HOME





Chris Sotomayor
Chris Sotomayor is an American colorist and cover artist. His work includes titles such as '' Captain Marvel'', ''Avengers'', '' Incredible Hulk'', ''Captain America'', '' Ms. Marvel'', ''Deadpool'', '' Supreme Power'', and ''Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...''. Bibliography * '' Incredible Hulk'' #109 (Oct 2007) * '' Ms. Marvel'' #20 (Dec 2007) References External links Sotomayor's message boardMarvel.com bibliographyChris Sotomayor's homepage Comics colorists Living people 1973 births Marvel Comics writers {{US-comics-creator-stub ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Big Apple Convention
Now in its 28th year, the Big Apple Comic Con is the longest-running comic book/speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in comics, 1996 in the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church (Manhattan), St. Paul the Apostle Church.Johnston, Rich"Big Apple Comic Con Moves to New Yorker Hotel With a Christmas Convention For December 14th,"''Bleeding Cool'' (November 26, 2019). Having grown out of the church, between 1999 to 2008, the Big Apple Comic Con often featured multiple shows per year, with a large three-day "national" convention held in November, at the Metropolitan Pavilion and later at the Penn Plaza Pavilion. The show was sold to Wizard Entertainment in 2009 but was reacquired 2014 by Big Apple CC Corp (owned in part by Mr.Carbonaro) in 2014. Mr. Carbonaro says Wizard could not produce a successful show in NYC. Over the course of its history, the convention has been known as the Bi ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Manhattan
Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, largest, and average area per state and territory, smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state, Manhattan constitutes the center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area. Manhattan serves as New York City's Economy of New York City, economic and Government of New York City, administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, Media in New York City, media, and show business, entertainment capital of the world. Present-day Manhattan was originally part of Lenape territory. European settlement began with the establishment of a trading post by Dutch colonization of the Americas, D ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Genis-Vell
Genis-Vell is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Ron Marz and Ron Lim, the character first appeared in ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 Annual #6 (1993). Genis-Vell is the son of superhero Mar-Vell and the brother of superhero Phyla-Vell. The character has also been known as Legacy, Captain Marvel, and Photon at various points in his history. Publication history 1990s Genis-Vell debuted in ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 Annual #6 (1993) under the codename Legacy, created by writer Ron Marz and artist Ron Lim. He appeared in the 1994 ''Cosmic Powers'' miniseries. He appeared in the 1995 ''Captain Marvel'' series, his first solo comic book series, by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Ed Benes. It was cancelled after six issues. He appeared in the 1995 '' Avengers Unplugged'' series. He appeared in the 1998 '' Avengers Forever'' series. He appeared in the 1997 ''Thunderbolts'' series. He appeared in the 1999 ''Captain Marvel'' series, his seco ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Avengers (comic Book)
''The Avengers'', or simply ''Avengers'', is a comic book title featuring the team the Avengers (comics), Avengers and published by Marvel Comics. The original ''The Avengers'' comic book series debuted in 1963. Publication history In 1960, DC Comics launched a comic book series featuring a team of superheroes called the Justice League. Impressed by that book's strong sales, Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman, the owner of Marvel Comics predecessor Timely Comics, asked Stan Lee to create a title featuring a similar team of superheroes for Marvel. Lee recounts in ''Origins of Marvel Comics'': Much like the Justice League, the Avengers were an assemblage of pre-existing superhero characters created by Lee and Jack Kirby. Kirby did the artwork for the first eight issues only, in addition to doing the layouts for issues #14–16. This initial series, published bi-monthly through issue #6 (July 1964) and monthly thereafter, ran through issue #402 (Sept. 1996), with spinoff ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Incredible Hulk (comic Book)
''The Incredible Hulk'' is an ongoing comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero the Hulk and his alter ego Bruce Banner. First published in May 1962, the series ran for six issues before it was canceled in March 1963, and the Hulk character began appearing in ''Tales to Astonish''. With issue #102, ''Tales to Astonish'' was renamed to ''The Incredible Hulk'' in April 1968, becoming its second volume. The series continued to run until issue #474 in March 1999. In April 1999, it was replaced with the series ''Hulk'' which ran until February 2000 and was retitled to ''The Incredible Hulk''s third volume, running from March 2000 to March 2007 when it became ''The Incredible Hercules'' with a new title character. ''The Incredible Hulk'' returned in September 2009 beginning at issue #600, which became ''The Incredible Hulks'' in November 2010 and focused on the Hulk and the modern incarnation of his expanded family. The series returned to ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 4 in ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Supreme Power
The Squadron Supreme is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable alternate versions. The original team was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, derived from the previously created supervillain team Squadron Sinister. The core members of the Squadron Supreme are Hyperion, Nighthawk, Doctor Spectrum, Power Princess, and the Whizzer, pastiches of prominent members of rival publisher DC Comics' superhero team the Justice League. Many other characters were later added to the roster, not all of which were based on DC heroes. Publication history The Squadron Supreme has its roots in the Squadron Sinister, which first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #69 as a pastiche of the Justice League. Roy Thomas later introduced a heroic version of the Squadron Sinister named the Squadron Supreme, which first appeared in ''The Avengers'' #85–86 (Feb.–March 1971), and which was co-created with John Buscema. The team then h ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Marvel Adventures
''Marvel Adventures'', formerly ''Marvel Age'', was an imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences, including small children. Unlike the standard comics published by Marvel, which often take place in story arcs spanning several issues, each Marvel Adventures comic tells a standalone story. In April 2012 it was replaced by the all new All Ages line tied to the Marvel Universe block on Disney XD. History Age The idea was initially established as the Marvel Age imprint in 2003. The Marvel Age name had last been used as the title of a promotional magazine published by Marvel from 1983 to 1994. The initial idea for the imprint was to reuse the early plots, written by Stan Lee in the 1960s, in a modern-day setting, with new writers and artists retelling the stories. The stories would be published in the standard comic book format and quickly collected and reprinted in manga-style digest size. Several titles from Marvel's failed Tsunami line, as well as several other Marve ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Fantastic Four (comic Book)
''Fantastic Four'' is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team the Fantastic Four (created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original ''Fantastic Four'' comic book series which debuted in 1961. As the first superhero team title produced by Marvel Comics, it formed a cornerstone of the company's 1960s rise from a small division of a publishing company to a pop culture conglomerate. The title would go on to showcase the talents of comics creators such as Roy Thomas, John Buscema, John Byrne, Steve Englehart, Walt Simonson, Tom DeFalco, Mark Waid, and Jonathan Hickman. ''The Fantastic Four'' is one of several Marvel titles originating in the Silver Age of Comic Books that was continuously published through 2015 before returning to monthly publication in 2018. Publication history Magazine and comic book publisher Martin Goodman, a publishing trend-follower, aware of strong sales on ''Justice League of America'', directed ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Captain America (comic Book)
''Captain America'' is a comic book title featuring the character Captain America and published by Marvel Comics. The original ''Captain America'' comic book series debuted in 1968. Publication history Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics published the short-lived title ''Captain America'' #76–78 from May 1954 to September 1954. Atlas came to adopt the name Marvel Comics in 1961. During the Marvel era, Captain America was starring in the title ''Tales of Suspense'', which was retitled ''Captain America'' with issue #100 (April 1968). The new title ''Captain America'' continued to feature artwork by Jack Kirby, as well as a short run by Jim Steranko, and work by many of the industry's top artists and writers. It was called ''Captain America and the Falcon'' from #134 (Feb. 1971) to #222 (June 1978), although the Falcon's name was not on the cover for issues #193, 200, and 216. The 1972–1975 run on the title by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema saw the series become ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Deadpool (comic Book)
''Deadpool'' is the name of multiple comic book titles featuring the character Deadpool and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original ''Deadpool'' comic book series which debuted in 1997. The first nine volumes follow Wade Wilson as the original Deadpool, while the tenth volume follows Wilson training his daughter Ellie Camacho as a new Deadpool. Publication history Volume 1 In 1997, Deadpool was given his own ongoing title, initially written by Joe Kelly, with then-newcomer Ed McGuinness as an artist. ''Deadpool'' became an action comedy parody of the cosmic drama, antihero-heavy comics of the time. The series firmly established his supporting cast, including his prisoner/den mother Blind Al and his best friend Weasel. The ongoing series gained cult popularity for its unorthodox main character and its balance of angst and pop culture slapstick and the character became less of a villain, though the element of his moral ambiguity remained. The writer Joe Kelly noted ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


The Incredible Hulk (comic Book)
''The Incredible Hulk'' is an ongoing comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero the Hulk and his alter ego Bruce Banner. First published in May 1962, the series ran for six issues before it was canceled in March 1963, and the Hulk character began appearing in ''Tales to Astonish''. With issue #102, ''Tales to Astonish'' was renamed to ''The Incredible Hulk'' in April 1968, becoming its second volume. The series continued to run until issue #474 in March 1999. In April 1999, it was replaced with the series ''Hulk'' which ran until February 2000 and was retitled to ''The Incredible Hulk''s third volume, running from March 2000 to March 2007 when it became ''The Incredible Hercules'' with a new title character. ''The Incredible Hulk'' returned in September 2009 beginning at issue #600, which became ''The Incredible Hulks'' in November 2010 and focused on the Hulk and the modern incarnation of his expanded family. The series returned to ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 4 in ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Comics Colorists
a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glossary of comics terminology#Caption, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartoonist, Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics. Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, Political cartoon, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and Bande dessinée ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]