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Professor Pyg
Professor Pyg is a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly known as an adversary of the superhero Batman. Pyg was created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert and debuted as a corpse in the alternate reality story ''Batman'' #666 (July 2007) before being introduced as a recurring character in the mainstream DC Universe two years later in '' Batman and Robin'' #1 (June 2009). Professor Pyg was re-introduced following DC's The New 52 comics relaunch in 2011, appearing throughout the continuity and the subsequent DC Rebirth relaunch that began in 2016. The character's in-world real name is Lazlo Valentin, a scientist who suffered a schizophrenic breakdown that led him to become a supervillain who wears a pig mask. Morrison intended Pyg to seem disconnected from reality, believing him to be one of the "weirdest, most insane" characters in ''Batman'' comic books. Pyg is an obsessive perfectionist who sees human beings as broken individuals; he commonly k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Gerads
Mitch is a short form of the masculine given name Mitchell. It is also sometimes a nickname, usually for a person with the surname Mitchell. It may refer to: People * Mitch Altman (born 1956), hacker and inventor * Mitch Apau (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Mitch Austin (born 1991), Australian footballer *Mitch Benn (born 1970), English comedian and satirist, known for his musical parodies * Mitch Berger (born 1972), Canadian former National Football League punter * Mitch Brown (other) * Mitch Clark (born 1987), Australian rules footballer *Mitch Clarke (born 1985), Canadian mixed martial artist * Mitch Cornish (born 1993), Australian rugby league player * Mitch Creek (born 1992), Australian basketball player * Mitch Daniels (born 1949), American academic administrator, businessman, author and retired politician, 49th Governor of Indiana * Mitch English, American morning talk show host, comedian, actor, reporter and weatherman * Mitch Epstein (born 1952), American art ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momus (musician)
Nicholas "Nick" Currie (born 11 February 1960), more popularly known under the artist name Momus (after the Momus, Greek god of mockery), is a Scotland, Scottish musician and writer. For over forty years he has been releasing albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes use of continental philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is "dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness". Career Musical Nicholas Currie's musical career began in 1981, with his band The Happy Family (band), The Happy Family, featuring ex-members of Josef K (band), Josef K, who made a single and a concept album ''The Man on Your Street: Songs of the Dictator Hall'' on hip UK indie label 4AD. In 1986 Momus recorded an E.P. of his translations of Jacques Brel songs "Nicky", and wrote a lengthy article on Brel for the ''New Statesman''. On 22 October 2009 he performed at the Barbican alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister Toad (comics)
Tally Man Teen Lantern TNT Mister Toad Mister Toad is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Mister Toad in other media Mister Toad appears in ''Beware the Batman'', voiced by Udo Kier. This version is an eco-terrorist and associate of Professor Pyg with a sonic croak attack. Tokamak Tokamak is a supervillain in the DC Universe. The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick, first appeared in ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #15 (August 1983) as Henry Hewitt and became Tokamak in ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #18 (November 1983). Within the context of the stories, Tokamak is the identity taken by Henry Hewitt, the chief executive officer of the Hewitt Corporation and high level director in the 2000 Committee, after subjecting himself to a recreation of the accident that created Firestorm. Much later, to cure a terminal disease, he creates a clone of himself which he merges with. He creates the identity of Victor Hewitt to in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin (character)
Robin is the alias of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart and the sidekick to the superhero Batman. As a team, Batman and Robin have commonly been referred to as the ''Caped Crusaders'' and the ''Dynamic Duo''. The character's first incarnation, Dick Grayson, debuted in '' Detective Comics'' #38 (April 1940). Conceived as a way to attract young readership, Robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the Batman titles. Robin's early adventures included ''Star Spangled Comics'' #65–130 (1947–1952), the character's first solo feature. He made regular appearances in Batman-related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s, until the character set aside the Robin identity and became the independent superhero Nightwing. The character's second inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Grayson
Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman and Teen Titans. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, he first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #38 in April 1940 as the original and most popular incarnation of Robin, Batman's crime-fighting partner. In ''Tales of the Teen Titans'' #44 (July 1984), the character, after becoming a young adult, retires his role as Robin and assumes the superhero persona of Nightwing (created by Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez). The youngest in a family of acrobats known as the "Flying Graysons", Grayson witnesses a mafia boss named Tony Zucco kill his parents to extort money from the circus that employed them. After the tragic murder, Batman (Bruce Wayne) takes Grayson in as his legal ward and trains him to become his crime-fighting partner Robin. He is written by many authors as the first son of Batman. As well as being Batman's crime-figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
