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Speedy (DC Comics)
Roy William Harper Jr. is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Roy is one of DC's most longstanding characters, originating in 1940s comics as Speedy, the teen sidekick of the superheroes Green Arrow and Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance), Black Canary. Like his mentor Green Arrow, Roy is a world-class archer and athlete who uses his exceptional marksmanship to fight crime. Along with other prominent DC Comics superhero sidekicks, he goes on to become a core member of the superhero group the Teen Titans. As an adult, Roy casts off his Speedy identity to establish himself as the superhero Arsenal, and later takes on the name Red Arrow to symbolise his coming-of-age and having become an equal of Green Arrow as he joins the Justice League. In addition to continuing to serve on occasion as one of the Titans, Roy has had leading roles in the superhero groups the Seven Soldiers of Victory, the Outsiders (comics), Outsiders, Checkmate (comics), Checkmate, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Ha
Gene Ha is an Americans, American comics artist and writer best known for his work on books such as ''Top 10 (comics), Top 10'' and ''Top 10: The Forty-Niners'', with Alan Moore and Zander Cannon, for America's Best Comics, the Batman graphic novel ''Fortunate Son'', with Gerard Jones, and ''The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix'', among others. He has also drawn ''Global Frequency'' and has drawn covers for ''Wizard (magazine), Wizard'' and Marvel Comics. He was awarded the 1994 Russ Manning Award, Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award, and won five Eisner Awards, in 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008 and 2024. Early life Gene Ha was born in Chicago and raised in South Bend, Indiana. According to Ha, his parents were well-educated Korean immigrants whose aspiration was that their three sons would obtain prestigious degrees and enter corresponding careers. Ha was the most introverted of his brothers, a "geek" who sought out Escapism, escapist fantasy particularly through comic books. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |