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Jennifer Dragon
Jennifer Dragon, originally Jennifer Murphy and sometimes using the codename Smasher, is a recurring comic book character in Erik Larsen's ''Savage Dragon'' and Robert Kirkman's ''Invincible''. The wife of the Savage Dragon and mother of Angel and Malcolm Dragon, she debuted in the first issue of '' The Savage Dragon: Sex & Violence'' mini-series, though she had a one-panel cameo prior to that in ''Savage Dragon'' issue 40. Fictional character biography Before ''The Savage Dragon'' The Savage Dragon characters appeared in two series prior to Image Comics' founding, but neither are canon to the current ''Savage Dragon'' series. In ''Graphic Fantasy'', a self-published title by Larsen and two friends, The Dragon was a widower, with his wife Liz being shown in flashback in both issues. Liz looked almost identical to Jennifer and was killed in the same way. A similar character appeared in ''Megaton'', again being identical in looks and possessing the same powers as Jennifer. The char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamo 5
Dynamo 5 is a comic book superhero team created by writer Jay Faerber and artist Mahmud A. Asrar, which appears in an eponymous series published by Image Comics. The team first appeared in ''Dynamo 5'' #1 (Jan. 2007). The monthly series ended with issue #25 (Oct. 2009). The team later appeared in a 2010 miniseries, ''Dynamo 5: Sins of the Father'', and the one-shot (comics), one-shot ''Dynamo 5 Holiday Special 2010'' (Dec. 2010). ''Dynamo 5'' is a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Noble Causes'', a previous comic book series created by Faerber set in the Image Universe, which also explores the dynamics of a superhero family. Publication history ''Dynamo 5'' is a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Noble Causes'', another comic book series created by Faerber and published by Image Comics, which likewise explores the dynamics of a superhero family. Faerber created ''Dynamo 5'' with the intent of making it more action-driven. The team is composed of five young men and women, each of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shattered Image
''Shattered Image'' is a 1998 Surrealist cinema, surreal thriller film written by Duane Poole and directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz (director), Raúl Ruiz. It stars William Baldwin, Anne Parillaud and Lisanne Falk. Plot Confusing realities surface in this paranoid film dealing with the fragile nature of a young woman, Jessie (Anne Parillaud) recovering from rape and an apparent attempted suicide. In one reality, she is a killer destroyer of men. In another she is the new wife on a Jamaican honeymoon with her new husband Brian (William Baldwin), who is trying to help her recover. As Jessie switches between realities through her dreams she seeks to figure out who the other Jessie is and why she is seeing her. As the dramatically different realities start to merge causing grave implications questions start to arise. Is someone trying to kill Jessie, can Jessie trust her new husband Brian, and most importantly who is the real Jessie? Cast *William Baldwin as Brian *Anne Parillau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Characters Introduced In 1997
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 history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanguard (Image Comics)
Vanguard is an alien superhero created by Gary Carlson and Erik Larsen for Carlson's self-published comics anthology ''Megaton''. Vanguard is a white alien with small antennae who has been given the unenviable job of guarding Earth, which is viewed by the aliens as boring with little chance of anything happening. His sole companion is a sarcastic, hovering cycloptic robot and their morphing androids, though he quickly developed a relationship with a reporter Roxanne Wells. Following Larsen's departure from Marvel Comics and co-founding of Image Comics he and Carlson re-tooled the character slightly and re-introduced him as a part of Larsen's Savage Dragon's universe of which he was a close part, via Image he received two mini-series, ''Vanguard'' and ''Vanguard: Strange Visitors'' and a 1-shot but frequently appeared in ''Savage Dragon'', '' Freak Force'' and the third volume of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' as well being a member of Rob Liefeld's short-lived re-vamp of ''Briga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superpatriot
SuperPatriot (John Quincy Armstrong) is an Image Comics superhero created by Erik Larsen in 1992. He regularly appears in Erik Larsen's titles, whether in his own mini-series or as a supporting character and is currently a member of the Liberty League. Fictional character biography SuperPatriot was once Johnny Armstrong, a soldier in World War II. Captured by the Germans, Armstrong was used as a guinea pig for scientific experiments and gained superhuman powers. He destroyed the base at which he was being kept so the Nazis could not replicate the process on their troops and donned an American flag-styled costume to become SuperPatriot. SuperPatriot later joined the superhero group called the Allies, working with such figures as Supreme and Mighty Man, and protected the innocent for many decades. He also worked with the World War II version of Die-Hard and Glory as the group 'Allies'. His World War II career also included a stint in Africa in 1943, chasing Rommel's 'Afrika Corps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Travel
Time travel is the hypothetical activity of traveling into the past or future. Time travel is a concept in philosophy and fiction, particularly science fiction. In fiction, time travel is typically achieved through the use of a device known as a time machine. The idea of a time machine was popularized by H. G. Wells's 1895 novel ''The Time Machine''. It is uncertain whether time travel to the past would be physically possible. Such travel, if at all feasible, may give rise to questions of causality. Forward time travel, outside the usual sense of the perception of time, is an extensively observed phenomenon and is well understood within the framework of special relativity and general relativity. However, making one body advance or delay more than a few milliseconds compared to another body is not feasible with current technology. As for backward time travel, it is possible to find solutions in general relativity that allow for it, such as a rotating black hole. Traveling t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, he is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #48 (March 1966). Lee and Kirby wanted to introduce a character that broke from the archetype of the standard villain. In the character's first appearance, Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure that fed by draining living planets of their energy, and operated without regard to the morality or judgments of mortal beings. Galactus's initial origin was that of a Taa-an space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star,''Thor'' #168–169. Marvel Comics. but writer Mark Gruenwald further developed the character's origins, presenting Taa and Galan as existing in the universe prior to the Big Bang that b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Man (Image Comics)
Mighty Man is a superhero created by comics creator Erik Larsen. He has been a major character in Larsen's series '' The Savage Dragon'' (published by Image Comics) and its spin-off '' Freak Force'', as well as in Gary Carlson's ''Big Bang Comics'' series. His first appearance was ''Megaton'' #2 (published by Megaton Comics), which was also the first appearance of the Savage Dragon. Fictional character biography Mighty Man is an ancient entity created by a mysterious wizard named Fon~Ti to fight evil. The entity is passed from host to host at the point of death. The host, regardless of their sex, is able to transform into a tall blonde man with god-like powers, including flight and incredible strength. This is accomplished by tapping their wrists together. The Mighty Man entity cannot, however, sustain itself. In order to survive, the host must return to human form to sleep and eat. Robert Berman is the Mighty Man entity's host from the 1940s until 1992. He uses the entity and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dart (comics)
Dart is an Image Comics superhero created by Erik Larsen. She first appeared in '' The Savage Dragon'' #2 (July 1993). There were three people who taken up the mantle The first was Jill August, the second was her niece Alison Summers, using the mantle to become a supervillain, and then the third and current Dart is Jane August, Jill's sister. Publication history Dart has appeared in numerous issues of '' The Savage Dragon'' as a supporting character, as well as being a major character in the '' Freak Force'' series and subsequent mini-series. In February 1996, she received her own eponymous three-issue limited series, written by Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love with artwork by Jozef Szekeres. Fictional character biography Jill August was born on August 12, 1969, in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up timid and demoralized, witnessing her mother's constant spousal abuse at the hands of her father, and her friends' abuse at the hands of a cruel coach at school. She witnessed her father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
