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Kevin Colden
Kevin Colden is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a webcomic artist. His work has been published in print by Zuda Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Alternative Comics, and Top Shelf Productions. In 2007 Colden received a Xeric Grant to complete his graphic novel ''Fishtown'' (2008); the book was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2009. Early life Colden graduated in 2001 from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. Career Colden's career began in 2003, writing and illustrating short horror/humor stories for House of Twelve, Asylum Press and Media-Blasters. In 2006, he co-founded The Chemistry Set webcomic collective, where he created the horror comic ''Todt Hill'' with writer Neil Kleid. That year, he began illustrating covers for Sequart Research & Literacy Organization's non-fiction books. In 2007, Colden's graphic novel ''Fishtown'', based on the Murder of Jason Sweeney, was awarded a Xeric Grant, but he declined the money in order to seria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Apple Convention
Now in its 28th year, the Big Apple Comic Con is the longest-running comic book/speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in comics, 1996 in the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church (Manhattan), St. Paul the Apostle Church.Johnston, Rich"Big Apple Comic Con Moves to New Yorker Hotel With a Christmas Convention For December 14th,"''Bleeding Cool'' (November 26, 2019). Having grown out of the church, between 1999 to 2008, the Big Apple Comic Con often featured multiple shows per year, with a large three-day "national" convention held in November, at the Metropolitan Pavilion and later at the Penn Plaza Pavilion. The show was sold to Wizard Entertainment in 2009 but was reacquired 2014 by Big Apple CC Corp (owned in part by Mr.Carbonaro) in 2014. Mr. Carbonaro says Wizard could not produce a successful show in NYC. Over the course of its history, the convention has been known as the Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Kleid
Neil Kleid (born 1975) is an American cartoonist who received a 2003 Xeric Award grant for his graphic novella ''Ninety Candles'' (2004). Raised in Oak Park, Michigan, he lives in New Jersey Kleid wrote '' Brownsville'', a graphic novel about Murder, Inc., with Jake Allen; '' The Big Kahn'', a graphic novel about family, faith, and con men, with Nicolas Cinquegrani, for NBM Publishing; and ''Ursa Minors!'', an action/comedy mini-series for Slave Labor Graphics. He has written for Puffin Graphics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Dark Horse Comics, and has created minicomics and cartoons for anthologies and magazines. Kleid adapted ''Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt'' to prose in 2014, the popular Marvel Comics storyline by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck, which was published by Marvel Press and Titan Books. In 2016, he co-plotted and wrote '' Powers: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim'', an original novel based on the popular comic book by Brian Michael Bendis a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Tony Lee
Tony Lee is a British comics writer, screenwriter, audio playwright, and novelist. Early life Born in 1970, Tony Lee attended Hayes Manor School, now Rosedale College. Career A #1 ''New York Times'' bestselling writer, Lee has written for various UK and US comic publishers including '' 2000 AD'', IDW Publishing, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Del Rey and Walker Books. He has also worked on '' X-Men Unlimited'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Superboy'', ''Star Trek'', '' Starship Troopers,'' ''Sherlock Holmes'' and ''Spider-Man''. In 2008 Lee became the writer of the ongoing ''Doctor Who'' comic for IDW Publishing for both Tenth Doctor and Eleventh Doctor, and was one of the writers of the 2012 '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' / ''Doctor Who'' crossover series. Lee has also written audio dramas for Big Finish's ''Doctor Who'', ''Confessions of Dorian Gray'' and '' Bernice Summerfield'' ranges, as well as a Robin of Sherwood audio drama for Spiteful Puppet / ITV. His novel ''Dodge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Genco
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (other), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth (other), lists various princesses named ''Elizabeth'' * Queen Elizabeth (other), lists various queens named ''Elizabeth'' * Saint Elizabeth (other), lists various saints named ''Elizabeth'' or ''Elisabeth'' ** Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Film and television * ''Elizabeth R'', 1971 * ''Elizabeth'' (TV series), 1980 * ''Elizabeth'' (film), 1998 * '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', 2007 Music * ''Elisabeth'' (Elisabeth Andreassen album) * ''Elisabeth'' (Zach Bryan album) * Elizabeth (band), an American psychedelic rock/progressive rock band active from 1967 to 1970 * ''Elizabeth'' (Lisa album) * ''Elizabeth'', an album by Killah Priest * "Elizabeth" (Ghost song) * "Elizabeth" (The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe R
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * Joe (1970 film), ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * Joe (2013 film), ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage, based on the novel ''Joe'' (1991) by Larry Brown * Joe (2023 film), an Indian film * Joe (TV series), ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * Joe (Inspiral Carpets song), "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * Joe (Red Hot Chili Peppers song), "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album ''Dry (album), Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website) ... [...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] |
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 series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaia Studios Press
Archaia Entertainment, LLC, commonly known as Archaia (formerly known as Archaia Studios Press), is an imprint of American comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios. Archaia Entertainment, LLC was originally an American comic book publishing company established by Mark Smylie in 2002. On June 24, 2013, Archaia was acquired by Boom! Studios and became a wholly owned imprint. As of 2017, 20th Century Fox purchased a minority stake in Boom! Studios, valued at $10 million. and in 2019, The Walt Disney Company inherited Fox's stake in Boom! Studios after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox's assets on March 20, 2019. As of September 10, 2024, Disney has sold Boom! Studios to Random House. History Mark Smylie formed the company as a home for his comic book series '' Artesia''. The original Artesia publisher, Sirius Entertainment, published the first 6 issue mini-series ''Artesia'' in 1999 and the second 6 issue mini-series ''Artesia Afield'' in 2000 in full color. In an at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gods And Heroes
''Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising'' (abbreviated as G&H or GnH) was a massively multiplayer online role-playing video game developed by Heatwave Interactive and released in 2011 for Microsoft Windows. The game was set in ancient Rome, and combined historical elements and enemies (Etruscans, Faliscans, etc.) with mythological ones (Cyclopes, Gorgons, etc.). Players selected era-appropriate classes (Soldiers, Gladiators, Mystics, and Priests), each of which could be aligned with an Olympian god (such as Jupiter or Mars). Originally developed by Perpetual Entertainment, the game was put on indefinite hold in October 2007. In February 2010, Heatwave Interactive announced it had acquired the rights to the game and planned to continue its development. The game was released in June 2011 with a retail purchase and subscription. In early 2012 the game switched to a free-to-play model with a $10 purchase of the game. The game and its forums entered maintenance in September 2012 and never ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gallaher
David Matthew Gallaher (born June 5, 1975) is an American video game writer, comics writer, podcaster and editor, known primarily for his work in comics and video games: '' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint'', '' Vampire: The Masquerade'', ''Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar'', '' High Moon'', ''Box 13'', ''The Only Living Boy'' and 'The Only Living Girl'. His clients include Marvel Comics, the CBLDF, Harris Publications and McGraw-Hill. He also helped create ad campaigns for the New York City Police Department. Early life Gallaher's family did not own a television until he was five years old. The first film he saw was the 1978 ''Superman'' movie. When his family finally obtained a television, he enjoyed '' Shazam!'', '' Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'', ''Super Friends'', '' The Incredible Hulk'' and ''Batman''. Shortly after, he read his first comic '' Power Man and Iron Fist''. When he was 7, his mother bought a book for Gallaher which featured superhero designs one could trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Palooka
''Joe Palooka'' is an American comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist Ham Fisher. The strip debuted on April 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. It was cancelled in 1984. The strip was adapted to a 15-minute CBS radio series, 12 feature-length films (chiefly from Monogram Pictures), nine Vitaphone film shorts, a 1954 syndicated television series (''The Joe Palooka Story''), comic books and merchandise, including a 1940s board game, a 1947 New Haven Clock & Watch Company wristwatch, a 1948 metal lunchbox featuring depictions of Joe, Humphrey and Little Max, and a 1946 Wheaties cereal box cut-out mask. In 1980, a mountain in Pennsylvania was named for the character. Publication history In his home town of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Fisher devised the character in 1921 after he met a boxer, Pete Latzo, outside a poolroom. As Fisher explained in an article in ''Collier's'': Many rejections followed before Fisher's stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
