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The Ultimates
The Ultimates is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics and created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch, which first started publication from ''The Ultimates'' #1 (March 2002), as part of the company's Ultimate Marvel imprint. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Avengers comic-book franchise, centering around an elite military task-force of super-humans and special agents organized by the U.S. government, known as the Ultimates, to combat growing threats, both of human and non-human origin, to the country and in turn, the world, as they slowly learn to work together and form a family-like bond with each other, despite their differing natures and personalities. Publication history The first volume of the ''Ultimates'', written by Millar and illustrated by Hitch, was published in limited series format and ran for thirteen issues with production delays from March 2002 until April 2004. Hitch described the alternative-reality re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimates 2
''The Ultimates 2'' is a thirteen-issue comic book limited series written by Mark Millar with art by Bryan Hitch, the sequel to ''The Ultimates''. The series features the superhero team the Ultimates and was published by the Ultimate Marvel imprint of Marvel Comics. Publication history The series debuted in December 2004 and was completed in May 2007. Millar stated in Pop Culture Shock that this arc reflected contemporary issues, ranging from hyper-powered countries like the USA, preemptive strikes, the rising world-wide anti-American sentiment in the wake of the Neo-Conservative Bush Doctrine, and the "rogue nation" classification and the fear of backlash in form of nuclear Armageddon. Millar said: "In the name of oil, this administration is stirring up a hornet's nest . . . . My own belief is that there'll be a couple of nuclear attacks in the States, the multinationals will move elsewhere, the American economy will completely collapse and make the 30s look like the 80s and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ultimates Members
Ultimates The Ultimates are the alternative Marvel universe, Ultimate Marvel, equivalent to the Avengers. Founding Members Shadow Team Shadow team was transferred to Ultimates and left SHIELD employment with the main team. Later Recruits West Coast Ultimates In the Ultimate Marvel reality, a secret team of Ultimates was formed in the Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates. Avengers In the alternative Marvel universe, Ultimate Marvel, the Avengers are a relaunch of the Ultimates project under SHIELD command. Reserves The Reserves were SHIELD agents in development, designated as backup and/or for additional training before joining the Ultimates. See also * Ultimates * List of Avengers members The Avengers are a series of fictional superhero teams that have starred in '' The Avengers'' and related comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Characters listed in bold are the members of . Original Team (1963–2004) The First ... References {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsarama
Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website GamesRadar+, also owned by FutureUS. History Newsarama began in mid-1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In the forum postings, Doran shared comic book-related news items he had found across the World Wide Web and, as these postings became more regular and read widely, he gave them the title "Prodigy Comic Book Newswire." In January 1997, Doran began to post a version of the column titled ''The Comics Newswire'' on Usenet's various rec.arts.comics communities. The name of the column evolved to ''The Newswire'', and then to ''CBI Newsarama'', before finally becoming ''Newsarama'' in 1998. The posts quickly became popular due to the speed of reporting via the Internet. This meant Doran could break stories faster than ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Madureira
Joe Madureira (born December 1974), often called Joe Mad,Smith, Andrew (May 3, 2002). "Canceled Comics Cavalcade Catch-up". ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1485. p. 38 is an American comic book artist and game developer, best known for his work on '' Darksiders'', Marvel Comics' ''Uncanny X-Men'' and his creator-owned comic book '' Battle Chasers''. He is the founder of video game development companies Vigil Games and Airship Syndicate. Madureira's style combines Western comic book influences (most notably the influence of artist Arthur Adams) though it evolved to incorporate heavy influences from Japanese manga and video games.George, Richard (July 21, 2008)"Joe Madureira on Darksiders: Wrath of War" IGN. Page 2. Retrieved September 26, 2018. Early life Joe Madureira was born December 1974, and is of Portuguese descent. He attended the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. Career At age 16, while still in high school, Madureira started at Marvel Comics as an intern, working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series ''Smallville'' and '' Lost'', writer for the films ''Commando'' and '' Teen Wolf'', and a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC TV show '' Heroes'' from its premiere in 2006 to November 2008.Cynthia Littleton. "'Heroes' duo get the ax" '' Daily Variety''; November 2, 2008 In 2010, Loeb became Executive Vice President of Marvel Television. A four-time |
The Ultimates 3
''The Ultimates 3'' was a five-issue, monthly comic book miniseries published in 2008 by Marvel Comics in the Ultimate Marvel imprint. Written by Jeph Loeb, and illustrated by Joe Madureira, it is a sequel to ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates 2'', as well as a prelude to ''Ultimatum''. A sequel entitled '' Ultimate Comics: New Ultimates'' was released in 2010 also written by Loeb. The series continues the stories of the Ultimates. Plot Hank Pym is under house arrest at Ultimates Mansion. One of Pym's Ultron robots drugs him and leaks a sex tape of Tony Stark and the Black Widow to the Internet. These distract from the robot's fatal shooting of the Scarlet Witch. Magneto abducts Scarlet Witch's corpse and retreats to the Savage Land, where he is confronted by the Ultimates. Pym and Wasp discover the truth about the Ultron robot, which has adopted the identity of Yellowjacket, and uses the Ultimates' DNA to create a series of android duplicates. Although the true Ultimates dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Charest
Travis Charest (born 1969) is a Canadians, Canadian comic book artist, comic book penciller, inker and Painting, painter, known for his work on such books as ''Darkstars'', ''WildC.A.T.s'', ''Grifter (comics), Grifter/Shi (comics), Shi'', ''WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: Golden Age of Comics, The Golden Age'' and ''The Metabarons''. He is known for his detailed line work and muted color palette, and is a much sought-after cover artist, having done extensive cover work for many other books, such as various ''Star Wars'' series from Dark Horse Comics. His work has influenced artists such as Chrissie Zullo, Shelby Robertson, and David Marquez (comics), David Marquez. Early life Charest was born in 1969"Travis Charest" Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved October 4, 2013. on a farm''Wizard (magazine), Wizard'' #41 (January 1995). pp 124-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-shot (comics)
In comics, a one-shot is a work composed of a single standalone issue or chapter, contrasting a limited series or ongoing series, which are composed of multiple issues or chapters.Albert, Aaron"One Shot Definition" About Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2016. One-shots date back to the early 19th century, published in newspapers, and today may be in the form of single published comic books, parts of comic magazines/ anthologies or published online in websites. In the marketing industry, some one-shots are used as promotion tools that tie in with existing productions, movies, video games or television shows. Overview In the Japanese manga industry, one-shots are called , a term which implies that the comic is presented in its entirety without any continuation. One-shot manga are often written for contests, and sometimes later developed into a full-length series, much like a television pilot. Many popular manga series began as one-shots, such as '' Dragon Ball'', '' Fist of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War On Terrorism
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is an ongoing international counterterrorism military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks. The main targets of the campaign are militant Islamist and Salafi-Jihadist armed organisations such as Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and their international affiliates; which are waging military insurgencies to overthrow governments of various Muslim countries. The "war on terror" uses war as a metaphor to describe a variety of actions which fall outside the traditional definition of war taken to eliminate international terrorism. 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush first used the term "war on terrorism" on 16 September 2001, and then "war on terror" a few days later in a formal speech to Congress. Bush indicated the enemy of the war on terror as "a radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them." The initial conflict was aimed at al-Qaeda, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Buyer's Guide
''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG''; ), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry. It awarded its annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The publication ceased with the March 2013 issue.Frankenhoff, Brent (January 9, 2013)"F+W Announces Closure of Comics Buyer’s Guide". ''Comics Buyer’s Guide''Miller, John Jackson (January 9, 2013). ''The Comichron'' The magazine was headquartered in Iola, Wisconsin, after originally being published in the Quad Cities region. History Alan Light years: 1971–1983 ''CBG'' was founded in February 1971 by Alan Light (comics), Alan Light under the title ''The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom'' (''TBG'') as a monthly newspaper in a tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. ''TBG'' began primarily as an advertising venue – known in comics fandom as an "adzine", i.e. a fanzine devoted to ads. Ron Frantz, in his book ''Fandom: Confidential,'' traces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulk (Ultimate Marvel Character)
In the Ultimate Marvel universe, the Hulk (Bruce Banner) is a fictional character. Loosely based on the regular Marvel Universe character of the same name, he first appeared, in flashback, in Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's ''Ultimates'' (1st series) #2 (April 2002). Although he did appear in a two-part story in ''Ultimate Marvel Team-Up'', written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Phil Hester, it is generally considered to be out of continuity due to conflicting designs and characters; however, references made in the first issues of ''The Ultimates'' and the ''Ultimate Origins'' could be taken to reconcile some of this. Whereas the Marvel Universe Hulks are characters in their own right, Millar's Ultimate Universe Hulk is intended purely as a mirror of Banner – a creature of pure rage and id, which simply incorporates the base emotions that Ultimate Banner represses, and amplifies them to absurd degrees. Unlike previous versions of the Hulk, he is primarily a villainous menac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messiah
In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; , ; , ; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of '' mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach'' is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil. Χριστός, Greek for the Hebrew Messiah occurs 41 times in the LXX and the Hebrew Bible. ''Ha-mashiach'' (), often referred to as ' (), is to be a Jewish leader, physically descended from the paternal Davidic line through King David and King Solomon. He is thought to accomplish predetermined things in a future arrival, including the unification of the tribes of Israel, the gathering of all Jews to '' Eretz Israel'', the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem, the ushering in of a Messianic Age of global universal peace, and the annunciation of the world to come. The Greek translation of Messiah is ''Khristós'' (), anglicized as ''Christ''. Christians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
