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Monica Rappaccini
Monica Rappaccini is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fred Van Lente and Leonard Kirk, the character first appeared in ''Amazing Fantasy'' vol. 2 #7 (2005). Monica Rappaccini is a genius-level biochemist and the Scientist Supreme of the supervillain organization A.I.M. Publication history Monica Rappaccini debuted in '' Amazing Fantasy'' vol. 2 #7 (2005), created by Fred Van Lente and Leonard Kirk. She appeared in the 2007 ''Super-Villain Team-Up MODOK's 11'' series. She appeared in the 2017 '' The Unstoppable Wasp'' series. She appeared in the 2020 ''Ravencroft'' series, and the 2020–2021 miniseries '' M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games''. Fictional character biography Monica Rappaccini went to New Mexico's Desert State University to study and shared a brief relationship with physics student Bruce Banner while enrolled as a biochemistry student at the University of Padua. She used their relationship to exploit Banner's radiati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advanced Idea Mechanics
A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) is a fictional criminal organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, it First appearance, first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #146 (July 1966). A.I.M. is primarily depicted as a think tank of brilliant scientists dedicated to world domination through technological means. The organization started as a branch of Hydra (comics), HYDRA founded by Baron Strucker. Its most notable creations include the Cosmic Cube, Super-Adaptoid, and MODOK, who has been depicted as a prominent member of A.I.M. and sometimes the organization's leader. Since its original introduction in comics, A.I.M. has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products including video games and Television show, television series. The organization made its live action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Iron Man 3'' (2013), in which it was headed by Aldrich Killian. Publication history A.I.M. debuted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Games
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Head games are actions performed for reasons of psychological one-upmanship. Head Games may refer to: * ''Head Games'' (film), a 2012 documentary film * ''Head Games'' (album), a 1979 album by rock band Foreigner ** "Head Games" (song), song from above album * ''Head Games'' (novel), a 1995 novel based on the ''Doctor Who'' television series * ''Head Games'' (game show), a 2009 television game show *''Head Games'', a 1993 film directed by Richard W. Haines *''Head Games'', a 2007 novel by Craig McDonald *''Head Games'', a 2012 documentary television series on Discovery Channel * Head Games Publishing, a defunct game company now part of Activision Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Reign (comics)
Dark Reign is a 2008 to 2009 comic book branding used by Marvel Comics. It deals with the aftermath of the "Secret Invasion" storyline, which resulted in a shift of power in the Marvel Universe toward Norman Osborn. The title refers to Osborn's rise to national power and the ramifications thereof. Joe Quesada, then-editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, stated that "Dark Reign is not really an event, it's what's happening in the Marvel Universe." He believes that "Dark Reign leads to an interesting place in the Marvel Universe. I think you'll see a pulling back at the end of Dark Reign, but you'll understand at the end of it what we were trying to get to." Publication history The story-line begins with the release of ''Secret Invasion: Dark Reign,'' a one-shot by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) and Alex Maleev (art), in December 2008. It continued in standalone mini-series and some individual issues of ongoing Marvel Comics titles throughout 2009. Selected ongoing Marvel titles were te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chameleon (comics)
The Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov; Russian: Дмитрий Смердяков) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' in March 1963 as the first super-criminal to face the superhero Spider-Man. The Chameleon has since endured as one of Spider-Man's most recurring enemies belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery. In the Marvel Universe, the Chameleon is a master of disguise who can impersonate virtually anyone. Throughout his comic book appearances, his abilities have stemmed from the use of lifelike masks, holographic technology, and mutagenic enhancement, while his role in Spider-Man stories has varied from being depicted as a spy, hitman, and criminal mastermind. The Chameleon is also the half-brother of Kraven the Hunter, and he has also been a member of the Sinister Six and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super-Adaptoid
