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Neron (character)
Neron is a supervillain appearing in various American comic book stories published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Underworld Unleashed'' #1 (November 1995) and was created by Mark Waid and Howard Porter (artist), Howard Porter. Neron made his first live appearance in the The CW, CW TV series ''Legends of Tomorrow'', serving as the main antagonist of Legends of Tomorrow (season 4), season 4 and being portrayed by Christian Keyes and Brandon Routh. Publication history Neron is a demon-lord of Hell (DC Comics), Hell and was first featured as the major antagonist in the multi-title crossover event ''Underworld Unleashed'', released Comics in 1995. After this introduction, he was next used in several storylines simultaneously: ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #125–129 (May–September 1997), by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #123–127 (July–November 1997) by John Byrne (comics), John Byrne and a two-part story in ''JLA (comic book), JLA'' #6–7 (June–July 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, Humanism, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has written extensively for the American comic book publisher DC Comics, penning lengthy runs on ''Animal Man (comic book), Animal Man'', ''Doom Patrol'', ''JLA (comic book), JLA'', ''Action Comics'', and ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'' as well as the graphic novels ''Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, Arkham Asylum'', ''JLA: Earth 2'', and ''Wonder Woman: Earth One'', the meta-series ''Seven Soldiers'' and ''The Multiversity'', the mini-series ''DC One Million'' and ''Final Crisis'', both of which served as centrepieces for the eponymous company-wide crossover storylines, and the maxi-series ''All-Star Superman''. Morrison's best known DC work is the seven-year Batman storyline which started in the ''Batman (comic book)# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadman (comics)
Deadman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Carmine Infantino. He first appeared in ''Strange Adventures'' #205 (October 1967) The character, whose real name is Boston Brand, is depicted as an acrobat who was murdered by an unknown assailant, and then granted power by a Hindu deity to remain a disembodied spirit who can temporarily take possession of any living being in order to fight evil forces. Deadman has also appeared in various media outside comics. He is voiced by Raphael Sbarge in ''Justice League Unlimited'', Michael Rosenbaum in ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', and Nicholas Turturro in ''Justice League Dark (film), Justice League Dark''. Creation Arnold Drake spoke on the development of Deadman and revealed the 1966 original concept sketch of the character, which was initially a muscular skeleton. Drake further stated, "They were looking for something to bolster a magazine that was about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Of Tomorrow
''Superman: The Man of Tomorrow'' (''MOT'') is a comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for 16 issues from 1995 to 1999, featuring the adventures of Superman. At the time, the four Superman titles (''Action Comics'', '' The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superman'', and '' Superman: The Man of Steel'') were released weekly with an intertwining story. ''The Man of Tomorrow'' was created to fill the extra week in months with five weeks. At about this time, however, DC began its fifth week events, disrupting the schedule of ''The Man of Tomorrow'', which was subsequently canceled with issue #15. Issue #1,000,000 of the series was a part of the " DC One Million" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999. Key issues * ''MOT'' #1: Return of Lex Luthor after being absent from the comics since ''Action Comics'' #701 (July 1994). * ''MOT'' #5: Marriage of Luthor and Contessa Erica del Portenza. * ''MOT'' #15: ''Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Files And Origins
''Secret Files and Origins'' (abbreviated ''SF&O'') is a series of one-shot comic books and miniseries produced by DC Comics during the late 1990s and 2000s. Publication history The books are a combination of origin stories (similar to the earlier ''Secret Origins'' series produced by DC), profile pages (like DC's ''Who's Who'' series from the 1980s), and short stories which sometimes serve as prologues to upcoming DC Comics storylines. Many early issues also featured timelines of significant events in the characters' histories, but this stopped after the release of ''Guide to the DC Universe 2000 Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (with the exception of the two Vertigo ''Secret Files and Origins'' issues). Some of these one-shots are released to coincide with a new series (such as the first '' JSA'' issue), or with a special event (such as the ''Infinite Crisis'' issue). Originally the books featured sequential numbering, but from 2003-2006 this was dropped in favor of putting the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and genre-based anthologies.Chris Baldrick''The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms'' 3rd. ed (2008) Complete collections of works are often called " complete works" or "" (Latin equivalent). Etymology The word entered the English language in the 17th century, from the Greek word, ἀνθολογία (''anthologic'', literally "a collection of blossoms", from , ''ánthos'', flower), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, the ''Garland'' (, ''stéphanos''), the introduction to which compares each of its anthologized poets to a flower. That ''Garland'' by Meléagros of Gadara formed the kernel for what has become known as the Greek Anthology. '' Florilegium'', a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers, was used in mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etrigan The Demon
Etrigan the Demon is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, Etrigan is a demon from Hell who, despite his violent tendencies, usually finds himself allied with the forces of good, mainly because of the alliance between the heroic characters of the DC Universe and Jason Blood, a human to whom Etrigan is bound. Etrigan is commonly depicted as a muscular humanoid creature with orange or yellow skin, horns, red eyes, and pointed, webbed ears, who frequently speaks in rhymes. The character was originally based in Gotham City, leading to numerous team-ups with Batman. Since his conception, Etrigan has been adapted into several forms of media outside of comics, including animated series, films, and video games. He is voiced by Michael T. Weiss in the DC Animated Universe, Dee Bradley Baker in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', Patrick Seitz in ''Justice League Action'', and Ray Chase in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Creation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrow (DC Comics)
The Scarecrow is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, the character first appeared in ''World's Finest Comics'' #3 in September 1941. He has since become one of the superhero Batman's most enduring enemies belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery. In the DC Universe, the Scarecrow is the alias of Jonathan Crane, a professor of psychology turned criminal mastermind. Abused and bullied in his youth, he becomes obsessed with fear and develops a hallucinogenic drug—dubbed "fear toxin"—to terrorize Gotham City and exploit the phobias of its protector, Batman. As the self-proclaimed "Master of Fear", the Scarecrow's crimes do not stem from a common desire for wealth or power, but from a sadistic pleasure in subjecting others to his experiments on the manipulation of fear. An outfit symbolic of his namesake with a stitched burlap mask serves as the Scarecrow' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prometheus (DC Comics)
Prometheus is a name used by multiple supervillains appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Grant Morrison and penciller Arnie Jorgensen, the most recognized version first appeared in ''New Year's Evil: Prometheus'' (February 1998). Commonly an adversary of the Justice League and a villainous Foil (narrative), foil personality to Batman (similar to villains Killer Moth, Wrath (comics), Wrath, and Hush (character), Hush), Prometheus would serve as an enemy to superheroes including Batman, Green Arrow and Midnighter. In 2009, Prometheus was ranked as IGN's 80th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. On The CW's live-action Arrowverse TV series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', the character was portrayed by Josh Segarra and voiced by Michael Dorn. Publication history Curt Calhoun debuted in ''Blue Beetle'' (vol. 6) #3 (August 1986). A new version of Prometheus debuted in ''New Year's Evil: Prometheus'' (February 1998) and returned in ''JLA (comic book), J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkseid
Darkseid () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character first made a cameo appearance in ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #134 (December 1970), before being fully introduced in ''Forever People'' #1 (February 1971). Formerly known as Uxas, Darkseid is a New Gods, New God and the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips. His ultimate goal is to find and gain control over the Anti-Life Equation to enslave the Multiverse (DC Comics), multiverse by eliminating all hope and free will in sentient beings. Regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe, Darkseid serves as one of Superman's greatest List of Superman enemies, adversaries and the archenemy of the Justice League. Darkseid has been adapted in various media incarnations, having made his live-action feature debut in the 2021 DC Extended Universe film ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'', portrayed by Ray Porter. Michael Ironside, Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body Doubles
The Body Doubles are DC Comics villains created by Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, and Jackson Guice. They first appeared in ''Resurrection Man'' #1 (March 1996) before appearing in their own eponymous miniseries with Joe Phillips on art duties. Fictional character biography Bonny Hoffman and Carmen Leno are assassins who work for Requiem, Inc., an agency for hired killers. Bonny, daughter of a crime lord, wants to prove her worth to her father, while Carmen, a former adult film actress, hopes to become a legitimate actress. Both women meet and become assassins and use many types of hi-tech weapons, often concealed in, or disguised as, makeup accessories. Bonny's uncle Nick hires the Body Doubles for their first job, which brings them into conflict with Resurrection Man. The two later work for a beauty-obsessed alien warrior named Mystress, who wants to use the energies of female superheroes to rejuvenate her appearance, and for whom the Body Doubles kidnap Argent, Power Girl and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Nemesis
Dark Nemesis is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history Dark Nemesis first appeared in ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 2) #7 and was created by Dan Jurgens. Fictional team biography Dark Nemesis is a high-powered group who will work for anyone that will pay them. They first come in conflict with the Teen Titans when Veil hires them to test the Titans' abilities. After the battle, only Scorcher evades capture. Scorcher later orchestrates a prison break. During the breakout, Risk psychically connects with Scorcher and learns that she is a H'San Natall hybrid. The Dark Nemesis members later betray and kill Scorcher and frame Risk for her murder. However, the Titans find evidence to prove Risk's innocence. A mysterious boss later hires the Dark Nemesis to acquire a diet substance named Apex, during which a new Scorcher joins the team. In ''Infinite Crisis'', Vault and Blizard join Alexander Luthor, Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
