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Scarlet Witch
The Scarlet Witch or Wanda Maximoff is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Originally said to have the ability to alter probability, the Scarlet Witch has been depicted as a powerful sorceress since the 1980s and on occasion has become powerful enough to alter reality by tapping into greater energy sources. The Scarlet Witch is first depicted as a reluctant supervillain along with her twin brother, Quicksilver (Marvel Comics), Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver, both founding members of the Brotherhood of Mutants, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. A year after her debut, she joined the Avengers (comics), Avengers superhero team and ever since has often been depicted as a regular member of that or related teams (such as the West Coast Avengers and Force Works). In 1975, she married he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Dauterman
Russell Dauterman is an American comic book illustrator known for work on ''Supurbia'' for Boom! Studios and ''Nightwing'' for DC Comics. Before breaking into comics Dauterman served as a costume illustrator in the movie industry, working on such films as '' Captain America: The First Avenger''. In July 2014, Marvel Comics announced that Dauterman would be the artist on ''Thor'' series with writer Jason Aaron, which would debut that October, and feature a female Thor.Wheeler, Andrew (July 15, 2014)"Marvel Announces New Female Thor From Jason Aaron And Russell Dauterman On The View" Comics Alliance. Bibliography *''The Mis-Adventures of Adam West'' #1 (pencils only, with writers Darren G. Davis, Adam West and Reed Lackey, Bluewater Productions, July 2011) *''Annie Automatic: Killer in Disguise'' #0 (illustrator, with writer Sam Scott, Whisper City Productions, July 2011) *''Supurbia'' Vol. 1 #1–4 (pencils and inks, with writer Grace Randolph, Boom! Studios, March 2012 – J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teleportation
Teleportation is the hypothetical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. It is a common subject in science fiction literature and in other popular culture. Teleportation is often paired with time travel, being that the travelling between the two points takes an unknown period of time, sometimes being immediate. An apport is a similar phenomenon featured in parapsychology and spiritualism. There is no known physical mechanism that would allow for teleportation. Frequently appearing scientific papers and media articles with the term ''teleportation'' typically report on so-called " quantum teleportation", a scheme for information transfer which, due to the no-communication theorem, still would not allow for faster-than-light communication. Etymology The use of the term ''teleport'' to describe the hypothetical movement of material objects between one place and another without physically traversing the distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Wu (artist)
Annie Wu (born 1988) is an American comic book creator who has worked with DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Vertigo (Comics). She has done work on Matt Fraction's '' Hawkeye'' and is a storyboard artist for Adult Swim's ''The Venture Bros.'' Early life Annie Wu grew up in central Florida and graduated magna cum laude from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010. Career Wu was the artist on the DC Comics series ''Black Canary'' that debuted in June 2015. Wu drew seven of the twelve issues that were published before the series' cancellation. Bibliography Archie Comics *''Archie'' #4 (2015) DC Comics *''Batman Beyond Unlimited'' #18 (2013) *''Batman Beyond: Batgirl Beyond'' (2014) *''Black Canary'' (ongoing) (2015) Marvel Comics *''Hawkeye'' (#14, #16, #19, #20, #21) (2013-2015) *''Young Avengers'' #14 (2013) *''Scarlet Witch'' #7 (2016) *''America'' #12 (2017) *''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #10 (2018) *''Black Cat'' #8 (2019) Vertigo Comics *''House of Mys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Sauvage
Marguerite Sauvage is a French illustrator and scriptwriter. She has provided illustrations in press, publishing and advertising ('' Society of Illustrators 49th, American Illustration 26, American Illustration 28''). She is also a comic book artist and has worked on titles including '' Faith'' and '' Bombshells.'' She was nominated for both the ''Eisner Award'' and '' Joe Shuster Award'' in 2017, the '' GLAAD Media Award'' also in 2017 and the '' Russ Manning Award'' in 2016. Biography Sauvage was born in Paris and grew up in Seine-et-Marne. She holds a Master's degree in ''Information and Communication'' from the Institut Français de Presse at Paris 2 University and a DESS in ''Hypermedia and Electronic Publishing'' from Paris 8 University. Sauvage moved to live in Montreal, Canada, in 2014, after having lived in both Paris and Sydney, Australia. Career Illustration After she graduated from university Sauvage decided to become an illustrator and was represented by Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Pulido
Javier Pulido is a Spanish comic book artist working primarily for the American market. His notable works include ''Human Target'', '' Robin: Year One'', '' She-Hulk'' and ''The Amazing Spider-Man''. Early life Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Javier Pulido was a fan of comics from early childhood. He have a child called Iker Perez Leon. He moved to Barcelona to study at the University of Fine Arts."Javier Pulido" Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Pulido was part of the second big wave of Spanish authors who introduced themselves on the American market in the 1990s, together with Germán García and |
Steve Dillon
Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London in 1962 and raised in Luton, Bedfordshire. He was the oldest of three siblings, a sister younger by three years, Julie, and a brother younger by nine years who is cartoonist/costume designer Glyn Dillon. While attending Icknield High School, Dillon first realised his potential as a serious comic book artist during the production of a school comic book called ''Ultimate Sci Fi Adventures'' with school friends Neil Bailey & Paul Mahon in 1975. His first strip in this comic was "The Space Vampire". This was followed by the ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' series. Career Dillon got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing the title story in the first issue of ''Hulk Weekly'' for Marvel UK, later working on the '' Nick Fury'' strip. In the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Higgins (comics)
John Higgins (born 1949) is an English comic book artist and writer. He did significant work for '' 2000 AD'', and he has frequently worked with writer Alan Moore, most notably as colourist for ''Watchmen''. Biography John Higgins was born in Walton, Liverpool. After leaving school when he was 15, he joined the army and, on leaving, spent some time in a commune in Wiltshire. He returned to Liverpool and, in 1971, resumed his studies at Wallasey College of Art. There, in 1974 he qualified in technical illustration, which allowed him to get a job as a medical illustrator at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. After getting his first comic book art published in ''Brainstorm'' in 1975, he drew the cover for '' 2000 AD'' No. 43 in 1977 and decided to go freelance in 1978, with an eye on becoming a comic artist. In 1981 he started getting regular work at ''2000 AD'', one of his early projects being the art for a ''Tharg's Future Shocks'' by Alan Moore, as well as doing covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Orlando
Steve Orlando is an American comic book writer, known for his work for DC Comics writing characters such as Batman, Martian Manhunter, and Wonder Woman, and two series starring Midnighter, which were nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. Early life Steve Orlando attended Hamilton College in Clinton, where he studied Russian language and creative writing, obtaining a degree in the latter. Career Beginning in 2000, Orlando began attending conventions seeking work in the comics industry. Between 2000 and 2014, with the release of his first longform work, ''Undertow'', he created and revised comics under the mentorship of Man of Action Studios and Vertigo editor Will Dennis, as well as publishing with 215 Ink, Poseur Ink, and working as a submissions editor for Leagues of Talent. In 2009 and 2014, Orlando was part of the ''Outlaw Territory Anthology'' series at Image Comics, Volume 3 of which was nominated for Eisner and Harvey Awards. After releasing shorts for DC/Vertigo's ''My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robinson (writer)
James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays best known for co-creating the character of Starman (Jack Knight) with Tony Harris and reviving the Justice Society of America in the late 1990s. His other notable works include the screenplay for the film adaptation of the Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic book series ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' and the multi-year crossover storyline " Superman: New Krypton". Career Robinson made his writing debut in 1989 with the graphic novel '' London's Dark'', illustrated by Paul Johnson and later named one of the 500 "essential" graphic novels, as it was "at the vanguard ..of British graphic novels as a whole" despite being "a very raw work, full of experimentation". He continued contributing short stories to various anthologies, including " Grendel: Devil's Whisper" which appeared in '' A1'', before breaking into the American market with a number of Terminator series for Dark Horse. In 1993, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Lanning
Andy Lanning is an English comic book writer and inker, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and for his collaboration with Dan Abnett. Career Lanning works primarily at Marvel Comics and DC Comics as an inker. He has also pencilled books, such as his creation ''The Sleeze Brothers''. Lanning's writing has included his and Abnett's 2000 relaunch of DC's title ''Legion of Super-Heroes''. The two co-created the Resurrection Man character with artist Jackson Guice in 1997. Lanning and Abnett also collaborated on an ongoing ''Nova'' series for Marvel, which premiered in 2007. The duo previously authored a ''Nova'' miniseries as a tie-in for the Marvel crossover Annihilation, starring Richard Rider, now the only member of the Xandarian Nova Corps. This led into their piloting the " Annihilation: Conquest" storyline, and the core characters from this went on to form the new Guardians of the Galaxy. Lanning teamed up with Abnett to relaunch '' The Authority'', with Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, and also ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He has also contributed to DC Comics titles, and his ''Warhammer Fantasy (setting), Warhammer Fantasy'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' novels and graphic novels for Games Workshop's Black Library now run to several dozen titles and have sold over two million copies. In 2009 he released his first original fiction novels through Angry Robot books. Early life Abnett read English and matriculated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1984, and graduated from there in 1987. Career As one of the more prolific ''2000 AD'' writers, Abnett was responsible for the creation of one of the comic's better known and longest-running strips, ''Sinister Dexter''. Other original stories include ''Black Light'', ''Badlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero Comics
Superhero comics are one of the most common genres of American comic books. The genre rose to prominence in the 1930s and became extremely popular in the 1940s and has remained the dominant form of comic book in North America since the 1960s. Superhero comics feature stories about superheroes and the universes these characters inhabit. Beginning with the introduction of Superman in 1938 in ''Action Comics'' #1 — an anthology of adventure features — comic books devoted to superheroes (heroic people with extraordinary or superhuman abilities and skills, or god-like powers and attributes) ballooned into a widespread genre, coincident with the beginnings of World War II and the end of the Great Depression. Precursors In comics format, superpowered and costumed heroes like Popeye and The Phantom had appeared in newspaper comic strips for several years prior to Superman. The first fully-masked hero The Clock first appeared in the comic book ''Funny Pages'' #6 (Nov. 1936). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
