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Diamondhead (comics)
Diamondhead is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Diamondhead first appeared in ''Nova'' #3 (Nov. 1976), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Sal Buscema. The character subsequently appears in ''Nova'' #6-8 (Feb.-April 1977), #10 (June 1977), #22-25 (Nov. 1978-May 1979), ''Fantastic Four'' #206 (May 1979), #208-209 (July-Aug. 1979), ''ROM'' #24 (Nov. 1981), ''Quasar'' #16 (Nov. 1990), #20 (March 1991), ''The New Warriors'' Annual #1 (1991), ''Nova'' vol. 2 #1 (Jan. 1994), #10 (Oct. 1994), ''Nova: The Human Rocket'' #2 (June 1999), ''Civil War: Front Line'' #9 (Feb. 2007), and ''Nova'' vol. 4 #2 (July 2007). Diamondhead received an entry in the ''All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'' #3 (2006), and ''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z'' HC vol. 02 (2008). Fictional character biography Archibald Dyker was a troubled child from South Hampton. A former amateur body champion turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine (character), Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Black Panther (character), Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil War (comics)
"Civil War" is a 2006–07 Marvel Comics fictional crossover, crossover event. The storyline consists of an eponymous seven-issue Limited series (comics), limited series, written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, and various tie-in books. The storyline builds upon previous Marvel storylines, particularly "Avengers Disassembled", "House of M", and "Decimation (comics), Decimation". The series' tagline is "Whose Side Are You On?". ''Civil War'' explores the conflict between freedom and security against a backdrop of real-life events and discussions, such as the U.S. government's Global surveillance disclosures (1970–2013)#2000s, increased surveillance of its citizens. The plot revolves around the U.S. government passing a Superhero Registration Act to ostensibly have super-powered individuals act under official regulation, akin to law enforcement. Superheroes opposing the act, led by Captain America, find themselves in conflict with its supporters, led by Iron Man. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics Characters With Superhuman Strength
Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ** Marvel Productions, a former television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group ** Marvel Toys, a former toy company * Marvel Studios, a film and television studio that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios ** Marvel Cinematic Universe, an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series ** Marvel Television, a television studio subsidiary ** Marvel Animation, an animation production company * Marvel (food), a brand of milk powder produced by British-based Premier Foods Comics * Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Characters Introduced In 1976
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, 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. 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, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and comic albums, have become increasingly common, along with webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics. The histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Created By Sal Buscema
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'', an album by Rachael Sage, 2020 * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 * "Character", a song by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, 2022 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. ** Character actor, an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric or interesting characters in supporting roles ** Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova (Sam Alexander)
Nova (Sam Alexander) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, a space-faring member of the intergalactic police force known as the Nova Corps, was created in 2011 by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness, based on the original Nova Richard Rider. Logan Miller voices Sam in the animated series ''Ultimate Spider-Man'', where he is depicted as a student of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a rival of Spider-Man. Miller reprised the role in later media, including the animated series ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' and the video game '' Marvel Heroes''. Publication history Sam Alexander first appeared in ''Marvel Point One'' #1 (November 2011), and was created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness. He first appeared in the ''Marvel Point One'' one-shot in November 2011 before starring in a solo series beginning in February 2013. Fictional character biography Sam Alexander is a sixteen-year-old living in Carefree, Arizona, with his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel NOW!
Marvel Now! (stylized as Marvel NOW!) is a comic book branding for the relaunch of several ongoing comic books published by Marvel Comics, that debuted in October 2012 with new #1 issues. The relaunch also included some new titles, including ''Uncanny Avengers'' and '' All-New X-Men''. Described as a shifting of the Marvel Universe following the conclusion of the " Avengers vs. X-Men" storyline, Marvel Now! entailed changes to both the publishing format and the universe to attract new readers. Publishing changes included new creative teams for each of the titles and the in-universe changes included changes to character designs and new storylines. It marked the next stage of the Marvel ReEvolution initiative, which began in March 2012. The original run went through several waves before coming to an end in May 2015 at the start of the "Secret Wars" storyline. A second Marvel Now!, Marvel Now! 2.0, debuted in 2016 following the " Civil War II" storyline. Marvel Now! 2.0 was followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annihilation (comics)
"Annihilation" is a 2006 Fictional crossover, crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics, highlighting several outer space-related characters in the Marvel Universe. The central miniseries was written by Keith Giffen, with editor Andy Schmidt. Publication history A 48-page One-shot (comics), one-shot issue, ''Annihilation: Prologue'', was released on March 15, 2006. It was followed by four concurrent 4-issue Limited series (comics), miniseries, ''Silver Surfer'' (April 1, 2006), ''Super-Skrull'' (April 12, 2006), ''Nova (Richard Rider), Nova'' (April 19, 2006), and ''Ronan the Accuser'' (April 26, 2006). ''Annihilation'' was published as a six issue miniseries beginning in August 2006. It was followed by two issues of ''Heralds of Galactus, Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus'' and a new volume of Nova. While not published with the ''Annihilation'' banner, ''Drax the Destroyer: Earthfall'' #1–4 (Sept 2005) and ''Thanos'' #7–12 (2004) were preludes to the event. Plot Than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Warriors
The New Warriors are 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 Avengers (comics), The Avengers in much the same way that the New Mutants/X-Force did with the X-Men. They made a cameo appearance in ''Thor (comic book), 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 of the title ''The New Warriors''. The New Warriors team was created by editor Tom DeFalco, who brought together existing Marvel characters Firestar (Marvel Comics), Firestar, Vance Astrovik, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Nova (Richard Rider), Nova, and Robbie Baldwin, Speedball, and added the newly created Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor), Night Thrasher. Through the 75-issue comic series, the team fought adversa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
