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Shadow Of The Bat
''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' was a comic book series featuring Batman, published by DC Comics. The series ran for 96 issues, from 1992 to 2000. The stories took place in Batman's then-current continuity along with ''Detective Comics'' and ''Batman'', in contrast to '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'', which focused on Batman's early years. ''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' looked into the psyche of the various cast members of the ''Batman'' comics. It was also notable for introducing the villain Victor Zsasz into the Batman mythos. The majority of issues were written by Alan Grant, who had previously been the main writer on ''Detective Comics'' from issue #583 to #621 (cover-dated February 1988 to September 1990) and on ''Batman'' from issue #455 to #480 (cover-dated October 1990 to Late June 1992). Publication history ''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #1 (cover-dated June 1992) went on sale three weeks after Alan Grant's final issue of ''Batman''. Its first story arc, the four-par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Stelfreeze
Brian Stelfreeze is an American comic book artist. Stelfreeze is a painter, penciller, inker and colorist and has worked for nearly every major American comic book publisher. He is one of the original members of Atlanta's Gaijin Studios. Career Stelfreeze began his career as the artist of the sci-fi miniseries ''CyCops'' in the mid-1980s. While Stelfreeze has been known throughout his career primarily as a cover artist, painting more than fifty cover illustrations for DC Comics' ''Shadow of the Bat'', he's also produced a significant amount of sequential work, most notably of late with the miniseries ''Domino (comics), Domino'' for Marvel Comics and ''Matador (Wildstorm), Matador'' for DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Currently, Stelfreeze acts as art director for 12 Gauge Comics and occasionally has provided artwork for their series ''The Ride (comics), The Ride'', and its prequel, ''Gun Candy''. His latest work can be seen on the Walt Simonson-written The Demon (comics), Demon/Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC One Million
''DC One Million'' is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled, weekly miniseries and through special issues of almost all of the "DCU" titles published by DC Comics in November 1998. It featured a vision of the DC Universe in the 853rd century (85,201–85,300 AD), chosen because that is the century in which DC Comics would have published issue #1,000,000 of their comics if they had maintained a regular publishing schedule. The miniseries was written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Val Semeiks. Set-up The core of the event was a four-issue miniseries, in which the 20th-century Justice League of America and the 853rd-century Justice Legion Alpha cooperate to defeat a plot by the supervillain Vandal Savage (who, being practically immortal, exists in both centuries as well as all the ones in between) and future Superman nemesis Solaris the Living Sun. Thirty-four other series then being published by DC also put out a single issue numbered #1,000,000, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anarky (comic Book)
''Anarky'' was a short-lived American comic book series published by DC Comics, as a limited series between May and August of 1997, and as an ongoing series between May and December of 1999. It was written by Alan Grant, with pencils by Norm Breyfogle, and inks by Josef Rubinstein. The comic was a spin-off title derived from the '' Batman'' franchise, and followed the adventures of Anarky, an antagonist of the Batman character. Although Anarky had originally been created to reflect the philosophy of anarchism, the primary influence on both volumes was Neo-Tech, a philosophy developed by Frank R. Wallace. The comic was overtly political in nature, exploring a number of themes including antimilitarism, homelessness, and political corruption. Publication history ''Anarky'' Following the comic book industry crash of 1996, Norm Breyfogle was unemployed and looking for work. As a result of a request Breyfogle made to DC for employment, Darren Vincenzo, then an editorial assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anarky
Anarky is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Co-created by Alan Grant (writer), Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #608 (November 1989), as an adversary of Batman. Anarky is introduced as Lonnie Machin, a child prodigy with knowledge of radical philosophy and driven to overthrow governments to improve social conditions. Stories revolving around Anarky often focus on political and philosophical themes. The character, who is named after the philosophy of anarchism, primarily espouses anti-statism and attacks capitalism; however, multiple social issues have been addressed through the character, including environmentalism, antimilitarism, economic inequality, and political corruption. Inspired by multiple sources, early stories featuring the character often included homages to political and philosophical texts, and referenced anarchist philosophers and theorists. The inspiration for the creation of the chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
