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Dark Phoenix
"The Dark Phoenix Saga" is an extended X-Men comic-book storyline published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, the storyline first appeared in ''X-Men'' #129 (January 1980). It focuses on the superhero Jean Grey and the cosmic entity Phoenix Force. The storyline commonly refers to the story in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #129–138 (January – October 1980) of Jean Grey's corruption by the power of the Phoenix and the Hellfire Club, the destruction she causes, and ultimately her death. Sometimes included is Jean Grey's assumption of the Phoenix power and the repair of the M'Kraan Crystal in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #101–108 (October 1976 – December 1977). "The Dark Phoenix Saga" is one of the most well-known and heavily referenced stories in mainstream American superhero comics, and is widely considered to be a classic storyline by critics. Many of its characters who debuted in this story arc, such as Kitty Pryde, Dazzler, and Emma Frost, would later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Men (film Series)
''X-Men'' is an American Superhero film, superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics X-Men, superhero team of the same name. It was produced by 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment from 2000 to 2020. Fox obtained the film rights to the team and other related characters in 1994 for $2.6 million. They first produced the ''X-Men'' film trilogy consisting of ''X-Men (film), X-Men'' (2000), ''X2 (film), X2'' (2003), and ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006). After each film outgrossed its predecessor, further films were released, set in the same shared universe. These included three Spin-off (media), spin-off films centered around Logan (film character), Wolverine (''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' in 2009, ''The Wolverine (film), The Wolverine'' in 2013, and ''Logan (film), Logan'' in 2017), two films centered around Wade Wilson (film character), Deadpool (''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' in 2016 and ''Deadpool 2'' in 2018), and the stand-alone ''The New Mutants (film), The New Mutants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncanny X-Men
''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X-Men, a group of Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X. The title was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, met with a lukewarm reception, and eventually became a reprints-only book in 1970. Interest was rekindled with 1975's ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 and the debut of a new, international team. Initially under the guidance of artist Dave Cockrum, writer Len Wein, and especially writer Chris Claremont whose 16-year stint began with August 1975's Uncanny X-Men 94, ''Uncanny X-Men'' #94, the series grew in popularity worldwide, eventually spawning a franchise with numerous spin-off "X-books" including ''The New Mutants (comic book), The New Mutants'', ''X-Factor (comic book), X- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Grey
Jean Elaine Grey-Summers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Jean Grey is a member of a subspecies of humans known as Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants—individuals born with superhuman abilities—with Jean possessing Psionics, psionic powers. Initially capable of using only telekinesis, she later developed the power of telepathy. During her early stint with the X-Men, she used the codename Marvel Girl. Jean is a caring, nurturing figure, but she also has to deal with being an Omega-level mutants, Omega-level mutant and the physical manifestation of the cosmic Phoenix Force (comics), Phoenix Force. Jean first experienced a transformation into Phoenix in the ''X-Men'' storyline "The Dark Phoenix Saga". Due to Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde), Mastermind's manipulations, Jean's psyche was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable Phenotypic trait, characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, resulting in certain characteristics becoming more or less common within a population over successive generations. The process of evolution has given rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation. The scientific theory of evolution by natural selection was conceived independently by two British naturalists, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, in the mid-19th century as an explanation for why organisms are adapted to their physical and biological environments. The theory was first set out in detail in Darwin's book ''On the Origin of Species''. Evolution by natural selection is established by observable facts about living organisms: (1) more offspring are often produced than can possibly survive; (2) phenotypic variatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
