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Wildebeest (comics)
Wildebeest is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. History Wildebeest I The first Wildebeest is a poacher and mercenary who was an enemy of Chris King and Vicki Grant. Wildebeest Society The second Wildebeest was a supervillain whose real name was never revealed, and who set up the Wildebeest Society, a criminal cartel that conducted various underhanded affairs for financial gain. Although the Society was made up of many members (some of them having previously worked for the H.I.V.E.), only one Wildebeest ever operated publicly, giving the illusion that all of their crimes were being committed by a single individual. The thinking behind this was that there would appear to be one villain, but "his" M.O. would seem to change with each crime, making "his" next move impossible to predict. In his first encounter with the Teen Titans, Wildebeest had framed Starfire for murder. He used a robot likeness to antagonize Starfire and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comic Book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'', which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remained the dominant character archetype throughout the late 20th century into the 21st century. Since 1934 and since 1939 two most comic book publishers of DC Comics and Marvel Comics. DC and Marvel comic book publishers, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Star (comics)
Red Star (russian: Kрасная Звезда, Krasnaya Zvezda, Leonid Konstantinovitch Kovar), formerly named Starfire (Звездный Огонь, Zvezdnyy Ogon'), is a superhero in the DC Universe. Publication history A former member of the Teen Titans, Red Star first appeared under the name Starfire in ''Teen Titans'' #18 (Dec. 1968) and was created by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman and Bill Draut. Fictional character biography While still a young teenager, Leonid Kovar and his father Konstantin (an archaeologist) investigate a spaceship that has crashed into the Yenisei River; during their investigation the ship explodes. It imbues Leonid with energy and gives him super-strength, speed, and pyrokinesis. Being a Russian patriot who believes in communism, he offers his services to his country and becomes the first official Russian superhero in the DC Universe, taking the name Starfire. He does not reappear until ''The New Teen Titans'' #18 in 1982. A new character named Starfire (Tee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American voice actor. Much of Baker's work features vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', ''Codename: Kids Next Door'', ''Gravity Falls'', ''Steven Universe'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''Ben 10'', ''The Legend of Korra'', ''The 7D'', and ''American Dad!'' His voice work in live-action series includes ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' and ''Shop 'til You Drop'', as well as films such as ''Space Jam'' and ''The Boxtrolls''. Baker has also voiced characters in video games such as ''Halo (series), Halo'', ''Gears of War'', ''Viewtiful Joe'', ''Spore (2008 video game), Spore'', ''Destiny (2014 video game), Destiny'', and ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch''. He is especially known for his work on various List of Star Wars television series, ''Star Wars'' television series, mainly as the voice of Captain Rex and other clone troopers in ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Cummings
James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor. Since beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in almost 400 roles. Cummings has frequently worked with The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., including as the official voice of Winnie the Pooh since 1988, Tigger since 1989, the Tasmanian Devil since 1991, and Pete since 1992. Other notable roles include Fat Cat and Monterey Jack on '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (1989–1990), the title character of ''Darkwing Duck'' (1991–1992), Dr. Robotnik on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' animated series (1993–1994), Kaa on ''Jungle Cubs'' (1996–1998), and Cat on ''CatDog'' (1998–2005). Early life Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Cummings relocated to New Orleans, where he designed and painted Mardi Gras floats, worked as a river boat deck hand, and sang and played drums in the regionally-successful rock band Fusion. He attended Immaculate Conception and St. Columba grade schools as well as Ursuline Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Titans (TV Series)
''Teen Titans'' is an American animated superhero television series developed by Glen Murakami, David Slack and Sam Register, based on DC Comics's superhero team of the same name. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment (for season 5), it premiered on Cartoon Network on July 19, 2003; and its first two seasons also aired on Kids' WB. Initially, only four seasons were planned; but the popularity of the series led to Cartoon Network's ordering a fifth season. The final half-hour episode of the show, "Things Change", aired on January 16, 2006; it was later followed by a TV movie, '' Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo'', that premiered on September 15, 2006, serving as the series finale. A 15-minute episode titled "The Lost Episode" was released as part of an online promotional campaign by Post Consumer Brands in January 2005. ''Teen Titans'' became one of Cartoon Network's most acclaimed series, renowned for its character development, humor, and serious themes. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creature Commandos
The Creature Commandos are a fictional DC Comics team of military superhumans originally set in World War II. The original team was introduced in ''Weird War Tales'' #93 (November 1980), created by J. M. DeMatteis and Pat Broderick. The team was composed of a human team leader, a werewolf, a vampire, a Frankenstein's monster, and a gorgon. The modern team first appeared in their own miniseries ''Creature Commandos'' #1-8 (May–December 2000); this version was written by Tim Truman and drawn by Scot Eaton. Marc Singer portrayed team leader General Matthew Shrieve in the third season of the Arrowverse series '' Arrow''. Concept and creation Asked how the Creature Commandos came about, writer J. M. DeMatteis recalled: DeMatteis didn't stay on the feature very long, and his replacement was Robert Kanigher, who wrote the series until ''Weird War Tales'' was canceled in 1983. Fictional team history Project M Project M is a secret government organization that began during World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outsiders (comics)
The Outsiders are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As their name suggests, the team consists of superheroes who do not fit the norms of the "mainstream" superhero community, i.e. the Justice League. The Outsiders have had a number of different incarnations. They were founded by Batman, whose ties to the League had become strained at the time, and introduced the now-classic line-up of Batman, Black Lightning, Metamorpho, Geo-Force, Katana (DC Comics), Katana, Halo (DC Comics), Halo and Looker (character), Looker. A later incarnation of the Outsiders from the early 2000s comics was led by Dick Grayson, Nightwing and Roy Harper (character), Arsenal following the dissolution of the Teen Titans superhero group, and depicted the team as a pro-active group hunting for supercriminals. For the team's third incarnation, Batman reforms the team as a special strike team featuring classic members Katana and Metamorpho alongside new recruits such as Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
