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Necrom
Necrom is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as an enemy of the British superhero group Excalibur (comics), Excalibur. Created by writer/artist Alan Davis, the character first appeared in ''Excalibur (comic book), Excalibur'' #46 (January 1992), which depicted him as a powerful sorcerer who sought the power of the cosmic entity known as the Phoenix Force, with which he threatened the entire Multiverse (Marvel Comics), multiverse. Fictional character biography Necrom is the Sorcerer Supreme of another dimension. After traveling to Earth-616 to claim a portion of the Phoenix Force, he imbues it with part of his life force, transforming it into the Anti-Phoenix. However, the Anti-Phoenix is defeated and buried underground. Necrom then moves to Earth-148, and his former student Merlyn forms the Captain Britain Corps to prepare for his return. The conquest of Ee'rath After traveling to Earth-148 (also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necromancy
Necromancy () is the practice of Magic (paranormal), magic involving communication with the Death, dead by Evocation, summoning their spirits as Ghost, apparitions or Vision (spirituality), visions for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events and discover hidden knowledge. Sometimes categorized under ''death magic'', the term is occasionally also used in a more general sense to refer to black magic or witchcraft as a whole. Etymology The word ''necromancy'' is adapted from Late Latin : a loan word from the Koine Greek, post-Classical Greek (, or 'divination through a dead body'), a compound of Ancient Greek (, or 'dead body') and (, or 'divination'). The Koine Greek compound form was first documented in the writings of Origen, Origen of Alexandria in the 3rd century AD. The Classical Greek term was (), from the episode of the ''Odyssey'' in which Odysseus visits the realm of the dead souls, and in Hellenistic Greek; in Classical Latin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Force
The Phoenix Force is a fictional entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the Phoenix Force is famous for its central role in ''The Dark Phoenix Saga'' storyline, and is intrinsically linked to Jean Grey. Publication history The Phoenix first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #101 (October 1976), and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum. Fictional character biography The Phoenix Force is an immortal and immutable manifestation of the universal force of life and passion. The Phoenix Force is a creation of the universe that was born of the void between states of being. It is the nexus of all Psionics, psionic energy of the past, present, and future in all realities of the Multiverse (Marvel Comics), multiverse, the Guardian of Creation and of the M'Kraan Crystal. The Phoenix Force is among the most feared beings in all of existence—it can cut, re-grow, or destroy any part of the universe. It has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
