March 2014. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers became an imprint of Running Press in 2017. Select bibliography * Running Press Miniature Editions, 2" by 2" hardcover books (many of them abridgements of bestsellers and often sold as impulse or gift purchases at checkout counters) * ''Sneaky Chef'' cookbook series by Missy Chase Lapine * ''Images'' coloring book series, by Roger Burrows * '' Wisdom to Grow On'', Charles J. Acquisto (2006) * '' The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga'', ILYA (2006) * '' Cathy's Book'', Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman (2006) * ''The Way of the Wiseguy'', Joseph D. Pistone (2004) * ''The Real Mad Men: The Renegades of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
