|
Kent Nelson
Dr. Kent Nelson is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman, the character first appeared ''More Fun Comics'' #55 (May, 1940) during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The original version of the Doctor Fate character, he is sometimes also referred to as the Golden Age Doctor Fate. Doctor Fate's secret identity is Kent Nelson, son of an archaeologist who encounters a cosmic being named Nabu (comics), Nabu, a member of the Lords of Order, while accompanying his father in an archaeological expedition. Unwittingly leading to his father's death upon releasing Nabu, the being pities him and raises him as a sorcerer although various retellings differ in Nabu's intentions and how Nelson is trained. Gifted the Helmet of Fate and several other artifacts, he becomes the hero and agent of the Lords of Order, Doctor Fate. A major character featured in titles based upon several teams such as the Justice Society of America, Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of Brimstone
Brimstone is an alias used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history The construct incarnation of Brimstone was created by John Ostrander, John Byrne (comics), John Byrne, and Len Wein, and first appeared in ''Legends (comics), Legends'' #1 (November 1986). The Chris King and Vicki Grant, Chris King incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 2) #272 (February 1981), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Carmine Infantino. The Nicholas Lucien incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #200 (July 1983), and was created by Mike W. Barr and Dave Gibbons. The Joseph Chamberlain incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in ''The Curse of Brimstone'' #1 (June 2018), and was created by Justin Jordan and Philip Tan. Fictional character biography Artificial construct Brimstone is a fiery giant created by Darkseid as part of his plot to turn the population of Earth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Star Squadron
The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics superhero team that debuted in ''Justice League, Justice League of America'' #193 (August 1981) and was created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway. Although the team was introduced in the 1980s, its self-titled series took place in the 1940s, retroactively inserting their narratives into the fictional history of the DC Comics superheroes. The team included many of DC's Golden Age era characters, new characters, and other World War II superheroes which DC did not own during the 1940s but later acquired. The name "All-Star Squadron" was creator Roy Thomas' reference to ''All Star Comics'', the series that introduced the Justice Society of America, the first comic book superhero team. According to the series ''All-Star Squadron'', US Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt creates a "superhero draft" called Article X during World War II. Article X asks all active American masked crime-fighters and superhuman adventurers to joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Extended Universe
The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on characters that appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. The DCEU also includes comic books, short films, novels, and video games. Like the original DC Universe in comic books, the DCEU is established by Crossover (fiction), crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. Warner Bros. began trying to bring various DC Comics superheroes together in films in 2002, when Wolfgang Petersen was to direct a crossover of the ''Superman in film, Superman'' and ''Batman in film, Batman'' film franchises. A planned Justice League film was put on hold in 2008. Initial universe plans were scrapped after the 2011 film ''Green Lantern (film), Green Lantern'' was a critical and commercial failure. Warner Bros. finally established its shared universe with the 2013 film ''Man of Steel (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough Ink, Millar/Gough Ink, Tollin/Robbins Productions, DC Comics, and Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television. Initially broadcast by the WB, the show premiered on October 16, 2001. After Smallville season 5, its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, the series' later United States broadcaster until Smallville season 10, its tenth and final season ended on May 13, 2011. ''Smallville'' follows the coming-of-age adventures of teenage Clark Kent (Smallville), Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in his fictional hometown of Smallville (comics), Smallville, Kansas, before he formally becomes the Man of Steel. The first four seasons focus on the high school life of Clark and his friends, his complicated romance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Death
In the comic book fan community, the apparent death and subsequent return of a long-running character is often called a comic book death. A comic book death is generally not taken seriously by readers and is rarely permanent or meaningful other than for story or thematic purposes. The term is usually not applied to characters who have the ability to return from the dead as an established power or ability, such as Solomon Grundy or Ra's al Ghul. Context Commenting on the impact and role of comic book character deaths, writer Geoff Johns said: "Death in superhero comics is cyclical in its nature, and that's for a lot of reasons, whether they are story reasons, copyright reasons, or fan reasons". The phenomenon of comic book death is particularly common for superhero characters. Writer Danny Fingeroth suggests that the nature of superheroes requires that they be both ageless and immortal. A common expression regarding comic book death was once "No one stays dead except Bucky, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inza Nelson
Cain Cassandra Cain David Cain Rex Calabrese Rex "The Lion" Calabrese is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted in ''Batman: Eternal'' #14 during "The New 52" and was created by James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Ray Fawkes, John Layman, Tim Seeley, and Jason Fabok. Rex Calabrese is a mob boss operating in Gotham city prior to Batman's times and wore sharp teeth dentures to evoke his namesake. At the time when Jim Gordon was incarcerated at Blackgate Penitentiary for a crime that he didn't commit by Lincoln March, he was visited by Batman as Gordon told him about Calabrese and how he knew he wouldn't stay on top forever. Gordon would later discover that his cellmate is Calabrese who was arrested under the alias of "Leo Leone" at the time when Penguin and Carmine Falcone fought each other during a prison riot. Using his lion-like dentures, he saves Gordon from one of Carmine Falcone's men. Afterwards, Rex mentioned to Jim th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency (philosophy)
Agency is the capacity of an actor to act in a given environment. It is independent of the moral dimension, which is called moral agency. In sociology, an agent is an individual engaging with the social structure. Notably, though, the primacy of social structure vs. individual capacity with regard to persons' actions is debated within sociology. This debate concerns, at least partly, the level of reflexivity an agent may possess. Agency may either be classified as unconscious, involuntary behavior, or purposeful, goal directed activity (intentional action). An agent typically has some sort of immediate awareness of their physical activity and the goals that the activity is aimed at realizing. In 'goal directed action' an agent implements a kind of direct control or guidance over their own behavior. Human agency Agency is contrasted to objects reacting to natural forces involving only unthinking deterministic processes. In this respect, agency is subtly distinct from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the shared universe in which most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. In context, the term "DC Universe" usually refers to the main DC Continuity (fiction), continuity. It contains various superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash, and Aquaman; as well as teams such as the Justice League, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. It also contains well-known supervillains, including the Joker (character), Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah (character), Cheetah, Deathstroke, the Eobard Thawne, Reverse-Flash, and Darkseid. Beyond the main continuity, the Multiverse (DC Comics), DC Multiverse encompasses all Parallel universes in fiction, alternate realities within DC Comics. The primary universe has been known by various names over time, with recent designations including "Prime Earth" or "Earth 0" (distinct from "Earth Prime"). The DC Universe and its alternate r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmet Of Fate
Doctor Fate (also known as Fate) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version was originally created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, debuting in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 55 (May 1940). Eight characters have served as incarnations of the character within the mainstream DC Universe, with each new version after the original attempting to reinvigorate the character for contemporary audiences. The most well-known version of the character is Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), Kent Nelson, the original Doctor Fate and Archaeology, archaeologist who was empowered by Nabu (comics), Nabu of the Lords of Order in the 20th century and was a founding member of the Justice Society of America. Having been subjected to various comic book deaths, the character has been succeeded in the role. The current version of the character, Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour), Khalid Nassour, is an Egyptian Americans, Egyptian-American physici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
