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Monitors (DC Comics)
The Monitors are a group of fictional comic book characters, who appear in books published by DC Comics. They are based on the Monitor and the Anti-Monitor, two characters created by comic book writer Marv Wolfman and comic artist George Pérez as the main characters of DC Comics' '' Crisis on Infinite Earths'' limited series. They are a group that watches all aspects of the Multiverse, past and present. Most importantly, they seek to prevent crossovers between the universes, as was common before " The Crisis". The Monitors first appeared in ''Brave New World''. They are in some respects similar to the Watchers of the Marvel Universe, though they take a more active role as opposed to simply observing. Fictional history Origins One of the Monitors appears in shadow on the cover of the '' DCU: Brave New World'' Special; the first few pages show the Monitors' satellite appearing over New Earth. In the final pages of the comic, five Monitors are revealed, one of whom calls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Olivetti
Ariel Olivetti (born November 15, 1967) is an Argentina, Argentine comic book penciller best known for his work on United States, American comic book titles such as ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'', ''X-Man'', ''Space Ghost'' and ''Punisher War Journal''. Career Olivetti studied Graphic Design in college and first had his work published in the Argentine magazine ''Fierro''. His first work in USA was 1995's ''The Last Avengers (comics), Avengers Story'', which was written by Peter David and published by Marvel Comics. He went on to have a brief stint as regular penciller on Marvel's ''Daredevil'' between 1997 and 1998, where he worked with writer Joe Kelly (comics), Joe Kelly. His next major work was in 1998 when he worked with writer Steven Grant on the Warren Ellis devised "Revolution (2000 comic book), Counter X" revamp of Marvel's ''X-Man'' title. In 2005 he again collaborated with Joe Kelly on DC Comics ''Space Ghost'' Limited series (comics), limited series wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Bleed (comics)
Bleeding usually means the leakage or loss of blood from the body. Bleeding, bleed, or bleeder may also refer to: *Bleed (printing), intentionally printing across the expected trim line or edge of the sheet *Bleed, or spill (audio), when audio from one source is picked up by a microphone intended for a different source *Bleed, the presence of surface water on concrete * Bleed air, compressed air taken from gas turbine compressor stages * Bleeder, baseball term for a weakly hit ground ball that goes for a base hit * Bleeder resistor, which passively discharges a capacitor when it is disconnected or equipment is powered off *Bleeding (computer graphics), a computer graphics term for when a graphic object passes through another in an unwanted manner * Bleeding (roads), a type of pavement distress common in asphalt roads *Bleeding, or capillary action, the ability of a substance (such as blood, ink, or water) to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, and in opposition to e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarch (comics)
Monarch is the name of three fictional Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, ... DC Comics supervillains. The first Monarch is Hank Hall, formerly Hawk and Dove, Hawk, who later renames himself Hank Hall#Zero Hour: Extant, Extant for the ''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time'' crossover event. The second Monarch is a quantum field duplicate of Nathaniel Adam, a U.S. Air Force Captain. The third Monarch is a mentally unstable Captain Atom. Monarch was created by Archie Goodwin (comics), Archie Goodwin, Denny O'Neil, and Dan Jurgens and first appeared in ''Armageddon 2001'' #1 (May 1991). Hank Hall Monarch is an oppressive tyrant from a bleak, dystopian Earth in the year A.D. 2030. The people are unhappy with his rule, particularly a scientist named Matthew Ryder, an expert on Time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |