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War Crimes (comics)
"War Crimes" is a comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics. The event ran during the month of August 2005 in the ''Batman'' and ''Detective Comics'' series, and is the sequel to another Batman crossover, '' War Games''. While originally released by itself in trade paperback format, the later trade paperback release in 2016 would have this event as part of ''Batman: War Games Vol. 2''. Plot summary In the wake of Gotham's recent brutal gang war, Black Mask controls the criminal underworld. Batman patrols the streets alone, as Robin (Tim Drake), Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), and Oracle (Barbara Gordon) have all left Gotham in the wake of the death and destruction and his own culpability in the chaos. The police, under Commissioner Akins, hunt him. In Bludhaven, Tim and Cassandra train, fight crime, and attempt to deal with the death of Stephanie Brown. They are shocked to hear Stephanie's name publicly proclaimed on television as one of Batman's allies. The source of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jean
James Jean is a Taiwanese-American visual artist working primarily in painting and drawing. He lives and works in Los Angeles, where he moved from New York in 2003. Early life Jean was born in Taiwan and raised in New Jersey. During his early education, he explored various forms of artistic expression, including the piano and trumpet. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, from which he graduated in 2001.Jennings, Dana"The Power of Fairy Tales" "Comics Canonization". ''The New York Times''. August 18, 2011 Early career In 2001, Jean became a cover artist for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, garnering seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York. He also worked in advertising, and has contributed to many national and international publications. His clients included ''Time Magazine'', ''The New York Times'', ''Rolling Ston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andersen Gabrych
Andersen Gabrych is an American comic book writer and actor. Early life Gabrych grew up in Chico, California. He's been a fan of comics since childhood, having read an issue of ''Justice League of America'' at the age of 7. Gabrych was active in drama at Chico Senior High School before graduating in 1991. Career As an actor, Gabrych has appeared in ''Edge of Seventeen'', '' Boys Life 4: Four Play'', ''Gypsy 83'', ''Hit and Runway'', ''Another Gay Movie'' and its sequel. Off-Broadway, he has appeared in productions at The Public Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Ensemble Studio Theater, Westbeth Theatre Center and Here!. Gabrych has directed the one-woman show "Tied Up in Knotts" for stand-up comic and SAG/AFTRA actor Karen Knotts, a story of growing up with her comedian father. He performs regularly for the ''Sit n' Spin'' reading series held at the Comedy Central Stage. As a writer, Gabrych has contributed to a number of Batman-related titles for DC Comics and wrote the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoiler (comics Character)
Stephanie Brown is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly associated with Batman. The character first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #647 (June 1992) and was created by Chuck Dixon and Tom Lyle. The daughter of the criminal Cluemaster, the character originated as the amateur crime-fighter named the Spoiler. Later, she briefly became the fourth Robin (character), Robin and the third Batgirl. She has also served as the love interest/girlfriend of the third Robin (character), Robin, Tim Drake. From 2009 to 2011, she was the star of her own ongoing ''Batgirl'' comic book series. In 2014, following a company-wide relaunch of all DC Comics titles as the New 52 in 2011, the character returned to the Spoiler identity in ''Batman Eternal'', completely resetting her to the beginning of her crime fighting career. She is the only character to have been both Robin and Batgirl in mainstream continuity. Stephanie Brown appeared in the Batwoman (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |