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Scarab (Vertigo)
''Scarab'' is an American comic book limited series written by John Smith and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, featuring a superhero called Scarab. It ran for only eight issues between November 1993 and June 1994, although the character later reappeared in DC's ''Justice Society of America'' series. Fictional character biography Louis Sendak is a 78-year-old man and a retired superhero. A green door in his house leads to an other-worldly labyrinth to which his father would often go during Louis' childhood to collect strange, alien items. One of these items was the Scarabaeus, which latched on to Louis in 1941 and transformed him, giving him superpowers which he used to become the superhero Scarab. Publication history Vertigo series The series came about when John Smith asked Stuart Moore for his ideas about a possible reboot of Doctor Fate for DC's Vertigo imprint and giving the imprint its own interpretation of DC's Golden Age history and characters. Smith's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Fabry
Glenn Fabry (; born 24 March 1961) is a British comics artist known for his detailed, realistic work in both ink and painted colour. Career Glenn Fabry's career began in 1985, drawing ''Sláine (comics), Slaine'' for ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', with writer Pat Mills. He also worked with Mills on the newspaper strip ''Scatha'' in 1987. Painted work followed in ''Crisis (comic), Crisis'', ''Revolver (Fleetway comics), Revolver'' and ''Deadline magazine, Deadline''. In 1991 he took over painting the covers of ''Hellblazer'', then written by Garth Ennis. He has continued his association with Ennis, painting the covers for his Vertigo Comics, Vertigo series ''Preacher (comics), Preacher'', and drawing Ennis-written stories in ''The Authority (comics), The Authority'' and ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor''. In 2003 he drew a story in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman (Vertigo), Sandman anthology ''The Sandman: Endless Nights, Endless Nights'', and in 2005 worked on the comics adaptation of Gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Fate
Doctor Fate (also known as Fate) is the name of multiple superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version of the character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, debuting in ''More Fun Comics'' #55 (May 1940). The character has appeared in various incarnations, with Doctor Fate being the name of several different individuals in the DC Universe as part of a Magician (fantasy), sorcerous Legacy hero, legacy with several attempts to revitalize the character. In the DC Universe continuity, Doctor Fate was originally conceived as a force fighting against evil by the supernatural being Nabu (comics), Nabu, a cosmic being affiliated with the Lords of Order, Mesopotamian deities, and a chief enemy of the Lords of Chaos. Over time, Nabu instead empowered mortal agents to act on his behalf and the Lords of Order, the first being Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), Kent Nelson, the Strauss family, and various others. Other versions of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |