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Twilight (comic Book)
''Twilight'' is a three-issue prestige format miniseries by Howard Chaykin and José Luis García-López published in 1990 by DC Comics. Plot ''Twilight'' attempted to bring in all of DC's future science/space characters, many originally from the 1950s and 1960s, into one series (despite the fact that many occurred in different time periods). It was another radical revamp of DC characters, including Tommy Tomorrow, the Star Rovers, Star Hawkins, Manhunter 2070 and Space Cabbie. Tommy Tomorrow is presented as an unbalanced individual who ran the Planeteers very autocratically, using them against his enemies, such as their rivals, the Knights of the Galaxy. See also *''Twilight of the Superheroes ''Twilight of the Superheroes'' is the title of a proposed comic book crossover that writer Alan Moore submitted to DC Comics in 1987 before his split with the company. Although various elements suggested by Moore later occurred in various com ...'', a proposal by Alan Moore which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis García-López
José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a Spanish-Argentine comics artist who works in the United States, particularly in a long-running relationship with DC Comics. In addition to his storytelling art, he has been responsible for producing the official reference art for characters in the ''DC Comics Style Guide'', as used in licensed merchandise. Early life José Luis García-López was born on March 26, 1948 in Pontevedra, Spain, and lived since age three in Argentina. He was inspired by artists as Alex Raymond, Harold Foster, Milton Caniff, José Luis Salinas, and Alberto Breccia. Career During the 1960s, García-López worked for Charlton Comics. In 1974, he moved to New York, where he met DC Comics editor Joe Orlando. His first interior art credit for DC was June 1975's "Nightmare In Gold" back-up in ''Action Comics'' #448, where he inked the pencils of artist Dick Dillin. The following month, he inked the pencils of Curt Swan on a "Private Life of Clark Kent" ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Helfer
Andrew Helfer (born August 17, 1958) is an American comic book creator best known for his work as an editor and writer at DC Comics, where he founded the Paradox Press imprint. Career Andy Helfer joined DC Comics in 1981 and assisted Joe Orlando in the special projects department. He became editor of the ''Justice League of America'' title with issue #245 (December 1985) and oversaw the title's revamp into ''Justice League International'' in 1987 by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire. Helfer edited '' The Man of Steel'' limited series by John Byrne and the subsequent relaunch of the Superman titles. As a writer, Helfer collaborated with artist José Luis García-López on a ''Deadman'' limited series in 1986 and with artist Bill Sienkiewicz on an ongoing series for ''The Shadow'' in the following year. Following Sienkiewicz's departure from ''The Shadow'', Kyle Baker became the artist on the series and he and Helfer also produced a two-issue '' Justice, Inc.'' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight Of The Superheroes
''Twilight of the Superheroes'' is the title of a proposed comic book crossover that writer Alan Moore submitted to DC Comics in 1987 before his split with the company. Although various elements suggested by Moore later occurred in various comics, ''Twilight'' was never produced. The proposal gained fame after surfacing on the internet in the 1990s where its status as a lost work by one of the superstars of the medium, as well as its dark treatment of superheroes, garnered much attention. The title refers to Ragnarök from Norse mythology. The story was to be set two decades in the future of the DC Universe and would feature the ultimate final battle between the heroes of Earth, including the older and younger generations of superheroes, as well as the supervillains and some extraterrestrials who inhabited Earth in the DC continuity. ''Twilight'' was conceived as a standalone limited series which could also be tied to ongoing titles at the other writers' consent, much like t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of The Galaxy
''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues continuing the numbering during an early 1980s revival of the title. An eight-issue limited series began in 2006. Together with '' Strange Adventures'', ''Mystery In Space'' was one of DC Comics' major science fiction anthology series. It won a number of awards, including the 1962 Alley Award for "Best Book-Length Story" and the 1963 Alley Award for "Comic Displaying Best Interior Color Work". The title featured short science fiction stories and a number of continuing series, most written by many of the best-known comics and science fiction writers of the day, including John Broome, Gardner Fox, Jack Schiff, Otto Binder, and Edmond Hamilton. The artwork featured a considerable number of the 1950s and 1960s finest comics artists such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Cabbie
Space Cabbie (also spelled Space Cabby) is a science fiction character in DC Comics. Publication history Space Cabbie first appeared in ''Mystery in Space'' #21 (August 1954) in a story scripted by Otto Binder and drawn by Howard Sherman. The character reappeared in issue #24, in the story "The Hitchhiker of Space", written by France Herron and again drawn by Sherman, and thereafter became a recurring series in ''Mystery in Space'', the only such in the book for the whole time that the series was being first printed. Besides Binder, Gardner Fox would write many appearances, and artwork was handled by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs. The Cabbie's monthly series continued to 1958 with ''Mystery in Space'' #47; the character's last appearance as a lead feature would be in August 1972 in ''From Beyond the Unknown'' #18, a reprint of "The Hitchhiker of Space". His last solo appearance in a comic book was in ''DC Super Stars'' #6 which was published in August 1976. It was a reprint of a story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhunter (comics)
Manhunter is the name given to several different fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. They are depicted as superheroes and antiheroes. Paul Kirk, Rick Nelson, Paul Kirk "Paul Kirk, Manhunter" was a crime series that ran in ''Adventure Comics'' #58–72 (Jan. 1941 – March 1942). In this original incarnation, Kirk was a non-costumed investigator who helped police solve crimes. The word "manhunter" in the title was merley an epithet describing Kirk's role and was not a name, nickname, or alias used by Kirk in the stories. However, Paul Kirk was re-imagined as a kind of superhero called Manhunter in the 1970s, so he retroactively became comics' first Manhunter despite not possessing the name before the Quality or Simon & Kirby characters (below). The final issue of ''Adventure Comics'' to feature a "Paul Kirk, Manhunter" story was #72. The following issue replaced it with a new Manhunter, by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. This was Rick Nelson, a former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Hawkins
Star Hawkins is a science fiction detective character published by DC Comics) in their flagship science-fiction anthology title '' Strange Adventures''. He and his ever-present robot assistant Ilda first appeared in ''Strange Adventures'' #114 (March 1960) and featured in 21 issues of the title, but after that only made four other appearances in other DC Comics before he was killed off in ''Mystery In Space'' vol 2 #2 (December 2006). The characters were created by John Broome and Mike Sekowsky. Publication history Star Hawkins appeared in 21 issues of ''Strange Adventures'', first in the story "The Case of the Martian Witness" in ''Strange Adventures'' #114 (March 1960), written by creator John Broome and drawn by co-creator Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs under the editorship of Julius Schwartz. A series of 8/9-page stories was then published in rotation with two other series, The Atomic Knights and Space Museum, and appeared in every third issue of ''Strange Adventures'' from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prestige Format
American comic book tropes are common elements and literary devices related to American comic books. Continuity Comics continuity almost-always refers to the existence and use of a shared universe, although any comic can have internal continuity independent of this. Simply, the term describes a consistency of internal plot, and usually of characterisation and external references also. Initially, many comics were stand alone, "done in one" stories with a beginning and end taking place within the confines of a single comic issue, often structured in chapters as are most novels. Over time, the comics companies realised the lucrative potential of the crossover comic, whereby other characters from a company's shared universe appeared in issues of each other's comics. (This ultimately led to the formation of "team" books such as the ''Justice Society of America'', ''Justice League of America'' and ''Avengers''.) During these crossover character interactions, editorial footnotes would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Dooley
Kevin Dooley (born January 7, 1953) is a former editor at DC Comics. Biography During his time at DC, he served as the assistant editor to Andy Helfer, and then took over many of the titles following Helfer's promotion. Dooley edited the various ''Green Lantern'' books and ''Aquaman''. He also dabbled with writing comics, including ''Mister Miracle'' (third series-1996), a stint on '' Green Arrow'', Justice League Quarterly, Justice League America #50, as well as an issue of ''Superboy'' (''The Adventures of Superboy'' #21) and a ''Scooby-Doo'' mini-comic. Perhaps Dooley's most notable accomplishment during his time at DC was overseeing the '' Emerald Twilight'' storyline, which marked a major shift in Green Lantern, specifically the Hal Jordan Green Lantern, a long-standing marquee character for DC comics, who was replaced by a younger character, Kyle Rayner. Beyond Green Lantern, Dooley also oversaw the ''Aquaman'' series, wherein Aquaman had his left hand chewed off by piran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Series (comics)
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 (comics), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Bruzenak
Ken Bruzenak (born August 30, 1952) is an American comic book letterer, primarily known for his work on Howard Chaykin’s ''American Flagg!'' Bruzenak's lettering and logowork was integral to the comic's futuristic, trademark-littered ambience. During the course of his career, Bruzenak has been closely associated with both Chaykin and Jim Steranko. Biography Early life and career Bruzenak grew up in Pennsylvania as a huge comic book fan. At age 17, he attended the Detroit Triple Fan Fair convention, where he met his hero Jim Steranko, and also crossed paths with Chaykin for the first time.Cooke, Jon B. Interview with Ken Bruzenak, ''Comic Book Artist'' (Feb. 4, 2000). Steranko After meeting Steranko a second time, Bruzenak took a job renovating ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Oliff
Steve Oliff (born February 20, 1954) is an American comic book artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry since 1978. Biography Oliff broke into professional comics by attending comic book conventions and meeting people. At one convention he met publisher Byron Preiss. Preiss gave Oliff his first major coloring job (on a Shadowjack story in ''The Illustrated Roger Zelazny''). More work with Preiss's publications followed, including a job on a Howard Chaykin graphic novel, which in turn led to Oliff getting his first Marvel Comics' job, coloring Bill Sienkiewicz's first ''Moon Knight'' story in '' The Hulk!'' magazine. From there Oliff went on to color hundreds of titles in a variety of coloring formats. Olyoptics and ''Akira'' His company, Olyoptics, was one of the first to use computers to do color separation. Although other companies at the time were experimenting with computers, Oliff and his crew were the first to blend the color guide artist with the separat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |