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Calculator (character)
Calculator (Noah Kuttler) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Originally introduced as an enemy of the Atom, the character was later redeveloped in the 2000s as a master information broker, hacker, and tactical supervisor to other supervillains, and foil to Batman's partner Oracle. Calculator has been adapted into various media outside comics. Armin Shimerman, Ely Henry, and Jason Spisak have voiced the character in animated series and films. Furthermore, the Calculator appears as a recurring character in ''Arrow'', portrayed by Tom Amandes. Publication history Calculator first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #463 (September 1976), and he was created by Bob Rozakis and Mike Grell. As is commonplace in comics, the character was based on a topical event or trend; in this case, Noah Kuttler took his powers and costume design from the recently popular pocket calculator. His costume had a large numerical keypad on the front and an LED display ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Melo
Adriana Melo is a Brazilian comic book artist, Colorist, and penciller. She has worked on various ''Star Wars,'' Marvel Comics, and DC Comics titles. Notably, she worked on the '' Star Wars: Empire'' series. She has also worked on DC Comics' '' Rose & Thorn'' and ''Birds of Prey'' as well as Top Cow's ''Witchblade'' and Marvel Comics's '' Ms. Marvel''. In 2018 she collaborated with writer Gail Simone on a six-issue DC miniseries featuring Plastic Man. Melo participated in the comic anthology ''Puerto Rico Strong,'' which won the 2019 Eisner Award for Best Anthology. Biography Adriana Melo was born in São Paulo, Brazil on June 19, 1976. As a young child, she had more of an interest in creating artworks and wanted to be a comic book artist. At 16 while in a technical drawing course in high school, she had one of her first experiences with drawing comic images. She penciled a color reproduced of a scene in "The Death of Superman". During this time, the Jornal A Tarde featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ely Henry
Ely Henry is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in ''Smallfoot'' and ''Some Freaks''. Career Henry worked on the television series ''Roadies (TV series), Roadies'', created by Cameron Crowe. After working as a temporary voice (also known as a scratch vocal) for the animated film ''Smallfoot'', he was invited to join the main cast. Henry co-starred in the short-lived NBC comedy titled ''Connecting'', created by Martin Gero and Brendan Gall. The series is set during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Filmography Television Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Ely 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Living people Male actors from Toronto Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian male comedians Comedians from Toronto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkman
Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American Publications in 1940. Although iterations of Hawkman appeared throughout the character's publication history, they are commonly characterized as hawk-themed warriors with a preference for archaic weaponry, large wings with a harness attached to it, and possessing Nth metal, which is a special metal with gravity-negating effects. Most iterations are also connected as being involved in a cycle of reincarnation, characterized as sometimes having reoccurring elements within their lifetimes. Among the reoccurring includes a romantic connection to reincarnated Hawkwoman or Hawkgirl and an affiliation with superhero teams such as the Justice Society of America and Justice League, often serving as the team leader in the former. The character is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elongated Man
Elongated Man (Randolph William "Ralph" Dibny) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''The Flash'' #112 (February 25, 1960). The character made his live-action debut on The CW's live-action Arrowverse television series ''The Flash'', portrayed by Hartley Sawyer. Additionally, Jeremy Piven, Sean Donnellan, and David Kaye have voiced the character in animation. Publication history Elongated Man was created by writer John Broome and penciler Carmine Infantino, with significant input from editor Julius Schwartz, who wanted a new supporting character for the Flash. Schwartz has noted that Elongated Man was only created because he had not realized that Plastic Man was available due to DC obtaining the rights to him in 1956 alongside other Quality Comics properties. However, Infantino and inker Murphy Anderson stated that they never used Plastic Man as a reference. In his 2000 autobiography, ''The Amazing World of Carmine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)
Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As one of the earliest female superheroes in the DC Comics universe, the character has made numerous appearances in prominent team-up titles, including the ''Justice Society of America'' and Justice League, ''Justice League of America''. The Black Canary persona has been adopted by two individuals, portrayed as legacy heroes with a mother-daughter relationship between the two. Following DC's New 52 initiative, Black Canary was briefly Composite character, amalgamated as a single character before the mother-and-daughter dynamic was restored to continuity. Dinah Drake, the original Black Canary, was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, the character debuted in ''Flash Comics'' #86 on July 31, 1947 (cover dated August 1947) in the Golden Age of Comic Books. Strong, mysterious, gutsy and romantic, she has been called "the archetype of the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |