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Zauriel
Zauriel is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. Originally a guardian angel who served Heaven for millions of years, he willingly falls to Earth to serve humanity as their champion and joins the Justice League. Publication history Zauriel first appeared in '' JLA'' #6 and was created by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Howard Porter, and John Dell. In his first appearance, he saved Aquaman's life, over time forming a close friendship with him, and helped the Justice League thwart and dispel the forces of the renegade angel Asmodel. Creation and concept Grant Morrison created Zauriel during their tenure as writer of ''JLA'' but was forbidden from using their originally intended name of Hawkman. At the time, Hawkman had been declared off-limits by DC editors due to the character's convoluted continuity, complicated by retcons from the '' Hawkworld'' miniseries, which DC tried to negate during the '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'' miniseries. Morrison does allude to a Hawkman-con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkman
Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American Publications in 1940. Although iterations of Hawkman appeared throughout the character's publication history, they are commonly characterized as hawk-themed warriors with a preference for archaic weaponry, large wings with a harness attached to it, and possessing Nth metal, which is a special metal with gravity-negating effects. Most iterations are also connected as being involved in a cycle of reincarnation, characterized as sometimes having reoccurring elements within their lifetimes. Among the reoccurring includes a romantic connection to reincarnated Hawkwoman or Hawkgirl and an affiliation with superhero teams such as the Justice Society of America and Justice League, often serving as the team leader in the former. The character is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadowpact
The Shadowpact is a fictional group of magic-based heroes who fought against the Spectre in the 2005 limited series '' Day of Vengeance'', published by DC Comics. Their self-titled series ended in May 2008, after 25 issues and a two-year run, but the team appeared in the ''Reign in Hell'' miniseries three months later. History The group is founded on a spur of the moment impulse by Enchantress, Ragman, and Detective Chimp to get rid of the Spectre because of his decision to destroy all magic in the universe. They are joined by Blue Devil, Nightshade, and Nightmaster, who christens the group the "Shadowpact". During the course of the story, it is revealed by the wizard Shazam that the name "Shadowpact" has been used repetitively throughout history by groups of mystics who champion lost causes. In their fight with the Spectre, the group is aided by others such as the Phantom Stranger, who advises Detective Chimp when he has been transformed into a rodent; Captain Marvel; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neron (DC Comics)
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. Neron made his first live appearance in the CW TV series ''Legends of Tomorrow'', serving as the main antagonist of season 4 and being portrayed by Christian Keyes and Brandon Routh. Publication history Neron is a demon-lord of 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 and a two-part story in '' JLA'' #6–7 (June–July 1997) by Grant Morrison, with art by Neron's co-creator Howard Porter. The last storyline was concluded in the thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JLA (comic Book)
''JLA'' was a monthly comic book published by DC Comics from January 1997 to April 2006 featuring the Justice League of America (JLA, Justice League). The series restarted DC's approach to the Justice League, which had initially featured most of the company's top-tier superheroes but shifted in the 1980s to featuring a rotating cast of established characters alongside newer ones and also saw that franchise expand to several spin-off series, diluting the prestige of the name brand. When relaunched by writer Grant Morrison, the team again focused on the most recognizable, powerful, and long-lasting heroes in DC's library. Publication history The low sales of the various Justice League spin-off books by the mid-1990s prompted DC to revamp the League as a single team (all the various branch teams were disbanded) on a single title. A Justice League of America formed in the September 1996 limited series ''Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare'' by Mark Waid and Fabian Nicieza. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice League Dark
Justice League Dark, or JLD, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team made their debut in ''Justice League Dark'' #1 (September 2011). The team features some of the more supernatural characters in the DC Universe, handling mystical threats and situations deemed outside the scope of the traditional Justice League. Similarly to the ''Justice League'' title, the team features well-known characters such as John Constantine, Zatanna, Doctor Fate, and Wonder Woman while also bringing exposure to lesser-known supernatural characters. Two animated films were produced based on the team: '' Justice League Dark'' (2017) and '' Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'' (2020). Publication history The New 52 ''Justice League Dark'' was announced on May 31, 2011, as a First Wave title of ''The New 52''. The title and team was created by Peter Milligan, with art by Mikel Janín. The title launched on September 28, 2011. The title brought several of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presence (DC Comics)
The Presence is a fictional character in comic books published by DC Comics. The character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #52 (February 1940), and was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily. Publication history The Presence first appears in ''More Fun Comics'' #52 as The Voice, the disembodied "Voice of the Presence" who empowers Jim Corrigan as the Spectre (DC Comics character), Spectre. It was created in this story by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily. Continuities DC Comics / DC Universe The religious cosmology of the DC Universe is complex with many pantheons of deities co-existing alongside each other. It involves elements from multiple Religion, religions, Mythology, mythologies, and modern created concepts such as the Endless (comics), Endless. It is not always clear how the God in Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic God fits into this—for example, one particular ''Wonder Woman'' storyline by Eric Luke featured the Titans, Greek Titans fighting Abrahamic angels and Hindu dei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Millar
Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series ''The Authority (comics), The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written extensively for Marvel Comics, including runs on ''The Ultimates (comic book), The Ultimates'', which has been called "the comic book of the decade" by ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine and described as a major inspiration for the 2012 film ''The Avengers (2012 film), The Avengers'' by its co-story creator Zak Penn, ''Ultimate X-Men, X-Men'', ''Ultimate Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four'' and ''Ultimate Comics: Avengers, Avengers'' for Marvel's Ultimate Marvel, Ultimate imprint, as well as ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' and ''Wolverine (comic book), Wolverine''. In 2006, Millar wrote the ''Civil War (comics), Civil War'' mini-series that served as the centrepiece for the eponymous company-wide crossover storyline and later inspired the Marvel Stu ... [...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] |
Crisis In Time!
A crisis (: crises; : critical) is any event or period that will lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affairs, especially when they occur abruptly, with little or no warning. More loosely, a crisis is a testing time for an emergency. Etymology The English word ''crisis'' was borrowed from the Latin, which in turn was borrowed from the Greek ''krisis'' 'discrimination, decision, crisis'.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 1893''s.v.'' 'crisis'/ref> The noun is derived from the verb ''krinō'', which means 'distinguish, choose, decide'. In English, ''crisis'' was first used in a medical context, for the time in the development of a disease when a change indicates either recovery or death, that is, a turning-point. It was also used for a major change in the development of a disease. By the mid-seventeenth century, it took on the figurative meaning of a "vitally imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
