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Peter Snejbjerg
Peter Snejbjerg is a Danish comic book artist. He was educated at the Kolding Kunsthåndværkerskole from 1983 to 1987. Some of his major works include the DC Comics title Starman, and various Vertigo titles. He has also drawn several issues of Dark Horse Comics’ BPRD titles. Bibliography Comics work includes: * "Tarzan: The Scar" (with writer Henning Kure, in ''Tarzan: Love, Lies and the Lost City'', 3-issue mini-series, Malibu Comics, August–October 1992) *'' The Lords of Misrule'' (recoloured hardcover, Radical Comics, 264 pages, June 2009, ) collects: ** "Expressway to Your Skull" (art with John Tomlinson, in ''Monster Massacre'', Atomeka Press, 1993) ** "The Lords of Misrule" (art and script (#121), with writers Steve White (#120) and John Tomlinson, in ''Dark Horse Presents'' #120-122, April–June 1997) ** ''The Lords of Misrule'' (art, with co-authors Dan Abnett/John Tomlinson/Steve White, black and white 6-issue limited series, Dark Horse Comics, January–Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambiek
Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ), though since 2007, his son Boris Kousemaker is the current owner. From 1968 to 2015, it was located in the Kerkstraat, but in November 2015, the store moved to the Koningsstraat 27. As of 2018, Lambiek is the oldest comics store in Europe, and the oldest worldwide still in existence. The name "Lambiek" originated as a misspelling of the name of the comics character Lambik, from the popular Suske & Wiske comic book series created by Belgian artist Willy Vandersteen. The logo of the shop is an image from the ''Suske en Wiske'' album ''Prinses Zagemeel'' (''Princess Sawdust''). History Only two earlier comic bookstores are known to have opened their doors on the North-American continent (or anywhere else on the world for that matter) prior to the one founded by Kousemaker; George Henderson's Canadian, Toronto-based Memory Lane Books o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980. Dark Horse Comics has emerged as the fourth largest comic publishing company in the United States of America. Dividing profits with artists and writers, as well as supporting artistic and creative rights in the comic book industry, Dark Horse Comics has become a strong proponent of publishing licensed material that often does not fit into mainstream media. Several titles include: '' Sin City, Hellboy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 300, and Star Wars.'' In December 2021, Swedish gaming company Embracer Group launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media, Dark Horse Comics' parent company, and completed the buyout in March 2022. In June 2022, Dark Horse announced a business partnership with Penguin Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Comics
''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind '' Detective Comics'', ''Action Comics'', '' Superman'', and '' Batman''. The series was revived in 2009 through a new "#1" issue by artist Clayton Henry and writer Geoff Johns. It returned to its original numbering with #516 (September 2010). The series ended again with #529 (October 2011) prior to a company-wide revision of DC's superhero comic book line, known as "The New 52". Publication history ''Adventure Comics'' began its nearly 50-year run in December 1935 under the title ''New Comics'', which was only the second comic book series published by National Allied Publications, now DC Comics. The series was retitled ''New Adventure Comics'' with its 12th issue in January 1937. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robinson (comics)
James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays best known for co-creating the character of Starman (Jack Knight) with Tony Harris and reviving the Justice Society of America in the late 1990s. His other notable works include the screenplay for the film adaptation of the Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic book series ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' and the multi-year crossover storyline " Superman: New Krypton". Career Robinson made his writing debut in 1989 with the graphic novel '' London's Dark'', illustrated by Paul Johnson and later named one of the 500 "essential" graphic novels, as it was "at the vanguard ..of British graphic novels as a whole" despite being "a very raw work, full of experimentation". He continued contributing short stories to various anthologies, including " Grendel: Devil's Whisper" which appeared in '' A1'', before breaking into the American market with a number of Terminator series for Dark Horse. In 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starman (Jack Knight)
Starman (Jack Knight) is fictional superhero in the and a member of the Justice Society of America. He is the son of the original Starman, Ted Knight. Created by James Robinson and Tony Harris, he first appeared in '' Zero Hour'' #1 (September 1994). Publication history Fictional character biography Origin Jack is the son of Ted Knight, who, as Starman, was a Golden Age superhero. Although as a child Jack is fascinated by his father's heroic life, he becomes more and more rebellious as he grows older. By the time he reaches adulthood, Jack is disdainful of his father's past. Jack's older brother David takes over his father's mantle, while Jack often regards the superhero role with open disdain. Although Jack is shown as both schooled and talented in fine art, his true passion is collectibles. He eventually becomes the owner and operator of an antique and collectibles store. Jack's role in the family changes after David is murdered by the son of the Mist, one of his fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitlin R
Caitlin () is a female given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen. In the 1970s, however, non-Irish speakers began pronouncing the name according to English spelling rules as , which led to many variations in spelling such as Caitlin, Catelynn, Caitlyn, Katlyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelyn and Katelynn. It is the Irish version of the Old French name ''Cateline'' , which comes from Catherine, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria. Along with the many other variants of Catherine, it is generally believed to mean "pure" because of its long association with the Greek adjective καθαρός ''katharos'' (pure), though the name did not evolve from this word. Notable people Literature * Caitlin Brennan, pseudonym of Judith Tarr, American fantasy writer * Cait Brennan, American screenwriter and performer * Caitlin Davies, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry LaBan
Terry LaBan (born July 19, 1961) is an alternative comics, alternative/underground cartoonist and newspaper comic strip artist. He is known for his comic book series ''Cud'', and his syndicated strip ''Edge City'', created with his wife, Patty LaBan, a couples and family therapist. LaBan is known for his sympathetic and believable characters, real-life dialogue, tight cartoon style and straightforward storytelling. Political cartoons LaBan began his career in 1986, freelancing political cartoons for the ''Ann Arbor News''. He's been staff illustrator and political cartoonist for the progressive political magazine ''In These Times'' since 1990. ''Unsupervised Existence'' and ''Cud'' LaBan's first foray into comics was his series ''Unsupervised Existence'', published by Fantagraphics beginning in 1989. Loosely based on LaBan's own life at the time, ''Unsupervised Existence'' was a semi-humorous comic book soap opera which followed the adventures of Suzy and Danny, a young, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
