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Steve Yeowell
Steve Yeowell () is a British comics artist, well known for his work on the long-running science fiction and fantasy weekly comic '' 2000 AD''. Biography Having trained in 3D design (specialising in silversmithing and jewellery), Yeowell began drawing comics purely for pleasure, with no particular intention to become a professional artist. Having shown his portfolio to artist Bryan Talbot, he quickly found himself given work by Swiftsure (on the ''Lieutenant Fl'ff'' strip). After this, he worked on a "dummy comic" David Lloyd was creating for Fleetway called ''Fantastic Adventure''. This was his first meeting with writer Grant Morrison, who was writing the ''California Crew'' strip ("loosely based on the A-Team") Yeowell was drawing. While ''Fantastic Adventure'' wasn't picked up, John Higgins asked Yeowell to help him with a music magazine's comic strip off the back of it and, afterwards, helped him get work at Marvel UK. He started on '' Spider-Man and Zoids'' before doin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenith (comic)
''Zenith'' is a British superhero, who appeared in the British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD''. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Steve Yeowell, with original character designs by Brendan McCarthy, the story first appeared in ''2000 AD'' #535 (22 August 1987). Zenith himself (real name Robert McDowell) did not appear until the second episode – the first episode set the backdrop for his introduction. Shallow and sarcastic, Zenith was a distinctly Generation X superhero. Morrison used the ''Zenith'' serial to explore cultural differences between generations and criticise the Conservative Party. ''Zenith'' was featured regularly in ''2000 AD'' from 1987 until 1992, with occasional appearances since. The series was an early success for Morrison, who has since written popular works for DC and Marvel, using their own characters. The first series won the 1987 Eagle Award for Favourite Single or Continuing Story. Publication history ''Zenith'' appeared in August 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe continuity, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. Batman's origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents Thomas and Martha as a child, a vendetta tempered with the ideal of justice. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a bat-inspired persona, and monitors the Gotham streets at night. Kane, Finger, and other creators accompanied Batman with supporting characters, including his sidekicks Robin and Batgirl; allies Alfred Pennyworth, James Gordon, and Catwoman; and foes such as the Penguin, the Riddler, Two-Face, and his archenemy the Joker. Kane conceiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoids (comics)
''Spider-Man and Zoids'' was a comic book series by Marvel UK that was a tie-in with the toys of the same name. The comics anthology included reprints of '' Spider-Man'' stories and an original series of ''Zoids'' tales. (The latter has no continuity with the anime ''Zoids'' and it was created to go along with the original UK—and subsequent Australian—model kit releases.) ''Spider-Man and Zoids'' is notable for featuring early work by Grant Morrison, including the epic and apocalyptic Black Zoid storyline. Publication history The 1985–1986 Marvel UK title ''Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars'' reprinted the vast majority of the ''Secret Wars'' and ''Secret Wars II'' sagas (incorporating the ''Secret Wars II'' cross-overs in chronological order). Featuring Zoids stories in issues #20–#26, the success of the Zoids storyline prompted the release of their own title, ''Spider-Man and Zoids'' (which picked up shortly after the demise of the long-running Marvel UK Spider-Man week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Moore (comics)
Steve Moore (11 June 1949 – 16 March 2014) was a British comics writer. Moore was credited with showing writer Alan Moore (no relation), then a struggling cartoonist, how to write comic scripts. His career has subsequently been quite closely linked with the more famous Moore – the pair collaborated under pseudonyms (Steve's pseudonym was "Pedro Henry", Alan's was " Curt Vile") on strips for ''Sounds'', including one which introduced the character Axel Pressbutton, who was later to feature in the '' Warrior'' anthology comic, as well as a standalone series published by Eclipse Comics. Biography Moore has long been linked to Alan Moore, who has known him "since he lanwas fourteen" referring to him as "a friend... fellow comic writer nda fellow occultist". The two have so often been linked together that Alan joked that Steve would have 'no relation' engraved on his tombstone. Moore was an editor of Bob Rickard's long-running UK-based "Journal of the Unexplained" ''Fortean Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triad Society
A triad ( zh , t=三合會 , s=三合会 , cy=sāam hahp wúi , j=saam1 hap6 wui6‑2 , hp=sān hé huì , first=t,j ) is a Chinese transnational organized crime syndicate based in Greater China and has outposts in various countries with significant overseas Chinese diaspora populations. The Hong Kong triad is distinct from mainland Chinese criminal organizations. In ancient China, the triad was one of three major secret societies.Wang, Peng (2017). ''The Chinese Mafia: Organized Crime, Corruption, and Extra-Legal Protection''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. It established branches in Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Chinese communities overseas.Chu, Y. K. (2002). ''The triads as business''. Routledge. Known as "mainland Chinese criminal organizations", they are of two major types: “dark forces” (loosely-organized groups) (）and “Black Societies" () (more-mature criminal organizations). Two features which distinguish a black society from ordinary "dark forces" or low level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Edginton
Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer, known for his work on such titles as ''X-Force'', '' Scarlet Traces'', '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'' and ''Leviathan''. Career Ian Edginton is known for his steampunk/ alternate history work (often with the artist D'Israeli) and is the co-creator of '' Scarlet Traces'', a sequel to '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'', which they later went on to adapt in turn, and ''The Great Game'', a sequel to ''Scarlet Traces''. For ''2000 AD'' he has written ''Leviathan'', '' Stickleback'' and, with art by Steve Yeowell, '' The Red Seas'' as well as one-off serials such as '' American Gothic'' (2005). ''Scarlet Traces'' was an idea he had when first reading ''The War of the Worlds'', its first few instalments appeared on Cool Beans website, before being serialised in the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Also, '' The Red Seas'' was initially going to be drawn by Phil Winslade and be the final release by Epic, but Winslade was still tied up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotring
Rotring (stylized rOtring) is a former German manufacturing company of technical drawing tools and writing implements. Established in 1928 as a fountain pen manufacturer, Rotring is currently a brand owned by Newell Brands after its acquisition in 1998. The name "Rotring" directly translates to "red ring" which is still placed around the barrel of their pens today. The company's name was changed to Rotring in the early 1970s to match the trademark. As the Rotring factory and headquarters in Hamburg were shut down, production has been handled and distributed by Japanese manufacturer Holbein and other manufacturers. History The company was established in 1928 as "Tintenkuli Handels GmbH".Heritage on Rotring website, 25 Nov 2019 The company's first product was the "Tintenkuli", a type of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monochrome
A monochrome or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color (or values of one color). Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale (typically digital) or black-and-white (typically analog). In physics, monochromatic light refers to electromagnetic radiation that contains a narrow band of wavelengths, which is a distinct concept. Application Of an image, the term monochrome is usually taken to mean the same as black and white or, more likely, grayscale, but may also be used to refer to other combinations containing only tones of a single color, such as green-and-white or green-and-red. It may also refer to sepia displaying tones from light tan to dark brown or cyanotype ("blueprint") images, and early photographic methods such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes, each of which may be used to produce a monochromatic image. In computing, monochrome has two meanings: *it may mean having only one color which is either on or off (also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Adventures Of Hitler
"The New Adventures of Hitler" is a creator-owned British comic story. It was initially partially published in the magazine ''Cut'' in 1989, and then in its entirety in the adult-orientated comic ''Crisis''. Written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Steve Yeowell, the story is based on Bridget Dowling's debated assertion that Adolf Hitler spent time in Liverpool shortly before the outbreak of World War I. "The New Adventures of Hitler" uses several anachronisms to comment on present-day politics at the time of publication, and caused some controversy in Britain. Creation Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell had broken through to critical acclaim with the revisionist superhero story "Zenith (comics), Zenith" in ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' in 1987, and Morrison rapidly become one of the best-known British comic writers - including being headhunted by DC Comics. However, the writer continued to concurrently work on smaller-scale comics projects, as well as Play (theatre), plays. With th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian O
''Sebastian O'' is a comic book series written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Steve Yeowell and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics in 1993. Publication history ''Sebastian O'' was originally commissioned by editor Art Young for Disney's proposed Touchmark imprint, along with Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo's ''Enigma'' and J.M. DeMatteis & Paul Johnson's ''Mercy''. After Disney cancelled the proposed line, Young took the project with him to DC Comics, where Karen Berger's Vertigo imprint was readying for launch. Steve Yeowell took inspiration from Victorian artist and dandy Aubrey Beardsley's work when completing the art for the series. Synopsis An example of steampunk, ''Sebastian O'' tells the story of a young flamboyant assassin in an alternate and technologically advanced Victorian era London and his attempts to track down Lord Theo Lavender who condemned him to prison for his moral crimes and transgressive literature. The world-traveling Sebastian belongs to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starman (DC Comics Modern Age)
Starman (Jack Knight) is fictional superhero in the and a member of the Justice Society of America. He is the son of the original Starman, Ted Knight. Created by James Robinson and Tony Harris, he first appeared in '' Zero Hour'' #1 (September 1994). Publication history Fictional character biography Origin Jack is the son of Ted Knight, who, as Starman, was a Golden Age superhero. Although as a child Jack is fascinated by his father's heroic life, he becomes more and more rebellious as he grows older. By the time he reaches adulthood, Jack is disdainful of his father's past. Jack's older brother David takes over his father's mantle, while Jack often regards the superhero role with open disdain. Although Jack is shown as both schooled and talented in fine art, his true passion is collectibles. He eventually becomes the owner and operator of an antique and collectibles store. Jack's role in the family changes after David is murdered by the son of the Mist, one of his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Society Of America
The Justice Society of America (JSA, or Justice Society (JS)) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The JSA first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' #3 (Winter 1940–1941), making it the first team of superheroes in comic books. The original members of the Justice Society of America were Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), Doctor Fate, Hourman (Rex Tyler), Hourman, the Jim Corrigan, Spectre, Sandman (Wesley Dodds), Sandman, Atom (Al Pratt), Atom, the Flash (Jay Garrick), Flash, Alan Scott, Green Lantern, and Hawkman (Carter Hall), Hawkman. The team was initially popular, but after the popularity of superhero comics waned in the late 1940s, the JSA's adventures ceased with issue #57 of the title (March 1951). During the Silver Age of Comic Books, DC Comics reinvented several Justice Society members and banded many of them together in a new team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
