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Thanos Rising
''Thanos Rising'' is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that debuted on April 3, 2013, as part of Marvel NOW!. The series, written by Jason Aaron with artwork by Simone Bianchi, focuses on the origins of the supervillain Thanos. Publication history A Thanos origin story was first announced by Marvel Comics in July 2012 under the title ''Thanos: Son of Titan'' with the creative team of writer Joe Keatinge and artist Richard Elson, but was canceled prior to its planned release in the summer of 2012 and the creative team moved over to '' Morbius: The Living Vampire''. In January 2013 Marvel Comics released a one-word teaser image stating ''Birth'', including the creative team of Jason Aaron and Simone Bianchi. A week later, Marvel officially announced ''Thanos Rising'' to the press with a target publication date of April 2013. Plot summary Thanos returns to his destroyed home on the Saturn moon Titan to visit the grave of his mother, Sui-San. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Bianchi (artist)
Simone Bianchi (born July 10, 1972"About" SimoneBianchi.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012.) is an Italian people, Italian comic book illustrator, Painting, painter, graphic designer and art instructor, known to Italian audiences for his work in comics, CD covers, music videos, TV commercials and role-playing games. His most popular Italian comics is (unfinished) trilogy ''Ego sum (comics), Ego Sum''. To American comic book readers, he is best known for his work on comics such as ''Detective Comics'', ''Green Lantern'' and ''Wolverine (comic book), Wolverine''. Bianchi's style is distinguished by his use of ink wash, or watercolor halftones,Weiland, Jonah (February 3, 2006) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Living Vampire
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics Limited Series
Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ** Marvel Productions, a former television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group ** Marvel Toys, a former toy company * Marvel Studios, a film and television studio that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios ** Marvel Cinematic Universe, an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series ** Marvel Television, a television studio subsidiary ** Marvel Animation, an animation production company * Marvel (food), a brand of milk powder produced by British-based Premier Foods Comics * Marvel Comics, a comic book publisher ** Marvel Illustrated, an imprint of Marvel Comics ** Marvel Press, another imprint ** Marvel UK, an imprint formed in 1972 for the British ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanos Rising Vol 1 3
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant warlord from the moon Titan, Thanos is regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. He has clashed with many heroes including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Fantastic Four, the Eternals, and the X-Men. In creating Thanos, Starlin drew inspiration from Jack Kirby's '' New Gods'' series for DC Comics, particularly the character of Darkseid. Thanos is usually portrayed as a villain, although many stories depict him as believing his actions to be justified. Perhaps the character's best-known storyline is ''The Infinity Gauntlet'' (1991), the culmination of several story arcs that see him gather the six Infinity Gems and use them to kill half of the universe's population, including many of its heroes, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starfox (comics)
Starfox (Eros of Titan) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (February 1973), created by Jim Starlin. He is depicted as a member of a human offshoot race known as the Eternals. He was born on Titan where he is the son of Mentor and the nephew of Zuras. Where Eros serves as the superhero Starfox, he is opposed by his mad brother Thanos, much like the rest of the universe. He has the power to psychically control other people's emotions. He was a member of the Avengers and Dark Guardians. Starfox appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Eternals'' (2021), portrayed by Harry Styles. Publication history Starfox first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (February 1973), which was scripted by Mike Friedrich with story and illustration by Jim Starlin. Fictional character biography Eros is a member of the Eternals, a genetic offshoot of humanity, that left for deep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A'lars
Mentor (A'lars) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Iron Man'' #55 (February 1973), and was created by Jim Starlin. Mentor is the leader of the Titanian colony where he is the father of Thanos and Starfox, the son of Kronos, the brother of Zuras, and the nephew of Uranos. His back-story was based on Greek mythology. Some years later, he was retconned to be a member of the Eternals, a race in the Marvel Universe created by Jack Kirby, separately based on Greek mythology. Fictional character biography A'lars was the second son of Kronos and Daina, two of the first generation of The Eternals, and was born eons ago in the city of Titanos. A'lars and his brother Zuras were raised in the aftermath of the great civil war which divided the first colony of Eternals. Their father Kronos, who was on the winning side of the civil war, toiled away in his laboratory attempting to discover the secrets of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternals (comics)
The Eternals are a fictional extraterrestrial race of humanoids appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were created by Jack Kirby, making their first appearance in ''The Eternals'' #1 (July 1976). In the Marvel Universe, the Eternals are an offshoot of humanity known as ''Homo immortalis'' which were created one million years ago by the enigmatic alien Celestials to defend Earth with their superhuman powers and abilities. Their primary adversaries are the Deviants, who share a similar origin and pose a regular threat to humanity. Due to their virtual immortality, Eternals have largely secluded themselves from humans, with their god-like status forming the basis of various mythological figures around the world. Since their appearance, the Eternals have had several of their own series, in addition to crossing into other titles, such as ''Thor'' and ''X-Men''. They made their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with their own feature film '' Eter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sui-San
Sabra Sabreclaw Sabreclaw is a character in the MC2 universe who first appeared in '' J2'' #8 (May 1999). He is the half-brother of Wild Thing and the son of Wolverine. The character has claws (similar to Sabretooth), a healing factor, enhanced physical capabilities, and a temper (similar to Wolverine). His healing factor allows him to rapidly regenerate damaged or destroyed areas of his cellular structure and affords him virtual immunity to poisons and most drugs, as well as enhanced resistance to diseases. He has superhuman strength, naturally sharp fangs, and claws reinforced with adamantium sheaths. Sabretooth Gwenny Lou Sabuki Gwendolyne "Gwenny" Lou Sabuki was the second Golden Girl introduced by Marvel. She made her first appearance in 1978, but her World War II-era character predates the post-war Golden Girl, Betsy Ross. Created by writer Roy Thomas and penciller Frank Robbins in the Retcon series ''The Invaders'' #26 (March 1978), she had appeared, sans power, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titan (Marvel Comics Location)
Titan is a fictional location appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted in the Marvel Universe as the home of the Titanian Eternals on Saturn's moon Titan. It first appeared in '' Iron Man'' #55 (Feb 1973) and was conceived by Jim Starlin and Mike Friedrich. The Titanians, also known as Titans, were later retconned as being an offshoot of the Eternals, which had been created separately by Jack Kirby. Titan appeared in the 2018 film '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and 2019 film '' Avengers: Endgame'' as a ruined planet and the former home of Thanos. Fictional history The colony of Titanian Eternals was founded about 750,000 years ago in the aftermath of a devastating civil war among the first generation of Earth's Eternals. The Eternals Uranos and Kronos led opposing factions, which clashed in a conflict of ideals over the Eternals' destiny as a people. Kronos' side prevailed, and Uranos and his surviving followers were exiled into space and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Elson
Richard Elson (born 1962) is a British comic book artist best known for his work on ''Sonic the Comic'', '' 2000 AD'' and ''Thor''. Biography Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as an artist and illustrator. His versatility has found a wide variety of outlets in a career that has included extended runs on ''Sonic the Comic'' and Britain's premier science-fiction anthology ''2000 AD''. He has contributed to many of the comics published in the UK over recent years, including ''The Beano'' (drawing Billy The Cat in 2003, and also Tim Traveller in that year's ''The Beano Annual''), ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'', ''Toxic Crusaders'' and Panini Comics' UK title ''Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures''. His first Marvel Comics work was '' Marvel Zombies Return: Hulk'', with ''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' Seth Grahame-Smith. He subsequently illustrated issues of ''Thor'' and ''Journey Into Mystery'' during Kieron Gillen's run writing the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 1951 and its predecessor, ''Marvel Mystery Comics'', the ''Marvel Comics'' title/name/brand was first used in June 1961. Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of ''The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Keatinge
Joe Keatinge is an American comic book Comic book creator, writer and editor, best known for his writing work with Marvel Comics and Image Comics, and as the co-editor of ''Popgun (comics), Popgun'' with Mark Andrew Smith. Early life Joe Keatinge was born on June 11, 1982 in Santa Monica, California. He attended school in Portland, Oregon. Career After finishing school, Keatinge left for San Francisco, California to pursue a career in comics, eventually working with Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen, leading to his hiring at Image Comics shortly after Larsen became Publisher. Keatinge's career at Image spanned various positions including Public Relations and Marketing, as well as Sales and Licensing. He has contributed to anthology titles such as ''Negative Burn'' with artist Evan Bryce and ''Fantastic Comics'' #24 with artists Michael Allred and Laura Allred, which was part of ''The Next Issue Project''. In 2018, Keatinge collaborated with artist Bret Blevins on the ''Stellar'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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