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Legion Of 3 Worlds
''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' is a five-issue 2008 limited series produced by DC Comics. The series is a tie-in to '' Final Crisis''. It is scripted by Geoff Johns, and drawn by George Pérez. The story features Superman and the post-''Infinite Crisis'' version of the Legion of Super-Heroes, uniting them with the team's 1994 and 2004 counterparts to battle the Time Trapper and a new incarnation of the Legion of Super-Villains (led by Superboy-Prime). This series is the finale of DC's three year reinvention of the Legion, coming after the " Lightning Saga" story arc from the ''Justice League of America'' and ''Justice Society of America'' series, and the " Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arc from ''Action Comics''. Foreshadowing The term "Legion of 3 Worlds" was previously used by Superman during " Lightning Saga" story arc. Superman used the term to describe "one of the Legion's greatest adventures". He stated that the full story of this event went und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pérez
George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' for Marvel Comics. In the 1980s he penciled ''New Teen Titans, The New Teen Titans'', which became one of DC Comics' top-selling series. He penciled DC's landmark limited series ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', followed by relaunching ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' as both writer and penciller for the rebooted series. In the meantime, he worked on other comics published by Marvel, DC, and other companies into the 2010s. He was known for his detailed and realistic rendering, and his facility with complex crowd scenes. Early life George Pérez was born on June 9, 1954,"Contributors: George Pérez," ''The New Teen Titans Archives, Volume 1'' (DC Comics, 1999). in the South Bronx, New York City, to Jorge Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Super-Heroes (1958 Team)
The 1958 version of the Legion of Super-Heroes (also called the original or Preboot Legion) is a fictional superhero team in the 31st century of the . The team is the first incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and was followed by the 1994 and 2004 rebooted versions. It first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #247 (April 1958) and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. Publication history Superboy's supporting cast Superboy was the featured series in ''Adventure Comics'' in the 1950s. In ''Adventure Comics'' #247 (April 1958) by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, Superboy was met by three teenagers from the 30th century: Lightning Boy, Saturn Girl, and Cosmic Boy, who were members of a "super-hero club" called the Legion of Super-Heroes. Their club had been formed with Superboy as an inspiration, and they had time travelled to recruit Superboy as a member. After a series of tests, Superboy was awarded membership and returned to his own time. Although intended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Van Sciver
Ethan Daniel Van Sciver (No date on article; date appears in the website') (; born September 3, 1974) is an American comics artist and social media personality. He is known for illustrating or drawing covers for a number of superhero titles in the 2000s, primarily for DC Comics, including ''Green Lantern'' and '' The Flash: Rebirth'', and '' New X-Men'' for Marvel Comics. In the late 2010s he became known for his "ComicArtistPro Secrets" channel on YouTube, through which he became a central figure in Comicsgate. Early life Ethan Van Sciver was born September 3, 1974 in Utah. He and his younger brother, alternative cartoonist Noah Van Sciver, grew up in Merchantville in southern New Jersey, and he graduated from Pennsauken High School in 1992. Van Sciver decided on a career in the comic-book field after seeing the 1978 movie ''Superman'' as a child, but only began to read comics intently with John Byrne's '' The Man of Steel'' in 1986. He cites Chris Claremont and Jon Bogdanov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebirth
Rebirth may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Rebirth'' (2011 film), a 2011 Japanese drama film * ''Rebirth'' (2016 film), a 2016 American thriller film * ''Rebirth'', a documentary film produced by Project Rebirth * ''The Rebirth'' (film), a 2007 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Kobayashi * '' Mortal Kombat: Rebirth'', a 2010 short film Music Bands and groups * Rebirth Brass Band, a New Orleans brass band * The Rebirth (band), a Los Angeles soul band * Rebirth, a record label which The March Violets have recorded under Albums and EPs * ''Rebirth'' (Aka Moon album), 1994 * ''Rebirth'' (Angra album), 2001 * ''Rebirth'' (Billy Childs album), 2017 * ''Rebirth'' (Gackt album), 2001 * ''Rebirth'' (Jennifer Lopez album), 2005 * ''Rebirth'' (Jimmy Cliff album), 2012 * ''Rebirth'' (Keith Sweat album), 2002 * ''Rebirth'' (Lil Wayne album), 2010 * ''Rebirth'' (Masami Okui album), 2004 * ''Rebirth'' (Pain album), 1999 * ''ReBirth'' (album), a 2020 album by ... [...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] |
Starman (comics)
Starman is a name used by several different DC Comics superheroes, most prominently Starman (Ted Knight), Ted Knight and his sons David and Starman (Jack Knight), Jack. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, the original Starman, Ted Knight, first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #61 (April 1941). An astronomer, Knight invented a "gravity rod", later reinvented as a "cosmic rod", allowing him to fly and manipulate energy, and donned a red and green costume with a distinctive finned helmet. Like most Golden Age of Comic Books, Golden Age heroes, Starman fell into obscurity in the 1950s. In the ensuing years, several characters, with varying degrees of relation to the original, briefly took the mantle of Starman. In ''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time'' #1 (September 1994), writer James Robinson (comics), James Robinson and artist Tony Harris (comics), Tony Harris introduced Jack Knight, the son of the first Starman. A reluctant non-costumed hero, he inherited his father' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Kallor
Thom Kallor is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He has many incarnations connected to the Legion of Super-Heroes. The character has also been known as Star Boy and Starman. Publication history Thom Kallor first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #282 and was created by Otto Binder and George Papp. Fictional character biography Legion of Super-Heroes Star Boy is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, a group of young heroes living a millennium in the future. He was born to astronomer parents on an observation satellite orbiting the planet Xanthu with the ability to temporarily increase the mass of an object, up to the mass of a star. Although he temporarily acquires Kryptonian-level powers similar to those of Superboy when he was caught in the tail of a comet, these eventually fade (leaving only his original density-increasing power). Early in his Legion career, he travels to the 20th century to meet Superboy. While he is there, Lana Lang thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brainiac 5
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) is a fictional superhero character who exists in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Universe. He is from the planet Colu and is a long-standing member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. The first live-action version of the character appeared as a regular character in the fifth season and a recurring character in the seventh season of '' Smallville'', played by James Marsters. Brainiac 5 was introduced in the third season of the Arrowverse series ''Supergirl'', portrayed by Jesse Rath. He became part of the main cast starting in the fourth season. A female version of Brainiac 5 from an alternate universe appeared in the fifth season of ''Supergirl'', portrayed by Rath's sister Meaghan Rath. Publication history Brainiac 5 first appeared in name in ''Action Comics'' #276 (May 1961) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney. He was originally written as a descendant of Superman's enemy Brainiac. Several years later, when Brainiac was revealed to be a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications, before taking on its current name of DC Comics. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues. The second volume of ''Action Comics'' beginning with issue #1 ran from 2011 to 2016. ''Action Comics'' returned to its original numbering beginning with issue #957 (Aug. 2016). Publication history The Golden Age Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster saw their creation, Superman (also known as Kal-El, originally Kal-L), launched in Action Comics 1, ''Action Comics'' #1 on April 18, 1938 (cover dated June), an event which began the Golden Age of Comic Books. Siegel and Shuster had tried for years to find a publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
