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Watchmensch
''Watchmensch'' is a one-shot comic book by writer Rich Johnston and artist Simon Rohrmüller released by Brain Scan Studios. It parodies the ''Watchmen'' limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins, along with the comics industry, the movies they spawn and the creators that get trampled on. Johnston used the parody as a means to illustrate the comic book industry, as well as to serve as an allegory of the rancorous relationship between ''Watchmen'' creator Moore and DC Comics. ''Watchmensch''s story mirrors some of the aspects of the series it parodies, specifically that of imitating the art of Dave Gibbons. It also mimics several of the plot points of the series to tell its story. Overview The story revolves around a team of lawyers who, after one of their number is murdered (Krustofski, a mix of The Comedian and ''The Simpsons Krusty the Clown), band together to root out the conspiracy involving the comic book industry. The team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Johnston
Richard Johnston is a British comics creator, columnist, and founder of the comics news site ''Bleeding Cool''. ''The Comics Journal'' described Johnston as having claimed to be "the oldest extant comics news reporter on the Internet." His past columns include "All The Rage" (for Silver Bullet Comic Books), and "Lying in the Gutters" (for Comic Book Resources). Early life Johnston grew up in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. He subsequently moved to London. Career Comics journalism/gossip ''Rich's Revelations'' was originally a simple relisting of British magazine comics news. Johnston began writing gossip on USENET newsgroups in 1994 as ''Rich's Ramblings''. He then took the column, around onto the burgeoning World Wide Web, with "Rich's Revelations" on the now-defunct Twist And Shout Comics website. He later started the comics gossip column "All The Rage" for '' Silver Bullet Comic Books'', later ''Comics Bulletin''. Johnston wrote the column "Lying in the Gutters" for ''Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchmen
''Watchmen'' is an American comic book Limited series (comics), maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-volume edition in 1987. ''Watchmen'' originated from a story proposal Moore submitted to DC featuring superhero characters that the company had acquired from Charlton Comics. As Moore's proposed story would have left many of the characters unusable for future stories, managing editor Dick Giordano convinced Moore to create original characters instead. Moore used the story as a means to reflect contemporary anxieties, to deconstruct and satirize the superhero concept and political commentary. ''Watchmen'' depicts an alternate history in which superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s and their presence changed history so that the United States won the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal was neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rorschach (comics)
Rorschach (Walter Joseph Kovacs) is a fictional antihero in the graphic novel limited series ''Watchmen'', published by DC Comics in 1986. Rorschach was created by writer Alan Moore with artist Dave Gibbons, but as with most of the main characters in the series, he was an analogue for a Charlton Comics character, in this case Steve Ditko's the Question. Moore also modeled Rorschach on Mr. A, another Steve Ditko creation on whom the Question was originally based. While ''Watchmen'' has an ensemble cast, many consider Rorschach to be the protagonist as he drives most of the plot forward and serves as the series' narrator. In the beginning of the story, he is introduced as the only masked vigilante to remain active on his own terms and initiative, a criminal outlaw as opposed to other former superheroes now covertly employed by the U.S. government. A ruthless crime-fighter, Rorschach believes in moral absolutism—good and evil as pure ends, with no shades of gray—which com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krusty The Clown
Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky (; ) better known by his stage name Krusty the Clown (sometimes spelled as Krusty the Klown), is a recurring character on the List of animated television series, animated television series ''The Simpsons''. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is the long-time clown host of Bart Simpson, Bart and Lisa Simpson, Lisa's favorite TV show, a combination of kiddie variety television hijinks and cartoons including ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show''. Krusty is often portrayed as a cynical, burnt-out, addiction-riddled smoker who is made miserable by show business but continues on anyway. He has become one of the most frequently occurring characters outside the main Simpson family and has been the focus of several episodes, many of which also feature Sideshow Bob. Krusty was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and partially inspired by James H. Allen, Rusty Nails, a television clown from Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie D'Orazio
Valerie D'Orazio (born February 23, 1974) is an American comic book writer and editor. Career D'Orazio was hired as assistant editor at Acclaim in 1997. She joined the Creative Services Department at DC Comics in 2000. In 2002, she became assistant editor to Editorial Art Director Mark Chiarello on titles such as ''Aquaman'', ''Batman: Black and White'', and ''JLA''. After leaving DC in 2004, D'Orazio began a career as a blogger under a variety of pseudonyms. In 2006, she wrote an autobiographical series about her experiences with sexism in the American comic book industry, fandom and her health struggles entitled ''Goodbye to Comics''. D'Orazio wrote three stories for Marvel Comics: ''Punisher MAX: Butterfly'', ''X-Men Origins: Emma Frost'' and a short story for ''Girl Comics (mini-series)''. She also wrote two stories for Bluewater Comics: ''Beyond: Edward Snowden'', and ''Beyond: The Joker: The Man Who Laughs''. From 2010 to 2013, she was the editor of MTV.com subsidiary MTV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness". Born and raised in Birmingham, Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1967, and sang on every album from their debut in 1970 to ''Never Say Die!'' in 1978. The band was highly influential on the development of heavy metal music, in particular their critically acclaimed releases ''Paranoid'', ''Master of Reality'' and ''Sabbath Bloody Sabbath''. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but went on to have a successful solo career, releasing 13 studio albums, the first seven of which received multi-platinum certifications in the US. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions. He rejoined in 1997 and helped record the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozymandias (Watchmen)
Ozymandias ( ; real name Adrian Alexander Veidt) is a fictional anti-villain in the graphic novel limited series ''Watchmen'', published by DC Comics. Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, named "Ozymandias" in the manner of Ramesses II, his name recalls the famous poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, which takes as its theme the fleeting nature of empire and is excerpted as the epigraph of one of the chapters of ''Watchmen''. Ozymandias is ranked number 25 on '' Wizard''s Top 200 Comic Book Characters list and number 21 on IGN's Top 100 Villains list. Ozymandias made his live-action debut in the 2009 film ''Watchmen'', played by Matthew Goode. An older Adrian Veidt appeared in the 2019 limited television series ''Watchmen'', played by Jeremy Irons. Biography Early life Adrian Veidt was born in 1939, and is the son of wealthy German-American immigrant parents. As a child, he received high grades in school, and it was noted that he was very intelligent. He then hid this information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Manhattan
Doctor Manhattan (Dr. Jonathan Osterman), often shortened to Dr. Manhattan or simply Manhattan is a fictional character who appears in comics published by DC Comics. He debuted in the graphic novel limited series ''Watchmen''. Doctor Manhattan was created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. The ''Watchmen'' series is noted for addressing metaphysical issues and questions, Doctor Manhattan being the primary exponent. He is often used as an example of a post-human god. The reception of the character is positive, and he has appeared and been mentioned in various forms of media. Doctor Manhattan later appeared in the ''Before Watchmen'' comic book prequel with his issue miniseries. In 2016, as part of DC Comics' ''Rebirth'' relaunch, Manhattan became a major character in the DC Universe. He was revealed to be responsible for the Flashpoint event, creating The New 52 timeline/universe in the process, a factor that removed 10 years of history of the DC characters. This led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silk Spectre
Silk Spectre is the name of two fictional superheroines in the graphic novel limited series ''Watchmen'', published by DC Comics. Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the original Silk Spectre, Sally "Jupiter" Juspeczyk, was a member of the crimefighting team the Minutemen, while the second, Sally's daughter Laurel "Laurie" Jane Juspeczyk, became a member of the vigilante team Crimebusters, also known as the titular Watchmen. In the early stages of the series' development, the characters were Charlton Comics superheroes and the female superhero was supposed to be Nightshade.per Alan Moore's original character drafts, as reproduced in ''Absolute Watchmen'', Titan Books, 2005, p. 443 However, Moore did not find Nightshade particularly interestingCooke, Jon B"Alan Moore discusses the Charlton-Watchmen Connection" ''Comic Book Artist'' #9 and was not even very familiar with the character. After the idea of using Charlton characters was abandoned, he decided to model Silk Spectre on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nite Owl
Nite Owl is the name of superhero, fictional superheroes in the graphic novel Limited series (comics), limited series ''Watchmen'', published by DC Comics. Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the original Nite Owl, Hollis T. Mason, was a member of the crimefighting team the Minutemen, while the second, Daniel "Dan" Dreiberg, became a member of the vigilante team Crimebusters, also known as the titular Watchmen. The duo are modified analogues of the first two Blue Beetle characters created for Fox Feature Syndicate and later sold to Charlton Comics. The second Nite Owl parodies the appearance of the iconic popular superhero Batman, while the first parodies The Phantom. The second Nite Owl received a four-part miniseries as part of the ''Before Watchmen'' prequel series, and made it to number 115 on Wizard's Top 200 Comic Book Characters list. Both versions of Nite Owl made their first live-action appearances in the 2009 film ''Watchmen (film), Watchmen'', with Dreiberg played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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