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The Last Resort (comics)
The Last Resort is a 5 issue limited-series from IDW Publishing by writers Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo in 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran .... The series was collected in a trade paperback in 2010. Plot A planeful of passengers who have crash-landed on a tropical island on which a biological disaster has given rise to a deadly infestation. Collected editions *''Back To Brooklyn Volume 1'' (120pages, paperback, March, 2010, ) References External linksLast Resort Interview at ComicBookResources [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited-series
In the field of comic books, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined before production, and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues. The term is often used interchangeably with miniseries (mini-series) and maxiseries (maxi-series), usually depending on the length and number of issues. In Dark Horse Comics' definition of a limited series, "this term primarily applies to a connected series of individual comic books. A limited series refers to a comic book series with a clear beginning, middle and end". Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics refer to limited series of two to eleven issues as miniseries and series of twelve issues or more as maxiseries, but other publishers alternate terms. Characteristics A limited series can "vary widely in length, but often run from three to ten issues. They can usually be distinguished fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recognized as the fifth-largest comic book publisher in the United States, behind Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics, ahead of other major comic book publishers such as Archie, Boom!, Dynamite, Valiant and Oni Press. The company is perhaps best known for its licensed comic book adaptations of movies, television shows, video games, and cartoons. History Origin in 1999 Idea and Design Works (IDW) was formed in 1999 by a group of comic book managers and artists that met at Wildstorm Productions included Ted Adams, Robbie Robbins, Alex Garner, and Kris Oprisko for an outsource art and graphic design firm. Each of the four was equal partners, owning 25%. With Wildstorm owner Jim Lee selling to DC Comics in 1999, Lee turned that company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Gray
Justin Gray is an American comic book writer working mostly for DC Comics. Career Gray has often collaborated with fellow writer Jimmy Palmiotti on series such as '' Hawkman'', ''Jonah Hex'', ''Power Girl'', '' 21 Down'', '' Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters'' and '' The Resistance''. The two also co-wrote '' Jonah Hex: No Way Back'', an original graphic novel to coincide with the release of the film. Currently, along with Palmiotti, Gray is writing the monthly ''Jonah Hex'' and '' Freedom Fighters'' for DC Comics, as well as the miniseries ''Time Bomb'' for Radical Publishing. In addition he has also worked on comic books based on video games like '' Prototype'', as well as writing the screenplay for the ''Dead Space'' prequel animated film '' Dead Space: Downfall''. Bibliography Comics Wildstorm *''Gen 13'' vol. 3 #0, "21 Down" and "The Resistance" (with Jimmy Palmiotti, Jesús Saiz and Juan Santacruz, July 2002) *'' 21 Down'' #1-12 (September 2002-September 2003) **' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Palmiotti
James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti started at Marvel Comics in 1991. He inked titles such as the ''Punisher'', ''Ghost Rider'', '' The Nam'' and the Marvel 2099 line, and has accumulated extensive inking and writing credits. He often inked the work of his friend and collaborator Joe Quesada. Together, they created ''Ash'' and ''Painkiller Jane''. For Marvel, Palmiotti worked on the established '' Daredevil'', a run especially known for the "Guardian Devil" arc scripted by Kevin Smith. Palmiotti also worked for Dark Horse Comics, as the inker during the Doug Mahnke run on ''X''. He inked Paul Gulacy on '' Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu'', ''Punisher'' and ''Catwoman''. He inked Steve Dillon on ''Punisher'', as well as Brad Walker's pencil's on the DC Comics miniseries '' Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Caracuzzo
Giancarlo is an Italian language, Italian given name meaning "John Charles". It is one of the most common masculine given names in Italy and is often short for "Giovanni Carlo". Notable people with the name include: List A *Giancarlo Agazzi (1933–1995), Italian ice hockey player *Giancarlo Alessandrelli (born 1952), Italian footballer *Giancarlo Alessandrini (born 1950), Italian comic artist *Giancarlo Alvarado (born 1978), Puerto Rican baseball player *Giancarlo Antognoni (born 1954), Italian footballer *Giancarlo Astrua (1927–2010), Italian road bicycle racer B *Giancarlo Bacci (1931–2014), Italian footballer *Giancarlo Badessi (1928–2011), Italian actor *Giancarlo Baghetti (1934–1995), Italian Formula One driver *Giancarlo Bellini (born 1945), Italian road bicycle racer *Giancarlo Berardi (born 1949), Italian comic book writer *Giancarlo Bercellino (born 1941), Italian footballer *Giancarlo Bergamelli (born 1974), Italian alpine skier *Giancarlo Bergamini (1926–2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Comics
Events January *January 1: The direct-to-DVD movie ''Hulk Vs'' is released. *January 6: The third and final volume of '' Hollow Fields'' has been released. * January 15: Dutch cartoonist Tom Janssen wins his second Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. * January 28: The Dutch comics magazine Eppo returns to the market after having discontinued a decade ago. It manages to remain in print, as of today. February *The ''Ultimate Marvel'' titles ''Ultimate X-Men'' and ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' are both cancelled at milestones: ''Ultimate X-Men'''s series finale ends issue #100, while ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'''s ends at issue #60. *To celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama, Amazing Spider-Man #583 presented an all-new story teaming up President Obama and Spider-Man in " Spidey Meets the President!" The title featured five variant covers. April * April 19: In Boechout, Belgium, a memorial plaque is attached to the former house of comic author George Van Raemdonck. A lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
