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Erik Larsen
Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel Comics. In 1992 he was one of several artists who stopped working for Marvel to found Image Comics, where he launched his superhero series '' Savage Dragon'' – one of the longest running creator-owned superhero comics series – and served for several years as the company's publisher. Early life Larsen was born on December 8, 1962, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has one older brother and two younger sisters. Growing up in Bellingham, Washington, he became interested in comics through his father, a professor of English who read EC Comics, and owned a large collection of '' Captain Marvel Adventures''. Through him, Larsen was exposed to those books and those of Marvel Comics, and began to buy comics in earnest in the mid-1970s. It was Larse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to comics, Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, Film, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. With an attendance of 200,000 in 2022, it is North America's most attended fan convention. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of Reed Exhibitions, RX and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Comic Con, Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment. History Previous conventions in New York The first recorded "official" comic book convention occurred in 1964 in New York City. Known as the "New York Comicon",Ballman"The 1964 New York Comicon: The True Story Behind the World's First Comic Book Convention (The 1960s: The Silver Age of Comic Conventions) (Volume 1)"/ref>History Channel"Superheroes Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Marvel Adventures
''Captain Marvel Adventures'' is a long running comic book anthology series that was published by Fawcett Comics, starring Captain Marvel during the Golden Age of Comic Books. Publication history The series was the first solo series starring the superhero after he was the star of the anthology title '' Whiz Comics''. It was first released in 1941. The premiere issue was written and drawn by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The series was a huge success at the time. It sold 14 million copies in 1944, and was at one point being published bi-weekly with a circulation of 1.3 million copies an issue. Several issues of ''Captain Marvel Adventures'' included a blurb on their covers proclaiming the series the "Largest Circulation of Any Comic Magazine". The series would be cancelled with issue #150 in November 1953. Outside of Captain Marvel stories, there were other featured character stories within the anthology every now and then, like Captain Kid. Otto Binder and C.C. Beck introduced sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book store, comic book specialty store market. It was one of the first to offer royalties and Creator ownership in comics, creator ownership of rights. Creators whose early work appears in Eclipse publications included Scott McCloud, Timothy Truman, Dan Brereton, James Hudnall and Chris Ware, while the publisher also produced creator-owned work by Don McGregor, Mark Evanier, Gene Colan, Alan Moore, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber and P. Craig Russell. History Foundation The company was founded as Eclipse Enterprises by brothers Jan and Dean Mullaney – the sons of early electronica musician Dave Mullaney of the band Hot Butter – in April 1977. Dean Mullaney later claimed that he was inspired to create the company after learning of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's struggles to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The DNAgents
''The DNAgents'' is a comic-book series created by writer Mark Evanier and artist Will Meugniot and published by Eclipse Comics from 1983. The series centers on a team of superheroes created through genetic engineering by the Matrix Corporation to act as superhuman enforcers for the head of the company. Publication history Both Marvel Comics and DC Comics expressed interest in publishing ''The DNAgents'', but Evanier and Meugniot decided against signing with them because they would have had to give up the TV and merchandising rights, and since both had extensive backgrounds and contacts in the television industry, they were confident that they would be able to sell DNAgents as a TV series without help from a publisher. Mike Friedrich served as an agent for Evanier and Meugniot, submitting ''The DNAgents'' to five different publishers. When all five offered to publish it, they decided on large independent publisher Eclipse Comics for the amount of creative freedom they were ready ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AC Comics
AC Comics (formerly known as Paragon Publications and Americomics) is a comic book publishing company started by Bill Black."Comic Book Biography: BILL BLACK" by Rik Offenberger, First Comics News, November 19, 2003"Bill Black: 40 Years of AC Comics" by Rik Offenberger, First Comics News, May 20, 2009 AC Comics specializes in reprints of Golden Age of Comic Books, Golden Age comics from now-defunct companies whose properties lapsed into public domain and were not reprinted elsewhere. It also publishes a number of Modern Age of Comic Books, Modern Age adventures starring the Golden Age superheroes that appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incredible Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book appearances, the character, who has dissociative identity disorder (DID), is primarily represented by the alter ego Hulk, an immense, green-skinned, hulking brute, possessing a limitless degree of physical strength, and the alter ego Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, a physically weak, socially withdrawn, and emotionally reserved physicist, both of whom typically resent each other. Following his accidental exposure to gamma rays while saving the life of Rick Jones during the detonation of an experimental bomb, Banner is physically transformed into the Hulk when subjected to emotional stress, at or against his will. This transformation often leads to destructive rampages and conflicts that complicate Banner's civilian life. The Hulk's level of st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Resources
''CBR'', formerly ''Comic Book Resources'', is a news website primarily covering comic book news, comic book reviews, and comic book–related topics involving movies, television, anime, and video games. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publications including ''Screen Rant'', ''Collider (website), Collider'', ''MovieWeb'' and XDA Developers. History ''Comic Book Resources'' (''CBR'') was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss DC Comics' then-new Kingdom Come (comic), mini-series of the same name. ''CBR'' has featured columns by industry professionals such as Robert Kirkman, Gail Simone, and Mark Millar. Other columns were published by comic book historians and critics such as George Khoury (writer), George Khoury and Timothy Callahan. Acquisition by Valnet By April 4, 2016, ''CBR'' was sold to Valnet Inc., a Montreal, Canada–based company that owns other media properties includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Carlson
Gary Scott Carlson is an American comic book writer, editor and publisher, known for his work on his creator-owned comics, such as the 1980s anthology ''Megaton'' and '' Big Bang Comics''. He has also worked on books for Image Comics, such as ''Vanguard'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and '' Supreme'', and on titles for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as ''Aquaman'' and ''Nova'', respectively. Career Gary S. Carlson self-published and created the black and white superhero anthology ''Megaton'' in the early 1980s, which introduced many new comic book talents including artists Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld and Angel Medina (to name a few) as well as featuring the work of Butch Guice, Mike Gustovitch, Sam Grainger, Sam DeLaRosa and Gene Day. Carlson co-created Vanguard with comic book artist Erik Larsen. Carlson later wrote ''Vanguard'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and '' Supreme'' for Image Comics. He also co-wrote ''Aquaman'' and ''Nova'' with Erik Larsen. Carlson i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanguard (character)
Vanguard is an alien superhero created by Gary Carlson and Erik Larsen for Carlson's self-published comics anthology ''Megaton''. Vanguard is a white alien with small antennae who has been given the unenviable job of guarding Earth, which is viewed by the aliens as boring with little chance of anything happening. His sole companion is a sarcastic, hovering cycloptic robot and their morphing androids, though he quickly developed a relationship with a reporter Roxanne Wells. Following Larsen's departure from Marvel Comics and co-founding of Image Comics he and Carlson re-tooled the character slightly and re-introduced him as a part of Larsen's Savage Dragon's universe of which he was a close part, via Image he received two mini-series, ''Vanguard'' and ''Vanguard: Strange Visitors'' and a 1-shot but frequently appeared in ''Savage Dragon'', '' Freak Force'' and the third volume of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' as well being a member of Rob Liefeld's short-lived re-vamp of ''Briga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanzine
A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest. The term was coined in an October 1940 science-fiction fanzine by Russ Chauvenet and first popularized within science fiction fandom, and from there the term was adopted by other communities. Typically, publishers, editors, writers and other contributors of Article (publishing), articles or illustrations to fanzines are not paid. Fanzines are traditionally circulated free of charge, or for a nominal cost to defray postage or production expenses. Copies are often offered in exchange for similar publications, or for contributions of art, articles, or letters of comment (LoCs), which are then published. Some fanzines are typed and photocopied by amateurs using standard home office equipment. A few fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
Captain Marvel, later known as Shazam () for legal reasons, is a superhero in American comic books originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker (comics), Bill Parker created the character in 1939. Shazam first appeared in ''Whiz Comics'' #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fawcett Comics. Shazam is the alter-ego of William Joseph "Billy" Batson, a young boy who is granted magical powers by the Wizard by speaking the magic word "SHAZAM!", an acronym of six "immortal elders": Solomon, Heracles, Hercules, Atlas (mythology), Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury (mythology), Mercury, and transforms into a costumed adult superhero with various superpowers derived from specific attributes of the aforementioned elders. The character battles evil in the form of an extensive rogues' gallery, most of them working in tandem as the Monster Society of Evil, including primary Archenemy, archenemies Black Adam, Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mach Five (Speed Racer)
The is the fictional racing car which appears in the anime series ''Speed Racer'' (known as ''Mach Go! Go! Go!'' in Japan) and its adaptations, including TV anime series and live-action films. The car has a set of special devices the driver can deploy with buttons on the steering wheel. Design Mach Five was designed by Mitsuki Nakamura, who was the art director of Tatsunoko Production, which produced the 1967 TV anime series. The initial plan was to keep the original manga design for the anime production, but it was decided to redesign the car, and Nakamura, a car enthusiast, was entrusted with the task. Nakamura scoured photographic materials and designed the car in reference to the Porsche, Ferrari and Jaguar race cars of the time. The car's special devices and other settings were conceived by Tatsunoko's literary section. Mach Five's design remained timeless and modern half a century after its birth, and passed muster for the Wachowskis' 2008 live-action film adaptation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
