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The Punisher War Journal (1988 Series)
''The Punisher War Journal'' is an American comic book series published from 1988 to 1995 by Marvel Comics featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the vigilante the Punisher. It was the first ever spin-off for the character and the first series of the title ''The Punisher War Journal''. It lasted for 80 issues and featured varying artists, including early works of Jim Lee and writers, most notably Carl Potts who had worked as an editor on the main Punisher series before. Background The series was made due to the character's immense popularity at the time. Marvel had previously used the character in guest appearances to boost the sales of other titles, but decided to publish a second ongoing title for the Punisher which became this series. Mike Baron, the series' editor and one of the writers, expressed in a 1988 interview that the character's popularity came at a time when American citizens were especially angry with society's failure to punish evil. Publication history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongoing Series
In comics, an ongoing series is a series that runs indefinitely. This is in contrast to limited series (a series intended to end after a certain number of issues thus limited), a one shot (a comic book which is not a part of an ongoing series), a graphic novel, or a trade paperback. However, a series of graphic novels may be considered ongoing as well. The term may also informally refer to a current or incomplete limited series with a predetermined number of issues. Characteristics An ongoing series is traditionally published on a fixed schedule, typically monthly or bimonthly but many factors can cause an issue to be published late. In the past, the schedule was often maintained with the use of fill-in issues (usually by a different creative team, sometimes hurting quality), but increasingly the practice has been to simply delay publication. An ongoing "might run for decades and hundreds of issues or be canceled after only a handful of issues". When an ongoing series ceases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Punisher War Zone (1992 Series)
''The Punisher War Zone'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics about the vigilante The Punisher. The series was written and drawn by several artists during its run. The series lasted for 41 issues. It was the first series of ''The Punisher War Zone'' title history and lasted from 1992 to 1995. The vast majority of the series was written by Chuck Dixon. Besides John Romita Jr. who worked a lot on the series, several other artists painted the covers, among them Rainier "Rain" Beredo, John Buscema and Joe Kubert. Plot The series was split up in different story arcs which tended to last several issues. The first story arc was ''Psychoville U.S.A.'' which lasted from issue 12 to 16, the next was ''The Jericho Syndrome'' beginning with issue 17 and ending in 19, third was ''Suicide Run'' from 23 to 25, after that was ''Conan with a Gun'' starting from 26 and lasting to issue 30, later was ''River of Blood'' picking up from issue 31 and concluding at 36, next to last was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Comics Debuts
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 In Comics
Events and publication Year overall * Publishers Broadway Comics, Tekno Comix, Class Comics, Fantasy Flight Publications, Moonstone Books, A is A, and Ace Comics all debut; WildStorm introduces its Homage Comics imprint; Defiant Comics ceases publishing *Marvel reintroduces the ''Amazing Fantasy'' comic book with #16 with a December 1995 date. It was cancelled with a March 1996 date. All three issues feature Spider-Man. January *''After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse'' is launched. All X-titles change to different names for the next four months. * Thor marks his 400th appearance in Marvel Comics with issue #482. * ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 2 #100: by Ron Marz, Joe Phillips, and Tom Grindberg. * The final issue of the second attempt to launch a ''Lucky Luke'' monthly magazine is published. * Specific date in January unknown: Dutch cartoonist Opland wins the Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. February * ''Doom Patrol'' vol. 2 is canceled by DC Comics with issue #87. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Comics
