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Glorian
Thomas Gideon is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artist John Buscema, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #135 (June 1973). Gideon is known under the codename of Glorian. He is also called the Maker of Miracles and serves the Shaper of Worlds. Publication history Thomas Gideon debuted in ''Fantastic Four'' #135 (June 1973), created by Gerry Conway and John Buscema. He appeared in the 2022 ''Defenders Beyond'' series. Fictional character biography Thomas Gideon, son of billionaire Gregory Gideon and his wife Claire, was born in Rochester, New York. Gregory concocted a scheme to defeat the Fantastic Four within one week, but accidentally trapped Thomas in his time machine before reconciling with him after he returns to the present day. A few years later, Thomas is aboard a private jet with his parents when it is caught in the blast wave of a Russian nuclear weapon test and crashes, killing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaper Of Worlds
The Shaper of Worlds is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Shaper of Worlds was created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist Herb Trimpe, and first appeared in '' Incredible Hulk'' #155 (September 1972). Its origin was first revealed in '' Captain America Annual'' #7 (1983). Fictional character biography The Shaper of Worlds is initially a Cosmic Cube created by Skrull scientists before developing sentience. It forms a partially robotic Skrull-like body and a personality based on the Skrull Emperor. In subsequent appearances, the Shaper creates worlds based on specific themes, such as the cultures of the 1940s and 1950s. He also takes in Glorian and Kubik as his apprentices and battles the Hulk and the Fantastic Four. In ''Secret Wars'', the Silver Surfer meets with Glorian and the Shaper and learns that they intend to rebuild the multiverse following its destruction. However, Glorian manipulates the Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annihilation (comics)
"Annihilation" is a 2006 Fictional crossover, crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics, highlighting several outer space-related characters in the Marvel Universe. The central miniseries was written by Keith Giffen, with editor Andy Schmidt. Publication history A 48-page One-shot (comics), one-shot issue, ''Annihilation: Prologue'', was released on March 15, 2006. It was followed by four concurrent 4-issue Limited series (comics), miniseries, ''Silver Surfer'' (April 1, 2006), ''Super-Skrull'' (April 12, 2006), ''Nova (Richard Rider), Nova'' (April 19, 2006), and ''Ronan the Accuser'' (April 26, 2006). ''Annihilation'' was published as a six issue miniseries beginning in August 2006. It was followed by two issues of ''Heralds of Galactus, Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus'' and a new volume of Nova. While not published with the ''Annihilation'' banner, ''Drax the Destroyer: Earthfall'' #1–4 (Sept 2005) and ''Thanos'' #7–12 (2004) were preludes to the event. Plot Than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' #48, published in 1966. The Silver Surfer is a humanoid alien with metallic skin who can travel through space with the aid of his surfboard-like craft. Originally a young astronomer named Norrin Radd on the planet Zenn-La, he saved his homeworld from the planet devourer, Galactus, by serving as his herald. Imbued in return with some portion of Galactus' Power Cosmic, he acquired vast power, a new body and a surfboard-like craft on which he could travel faster than light. Now known as the Silver Surfer, he roamed the cosmos searching for planets for Galactus to consume. When his travels took him to Earth, he met the Fantastic Four, who helped him rediscover his nobili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamora
Gamora is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #180 (June 1975). Gamora is the adopted daughter of Thanos and the last of her species. Her powers include superhuman strength and agility and an accelerated healing factor. She also is an elite combatant, being able to beat most of the opponents in the galaxy. She is a member of the superhero group known as the Infinity Watch. The character played a role in the 2007 crossover storyline " Annihilation: Conquest", becoming a member of the titular team in its spin-off comic, ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', before becoming the supervillain Requiem in the 2018 crossover storylines " Infinity Countdown" and " Infinity Wars". Gamora has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise. Zoe Saldaña played the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Guardians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin (Marvel Comics)
Skin (Angelo Espinosa) is a fictional character (a human mutant) appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #317 (October 1994). Fictional character biography Angelo Espinosa was a former gang member from the east Los Angeles area who faked his own death for numerous reasons; to make sure that his friend Tores was not blamed for murder, to hide his newly manifested mutation from his family, and to leave that part of his life behind. Skin was one of four young mutants (including M, Husk, and Blink) abducted by the Phalanx, a techno-organic alien species. The reason behind the abductions was so that the Phalanx could uncover the secret behind their inability to assimilate mutants into their collective. Through their combined efforts and those of Banshee, Emma Frost, Sabretooth, Synch, and Jubilee, the four young mutants managed to escape their confines; although, Blink sacrificed herself by using her power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had 641,903 residents in 2020, with a metropolitan population of 2,227,053, making it the 24th-most populous city in the United States. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. Most of these venues are located in downtown Las Vegas or on the Las Vegas Strip, which is outside city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. The Las Vegas Valley serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center in Nevada. Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911. At the close of the 20th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Wars (2015 Comic Book)
"Secret Wars" is a 2015–16 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. It recalls the 1984–1985 miniseries of the same name. Released on May 6, 2015, the storyline includes a core ''Secret Wars'' miniseries, written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Esad Ribić, which picks up from where the "Time Runs Out" storyline running in '' The Avengers'' and ''New Avengers'' ended. The event also served as a conclusion to the ''Fantastic Four'' (which Hickman had written from 2009 through 2012) after Marvel decided to cancel the title due to a film rights dispute with 20th Century Fox. The storyline involves the destruction of the Marvel Universe and various other alternate universes (including those seen in the Ultimate Marvel and Marvel 2099 imprints, the " Age of Apocalypse" storyline, the ''Marvel 1602'' universe, and the " House of M" storyline), with each universe's respective Earth combining with each other into Battleworld, a planet that exhibits the aspects of the various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Resources
''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 (website), 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 Kingdom Come (comic), 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 (writer), 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 includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annihilus
Annihilus () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily as an adversary to the Fantastic Four. The character debuted in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four Annual'' #6, which was published in November 1968. Annihilus was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and was notably featured in the "Annihilation (comics), Annihilation" event. Annihilus has at various times been the ruler of the Negative Zone, controlling its inhabitants via his powerful Cosmic Control Rod. He first encountered the Fantastic Four after Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards discovered how to travel to the Negative Zone from Earth. Over the years he clashed with the Fantastic Four on many occasions, often with the group foiling his plans to invade Earth. He is often the partner of Blastaar, who started out as a rival to Annihilus' rule of the Negative Zone before becoming an ally. Annihilus has appeared in a number of Marvel media, including seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronan The Accuser
Ronan the Accuser is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, he first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #65 (August 1967). In his comic book appearances, Ronan is depicted as the Supreme Accuser of the Kree Empire, the militaristic government of the alien Kree, and commonly serves as an adversary of superhero teams such as the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Initially portrayed as a supervillain, the character would later be presented as a more noble and honorable figure. Ronan has even been married to the Inhuman Crystal, a princess of the Inhuman Royal Family. The character has been substantially adapted from the comics in various media incarnations, including animated television series and video games. Lee Pace portrayed Ronan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014) and '' Captain Marvel'' (2019). Publication history Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generation X (comic Book)
''Generation X'' is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team the Generation X and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original ''Generation X'' comic book series which debuted in 1994. Generation X debuted during the 1994 "Phalanx Covenant" storyline, and appeared in their own monthly series in September 1994 with ''Generation X'' #1 (November 1994). Generation X consisted of teenage mutants designed to reflect the cynicism and complexity of the series' namesake demographic. The book's original creators left it in 1997. The series was cancelled with issue #75 in 2001. Sixteen years after the original series had ended, a second volume debuted in 2017 as part of ResurrXion with Jubilee mentoring a group of students in the rechristened Xavier Institute. Publication history Many members of Generation X debuted during the "Phalanx Covenant" storyline, a crossover spanning across every X-Men-related comic book in the summer of 1994. The Phalanx, an extra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
