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Kree-Shi'ar War
"Operation: Galactic Storm" is a 19-part comic book crossover storyline which ran through Marvel Comics' Avengers related titles – ''Avengers'', '' Avengers West Coast'', ''Captain America'', ''Iron Man'', ''Thor'', ''Wonder Man'', and ''Quasar'' – between March and May 1992. The storyline, which involves the Avengers intervening in an intergalactic war between the alien Kree and Shi'ar empires, is notable for reigniting the longstanding antagonism between Captain America and Iron Man, and its impact on the status quo for Marvel's alien empires, with the Shi'ar annexing the Kree Empire. The overarching plotline was devised by Mark Gruenwald, Bob Harras, and Fabian Nicieza, although each individual issue was written and drawn by the regular creative teams for each title. Publication history The title of the storyline is an allusion to Operation Desert Storm, the Pentagon's operational title for the 1991 Gulf War, which had recently been resolved when the idea for "Oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. The team made its debut in '' The Avengers'' #1 (cover-dated September 1963). Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the original Avengers consisted of Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor, and Wasp. Captain America was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him. The Avengers are an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from the Marvel Comics portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. This in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men, whose characters were created specifically to be part of their team, with the team being central to their identity. The Avengers were created to create a new line of books to sell and to cross-promote Marve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Harras
Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief of DC Comics from 2010 to 2020. Career Harras started his career at Marvel as assistant editor for Ralph Macchio, where he worked on such titles as '' The Saga of Crystar'', '' Dazzler'', ''ROM'', '' U.S. 1'', and ''Micronauts''. Later, Harras was chief editor of Marvel's X-Men and Midnight Sons lines. Harras also worked as writer on a number of comics, including a run on '' The Avengers'' lasting from 1992 to 1995, and the best-selling 1988 limited series '' Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.'' His brief run on '' Namor, the Sub-Mariner'' in 1992–93 took the form of a standalone epic. Harras's tenure as editor-in-chief occurred during the time which Marvel teetered on bankruptcy around 1996 and 1997 (financial trouble became significantly worse during his time at Marvel). D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Johnson (artist)
Jeffrey Johnson is an American comic book artist, known for his work on publications such as Marvel Comics' ''Wonder Man'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Weapon X''. Earlier in his career, he illustrated Malibu Comics' ''Solitaire'' and Crossgen's '' Way of the Rat'', and has also illustrated books for DC Comics, including ''Green Lantern''. Career Jeff Johnson was about to begin a collaboration with Ron Marz on ''The Dragon Prince'' but he was hired by an animation studio. He subsequently worked on animated television series including ''Boondocks'', ''Spectacular Spider-Man'', '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', ''Young Justice'' and '' Transformers: Prime''. Johnson's book ''Draw Fight Scenes Like a Pro'' was published by Watson-Guptill in 2006. Personal life On March 15, 2008, Johnson married novelist Megan Crane at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa in Dana Point, California. The ceremony was performed by Johnson's fellow comics artist, Dan Panosian, and Panosi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Frenz
Ronald Wade "Ron" Frenz (born February 1, 1960) is an American comics artist known for his work for Marvel Comics. He is well known for his 1980s work on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', particularly introducing the hero's Venom (character), black costume, and later for his work on ''Spider-Girl (comic book), Spider-Girl'' and ''Thor (comic book), Thor'', for which he respectively co-created the characters of Mayday Parker and the New Warriors with writer Tom DeFalco. Career Frenz began working for Marvel Comics in the early 1980s. Frenz's early work includes such titles as ''Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder), Ka-Zar the Savage'', ''Star Wars (1977 comic book), Star Wars'', ''Indiana Jones (comics), The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones'', and ''Marvel Saga''. His first credited story for Marvel was published in ''Ka-Zar the Savage'' #16 (July 1982). Frenz has a history of working on comic book series in which the characters were not in their original costumes/identities. Spider-Man wore his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Capullo
Gregory Capullo (; born March 30, 1962) is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on ''Quasar (comics), Quasar'' (1991–1992), ''X-Force'' (1992–1993), ''Angela (comics), Angela'' (1994), ''Spawn (comics), Spawn'' (1993–2000, 2003–2004), ''Batman'' (2011–2016), and ''Reborn (comics), Reborn'' (2016–2017). He also drew the DC Comics company-wide crossover storylines ''Dark Nights: Metal'' and ''Dark Nights: Death Metal''. As part of his DC work, he co-created the characters, The Batman Who Laughs, Mr. Bloom, and the Court of Owls. Greg Capullo also published his own creator-owned comic, ''The Creech'', published through Image Comics. These were two three-issue miniseries. Apart from comics, Capullo has been involved in several projects such as pencilling for the Iced Earth albums ''The Dark Saga'' and ''Something Wicked This Way Comes (Iced Earth album), Something Wicked This Way Comes'', the Korn album ''Follow the Leader (Korn album), Foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes – particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America – and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's ''X-Men'' and '' The Avengers'', and DC Comics' ''All-Star Squadron'', among other titles. Among the comics characters he co-created are Vision, Doc Samson, Carol Danvers, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Ultron, Yellowjacket, Defenders, Man-Thing, Red Sonja, Morbius, Ghost Rider, Squadron Supreme, Invaders, Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Nighthawk, Grandmaster, Banshee, Sunfire, Thundra, Arkon, Killraven, Wendell Vaughn, Red Wolf, Red Guardian, Daimon He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Jones
Gerard Jones (born July 10, 1957) is an American writer, known primarily for his non-fiction work about American entertainment media, and his comic book scripting, which includes co-creating the superhero Prime for Malibu Comics, and writing for the Green Lantern and Justice League lines for DC Comics. In 2018, Jones was convicted of possession of child pornography, and sentenced to six years in prison. Early life Jones was born in Cut Bank, Montana, and raised in the California towns of Los Gatos and Gilroy. Career From 1983 to 1988, Jones and his writing partner Will Jacobs were contributors to '' National Lampoon'' magazine. From 1984 to 1986, Jones and Jacobs wrote articles about the Silver Age of Comics for the hobbyist publication ''Comics Feature''. They also wrote ''The Beaver Papers'' – a book parodying the TV series ''Leave It to Beaver'' – and ''The Comic Book Heroes: From the Silver Age to the Present.'' He and Jacobs returned to humorous fiction in 2014 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom DeFalco
Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor (comic book), Thor'', ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'', and ''Spider-Girl (comic book), Spider-Girl'', for which he created Mayday Parker/Spider-Girl. Career While in college, DeFalco "wrote for a few local newspapers, a weekly comic strip and did a few short stories", and after graduation "got in touch with the various comic book companies", which led to him beginning his comics career as an editorial assistant with Archie Comics in mid-1972. During his tenure with Archie Comics, he "initiated and developed the ''Archie Comics Digest Series'', which is still being produced today and remains the company's most profitable publishing series". Learning fast, DeFalco was soon writing for the flagship title ''Archie Andrews (comics), Archie'' as well as for other titles including ''Scooby-Doo'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to low sales, following its Giant-Size X-Men, 1975 revival and subsequent direction under writer Chris Claremont, it became one of Marvel Comics's most recognizable and successful franchises. They have appeared in numerous books, X-Men in television, television shows, 20th Century Fox's X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' films, and List of video games featuring the X-Men, video games. The ''X-Men'' title may refer to the superhero team itself, X-Men (comic book), the eponymous comic series, or the broader franchise, which includes List of X-Men comics, various solo titles and team books, such as the New Mutants, Excalibur (comics), Excalibur, and X-Force. In the Marvel Universe, Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants are huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sequel
A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same fictional universe as an earlier work, usually chronologically following the events of that work. In many cases, the sequel continues elements of the original story, often with the same characters and settings. A sequel can lead to a series, in which key elements appear repeatedly. The difference between more than one sequel and a series is somewhat arbitrary. Sequels are attractive to creators and publishers because there is less risk involved in returning to a story with known popularity rather than developing new and untested characters and settings. Audiences are sometimes eager for more stories about popular characters or settings, making the production of sequels financially appealing. In film, sequels are very common. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf War
, combatant2 = , commander1 = , commander2 = , strength1 = Over 950,000 soldiers3,113 tanks1,800 aircraft2,200 artillery systems , page = https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-96-10/pdf/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-96-10.pdf , strength2 = 1,000,000+ soldiers (~600,000 in Kuwait)5,500 tanks700+ aircraft3,000 artillery systems , casualties1 = Total:13,488 Coalition:292 killed (147 killed by enemy action, 145 non-hostile deaths)776 wounded (467 wounded in action)31 tanks destroyed/disabled28 Bradley IFVs destroyed/damaged1 M113 APC destroyed2 British Warrior APCs destroyed1 artillery piece destroyed75 aircraft destroyedKuwait:420 killed 12,000 captured ≈200 tanks destroyed/captured 850+ other armored vehicles destroyed/captured 57 aircraft lost 8 aircraft captured (Mirage F1s) 17 ships sunk, 6 captured. Acig.org. Retrieved on 12 June 2011 , casualties2 = Total:175,000–300,000+ Iraqi:20,000–50,000 killed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