Events and publications February * February 1: ** The first episode of Bud Grace's ''Piranha Club'' appears in print. ** The first episode of Rick Detorie's ''One Big Happy (comic strip), One Big Happy'' is published. * February 19: ** The Dutch comics magazine ''Eppo (comics), Eppo Wordt Vervolgd'' changed its name to ''Sjors en Sjimmie Weekblad'', based on the popularity of their signature series ''Sjors en Sjimmie''. It continued until 1994, after which it was renamed as ''Sjosji''. ** In the first issue, Hanco Kolk and Peter de Wit's photo comic ''Mannetje en Mannetje'' makes its debut. March * March 14: **''Time (magazine), Time'' features cover and interior art for Superman's 50th anniversary by John Byrne (comics), John Byrne and Jerry Ordway. ** ''Batman: The Killing Joke'' by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, is published by DC Comics. April * April 7: Morris (cartoonist), Morris receives a medal from the World Health Organization for making Lucky Luke a non-smoker a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Resources
''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book–related news and discussion. History Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss DC Comics' then-new mini-series of the same name. Comic Book Resources features columns written by industry professionals that have included Robert Kirkman, Gail Simone, and Mark Millar. Other columns are published by comic book historians and critics such as George Khoury and Timothy Callahan. In April 2016, Comic Book Resources was sold to Valnet Inc., a Montreal-based company based known for its acquisition and ownership of media properties including Screen Rant. The site was relaunched as CBR.com on August 23, 2016, with the blogs integrated into the site. The company has also hosted a YouTube channel since 2008, with 3.97 million subscribers as of December 21, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenger (comic)
Revenger may refer to: Books and comics *Revenger (novel) 2016 science fiction novel by British author Alastair Reynolds. * ''The Revengers'' (novel), a 1982 spy novel. * Revengers The Revengers is the name of different fictional teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Revengers is a fictional team of supervillains who were formed to fight A-Next in the MC2 series ''A-N ..., a fictional group of supervillains in Marvel's comic universe. Film and TV * ''Revenger'' (film), 2018 South Korean action film. * ''Revenger'' (TV series), a 2023 anime series. * ''The Revengers'' (film), a 1972 Western film. {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Forsman
Charles Forsman (born 1982) is an American comic book author. Combining a simple drawing style with dark and realistic themes, Forsman continues the tradition of alternative comics. He obtained a degree from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2008. Career His self-published comic ''Snake Oil'' won the 2008 Ignatz Awards for Outstanding Comic and Outstanding Series. His graphic novel ''The End of the Fucking World'', "a modern ballad of angst and murder", won the 2013 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic and was adapted in 2017 into a British TV series of the same name which ran for two seasons. ''The End of the Fucking World'', originally published under Forsman's own imprint, ''Oily Comics'', Fantagraphics Books released a new edition. ''I Am Not Okay with This'' and ''Celebrated Summer'' were published by Fantagraphics Books. All his other works, such as ''Revenger'' or ''Slasher'', were either self-published, published by small publishers, or sold directly to online rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Punisher (1987 Series)
''The Punisher'' is the first ongoing comic book series starring the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante The Punisher, following '' The Punisher'' limited series published the previous year. The series ran 104 issues from July 1987 to July 1995. Publication history It became the flagship of a popular franchise that would grow to include such titles as '' The Punisher War Journal'' and ''The Punisher War Zone'', as well as several miniseries. This series also spawned seven annuals from 1988 to 1994, as well as the annuals ''The Punisher Summer Special'' #1-4 (1991–1994), '' The Punisher: Back to School Special'' #1-3 (1992–1994), and ''The Punisher Holiday Special ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...'' #1-3 (1993–1995). Prints Issues # Marching Powder # Bolivia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johns Hopkins University Press
The Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The press publishes books and journals, and operates other divisions including fulfillment and electronic databases. Its headquarters are in Charles Village, Baltimore. In 2017, after the retirement of Kathleen Keane who is credited with modernizing JHU Press for the digital age, the university appointed new director Barbara Pope. Overview Daniel Coit Gilman, the first president of the Johns Hopkins University, inaugurated the press in 1878. The press began as the university's Publication Agency, publishing the ''American Journal of Mathematics'' in its first year and the ''American Chemical Journal'' in its second. It published its first book, ''Sidney Lanier: A Memorial Tribute'', in 1881 to honor the poet who was one of the university's first writers ... [...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] |
