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New Crusaders
The New Crusaders is a fictional superhero team and their eponymous title published by Archie Comics' imprint Red Circle Comics. A revamp of the previously published '' Mighty Crusaders'' title, ''New Crusaders'' follows the sons and daughters of the original Mighty Crusaders as they acquire their own powers and attempt to become superheroes. The series was written by regular ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' writer Ian Flynn and ended on a cliffhanger. Publication history The first issue of ''New Crusaders'' was released digitally on May 16, 2012, through Archie Comics' Red Circle app, with print publication set to begin monthly on September 5, 2012. The digital release was part of a partnership between Archie and and the subscription also gave readers access to an archive of older Archie superhero comics. The initial story arc, ''Rise of the Heroes'', ended with the shock death of Fireball, a decision made to ramp up the stakes and to remove the most grounded character, leaving the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Archie Comics leaves Mamaroneck for Pelham " John Golden. May 28, 2015. Westfair Communications. Retrieved on October 20, 2015. The company's many titles feature the fictional , , |
Red Circle Comics
Dark Circle Comics is an imprint of Archie Comics Publications, Inc. Under its previous name, Red Circle Comics, it published non-humor characters, particularly superheroes in the 1970s and 1980s, and was a digital imprint from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, it was converted back to a print imprint and was completely revamped as Dark Circle Comics, featuring darker and more mature content than previous incarnations of Archie's superhero line. The term "Red Circle characters" is also used to refer to Archie Comics' superheroes, including such characters as the Black Hood, The Shield, the Wizard, the Hangman, The Fly, Flygirl, The Comet, The Web, Jaguar, and the Fox. These characters were previously published when Archie Comics was MLJ Magazines, then published under various Archie imprints: Archie Adventure Series, Radio Comics/Mighty Comics Group, Red Circle Comics and the Red Circle Comics digital imprint (2012). Archie licensed their Red Circle characters to DC Comics in the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Flynn
Ian Flynn (born May 31, 1982), also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American comic book writer. He was chief writer for Archie Comics's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' since issue #160, after the departure of the previous chief writer Ken Penders, till Archie's cancelation on the run at issue #290. As of April 4, 2018, he is the lead writer of IDW Publishing's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comic series and ''Sonic Frontiers''. He is also known for Archie's ''Mega Man'', ''New Crusaders'', '' Archie (2015)'', as well as IDW's ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. Career Flynn was hired as a writer on Archie's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' after sending in unsolicited proposals. He subsequently wrote ''Sonic Universe''; the Capcom series, ''Mega Man''; and ''New Crusaders'', a superhero title published by the Archie Imprint Red Circle Comics. In the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, he collaborated with Tracy Yardley, the penciller for the series since issue #160. Flynn made his television writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Workman
John Workman (born June 20, 1950) is an American editor, writer, artist, designer, colorist and letterer in the comic book industry. He is known for his frequent partnerships with writer/artist Walter Simonson and also for lettering the entire run of Grant Morrison/Rachel Pollack's ''Doom Patrol'' (DC Comics). Born in Beckley, West Virginia, Workman spent the first eight years of his life in Glen Rogers, West Virginia and Darlington, Maryland. Inspired by the George Reeves ''Superman'' TV series, he began writing short stories and drawing pictures. Living in Aberdeen, Washington, he studied art and journalism at Grays Harbor College and Clark College, receiving an Associate in Arts degree from Grays Harbor in 1970. Career Working in and around the Aberdeen area from 1967 to 1975, Workman created local and regional advertising, always attempting to do the ad work in comics form whenever he was allowed to do so. He also did comics fanzine work, writing and drawing for several diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Crusaders
The Mighty Crusaders is a fictional superhero team published by Archie Comics. The team originally appeared in ''Fly-Man'' No. 31, #32 and No. 33 before being launched in its own title, ''Mighty Crusaders''. Written by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, the series lasted seven issues before being cancelled. The team was revived under Archie's Red Circle Comics line in 1983. In 1992 DC Comics licensed the characters and relaunched the team as ''The Crusaders'', aiming the comic at younger readers as part of its !mpact line. This series lasted eight issues, cover-dated May to December 1992. Publication history The popularity of DC's and Marvel's Silver Age superhero titles led Archie Comics to revive their own line of superhero comics. The Archie Adventure line began with titles centered on The Fly, The Jaguar, and a superheroic/spy version of the 1930s pulp character the Shadow. After suggestions and fan-art began suggesting a team made up of the characters published by Archie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic The Hedgehog (Archie Comics)
''Sonic the Hedgehog'' was an American comic book series published by Archie Comics, in partnership with Sega. The series was based on Sega's video game franchise, as well as on the 1993 animated series of the same name. After initially beginning with a four-issue miniseries from February to May 1993 (actually November 1992 to February 1993 as the cover dates did not reflect the actual publication dates of the issues), the first full-length issue of the comic was published in July 1993 (actually April 1993). The series ran for 290 issues for over 20 years, earning a place in the 2008 ''Guinness World Records'' for being the "longest-running comic series based on a video game", and it became the longest-running franchise-based comic series in 2015, surpassing Marvel Comics' ''Conan the Barbarian'' (which ran for 275 issues) before it was confirmed cancelled in July 2017 (although the comics ceased release in January of that year), following Sega and Archie Comics' decision to di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Dixon
Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Early life Dixon was born in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Upper Darby, reading comics of all genres. He is a graduate of Upper Darby High School (1972). Career 1980s Chuck Dixon's earliest comics work was writing ''Evangeline'' for Comico Comics in 1984 and then for First Comics. Editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' '' Savage Sword of Conan''. Writing under the name "Charles Dixon", he would eventually take over the lead feature of Conan on a semi-regular basis. He contributed stories to the Hama edited re-boot of ''Savage Tales'' highlighted by a number of western stories illustrated by John Severin. In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing ''Airboy'' which was edited by Timothy Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Goldwater
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned". Behind the Name. Retrieved on 2013-09-06. The name is spelled in and on the . In the Nordic countries, it is derived from |
Alex Segura
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (other), multiple people * Alex Gordon (other), multiple people * Alex Harris (other), multiple people * Alex Jones (other), multiple people * Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people *Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians *Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat *Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician * Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician *Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players * Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player * Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player * Alex Gardner (baseball) (1861–1921), Canadian baseball player *Alex Katz (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout *Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shield (Archie Comics)
The Shield is the name of several superheroes created by MLJ (now known as Archie Comics). Appearing months before Captain America, the Shield has the distinction of being the first superhero with a costume based upon United States patriotic iconography. The character appeared in ''Pep Comics'' from issue #1 (Jan 1940) to #65 (Jan 1948). The name was used by MLJ/Archie for four characters. DC Comics' Impact line, which licensed the Archie properties, also used the name for several characters. In 2010, DC announced plans to integrate the Shield and other MLJ characters into the DC Universe, but the rights to the characters reverted to Archie Comics in 2011. A fourth Shield was introduced in October 2015. Publication history The Shield debuted in MLJ's ''Pep Comics'' #1 (cover-dated Jan. 1940). Writer Harry Shorten and artist Irv Novick created the character. With the American populace reacting to the beginnings of World War II and wartime patriotism stirring, the Shield debuted as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comet (Archie Comics)
The Comet is a fictional character that first appeared in ''Pep Comics'' #1 in January 1940 in comics, 1940. A little over a year later, the Comet was the first superhero to be killed in the line of duty. He died in issue #17 (July 1941 in comics, 1941), which also introduced his brother, a brutal hero called the Hangman (Archie Comics), Hangman. Publication history In ''Pep'' #1, in a story drawn by Jack Cole (artist), Jack Cole, young scientist John Dickering has discovered a gas fifty times lighter than hydrogen. By injecting small doses of the gas into his bloodstream, he is able to make great leaps through the air. After a number of injections, twin beams come from Dickering's eyes and when he crosses the beams, whatever he is looking at disintegrates. He makes a glass shield (visor) as that is the only thing his beams will not disintegrate, a weakness often used against him from the first story onwards. In the second story, tied up and unable to raise his visor to save himse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flygirl (Archie Comics)
The following is a list of characters in the '' Archie Comics'' universe. Licensed characters like Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man are not included in this list. ''Archie'' series Main characters Archie Andrews The character Archie Andrews was created by John L. Goldwater, Bob Montana and Vic Bloom first appeared in a humor strip in ''Pep Comics'' #22 (December, 1941). Within the context of the strip and the larger series that grew out of it, Archie is a typical teenage boy, attending high school, participating in sports, and dating. He is extremely kind, caring, brave and accident-prone and many of his actions, however well-intentioned, inadvertently harm the people he tries to help. He is not that academically inclined and brings home average grades. He is athletic and loves sports. He also has a love of cars and fixing them. He is also known for being easily infatuated by the many girls he meets. His never ending love triangle between Betty, the girl next door, and Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
