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List Of Fantasy Comics
This is a list of fantasy comics, consisting of comics whose fantasy content comprise a significant portion of the total content. Comic books * ''A Game of Thrones'' * ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' * '' Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld'' * ''Arak, Son of Thunder'' * '' Arion, Lord of Atlantis'' * '' Arrowsmith'' * '' Artesia'' * ''Atlas'' * ''Battle Chasers'' * '' Beowulf'' * ''Bone'' * ''The Books of Magic'' * '' Brath'' * ''Camelot 3000'' * '' Castle Waiting'' * '' Cavewoman'' * ''Cerebus the Aardvark'' * '' The Chronicles of Corum'' * '' Claw the Unconquered'' * '' Conan'' (Marvel) * '' Conan'' (Dark Horse) * '' Conan the Adventurer'' * ''Conan the Barbarian'' * '' The Dark Tower'' * ''Dark Wraith of Shannara'' * '' Death Dealer'' * ''Demon Knights'' * ''The DemonWars Saga'' * ''Dragonlance'' * ''Dragonslayer'' * ''The Dreaming'' * ''Dungeon'' * '' Dungeon Siege: The Battle for Aranna'' * ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * '' El Mercenario'' * '' Elfquest'' * '' Elric'' * '' Epic Illustr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Comics
Fantasy comics have been around as long as comics. The classification "fantasy comics" broadly encompasses illustrated books set in an other-worldly universe or involving elements or actors outside our reality. Fantasy has been a mainstay of fiction for centuries, but burgeoned in the late 1930s and early 1940s, spurred by authors such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. They inspired comic book producers. Fantasy-themed books—driven by superhero comics gaining popularity through the 1960s—grew to dominate the field. In the 1990s, authors such as Neil Gaiman helped expand the genre with his critically acclaimed ''Sandman'' series. History In the American market, fantasy comics began in the Golden Age of Comic Books, which was populated with notable works such as All-American Publications (and later DC Comics). Greek myth inspired super heros including Wonder Woman and Dell's Tarzan. Starting in the late 1940s, horror-themed fantasy anthologies gained prominence, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerebus The Aardvark
''Cerebus'' (; also ''Cerebus the Aardvark'') is a comic book series created by Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim, which ran from December 1977 until March 2004. The title character of the 300-issue series is an anthropomorphic aardvark who takes on a number of roles throughout the series—barbarian, prime minister, and Pope among them. The series stands out for its experimentation in form and content, and for the dexterity of its artwork, especially after background artist Gerhard joined with the 65th issue. As the series progressed, it increasingly became a platform for Sim's controversial beliefs. The comic began as a parody of sword and sorcery comics, primarily Marvel's version of Conan the Barbarian. However, it evolved to explore a variety of other topics, including politics, religion, and gender issues. At a total of 6,000 pages, it progressively became more serious and ambitious than its parodic roots. Sim announced early on that the series would end with the death of the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonslayer (1981 Film)
''Dragonslayer'' is a 1981 American dark fantasy film directed by Matthew Robbins, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hal Barwood. It stars Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, and Caitlin Clarke. It is a co-production between Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions, where Paramount handled North American distribution and Disney's Buena Vista International handled international distribution. The story is set in a fictional medieval kingdom, where a young wizard experiences danger and opposition as he hunts the dragon, Vermithrax Pejorative. It was the second joint production between Paramount and Disney, after ''Popeye'' (1980), and is more mature than most contemporary Disney films. Because the audience expected the Disney name to be solely children's entertainment, the film's violence, adult themes, and brief nudity were somewhat controversial though Disney did not hold the US distribution rights. The film was rated PG in the U.S. The special effec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonlance (comics)
''Dragonlance'' was a comic book produced by DC Comics under license from TSR. It featured new characters and stories in the world of Krynn, with appearances by some of the original characters from the Dragonlance books. The stories take place prior to the events of ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight''. Publication history From 1988 - 1991, DC Comics published several licensed ''D&D'' comics, including ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Dragonlance'', '' Forgotten Realms'', and '' Spelljammer''. ''Dragonlance'' was first to be licensed and published with its first issue hitting the stands in August 1988. Dan Mishkin was the primary writer for the ''Dragonlance'' (1988-1991) comic. Mishkin wrote issues #1-20, 22–25, and 28 (1988–1991), and Jack C. Harris also worked on issue #28 (1991). Ron Randall illustrated issues #1-13, 16–19, 22–27, 30-32 (1988-1991); other artists on the series include Dave Hoover on issue #20 (1990), Alan Kupperberg, and Dave Simons. In 1989, Tony De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The DemonWars Saga
The DemonWars Saga is a series of high fantasy novels by R. A. Salvatore. It is set in the world of Corona, primarily in the kingdoms of Honce-the-Bear and Behren, and amongst the nomadic To-gai-ru. The series is separated into two trilogies connected by a single book, ''Mortalis''. The saga has an accompanying roleplaying game A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal ac ... entitled ''Demon Wars''. The first trilogy ''The Demon Awakens'' Divided by the catastrophe and the destruction of their village, Dundalis, Elbryan Wyndon and Jilseponie "Pony" Ault struggle to sort out their lives. Elbryan is taken in by the Touel'alfar, the winged elves of Corona, while Pony makes her way to the city of Palmaris where she is raised by the Chilichunks, a husband and wife who own a tavern in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon Knights
''Demon Knights'' is a DC Comics title launched in 2011 as part of that company's line-wide title relaunch, The New 52. It is a team title featuring Etrigan, Madame Xanadu, Shining Knight and others. Its main difference to other team titles, such as the Justice League, is that this team is based in the Medieval period of the DC Universe history. Its initial writer is Paul Cornell, with art by Diogenes Neves. Publication history In the planning stages of The New 52, Paul Cornell was asked to write an Etrigan title. At his request this became a team title set in Medieval times as this was of more interest to him, and a more fitting period for Etrigan to operate. Cornell also stated that a love of the film ''The Magnificent Seven'' is an influence on the title, and that it is a team title as he is more interested in the interactions between characters, rather than any scene or period. It has been confirmed that this team is the ancestral version of Stormwatch. Characters * Etrigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Dealer (painting)
''Death Dealer'' is a 1973 fantasy painting by American artist Frank Frazetta. It depicts a menacing armor-clad warrior with a horned helmet, whose facial features are obscured by shadow, atop a horse, holding a bloody bearded axe and shield. The image eventually led to spin-offs of varying merchandise, including subsequent paintings of the warrior, novels, statues, a comic book series published by Verotik and another by Image Comics, and related '' D&D'' adventures, published by Goodman Games. Frazetta later painted several other ''Death Dealer'' paintings, including ones to be used as covers for the comic book series. In other media Album cover The painting was used as the cover on Molly Hatchet's debut album in 1978. Anime Raoh and his horse Kokuoh from the Fist of The North Star anime and manga series are inspired by Death Dealer. One artwork featuring the two characters is directly referenced from the original Death Dealer painting. Novels ''Death Dealer'' spawned a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Wraith Of Shannara
''The Dark Wraith of Shannara '' is a graphic novel produced by Terry Brooks in his ''Shannara'' series. The story is set several years after the events of ''The Wishsong of Shannara'' and '' Indomitable''. Background The novel was released on March 25, 2008. It is approximately 208 pages, but much of the book is "behind the scenes" material, such as the creation of the story and preliminary sketches. The story was produced by Terry Brooks, adapted by Robert Place Napton, and illustrated by Edwin David. The novel was Del Rey's first original graphic novel project. Plot summary Beginning ''Dark Wraith of Shannara'' began with Jair Ohmsford having a recurring dream in which he relives a section of '' Indomitable'' where he managed to become the slain "Weapons Master" Garet Jax. He talked to his sister, Brin, about how he used the Wishsong to do something ''real'' (as all he had been able to do before was illusion). She asked Jair to promise not to use the Wishsong again as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Tower (comics)
''The Dark Tower'', first published in 2007, is a series of comic books (originally published by Marvel Comics and later republished by Gallery 13) based on Stephen King's '' The Dark Tower'' series of novels. Overall, it is plotted by Robin Furth and scripted by Peter David. Stephen King serves as Creative and Executive Director of the project. Overview ''The Dark Tower: Beginnings'' The first chapter run of the series, originally entitled simply ''The Dark Tower'', launched February 7, 2007, and consisted of 30 issues that made up five volumes illustrated primarily by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove. The first volume, ''The Gunslinger Born'', was based mostly on flashbacks from '' The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger'' and '' The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass''; the remaining volumes (''The Long Road Home'', ''Treachery'', ''Fall of Gilead'', and ''Battle of Jericho Hill'') contained mostly new/original content which expanded upon details and events more briefly referenced throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan The Barbarian (comics)
''Conan the Barbarian'' is a comics book title starring the sword-and-sorcery character created by Robert E. Howard, published by the American company Marvel Comics. It debuted with a first issue cover-dated October 1970 and ran for 275 issues until 1993. A commercial success, the title launched a sword-and-sorcery vogue in American 1970s comics. Marvel Comics reacquired the publishing rights in 2018 and started a new run of ''Conan the Barbarian'' in January 2019 with the creative team of writer Jason Aaron and artist Mahmud A. Asrar. Publication history ''Conan the Barbarian'' ran for 275 issues (cover dated October 1970–December 1993). The book had a single writer, Roy Thomas, on issues #1–115 (October 1970–October 1980) and then #240–275 (January 1991–December 1993). It was also the signature work of artist Barry Smith, who pencilled most issues between #1 and #24. Artist John Buscema pencilled the vast bulk of issues #25–190. Interim writers included J. M. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan The Adventurer (comics)
''Conan the Adventurer'' was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics for 14 issues from 1994 to 1995. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated in most cases by Rafael Kayanan, it follows the travels of a young Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and ''Conan the Destroyer''), ..., seeing the world for the first time. It was aimed at a younger audience than the earlier Conan books. Notes External links''Conan the Adventurer''at Comicvine''Conan the Adventurer''at the Marvel Database Project''Conan the Adventurer''at Atomic Avenue Conan the Barbarian comics {{Marvel-title-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan (Dark Horse Comics)
Conan, the sword-and-sorcery character created by Robert E. Howard, is the protagonist of seven major comic series published by Dark Horse Comics. The first series, titled simply ''Conan'', ran for 50 issues from 2004 to 2008; the second, titled ''Conan the Cimmerian'', began publication in 2008 and lasted 25 issues until 2010; the third series, titled ''Conan: Road of Kings'', started publishing in December 2010 and ended in January 2012 after 12 issues; a fourth series, titled ''Conan the Barbarian'', continuing from ''Road of Kings'', lasted 25 issues from February 2012 to March 2014; a fifth series, titled ''Conan the Avenger'', started publishing in April 2014 and ended in April 2016 after 25 issues; a sixth and final series, titled ''Conan the Slayer'' lasted 12 issues from July 2016 to August 2017. Another series, titled ''King Conan'', which takes place during Conan's time as king, ran in parallel for 24 issues from February 2011 to March 2016. Dark Horse also publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
