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Carl Potts
Carl Potts (born November 12, 1952) is an Americans, American comics artist, writer, teacher, and editor best known for creating the series ''Alien Legion'' for the Marvel Comics imprint Epic Comics. Early life Born in Oakland, California, and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Hawaii, Potts received an associate degree in commercial art from Chabot College in Hayward, California. He received his bachelor's degree in creative writing and editing from Empire State College, SUNY – Empire State College. Career After contributing to such comics fanzines as the anthology ''Venture'', Potts drew backgrounds and some secondary figures for a late fill-in issue of DC Comics' ''Richard Dragon, Richard Dragon: Kung Fu Fighter'', being drawn by San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area comics artists Jim Starlin and Alan Weiss (comics), Alan Weiss. Potts began his comics career in 1975. Relocating to New York City, he freelanced briefly until joining Neal Adams' commercial art company and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, California, Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the most populous city in the East Bay, the third most populous city in the Bay Area, and the eighth most populous city in California. It serves as the Bay Area's trade center: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth- or sixth-busiest in the United States. A charter city, Oakland was municipal corporation, incorporated on May 4, 1852, in the wake of the state's increasing population due to the California gold rush. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kung Fu Fighter
''Kung Fu Fighter'' () is a 2007 Hong Kong Kung Fu movie directed by Wing Kin Yip and Yongjian Ye. Plot summary Ma ''Vanness Wu'' a young man travels to looks for his father in Shanghai hoping to learn the Kung Fu from him and later in that process he discover having an hidden super human strength and abilities, he use the power against the Shanghai gangsters and their group of ruthless warriors. Cast * Vanness Wu Chien-Hao as Manik * Fan Siu-Wong as Sam Long * Bruce Leung Siu-Lung as Uncle Yeah * Lam Tze-Chung as Porky * Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan Danny Chan Kwok-kwan (born 1 August 1975) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He is known for resembling Bruce Lee in appearance and has portrayed Lee in the 2008 television series '' The Legend of Bruce Lee'', the 2015 film ''Ip Man 3'', ... as Don Ching * Emme Wong Yi-Man as Goldie * Tenky Tin Kai-Man as Sam Cho * Chan Sek as Rocky * Mo Mei-Lin as Doctor * Chen Yong-Xia as Auntie Lan * Kit Cheung Man-Kit as Wu Long * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TwoMorrows Publishing
TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Its products also include books and DVDs. List of magazines TwoMorrows publishes the following magazines: * ''Alter Ego'' * ''Back Issue!'' * ''BrickJournal''TwoMorrows Publishing website - magazines webpage Retrieved September 20, 2021. * ''Comic Book Creator'' * '' Draw!'' * ''Jack Kirby Collector'' * ''RetroFan'' Defunct magazines include * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Adams (comics)
Arthur Adams (born April 5, 1963) is an American comics artist, comic book artist and writer. He first broke into the American comic book industry with the 1985 Marvel Comics miniseries ''Longshot (Marvel Comics), Longshot''. His subsequent interior comics work includes a number of Marvel's major books, including ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''Excalibur (comic book), Excalibur'', ''X-Factor (comic book), X-Factor'', ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'', ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), Hulk'', and ''Ultimate Comics: X'', as well as books by various other publishers, such as ''Action Comics'', ''Vampirella'', ''The Rocketeer (character), The Rocketeer'', and ''The Authority (comics), The Authority''. Adams has also illustrated books featuring characters for which he has a personal love, such as ''Godzilla (comics), Godzilla'', the ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'', and ''Gumby'', the latter of which garnered him a 1988 Eisner Award for Eisner Award for Best Single Issue/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Eyewitness Travel), history, geography, science, space, nature, sports, gardening, cookery, parenting and many others. The worldwide CEO of DK is Paul Kelly. DK has offices in New York, Melbourne, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto, Madrid, Beijing, and Jiangmen. DK works with licensing partners such as The Walt Disney Company, Disney, Lego, LEGO, DC Comics, the Royal Horticultural Society, MasterChef, and the Smithsonian Institution. DK has commissioned authors such as Mary Berry, Monty Don, Robert Winston, Huw Richards, and Steve Mould for a range of books. History DK was founded in 1974 by Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emergency!
''Emergency!'' is an American Action fiction, action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, replacing two situation comedy series, ''The Partners'' and ''The Good Life (1971 TV series), The Good Life'', it ran for a total of 122 episodes until May 28, 1977, with six additional two-hour television films in 1978 and 1979. The show's ensemble cast stars Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe as two rescuers, who work as paramedics and firefighters in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The duo formed Squad 51, a medical and rescue unit of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, working together with the fictional Rampart General Hospital medical staff (portrayed by Robert Fuller (actor), Robert Fuller, Julie London and Bobby Troup), and with the firefighter engine company at Station 51. ''Emergency!'' was produced by Jack Webb and created by Robert A. Cinade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Books And Other Media
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
