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Time Commander (comics)
The Time Commander is the name of two DC Comics supervillains. The first appeared in '' Brave and the Bold'' #59 (April–May 1965). He was created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon. The second appeared in '' JSA Classified'' #34 (2008). Fictional character biography John Starr John Starr is a brilliant scientist who turns to crime after the project he works for is shut down. He invents a time-manipulating hourglass and becomes a supervillain. After an encounter with Epoch, Starr is stuck in a temporal loop due to the '' Zero Hour'' event affecting reality. He eventually escapes before being killed by Mister Mind. In '' Absolute Power'', Amanda Waller resurrects Time Commander and uses his hourglass to give her Amazo army self-healing abilities. Sterling Fry Sterling Fry is a student of John Starr who succeeds him as Time Commander following his death. However, he is seemingly killed after being exposed to his hourglass' tachyons. Powers and abilities Time Commander's hourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Commanders
''Time Commanders'' is a technological game show that originally aired on BBC Two from 4 September 2003 to 13 March 2005 with Eddie Mair hosting the first series and Richard Hammond hosting the second series. It returned for a 3-part special on BBC Four from 12 to 27 December 2016 with Gregg Wallace as host. Format In the first two series, teams of four contestants directed opposite forces. The teams were unfamiliar with computer games, to make sure their gaming skills did not influence their success. In the 2016 revival, two teams of three controlled opposing factions (for example, one team would play as Carthage and the other as Rome). After a brief introduction of the battle, including an overview of military units, terrain and available forces, the players had to develop a strategy and then deploy their forces. In the first two series, two of the players were selected as generals, who directed the battle and had access to a strategic map; in the 2016 revival, only one player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52 (comics)
''52'' is a weekly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the ''Infinite Crisis'' miniseries. The series was written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with layouts by Keith Giffen. ''52'' also led into a few limited series spin-offs. ''52'' consists of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, each issue detailing an actual week chronicling the events that took place during the missing year after the end of ''Infinite Crisis''. The series covers much of the DC Universe, and several characters whose disparate stories interconnect. The story is directly followed by the weekly limited series ''Countdown to Final Crisis''. It was the first weekly series published by DC Comics since the short-lived anthology '' Action Comics Weekly'' from 1988 to 1989. Format The use of a weekly publication format is unusual in the North American comics industry, traditionally based upon a mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics Male Supervillains
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 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Characters Introduced In 2008
a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glossary of comics terminology#Caption, 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. Cartoonist, 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, Political cartoon, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and Bande dessinée ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Characters Introduced In 1965
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] |
Characters Created By Ramona Fradon
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'', an album by Rachael Sage, 2020 * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 * "Character", a song by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, 2022 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. ** Character actor, an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric or interesting characters in supporting roles ** Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice League Adventures
While Batman and Superman had their own animated series and comic book follow-ups, the rest of the characters in the appeared in the following comics often. ''The Batman Adventures'' ''The Batman Adventures'' was created as a comic book tie-in to '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and ''The New Batman Adventures''. Various titles related to the animated series ran from 1992 to 2004, along with various mini-series and one-shots. ''Superman Adventures'' Similar to ''The Batman Adventures'', ''Superman Adventures'' was created as a comic book tie-in to '' Superman: The Animated Series''. It ran between 1996 and 2002. ''Gotham Girls'' ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' is the title of a comic book published by DC Comics. Following on from ''The Batman Adventures'' and '' Superman Adventures'', ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' used the same "animated style" as seen in the DC Animated Universe, but focused on a rotating cast of characters from thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starfire (Teen Titans)
Starfire is a superheroine created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez appearing in American comic books created by DC Comics. She debuted in a preview story inserted within '' DC Comics Presents'' #26 (October, 1980). Since the character's introduction, Starfire has been a major recurring character in Teen Titans and various other iterations of the team, sometimes depicted as the team's leader, and a significant love interest for Dick Grayson. Within the main continuity of the DC Universe, her origin is revealed to be Princess Koriand'r, an alien princess from the planet Tamaran and heir to the throne until she was ousted in a coup by her elder sister, Komand'r (also known as Blackfire), who sold her into slavery. Subjected to torture and sexual exploitation, Koriand'r was also subjected to experiments performed by alien scientists, which gave her additional powers. Escaping her captors, she found herself on Earth and befriended the Teen Titans, becoming a long-lasting member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
