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The Man Who Falls
"The Man Who Falls" is a 1989 comic book story by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Giordano. It is an overview of Bruce Wayne's early life, including his parents' murder, his time spent traveling and training throughout the world, and his return to Gotham City to become Batman. Publication history The comic was initially published as the only original story in the ''Secret Origins'' trade paperback collection. It was later included in the 2007 trade paperback, ''Batman: Secrets of the Batcave''. Retrieved on 31 March 2014. Plot "The Man Who Falls" consists of a series of concentrated retellings of previously published Batman stories, including '' |
Brian Bolland
Brian Bolland (; born 26 March 1951)Salisbury, Mark, ''Artists on Comic Art'' (Titan Books, 2000) , p. 11 is a British comics artist. Best known in the United Kingdom as one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology '' 2000 AD'', he spearheaded the 'British Invasion' of the American comics industry, and in 1982 produced the artwork on ''Camelot 3000'' (with author Mike W. Barr), which was DC Comics' first 12-issue comicbook maxiseriesSalisbury, p. 17 created for the direct market.Salisbury, p. 10 Bolland illustrated the critically acclaimed graphic novel '' Batman: The Killing Joke'', with writer Alan Moore, and a self-penned '' Batman: Black and White'' story. He subsequently concentrated on working as a cover artist, producing the vast majority of his work for DC Comics. Bolland created cover artwork for the '' Animal Man'', ''Wonder Woman'', and '' Batman: Gotham Knights'' superhero comic book series. In DC's Vertigo imprint, Bolland has done covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Miller (comics)
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), ''Daredevil'' and subsequent Born Again (comics), ''Daredevil: Born Again'', ''The Dark Knight Returns'', ''Batman: Year One'', ''Sin City'', and ''300 (comics), 300''. He also directed the film version of ''The Spirit (film), The Spirit'', shared directing duties with Robert Rodriguez on ''Sin City (film), Sin City'' and ''Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'', and produced the film ''300 (film), 300''. His film ''Sin City'' earned a Palme d'Or nomination, and he has received every major comic book industry award. In 2015, Miller was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. He created the comic book character Elektra (comics), Elektra for Marvel Comics' ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' series. Miller is noted for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman And The Monster Men
''Batman and the Monster Men'' is an American comic book limited series written and drawn by Matt Wagner with colors by Dave Stewart, published by DC Comics in 2006 and starring the superhero Batman. It, along with its sequel ''Batman and the Mad Monk'', are set in between the events of '' Batman: Year One'' and '' Batman: The Man Who Laughs''. It is the first part of Matt Wagner's two-part '' Dark Moon Rising'' series, which are expanded and modernized versions of early Batman stories. Plot ''Batman and the Monster Men'' is developed from an early Hugo Strange story from ''Batman'' #1. In Wagner's version, this is Batman's first encounter with Strange. The story depicts a young, optimistic Batman shortly after the events of '' Batman: Year One''. Julie Madison, historically Bruce Wayne's love interest in early comics, is reintroduced in this series. Madison had not been seen as a regular supporting cast member since 1941, in ''Detective Comics'' #49. ''Batman and the Monster M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Wagner
Matt Wagner (born October 9, 1961) is an American comics artist and writer who is best known as the creator of the series ''Mage'' and ''Grendel (comics), Grendel''. Career Matt Wagner's first published comic book work was ''Comico Primer'' #2 (1982), which was the first appearance of Grendel (comics), Grendel. In addition to his creator-owned series ''Mage'' and ''Grendel'', he has worked on comics featuring the Etrigan the Demon, Demon and Batman as well as such titles as ''Sandman Mystery Theatre''. In 1991, he illustrated part of the "The Sandman: Season of Mists, Season of Mists" story arc in Neil Gaiman's ''The Sandman (Vertigo), The Sandman'' series. He wrote and drew ''Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity'' a Limited series (comics), limited series featuring DC's three major heroes in 2003. He followed it with ''Batman and the Monster Men'' and ''Batman and the Mad Monk'' in 2006. His other projects include ''Madame Xanadu'' for Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo, with artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaman
Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritual energies into the physical world for the purpose of healing, divination, or to aid human beings in some other way. Beliefs and practices categorized as "shamanic" have attracted the interest of scholars from a variety of disciplines, including anthropologists, archeologists, historians, religious studies scholars, philosophers and psychologists. Hundreds of books and academic papers on the subject have been produced, with a peer-reviewed academic journal being devoted to the study of shamanism. In the 20th century, non-Indigenous Westerners involved in countercultural movements, such as hippies and the New Age created modern magicoreligious practices influenced by their ideas of various Indigenous religions, creating what has been ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Americans In The United States
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the mainland United States ( Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, Alaska and territories of the United States are generally known by other terms). There are 574 federally recognized tribes living within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. As defined by the United States Census, "Native Americans" are Indigenous tribes that are originally from the contiguous United States, along with Alaska Natives. Indigenous peoples of the United States who are not listed as American Indian or Alaska Native include Native Hawaiians, Samoan Americans, and the Chamorro people. The US Census groups these peoples as " Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders". European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, resulted in a precipitous decline in Native American population because of new diseases, wars, ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legends Of The Dark Knight
''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'', often simply called ''Legends of the Dark Knight'', is the name of several DC comic books featuring Batman. The original series launched in 1989 as the third major monthly Batman title, following the popularity of Tim Burton's 1989 film ''Batman''. Many of the stories follow the tone of Frank Miller's '' Batman: Year One''. The series differed from other Batman titles of the time. The creative team rotated with every story arc and the stories stood alone, unlike the inter-connected nature of other Batman comics. Initially the title ran stories contained to five issues, often with more mature topics and sensibilities than the other Batman titles. After issue #20, the number of issues for each story began to vary and occasionally tied into crossover events. Most stories in ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' are set early in Batman's career, although a few are set in the present and even the future. Stories set early in Batman's career ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hamm
Sam Hamm (born November 19, 1955) is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. Hamm is known for co-writing the screenplay for Tim Burton's ''Batman''. He also received a story credit for ''Batman Returns'' (though the final version of the movie differs significantly from his ideas). DC Comics invited Hamm to write for ''Detective Comics''. The result was ''Batman: Blind Justice'', which introduced Bruce Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard. Hamm's other screen credits include ''Never Cry Wolf'' and ''Monkeybone ''Monkeybone'' is a 2001 American black comedy fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, written by Sam Hamm, produced by Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe, and executive produced by Chris Columbus, Selick, and Hamm. The film combines live-acti ...''. In February 2021, DC Comics announced that Hamm would return to the 1989 Batman film universe with the limited series '' Batman '89'', which will be a direct continuation of both the 1989 film and ''Batman Returns''. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirigi (DC Comics)
Kalibak Kalibak () is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the eldest son of Darkseid, half-brother of Orion and Grayven, and an enemy of Superman and the Justice League. Created by Jack Kirby, being debuted with the rest of the New Gods, first appearing in ''New Gods'' #1 (February 1971) in an era called the Silver Age of comic books. He is originally and recurrently depicted as the brutish son of Darkseid commonly seeking affection of his father who he had a tragic childhood with. He is also depicted as second in command as leader of Apokolips and rival to another of Darkseid' son, Orion. Kalibak's name is derived from the William Shakespeare character name Caliban, the half-man from '' The Tempest. Kalibak is the first-born son of Darkseid and Suli. His mother Suli is killed by Desaad, acting under orders from Kalibak's grandmother Queen Heggra. Kalibak becomes a legendary warrior, and often serves as Darkseid's second-in-command. After D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic of Korea) comprising its southern half. Korea consists of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and several minor islands near the peninsula. The peninsula is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea). During the first half of the 1st millennium, Korea was divided between three states, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, together known as the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the second half of the 1st millennium, Silla defeated and conquered Baekje and Goguryeo, leading to the "Unified Silla" period. Meanwhile, Balhae formed in the north, superseding former Goguryeo. Unified Silla eventually collapsed into three separate states due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary, and outlying granges. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
