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Debrii
Debrii is the alias of Deborah Fields, a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Zeb Wells and artist Skottie Young, she debuted in ''New Warriors'' vol. 3 #4. Little is known about her at this time. She is a superhero who avoided being killed in the opening shots of Marvel's Civil War by not reuniting with the team after their reality show was cancelled the first time in ''New Warriors'' vol. 3 #6. Fictional character biography New Warriors Debrii was introduced by the New Warriors' TV producer, Ashley, and so was the only member of Night Thrasher's revised team to have not been hand-picked by him. The TV company's board of directors felt that there was no "friction" in the current team — they all liked each other too much — and that the show would get better ratings if an unknown quantity was added to the team. Debrii's abrasive, antagonistic personality was perfect in this regard; she did not get on well with any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter Force (Marvel Comics)
The New Warriors is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They traditionally consisted of teenage and young adult heroes, and were often seen to serve as a junior counterpart to The Avengers in much the same way that the New Mutants/X-Force did with the X-Men. They made a cameo appearance in ''The Mighty Thor'' #411 (December 1989) and made their full debut in ''The Mighty Thor'' #412. Over the years, the New Warriors, in their various incarnations, have been featured in five different volumes. The New Warriors team was created by editor Tom DeFalco, who brought together existing Marvel characters Firestar, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Nova, and Speedball, and added the newly created Night Thrasher. Through the 75-issue comic series, the team fought adversaries, including the second Sphinx, the Folding Circle, and even the Fantastic Four. Over time, the team was joined by Silhouette, Rage, Hindsight Lad, Bandit, Timeslip, Dagger, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Warriors
The New Warriors is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They traditionally consisted of teenage and young adult heroes, and were often seen to serve as a junior counterpart to The Avengers in much the same way that the New Mutants/X-Force did with the X-Men. They made a cameo appearance in ''The Mighty Thor'' #411 (December 1989) and made their full debut in ''The Mighty Thor'' #412. Over the years, the New Warriors, in their various incarnations, have been featured in five different volumes. The New Warriors team was created by editor Tom DeFalco, who brought together existing Marvel characters Firestar, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Nova, and Speedball, and added the newly created Night Thrasher. Through the 75-issue comic series, the team fought adversaries, including the second Sphinx, the Folding Circle, and even the Fantastic Four. Over time, the team was joined by Silhouette, Rage, Hindsight Lad, Bandit, Timeslip, Dagger, Dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rage (comics)
Rage (Elvin Daryl Haliday, sometimes misspelled "Holliday", first name sometimes given as "Eldon") is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has been a member of the Avengers and the New Warriors, and appeared in the pages of ''The Avengers'', ''New Warriors'', '' Night Thrasher'', and '' Avengers: The Initiative''. Publication history Rage was created by Larry Hama and Paul Ryan and first appeared in ''The Avengers'' vol. 1 #326 (November 1990). Fictional character biography Origin Elvin Daryl Haliday was born in Brooklyn, New York. At age 13, he was exposed to toxic waste after hiding from bullies that attacked him for being in their neighborhood. Returning to his grandmother's home, Elvin was nursed back to health. The chemicals caused Elvin's teenage body to grow into adulthood in a matter of weeks, but also endowed him with superhuman strength, speed, and stamina. Encouraged by his grandmother to use his newfound abilities fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil War (comics)
"Civil War" is a 2006–07 Marvel Comics fictional crossover, crossover storyline consisting of a seven-issue Limited series (comics), limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven and various tie-in books. The storyline builds upon events in previous Marvel storylines, particularly "Avengers Disassembled", "House of M", and "Decimation (comics), Decimation". The series' tagline is "Whose Side Are You On?" The plot begins when the U.S. government passes a Superhero Registration Act, ostensibly to have super-powered individuals act under official regulation, somewhat akin to law enforcement. Superheroes who oppose the act, led by Captain America, find themselves in conflict with its supporters, led by Iron Man. Spider-Man is caught in the middle, while the X-Men take a neutral stance. The superheroes who support the law, including Reed Richards, Mister Fantastic and Ms. Marvel, become increasingly Authoritarianism, authoritarian. ''Civil Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vance Astrovik
Vance Astrovik, also known as Justice and formerly known as Marvel Boy, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character possesses the superhuman power of telekinesis and has often been affiliated with the New Warriors and The Avengers. He appeared in '' Giant-Size Defenders'' #5 (July 1975) for the first time, which was created by Don Heck and Gerry Conway. Publication history More than a decade after his creation, Vance appeared first as a mainstay in the New Warriors and later in the third volume of the ''Avengers'' titles. He usually appeared with Firestar, who was his girlfriend and then later fiancee. In 1994, he had his own four-issue limited series, ''Justice: Four Balance'' and appeared in the ''I (heart) Marvel: Masked Intentions'' one-shot in 2006. He was a major character in '' Avengers: The Initiative'' early in the series. Justice appeared as a supporting character in ''Avengers Academy'' from issue #1 (Aug. 2010) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottie Young
Skottie Young (born March 3, 1978) is an American comic book artist, children's book illustrator and writer. He is best known for his work with various Marvel Comics characters, his comic book adaptations of L. Frank Baum's Oz books with Eric Shanower, his ''I Hate Fairyland'' comic book series, and a series of novels with Neil Gaiman. Career Young moved from Tennessee to Chicago in 2000 at which time he began working for Marvel Comics. Early projects included illustrating the ''Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan'' mini-series as part of the Marvel Mangaverse as well as the Human Torch and the '' New X-Men'' for which he also wrote an issue. Young illustrated a six issue New Warriors mini-series released beginning in June 2005, written by Zeb Wells featuring the team as the stars of a reality TV show. He has drawn covers for many books including Cable & Deadpool, Spider-Man, Deadpool and Iron Man along with a popular series of Baby Variant covers for dozens of Marvel titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnarok (comics)
Ragnarök is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A cyborg clone of the hero Thor, Ragnarök has a similar appearance and abilities but uses them in opposition to the established heroes. Publication history Ragnarök first appeared in ''Civil War'' #3 (July 2006), and was created by Mark Millar and Steve Mcniven. Ragnarök began appearing as a regular character in the ''Dark Avengers'' series, beginning with ''Dark Avengers'' #175. Fictional character biography When the real Thor was missing in action and presumed dead, Tony Stark took one of his hairs, which he had retained from the first meeting of the Avengers. He helped Reed Richards and Hank Pym clone the Asgardian DNA within while fusing the cloned DNA with Stark Industries technology. This resulted in the creation of a new cyborg clone of Thor. The clone was put into action during the superhero Civil War, sent to battle anti-registration heroes. The heroes were easily brought dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauntlet (comics)
The Gauntlet (Joseph Green''Avengers: The Initiative'' #6. (2007). Marvel Comics.) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Gauntlet made his first appearance in ''She-Hulk'' #100 and was created by Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli and Eric Powell (comics), Eric Powell.''She-Hulk'' #100. Marvel Comics. He was not referred to by name until the first issue of ''Avengers: The Initiative''. His origin was finally revealed in the 2007 ''Avengers: The Initiative Annual''. Fictional character biography Two aliens of unknown origin–one fully armored, the other multi-limbed—engaged in a struggle as they descended to Earth. Both extraterrestrials died as they entered the atmosphere, and their weapons were scattered across the planet's surface. The US government tracked the crash site of two of the weapons to the Middle East, where Sergeant Joseph Green was dispatched to secure the area. On arrival, Green's unit came under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slapstick (comics)
Slapstick (Steve Harmon) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He resembles an animated clown and has the abilities of a slapstick cartoon character, such as one from ''Looney Tunes'', including warping reality to match that of an animated cartoon. Publication history Slapstick debuted November 1992 in ''The Awesome Slapstick'' #1 and was created by writer Len Kaminski and artist James Fry. Afterwards, he made a notable appearance with the New Warriors in ''Marvel Comics Presents'' and was unseen until a "Civil War" cameo in ''She-Hulk''. He also regularly appeared in '' Avengers: The Initiative'' as a recruit. In 2015, Slapstick became a regular member of the Mercs for Money series. In 2017, he got a second solo series created by Reilly Brown, Fred Van Lente and Diego Olortegui that lasted six issues. In ''Slapstick'' Vol. 2 Issue 4, his full name was revealed to be Steven Winsor McCay Harmon, his middle name being a reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore)
Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Prodigy first appeared in ''Slingers (Marvel Comics), Slingers'' #0 (Sept. 1998), and was created by Joseph Harris and Adam Pollina. Prodigy was one of the feature characters in the 2011 six-issue limited series ''Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt''. Prodigy eventually joined the Avengers Initiative. Fictional character biography Ritchie Gilmore is a typical jock (subculture), jock, captain of his college wrestling team, and one of the most popular guys in school. But Ritchie wants more from life; he wants to be stronger and more powerful. The Black Marvel gives him the Prodigy costume, and the chance to be something better. The costume had been imbued with power: it gives Ritchie superhuman strength, he can leap so far and high that it appears that he is flying, and his cape even allows him to glide. Black Marvel makes Ritchie the leader of his ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Hitters (comics)
The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several fictional teams and organizations and this page lists them. 0–9 198 A A-Force A-Next A.I. Army Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A.I., Iron Man, Tony Stark became Mark One and started to establish the A.I. Army which also consists of Albert (comics), Albert, Awesome Android, Egghead (Marvel Comics), Egghead II, H.E.R.B.I.E., M-11 (comics), M-11, Machine Man, Machinesmith, Quasimodo (comics), Quasimodo, Super-Adaptoid, Walking Stiletto, the Dreadnought (comics), Dreadnoughts, a Sentinel (comics), Sentinel, several Constructo-Bots, several Nick Fury Life Model Decoy, LMDs, and an unnamed bomb disposal robot. This group wants to obtain equal rights with organic beings through whatever way possible. Acolytes Action Pack Action Pack is Kentucky's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Avengers: The Initiative, Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Vox, Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear Itself (comics)
"Fear Itself" is a 2011 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a seven-issue, eponymous miniseries written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, a prologue book by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scot Eaton, and numerous tie-in books, including most of the X-Men family of books. "Fear Itself" was first announced by then-Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and X-Men group editor Axel Alonso at a press conference held at Midtown Comics Times Square on December 21, 2010. The story, whose title is a reference to the famous quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself", depicts the various superheroes of the Marvel Universe contending with the Serpent, an Asgardian fear deity who causes global panic on Earth, and who seeks to reclaim the throne of Asgard he contends was usurped by his brother, Odin, father to Thor, when the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
