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Countdown To Mystery
''Countdown'', also known as ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' for its last 24 issues based on the cover, was a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series published by DC Comics. It debuted on May 9, 2007, directly following the conclusion of the last issue of ''52 (comics), 52''. The series is written primarily by Paul Dini, along with a rotating team of writers and artists. ''Countdown'' consists of 51 issues, numbered in reverse and published weekly for one year. The series covers much of the fictional DC Universe, told in parallel narratives through the interconnecting stories of a cast of characters. It frequently crosses over with List of DC Comics publications (K–O), other DC titles. Unlike the ''52'' limited series of the previous year, ''Countdown'' is not depicted as taking place in "Real time (media), real time" but presumably operates on the same floating timeline as DC Comics stories in general. Production history The series follows the success of ''52 (comics) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Comics
Notable events of 2007 in comics. Events January *January 10: '' Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator'' released. * January 16: Dutch cartoonist Willem wins the Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. *January 24: '' The Boys'' is canceled with issue #6. *'' Red menace'' by Jerry Ordway and Adam Brody (Wildstorm) * ''Batman/The spirit'' by Jeph Loeb (DC Comics) *'' Bullet points'' by J. Michael Straczynski and Tommy Lee Edwards (Marvel) *'' The order of the stones'' by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Meziéres, 30th album of the '' Valerian'' series (Dargaud). February *February 2: Newsarama reports that '' The Boys'' has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment. * February 5: Gerben Valkema's comic strip ''Elsje'' (''Lizzy'' in English) makes its debut. *February 7: '' The dark tower: The gunslinger born'' by Peter David and Jae Lee (Marvel) *February 28: Release of '' 2000 AD'' prog #1526. This is the 30th anniversary issue and will see the start of three new stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triplicate Girl
Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) is a superhero appearing in DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. She has also had the aliases Duo Damsel, Triad, Una, Duplicate Damsel, and Duplicate Girl. Luornu has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. She is voiced by Kari Wahlgren in '' Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006) and Daisy Lightfoot in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (2023). Publication history Luornu Durgo first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #276 and was created by producer Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney. Fictional character biography Original continuity Luornu Durgo, codenamed Triplicate Girl, first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #276, written by Jerry Siegel. A native of the planet Cargg, she could split into three identical bodies, as could all Carggites, due to the planet Cargg having three suns. She is the fourth hero to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, and its first non-found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Magno (comics)
Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere * Carlos (crater), Montes Apenninus, LQ12, Moon; a lunar crater near Mons Hadley People * Carlos (given name), including a list of name holders * Carlos (surname), including a list of name holders Sportspeople * Carlos (Timorese footballer) (Carlos Mateus Ximenes, born 1986) * Carlos (footballer, born 1995) (Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior), Brazilian footballer * Carlos (footballer, born 1985) (Carlos Santos de Jesus), Brazilian footballer Others * Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king or paramount chief of the Calusa people of Southwest Florida * Carlos (singer) (1943—2008), French entertainer * Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan terrorist Arts and entertainment * ''Carlos'' (miniseries), 2010 biopic about the terrorist Carlos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Calafiore
Jim Calafiore is an American comic book penciller and inker, known for his work on Marvel Comics ''Exiles'', and DC Comics' ''Aquaman''. His other work includes ''Faction Paradox'', and writing Marvel's ''Exiles'' and ''Millennium Visions''. Calafiore created the character Nocturne, who is the daughter of Nightcrawler and the Scarlet Witch from an alternate reality. Partial bibliography As penciler *''Excalibur'' #119 *''Deadpool'' Vol. 3 #37, 42–45, 61, 64 *''Exiles'' #5, 6, 11, 16, 17, 21, 22, 31, 32, 34, 38–45, 49, 52, 53, 55–57, 60, 61, 66–68, 75–78, 81, 82, 84, 89 *''Iron Man v1'' #325 (50/50) *''New Excalibur'' #13-15 *''X-Men Unlimited'' #13, 19 *''Batgirl'' V2 #1-6 *''Gotham Underground'' #1-9 *''Camelot Eternal'' #1- (Caliber Press) *''Secret Six The so-called Secret Six, or the Secret Committee of Six, were a group of men who secretly funded the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry by abolitionist John Brown. Sometimes described as "wealthy," this was true of only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Saiz
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Christianity, central figure of Christianity, the Major religious groups, world's largest religion. Most Christians consider Jesus to be the Incarnation (Christianity), incarnation of God the Son and awaited Messiah#Christianity, messiah, or Christ (title), Christ, a descendant from the Davidic line that is prophesied in the Old Testament. Virtually all modern scholars of classical antiquity, antiquity agree that Historicity of Jesus, Jesus existed historically. Accounts of Life of Jesus, Jesus's life are contained in the Gospels, especially the four canonical Gospels in the New Testament. Since the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Quest for the historical Jesus, academic research has yielded various views on the historical reliability of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Giffen
Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo, Rocket Raccoon, and Jaime Reyes. Biography Keith Giffen was born in Queens, New York, on November 30, 1952. His first published work was "The Sword and The Star", a black-and-white text story featured in '' Marvel Preview'' #4 (Jan. 1976), with writer Bill Mantlo. Giffen and Mantlo created Rocket Raccoon in ''Marvel Preview'' #7 (Summer 1976). Giffen is best known for his long runs illustrating and later writing the ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' title in the 1980s and 1990s. Giffen and writer Paul Levitz crafted " The Great Darkness Saga" in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 2, #290–294 in 1982. In August 1984, a third volume of the ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' series was launched by Levitz and Giffen. Giffen plotted and pencilled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Gray
Justin Gray is an American comic book writer working mostly for DC Comics. He lives in Ossining, New York. Career Gray has often collaborated with fellow writer Jimmy Palmiotti on series such as ''Hawkman'', '' Jonah Hex'', '' Power Girl'', '' 21 Down'', '' Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters'' and '' The Resistance''. The two also co-wrote '' Jonah Hex: No Way Back'', an original graphic novel to coincide with the release of the film. Currently, along with Palmiotti, Gray is writing the monthly '' Jonah Hex'' and '' Freedom Fighters'' for DC Comics, as well as the miniseries '' Time Bomb'' for Radical Publishing. In addition he has also worked on comic books based on video games like ''Prototype'', as well as writing the screenplay for the '' Dead Space'' prequel animated film '' Dead Space: Downfall''. Bibliography Comics Wildstorm *'' Gen 13'' vol. 3 #0, "21 Down" and "The Resistance" (with Jimmy Palmiotti, Jesús Saiz and Juan Santacruz, July 2002) *'' 21 Down'' #1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Beechen
Adam Beechen (born December 21, 1968) is an American screen and comic book writer. Career Animation Beechen has written scripts for various cartoons, such as ''Teen Titans'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'', ''Rugrats'', ''Pink Panther and Pals'', ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'', '' Transformers: Power of the Primes'', '' The Batman'', '' Edgar and Ellen'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Little Bill'', ''The VeggieTales Show'', '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go'' and the ''Ben 10'' franchise. He was also the story editor on ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' for Cartoon Network. He was an executive producer on '' The Adventures of Chuck and Friends''. He was also the head writer for the Transformers: Robots in Disguise robot superhero TV series which ended in 2017. Beechen has written for the Nickelodeon live-action series, ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'', and for the short-lived drama ''Savannah''. Comics Beechen wrote several ''Rugrats'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'' and ''Rocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bedard
Antony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry since 1992, and in the video game industry since 2012. His best known video game works include several installments in the ''Call of Duty'' franchise, such as '' Black Ops 4'', '' Black Ops Cold War'', ''Vanguard'', and '' Modern Warfare III''. As a writer, he is known for the co-creation of ''Negation'' and his writing for '' Route 666'' for CrossGen Comics, as well as his run on Marvel Comics ''X-Men'' spin-off '' Exiles'', and multiple series for DC Comics including ''Birds of Prey'', '' Green Lantern: New Guardians'', ''Supergirl'', and a trilogy of San Diego Comic-Con exclusive comics involving Colonel Sanders. He also wrote the screenplay to the 2008 animated feature '' Turok: Son of Stone''. Background When Bedard was in college, he was a member of the Alpha Gamma chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. While a member, he started writing comics about his friends in the fraternit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean McKeever
Sean Kelley McKeever (born 1972) is an American comic book writer. Born in Appleton, Wisconsin he grew up in Eagle River. Career Since the end of his creator-owned teen drama series '' The Waiting Place'', which was published from 1997 to 2002, McKeever has written several series for Marvel Comics, including ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Sentinel'', '' Mary Jane'', ''Inhumans'' and ''Gravity''. In 2005, he won an Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition. He has written for the monthly comic books ''Gravity'', '' Marvel Adventures Spider-Man'', ''Sentinel'' and '' Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane'', all for Marvel Comics, and on January 9, 2007, DC Comics announced that McKeever had signed an exclusive contract with the publisher. He was a part of the writing team working on DC's weekly series '' Countdown'', and took over for Gail Simone as the writer of ''Birds of Prey'' after issue #112, however, his last issue was #117 due to time constraints with deadlines. Sean als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Palmiotti
James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti started at Marvel Comics in 1991. He inked titles such as the ''Punisher'', ''Ghost Rider'', ''The 'Nam, The Nam'' and the Marvel 2099 line, and has accumulated extensive inking and writing credits. He often inked the work of his friend and collaborator Joe Quesada. Together, they created ''Ash (comics), Ash'' and ''Painkiller Jane''. For Marvel, Palmiotti worked on the established ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'', a run especially known for the "Guardian Devil" arc scripted by Kevin Smith. Palmiotti also worked for Dark Horse Comics, as the inker during the Doug Mahnke run on ''X''. He inked Paul Gulacy on ''Master of Kung Fu (comics), Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu'', ''Punisher'' and ''Catwoman''. He inked Steve Dillon on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dini
Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American writer, animator, and comic book artist. He has served as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995), and the subsequent DC Animated Universe. Dini and Bruce Timm co-created the characters Harley Quinn and Batman (Terry McGinnis), Terry McGinnis. Dini began writing on ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' for Filmation (1983-1984) Then later for Warner Bros. Animation on ''Tiny Toon Adventures''. In addition to ''Batman: The Animated Series'', Dini was a writer for ''Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996–2000), writer and co-creator for ''The New Batman Adventures'' (1997–1999), and writer and developer for ''Batman Beyond'' (1999–2001). He also co-created ''Freakazoid!'' (1995–1997) with Timm, produced ''Duck Dodgers (TV series), Duck Dodgers'' (2003–2005), developed and scripted ''Krypto the Superdog'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
