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Javier Pulido
Javier Pulido is a Spanish comic book artist working primarily for the American market. His notable works include '' Human Target'', '' Robin: Year One'', ''She-Hulk'' and ''The Amazing Spider-Man''. Early life Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Javier Pulido was a fan of comics from early childhood. He moved to Barcelona to study at the University of Fine Arts."Javier Pulido" 's Comiclopedia. Pulido was part of the second big wave of Spanish authors who introduced themselves on the American market in the 1990s, together with and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book
A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialogue contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. ''Comic Cuts'' was a British comic published from 1890 to 1953. It was preceded by ''Ally Sloper's Half Holiday'' (1884), which is notable for its use of sequential Cartoon, cartoons to unfold narrative. These British comics existed alongside the popular lurid "penny dreadfuls" (such as ''Spring-heeled Jack''), boys' "story papers" and the humorous ''Punch (magazine), Punch'' magazine, which was the first to use the term "cartoon" in its modern sense of a humorous drawing. The first modern American comic book, American-style comic book, ''Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics'', was released in the US in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vertigo (DC Comics)
DC Vertigo, also known as Vertigo Comics or simply Vertigo, is an imprint of the American comic book publisher DC Comics. Vertigo publishes comics with adult content, such as nudity, drug use, profanity, and graphic violence, that do not fit the restrictions of DC's main line. Its comics include company-owned series set in the DC Universe, such as '' The Sandman'', '' Swamp Thing'', and ''Hellblazer'', and creator-owned works, such as ''Preacher'', '' Y: The Last Man'', and ''Fables''. Vertigo originated from DC's 1980s adult comic line, which began after DC stopped submitting '' The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' for approval by the Comics Code Authority. Following the success of two adult-oriented 1986 limited series, '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' and '' Watchmen'', DC's output of adult comics, edited by Karen Berger, grew. By 1992, DC's mature readers' line was editorially separate from its main line and Berger received permission to manage them under a separate imprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and genre-based anthologies.Chris Baldrick''The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms'' 3rd. ed (2008) Complete collections of works are often called " complete works" or "" (Latin equivalent). Etymology The word entered the English language in the 17th century, from the Greek word, ἀνθολογία (''anthologic'', literally "a collection of blossoms", from , ''ánthos'', flower), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, the ''Garland'' (, ''stéphanos''), the introduction to which compares each of its anthologized poets to a flower. That ''Garland'' by Meléagros of Gadara formed the kernel for what has become known as the Greek Anthology. '' Florilegium'', a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers, was used in mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Azzarello
Brian Azzarello (born August 11, 1962) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series ''100 Bullets'', published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo. Azzarello is best known for his numerous collaborations with artists Eduardo Risso (''100 Bullets'', ''Batman: Broken City'', ''Spaceman (comics), Spaceman'', ''Moonshine (comics), Moonshine'') and Lee Bermejo (''Deathblow (comics), Batman/Deathblow'', ''Lex Luthor: Man of Steel, Luthor'', ''Joker (graphic novel), Joker'', ''Batman: Damned''), his contributions to the ''Watchmen'' prequel project ''Before Watchmen'' and ''The Dark Knight Returns'' sequel series ''The Dark Knight III: The Master Race, DK III: The Master Race'', as well as for his stints on the long-running Vertigo series ''Hellblazer'' and The New 52 relaunch of the ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' title. Early life Azzarello grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flinch (comics)
''Flinch'' is a Vertigo Comics horror anthology. It ran 16 issues from June 1999 until January 2001 and featured the talents of Jim Lee, Bill Willingham, Frank Quitely, Joe R. Lansdale, and many others. Rumours of cancellation seemed to plague the book throughout its run. Timothy Truman Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956) is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and Wild West-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on '' Grimjack'' (with John Ostrander), ''Scout'', and the ... said of the series: "...the best art I've done in any single comics story is on the "Brer Hoodoo" short story I did with Joe for Vertigo's ''Flinch'' anthology". Issue guide Awards Issue #11 won a Horror Writers' Association Bram Stoker Award for "Red Romance" by Joe R. Lansdale. Issue #11 also received a nomination for a 2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry award for best cover artist ( Phil Hale). Notes References * {{Vertigo Comics Ongoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' (2002–2004) and ''Red (WildStorm), Red'' (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films ''Red (2010 film), Red'' (2010) and ''Red 2 (film), Red 2'' (2013). Ellis is the author of the novels ''Crooked Little Vein'' (2007) and ''Gun Machine'' (2013) and the novella ''Normal'' (2016). A prolific comic book writer, Ellis has written several Marvel Comics, Marvel series, including ''Astonishing X-Men'', ''Thunderbolts (comics), Thunderbolts'', ''Moon Knight'' and the "Extremis" story arc of ''Iron Man'', which was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Iron Man 3'' (2013). Ellis created ''The Authority (comics), The Authority'' and ''Planetary (comics), Planetary'' for WildStorm, and wrote a run of ''Hellblazer'' for Vert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellblazer
''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' is an American contemporary Horror fiction, horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introduced. Its central character is the streetwise English sorcerer and con man John Constantine, who was created by Alan Moore and Stephen R. Bissette, and first appeared as a supporting character in ''Swamp Thing'' (vol. 2) #37 (June 1985), during that creative team's run on that title. ''Hellblazer'' had been published continuously since January 1988, and was Vertigo's longest-running title, the only remaining publication from the imprint's launch. In 2013, the series concluded with issue 300, and was replaced by ''Constantine (comics), Constantine'', which returned the character to the mainstream DC Universe. November 8, 2012 The original series was revived in November 2019 for twenty-four issues as part of ''The Sandman Universe'' line of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Casey
Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios, Casey is one of the creators of the animated series ''Ben 10''. Career Starting his professional writing career at Marvel Comics, Casey wrote for several titles, including ''Cable'', '' The Incredible Hulk'' and ''Uncanny X-Men''. He is also the co-creator of the superhero America Chavez. Casey wrote many titles for Wildstorm, like the highly experimental '' Automatic Kafka'' with artist Ashley Wood. Casey took over '' Wildcats'' and gave the series a new direction, moving it from the superhero genre to incorporate elements of corporate espionage. He wrote a '' Mister Majestic'' series with artist Ed McGuiness, after which they subsequently collaborated on '' Adventures of Superman'', which Casey wrote for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incredible Hulk (comic Book)
''The Incredible Hulk'' is an ongoing comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero the Hulk and his alter ego Bruce Banner. First published in May 1962, the series ran for six issues before it was canceled in March 1963, and the Hulk character began appearing in ''Tales to Astonish''. With issue #102, ''Tales to Astonish'' was renamed to ''The Incredible Hulk'' in April 1968, becoming its second volume. The series continued to run until issue #474 in March 1999. In April 1999, it was replaced with the series ''Hulk'' which ran until February 2000 and was retitled to ''The Incredible Hulk''s third volume, running from March 2000 to March 2007 when it became ''The Incredible Hercules'' with a new title character. ''The Incredible Hulk'' returned in September 2009 beginning at issue #600, which became ''The Incredible Hulks'' in November 2010 and focused on the Hulk and the modern incarnation of his expanded family. The series returned to ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 4 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Edginton
Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer, known for his work on such titles as ''X-Force'', '' Scarlet Traces'', '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'' and ''Leviathan''. Career Ian Edginton is known for his steampunk/alternate history work (often with the artist D'Israeli) and is the co-creator of '' Scarlet Traces'', a sequel to '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'', which they later went on to adapt in turn, and '' The Great Game'', a sequel to ''Scarlet Traces''. For ''2000 AD'' he has written ''Leviathan'', ''Stickleback'' and, with art by Steve Yeowell, '' The Red Seas'' as well as one-off serials such as '' American Gothic'' (2005). ''Scarlet Traces'' was an idea he had when first reading ''The War of the Worlds'', its first few instalments appeared on Cool Beans website, before being serialised in the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Also, '' The Red Seas'' was initially going to be drawn by Phil Winslade and be the final release by Epic, but Winslade was still tied up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Abnett
Daniel P. Abnett ( ; born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and has worked on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, and also ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He has also contributed to DC Comics titles, and his ''Warhammer Fantasy (setting), Warhammer Fantasy'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' novels and graphic novels for Games Workshop's Black Library now run to several dozen titles and have sold over two million copies. In 2009 he released his first original fiction novels through Angry Robot books. Early life Daniel P. Abnett was born in Rochester, Kent, on 12 October 1965. Abnett read English and matriculated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1984, and graduated from there in 1987. Career As one of the more prolific ''2000 AD'' writers, Abnett was responsible for the creation of one of the comic's better known and longest-running strips, ''Sinister De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Early Voyages
Early may refer to: Places in the United States * Early, Iowa, a city * Early, Texas, a city * Early Branch, a stream in Missouri * Early County, Georgia * Fort Early, Georgia, an early 19th century fort Music * Early B, stage name of Jamaican dancehall and reggae deejay Earlando Arrington Neil (1957–1994) * Early James, stage name of American singer-songwriter Fredrick Mullis Jr. (born 1993) * ''Early'' (Scritti Politti album), 2005 * ''Early'' (A Certain Ratio album), 2002 * Early Records, a record label Other uses * Early (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Early effect, an effect in transistor physics * Early, a synonym for ''hotter'' in stellar classification See also * * The Earlies, a 21st century band * Earley (other) * Earlie Earlie is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Earlie Fires (born 1947), American jockey * Earlie Thomas (1945–2022), American National Football League player * Earlie End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
