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Midnighter (2015 Comic Book)
''Midnighter'' is an American American comic books, comic book series published by DC Comics and written by Steve Orlando that ran for twelve issues (plus an un-numbered preview issue) from June 2015 to July 2016, featuring Midnighter as its protagonist. The series is also known as ''Midnighter (Volume 2)'' to differentiate itself from the character's previous Midnighter (2006 comic book), series first published by WildStorm in 2006. The release of ''Midnighter'' marked the first time a gay man was the protagonist in an ongoing series released by one of the "Big Two" comic book publishers (Marvel Comics, Marvel and DC Comics). Despite its underwhelming sales, ''Midnighter'' met with critical acclaim from professional critics, who praised among other things the series' fast-paced events and its portrayal of queer characters. The series appeared on numerous publications' end-of-year lists, and won "Best New Series" from Broken Frontier's 2015 awards program. Two ''Midnighter'' Trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero Comics
Superhero comics is one of the most common genres of American comic books. The genre rose to prominence in the 1930s and became extremely popular in the 1940s and has remained the dominant form of comic book in North America since the 1960s. Superhero comics feature stories about superheroes and the universes these characters inhabit. Beginning with the introduction of Superman in 1938 in Action Comics 1, ''Action Comics'' #1 (an anthology of adventure features) comic books devoted to superheroes (heroic people with extraordinary or superhuman abilities and skills, or god-like powers and attributes) ballooned into a widespread genre, coincident with the beginnings of World War II and the end of the Great Depression. Precursors In comics format, superpowered and costumed heroes like Popeye and The Phantom had appeared in newspaper comic strips for several years prior to Superman. The first fully-masked hero Clock (comics), The Clock first appeared in the comic book ''Funny Pages' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
