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Rogue (Marvel Comics)
Rogue is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Michael Golden (comics), Michael Golden, she first appeared in ''The Avengers (comic book), Avengers Annual'' #10 in 1981. In her comic book appearances, Rogue is depicted as a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant, a subspecies of humans born with an "X-gene (comics), X-gene" that grants Superpower (ability), superhuman abilities. She is capable of absorbing the life force, attributes, memories, and superpowers of anyone through physical touch. Rogue is initially portrayed as a reluctant supervillain, but she soon joins the X-Men as a superhero and has since endured as one of its most prominent members. Rogue's early history was only revealed over twenty years after her introduction in her self-titled solo series. The backstory written by Robert Rodi established her real name as Anna Marie, although her surname remains un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rodolfo Migliari
Rodolfo Migliari (born May 21, 1976) is an Argentine comic book cover artist and painter. He is best known for creating the painted portrait of the Justice Society of America that appears in the Smallville episode Absolute Justice. And for illustrating the covers of Rogue (comics), Rogue, Green Lantern Corps and Blackest Night. Bibliography Migliari's comics cover art (except where indicates) includes: DC *''Blackest Night'', miniseries, #4-7, hardcover edition (2009–10) *''Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps'', miniseries, #2 (2009) *''DC Universe, DCU Holiday Special'' 2008 (interior art)'' *''Final Crisis: Resist'' (2008) *''Final Crisis: Submit'' (2008) *''Green Arrow'', vol. 4, #9-11 (2011) *''Green Lantern Corps'', vol. 2, #22, 27-28, 34-37, 47-48 (2008-10) *''Green Lantern'', vol. 4, #43 (2009) *''Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors'', miniseries, #1-7 (2010-11) *''Superman (comic book), Superman'' #682 (2009) Compilations **''Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps'', Hardcove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ongoing Series
In comics, an ongoing series is a series that runs indefinitely. This is in contrast to limited series (a series intended to end after a certain number of issues thus limited), a one shot (a comic book which is not a part of an ongoing series), a graphic novel, or a trade paperback, but a series of graphic novels may be considered ongoing as well. The term may also informally refer to a current or incomplete limited series with a predetermined number of issues. Characteristics An ongoing series is traditionally published on a fixed schedule, typically monthly or bimonthly but many factors can cause an issue to be published late. In the past, the schedule was often maintained with the use of fill-in issues (usually by a different creative team, sometimes hurting quality), but increasingly the practice has been to simply delay publication. An ongoing "might run for decades and hundreds of issues or be canceled after only a handful of issues". When an ongoing series ceases to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Supervillain
A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary adversary of a superhero in the same story. Description Supervillains are often used as foil (literature), foils to present a daunting challenge to a superhero. In instances where the supervillain does not have superhuman, mystical, or alien powers, the supervillain may possess a genius intellect or a skill set that allows them to draft complex schemes or commit crimes in a way normal humans cannot. Other traits may include wiktionary:megalomania, megalomania and possession of considerable resources to further their aims. Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real-world dictators, gangsters, mad scientists, trophy hunting, trophy hunters, corrupt businesspeople, serial killers, and terrorism, terrorists, often having an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Superpower (ability)
A superpower is a special or extraordinary ability far greater than what is considered normal, possessed by those of superhuman status. Superpowers are typically displayed in science fiction and fantasy media such as comic book, comic books, television program, TV shows, video game, video games, and film as the key attribute of a superhero. The concept originated in American comic book, American comics and pulp magazine, pulp fiction of the 1930s and 1940s, and has gradually worked its way into other genres and media. Definition There is no rigid definition of a "superpower" beyond the general idea of them being a set of capabilities and traits exhibited by characters in fiction that are considered beyond the limits of normal beings or are paranormal to some degree. In popular culture, it is often associated with unusual abilities such as flight, superhuman strength, super-strength, Speedster (fiction), super-speed, invulnerability, etc. However, it can also describe natural abil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
X-gene (comics)
In American comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is a human being that possesses a genetic trait called the X-gene. It causes the mutant to develop superhuman powers that manifest at puberty. Human mutants are sometimes referred to as a human subspecies ''Homo sapiens superior'' or simply ''Homo superior''. Mutants are the evolutionary progeny of ''Homo sapiens'', and are actually revealed to be the next stage in human evolution. The accuracy of this is the subject of much debate in the Marvel Universe. Unlike Marvel's mutates, which are characters who develop their powers only after exposure to outside stimuli or energies (such as Spider-Man, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Hulk), mutants have innate genetic mutations from birth. Publication history Early antecedents A March 1952 story in ''Amazing Detective Cases'' #11 called "The Weird Woman" tells of a woman describing herself as a mutant who seeks a similarly superhuman mate. Roger Carstairs, a mutant who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
American Comic Book
An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'', which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remained the dominant character archetype throughout the late 20th century into the 21st century. Some fans comic book collecting, collect comic books, helping drive up their value. Some have sold for mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Norm Rapmund
Norm Rapmund is an American comic book inker. Career Image Comics and Marvel Rapmund's career began with Image Comics' ''Brigade'' #1 in 1992. He worked on the series concurrently with Image titles '' Bloodstrike'' and '' Team Youngblood'' until 1994, when he moved from ''Brigade'' to '' Supreme''. Rapmund worked on several series under the Image banner (including the Extreme Studios and Maximum Press imprints), and in 1997 inked several issues of Alan Moore's '' Supreme: The New Adventures'' as well as issue #3 of Alan Moore's ''Judgment Day'' limited series. Work on a pair of 1997 Image/Marvel Comics crossover titles, ''Spider-Man/ Badrock'' and ''Silver Surfer/ Weapon Zero'', led to more jobs with Marvel on '' Avengers'', ''Iron Man'', and ''Fantastic Four''. DC Comics Rapmund began working primarily on DC Comics titles, starting in April 1998 with ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 2) #19; at the time the series was being written and pencilled by Dan Jurgens, who had written ''Spider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Randy Emberlin
Randy Emberlin is a comic book inker best known for his ink work on the Spider-Man comic books. Per the bio on his website, he currently lives in Portland, Oregon. He has spent the past 30 years working in a variety of creative fields, including as an illustrator of educational books and an animator on over fifty television commercials. Over the last 20 years he is probably best known for his work as an inker in comics, with a résumé that includes long runs on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''G.I. Joe (comics), G.I. Joe'', ''Doctor Strange (comic book), Doctor Strange'', ''Alien Legion'', ''Ghost (Dark Horse Comics), Ghost'', and recently the ''Left Behind'' series for Tyndale House. He has worked with a wide range of pencilers. His cousin is the video game programmer Doug Neubauer; they collaborated over developing the graphics for Neubauer's ''Solaris (video game), Solaris'' (1986). Bibliography (selected) Marvel Comics *''The Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man'' #339-351, #3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Terry Austin (comics)
Terry Kevin Austin (born August 23, 1952) is an American comic book creator working primarily as an inker. Early life and career Austin grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Wayne State University. He started inking comics as an assistant to Dick Giordano and Neal Adams, doing " Crusty Bunker" work for Adams' Continuity Associates. Theakston, Greg and Nowlan, Kevin, et al., at Austin came to prominence in 1976–1977, inking Marshall Rogers' pencils on a celebrated run of Batman stories for DC Comics' ''Detective Comics'' collaborating with writer Steve Englehart. During this same period, Austin inked Michael Netzer (Nasser) on DC's Martian Manhunter in ''Adventure Comics'' and Green Arrow/Black Canary in ''World's Finest Comics'', as well as Al Milgrom on Marvel Comics' '' Captain Marvel''. He later teamed with Rogers again on Marvel's ''Doctor Strange''. X-Men In 1977, Austin and penciler John Byrne became the new art team on ''Uncanny X-Men''. With writer Chris Clar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aaron Lopresti
Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an People of the United States, American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. Early life Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 1964''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 in Portland, Oregon. After studying business for a year at Oregon State University, Lopresti left to pursue his passion for film. After two years of community college, went to study at USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.Lopresti, Aaro"Biography" aaronlopresti.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Career Lopresti's first published work of note was the Malibu Comics title ''Sludge (comics), Sludge'', in 1993. He has since gone on to illustrate such titles as Marvel Comics, Marvel's ''X-Men'', ''Genis-Vell, Captain Marvel'', ''Planet Hulk'' and ''Ms. Marvel'' and was the artist for DC Comics, DC's ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' for issues #20-23, 26–30, 32–40, swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mike Wieringo
Michael Lance Wieringo (; June 24, 1963 – August 12, 2007), who sometimes signed his work under the name Ringo, was an American comics artist best known for his work on DC Comics' ''The Flash'', Marvel Comics' ''Spider-Man'' and ''Fantastic Four'', as well as his own creator-owned series, '' Tellos''. In 2017, the Ringo Awards were created in honor of Wieringo. They are presented at the Baltimore Comic-Con to recognize achievement in the comics industry. Early life Michael Lance Wieringo was born in Vicenza, Italy, on June 24, 1963 to Cecil E. and Shirley Dean Wieringo, who live in Lynchburg, Virginia. He had a brother named Matt. Wieringo became interested in comics through his father, who was an avid reader. Wieringo began drawing comics when he was 11. He studied fashion illustration at Virginia Commonwealth University, though he began to consider drawing comics as a profession, and showed his artwork at comics convention during his college years. Soon after graduating, he d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert Rodi
Robert Rodi (born 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American novelist, playwright, comic book writer, essayist, and performance artist. Biography Much of his fiction centers on gay themes and several of his novels are named after archetypes of gay male culture. Rodi himself is openly gay. The Chicago settings of his books also reflect his background. Rodi's short fiction is collected in a number of anthologies, including '' Men on Men 5'' and Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman: Book of Dreams''. His comic book work has appeared in Marvel Comics, the DC Comics imprint Vertigo, and other independent publishers. He was also well known in comic book circles during the '60s and '70s as a prolific writer of "letters to the editor" (as Bob Rodi). Rodi was a founding member of the Chicago-area performance group The Pansy Kings and contributed plays and performed at the Live Bait Theatre. The film adaptation of his novel ''Kept Boy'' was released in 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
