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Sludge (comics)
''Sludge'' is a comic book series from Malibu Comics, set in the Ultraverse. It was created by Steve Gerber, Gary Martin and Aaron Lopresti. It depicted a dirty cop called Frank Hoag who was killed by the local mafia and was transformed after his death into a superpowered and viscous creature, called Sludge. Publication history Sludge made his first appearance in ''Sludge'' #1, dated October 1993, written by Steve Gerber and illustrated by Aaron Lopresti. As part of the Ultraverse imprint, the comic was set within a shared universe of super-powered beings conceptualized by writers and artists of Malibu comics. ''Sludge'' ran for only twelve issues, with one special: ''Sludge: Red X-Mas''. A second special, ''Sludge: Swamp of Souls'', was planned but never completed. Sludge also appeared in other Ultraverse books. After the Black September event, Sludge appeared in the first two issues of ''Foxfire'' (1996). Character history Frank Hoag was an experienced but corrupt NYPD detect ...
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Sludge is a semi-solid slurry that can be produced from a range of industrial processes, from water treatment, wastewater treatment or on-site sanitation systems. For example, it can be produced as a settled suspension obtained from conventional drinking water treatment, as sewage sludge from wastewater treatment processes or as fecal sludge from pit latrines and septic tanks. The term is also sometimes used as a generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid; this 'soupy' material usually contains significant quantities of 'interstitial' water (between the solid particles). Sludge can consist of a variety of particles, such as animal manure. Industrial wastewater treatment plants produce solids that are also referred to as sludge. This can be generated from biological or physical-chemical processes. In the activated sludge process for wastewater treatment, the terms "waste activated sludge" and "return activated sludge" are used. In food processing and beverag ...
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Den Of Geek
''Den of Geek'' is a US and UK-based website covering entertainment with a focus on pop culture Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * Pop (Gas al .... The website also issues a bi-annual magazine. History ''Den of Geek'' was founded in 2007 by Simon Brew in London. In 2012, DoG Tech LLC licensed ''Den of Geek'' for the North American markets, opening a New York City office. In 2017, Dennis Publishing entered into a joint venture agreement with DoG Tech, LLC. In 2019, Dennis Publishing divested its share in Den of Geek World Limited to DoG Tech LLC. Website ''Den of Geek'' publishes entertainment news, reviews, interviews, and features. ''Den of Geek'' US is overseen by editor-in-chief Mike Cecchini, while the UK edition of the website is edited by Rosie Fletcher. ''Den of Geek'' ...
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Characters Created By Steve Gerber
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Malibu Comics Titles
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Malibu Comics Characters
Malibu may refer to: Places * Malibu, California, a United States city **Malibu High School ** Malibu Lake **Malibu Creek * Malibu, British Columbia, a locality in Canada * Baja Malibu, a beach in Rosarito Beach Municipality, Baja California, Mexico Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Malibu'' (album), 2016, by Anderson Paak * "Malibu" (Hole song), 1998 * "Malibu" (Miley Cyrus song), 2017 * "Malibu" (Kim Petras song), 2020 * "Malibu", a jazz standard written by Benny Carter, included in ''Benny Carter Songbook Volume II'' * "Malibu", a 1978 song by Patricia Paay * "Malibu", a 1964 song by The Tymes * "Malibu", a song by Trixie Mattel from the album '' Barbara'', 2020 * ''Malibu Nights'', a 2018 album by LANY * "Malibú", a 1999 song by Jagúar * "Malibu", a song by Migos and Polo G from ''Culture III'', 2021 * ''Malibu'' (album), 2021, by Aftertaste Other arts, entertainment, and media * ''Malibu'' (film), a 1983 television miniseries * Malibu, a character played by Sh ...
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Ultraforce (comics)
The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly. The group consists of various Ultras in Malibu's Ultraverse, including the super-strong Prime; Hardcase, one of the first public Ultras and the most famous; Prototype, Ultra-Tech's armored spokesperson; Topaz, warrior queen of Gwendor; the undead Ghoul, the last surviving member of the Exiles; and the mysterious Contrary, who organized the team and provided their technology. In 1994, Ultraforce was adapted into an animated television series that ran for 13 episodes. The series was produced by DIC. Publication history The team debuted in ''Ultraforce'' #0 (Sept. 1994). In a similar fashion to the Avengers and Justice League, Ultraforce was an assemblage of ''ultras'' (superheroes) who each had an existing series of their own. The first ''Ultrafo ...
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Joe Quesada
Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as ''Ninjak'' and ''Solar, Man of the Atom''. He later worked on numerous books for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as '' Batman: Sword of Azrael'' and ''X-Factor'', before forming his own company, Event Comics, where he published his creator-owned character, Ash. In 1998 he became an editor of Marvel Comics' Marvel Knights line, before becoming editor-in-chief of the company in 2000. He was named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment in 2010 and left his editor-in-chief role in January 2011, being replaced by Axel Alonso. His position was re-titled as executive vice president and creative director in October 2019 before leaving in 2022. Early life Quesada was born in New York City to Cuban-born parents, and grew up i ...
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Newsarama
Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website GamesRadar+, also owned by FutureUS. History Newsarama began in mid-1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In the forum postings, Doran shared comic book-related news items he had found across the World Wide Web and, as these postings became more regular and read widely, he gave them the title "Prodigy Comic Book Newswire." In January 1997, Doran began to post a version of the column titled ''The Comics Newswire'' on Usenet's various rec.arts.comics communities. The name of the column evolved to ''The Newswire'', and then to ''CBI Newsarama'', before finally becoming ''Newsarama'' in 1998. The posts quickly became popular due to the speed of reporting via the Internet. This meant Doran could break stories faster than ot ...
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The Ultraverse is a defunct comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics which is currently owned by Marvel Comics. The Ultraverse is a shared universe in which a variety of characters – known within the comics as Ultras – acquired super-human abilities. History The Ultraverse line was launched by Malibu Comics during the "comics boom" of the early 1990s, when a number of new and existing publishers introduced new universes featuring superheroes, debuting in June 1993 with ongoing series ''Prime'', '' Hardcase'' and ''The Strangers''. The project included writers Mike W. Barr, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, James D. Hudnall, Gerard Jones, James Robinson, Len Strazewski, and Larry Niven. It emphasized tight continuity between the various series, making extensive use of crossovers, in which a story that began in one series would be continued in the next-shipping issue of another series. Various promotions for special editions or limited-print stories a ...
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Aaron Lopresti
Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. Early life Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 1964''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 in Portland, Oregon. After studying business for a year at Oregon State University, Lopresti left to pursue his passion for film. After two years of community college, went to study at USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.Lopresti, Aaro"Biography" aaronlopresti.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Career Lopresti's first published work of note was the Malibu Comics title ''Sludge'', in 1993. He has since gone on to illustrate such titles as Marvel's ''X-Men'', '' Captain Marvel'', ''Planet Hulk'' and ''Ms. Marvel'' and was the artist for DC's ''Wonder Woman'' for issues #20-23, 26-30, 32-40, switching shifts with artist Bernard Chang. He drew covers for both ''Adventure Comics'' and '' Superman: Last S ...
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