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Iris West Allen
Iris West is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has been the main love interest and later wife of Barry Allen, the alter ego of the Silver Age version of the superhero The Flash, and the aunt and grandmother, respectively, of the Modern Age variations of the characters Wally West and Bart Allen. On television, she has appeared in various adaptations in other media; the character has been portrayed by Paula Marshall in the 1990 CBS television series and by Candice Patton in the 2014 The CW television series along with appearances in other Arrowverse shows. In the DC Extended Universe feature films, she is portrayed by Kiersey Clemons in ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' (2021) and ''The Flash'' (2023). Publication history Created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, the character made her first appearance in ''Showcase'' #4 (October 1956). Fictional character biography Iris West works as a reporter fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Porter (artist)
Howard Porter is an American comic book artist from southern Connecticut. Education Howard Porter graduated from Paier College of Art in Connecticut where he majored in illustration. One of his teachers there was Frank McLaughlin. McLaughlin also worked as a comic book inker and he began to give Porter work assisting him in his inking jobs which led Porter to assist other inkers and eventually find work for himself in the industry. Biography Porter worked as a penciller and his first major run on a title came with DC Comics' ''The Ray'' (vol. 2) (1994–1995), where he worked with writer Christopher Priest. Shortly afterward, Porter worked on DC's summer 1995 crossover event ''Underworld Unleashed'', with writer Mark Waid, followed by the Justice League of America relaunch, '' JLA'' (1997–2000), with writer Grant Morrison and inker John Dell. Porter temporarily left comics to work in banking, doing graphic design work for Credit Suisse First Boston. He left that job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flash (2014 TV Series)
''The Flash'' is an American superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, airing on The CW. It is based on the Barry Allen incarnation of DC Comics character the Flash, a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds. It is a spin-off of '' Arrow'', existing in the same fictional universe known as the Arrowverse. The series follows Barry Allen, portrayed by Grant Gustin, a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed, which he uses to fight criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities. Initially envisioned as a backdoor pilot, the positive reception Gustin received during two appearances as Barry on ''Arrow'' led to executives choosing to develop a full pilot to make use of a larger budget and help flesh out Barry's world in more detail. The series is primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ''The Flash'' premiered in North America on October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XS (comics)
XS (Jenni Ognats) is a fictional character in the future of the DC Comics DC universe, universe. A member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, she is the maternal granddaughter of Flash (Barry Allen), Barry Allen (the second superhero known as the Flash (comics), Flash), and first cousin of Bart Allen (the second speedster identified as Kid Flash). Her first appearance is in ''Legionnaires'' #0 (Oct 1994). Jessica Parker Kennedy portrayed a variation of the character in the The Flash (season 4), fourth, The Flash (season 5), fifth, The Flash (season 7), seventh and The Flash (season 8), eighth seasons of The CW Arrowverse television series ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash''. In this version XS is Nora West-Allen, and is Barry's daughter. Fictional character biography Despite being the granddaughter of Flash (Barry Allen), Barry Allen (the Flash) and the daughter of Dawn Allen (one of the Tornado Twins), Jenni Ognats did not at first display any signs of super-speed. However, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloni Thawne
Meloni is an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include: People Arts and entertainment *Christopher Meloni (born 1961), American actor *Claude Méloni (born 1940), French baritone *Marco Meloni Marco Meloni (Active 15th-16th centuries) was an Italian painter during the Renaissance period. He was born in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, but was mainly active in and around Modena. He was a follower of Bianchi Ferrari and Francesco Francia __NOT ..., Italian Renaissance painter *Roberto Meloni (singer) (born 1977), Italian singer Politics *Assunta Meloni (born 1951), Sammarinese politician *Giorgia Meloni (born 1977), prime minister of Italy Sport *Eugenio Meloni (born 1994), Italian athlete, high jump specialist *Franco Meloni, Italian racing driver *Giordano Meloni (born 1983), Italian footballer (plays for Flaminia Civita Castellana) *Marcus Meloni (born 2000), Brazilian footballer (plays for Sharjah) *Roberto Meloni (born 1981), Italian judoka Fictional characters [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Monitor
The Anti-Monitor is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He served as the main antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics miniseries ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and later appears as an enemy to the Green Lantern Corps and the Justice League. In 2009, Anti-Monitor was ranked as IGN's 49th-greatest comic book villain of all time. LaMonica Garrett portrayed the character as the main antagonist in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths", as well as The Monitor. Publication history The Anti-Monitor first appeared in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #2 (although he remained in shadow until ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #5) and was created by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, and Jerry Ordway. He was believed to have been destroyed in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #12 only to return after a long absence in ''Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special'' #1 (August 2007). Fictional character biography Origins During the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisis On Infinite Earths
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" is a 1985 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics. The series, written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, was first serialized as a 12-issue limited series from April 1985 to March 1986. As the main piece of a crossover event, some plot elements were featured in tie-in issues of other publications. Since its initial publication, the series has been reprinted in various formats and editions. The idea for the series stemmed from Wolfman's desire to abandon the DC Multiverse depicted in the company's comics—which he thought was unfriendly to readers—and create a single, unified DC Universe (DCU). The foundation of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' developed through a character (the Monitor) introduced in Wolfman's ''The New Teen Titans'' in July 1982 before the series itself started. At the start of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', the Anti-Monitor (the Monitor's evil counterpart) is unleashed on the DC Multiverse an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Zoom
Eobard Thawne, otherwise known as the Reverse-Flash and Professor Zoom, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' #139 in September 1963. The first and most well-known character to assume the "Reverse-Flash" mantle, Thawne is depicted as the archenemy of Barry Allen (the second superhero to be called the Flash), a descendant of Malcolm Thawne, and a forefather of Bart Allen, Thaddeus Thawne and Owen Mercer. He has been established as one of the fastest speedsters in the DC Universe. Hailing from the 25th century, Thawne was a scientist who became obsessed with and idolized Barry Allen and managed to replicate the accident that gave him his powers. However, he was driven insane upon learning he was destined to become the Flash’s greatest enemy; fueled by jealousy and hatred, he became determined to ruin Barry’s life as the “Reverse Flash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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