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Rikki Barnes
Rebecca "Rikki" Barnes is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''Heroes Reborn (1996 comic), Heroes Reborn'' #1/2 (September 1996), where she was established as the Counter-Earth (comics), Counter-Earth granddaughter of Bucky Barnes, Bucky during the 1996 "Heroes Reborn (1996 comic), Heroes Reborn" storyline. Rikki crossed over to Earth-616 in the 2008 ''Onslaught Reborn'' miniseries, in which she operated as Nomad (comics), Nomad for a time, later joining the Exiles (Marvel Comics), Exiles in another reality after being repeatedly reincarnated in her grandfather's place, and then the Future Foundation in the mainstream Marvel Universe. Fictional character biography Heroes Reborn Rikki Barnes was first introduced in the ''Heroes Reborn'' series of books. She is native to this world that was created by Franklin Richards (Fantastic Four), Franklin Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas (2012 TV Series)
''Dallas'' is an American prime time television series, television soap opera developed by Cynthia Cidre and produced by Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon Television, that aired on TNT (American TV network), TNT from June 13, 2012, to September 22, 2014. The series was a revival (television), revival of the prime time television Dallas (1978 TV series), soap opera of the same name that was created by David Jacobs (writer), David Jacobs and which aired on CBS from 1978 to 1991. The series revolves around the Ewing family (Dallas), Ewings, an affluent Dallas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. The series brought back several stars of the original series, including Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing, and Larry Hagman as J. R. Ewing, J.R. Ewing in major roles. Other stars of the original series made guest appearances, including Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes, Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs, and Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing, as well as Ted Shack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Foundation
The Future Foundation is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jonathan Hickman, the team first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #579 (July 2010) and stars in the series ''FF,'' written by Hickman and illustrated by Steve Epting. The Future Foundation is a philanthropic organization created by Mister Fantastic to better serve humanity's future. Publication History Jonathan Hickman launched FF in May 2011 with various artists assisting him. The volume ran for 23 issues. As part of Marvel NOW!, ''FF'' was relaunched with creative team of Matt Fraction and Mike Allred in November 2012 and ended with issue #16 in January 2014. A new volume of Future Foundation was released by writer Jeremy Whitley in 2019, but was canceled after five issues due to low sales. Fictional history After becoming discouraged by how Earth's scientists view science and its applications, Mister Fantastic forms a new group to create a better f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falcon (comics)
Falcon (Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was introduced by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan in ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'' #117 (Sept. 1969), and was the first Black American superhero in mainstream comic books. Samuel Wilson, or known as his superhero alias ''Falcon'', uses mechanical wings to fly, defend, and attack. He also has limited telepathic and empathic control over birds. After Steve Rogers retires, Wilson becomes Captain America in ''All-New Captain America'' #1 (Jan. 2015) and leader of the Avengers (comics), Avengers. Wilson's deceased nephew was the Hulk, Incredible Hulk's sometime-sidekick Jim Wilson (comics), Jim Wilson, one of the first openly HIV-positive comic-book characters. Jim Wilson's father Gideon Wilson would go on to join the Gamma Corps. Wilson as Falcon and Captain America has made several media appearances, including in the Marvel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag-Smasher
The Flag-Smasher is the name used by two anti-nationalist supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics: Karl Morgenthau and Guy Thierrault. The original version was most often a foe of Captain America while other adversaries include the Punisher, Moon Knight, Ghost Rider, the Runaways, the Liberteens and Deadpool. A group called the Flag Smashers appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe / Disney+ series ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' (2021), led by a female version of the Karl Morgenthau incarnation renamed Karli Morgenthau (portrayed by Erin Kellyman). Concept and creation Mark Gruenwald created Flag-Smasher as a character in the tradition of the Red Skull: a villain with a symbolic aspect that would make him a nemesis specifically for Captain America. Whereas the Red Skull symbolizes Nazism, Flag-Smasher symbolizes anti-patriotism. The character first appeared in ''Captain America'' #312 (Dec. 1985). Fictional character biography Karl Morg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)
Black Widow (Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova; Russian: Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романова) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico, and artist Don Heck, the character debuted in ''Tales of Suspense'' #52 (April 1964). The character was introduced as a Russian spy, an antagonist of the superhero Iron Man. She later defected to the United States, becoming an agent of the fictional spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and a member of the superhero team the Avengers. The character has appeared in numerous forms of media, such as animated television series, video games, and films. Scarlett Johansson portrayed Natasha Romanoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Iron Man 2'' (2010), '' The Avengers'' (2012), '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014), '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), '' Avengers: Infin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
