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CBR (website)
''CBR'', formerly ''Comic Book Resources'', is a news website primarily covering comic book news, comic book reviews, and comic book–related topics involving movies, television, anime, and video games. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publications including ''Screen Rant'', ''Collider'', ''MovieWeb'' and XDA Developers. History ''Comic Book Resources'' (''CBR'') was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss DC Comics' then-new mini-series of the same name. ''CBR'' has featured columns by industry professionals such as Robert Kirkman, Gail Simone, and Mark Millar. Other columns were published by comic book historians and critics such as George Khoury and Timothy Callahan. Acquisition by Valnet By April 4, 2016, ''CBR'' was sold to Valnet Inc., a Montreal, Canada–based company that owns other media properties including ''Screen Rant''. The site was relaunched as CBR.com on August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Culture
Popular culture (also called pop culture or mass culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as popular art pop_art.html" ;"title="f. pop art">f. pop artor mass art, sometimes contrasted with fine art) and cultural objects, objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time. Popular culture also encompasses the activities and feelings produced as a result of interaction with these dominant objects. The primary driving forces behind popular culture, especially when speaking of Western popular cultures, are the mass media, mass appeal, marketing and capitalism; and it is produced by what philosopher Theodor Adorno refers to as the " culture industry". Heavily influenced in modern times by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of people in a given society. Therefore, popular culture has a way of influencing an individual's attitudes towards certain top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICv2
''ICv2'' is an online trade magazine that covers geek culture for retailers. ''ICv2s main areas of focus are comic books, anime, gaming, and show business products. The site offers news, reviews, analysis, and sales information for retailers and librarians. ''ICv2'' holds an annual trade conference in conjunction with the New York Comic Con; the company also periodically publishes ''ICv2 Retailer Guides'' in hard copy format. The site is produced by GCO, LLC, based in Madison, Wisconsin. Name ''ICv2'' stands for ''Internal Correspondence'' version 2, named after a trade magazine published in the 1980s-1990s by Capital City Distribution. History Capital City Distribution co-founder Milton Griepp published ''Internal Correspondence'', first as a newsletter and then as a magazine, until Capital City was acquired by Diamond Comic Distributors in 1996, retaining rights to the name. He launched ''ICv2'' in January 2001. The ''ICv2 Retailer Guides'' magazines were launched i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Comics
Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics), Spawn'', ''The Walking Dead (comic book), The Walking Dead'', ''Kick-Ass (comic book), Kick-Ass'', ''Invincible (comics), Invincible'', ''Jupiter's Legacy (comic), Jupiter's Legacy'', ''Witchblade'', ''The Maxx'', ''Savage Dragon'', ''Bone (comics), Bone'', ''Saga (comics), Saga'', ''Radiant Black'' and ''Stray Dogs (comic), Stray Dogs''. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator ownership, creator-owned properties, in which comics creators could publish material of their own creation without giving up the copyrights to those properties. Normally this is not the case in the work-for-hire-dominated American comics industry, where the legal author is a publisher, such as Marvel Comics or DC Comics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Brothers (comic Book)
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube (algebra), cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. 7 is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Evolution of the Arabic digit For early Brahmi numerals, 7 was written more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted (ᒉ). The western Arab peoples' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arab peoples developed the digit from a form that looked something like 6 to one that looked like an uppercase V. Both modern Arab forms influenced the European form, a two-stroke form cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper
''Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper'' is a comic book series from Virgin Comics and film director Guy Ritchie. Credits ''Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper'' was created by Guy Ritchie, and the first volume was written by Andy Diggle, with art and color by Mukesh Singh. The second volume was written by Jeff Parker and illustrated by Ron Randall and Ron Chan, with covers by Singh. Story The man known only as Brock lives a quiet existence as a gamekeeper on a secluded Scottish estate. The tranquillity is disrupted when Russian paramilitary mercenaries storm the estate and kill Jonah Morgan, Brock's friend and owner of the estate. To avenge Jonah's death and protect a secret equation, Brock must turn predator and journey deep into an unfamiliar, urban underworld. He is plagued by a dark past and his son's death throughout his journey. Publications Issue #1 was released in March 2007. The trade paperback, entitled ''Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper: Tooth and Claw'', which includes issues #1–5, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Comics
Liquid Comics is an Indian comic book publishing company, founded in 2006 as Virgin Comics LLC, which produces stories (many of which are Indian-culture related) for an international audience. The company was founded by Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Group, author Deepak Chopra, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, and entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan, Suresh Seetharaman, and Gotham Chopra. In August 2008, the company restructured and relocated from New York to Los Angeles. On September 24, 2008, it was announced that Virgin Comics was renamed Liquid Comics after a management buyout.Variety on the end of Virgin Comics and the start of Liquid Comics Company Formation Virgin Comics LLC and Virgin Animation Private Limited are collaborative companies formed by < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', '' The Manhattan Projects'' and '' East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Marvel's '' Fantastic Four'', '' The Avengers'' and '' The New Avengers''. Hickman's other notable work at Marvel includes the '' S.H.I.E.L.D.'' limited series, the creation of the ''Fantastic Four'' spin-off title '' FF'', as well as two crossover limited series, ''Infinity'' and '' Secret Wars'', both of which acted as centerpieces for the eponymous company-wide crossover storylines. Between 2019 and 2021, Hickman spearheaded the " Dawn of X", a relaunch of various ''X-Men''-related titles for which he provided the core storyline and concepts. This relaunch began the Krakoan Age of which Hickman was the early main architect. This relaunch began with the dual comic book miniseries '' House of X and Powers of X'' written by Hickman. In 2023, Hickman also hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Adventures
''Marvel Adventures'', formerly ''Marvel Age'', was an imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences, including small children. Unlike the standard comics published by Marvel, which often take place in story arcs spanning several issues, each Marvel Adventures comic tells a standalone story. In April 2012 it was replaced by the all new All Ages line tied to the Marvel Universe block on Disney XD. History Age The idea was initially established as the Marvel Age imprint in 2003. The Marvel Age name had last been used as the title of a promotional magazine published by Marvel from 1983 to 1994. The initial idea for the imprint was to reuse the early plots, written by Stan Lee in the 1960s, in a modern-day setting, with new writers and artists retelling the stories. The stories would be published in the standard comic book format and quickly collected and reprinted in manga-style digest size. Several titles from Marvel's failed Tsunami line, as well as several other Marve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine (character), Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Black Panther (character), Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Scherberger
Patrick Scherberger is an American comic book penciller, known for his work on the book ''Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man''. Career Scherberger's career began when he entered and won an internet competition called '' Comic Book Idol'' in 2004. During the competition he was contacted by Joe Quesada to do a formal try-out for Marvel Comics and, as a result of this, was soon chosen to pencil ''Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man''. Bibliography * Couch Press Presents #1: "William; Bottom of the Barrel" (Couch Press, 1996) * ''Marvel Age: Hulk'' #1: "Cowboys and Robots" (with Mike Raicht, Marvel Comics, 2004) * '' The Path'' #22: "Men of Honor" (with Ron Marz, CrossGen, 2004) * ''Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man'' (pencils, with Kitty Fross and inks by Norman Lee Norman Lee (10 October 1898 – 2 June 1964) was a British screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * '' The Streets of London'' (1929) * '' Night Patrol'' (1930, documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. It was on hiatus until March 11, 2018, when a revival of the series began airing on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It started as an addition to the ''Idol (franchise), Idol'' format that was based on ''Pop Idol'' from British television, in which the programme's Pop Idol series 1, first series, which was won by Will Young, ended over four months before the show began, as it later became one of the most successful shows in the history of Television in the United States, American television. The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with the winner determined by American viewers using phones, In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleeding Cool
''Bleeding Cool'' is an Internet news site, focusing on comics, television, film, board games, and video games. Owned by Avatar Press, it was launched by Rich Johnston in 2009. Avatar Press also publishes an associated magazine, also called ''Bleeding Cool''. Content Among Bleeding Cool's features are a power list detailing the most influential people in the comics industry. In 2012, Bleeding Cool covered sexual harassment accusations leveled against DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza, beginning with an incident at WonderCon in Anaheim, California. Though that initial article was a blind item that did not name the victim or accused, four years later, Bleeding Cool named Berganza when it accused him of sexual harassment, and detailed how he had risen in the ranks at DC even after the accusations became known to his employers. This was followed by a November 2017 BuzzFeed report on accusations leveled against Berganza by several women that led to his termination from DC. In Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
