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Solstice (character)
Solstice is a superhero published by DC Comics. The character has appeared as a new member in DC's long-running ''Teen Titans'' comic book series, and was created by JT Krul and Nicola Scott. Krul has described the character as being "a positive spirit - influenced by the various cultures she’s encountered during her travels throughout the world. She embraces life and all the adventure and experiences it offers." Publication history Solstice made her first appearance in ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #88 in October 2010. The character was not named, but was shown alongside the new Aqualad as part of a montage showing future events that would affect the team in the coming issues. She made her first speaking appearance in the following issue, where her civilian name was given. The character made her first appearance as Solstice in ''Wonder Girl'' (vol. 2) #1, a one-shot comic released by DC in January 2011. Writer JT Krul has confirmed that Solstice will be a regular character in the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Melo
Adriana Melo is a Brazilian comic book artist, Colorist, and penciller. She has worked on various ''Star Wars,'' Marvel Comics, and DC Comics titles. Notably, she worked on the '' Star Wars: Empire'' series. She has also worked on DC Comics' '' Rose & Thorn'' and ''Birds of Prey'' as well as Top Cow's ''Witchblade'' and Marvel Comics's '' Ms. Marvel''. In 2018 she collaborated with writer Gail Simone on a six-issue DC miniseries featuring Plastic Man. Melo participated in the comic anthology ''Puerto Rico Strong,'' which won the 2019 Eisner Award for Best Anthology. Biography Adriana Melo was born in São Paulo, Brazil on June 19, 1976. As a young child, she had more of an interest in creating artworks and wanted to be a comic book artist. At 16 while in a technical drawing course in high school, she had one of her first experiences with drawing comic images. She penciled a color reproduced of a scene in "The Death of Superman". During this time, the Jornal A Tarde featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro (; , ; ) is an archaeological site in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan. Built 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and one of the world's earliest major city, cities, contemporaneous with the civilisations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan civilization, Minoan Crete, and Caral–Supe civilization, Norte Chico.Mohenjo-Daro (archaeological site, Pakistan) on Encyclopedia Britannica website Retrieved 25 November 2019 With an estimated population of at least 40,000 people, Mohenjo-daro prospered for several centuries, but by 1700 BCE had been abandoned, along with other large cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation. The site was rediscovered in the 1920s. Significant excavation has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Characters Who Can Manipulate Light
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] |
DC Comics Metahumans
DC most often refers to: * Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital of the United States * DC Comics, an American comic book publisher * Direct current, electric current which flows in only one direction DC, D.C., D/C, Dc, or dc may refer to: Places * Bogotá, Distrito Capital, the capital city of Colombia * Dubai City Science, technology and mathematics * dC, decicoulomb, a tenth of a Coulomb, the SI unit of electric charge * New Zealand DC class locomotive * Methylphosphonyl dichloride, a chemical weapons precursor * A don't care term, in digital logic Biology and medicine * Dendritic cell, a class of immune cell * Doctor of Chiropractic, a qualification in alternative medicine Computing * dc (computer program), a command-line based calculator on Unix-derived systems * DC coefficient, in a discrete cosine transform * Data center, a physical location housing computing-related gear * Device context, part of the legacy Microsoft Windows graphics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics Female Superheroes
DC most often refers to: * Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital of the United States * DC Comics, an American comic book publisher * Direct current, electric current which flows in only one direction DC, D.C., D/C, Dc, or dc may refer to: Places * Bogotá, Distrito Capital, the capital city of Colombia * Dubai City Science, technology and mathematics * dC, decicoulomb, a tenth of a Coulomb, the SI unit of electric charge * New Zealand DC class locomotive * Methylphosphonyl dichloride, a chemical weapons precursor * A don't care term, in digital logic Biology and medicine * Dendritic cell, a class of immune cell * Doctor of Chiropractic, a qualification in alternative medicine Computing * dc (computer program), a command-line based calculator on Unix-derived systems * DC coefficient, in a discrete cosine transform * Data center, a physical location housing computing-related gear * Device context, part of the legacy Microsoft Windows graphics API ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Characters Introduced In 2010
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 history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomsday Clock (comics)
''Doomsday Clock'' is a 2017–2019 superhero comic book limited series published by DC Comics, written by Geoff Johns with art by penciller Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson. The series concludes a tangential story established in the New 52 and DC Rebirth, and it is a sequel to the 1986–1987 graphic novel ''Watchmen'' by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, making it the first official crossover between ''Watchmen'' and the mainstream DC Universe. At the time, DC co-publisher Dan DiDio promoted ''Doomsday Clock'' as an official “sequel” to ''Watchmen''. However, series writer and DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns declined to characterize it as such, viewing it as a “standalone” story. The series's debut issue was published on November 22, 2017, and the final issue was published on December 18, 2019. Publication history ''Doomsday Clock'' is part of the DC Rebirth initiative, and it continues the narrative that was established with the 2016 one-sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New 52
The New 52 was the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire Line (comics), line of ongoing monthly superhero American comic books, comic books. Following the conclusion of the "Flashpoint (comics), Flashpoint" Fictional crossover, crossover storyline, DC cancelled all its existing titles and debuted 52 new series in September 2011. Among the renumbered series were ''Action Comics'' and ''Detective Comics'', which had retained their original numbering since the 1930s. The relaunch included changes to the publishing format; for example, print and digital comics began to be released on the same day. New titles were released to bring the number of ongoing monthly series to 52. Various changes were also made to DC Universe, DC's fictional universe to entice new readers, including changes to DC's internal continuity to make characters more modern and accessible. In addition, characters from the Wildstorm and Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprints were absorbed into the DC Universe. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Martian
Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzz; alias Megan Morse) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. An extraterrestrial, she is a White Martian who usually appears in stories as a member of the Teen Titans. Created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Tony Daniel, she first appeared in ''Teen Titans'' #37 (2006). Sharon Leal portrayed the character in the Supergirl (season 2), second season of the Arrowverse series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl''. Leal returned in two episodes of the Supergirl (season 3), third and Supergirl (season 5), fifth seasons and returned in the Supergirl (season 6), sixth season. Miss Martian was also featured in the animated series ''Young Justice (TV series), Young Justice'' voiced by Danica McKellar. Publication history Miss Martian was created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel and first appeared in ''Teen Titans'' #37 (2006). Miss Martian is named Megan Morse after Megan, the wife of former Marvel Comics editor Ben Morse, who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
