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Reign Of Doomsday
"Reign of Doomsday" is a 2011 comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics that ran through the Superman family of books, '' The Outsiders'' and '' The Justice League of America''. The crossover involves Doomsday hunting down Steel, Superboy, Eradicator, and Cyborg Superman, the four main characters introduced in the wake of the controversial ''The Death of Superman'' storyline in 1992. Though the current iteration of the character was not present in the original ''The Death of Superman'' storyline, Supergirl appears in the crossover as well due to being part of the Justice League. The storyline draws its title from ''Reign of the Supermen'', the immediate follow-up to ''The Death of Superman''. Publication history The crossover began in January 2011 in the '' Steel'' one-shot published as part of the DC Icons line. The crossover continued in '' Outsiders'' #37, where Doomsday faced Eradicator, ''Justice League of America'' #55 and '' Superman/Batman Annual'' #5, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Rocafort
Kenneth Rocafort (born 1983) is a Puerto Rican illustrator of comic books, known for his work on titles including ''Superman'', ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'', ''Astonishing Tales: Wolverine/Punisher'', '' ''Teen Titans'''', '' ''The Ultimates'''', and his most recent graphic novel ''GROKEN''. Career Kenneth Rocafort has worked in various fields of the entertainment industry such as theatre, video game box art, storyboard for advertisement, comics, magazine, card game and toy box art. He was in charge of set design and preparation of the stage for diverse theatrical works inside and outside the University of Puerto Rico and he sometimes also designed the wardrobe. In animation field, he has worked in the area of storyboard and character design. He illustrated the toy boxes for G.I. Joe vehicles (R.O.C.C. and R.H.I.N.O.) for Hasbro and he also drew the box-cover for the PS2 video game '' Samurai Western''. He first started in comics in 2006, with Top Cow, doing a fill-in issue of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyborg Superman
Cyborg Superman is a persona that has been used by two supervillains who appear in comic books published by DC Comics. Fictional character biographies Hank Henshaw Hank Henshaw is an astronaut at NASA until a solar flare hits his space shuttle during an experiment in space, damaging the ship and the crew. Henshaw and the crew, including Henshaw's wife, found that their bodies had begun to mutate and, after returning to Earth, Henshaw's entire crew either perished or eventually committed suicide. After learning that Superman had thrown Eradicator (comics), the Eradicator into the sun in a battle during the space shuttle experiment, Henshaw blames Superman for the solar flare and the accident. Before his body completely disintegrated due to the radiation exposure, Henshaw is able to save his consciousness. Using NASA communications equipment, Henshaw beamed his mind into the birthing matrix which had carried Superman from Krypton (comics), Krypton to Earth as an infant. He creates a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Lantern
The Black Lantern Corps is a fictional organization of corporeal revenants (resembling intelligent zombies or jiangshi) appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, related to the emotional spectrum. The group is composed of deceased fictional characters in zombie form that seek to eliminate all life from the DC Universe. Publication history Prior to the ''Blackest Night'' event, Black Hand ("leader" and first member of the Black Lantern Corps) had already been established as a villain within the pages of ''Green Lantern''. Writer Geoff Johns revisited his origin and expanded upon certain aspects of it during the '' Green Lantern: Secret Origin'' story arc (2008). During the arc, Hand's energy-absorbing weapon (previously thought to be an original invention) is revealed to have been constructed by Atrocitus, enemy of the Guardians of the Universe and future founder of the Red Lantern Corps.''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #32 (August 2008). DC Comics. Atrocitus comes to Earth an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Lane (comics)
Samuel Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father of Lucy Lane and Lois Lane and the father-in-law of Superman, Clark Kent / Superman. Denis Arndt and Harve Presnell portrayed the character in the series ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', Michael Ironside in ''Smallville'', Glenn Morshower in ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', and Dylan Walsh in ''Superman & Lois''. Publication history Sam Lane, along with his wife Ella was introduced in ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' #13 (November 1959) as a horse farmer in the town of Pittsdale. He was created by Robert Bernstein (comics), Robert Bernstein and Kurt Schaffenberger. Following ''Crisis on Infinite Earths,'' a reboot of the DC Universe continuity, he has been portrayed as a US Army General. Fictional character biography Following ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' Sam Lane was reinvented as a hard-bitten and outspoken US Army General, with an awkward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boodikka
Boodikka is a character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, and a member of the Green Lantern Corps. Her name is a play on the ancient British warrior-queen Boudica. Publication history Boodikka first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' Vol. 3 #20 and was created by Gerald Jones, Pat Broderick, Romeo Tanghal, Albert De Guzman, and Anthony Tollin. Fictional character biography At three centuries of age, the warrior Boodikka of the planet Bellatrix was originally recruited by the sphere-like Chaselon of Barrio III to join the then-reconstituted Green Lantern Corps. Boodikka had belonged to something called the "Bellatrix Bombers", a group of women mercenaries for hire by planets to clear the spaceways of hostile forces. The "Bellatrix Bombers" had broken up at some point, the majority of the team apparently having been killed along the way. Initially Hal Jordan was dismayed and otherwise put off by Boodikka's inherently aggressive attitude. Despite this, Kilowog, a renowned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Lantern
Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians of the Universe, Guardians, a race of immortals residing on the planet Oa. According to DC continuity (fiction), continuity, the Green Lantern Corps has been in existence for three billion years. Currently operating amongst the 3600 "sectors" of the universe, there are 7204 members (known commonly as Green Lanterns). There are two lanterns for every sector, with the exception of sector 2814, which has six members. Each Green Lantern is given a Power ring (DC Comics), power ring, a weapon granting the use of incredible abilities that are directed by the wearer's own willpower. Publication history In 1959, during a revival of the popularity of superhero comics in America, DC Comics' editor Julius Schwartz decided to reinvent the 1940s superhero character Green Lantern a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |