Colossus (comics) - Colossus (comics) Colossus (Piotr "Peter" Nikolievitch Rasputin) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men. He first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). History Raised in the Soviet Union, Rasputin was raised on a collective farm. A gentle man surrounded by good people, even the revelation that he was a mutant did not ostracize him from his friends and family. So he was reluctant to go when Professor Charles Xavier recruited him for his second group of X-Men. But he went nonetheless, and took the name Colossus, reflecting his ability to turn into "organic steel" with great strength and resiliance. Colossus found friendship with the X-Men, and even love in an ongoing romance with Shadowcat, but also.
Excalibur (comics) - Excalibur (comics) Excalibur is a team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe, and also the comic book of the same name. The series is a UK spin-off from the X-Men set of titles. Excalibur is a group of cross-dimensional travelers. The original team included: Captain Britain (leader) Meggan Phoenix (Rachel Summers, not Jean Grey) Shadowcat Nightcrawler Later members included: Kylun Cerise Widget Douglock Colossus Peter Wisdom.
List of Marvel Comics characters - List of Marvel Comics characters This is a list of major characters appearing in the Marvel Universe of Marvel Comics. Minor characters (obscure characters making only a few appearances) and characters in titles lying outside of the main continuity (such as G. I. Joe, Groo, Robocop, Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.) are not included. List of characters A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Abomination Angel (see Archangel) Ant Man Apocalypse Archangel Aunt May Aurora B Banshee Baron Mordo Baron Strucker Baron Zemo Basilisk Beast Bedlam Ben Urich Beta Ray Bill Beyonder Binary Bishop Black Bolt Black Cat Black King Black Knight Black Queen Black Widow Blade Blaze.
Secret Wars - Wars) was a 12-issue comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics from 1984 to 1985. It was Marvel's answer to the company-wide, universe-spanning "crossover series" begun at DC Comics with Crisis on Infinite Earths. Although the first issue of the series was published before issue #1 of Crisis, comic book industry insiders say the series was hastily approved and put together in order to appear on newsstands and comic book store shelves before DC's mini-series. Secret Wars literally pulled together the most popular of the many superheroes of the Marvel Universe, pitting them against their most dangerous enemies in an all-out battle that was meant to be the ultimate battle of good vs. evil. It introduced an enigmatic, all-powerful, godlike character called the Beyonder to the Marvel Universe. At the beginning.
Shadowcat - Pryde) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She has also used the code-names Sprite and Ariel in her career, and is a member of the X-Men. She first appeared in X-Men #129 (1980). She is one of the few Jewish characters in Marvel Comics. History Pryde is a mutant, with the ability to become intangible and walk through solid matter (an ability she calls "phasing"). She joined the X-Men at the age of 13, shortly after becoming embroiled in the team's conflict with The Hellfire Club. Despite Professor X's attempt to move her to The New Mutants after they were formed, she remained an X-Man for several years. Due to a battle injury, Kitty Pryde became unable to control her phasing abilities, and nearly faded out of.
Maciste - Italian silent movie period, in which the original Maciste from Cabiria, the muscular actor Bartolomeo Pagano, starred in a series of at least fifteen sequels over the period from 1915 through 1926. The character was revived in the 1960s. In 1959, Steve Reeves' Hercules, an Italian production, created a minor boom in Italian dramas featuring American bodybuilders in vaguely mythological or classical historical subjects. The actual mythology was frequently pied to make up the improbable plots. Maciste was a frequently recurring hero in these films. This sword and sandal fad continued for about seven years, until the new fad for spaghetti Westerns took over the attention of the Italian cinema industry. If you've watched any of these films, you've probably seen a Maciste picture, even if the title character in the.
List of X-Men - X-Men (q.v.) is a team of comic book superheroes, as published by Marvel Comics. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Original X-Men 2 Other Early Members 3 All-New All-Different X-Men 4 Other Uncanny X-Men Members 5 Newer Members 6 Friends and Allies 6.1 Alpha Flight 6.2 The New Mutants 6.3 Excalibur 6.4 X-Factor 6.5 The Starjammers 6.6 Other Superheroes 6.7 Non-Mutants 6.8 Aliens 6.9 Other Allies 7 Villains 8 Brotherhood of Evil Mutants 8.10 Morlocks 8.11 Other Mutants 8.12 The Hellfire Club 8.13 Government Individuals and Groups 8.14 Aliens 8.15 Other Enemies 9 See also Original X-Men The team as it debuted in X-Men #1 (1963). Professor Charles Xavier Cyclops Marvel Girl (later Phoenix) Beast Angel (later Archangel) Iceman Other Early Members Members who joined in the 1960s prior to the title.
Venom (comics) - Venom (comics) Venom is a fictional comic book character. Venom was one of Spider-Man's villains and a character whose popularity soared surprisingly during the 1990s. Created by writer David Micheline and brought to the page by artist Todd McFarlane based on a number of plot ideas and concepts from various other creators at Marvel Comics. While embroiled in a major crossover storyline fighting a Secret War on an alien planet Spider-Man acquired an alien costume. It appeared to respond to his thoughts, was able to mimic street clothes and seemed to provide an inexhaustible supply of webbing. Unfortunately, once on Earth, Spider-Man learnt that the costume was in fact a sentient parasite. With the aid of Mister Fantastic, Spider-Man managed to have the costume removed. The costume.
Image Comics - Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher set up in 1993 by seven artists: Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Erik Larson, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, Whilce Portacio, and Jim Valentino. Todd McFarlane, who rose to fame with his visual reinvention of Spider-Man, was the most famous among them. Now, along with Dark Horse Comics and CrossGen Comics, Image rivals the two main comics houses DC Comics and Marvel Comics, with a range of titles including Spawn, Witchblade, Battle of the Planets, The Darkness and others. Some of their titles are distributed through Top Cow Productions, Inc. There was a great fracas surrounding Image Comics' inception. The imprint's first two titles, McFarlane's Spawn and Rob Liefeld's Youngblood, sold enormous numbers, but shipped to retailers late and.
Hercules (comics) - Hercules (comics) Hercules, or Heracles, being in one sense a superhero from classical antiquity, and a recognisable character freely available in the public domain, has been featured in a number of comic book series. Some notable appearances include: Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Marvel Comics 2 DC Comics 3 Atlas Comics 4 Hercules, the Legendary Journeys 5 Charlton Comics 6 Gold Key Comics Marvel Comics By far the best known appearance of Hercules in comic books is in Marvel Comics. Hercules was introduced to the Marvel Universe in the 1960s by Jack Kirby, who used him as a foil for the Incredible Hulk and Thor. In his Marvel incarnation, Hercules is oafish and tends to brag, but is heroic, eager for opponents against whom he can test.
Vulture (comics) - Vulture (comics) The Vulture is a fictional villain in Spider-Man. The Vulture (Adrian Toomes) is a former electronics engineer who employs a special harness that allows him to fly. The harness also endowed him with enhanced strength and served to increase his longevity. The harness was an invention that he stole. Name: Adrian Toomes Height: 5'11" Weight: 175 lbs. Eyes: Hazel Hair: Bald Intelligence Level: Gifted Strength Level: Variable up to enhanced human (he can press between 700 and 1000 lbs. at the age of over 60). Endurance Level: Normal Stamina Level: Variable up to peak human Reflexes Level: Normal Speed Level: Winged Flight Limit Agility Level: Normal.
HMS Colossus - HMS Colossus There have been four ships to bear the name Colossus from the days of sail to the days of aviation. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 HMS Colossus (1787-1797) 2 HMS Colossus (1882-1908) 3 HMS Colossus (1910-1928) 4 HMS Colossus (1943-1946) 5 External Links HMS Colossus (1787-1797) The first HMS Colossus was a 74-gun Leviathan Class frigate, launched at Gravesend in 1787. On 6th June 1793, in the Bay of Biscay, Colossus captured Vanneau, a tiny ship with an armament of just 6 guns. The same year, she was part of a large fleet of 51 warships of numerous types, including a Spanish squadron, but commanded overall by the legendary Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, a name immortalised by the ill-fated HMS Hood. The Fleet arrived off Toulon.
Hobgoblin (comics) - Hobgoblin (comics) The Hobgoblin is a comic book supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, and an enemy of Spider-Man. There have been two characters to take up this identity. The Hobgoblin came into being when Roderick Kingsley discovered an abandoned secret lair of the supervillain known as the Green Goblin. Using the Green Goblin's equipment, Kingsley adopted the identity of the Hobgoblin and set out to plague Spider-Man. Later, another character took up the guise of the Hobgoblin, Jason Philip Macendale Jr. (a.k.a. Jack O'Lantern). This Hobgoblin was very intent upon finding the secret formula of super human strength of the original Green Goblin. Frustrated with his lack of results in reproducing the formula, Macendale would later attempt other avenues to this end. During a demonic.
Hyperion (comics) - Hyperion (comics) Hyperion is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the Squadron Supreme. There are actually three different Marvel incarnations of Hyperion, one of whom is a supervillain. All incarnations are essentially based on the DC Comics character Superman. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Squadron Sinister 2 Squadron Supreme 3 Supreme Power Squadron Sinister Hyperion first appeared in The Avengers #70 (November 1969) as a member of the Squadron Sinister, a group of supervillains assembled by the alien Grandmaster to fight the Avengers. This Hyperion was an alien from a subatomic parallel universe pulled from his world by the Grandmaster for his own purposes. This Hyperion was created by Roy Thomas as part of an homage to the Justice League..
