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Deadly Genesis
''X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics from 2006. The series was written by Ed Brubaker with interior art done by Trevor Hairsine and covers by Marc Silvestri. Starring the X-Men, this series celebrates the 30th anniversary of ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 (containing the story titled ''Second Genesis''). The plot deals with the X-Men looking for Professor Charles Xavier, who went missing after ''House of M'', as well as their conflict with a new and incredibly powerful mutant. Plot summary ''Deadly Genesis'' is a retcon of the classic ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 story, titled "Second Genesis", from 1975. In that story, Len Wein used the abduction of the original X-Men by the living island Krakoa as an instrument to discard the first-generation X-Men of 1963. Wein's story depicts Professor X recruiting international characters into a new team of X-Men, to rescue the missing original team; the new team replaced the old when most of the original X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Silvestri
Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He is CEO of Top Cow Productions and Image Comics. Early life Marc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958, in Palm Beach, Florida.Rosenberg, Aaron (March 29, 2008)"Happy Birthday: Marc Silvestri" ComicMix. Silvestri first discovered comics through his cousin, who was an avid collector. It was during visits to his cousin's house that Silvestri would become familiar with artists such as Jack Kirby, Bernie Wrightson, and John Buscema. Silvestri names Wrightson, Buscema, and Frank Frazetta as his biggest influences."The Third Degree: Marc Silvestri". ''Point of Impact''. Image Comics. October 2012. Page 27. Career Silvestri began his career drawing issues for DC Comics and First Comics. He joined Marvel Comics in the mid-1980s (having earlier guest pencilled for Marvel as early as 1982 on Master of Kung Fu issue 119), and became the penciller on '' Uncanny X-Men'' from 1987 to 1990. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of M
"House of M" is a 2005 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of an eight-issue comic book limited series with a number of crossover tie-in books written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel. Its first issue appeared in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of Excalibur (vol.3) and the '' Avengers Disassembled'' storyline. The Scarlet Witch, her twin brother Quicksilver, and their father (at the time) Magneto play major roles in the series. Like the '' Age of Apocalypse'' (1995–1996) storyline, ''House of M'' replaced the Earth-616 as the main reality for a brief time until Scarlet Witch reverted it to normal. The events of the storyline were later indicated to have occurred on Earth-58163. Publication history The first issue was released in June 2005, with the series concluding in November 2005. The first two issues were ranked first and second in sales in the June 2005 period, with the first issue selling over 233,000 copies. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banshee (character)
Banshee (Sean Cassidy) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth, the character first appeared in ''X-Men'' #28 (Jan. 1967). An Irish mutant, Banshee possesses a "sonic scream", capable of harming enemies’ auditory systems and causing physical vibrations. He is named after the banshee, a legendary female spirit from Irish mythology, said to possess a haunting cry. A former Interpol agent and NYPD police officer, Banshee was always a decade older than most of the X-Men and had only a relatively short tenure as a full-time X-Man. He was a mentor of the 1990s-era junior team Generation X. Caleb Landry Jones portrayed Banshee in 2011's '' X-Men: First Class''. Publication history Banshee was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth, and first appeared in ''X-Men'' #28 (Jan. 1967). Thomas originally conceived of the character as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mind-wipe
Memory erasure is the selective artificial removal of memories or associations from the mind. Overview Memory erasure has been shown to be possible in some experimental conditions; some of the techniques currently being investigated are: drug-induced amnesia, selective memory suppression, destruction of neurons, interruption of memory, memory reconsolidation, and the disruption of specific molecular mechanisms. There are many reasons that research is being done on the selective removal of memories. Potential patients for this research include patients with psychiatric disorders such as post traumatic stress disorder, or substance use disorder, among others. Memory erasure is also featured in numerous works of fiction, with fictional methods and properties that do not necessarily correspond with scientific reality. Recent history Research focused on gaining a better understanding of what memories are has been going on for many years, in this way so has research in memory eras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclops (Marvel Comics)
Cyclops is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the comic book ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men''. Cyclops is a member of a subspecies of humans known as Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants, born with superhuman abilities. Cyclops emits powerful beams of energy from his eyes and can only control the beams with the aid of special eyewear, which he must always wear. He is typically considered the first of the X-Men, a team of mutant heroes who fight for peace and equality between mutants and humans, and one of the team's primary leaders. The first-born son of Corsair (character), Corsair, Scott Summers is the older brother of Havok (character), Havok and Vulcan (Marvel Comics), Vulcan. His first and most enduring love interest is his current wife, Jean Grey, with the two having a daughter, Rachel Summers, from an alternate futu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |