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Kid Briton
''Avengers Arena'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in December 2012 as part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch. The series shows 16 young heroes from the Marvel Universe and pit them against each other in a kill-or-be-killed, reality-show-like scenario in Murderworld run by Arcade. The series ended with issue 18, and was followed by a sequel titled ''Avengers Undercover'', in which the surviving characters infiltrate the Masters of Evil. Publication history In September 2012, Marvel Comics announced that ''Avengers Arena'' would debut with a December 2012 cover date, by the creative team of Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker. The series ran 18 issues, and was followed by a sequel series, ''Avengers Undercover''. The comic has a battle royale theme, notably inspired by the Japanese novel/manga/film ''Battle Royale'' and the American young adult dystopian novel/film series ''The Hunger Games''. Plot Sixteen teenage superheroes are abducted by supervillain Arcade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Johnson (comics)
Dave Johnson is a comic book artist known for his cover work. For Image Comics he has worked on titles including Erik Larsen's ''SuperPatriot'' and Robert Kirkman's '' Invincible''. For DC Comics he has provided covers to titles such as ''Detective Comics'' and the DC/Vertigo book '' 100 Bullets'', for which he won the 2002 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist. His Marvel Comics work includes covers for ''Deadpool''. He has also done some writing, as on '' Batman: Black and White'' #6 and '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #194. In 2022 he was among the three dozen contributors to the benefit book ''Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds'', whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Early life Dave Johnson was born in Pittsburgh, and moved to Georgia as a child. He has an older sister. He discovered comics as a child, but subsequently lost interest in them. His interest in the medium was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunger Games
''The Hunger Games'' are a series of Young adult fiction, young adult Dystopian fiction, dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The series consists of a trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and two prequels. ''The Hunger Games'' universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 13 districts in varying states of poverty. Every year, two children, one boy and one girl, from the first 12 districts are selected via Lottery mathematics, lottery to participate in a compulsory televised subjugation, disguised as a Battle royale genre, battle royale death match called "The Hunger Games universe#The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games", a spectacle of brutality and survival orchestrated by the powerful to maintain their grip on the weak. The minimum age requirement for participation in the Hunger Games is 12, and the number of tickets put into the lottery increases by one every year. However, chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Minoru
Nico Minoru, briefly known as Sister Grimm, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created in 2003 by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, the character debuted in '' Runaways'' #1 (July 2003). Like every member of the original Runaways, Nico is the child of two of the super-powered villains calling themselves " the Pride"; in her case, she is the daughter of dark wizards. Upon finding out, Nico runs away with the rest of the runaways but later discovers that she inherited her parents' magical aptitude. Whenever Nico bleeds, a powerful staff emerges from her chest, called the Staff of One, allowing Nico to bend magic. After the Runaways are betrayed by one of their own in volume one, Nico reluctantly becomes the de facto leader of her unofficial and nameless superhero team, making her one of the few Japanese-American superheroine team leaders. Nico's trademark is her elaborate and ornate Gothic wardrobe. Nico is a sorceress l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel (comics)
The Sentinels are a group of Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant-hunting robots appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are typically depicted as antagonists to the X-Men. The Sentinels played a large role in several ''X-Men'' animated series, and have been featured in several ''X-Men'' video games. The Sentinels are featured prominently in the 2014 film ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'', and made brief appearances in the 2006 film ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' and the 2016 film ''X-Men: Apocalypse''. In 2009, The Sentinels were ranked in ''IGN'' as the 38th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Publication history Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #14 (Nov. 1965). Sentinels are programmed to locate Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants and capture or kill them. Though several types of Sentinels have been introduced, the typical Sentinel is three Storey, stories tall, is capable of flight, projects energy blasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
