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Reverend Craig
The Purifiers, also known as the Stryker Crusade, are a fictional paramilitary/terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually depicted as enemies of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Brent Anderson, they first appeared in the 1982 graphic novel '' X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills''. A force of Christian fundamentalists led by the ruthless Reverend William Stryker, the Purifiers see themselves in a holy war against mutants, believing them to be the children of the Devil and thus worthy of extermination. The Purifiers made only sporadic appearances since their first appearance, but returned to prominence in the 2000s, when they became prominent antagonists in the series '' New X-Men'' and ''X-Force'', and played a major role in the 2007 - 2008 crossover storyline '' X-Men: Messiah Complex''. The Purifiers appear in the television series '' The Gifted'' as antagonists to the mutants, although not a wide organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaare Andrews
Kaare Andrews is a comic book writer, artist and filmmaker from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His work includes ''Spider-Man'', '' Iron Fist'', ''Renato Jones'', and '' Incredible Hulk''. Andrews has a diverse drawing style, which ranges from hyper realistic to more cartoonesque. He was the first recipient of the Shuster Award for Outstanding Artist for his work on ''Spider-Man: Doctor Octopus''. His latest film, '' Sniper: Assassin's End'' reached #1 on iTunes in September 2020. Career Andrews' began his career writing short stories. He became a member of the Writer's Bloc club that originated on Wizard Magazine's Wizard World website. Andrews began working at Marvel Comics, where his work has been featured across many series, including: ''Incredible Hulk'', ''Iron Fist'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''Hawkeye'', and ''The Amazing Spider-Man''. He has created several characters including Mangaverse Spider-Man for Marvel Mangaverse, a martial arts spin on the character which was spun o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reverend William Stryker
The Reverend William Stryker is a fictional character, fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A Minister (Christianity), minister and former sergeant with a strong hatred for Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants, he is usually depicted as an enemy of the X-Men. He is also the father of Jason Stryker. The character has appeared in the X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film series, portrayed by Brian Cox (actor), Brian Cox in X2 (film), ''X2'' (2003), Danny Huston in ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), and Josh Helman in ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014) and ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016). In 2009, William Stryker was ranked by IGN as the 70th-greatest comic book villain of all time. Publication history Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Brent Anderson (comics), Brent Anderson, William Stryker first appeared in the 1982 graphic novel ''X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills''. His character was modeled after Jerry Falwell. Fictional character b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
