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Shriek (character)
Shriek (Frances Louise Barrison) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man, and the lover of Cletus Kasady. Naomie Harris portrayed the character in the live-action Sony's Spider-Man Universe film '' Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' (2021). Publication history Shriek first appeared in ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #1 (May 1993) and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Lim. Fictional character biography Shriek is a dangerous and criminally insane villainess with the ability to manipulate sound. During the events of ''Maximum Carnage'', she allied herself with Carnage and several other supervillains who went about New York on a killing spree. Shriek's origins and real name were, at first, uncertain. She was named Sandra Deel in her earliest appearances, but named Frances Louise Barrison in later appearances. According to the ''Spider-Man Encyclopedia'', she was born Frances Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bair
Michael A. Hernandez is an American comics artist also known by the pen name Michael Bair, who is best known for his work as an inker. His work includes Marvel Comics' ''Alpha Flight'', and DC Comics' ''Hawkman''. He is best known for inking Rags Morales' pencils since 2002, most notably on the miniseries ''Identity Crisis''. Biography Bair started his career in the early 1980s, pencilling a "Stormy Tempest" story in ''Star*Fems'' #2 for AC Comics/Paragon Publications in 1982. In 1983, he began working for the leading American comic book publishers, DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Bair's first work for "DC was the ' Huntress' backup in ''Wonder Woman'' and then '' JSA Vs America,''" all of which work, he recalls, "was pencilling." He produced a range of penciled and inked covers for the company over the following ten years; for Marvel he penciled a backup story for ''Moon Knight'' #31 (May 1983), but focused on non-Marvel work until the mid-to-late 1980s. Between 1984 and 1985, Bair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, the films are based on various Marvel Comics characters and properties commonly associated with Spider-Man. Work on an expanded universe using supporting characters from the ''Spider-Man'' films began by December 2013. Sony Pictures planned to use ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014) to launch several spin-off films focused on Spider-Man villains from the comics, including a Venom film. After the relative critical and financial disappointment of ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', these plans were abandoned and in February 2015, Sony announced a deal to collaborate with Marvel Studios on future ''Spider-Man'' films and integrate the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This relationship produced '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackal (Marvel Comics)
The Jackal is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually depicted as enemies of the superhero Spider-Man. The original and best known incarnation Miles Warren was originally introduced in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #31 (December 1965) as a professor at the fictional Empire State University. Later storylines established him as also being a scientist researching genetics and biochemistry, and revealed an unhealthy romantic obsession he had for Gwen Stacy. Warren was driven mad with grief and jealousy so he created his Jackal alter-ego to seek revenge on Spider-Man, whom he blamed for Gwen's tragic death. To this end, he trained himself in martial arts, and created a green suit and gauntlets with claw-like razors. Although the Jackal initially didn't possess any superpowers, he later gained enhanced strength, speed and agility by mixing his genes with those of a jackal. The Jackal was introduced in ''The Amazing Spid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Kafka
Dr. Ashley Kafka is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in stories revolving around the superhero Spider-Man. Introduced in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #178 (July 1991), she was created by writer J. M. DeMatteis and artist Sal Buscema. The character was inspired by therapeutic hypnotist Frayda Kafka. In the comics, Dr. Kafka is a psychiatrist at the Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane, and an occasional ally of Spider-Man. While having been killed by Massacre, two different clones of Dr. Kafka were created with one of them becoming Queen Goblin. The character has appeared in several forms of media outside of comics, including animated series and video games. A male version of the character appeared in the 2014 film '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' portrayed by Marton Csokas. Publication history Ashley Kafka first appeared in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #178 (July 1991), and was created by J.M. DeMatteis a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jameson (comics)
John Jonah Jameson III (also known as Colonel Jupiter, the Man-Wolf and the Stargod) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the son of J. Jonah Jameson, and a friend to Peter Parker. He has also been portrayed as the husband of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk. Publication history John Jameson debuted in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (March 1963), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. This first story introduces the character as a prominent astronaut. During his lengthy stint on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' during the 1970s, writer Gerry Conway had Jameson turned into a werewolf, with the new alias "the Man-Wolf". Conway explained: As the Man-Wolf, Jameson was the lead feature in '' Creatures on the Loose'' #30-37 (July 1974-September 1975). Fictional character biography Born in New York City, John Jonah Jameson III is the son of ''The Daily Bugles irascible, gruff publisher John Jonah Jameson Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayhem (comics)
Mayhem (Brigid O'Reilly) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The character of detective Brigid O'Reilly first appeared in '' Cloak and Dagger'' #1 (Oct. 1983) and was created by Bill Mantlo and Rick Leonardi. She subsequently appeared in issues #2-4 (Nov. 1983-Jan. 1984) of the same series, and issues #1-5 (July 1985-March 1986) of the second ''Cloak and Dagger'' series. In '' Cloak and Dagger'' vol. 2 #5 (March 1986), Brigid underwent a drastic transformation and became known as Mayhem. The character subsequently appeared, as Mayhem, in ''Cloak and Dagger'' #6-9 (May–Nov. 1986), ''Strange Tales'' #13-15 (April–June 1988), #19 (Oct. 1988), ''The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger'' #1-2 (Oct. Dec. 1988), #5-6 (June, Aug. 1989), #8 (Nov. 1989), #10-18 (Feb. 1990-June 1991), ''Web of Spider-Man'' Annual #9 (1993) and #10 (1994). Mayhem received an entry in '' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cat (Marvel Comics)
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Throughout her history, Black Cat has sometimes been an enemy, love interest, and an ally of the superhero Spider-Man. Felicia Hardy is the daughter of Walter Hardy, a world-renowned cat burglar. After suffering from a traumatic assault by an ex-boyfriend as a college freshman, she trained herself in various fighting styles and acrobatics and, after deciding to follow in her father's footsteps, adopted the costumed identity of the Black Cat. She has the subconscious ability to affect probability fields, producing "bad luck" for her enemies. The character was originally depicted as a supervillain and adversary of Spider-Man, but over time the two fell in love, which motivated her into becoming both an antiheroine, and his partner. However, their relationship grew complicated after it became apparent that Black Cat was only attracted to the alter ego of Spider-Man and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
