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Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne)
Eobard Thawne, otherwise known as the Reverse-Flash and Professor Zoom, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' #139 in September 1963. The first and most well-known character to assume the "Reverse-Flash" mantle, Thawne is depicted as the archenemy of Barry Allen (the second superhero to be called the Flash), a descendant of Malcolm Thawne, and a forefather of Bart Allen, Thaddeus Thawne and Owen Mercer. He has been established as one of the fastest speedsters in the DC Universe. Hailing from the 25th century, Thawne was a scientist who became obsessed with and idolized Barry Allen and managed to replicate the accident that gave him his powers. However, he was driven insane upon learning he was destined to become the Flash’s greatest enemy; fueled by jealousy and hatred, he became determined to ruin Barry’s life as the “Reverse Flash.†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Porter (artist)
Howard Porter is an American comic book artist from southern Connecticut. Education Howard Porter graduated from Paier College of Art in Connecticut where he majored in illustration. One of his teachers there was Frank McLaughlin (artist), Frank McLaughlin. McLaughlin also worked as a comic book inker and he began to give Porter work assisting him in his inking jobs which led Porter to assist other inkers and eventually find work for himself in the industry. Biography Porter worked as a penciller and his first major run on a title came with DC Comics' ''Ray (Ray Terrill), The Ray'' (vol. 2) (1994–1995), where he worked with writer Christopher Priest (comics), Christopher Priest. Shortly afterward, Porter worked on DC's summer 1995 fictional crossover, crossover event ''Underworld Unleashed'', with writer Mark Waid, followed by the Justice League of America relaunch, ''JLA (comic book), JLA'' (1997–2000), with writer Grant Morrison and inker John Dell. Porter temporarily lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |