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Darker Image
''Darker Image'' was an American comic book published by Image Comics. The series was intended as 4-issue miniseries, serving as an introduction to three "grim and gritty" characters. The series, however, only had one published issue, published in March 1993. A gold logo incentive variant as well as the ‘platinum’ (black and white with silver foil logo) version of this issue exists. Each issue when new was polybagged with one of three trading cards, The Maxx, Bloodwulf and Deathblow. In 18th October 2021, a group of fans created a fanzine called ''Darkest Image'', a 200-page anthology series that feature several characters from the Image universe of the 1990s. All profits from the sale are donated to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Contents Issue #1 features these three stories: * The Maxx (8 pp.) by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs * Bloodwulf (9 pp.) by Rob Liefeld * Deathblow (9 pp.) by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi Brandon Choi is an American comic book writer be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Darker may refer to: * ''Darker'' (album), a 1997 album by C-Tec * ''Darker'', a novel by Simon Clark * ''Darker'' (video game), a 1995 computer game by Psygnosis * ''Darker'' (magazine), a Russian horror webzine * Grant Dooks Darker (1898-1979), mycologists and taxonomist See also * Dharker Dharker is an Indian-Pakistan surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Imtiaz Dharker (born 1954), Pakistani-British poet and filmmaker * Ayesha Dharker (born 1977), British-Indian actress and daughter of Imtiaz Dharker See also * Dar ..., Indian-Pakistani family-/surname * Dark (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-owned properties, in which comics creators could publish material of their own creation without giving up the copyrights to those properties. Normally this isn't the case in the work for hire-dominated American comics industry, where the legal author is a publisher, such as Marvel Comics or DC Comics, and the creator is an employee of that publisher. Its output was originally dominated by superhero and fantasy series from the studios of the founding Image partners, but now includes comics in many genres by numerous independent creators. Its best-known publications include '' Spawn'', '' Savage Dragon'', '' Witchblade'', ''Bone'', '' The Walking Dead'', '' Invincible'', '' Saga'', '' Jupiter's Legacy'', '' Kick-Ass'' and ''Radiant Black''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) is an American non-profit organization formed in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers covering legal expenses. Charles Brownstein served as the organization's executive director from 2002 until his resignation in 2020. The CBLDF is supported by many big names of the industry; over the years, its board of directors has included Larry Marder, Ted Adams, Reginald Hudlin, Gene Luen Yang, Chris Staros, Peter David, Neil Gaiman, Paul Levitz, Milton Griepp, Steve Geppi, and many other industry figures. ''Fund Comics'', ''More Fund Comics'', and ''Even More Fund Comics'' are compilations of short work by famous artists sold to support the CBLDF. Additionally, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab offers a line of perfumes whose profits go directly to the CBLDF. Popular artists such as comedian Bill Hader, cartoonist Jeff Smith, and comic book artist Frank Miller have expressed support for it. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maxx
''The Maxx'' is an American comic book series created by Sam Kieth in 1993 and originally published monthly until 1998 by Image Comics for 35 issues, before being collected in trade paperback by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. The first appearance of the character was in '' Darker Image'' #1 by Image Comics in March 1993. The comic book, starring an eponymous purple-skinned hero, spawned a 13-episode animated series on MTV that originally aired April–June 1995. Starting in November 2013 and ending in September 2016, the original series has been republished by IDW as ''The Maxx: Maxximized'' with new colors and improved scans of the original artwork by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair. In 2018, the Maxx featured in a five-issue crossover series with Batman, published by IDW. The series follows the adventures of the titular hero in two worlds: the real world and an alternate reality referred to as the Outback (presumably named metaphorically after the real Australian outback). In the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Kieth
Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of '' The Maxx'' and '' Zero Girl''. Career Comics Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a Comico comic" when he was "about seventeen"; it was "about a killer rabbit named Max the Hare".'' Wizard: The Guide to Comics'' #2, October 1991; "Future Stars"; p. 121 He came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's '' Mage'', and a year later as the inker of '' Fish Police''. In 1989, he penciled the first five issues (the " Preludes & Nocturnes" story arc) of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series '' The Sandman'' and collaborated with Alan Grant on a Penguin story in ''Secret Origins Special'' #1. He illustrated two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' '' Epicurus the Sage'', drew an ''Aliens'' miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, and drew ''The Incredible Hulk'' #368, which led to drawing numerous covers for '' Marvel Comics Presents''. In 1993, Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Messner-Loebs
William Francis Messner-Loebs (; born William Francis Loebs, Jr., February 19, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer from Michigan, also known as Bill Loebs and Bill Messner-Loebs. His hyphenated surname is a combination of his and his wife Nadine's unmarried surnames. In the 1980s and 1990s he wrote runs of series published by DC Comics, Image Comics, Comico, and other comics publishers, including DC's superhero series ''Flash'' and ''Wonder Woman'' among others. Additionally he has both written and drawn original creator-owned works, such as '' Journey: The Adventures of Wolverine MacAlistaire''. Biography William Messner-Loebs was born in Ferndale, Michigan. His right arm was amputated above the shoulder in infancy because of a cancerous tumor; he writes and draws with his left hand. Loebs was a friend of Kevin Siembieda, and played in Siembieda's role-playing group in Detroit; in 1981, his mother Frances (Schepeler) Loebs loaned Siembieda the money to start publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodwulf
Bloodwulf was an American superhero comics title and character created by Rob Liefeld. The character first appeared in the one-shot ''Darker Image''''Darker Image'' #1 (1993) in March 1993, published by Image Comics. The character later appeared in a Bloodwulf mini-series''Bloodwulf'' #1-4 (1995) from 1995 in four issues, illustrated by Daerick Gross Sr. He also appeared in a one-shot from 1995 entitled "Bloodwulf Summer Special"''Bloodwulf Summer Special'' #1 (1995) where he was pitted against Supreme. Fictional character biography Bloodwulf is an alien bounty hunter from the planet Luap'ur where he lives with his multiple wives and brood of children. He craves a life of action, however, and is always ready and willing to leave his quiet, domestic life behind for grand space adventures. His mother, Redwulf, and grandmother, Califia, are also formidable star farers. Bloodwulf's powers include enhanced strength and a personal force field which allows him to breathe in the vacuu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Liefeld
Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with writer Fabian Nicieza. In the early 1990s, Liefeld gained popularity due to his work on Marvel Comics' '' The New Mutants'' and later ''X-Force''. In 1992, he and several other popular Marvel illustrators left the company to found Image Comics, which started a wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers. The first book published by Image Comics was Liefeld's ''Youngblood'' #1. Liefeld has been called one of the most controversial figures in the comic industry for his drawing skills,Hollan, Michael (January 7, 2017)"Rob Liefeld's Most Controversial Comics Titles" CBR.com. David, Peter"Giving Credit Where Credit is Due, Part 1" peterdavid.net. August 20, 2010. Reprinted from ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1033 (September 3, 1993) busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathblow (comics)
Deathblow is a fictional character in the . He first appears in ''Darker Image'' #1 (March 1993) and was created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi. Fictional character biography Michael Cray was born to U.S. Navy Admiral Phillip James Cray and Elizabeth Cray. He has a brother named Alexander. Michael Cray's daughter is Rachel Goldman, a.k.a. Sublime, a member of DV8. After his parents were slain by terrorists, he joins the U.S. military to avenge their deaths. He became a Navy SEAL prior to being transferred to International Operation's newly formed Team 7. Like all members of that group, he was a highly experienced Special Forces operative. The team had been sent on a mission (or so they believed), when in reality they were sent to be exposed to the Gen Factor by Miles Craven (head of I.O.). Unlike the other surviving members of Team 7 (not everyone survived the exposure to the gen factor treatment), Michael's powers did not manifest until many years later. Despite the lack of power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Lee
Jim Lee ( Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey Award, Inkpot Award and three Wizard Fan Awards. He entered the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as '' Alpha Flight'' and ''The Punisher War Journal'', before gaining popularity on '' The Uncanny X-Men''. ''X-Men'' #1, the 1991 spin-off series premiere that Lee penciled and co-wrote with Chris Claremont, remains the best-selling comic book of all time, according to '' Guinness World Records''. His style was later used for the designs of ''X-Men: The Animated Series''. In 1992, Lee and several other artists formed their own publishing company, Image Comics, to publish their creator-owned titles, with Lee publishing titles such as '' WildC.A.T.s'' and '' Gen¹³'' through his studio WildStor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Choi
Brandon Choi is an American comic book writer best known as one of the co-creators of the series Gen¹³ which enjoyed high popularity in the middle and late 1990s. He also wrote several other titles for WildStorm. Choi was born in Seoul, Korea, and came to the U.S. when he was two years old. Choi formed a boyhood friendship with future comic book collaborator Jim Lee, and began creating comics together when they were both in the sixth grade. Their 1986 comic ''Wild Boys'' landed Lee his first job at Marvel Comics. Choi studied entertainment law after high school, but changed careers after graduation. While making plans to attend graduate school to study screenwriting, Lee contacted Choi with an offer to work at Homage Studios, which later became Wildstorm Productions. Choi co-created the '' WildC.A.T.s'' series with Lee in 1992, which included the character Grifter who was later incorporated into the DC Comics universe. Bibliography Image * '' Darker Image'' #1 (1993) * '' De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Comics Titles
An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensional picture, that resembles a subject. In the context of signal processing, an image is a distributed amplitude of color(s). In optics, the term “image” may refer specifically to a 2D image. An image does not have to use the entire visual system to be a visual representation. A popular example of this is of a greyscale image, which uses the visual system's sensitivity to brightness across all wavelengths, without taking into account different colors. A black and white visual representation of something is still an image, even though it does not make full use of the visual system's capabilities. Images are typically still, but in some cases can be moving or animated. Characteristics Images may be two or three- dimensional, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
