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List Of The Books Of Magic Characters
''The Books of Magic'' is a four-issue mini-series published by DC Comics written by Neil Gaiman, later revived as an ongoing series written by John Ney Rieber (issues #1–50) and Peter Gross (issues #51–75). The comics told the story of Timothy Hunter, a teenager who was destined to grow up into his world's greatest magician. It finished after 75 issues, before being relaunched as '' Hunter: The Age of Magic'' by writer Dylan Horrocks. Family The Trenchcoat Brigade Children The Fair Folk Myths, legends and other creatures Imaginary friends Like many children, Tim had an active imagination as a child and invented a number of imaginary friends to play with, but because of his power as an Opener, these friends became real and continued to exist long after he had forgotten them. As he became more aware of his power, so too did he become aware of his lost friends. Adversaries and sort-of friends {, class="wikitable" width=100% !width=15%, Character !width=17%, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Books Of Magic
''The Books of Magic'' is the title of a four-issue English-language comic book Limited series (comics), miniseries written by Neil Gaiman, published by DC Comics, and later an ongoing series under the imprint Vertigo Comics, Vertigo. Since its original publication, the miniseries has also been published in a single-volume collection under the Vertigo imprint with an introduction by author Roger Zelazny. It tells the story of a young boy who has the potential to become the world's greatest magician. Miniseries ''The Books of Magic'' began life when DC Comics decided to highlight some of their mystical characters across the range. They initially approached writer J. M. DeMatteis to script a prose book with illustrations from Jon J Muth, Kent Williams (artist), Kent Williams, Dave McKean and others, but when it reached the stage of confirming the artists' involvement, the suggested artists all declined to be involved. At that stage, DeMatteis also decided to step back, and DC instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trenchcoat Brigade
''The Trenchcoat Brigade'' is a four-issue comic book limited series that was published in 1999 as a part of DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, featuring several mystic DC Universe characters. The title references an offhand joke used by John Constantine in the earlier '' Books of Magic'' series to label a loose affiliation of mystics including himself, Phantom Stranger, Doctor Occult, and Mister E who share a preference for trenchcoats as their outdoor wear (Constantine was knowingly paraphrasing the title of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous "The Charge of the Light Brigade", about a reckless military event). Publication history They first appeared together in Neil Gaiman's ''The Books of Magic'' series, in which they attempted to guide Tim Hunter through various realms of Magic in the 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auberon (comics)
Along with the titular character and his siblings, '' The Sandman'' includes a large array of characters: inhabitants of the Dreaming, various deities, angels and demons, faeries, immortals and witches. Some characters appear in ''The Sandman'' (1989–1994), some in spinoffs like '' The Dreaming'' (1996–2001) and ''Lucifer'' (1999–2007), and others in earlier stories that ''The Sandman'' was based on. Their stories occur in the DC Universe, generally tangentially to the mainstream DC stories. The Endless The Endless are a family of seven anthropomorphic personifications of universal concepts, around whom much of the series revolves. They are the children of Mother Night and Father Time. All debuted in the ''Sandman'' series, except Destiny, who was created by Marv Wolfman and Berni Wrightson in '' Weird Mystery Tales'' #1 (1972). From eldest to youngest, they are: Destiny Death Dream Destruction Desire Despair Delirium Dreams and nightmares These inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundane Egg
''Cosmic Egg'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band Wolfmother, released on 23 October 2009. It is the first album by the second lineup of the band, featuring vocalist, songwriter and lead guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres, rhythm guitarist Aidan Nemeth and drummer Dave Atkins, formed in 2009 after original members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett left in August 2008. Upon its release, ''Cosmic Egg'' peaked at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, the same position as the band's first album. The album was the only studio release by the band to feature Atkins, who left the band in April 2010 during the ''Cosmic Egg'' promotional tour cycle. The album was recorded between April and May 2009 at Sound City Studios and Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, California. The title of the album comes from a position in yoga described by frontman Stockdale as "like the fetal pose". The album's release was promoted throughout 2009 and 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titania (DC Comics)
Titania is a fictional character, a comic book faerie published by DC Comics. She first appeared in '' The Sandman'' (vol. 2) #19 (September 1990), and was created by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess. She is inspired by and implied to be the same as Titania as the faerie queen in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Publication history As part of his comic '' The Sandman'', writer Neil Gaiman planned a small arc involving William Shakespeare entering a deal with the Dream King to write plays that would live on after him. Having introduced Shakespeare, Gaiman then decided to tell the story of the first play that the writer wrote for Dream in payment of the bargain. He turned to his favourite of Shakespeare's plays, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' creating analogs of the play's main otherworldly characters and inventing the fiction that Shakespeare wrote the play to Dream's instructions to ensure that humans never forgot Faerie and its rulers, Lord Auberon and Lady T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since Classical antiquity, antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn (anatomy), horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years or so been depicted as a white horse- or goat-like animal with a long straight horn with spiraling grooves, cloven hooves, and sometimes a goat's beard. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild forest, woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could be captured only by a virgin. In encyclopedias, its horn was described as having the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. In medieval and Renaissance times, the tusk of the narwhal was sometimes sold as a unicorn horn. A bovine type of unicorn is thought by some scholars to have been depicted in Indus seal, seals of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation, Indus Valley civilization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Of Russia
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (; – 17 July 1918) was the youngest daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse), Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Anastasia was the younger sister of Grand Duchesses Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Tatiana, and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Maria (commonly known together as the OTMA sisters) and was the elder sister of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia. She was Murder of the Romanov family, murdered with her family by a group of Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg on 17 July 1918. Persistent rumors of her possible escape circulated after her death, fueled by the fact that the location of her burial was unknown during the decades of Communist Party of the Soviet Union, communist rule. The abandoned mine serving as a mass grave near Yekaterinburg which held the acidified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Slightly different definitions are sometimes used. The era followed the Georgian era and preceded the Edwardian era, and its later half overlaps with the first part of the ''Belle Époque'' era of continental Europe. Various liberalising political reforms took place in the UK, including expanding the electoral franchise. The Great Famine (Ireland), Great Famine caused mass death in Ireland early in the period. The British Empire had relatively peaceful relations with the other great powers. It participated in various military conflicts mainly against minor powers. The British Empire expanded during this period and was the predominant power in the world. Victorian society valued a high standard of personal conduct across all sections of society. The Victorian morality, emphasis on morality gave impetus to soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly O'Reilly
Molly O'Reilly is a fictional character created for the Vertigo comic-book series ''The Books of Magic'' by writer John Ney Rieber and artist Peter Gross. Although she was written out of the main series, she was brought back by popular demand in a limited series called '' The Books of Faerie: Molly's Story'' (which was to have led to her own series). This series was never produced, and Molly returned as a regular character partway through the short-lived '' Hunter: The Age of Magic'' series. Background ''The Books of Magic'' To capitalise on the success of ''The Books of Magic'' miniseries by Neil Gaiman, Vertigo turned the series into a monthly comic which would continue the story of teenaged magician Tim Hunter. Vertigo chose John Ney Rieber as writer for the series, which debuted with ''Arcana: The Books of Magic Annual'' #1 (part of the crossover series '' The Children's Crusade''). Rieber expanded the character of Tim, using his own memories of teenage life to create a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister E
Mister E is a fictional character appearing in magazines published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Rozakis and Jack C. Harris, the character first appeared in '' Secrets of Haunted House'' #31 (December 1980) and was a recurring character for ten issues. He was then radically redesigned by Neil Gaiman for use in ''The Books of Magic'', after which he appeared in his own mini-series and was a recurring character in Vertigo Comics titles owned by DC. Fictional character biography As a young boy Erik was repeatedly beaten by his father. Erik tried to protect his sister Katarina from his father, but failed. One day Erik found degrading and perverted pictures of his mother and his sister hidden under his father's bed. His father found out that Erik knew his secrets, so he took out Erik's eyes with a sharpened spoon. His father believed humanity was inherently evil, and thought that by blinding his son he was saving him from temptation. These childhood experiences made Erik psychotic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Stranger
The Phantom Stranger is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, of unspecified paranormal origins, who battles mysterious and occult forces, sometimes under their Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo imprint. The character first appeared in an eponymous comics anthology published in August/September 1952. The Phantom Stranger made his first live-action appearance in the 2019 DC Universe (streaming service), DC Universe television series ''Swamp Thing (2019 TV series), Swamp Thing'', portrayed by Macon Blair. Additionally, Kevin Conroy, D. B. Woodside, and Peter Serafinowicz have voiced the character in animation. Publication history Volume 1 The Phantom Stranger first appeared in an eponymous six-issue comics anthology published in 1952 and was created by John Broome (writer), John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Volume 2 After an appearance in ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #80 (February 1969), he received another series beginning May–June 1969 that las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Society Returns
"The Justice Society Returns" is a nine issue story arc that ran through a number of comic books published by DC Comics in 1999, reviving the Golden Age superhero team, which had previously been revived in the 1980s. Publication history The comics involved in this multi-title crossover were the retro-revival issues ''Adventure Comics'' #1, ''All-American Comics'' #1, ''All-Star Comics'' #1–2, '' National Comics'' #1, ''Sensation Comics'' #1, ''Smash Comics'' #1, ''Star-Spangled Comics'' #1, and ''Thrilling Comics'' #1. The names included those of comics released by All-American Publications, one of the three companies that merged to form the present-day DC, as well as Quality Comics, the rights to which DC purchased in the 1950s. Plot synopsis During World War II, Nazi sympathizers begin a ritual using Dr. Occult to bring a being known as Koth to Earth, in order to ensure an Axis victory in the war. Hourman and several magical heroes attempt to stop them, but are unsuccessful. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
