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Imperial (2025 Comic Book)
''Imperial'' is an American science fiction/space opera comic book limited series written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Federico Vicentini and Iban Coello, set to be published by Marvel Comics on June 4, 2025. Publication history ''Imperial'' is a comic book limited series written by Marvel Comics long-time writer Jonathan Hickman, and drawn by ''Stormbreakers'' artists Federico Vicentini and Iban Coello, and is set in the Marvel Universe, detailing the "Marvel Cosmic" set of concepts and characters. Featured characters will include Hulk, She-Hulk, Amadeus Cho, Black Panther, Professor X, the Nova Corps, the Guardians of the Galaxy, among others. Plot summary Background During the " X-Manhunt" event, Professor X retires from the X-Men after escaping from Graymalkin Prison in order to resurrect his wife Lilandra Neramani and save their daughter Xandra, who is on the run from the Shi'ar. Main story premise The universe is in war as several intergalactic leaders are ... [...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] |
From The Ashes
From the ashes is a metaphor related to the mythological phoenix. From the Ashes may also refer to: Books and comics * "From the Ashes" (comics), a 1983 storyline in the ''Uncanny X-Men'' comic book by Marvel Comics * ''From the Ashes'' (Dungeons & Dragons), a 1992 supplement for the World of Greyhawk campaign setting in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * '' From the Ashes: Making Sense of Waco'', 1994 book edited by James R. Lewis about the 1993 Waco siege * From the Ashes (memoir), a 2019 memoir by Jesse Thistle * X-Men: From the Ashes, the 2024 relaunch of the X-Men line of comic books published by Marvel Comics Music * "From the Ashes", a song by Mike Oldfield featured on the 1999 album ''Guitars'' * ''From the Ashes'' (album), a 2003 album by Pennywise * "From the Ashes", a song by Borealis from the 2015 album ''Purgatory In Christianity, Purgatory (, borrowed into English language, English via Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman and Old French) is a passing Intermediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Invasion
''Ultimate Invasion'' is a four-issue American comic book limited series written by Jonathan Hickman, drawn by Bryan Hitch and colored by Alex Sinclair. The first issue was published by Marvel Comics on June 21, 2023. The storyline shows Maker (the Reed Richards of Earth-1610) manipulating a new Earth called Earth-6160. Plot Issue 1 A team of heavily armed mercenaries using technologically advanced weapons break into a building called the Blaakguard Building which is revealed to house a secret cell that contains The Maker. The Maker is freed from the Blaakguard Building cell by using a device that genetically fuses the mercenaries into an imperfect impostor of himself which he leaves as a decoy. Later, Mister Fantastic and Black Panther look through the building's rubble and see the imposter disintegrating. One week later, the Maker infiltrates the Baxter Building to obtain a dossier that documents the origins of Earth-616's heroes, while inadvertently waking up Franklin Richa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Universe
The Ultimate Universe is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2023; the imprint is overseen by writer Jonathan Hickman. It reimagines several classic Marvel characters in a new fictional continuity, after Hickman and artist Bryan Hitch's '' Ultimate Invasion'' limited series depicted The Maker (the Reed Richards of Earth-1610) shaping a new world in his image, resulting in Earth-6160, a new Earth preceded by alternate history. While it shares its name with the earlier Ultimate Marvel imprint that ran from 2000 to 2015, it is not a direct reboot. While the original Ultimate Marvel started by updating the origins of Marvel Universe characters in a then-modern but recognizable Earth-1610, the Ultimate Universe (Earth-6160) features entirely new interpretations of Marvel characters set in a radically-altered sociopolitical status quo caused by the Maker. Publication history The original Ultimate Marvel imprint ceased to be published in 2015, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of X And Powers Of X
''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' (abbreviated as ''HOX'' and ''POX'') are two 2019 comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics featuring the X-Men by writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Pepe Larraz, R. B. Silva, and Marte Gracia. Both books are part of a crossover storyline within the Marvel Universe that led to the " Dawn of X" relaunch and started the Krakoan Age (October 2019 – June 2024). Publication history After Jonathan Hickman completed his run on ''Avengers'' and ''New Avengers'' with the 2015 crossover " Secret Wars", he stepped away from Marvel Comics for a time to focus on creator-owned projects. His return was announced in March 2019. Some days later, it was revealed that he would write two interlocking miniseries entitled ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'', with penciling by Pepe Larraz and R. B. Silva respectively. Marvel Editor in Chief C. B. Cebulski said that "We are excited to have Jon back with the Marvel family, and we could not have asked for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krakoan Age
The Krakoan Age was a series of ''X-Men'' storylines published by Marvel Comics from 2019 to 2024. The Krakoan Age began with the Jonathan Hickman limited series ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' (July – October 2019) and it consists of four major publishing initiatives: Dawn of X (October 2019 – November 2020), Reign of X (December 2020 – March 2022), Destiny of X (March 2022 – July 2023) and Fall of X (August 2023 – June 2024). These phases were interspersed with crossover and event storylines. The Krakoan Age spans "more than 500 issues of ''X-Men'' comic books" published "across more than 80 different series". The subsequent publishing initiative, X-Men: From the Ashes, relaunched the X-Men line in a post-Krakoan Age. The Krakoan Age was defined by the creation of a sovereign mutant nation on the living island of Krakoa and the effective immortality of mutantkind via the newly established resurrection protocols. It featured storylines across multiple timelin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jed MacKay
Jed MacKay is a Canadian comics writer mainly known for his work at Marvel Comics, writing characters such as the Black Cat, Moon Knight, and Doctor Strange. Career Jed MacKay's first professional comic was an eight-page story in 2011's ''X-Men: To Serve and Protect'' #4. Four years later, he was invited to do another eight-page story in 2015's ''Spider-Verse'' #2 and then another story in 2018's ''Edge of Spider-Geddon'' #1. After that, he began getting steady work, writing a five-issue '' Man Without Fear'' mini-series and a Marvel Digital Original for the Daughters of the Dragon. In 2019, he was announced as the writer for the first ''Black Cat'' ongoing series, with artwork by Travel Foreman. "We're meeting Felicia fresh as she gets drawn into a big and daring new scheme, but we're also digging into some unknown history—who put her on the thief's life, the connection between the Hardy family and the Drake clan, and how that past will tumble into Felicia's future." In August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centurion
The Roman Centurion (; , . ; , or ) was a professional officer in the Roman army, commanding a group of soldiers called a centuria. The term centurion is derived from the Latin word centurio, which itself originates from centum, meaning "hundred." Initially, centurions were commanders of a unit of roughly 100 soldiers, although the exact number varied over time and by period. The concept of the centurion emerged during the early Roman Republic (509–27 BCE), when Rome's military was based on citizen-soldiers organized into centuries (centuriae), units of 100 men within the Roman legio (legion). Role In the Roman infantry, the centurions commanded a ''centuria'' or "century". During the Mid-Republic these centuries were grouped in pairs to make up a maniple, each century consisting of 30–60 men. After the so-called "Marian reforms", a century was typically composed of around 80 men, with six such centuries forming a cohort. Centurions were drawn from five main sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Foxe
Steve Foxe is an American comics writer, editor, children's book author, and journalist. He is best known for his work on the X-Men and Spider-Woman and for editing a number of horror comics by James Tynion IV, as well as co-creating ''Razorblades: The Horror Magazine''. He has been nominated for the Eisner and Ringo Awards. He is the co-creator of Web-Weaver, Marvel's first gay Spider-hero, with Kris Anka. Career Foxe was a comics journalist for Paste Magazine from 2015 through 2019. He has written "more than fifty comics and children's books for properties including Pokémon, Batman, Transformers, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, and Grumpy Cat." In 2021, he was announced as the writer for ''Spider-Ham: Great Power, No Responsibility'', a children's graphic novel from Scholastic. In 2022, he became the writer for '' X-Men '92: House of XCII'', a reinterpretation of ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' and the Krakoan Age through the lens of '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exiles (Marvel Comics)
The Exiles are a group of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics commonly associated with The X-Men. They feature in three series, '' Exiles'', ''New Exiles'', and ''Exiles'' vol. 2. The Exiles consists of characters from different universes, or realities, which have been removed from time and space in order to correct problems (often called "hiccups") in various alternate worlds and divergent timelines in the Marvel Multiverse. Created by writer Judd Winick and artist Mike McKone, Exiles features a revolving team roster with new characters introduced and others replaced when they are killed or returned to their home reality. The series is notable for the number of characters who stay dead, in contrast to the frequent resurrections that occur in the main Marvel and DC continuities. It has featured familiar characters or settings from previous Marvel storylines, such as the " Age of Apocalypse" and " House of M". The first volume of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor LaValle
Victor LaValle (born February 3, 1972) is an American author. He is the author of a short-story collection, ''Slapboxing with Jesus'', and five novels, ''The Ecstatic,'' ''Big Machine,'' ''The Devil in Silver,'' '' The Changeling'', and ''Lone Women''. His fantasy- horror novella '' The Ballad of Black Tom'' won the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award for best novella.2016 Shirley Jackson Awards retrieved October 7, 2017 LaValle writes fiction primarily, though he has also written essays and book reviews for '' GQ'', '' Essence Magazine'', '' |
Shi'ar
The Shi'ar ( ) are a fictional species of aliens appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shi'ar Empire (or Imperium) is a vast collection of alien species, cultures, and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Empires. The Shi'ar are one of the three main extraterrestrial empires depicted in the Marvel Universe, alongside the Kree and Skrulls. Publication history The Shi'ar first appeared in '' Uncanny X-Men'' #97 (Feb. 1976) and were created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum. Biology The Shi'ar are cold-blooded''Astonishing X-Men'' vol. 3 #57. Marvel Comics. humanoids of avian descent; they resemble humans with feathered crests atop their heads in lieu of hair. Two different styles are common: most Shi'ar, particularly those of the aristocracy, have feathers sprouting in a triangular shape away from the face, one peak on the top of the head and one peak on each side slightly over the shoulder; the other commonly seen "hairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
