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Mirage (DC Comics)
Mirage is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first was a minor villain of Batman. The second is a heroine affiliated with the Teen Titans. Fictional character biography Mike The first Mirage is Mike, a normal man who uses a special gem to generate illusions. Batman destroys the gem, but Mirage uses its fragments to create contact lenses that possess the same effect. In ''52 (comics), 52'', Mirage is killed by Bruno Mannheim. Miriam Delgado The second Mirage, Miriam Delgado, is a member of the Team Titans and part of a resistance against the dictator Lord Chaos. While traveling in time to prevent Chaos' birth, Mirage is raped by her former lover Deathwing (comics), Deathwing and eventually gives birth to a daughter, Julienne. In ''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'', Mirage learns that she is a Brazilian street urchin who the Time Trapper kidnapped and implanted with false memories. Powers and abilities Both incarnations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Buckler
Rich Buckler (February 6, 1949 – May 19, 2017) was an Americans, American comics artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' in the mid-1970s and for creating the character Deathlok in ''Astonishing Tales'' #25. Buckler drew virtually every major character at Marvel and DC Comics, DC, often as a cover artist. Career As a teenager in Detroit, Buckler was involved in comics fandom. He attended the initial iterations of the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, eventually running the convention along with originator Robert Brosch in 1969–1970. Buckler's first comics work was as a teenager with the four-page historical story "Freedom Fighters: Washington Attacks Trenton" in the King Features comic book ''Flash Gordon'' #10 (cover-dated Nov. 1967). In 1971, he did some work for Skywald Publications but made a "wrong move" by attempting to date the daughter of Skywald's co-owner Israel Waldman. At DC Comics, he drew the "Thorn ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metahuman
In the DC Universe, a metahuman is a human with superpowers. The term is roughly synonymous with the terms '' mutant'', '' inhuman'' and '' mutate'' in the Marvel Universe and '' posthuman'' in the Wildstorm and Ultimate Marvel Universes. In DC Comics, the term is used loosely in most instances to refer to any human-like individual with extraordinary, often paranormal abilities or other attributes, regardless of whether or not they are cosmic, mutant, scientific, supernatural, skill-based or technological in nature. A significant portion of these are normal human beings born with a genetic variant called the "metagene", which causes them to gain powers and other paranormal qualities during freak accidents or times of intense psychological distress, effectively making them a subspecies of superhumans living within the population. The term was first used as a reference to superheroes in 1986 by author George R. R. Martin, first in the '' Superworld'' role playing system, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Characters Introduced In 1991
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics. Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and comic albums, have become increasingly common, along with webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Created By Marv Wolfman
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'', an album by Rachael Sage, 2020 * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 * "Character", a song by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, 2022 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. ** Character actor, an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric or interesting characters in supporting roles ** Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Batman Family Enemies
The Batman family enemies are a collection of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies. Since Batman first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #27 (May 1939), his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes, and has become what is now called the "List of Batman supporting characters#Bat-Family, Bat-family". As with most superheroes, a cast of recurring enemies to the Batman family have been introduced throughout the years, collectively referred to as Batman's "rogues gallery". Many characters from Batman's rogues gallery who are criminally insane become patients at Arkham Asylum after they are apprehended. Supervillains and themed criminals The following fictional characters are listed in alphabetical order by the name of their supervillain persona. Each character's first appearance and brief biographies of each fictional character are also listed, stayi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Titans Go! (2004 Comic Series)
''Teen Titans Go!'' is a comic book ongoing series, series that was published by DC Comics. It is based on Teen Titans Go!, the animated television series ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'', which is itself loosely based on the team that starred in the popular 1980s comic ''Teen Titans, The New Teen Titans''. The series was written by J. Torres with Todd Nauck and Larry Stucker as the regular illustrators. The series focuses on Robin (character), Robin, Raven (DC Comics), Raven, Starfire (Teen Titans), Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg (DC Comics), Cyborg who are the main cast members of the TV series. Also, the show is circled around other characters from other DC comics. Style Most issues were largely self-contained stories, and included a number of characters outside the core group of Dick Grayson, Robin, Raven (DC Comics), Raven, Starfire (Teen Titans), Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg (DC Comics), Cyborg. Given that character licensing restrictions in DC Comics are differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven (DC Comics)
Raven is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in a DC Comics insert previews, special insert in ''DC Comics Presents'' #26 (October 1980), and was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez. Raven, daughter of the powerful demon Trigon (comics), Trigon and human Arella, possesses a supernatural lineage that grants her remarkable abilities as an empath. She can sense emotions and manipulate her Astral body, soul-self, which takes the form of her namesake, for various purposes. Despite her lineage and the ominous predictions associated with her connection to Trigon, Raven becomes a prominent member of different Teen Titans and Titans (DC Comics), Titans lineups, where recognized for her expertise in mysticism and stands out as one of the team's most formidable members. The character has also served as a member of other teams in the DC Universe (franchise), DC Universe, including the Justice League, Sentinel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A DC Comics Adventure
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Static (DC Comics)
Static (Virgil Ovid Hawkins) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Milestone Comics founders Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, Derek T. Dingle, and Christopher Priest. The character first appeared in a 3-page preview in ''Icon'' #1 (May 1993) with his first full appearance in ''Static'' #1 (June 1993), written by McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III and illustrated by John Paul Leon. He is a member of a fictional subspecies of humans with superhuman abilities known as metahumans. Not born with his powers, Hawkins' abilities develop after an incident exposes him to a radioactive chemical called "Quantum Juice", turning him into a " Bang Baby" (a sub-category of metahuman). The character drew much inspiration and was in fact designed to represent a modern-era Spider-Man archetype. After the closing of Milestone Comics, Static was incorporated into the DC Universe and became a member of the Teen Tita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
