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The Fulcrum (comics)
The Celestials are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Depicted as cosmic beings, the characters debuted in the Bronze Age of Comic Books and have reappeared on numerous occasions. The Celestials also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action films ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017), '' Eternals'' (2021), and '' Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022). Publication history The Celestials debuted in ''The Eternals'' #1 (July 1976) and were created by writer and artist Jack Kirby. They reappeared as regular guest stars in three subsequent limited series sequels: ''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #1–12 (Oct. 1985–Sept. 1986), ''Eternals'' vol. 3 #1–7 (Aug. 2006-Feb. 2007), and ''Eternals'' vol. 4 #1–9 (Aug. 2008–May 2009). The characters have also been featured in other titles, including the "Celestial Saga" storyline in ''Thor'' Annual #7 (1978), ''Thor'' #283–300 (May 1979–Oct. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arishem The Judge
Arishem the Judge is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Eternals (comics), The Eternals'' #2 (August 1976). Arishem is one of two Celestial (comics), Celestials who have the right and ability to judge which planet's civilization will live and which will die. Arishem's function is to act as the leader of Celestial landing parties and has led all Four Celestial Hosts on Earth. Arishem debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Eternals (film), Eternals'' (2021), voiced by David Kaye (voice actor), David Kaye. Publication history Arishem the Judge first appeared in ''Eternals (comics), The Eternals'' #2 (August 1976), and was created by Jack Kirby. Fictional character biography Arishem first arrived on Earth-616 alongside other Celestials after the destruction of the sixth iteration of the cosmos in order to create a new one. Across their mission, Arishem and the Celestial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first superhero team created by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and editor/co-plotter Stan Lee, who developed a collaborative approach to creating comics with this title. The four characters traditionally associated with the Fantastic Four, who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space, are: Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), a scientific genius and the leader of the group, who can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes; the Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm), who eventually married Reed, who can render herself invisible and project powerful invisible force fields and blasts; the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Sue's younger brother, who can generate flames, surround himself with them a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marv Wolfman
Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's '' The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's ''The New Teen Titans'' and the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' limited series with George Pérez. Among the many characters Wolfman created or co-created are Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Deathstroke, Tim Drake, Rose Wilson, Nova, Black Cat, Bullseye, Vigilante (Adrian Chase) and the Omega Men. Early life Marv Wolfman was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of police officer Abe and housewife Fay. He has a sister, Harriet, 12 years older. When Wolfman was 13, his family moved to Flushing, Queens, in New York City, where he attended junior high school.Wolfman, ''Alter Ego'' No. 112, p. 5 He went on to New York's High School of Art and Design, in Manhattan, hoping to become a cartoonist. Wolfman is Jewish. Career 1960s Marvin Wolfman was active i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deviant (comics)
The Changing People, dubbed the Deviants by the Eternals, are a fictional race of humanoids appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the Marvel Universe, the Deviants are the end product of a series of DNA tests known as ''Homo descendus'', created by the enigmatic alien Celestials. Their race is largely insensitive and they view all other species as a threat. They even distrust each other and often get in their own way. Publication history The Deviants first appeared in ''The Eternals'' #1 (July 1976). Fictional history They are an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth instigated by the alien Celestials, and wage war against their counterparts, the Eternals. While the Eternals possess godlike power and are generally physically beautiful, the Deviants (who sometimes refer to themselves as 'the changing people') are for the most part hideous, with each member of their race possessing some random physical and/or cosme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brevoort
Tom Brevoort () is an American comic book editor, known for his work for Marvel Comics, where he has overseen titles such as '' New Avengers'', ''Civil War'', and ''Fantastic Four''. He became Executive Editor in 2007, and in January 2011 was promoted to additionally serve as Senior Vice President of Publishing. Career Tom Brevoort began working for Marvel Comics as a college intern in 1989.Itzkoff, Dave"Modern Marvel" ''The New York Times'', March 25, 2011 Commenting on his rationale for taking a non-paying entry-level job, Brevoort recalls, "Well, obviously, to get a leg up on getting into the business." Brevoort went on to say, "In the illustration program I attended at the University of Delaware, senior students were required to get and serve an internship at some company or institution related to the field of illustration. In our initial freshman orientation, the head of the department mentioned that they had previously placed one student at Marvel Comics, so I figured that wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanna Smith
Alanna Smith (born 10 September 1996) is an Australian professional basketball who for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal. Smith was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals. College career Smith played four seasons of college basketball at Stanford University in Stanford, California for the Cardinal. Statistics , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Stanford , 34 , , 0 , , 11.8 , , .432 , , .333, , .659 , , 2.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 0.7 , , 1.2 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Stanford , 38 , , 3 , , 19.3 , , .465 , , .317 , , .689 , , 5.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Stanford , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travel Foreman
Travel Foreman is an American comic book artist. Biography Travel Foreman gained attention with his work on Com.x’s ''Cla$$war'', where he replaced original series artist Trevor Hairsine.Cla$$war Returns With a New Artist , June 23, 2003 He quickly moved on to work at , illustrating the spin-off mini-series, '' |
Al Ewing
Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page '' Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on to regular stints on '' Judge Dredd'' (2008–2015), for which his 2010 story "Doctor What?" marked Brendan McCarthy's return to ''2000 AD''. They later worked together on a new series entitled ''The Zaucer of Zilk''. Ewing worked on ''Damnation Station'' and '' Zombo'', the latter illustrated by Henry Flint, which was collected in trade paperback in 2010. Ewing has also contributed to ''Solar Wind'', '' FutureQuake'', and '' The End Is Nigh''. He is responsible for the mobile comic ''Murderdrome'', created with P. J. Holden. In May 2007, Ewing created the comedy blog "The Diary of Ralph Dibney", writing as the titular DC Comics superhero (also known as Elongated Man), Dibney's therapist, or as the even more obscure DC Hero Richard Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Bennett (artist)
Benedito José Nascimento (born February 3, 1968), better known as Joe Bennett, is a Brazilian comic book artist. Career Joe Bennett was born in Belém. In the 1990s he used to publish horror comics for two major Brazilian horror comics magazines: Calafrio and Mestres do Terror. His first major work in comics was for Marvel Comics in 1994. Since then, he has worked on several Marvel titles such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Captain America'' (vol. 2), ''Fantastic Four'' (vol. 3), '' The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2), ''Thor'' (vol. 2) and most recently ''Captain America and the Falcon''. He has also worked for other major publishers such as in Chaos! Comics, CrossGen, Dark Horse, DC Comics and Vertigo. Other credits include ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Doc Samson'', '' Elektra'' (vol. 2), '' Hawkeye'' (vol. 3), ''Nova'' (vol. 3), '' X-51: Machine Man'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', '' Birds of Prey'', ''Hawkman'' (vol. 4), '' Hawkgirl'', ''The Green Hornet'', ''Mark of Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Eaglesham
Dale Eaglesham (born 1962) is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like '' Conan'', ''Punisher'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Villains United'', ''Justice Society of America'' and '' Fantastic Four''. In 2008, the ''Shuster Awards'' selected him as Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist of the year. Career Eaglesham has worked with ''DC Comics'', ''Marvel'', '' Dark Horse'', and '' CrossGen'', among others. He worked exclusively for DC Comics for several years, before returning to Marvel in early 2009. There, his high-profile work includes pencilling '' Fantastic Four'' and'' Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier''. He also worked on '' Incredible Hulk'' for a three-issue arc with writer Greg Pak. On February 15, 2011, Marvel announced that it was bringing back Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight, with writers Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak as the writing team, and Eaglesham on pencils. Speaking about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieron Gillen
Kieron Michael Gillen (; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for ''Phonogram'' and ''The Wicked + The Divine'', both co-created with artist Jamie McKelvie and published by Image, as well as numerous projects for Marvel, such as ''Journey into Mystery'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' Young Avengers'' and '' Eternals''. In video game journalism, he is notable for creating the New Games Journalism manifesto. Career Journalism As a reviewer, Gillen has written for publications such as ''Amiga Power'' (under the pseudonym "C-Monster"), ''PC Gamer UK'', '' The Escapist'', ''Wired'', ''The Guardian'', ''Edge'', '' Game Developer'', ''Develop'', ''MCV/Develop'', ''GamesMaster'', ''Eurogamer'' and ''PC Format'', as well as the PC gaming-oriented website ''Rock Paper Shotgun'', which he co-founded in 2007. In 2000, Gillen became the first-ever video game journalist to receive an award from the Periodical P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternity War
The Ultimates is a fictional group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Although the team takes its name from the unrelated team Ultimates, which was the Ultimate Marvel version of the Avengers, it is set in the standard Marvel Universe. The title has been used for two volumes, both written by Al Ewing. The first was part of All-New, All-Different Marvel and the second as part of Marvel NOW!. Both volumes have the same team and their goal is to protect Earth and the larger universe from cosmic threats. Publication history In February 2015, Marvel announced that it would be fusing its mainstream universe and Ultimate universe into one following its crossover event, ''Secret Wars''. Its post-''Secret Wars'' branding would be dubbed All-New, All-Different Marvel, where 55 to 60 titles would be a part of this new universe. In late June 2015, a catalogue of 45 of these titles was shipped out to retailers, which quickly were posted online. One of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |