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Northstar (comics)
Northstar (french: Étoile du Nord) (Jean-Paul Beaubier) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne (comics), John Byrne, the character first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, X-Men'' #120 (April 1979) as a member of the Canadians, Canadian superhero team, Alpha Flight. Northstar is a member of a fictional subspecies of humanity known as mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. The character possesses the ability to travel at superhuman speeds, fly, and project photonics, photonic energy blasts. His twin sister, Aurora (comics), Aurora, possesses similar abilities. Although the character was initially depicted as a member of Alpha Flight, he has appeared regularly as a member of the X-Men since joining the team of mutants in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #414 (December 2002). The character is one of the first openly homosexuality, gay superheroes in American comic books, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Larroca
Salvador Larroca () is a Spanish comic book artist, primarily known for his American work on various ''X-Men'' titles for Marvel Comics. Career After several years of working as a Cartography, cartographer, he began working as a comic artist at Marvel UK, the UK, Britain-based imprint of Marvel Comics. Larroca was working at Marvel UK when he contributed to ''Dark Angel'' and ''Death's Head II.'' At some point, Larroca began to work on mainstream North American comics, such as DC Comics' ''Flash (comics), Flash''. Afterwards, Larroca did a three-year run on Marvel Comics' ''Ghost Rider'', during the mid-1990s. It was not until after his run on ''Ghost Rider'', that Larroca would gain the exposure needed to become known as one of the most prominent comic book artists in the United States. Following Marvel's experiment with the various "Heroes Reborn (1996 comic), Heroes Reborn" titles, editor Bobbie Chase gave Larroca the task of penciling the return of Captain America, Iron Man, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
