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Holly Robinson (fictional Character)
Holly Robinson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Holly Robinson is a frequent ally and sidekick of Catwoman. She was trained by Wildcat and her friend Selina Kyle, and temporarily became the new Catwoman following the birth of Selina's daughter. In 2004, the ''Catwoman'' comic won a GLAAD Media Award for its positive portrayal of Holly as an openly gay character. Publication history Holly Robinson first appeared in ''Batman'' #404 during the '' Batman: Year One'' story arc. She was created by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. Fictional character biography ''Year One'' Holly first appeared in '' Batman: Year One'' as a juvenile prostitute who lives with Selina Kyle. Holly plays a small but significant role in the story when she encounters a disguised Bruce Wayne during one of his early attempts at crimefighting and stabs him in the leg even though he'd saved her from her pimp. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JG Jones
Jeffrey Glen Jones is an American comics artist who is known for his work on titles such as ''Wanted (comics), Wanted'' and ''Final Crisis''. Early life Jones hails from Walker, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University and the University at Albany, SUNY where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree. Career J. G. Jones made his debut in the comics industry in 1994 by drawing ''Dark Dominion'' for Defiant Comics. He is best known for his work as cover artist on various comic book series, including a stint on Brian K. Vaughan's ''Y: The Last Man'' and for DC Comics, the six-issue Limited series (comics), limited series ''Villains United'' written by Gail Simone, as well as all 52 covers for the maxi-series ''52 (comics), 52''. In 1999, Jones and writer Devin K. Grayson introduced the Yelena Belova character in the ''Black Widow (Marvel Comics), Black Widow'' limited series. The following year, Jones worked with writer Grant Morrison on the ''Noh-Varr, Marvel Boy'' limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female Furies
The Female Furies are a group of women warriors and supervillains appearing in comics published by DC Comics. All of them are New Gods who serve Darkseid. They operate directly under Granny Goodness, who trains all of Darkseid's soldiers. Publication history The Female Furies first appeared in ''Mister Miracle'' #6 (February 1972) and were created by Jack Kirby. In November 2018, the Female Furies headlined their own six-issue miniseries by writer Cecil Castellucci and artist Adriana Melo. Fictional team history The Female Furies are New Gods fanatically loyal to Darkseid. They have been trained by Granny Goodness to serve as Apokolips's elite strike force. Infighting among the Furies is commonplace, most typically to appoint a leader to the group. After former leader Big Barda defected to Earth to be with her lover, Mister Miracle, Darkseid gave a kill order on the pair, prompting the rest of the Female Furies to strike. First, Mad Harriet and Stompa ambushed Barda but vanished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granny Goodness
Granny Goodness is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is a New God from Apokolips and a servant of Darkseid who trains others to serve him. Goodness has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily in association with Darkseid and the New Gods. Ed Asner, Deborah Strang, and Cloris Leachman, among others, have voiced the character in animation. Publication history Granny Goodness first appeared in '' Mister Miracle'' #2 (May 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Her appearance was modeled after Phyllis Diller. Fictional character biography Granny Goodness is originally a peasant on Apokolips before being taken from her parents and trained to serve Darkseid. As part of her training, she is forced to kill her war dog Mercy. After proving herself to be one of Darkseid's elite and most reliable soldiers, Goodness is tasked with running the "Orphanage", a training camp for his minions. Additionally, she becomes the leader of the Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, PhD) is a fictional American character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for ''Batman: The Animated Series'' as a henchwoman for the Joker (character), Joker, and debuted in its 8th episode, "Joker's Favor", on September 11, 1992. While intended to appear in one episode, Quinn became a recurring character within the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) as the Joker's sidekick and love interest, and was adapted into DC Comics' Canon (fiction), canon seven years later, beginning with the One-shot (comics), one-shot ''Batman: Harley Quinn'' #1 (October 1999). Quinn's origin story features her as a former psychologist at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum who was manipulated by and fell in love with the Joker, her patient, eventually becoming his accomplice and lover. The character's alias is a word play, play on the stock character Harlequin from the 16th-century Theatre of Italy, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |