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Children Of The Vault
The Children of the Vault are a group of fictional superhuman beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. First created by Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo, the Children of the Vault debuted in X-Men (vol. 2) #188 (September 2006). They are primarily antagonists of the X-Men. The Children of the Vault were raised in the closed vault aboard a cargo ship, where temporal acceleration technology was used to evolve individuals into super-powered beings. Due to genetic drift, they are a separate species from both baseline humans and mutants. Their goal is to exterminate both humans and mutants in order to take over the Earth. Fictional team biography Supernovas The Children of the Vault first appear in the X-Men arc "Supernovas," as super-powered beings who aim to exterminate both mutants and baseline humans, in order to claim Earth for themselves. While pursuing Sabretooth, two of the Children, Sangre and Serafina, use a "singularity generator" to destroy a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bachalo
Chris Bachalo (; born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. He became well known for stints on DC Comics' ''Shade, the Changing Man'' and Neil Gaiman's two Death (Sandman), Death series. Chris has also illustrated several of Marvel Comics' X-Men-related series, including ''Generation X (comics), Generation X'' (which he co-created), ''X-Men: Legacy, X-Men'', ''Uncanny X-Men,'' and ''Ultimate X-Men''. Beginning in April 2000 Chris illustrated his creator ownership, creator-owned series ''Steampunk (comics), Steampunk.'' Biography Early life Bachalo was born in Canada but was raised in Southern California. He has told interviewers that, as a child, he wanted to be a carpenter until he discovered he was allergic to dust. He attended the California State University, Long Beach, California State University at Long Beach, California, Long Beach, where he majored in graphic art and illustrated a few underground comics. DC After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue (Marvel Comics)
Rogue is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Michael Golden (comics), Michael Golden, she first appeared in ''The Avengers (comic book), Avengers Annual'' #10 in 1981. In her comic book appearances, Rogue is depicted as a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant, a subspecies of humans born with an "X-gene (comics), X-gene" that grants Superpower (ability), superhuman abilities. She is capable of absorbing the life force, attributes, memories, and superpowers of anyone through physical touch. Rogue is initially portrayed as a reluctant supervillain, but she soon joins the X-Men as a superhero and has since endured as one of its most prominent members. Rogue's early history was only revealed over twenty years after her introduction in her self-titled solo series. The backstory written by Robert Rodi established her real name as Anna Marie, although her surname remains un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loa (comics)
Loa (Alani Ryan) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A mutant, Loa was a student at the Xavier Institute. She made her debut in ''The New Mutants'' vol. 2 #11. Fictional character biography Before Xavier's Born in Maui, Hawaii of mixed Native Hawaiian and Caucasian ancestry, Alani Ryan quickly developed a talent for surfing. Her mutant powers activate after she and her father are attacked by the villain Great White and his pack of trained sharks. However, they are rescued by Namor. Afterwards, Alani's grandmother Alice Ryan is revealed to be a former acquaintance of Namor and a friend of his former lover Betty Dean. It is also revealed that her "tattooed" appearance is an aspect of her mutation.''Namor: The First Mutant'' #5 (February 2011) Alpha Squadron After arriving at the Xavier Institute as a student, Alani adopts the codename Loa and becomes a member of the Alpha Squadron. She retains her powers after the Decimation an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magneto (Marvel Comics)
Magneto (; birth name: Max Eisenhardt; Pseudonym, alias: Erik Lehnsherr and Magnus) is a Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #1 (cover-dated September 1963) as an adversary of the X-Men. Magneto is a powerful Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant, one of a fictional subspecies of humanity born with superhuman abilities, who has the ability to generate and control magnetic fields. Magneto regards mutants as evolutionarily superior to humans and rejects the possibility of peaceful human-mutant coexistence; he initially aimed to conquer the world to enable mutants, whom he refers to as ''Homo superior'', to replace humans as the dominant species, and occasionally advocated for human genocide. Writers have since fleshed out his origins and motivations, revealing him to be a Holo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire, and subsequently to the East India Company in 1661, as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassandra Nova
Cassandra Nova Xavier is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely, the character first appeared in '' New X-Men'' #114 (July 2001). She is a mummudrai, a parasitic life form born bodiless on the astral plane. Cassandra is the older twin sister of X-Men founder, the telepath Professor X (Charles Xavier).'' X Lives of Wolverine'' #1 (January 2022) While in the womb together, Charles recognized her evil presence and killed her, resulting in her stillbirth. The mummudrai that became Cassandra became telepathically entangled with Xavier, granting Cassandra some psionic powers herself, including the ability to exit the womb and create a body, with which she sought revenge on Xavier. As Xavier's ideological dark shadow who is bent on destruction and genocide, Nova is most infamous for being responsible for the massacre of 16 million mutants withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel (comics)
The Sentinels are a group of Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant-hunting robots appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are typically depicted as antagonists to the X-Men. The Sentinels played a large role in several ''X-Men'' animated series, and have been featured in several ''X-Men'' video games. The Sentinels are featured prominently in the 2014 film ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'', and made brief appearances in the 2006 film ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' and the 2016 film ''X-Men: Apocalypse''. In 2009, The Sentinels were ranked in ''IGN'' as the 38th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Publication history Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #14 (Nov. 1965). Sentinels are programmed to locate Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants and capture or kill them. Though several types of Sentinels have been introduced, the typical Sentinel is three Storey, stories tall, is capable of flight, projects energy blasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
