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Nathan Edmondson
Nathan Edmondson is an American comic book writer, best known for his creator-owned series ''Who is Jake Ellis?'', published by Image Comics, as well as the runs on ''The Punisher'' and '' Black Widow'' for Marvel Comics. Edmondson is the co-founder of Eco Defense Group, a non-profit organization training frontline park rangers throughout Africa, and Archon Ready Group, a company offering firearm training courses in the United States. Early life Edmondson is a native of Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts in 2010 with degrees in art and art history. Career After working as a director of International Programs at the Leadership Institute, Edmondson entered the comics industry with '' Olympus'', a 4-issue Image Comics mini-series illustrated by Christian Ward. He followed up with two 5-issue mini-series, again published by Image Comics, '' The Light'' with art by Brett Weldele and ''Who is Jake Ellis?'' with art by Tonči Zonjić. Edm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Georgia's Georgia (U.S. state)#Major cities (2017), third-largest city after Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, Columbus, Augusta is located in the Fall Line section of the state. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Augusta–Richmond County had a 2020 population of 202,081, not counting the unconsolidated cities of Blythe, Georgia, Blythe and Hephzibah, Georgia, Hephzibah. It is the List of United States cities by population, 116th largest city in the United States. The process of consolidation between the City of Augusta and Richmond County, Georgia, Richmond County began with a 1995 referendum in the two jurisdictions. The merger was completed on July 1, 1996. Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta metropolitan area. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympus (Image Comics)
Olympus or Olympos ( grc, Ὄλυμπος, link=no) may refer to: Mountains In antiquity Greece * Mount Olympus in Thessaly, northern Greece, the home of the twelve gods of Olympus in Greek mythology * Mount Olympus (Lesvos), located in Lesbos * Mount Olympus (Euboea), located in Euboea * Mount Olympus (Attica), located in East Attica * Mount Olympus (Skyros), located in Skyros * Mount Lykaion, located in Arcadia Turkey * Mysian Olympus (present-day Uludağ), in northwest Turkey * Paphlagonian Olympus (present-day Arıt Dağı near Bartın) * Mount Nif (present-day Nif Dağı in Aegean Turkey) * Lycian Olympus (present-day Tahtalı Dağı near Kemer) Cyprus * Mount Olympus (Cyprus), the highest point (1952 m) on the island of Cyprus In modern times United States * Mount Olympus (Washington), on the Olympic Peninsula * Mount Olympus (Utah), on the Wasatch Front * Mount Olympus (San Francisco), in the Ashbury Heights neighborhood New Zealand * Mount Olympus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Warfare
Modern warfare generally refers to contemporary warfare as contrasted with previous methods. Aspects of modern warfare: *Early modern warfare * 18th-century warfare *Napoleonic Wars *Industrial warfare *Mechanized warfare *Total war *Fourth-generation warfare Modern Warfare as a proper noun: *Modern warfare, book of Roger Trinquier written in 1961. *Modern Warfare (band), punk rock band from Long Beach, California * "Modern Warfare" (''Community''), episode of the television series ''Communitny'' Several video games named modern warfare in the ''Call of Duty'' series of first-person shooters: *'' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'', released 2007 ** ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' (Nintendo DS), first-person shooter companion of above game for the Nintendo DS *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'', 2009 sequel to ''Call of Duty 4'' **'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Mobilized'', a first-person shooter companion of above game for the Nintendo DS *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Hawk Down (film)
''Black Hawk Down'' is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by journalist Mark Bowden, about the U.S. military's 1993 raid in Mogadishu. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven, Ioan Gruffudd, Ewen Bremner, Hugh Dancy, and Tom Hardy in his first film role. Orlando Bloom, Ty Burrell, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau also have minor roles. ''Black Hawk Down'' had a limited release on December 28, 2001, and went into the public on January 18, 2002. The film received positive reviews from film critics, although it was criticized for inaccuracies, and sparked controversy for its portrayal of Somalis. The film performed modestly well at the box office, grossing $172 million worldwide against a production budget of $92 to $1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impossible (film Series)
Impossible, Imposible or Impossibles may refer to: Music * ''ImPossible'' (album), a 2016 album by Divinity Roxx * ''The Impossible'' (album) Groups * The Impossibles (American band), a 1990s indie-ska group from Austin, Texas * The Impossibles (Australian band), an Australian band * The Impossibles (Thai band), a 1970s Thai rock band Songs * "Impossible" (Captain Hollywood Project song) (1993) * "The Impossible" (song), a country music song by Joe Nichols (2002) * "Impossible" (Edyta song) (2003) * "Impossible" (Kanye West song) (2006) * "Impossible" (Daniel Merriweather song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Måns Zelmerlöw song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Anberlin song) (2010) * "Impossible" (Shontelle song) (2010) * "Impossible", from Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1957 musical ''Cinderella'' * "Impossible", a song written by Steve Allen and recorded by Nat King Cole for his 1958 album ''The Very Thought of You'' * "Impossible", from the 1994 album ''The Screaming Jets'' by The Screa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unit
''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force. On May 19, 2009, CBS cancelled the series after four seasons. Premise Based on show producer Eric L. Haney's book, '' Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit'', ''The Unit'' was created for television and executive produced by David Mamet and Shawn Ryan. The show is produced by The Barn Productions Inc., David Mamet Entertainment, and Fire Ants Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The show purports to describe the daily lives of Delta Force (called "The Unit" in the show) operators during training and operational missions, as well as their families back home. Internationally, ''The Unit'' premiered on Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army Intelligence Support Activity
The United States Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAISA), frequently shortened to Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), also known at various times as Joint Reconnaissance Evaluation Group (JREG), Mission Support Activity (MSA), Office of Military Support (OMS), Field Operations Group (FOG), Studies and Analysis Activity (SAA), Tactical Concept Activity, Tactical Support Team, and Tactical Coordination Detachment, and also nicknamed The Activity and the Army of Northern Virginia, is a United States Army Special Operations unit which serves as the intelligence gathering component of Joint Special Operations Command. Within JSOC, the unit is often referred to as Task Force Orange. Originally subordinated to the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), it is one of the least known intelligence components of the United States military, tasked with clandestine HUMINT operations and collecting actionable intelligence during or prior to JSOC missions. The Activity and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Activity (comics)
The United States Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAISA), frequently shortened to Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), also known at various times as Joint Reconnaissance Evaluation Group (JREG), Mission Support Activity (MSA), Office of Military Support (OMS), Field Operations Group (FOG), Studies and Analysis Activity (SAA), Tactical Concept Activity, Tactical Support Team, and Tactical Coordination Detachment, and also nicknamed The Activity and the Army of Northern Virginia, is a United States Army Special Operations unit which serves as the intelligence gathering component of Joint Special Operations Command. Within JSOC, the unit is often referred to as Task Force Orange. Originally subordinated to the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), it is one of the least known intelligence components of the United States military, tasked with clandestine HUMINT operations and collecting actionable intelligence during or prior to JSOC missions. The Activity and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsarama
Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website GamesRadar+, also owned by FutureUS. History Newsarama began in mid-1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In the forum postings, Doran shared comic book-related news items he had found across the World Wide Web and, as these postings became more regular and read widely, he gave them the title "Prodigy Comic Book Newswire." In January 1997, Doran began to post a version of the column titled ''The Comics Newswire'' on Usenet's various rec.arts.comics communities. The name of the column evolved to ''The Newswire'', and then to ''CBI Newsarama'', before finally becoming ''Newsarama'' in 1998. The posts quickly became popular due to the speed of reporting via the Internet. This meant Doran could break stories faster than ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonči Zonjić
Tonči Zonjić is a Croatian comic book artist. Career Zonjić started out as an illustrator at the age of 15 and got into comics by creating a fanzine called ''Pipci!'' (''Tentacles!'') in 2004."Repped Artists: Tonči Zonjić" Splash Page Comic Art. His first full finished book - an educational story about sea diving for kids that he colored and lettered himself - still hasn't been published since its completion in 2006. In Croatia, he's been working on several projects with as well as storyboards, advertisements, book covers, newspaper portraits and various other comic strips. Zonjić entered the American market in 2008 as one of the artists for [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Is Jake Ellis?
Nathan Edmondson is an American comic book writer, best known for his creator-owned series '' Who is Jake Ellis?'', published by Image Comics, as well as the runs on ''The Punisher'' and '' Black Widow'' for Marvel Comics. Edmondson is the co-founder of Eco Defense Group, a non-profit organization training frontline park rangers throughout Africa, and Archon Ready Group, a company offering firearm training courses in the United States. Early life Edmondson is a native of Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts in 2010 with degrees in art and art history. Career After working as a director of International Programs at the Leadership Institute, Edmondson entered the comics industry with '' Olympus'', a 4-issue Image Comics mini-series illustrated by Christian Ward. He followed up with two 5-issue mini-series, again published by Image Comics, '' The Light'' with art by Brett Weldele and '' Who is Jake Ellis?'' with art by Tonči Zonjić ... [...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, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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