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Matthew Risman
Matthew Risman is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as an enemy of mutants including the X-Men. Fictional character biography A trained sniper, Matthew Risman was in the middle of a hit when he suddenly received a call telling him to return to his home. Leaving his target, Risman rushed home, dragging his wife and daughter from their home seconds before a mountainside collapsed on it, completely obliterating it. As the trio looked at their damaged home, the man who had informed Risman of the coming disaster, William Stryker, appeared. Convincing Risman that he had access to knowledge of future events, Stryker recruited Risman into the Purifiers, a group who believed it was their holy mission to eradicate the few mutants who remained following M-Day. Following events that Stryker foresaw while tapping into a damaged Nimrod's memory of the future, Stryker and the Purifiers began slaughtering mutants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skottie Young
Skottie Young (born March 3, 1978) is an American comic book creator, comic book artist, Children's literature, children's book illustrator and writer. He is best known for his work with various Marvel Comics characters, his comic book adaptations of L. Frank Baum, L. Frank Baum's Oz books with Eric Shanower, his ''I Hate Fairyland'' comic book series, and a series of novels with Neil Gaiman, ''Fortunately, the Milk''. Career Young moved from Tennessee to Chicago in 2000 at which time he began working for Marvel Comics. Early projects included illustrating the ''Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan, Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan'' mini-series as part of the ''Marvel Mangaverse'' as well as the Human Torch and the ''New X-Men (2004 series), New X-Men'' for which he also wrote an issue. Young illustrated a six issue New Warriors mini-series released beginning in June 2005, written by Zeb Wells featuring the team as the stars of a reality TV show. He has drawn covers for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marauders (comics)
The Marauders is a team of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Marauders team included mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant warriors and assassins employed by the X-Men's enemy Mister Sinister, a mad scientist villain often intent on creating a perfect race of superhumans. The Marauders have been tasked by Mister Sinister to perform kidnappings, assassinations, mass murder, or simply fight Mister Sinister's enemies. Marauders have been killed in combat, but often Mister Sinister uses his cloning technology to re-create them. This team of Marauders has appeared in many different stories of the X-Men franchise, as well as stories featuring other Marvel Comics heroes. In 2019, the Dawn of X event involved the X-Men and many allies and enemies creating a new all-mutant country on the living island Krakoa. Teleport gates that only work for mutants were then created at various points on Earth, allowing any mutant who wished to join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Assassins In Comics
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to written narratives in prose often specifically novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition and theory Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly expressed, so the audience expects a work of fiction to deviate to a greater or lesser degree from the real world, rather than presenting for instance only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood as not adhering to the real world, the them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Mass Murderers
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to written narratives in prose often specifically novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition and theory Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly expressed, so the audience expects a work of fiction to deviate to a greater or lesser degree from the real world, rather than presenting for instance only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood as not adhering to the real world, the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics Supervillains
Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ** Marvel Productions, a former television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group ** Marvel Toys, a former toy company * Marvel Studios, a film and television studio that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios ** Marvel Cinematic Universe, an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series ** Marvel Television, a television studio subsidiary ** Marvel Animation, an animation production company * Marvel (food), a brand of milk powder produced by British-based Premier Foods Comics * Marvel Comics, a comic book publisher ** Marvel Illustrated, an imprint of Marvel Comics ** Marvel Press, another imprint ** Marvel UK, an imprint formed in 1972 for the British m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graydon Creed
Graydon Creed is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Brandon Peterson and first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #299 (April 1993). He is the "wikt:baseline, baseline human" son of Sabretooth (character), Sabretooth and Mystique (comics), Mystique. Fictional character biography Posing as German spy Leni Zauber, Mystique (character), Mystique seduced freelance assassin Sabretooth (character), Victor Creed (Sabretooth) while he was in Germany on a mission. Mystique later gave birth to a normal human child—Graydon—whom she gave up for adoption, although she kept an eye on him. When Graydon learned that he was the son of two mutants who had abandoned him as an inconvenience, he grew resentful of all mutants and that resentment colored his outlook for the rest of his life. In his adult years, Graydon formed a group called the Friends of Humanity, dedicated to opposing mutant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivar Trask
Bolivar Trask is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a military scientist whose company Trask Industries is well known as the creator of the Sentinels. He is also the father of Larry Trask and Madame Sanctity. Bolivar Trask appears in the 2014 film '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', portrayed by Peter Dinklage. Publication history Bolivar Trask was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''The X-Men'' #14 (November 1965). Fictional character biography Bolivar Trask was an anthropologist who saw the rise of mutants as a threat to humanity. Bolivar was the father of Larry Trask, ironically revealed to be a precognitive mutant. Bolivar had realized this, and gave his son a medallion which suppresses his power. Bolivar is also the father of Tanya, a mutant who vanishes after her abilities cause her to travel through time. She is rescued by Rachel Summers in the far future and joins the Askani as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastion (comics)
Bastion is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Scott Lobdell and Pascual Ferry, and first made a cameo appearance in ''X-Men: Legacy, X-Men'' #52 (May 1996) while his first full appearance was in ''Uncanny X-Men, The Uncanny X-Men'' #333 (June 1996). Fictional character biography Operation: Zero Tolerance Bastion is introduced as Sebastion Gilberti, a mysterious man who had risen to power in a relatively short time in the United States government and assembled the international anti-Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant strike force Operation: Zero Tolerance (OZT). As the OZT attempt to reconfigure the Sentinel (comics), Sentinel force assembled by Project Wideawake, Bastion deems most of them outdated. Instead, Bastion develops a new type of Sentinel called the Prime Sentinels, who are humans transformed by nanotechnology. After learning of the Prime Sentinels' nature, Robert Kelly (character), Robert Kelly and Henry Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reavers (comics)
The Reavers are a fictional team of criminal cyborgs appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the Marvel Universe, the Reavers are characters dedicated to the destruction of the X-Men and a number of them especially wanted to take revenge on Wolverine in particular. The group are assembled under the leadership of character Donald Pierce and consist of three survivors from a group of Australian cyborgs who formed the original 'Reavers', along with other cyborgs. The Reavers are not to be confused with the Reavers, who are involved in the histories of the Guardians of the Galaxy members Starhawk and Aleta. The Reavers appeared in the 2017 film '' Logan'', with their leader Donald Pierce portrayed by Boyd Holbrook. Publication history The Reavers first appeared in the comic title ''Uncanny X-Men'' #229 (May 1988) and were created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri. Fictional group history Looters The original group of cyborgs calling themselves t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama), occasionally spelled Deathstryke, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine (character), Wolverine. Her father Lord Dark Wind created the adamantium-bonding process that was forced on Wolverine by Weapon X. A self-styled warrior, Lady Deathstrike hired the villain Spiral (character), Spiral's "body shoppe" to bond adamantium to her skeleton in addition to other cyber-genetic enhancements. She has worked as a mercenary and assassin and feels a need to prove herself by killing Wolverine. Lady Deathstrike is the sister of human crime boss Lord Deathstrike (Kazuo Oyama). She, along with former X-Men members Mystique (comics), Mystique, Sabretooth (character), Sabretooth, Domino (character), Domino, Warpath (comics), Warpath, and Old Man Logan formed a team called Weapon X#Fourth installment, Weapon X-Men, but later changed to Weapon X-Force after Logan and Warpath le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
