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Jesse Quick
Jesse Belle Chambers is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Chambers, who mainly uses the superhero name Jesse Quick and briefly Liberty Belle, is the daughter of Golden Age of Comics, Golden Age heroes Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers), Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle (comics), Liberty Belle. She inherited both of her parents' powers of Speedster (fiction), superhuman speed and super-strength, and, unlike other speedsters, is also capable of flight. She was initially a scholar of superheroes who was recruited into the Justice Society of America after aiding them. She is a longtime ally of The Flash, despite their often difficult relationship, and has been a core member of the Justice Society of America, Teen Titans, Titans and Justice League. A version of Jesse Chambers renamed Jesse Wells appears as a recurring character on The CW television series ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'', portrayed by Violett Beane. Publication history The 1992 li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Booth
Brett Booth is an American comic book artist. He is best known for his work on Backlash, a character he co-created with Jim Lee at the Wildstorm Studios. Biography Following his Wildstorm work, Booth has also illustrated the exploits of some of Marvel Comics' best known characters such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. The artist then expanded his career when he contributed illustrations for the book ''Freaks! How To Draw Fantastic Fantasy Creatures''. He is currently active as a paleoartist drawing dinosaurs for various publications and websites as well as continuing to draw comic books. Booth designed the cover of the Dynamite Entertainment horror comic ''Vampire Huntress Neteru''. He illustrated DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The CW
The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the first letters of the names of its two founding co-owners CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Nexstar acquired a 75% controlling stake in the network on October 3, 2022, with Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery ( CBS Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. Television's respective parent companies) each retaining a 12.5% ownership stake. The CW debuted on September 18, 2006 as the successor to UPN and the WB, which had respectively shut down on September 15 and 17 of that year. The CW's first two nights of programming – on September 18, 2006 and September 19, 2006 – consisted of reruns and launch-related specials. The CW marked its formal launch date on September 20, 2006, with the two-hour premiere of the seventh cycle of '' Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JSA (comic Book)
The Justice Society of America (JSA) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic Books. It first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' #3 (Winter 1940–1941), making it the first team of superheroes in comic books. Its original members were Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), Doctor Fate, Hourman (Rex Tyler), Hourman, the Jim Corrigan, Spectre, Sandman (Wesley Dodds), Sandman, Atom (Al Pratt), Atom, the Flash (Jay Garrick), Flash, Alan Scott, Green Lantern and Hawkman (Carter Hall), Hawkman. The team was initially popular, but after superhero comics waned in the late 1940s, the JSA's adventures ceased with issue #57 of the title (March 1951). During the Silver Age of Comic Books, DC Comics reinvented several Justice Society members and brought many of them together in a new team, the Justice League, Justice League of America. Other JSA members remained absent from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Goyer
David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, novelist, and comic book writer. He is best known for writing the screenplays and stories for several superhero films, including '' Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (1998), the ''Blade'' trilogy (1998–2004), Christopher Nolan's ''Dark Knight'' trilogy (2005–2012), '' Man of Steel'' (2013), and '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016). He has also directed four films: '' Zig Zag'' (2002), '' Blade: Trinity'' (2004), '' The Invisible'' (2007), and '' The Unborn'' (2009). He is the creator of the science fiction television series '' Foundation'' which is loosely based upon the ''Foundation'' series written by Isaac Asimov. Goyer was co-writer of the video games '' Call of Duty: Black Ops'', '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II'', and '' Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War''. He won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for '' Batman Begins'' (2005) and received another nomination for '' Dark City'', and has been no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Johns
Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical acclaim. His critically acclaimed work includes ''Sinestro Corps War'', ''Blackest Night'', ''Throne of Atlantis'', ''Flashpoint (comics), Flashpoint'', ''Doomsday Clock (comics), Doomsday Clock'', and ''Brainiac (story arc), Superman: Brainiac''. He co-created the DC character Courtney Whitmore based on his deceased sister. He also expanded the Green Lantern mythology, adding in new concepts and co-creating numerous characters. Among the DC characters and concepts he co-created are Larfleeze, Sinestro Corps, the Sinestro Corps, Indigo Tribe, the Indigo Tribe, Red Lantern Corps, the Red Lantern Corps, Atrocitus, Black Lantern Corps, the Black Lantern Corps, Jessica Cruz, Hunter Zolomon, Tar Pit (comics), Tar Pit, Simon Baz, Bleez, Miss Martian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Series (comics)
In the field of comic books, and particularly in the United States, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined before production, and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues. The term is often used interchangeably with miniseries (mini-series) and maxiseries (maxi-series), usually depending on the length and number of issues. In Dark Horse Comics' definition of a limited series, "this term primarily applies to a connected series of individual comic books. A limited series refers to a comic book series with a clear beginning, middle and end". Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics refer to limited series of two to eleven issues as miniseries and series of twelve issues or more as maxiseries, but other publishers alternate terms. Characteristics A limited series can "vary widely in length, but often run from three to ten issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation Day
Graduation Day may refer to: * Graduation, when one receives an academic degree or similar designation Film and TV * ''Graduation Day'' (film), a 1981 slasher film * ''Graduation Day'', a 1968 film directed by Donald Shebib * "Graduation Day" (''The 4400'' episode), a 2006 episode of ''The 4400'' * "Graduation Day" (''Beavis and Butt-head''), a 1997 episode of ''Beavis and Butt-head'' * "Graduation Day" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a 1999 two-part third-season finale episode of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * "Graduation Day" (''ER''), a 2006 episode of ''ER'' * "Graduation Day" (''X-Men''), the 1997 series finale episode of ''X-Men'' * "Graduation Day" (''Ultimate Spider-Man''), the 2017 series finale episode of ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Books and comics * '' Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day'', a 2003 limited series by DC Comics * ''Graduation Day'', a 2000 ''Baby-sitters Club'' novel Music Albums * ''Graduation Day'', a 2012 album by Sturm und Drang Songs * "Gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judd Winick
Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer and screenwriter, as well as a former reality television personality. He first gained fame for his stint on MTV's ''The Real World: San Francisco'' in 1994, before finding success as a comic book creator with ''Pedro and Me'', an autobiographical graphic novel about his friendship with ''The Real World'' castmate and AIDS educator Pedro Zamora. Winick wrote lengthy runs on DC Comics' ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'' and ''Green Arrow'' series and created ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' animated TV series for Cartoon Network, which ran for three seasons. As part of his run on ''Batman (comic book), Batman'', Winick wrote the 2005 storyline "Batman: Under the Hood, Under the Hood", which featured the return of Jason Todd, the second Robin (character), Robin (who was murdered by the Joker (comics), Joker in the 1988 storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family, A Death in the Family"), no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Titans (comic Book)
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC's premier superheroes in the Justice League. The original team later becomes known as the Titans when the members age out of their teenage years, while the Teen Titans name is continued by subsequent generations of young heroes. First appearing in 1964 in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #54, the team was formed by Wally West, Kid Flash (Wally West), Dick Grayson, Robin (Dick Grayson), and Garth (comics), Aqualad (Garth) before adopting the name Teen Titans in issue 60 with the addition of Donna Troy, Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) to their ranks. Over the decades, DC has cancelled and relaunched ''Teen Titans'' many times, and a variety of characters have been featured heroes in its pages. Significant early additions to the initial quartet of Titans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