Gambit (comics) - Gambit (comics) Gambit (whose real name is Remy LeBeau) is a mutant comic book character in the fictional Marvel Universe. He has the ability to charge objects with kinetic energy (putting molecules in motion), usually causing them to explode. He first appeared in Uncanny X-men #266. One of his trademark tricks is to hurl a deck of cards at an opponent, charging each one and turning it into a deadly projectile. His other tricks have included charging a wad of chewing gum when he was otherwise entirely tied up, and charging the floor of an entire room, causing it to explode with great force. He has also often wielded an adamantium staff. He was born in New Orleans and after growing up as an orphan on the.
Gemstone Comics - Gemstone Comics Gemstone Comics is a US company that publishes licensed Walt Disney comic books. They started in June 2003. Their current titles include: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Uncle Scrooge Donald Duck Adventures Donald Duck and Friends Mickey Mouse and Friends Walt Disney's Comics and Stories and Uncle Scrooge are in prestige format while Donald Duck and Friends and Mickey Mouse and Friends are standard titles while Donald Duck Adventures is a take along book. External Links Official Gemstone site.
Genesis (comics) - Genesis (comics) Genesis (real name Tyler Dayspring) was a character in Marvel Comics and a foe of Wolverine. He was a mutant with abilities that were never fully disclosed. His first appearance was New Mutants #98, published in 1991. Genesis was the son of the character associated with the X-Men called Cable, who came from the future. He had been abducted by the villain Apocalyse as a child and corrupted. Genesis was a time traveller who came from an alternate future of Earth, as did Cable. Genesis sought to replace Apocoplypse and chose Wolverine to be a soldier in his army, the Dark Riders. He attempted to erase Wolverine's mind and re-bond adamantium to Wolverine's skeleton. On both accounts he failed. Wolverine's mutation was sent into overdrive.
Underground comics - Underground comics The term "underground comics" or "comix" describes the self-published or small press comic books that sprang up in the US in the 1960s. The movement was initially centered in San Francisco. Prominant artists associated with this movement include Robert Crumb, Robert Williams, S. Clay Wilson, Rick Griffin, Gilbert Shelton, Art Spiegelman and Kim Deitch. Underground comix were written by and for the 1960s counter-culture and psychedelic movement, and a number of independent comics of this era were humorous (and unquestionably adult-oriented) stories about hippies and rebels who enjoyed sex and drugs, while putting up with persecution by evil police officers. also see alternative comics underground newspapers Notable Underground Comix Adventures of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (Gilbert Shelton) Air Pirates Funnies (Dan O'Neill, others. Sparked.
Franco-Belgian comics - Franco-Belgian comics France and Belgium have spawned a thriving comics industry. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Characters 2 Artists 3 Scenarists Characters Adèle Blanc-Sec Astérix Blake et Mortimer Blueberry Gaston Lagaffe Les Schtroumpfs (The Smurfs) Lucky-Luke Spirou Superdupont Tintin Valerian Artists Ted Benoît Enki Bilal Christian Binet François Boucq François Bourgeon Yves Chaland Claire Brétécher Cabu André Chéret Christophe Cosey Jean-Claude Forest Régis Franc André Franquin Fred F'murr Gir / Jean Giraud Marcel Gotlib Jean Graton Greg Hergé Hermann Huppen E. P. Jacobs Jijé Frank Margerin Jacques Martin Jean-Claude Mézières Moebius Bob de Moor Morris Pétillon Peyo Reiser Rosinski François Schuiten Philippe Sternis Jacques Tardi Albert Uderzo Jean Van Hamme Martin Veyron Vuillemin Wolinski Scenarists Jean-Michel Charlier Pierre Christin René Goscinny Greg Jean Van Hamme Morris (Maurice de.
Understanding Comics - Understanding Comics Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a 215-page non-fiction graphic novel by Scott McCloud that is widely considered one of the definitive texts on the theory of comics (a.k.a. sequential art) as an artform and a communications medium. The lettering was done by Bob Lappan. It was published in 1993 by Paradox Press, a division of DC Comics. The book received praise from notable comic book and graphic novel authors such as Art Spiegelman, Will Eisner, and Matt Groening, and was called "one of the most insightful books about designing graphic user interfaces ever written" by Apple Macintosh co-creator Andy Hertzfeld. See also: Comics and sequential art - a related book by Will Eisner.
