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Millennium Publications
Millennium Publications was an American independent comic book publishing company founded by Mark Ellis, Melissa Martin and Paul Davis. Initially known as a publisher of licensed properties, Millennium adapted works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Lester Dent, Frank Frazetta, Robert E. Howard, Harlan Ellison, H.P. Lovecraft, Doug Wildey, and Anne Rice; and even TV series like ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' and ''The Wild Wild West'' into comic book form. The company expanded its repertoire of horror comics into original titles in the mid-1990s, and further branched out in its later years to embrace the alternative comics genre, starting a short-lived creator-owned imprint called Modern Comics. Millennium was distinctive in that they mostly published one-shots and mini-series, with only a couple of their titles running for more than four issues. The company gave now-established comics artists such as Darryl Banks, Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld and Mike Wieringo their first steady exposure, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (initial reference point) of the calendar in consideration (typically the year "1") and at later years that are whole number multiples of a thousand years after the start point. The term can also refer to an interval of time beginning on any date. Millennia sometimes have religious or theological implications (see millenarianism). The word ''millennium'' derives from the Latin ', thousand, and ', year. Debate over millennium celebrations There was a public debate leading up to the celebrations of the year 2000 as to whether the beginning of that year should be understood as the beginning of the “new” millennium. Historically, there has been debate around the turn of previous decades, centuries, and millennia. The issue arises from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Haspiel
Dean Edmund Haspiel (born May 31, 1967 in New York City) is an American comic book artist, writer, and playwright. He is known for creating Billy Dogma, The Red Hook, and for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his '' American Splendor'' series as well as the graphic novel ''The Quitter'', and for his collaborations with Jonathan Ames on ''The Alcoholic'' and HBO's '' Bored to Death''. He has been nominated for numerous Eisner Awards, and won a 2010 Emmy Award for TV design work. Early life Haspiel grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side and attended The High School of Music & Art/ Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School,"An Exclusive Interview with Dean 'Dino' Hapiel, Rock Star in Cartoonist's Clothing" , ''Walrus Comix'' (2008). graduating in 1985. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Savage
Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a doctor, scientist, adventurer, detective, and polymath who "rights wrongs and punishes evildoers." He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street & Smith Publications, with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent. Doc Savage stories were published under the Kenneth Robeson name. The illustrations were by Walter Baumhofer, Paul Orban, Emery Clarke, Modest Stein, and Robert G. Harris. The heroic-adventure character would go on to appear in other media, including radio, film, and comic books, with his adventures reprinted for modern-day audiences in a series of paperback books, which had sold over 20 million copies by 1979. Into the 21st century, Doc Savage has remained a nostalgic icon in the U.S., referenced in novels and popular cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David W
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Levins
Richard "Rik" Levins (October 10, 1950 - June 12, 2010"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBFK-2Y6 : accessed 2 June 2015), Richard J Levins, 12 Jun 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).) was an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''Captain America'', where he worked with writer Mark Gruenwald for over three years (1991-1994). Other titles he contributed to include Marvels' ''Avengers'', AC Comics' '' Americomics'' and '' Femforce'', and his own creator-owned series, ''Dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...''. Levins died on June 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelley Jones
Kelley Jones (born July 23, 1962) is an American comics artist best known for his work on ''Batman'' with writer Doug Moench and on '' The Sandman'' with writer Neil Gaiman. Early life Kelley Jones was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in Citrus Heights. He began reading comic books when "My brother came home one day, with a stack of comics (from school)...He had in there '' Marvel Collectors' Item Classics'' and ''Marvel's Greatest Comics'', something along those lines, and they were reprints of the '61, '62, '63 period. They knocked me OUT!" In 1979, Jones met artist Marshall Rogers at a San Francisco comics convention. After reviewing Jones' artwork, Rogers praised it and told him "You will make a great Batman artist someday. If you keep doing this, I can see you doing a ''great'' Batman!" Career Kelley Jones entered the comics industry as an inker for Marvel Comics with his first published work appearing in ''Micronauts'' #52 (May 1983). He penciled issue #59 (Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton (born September 13, 1960) is an American science fiction, fantasy and horror artist. Eggleton is a nine-time Hugo Award–winner for Best Pro Artist in science fiction and fantasy, first winning in 1994. He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2001 for his art book ''Greetings from Earth''. He also won the Chesley Award for Artistic Achievement in 1999 and was the guest of honor at Chicon 2000. His illustrations have appeared in Dark Horse Comics, Random House ''Godzilla'' books, IDW’s ''Godzilla'' comic series and on covers for ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' magazine. In film, he has worked as a concept artist on ''Sphere'' (1997), '' Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius'' (2001) and '' The Ant Bully'' (2006). He also illustrated matte paintings on the short film '' The Idol'' (2007) and was an extra in the Millennium ''Godzilla'' film ''Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is a 2002 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Masaaki Tezuka, written by Wataru Mimura, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Dysart
Joshua Dysart (born June 21, 1971) is an American comic book writer. He has done work for DC Comics, Vertigo Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Valiant Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Penny-Farthing Press, Virgin Comics and Random House Books. Career Comics Dysart co-created and wrote '' Violent Messiahs'' in 1997. The first eight issues, collected in the graphic novel ''Violent Messiahs Vol. I: Book of Job'' in 2002, were nominated for the Harvey Award, the Wizard Fan Award, and the Eisner's Russ Manning Award. The last four issues, a story arc entitled "Lamenting Pain", was not collected until 2009, when IDW Press decided to publish a trade which also featured never before seen developmental material and an unseen short story by Dysart. More work followed, including a two-year stint as the monthly writer of ''Swamp Thing'', writing issues #9–29 of the fourth series. His run featured the art of Enrique Breccia and Richard Corben (among others) on interiors and John Totl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bolton (comics)
John Bolton (born 23 May 1951 in London, England) is a British comic book artist and illustrator most known for his dense, painted style, which often verges on photorealism. He was one of the first British artists to come to work in the American comics industry, a phenomenon which took root in the late 1980s and has since become standard practice. Biography Bolton's introduction to comics came about quite casually after he graduated from East Ham Technical College (whose former alumni include Gerald Scarfe, Barry Windsor-Smith and Ralph Steadman) with a degree in graphics and design. His first works in Great Britain were for magazines like '' Look In'' (alongside other British talents such as Arthur Ranson, Angus P. Allan and Jim Baikie), ''The House of Hammer'',Dakin, John. "John Bolton: Britain's Foremost Fantasy Artist, from Dracula to the Bionic Woman," ''The Comics Journal'' #55 (Apr. 1980), pp. 54–61. and ''Warrior'' (edited by Dez Skinn). In 1981 Marvel Comics' e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ''Powers'' TPB Vol. 9 – ''Psychotic'' (Icon, 2006), Starting with crime and noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero work. With Bill Jemas and Mark Millar, Bendis was the writer on the first book of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, launching ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' in 2000. He relaunched the Avengers franchise with '' New Avengers'' in 2004, and also wrote the Marvel storylines " Secret War" (2004–2005), "House of M" (2005), "Secret Invasion" (2008), "Siege" (2010) and "Age of Ultron" (2013). Though Bendis has cited comic book writers such as Frank Miller and Alan Moore, his own writing influences are less rooted in comics, drawing on the work of David Mamet, Richard Price, and Aaron Sorkin, whose dialogue, Bend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Heck
Donald L. Heckic; actually Comic Media/nowiki>, in 1952," Heck recalled in 1993, Hardy “called me up and asked me to join."Heck, ''Comics Scene'' #37, p. 55 Heck's first known comics work appeared in two Comic Media titles both cover-dated September 1952: the war comic ''War Fury'' #1, for which he penciler, penciled and inker, inked the cover and the eight-page story "The Unconquered", by an unknown writer; and the cover and the six-page story "Hitler's Head", also by an unknown writer, in the horror comic ''Weird Terror'' #1. Heck's work continued to appear in those titles and in the horror anthology ''Horrific'', for which he designed the logo;Heck, quoted in the adventure-drama anthology ''Danger''; the Western anthology ''Death Valley''; and other titles through the company's demise in late 1954. Heck also did freelance assignments for Quality Comics, Hillman Comics, and Toby Press. For publisher U.S. Pictorial in 1955, he drew the one-shot ''Captain Gallant of the Forei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