The Super-Adaptoid is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has appeared in over five decades of Marvel continuity and featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated television series and merchandise such as trading cards. Publication history The original version appeared in ''Tales of Suspense'' #82 (October 1966), and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Gene Colan. A second version appeared in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #99 (April 1993), created by Tom DeFalco and Terry Kavanagh.''Web of Spider-Man'' #99 - 100 (April – May 1993) Other iterations have also appeared, being "Batch 13" in '' Fantastic Force'' #4 (February 1995), created by Tom Brevoort and Pino Rinaldi, and the "Ultra-Adaptoid", in ''Super-Villain Team-Up: MODOK's Eleven'' #1 (September 2008), being created by Fred Van Lente and Francis Portela. Fictional character biography Original version The original model (simply kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book appearances, the character, who has dissociative identity disorder (DID), is primarily represented by the alter ego Hulk, an immense, green-skinned, hulking brute, possessing a limitless degree of physical strength, and the alter ego Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, a physically weak, socially withdrawn, and emotionally reserved physicist, both of whom typically resent each other. Following his accidental exposure to gamma rays while saving the life of Rick Jones (character), Rick Jones during the detonation of an experimental bomb, Banner is physically transformed into the Hulk when subjected to emotional stress, at or against his will. This transformation often leads to destructive rampages and conflicts that com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Danvers
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, the character first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #13 (March 1968). Danvers later became the first incarnation of Ms. Marvel in ''Ms. Marvel'' #1 ( cover-dated January 1977) after her DNA was fused with Mar-Vell's during an explosion, giving her superhuman powers. Debuting in the Silver Age of comics, the character was featured in a self-titled series in the late 1970s before becoming associated with the superhero teams the Avengers and the X-Men. The character has also been known as Binary, Warbird, and Captain Marvel at various points in her history. Carol Danvers has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes, being labelled as a symbol of female empowerment. Since her original introduction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Universe
Captain Universe is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden, the character first appeared in '' Micronauts'' #8 (August 1979). Captain Universe is the guardian and protector of Eternity. Rather than a character with a single identity, it is a persona that has merged with several hosts during its publication history. Publication history Captain Universe first appeared in '' Micronauts'' #8 (August 1979) and was created by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden. Captain Universe hosts have appeared in either special one-shots or short stories throughout the years, initially in the first series of the ''Micronauts'' in 1979. Captain Universe was the starring feature in issues #9–11 of the tryout series ''Marvel Spotlight''. The series' editor Al Milgrom recalled being taken away by the concept of a Captain Universe serial: "You could come up with three issues, three disparate individuals — each one very diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpion (Carmilla Black)
Scorpion (Carmilla Black, born Thasanee Rappaccini) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appears in ''Amazing Fantasy'' (vol. 2) #7 and was created by Fred Van Lente and Leonard Kirk. Creation The Scorpion was originally intended to be the daughter of the Silver Samurai and the Madame Hydra, Viper, thus explaining Carmilla's hair color. The name Rappaccini is an allusion to the short story "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The title character of that story is a beautiful young woman whose breath and touch have been rendered poisonous by the experiments of her father. Fictional character biography After the vicious murder of her adoptive parents, Carmilla discovered her biological mother, Monica Rappaccini, was the Scientist Supreme of the worldwide terrorist network Advanced Idea Mechanics, A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics). Carmilla tried to find her real mother under the auspices of S.H.I.E.L.D., who at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec to the north. According to the most recent U.S. Census estimates, the state has an estimated population of 648,493, making it the List of U.S. states and territories by population, second-least populated of all U.S. states. It is the nation's List of U.S. states and territories by area, sixth smallest state in area. The state's capital of Montpelier, Vermont, Montpelier is the least populous List of capitals in the United States, U.S. state capital. No other U.S. state has a List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population, most populous city with fewer residents than Burlington, Vermont, Burlington. Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans have inhabited the area for abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MODOK
MODOK (; also written as M.O.D.O.K.; an acronym for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Tales of Suspense'' #93 (September 1967). The first MODOK is George Tarleton, a former employee of Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.), an arms-dealing organization specializing in futuristic weaponry, who undergoes substantial mutagenic medical experimentation originally designed to increase his intelligence. While successful, the experiments result in him developing an oversized head and a stunted body, causing the character's signature look and use of a hoverchair for mobility. After the experiments, he kills his creators and takes control of A.I.M. In ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), Hulk'' (2010), Amadeus Cho returns Tarleton to his human form, after which a MODOK clone dubbed MODOK Superior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
