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Onomatopoeia (comics)
Onomatopoeia is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, usually as an enemy of Green Arrow and Batman. Created by writer Kevin Smith and artist Phil Hester, the character first appeared in ''Green Arrow'' (vol. 3) #12 (March 2002). Publication history Kevin Smith discussed the character in a 2007 interview: Fictional character biography Onomatopoeia first appears where he murders a female crimefighter named Virago, after telling her his name. The interlude in which this occurs serves as a lead-in to "The Sounds of Violence", a three-issue storyline that runs through issues #13–15 of the title, in which he is the main antagonist. No personal characteristics are revealed about Onomatopoeia aside from the fact that he is a Caucasian male, which is seen when portions of his face obscured by shadow are seen in ''Green Arrow'' (vol. 3) #14, and when the lower half of his face is seen again in issue #15. Onomatopoeia is a serial killer who targets non-superp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Wagner
Matt Wagner (born October 9, 1961) is an American comics artist and writer who is best known as the creator of the series ''Mage'' and ''Grendel (comics), Grendel''. Career Matt Wagner's first published comic book work was ''Comico Primer'' #2 (1982), which was the first appearance of Grendel (comics), Grendel. In addition to his creator-owned series ''Mage'' and ''Grendel'', he has worked on comics featuring the Etrigan the Demon, Demon and Batman as well as such titles as ''Sandman Mystery Theatre''. In 1991, he illustrated part of the "The Sandman: Season of Mists, Season of Mists" story arc in Neil Gaiman's ''The Sandman (Vertigo), The Sandman'' series. He wrote and drew ''Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity'' a Limited series (comics), limited series featuring DC's three major heroes in 2003. He followed it with ''Batman and the Monster Men'' and ''Batman and the Mad Monk'' in 2006. His other projects include ''Madame Xanadu'' for Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo, with artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Man (comics)
The Odd Man is a fictional comic book hero created by Steve Ditko. The character was intended to first appear in ''Shade, the Changing Man'' #9 but instead first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #487 in December 1979. Fictional character biography Clay Stoner is a private detective living in River City. He has blue eyes and blond hair which changes to black hair when he acts as a vigilante wearing mismatched clothing under the name the Odd Man. He uses his wits and an elaborate series of gadgets to disorient and confuse his opponents. These include a weighted extended tie, a spray he developed which melts certain plastics, gloves that emit powder or smoke when he claps his hands together, and a slippery oil spray. He also has the ability to make his enemies black out, presumably through the use of one of his sprays or concoctions. Origin "He came from nowhere, garbed in a confused costume that would make a carnival clown blush with . His weapons were absurd -- impossible! But some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadshot
Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) is a supervillain and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by David Vern Reed, Lew Schwartz and Bob Kane, the character made his first appearance in ''Batman'' #59 (June–July 1950). The character was modernized with the popular look he is now known for in ''Detective Comics'' #474 by Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin. He is an excellent sniper who regularly boasts of never missing a shot, and is often considered one of the deadliest assassins in the DC Universe. Deadshot is primarily an adversary of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collection of enemies that make up his rogues gallery, though he has also come into conflict with other heroes, such as Green Arrow. While typically portrayed as a supervillain, he has also been occasionally depicted as an antihero. The character has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including television series, feature films an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |