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Incursion (comics)
"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 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book creator, comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries ''Kingdom Come (comics), Kingdom Come'', which he also cowrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series ''Astro City'', and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for ''Spider-Man (2002 film), Spider-Man'' (2002) and ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), and DVD packaging art for the M. Night Shyamalan film ''Unbreakable (film), Unbreakable'' (2000). He has done covers for ''TV Guide Magazine, TV Guide'', promotional artwork for the Academy Awards, posters and packaging design for video games, and his re ... [...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 1602
''Marvel 1602'', or simply ''1602'', is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove; Scott McKowen illustrated the distinctive scratchboard covers. The eight-part series takes place in a timeline where Marvel superheroes exist in the Elizabethan era; faced with the destruction of their world by a mysterious force, the heroes must fight to save their universe. Many of the early Marvel superheroes—Nick Fury, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and Spider-Man—as well as villains such as Doctor Doom and Magneto appear in various roles. Neil Gaiman had always been a fan of Marvel, and editor Joe Quesada approached Gaiman to work on a project which eventually evolved into ''1602''. The success of the comic led to three sequels, entitled '' 1602: New World'', '' Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four'', and '' Spider-Man: 1602''. There is also a short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Of Apocalypse
"Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 comic book crossover storyline mostly published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The ''Age of Apocalypse'' briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616 and had ramifications in the main Marvel Comics universe when the original timeline was restored. It was later retconned as having occurred in the alternate universe of Earth-295. During the entirety of the ''Age of Apocalypse'' event the regularly published X-Men comics were replaced by new X-Men related mini series, focusing on various teams and individuals in the ''Age of Apocalypse'' world including '' X-Calibre'', '' Gambit and the X-Ternals'', '' Generation Next'', ''Astonishing X-Men'', '' Amazing X-Men'', ''Weapon X'', ''Factor X'', '' X-Man'' and '' X-Universe''. The event was bookended by two one shots, ''X-Men Alpha'' and ''X-Men Omega''. The storyline starts with Legion (David Haller), a psychotic mutant who traveled back in time to kill Magneto before he can commit vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel 2099
Marvel 2099 was a Marvel Comics imprint, started in 1992, that was originally about one possible future of the Marvel Universe, but later revealed to be the Earth of the main Marvel continuity in the distant future. It was originally announced by Stan Lee in his " Stan's Soapbox" column as a single series entitled ''The Marvel World of Tomorrow'', which was being developed by Lee and John Byrne. This later changed to a line of books under the banner ''Marvel 2093'' (the date being one hundred years from the year in which the titles launched) before finally being published as ''Marvel 2099''. Three of the initial four titles launched—'' Doom 2099'', '' Punisher 2099'', and ''Spider-Man 2099''—starred futuristic takes on pre-existing characters. The fourth, '' Ravage 2099'', featured an all-new superhero, scripted for several months by Stan Lee. The 2099 line soon expanded to include ''2099 Unlimited'', '' Fantastic Four 2099'', '' Ghost Rider 2099'', '' Hulk 2099'', '' X-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Marvel Universe, later known as the Ultimate Universe. Those characters include Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Ultimates (the Ultimate Marvel Universe counterpart of the Avengers), the Fantastic Four, and others. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and '' Ultimate X-Men'' in 2001, followed by '' The Ultimates'' and '' Ultimate Fantastic Four'' in 2002 and 2004 respectively providing new origin stories for the characters. The reality of Ultimate Marvel is designated as Earth-1610 as part of the Marvel Comics Multiverse. The Ultimate Universe, as a part of a large-scale reboot of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Multiverse, ended at the conclusion of the 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline, when select characters from the Ulti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |