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Basil Sandhurst
Controller (Basil Sandhurst) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Iron Man. Publication history Controller first appeared in ''Iron Man'' #12 and was created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska. Fictional character biography Basil Sandhurst was born in Kittery Point, Maine. Sandhurst worked as an electro-mechanical/chemical research scientist. His obsession with control brought his downfall as a scientist when his refusal to obey ethical restraints got him banned from most research facilities. Sandhurst was prone to fits of rage and in an attempt to calm him, his brother Vincent inadvertently triggered a lab explosion, crippling Basil. Vincent, guilt-ridden, outfitted Basil with an automated lab in which Basil bonded a super-strong exoskeleton to his body, powered by the cerebral energies from those around him using his slave discs. As the Controller, he planned to invade and enslave Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Chen (artist)
Sean Chen (born August 15, 1968) is an American comic book artist. Career Chen is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where he received a bachelor's degree in industrial design. He started his career after being discovered by Barry Windsor-Smith. He began his career at Valiant Comics, penciling their flagship title, '' X-O Manowar'', as well as '' Bloodshot'','' Harbinger'', and '' Rai and the Future Force''. His debut book, ''RFF'' #9, sold over 900,000 copies. After Valiant, he then moved on to Marvel Comics, where he drew ''Iron Man'' for over three years. His other works include ''Wolverine The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...'', ''Elektra'', and the maxi-series '' X-Men: The End''. Chen also lends his talents to Marvel's Creative Services Division wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanos
Thanos () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant warlord from the moon Titan, Thanos is regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. He has clashed with many heroes including the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy. In creating Thanos, Starlin drew inspiration from Jack Kirby's '' New Gods'' series for DC Comics, particularly the character of Darkseid. Thanos is usually portrayed as a villain, although many stories depict him as believing his actions to be justified. Perhaps the character's best-known storyline is '' The Infinity Gauntlet'' (1991), the culmination of several story arcs that see him gather the six Infinity Gems and use them to kill half of the universe's population, including many of its heroes, to woo Mistress Death, the living embodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magneto (Marvel Comics)
Magneto (; birth name: Max Eisenhardt; Pseudonym, alias: Erik Lehnsherr and Magnus) is a Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #1 (cover-dated September 1963) as an adversary of the X-Men. Magneto is a powerful Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant, one of a fictional subspecies of humanity born with superhuman abilities, who has the ability to generate and control magnetic fields. Magneto regards mutants as evolutionarily superior to humans and rejects the possibility of peaceful human-mutant coexistence; he initially aimed to conquer the world to enable mutants, whom he refers to as ''Homo superior'', to replace humans as the dominant species, and occasionally advocated for human genocide. Writers have since fleshed out his origins and motivations, revealing him to be a Holo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |