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David North (comics)
David North (Christoph "Christopher" Nord) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was originally known as Maverick, and more recently as Agent Zero. The character first appeared in ''X-Men'' #5 and was created by writer John Byrne and co-writer/artist Jim Lee. Daniel Henney portrayed Agent Zero in the 2009 superhero film '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine''. Publication history David North first appeared as Maverick in ''X-Men'' #5 (Feb. 1992). David North has appeared in a self-titled one-shot ''Maverick: In the Shadow of Death'' and a short-lived ongoing series called ''Maverick''. Later, as Agent Zero, he became a regular in the second series of ''Weapon X''. Fictional character biography Early life Christoph Nord was born in East Germany to American parents. His early history is clouded in mystery, though there are whispers that his parents were involved with the Nazi regime. He also had an older brother Andreas. A mutant, Christoph poss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Jeanty
Georges Jeanty is an American comic book penciler illustrator best known for his work on ''The American Way'', an eight-issue American comic book limited series produced under DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint, and the '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight'' comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, various issues of '' Serenity'', '' X-Men: Gambit'', '' Astonishing X-Men: Gambit'', '' John Walker: U.S. Agent'', and '' The Mandalorian''. Early life Georges Michael Jeanty was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Miami Beach, Florida. After attending courses in the Fine Arts, at Miami-Dade College, he considered a career in acting, but decided to use his artistic talent to pursue a career as a commercial artist. Inspired by the comic books he read while growing up – featuring '70s comic book superhero icons like Luke Cage, and classic superhero comics like ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Saga of the Swamp Thing'' – Jeanty made comic books his focus. Jeanty specifically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenris (comics)
Fenris (Andrea von Strucker and Andreas von Strucker) are two supervillain characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are the German twin children of supervillain Baron Strucker of Hydra and the half-siblings of Werner von Strucker. The two characters appear in '' The Gifted''. Publication history Created by Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr., the von Strucker twins first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #194 (June 1985) in their civilian identity and in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #200 (December 1985) as Fenris. Fictional character biography Andrea and Andreas are the children of Hydra leader Wolfgang von Strucker. While the two are still in their mother's uterus, they are genetically modified by Arnim Zola. This gives them bio-energy powers which they can use when in physical contact with one another (usually when holding hands). Strucker indoctrinates his children in the beliefs of white supremacy, Nazism, and the Fourth Reich. In adulthood, the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to low sales, following its Giant-Size X-Men, 1975 revival and subsequent direction under writer Chris Claremont, it became one of Marvel Comics's most recognizable and successful franchises. They have appeared in numerous books, X-Men in television, television shows, 20th Century Fox's X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' films, and List of video games featuring the X-Men, video games. The ''X-Men'' title may refer to the superhero team itself, X-Men (comic book), the eponymous comic series, or the broader franchise, which includes List of X-Men comics, various solo titles and team books, such as the New Mutants, Excalibur (comics), Excalibur, and X-Force. In the Marvel Universe, Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants are huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mole (espionage)
In espionage jargon, a mole (also called a "penetration agent", "deep cover agent", "illegal" or " sleeper agent") is a long-term spy (espionage agent) who is recruited before having access to secret intelligence, subsequently managing to get into the target organization. However, it is popularly used to mean any long-term clandestine spy or informant within an organization (government or private). In police work, a mole is an undercover law-enforcement agent who joins an organization in order to collect incriminating evidence about its operations and to eventually charge its members. The term was introduced to the public by British spy novelist John le Carré in his 1974 novel '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' and has since entered general usage, but its origin is unclear, as well as to what extent it was used by intelligence services before it became popularized. Le Carré, a former British intelligence officer, said that the term "mole" was actually used by the Soviet intel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychopathy
Psychopathy, or psychopathic personality, is a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, along with bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits. These traits are often masked by superficial charm and immunity to stress, which create an outward appearance of apparent normalcy. Hervey M. Cleckley, an American psychiatrist, influenced the initial diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality reaction/disturbance in the '' Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM), as did American psychologist George E. Partridge. The DSM and ''International Classification of Diseases'' (ICD) subsequently introduced the diagnoses of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and dissocial personality disorder (DPD) respectively, stating that these diagnoses have been referred to (or include what is referred to) as psychopathy or sociopathy. The creation of ASPD and DPD was driven by the fact that many of the classic traits of psychopathy were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pheromone
A pheromone () is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting like hormones outside the body of the secreting individual, to affect the behavior of the receiving individuals. There are ''alarm signal, alarm pheromones'', ''food trail pheromones'', ''sex pheromones'', and many others that affect behavior or physiology. Pheromones are used by many organisms, from basic unicellular prokaryotes to complex multicellular eukaryotes. Their use among insects has been particularly well documented. In addition, some vertebrates, plants and ciliates communicate by using pheromones. The ecological functions and evolution of pheromones are a major topic of research in the field of chemical ecology. Background The portmanteau word "pheromone" was coined by Peter Karlson and Martin Lüscher in 1959, based on the Greek language, Greek () and (). Pheromones are also sometimes classified as ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamantium
Adamantium is a fictional metal alloy, most famously appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is best known as the substance bonded to the character Wolverine's skeleton and claws. First mention in Marvel comics It was first mentioned in Marvel Comics in a story scripted by writer Roy Thomas and drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith and Syd Shores in '' The Avengers'' #66 (July 1969). Here, it is part of supervillain Ultron's outer shell. In the stories where it appears, the defining quality of adamantium is its indestructibility. Etymology The word is a pseudo-Latin neologism (real Latin: ''adamans'', from original Greek ''ἀδάμας'' indomitable ''adamantem'' atin accusative based on the English noun and adjective '' adamant'' (and the derived adjective ''adamantine'') added to the neo-Latin suffix " -ium". The adjective ''adamant'' has long been used to refer to the property of impregnable, diamond-like hardness, or to describe a firm/resolute positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omega Red
Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. In 2009, Omega Red was ranked as IGN's 95th-greatest comic book villain of all time. The character made his live-action debut through a cameo appearance in ''Deadpool 2'', portrayed by Dakoda Shepley. Additionally, Len Doncheff, Richard Newman, and Colin Murdock have voiced Omega Red in animation. Publication history Omega Red first appeared in ''X-Men'' #4 (vol. 2, January 1992), and was created by Jim Lee and John Byrne. Fictional character biography Little is known about the past of Arkady Rossovich except that he was a serial killer born in Soviet Russia. He was captured by the Interpol agent Sean Cassidy and turned over to the KGB, which wanted to experiment and attempt to create a supersoldier similar to Captain America. Omega Red was given carbonadium coils in his arms that slowly poison him and require him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kestrel (Marvel Comics)
Kestrel (John Wraith) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. will.i.am portrays Kestrel in the 2009 film '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine''. Publication history Kestrel first appeared in ''Wolverine'' #48 (November 1991) and was created by writer Larry Hama and artist Marc Silvestri. Fictional character biography John Wraith is a member of Team X and test subject of the Weapon X Program, along with Wolverine, Sabretooth, Maverick, Mastodon and Silver Fox.Wolverine (vol. 2) #60–66 (September 1992 - February 1993) Wraith later leaves Weapon X, but eventually rejoins the group and is instructed to recruit Maverick into it. He is mortally wounded by Sabretooth, but survives and becomes a preacher before being killed by Hellverine. Kestrel returns in the ''X-Manhunt'' event (2025), where he assists Charles Xavier in evading the authorities. Powers and abilities Kestrel possesses the mutant ability to teleport over long distances. Additionally, ... [...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 and fantasy literature. Teleportation is often paired with time travel, being that the traveling 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. Some scientific papers and media articles describe "quantum teleportation", a scheme for quantum information transfer, which does 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 between them has been documented as early as 1878. American writer Charles Fort is credited with having coined the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabretooth (character)
Sabretooth is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne (comics), John Byrne, he first appeared in ''Iron Fist (character), Iron Fist'' #14 (August 1977) and was initially depicted as a serial killer known as "the Slasher", before being developed into a villain associated with the X-Men during the "Mutant Massacre" crossover in 1986. This portrayal of Sabretooth has endured as the archenemy of the superhero Wolverine (character), Wolverine. In his comic book appearances, Sabretooth is the alias of Victor Creed, a Psychopathy, psychopathic Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant with enhanced senses, razor-sharp claws, superhuman strength and reflexes, and regenerative healing abilities. There have been various possible accounts of the origin of Sabretooth's feud with Wolverine. The most common story involves both of them being participants of the Weapon X Supersoldier, super-soldier program. After Wolverine escapes an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
