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Sobek (DC Comics)
''52'' is a weekly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the ''Infinite Crisis'' miniseries. The series was written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with layouts by Keith Giffen. ''52'' also led into a few limited series spin-offs. ''52'' consists of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, each issue detailing an actual week chronicling the events that took place during the missing year after the end of ''Infinite Crisis''. The series covers much of the DC Universe, and several characters whose disparate stories interconnect. The story is directly followed by the weekly limited series ''Countdown to Final Crisis''. It was the first weekly series published by DC Comics since the short-lived anthology ''Action Comics Weekly'' from 1988 to 1989. Format The use of a weekly publication format is unusual in the North American comics industry, traditionally based upon a monthly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, Humanism, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has written extensively for the American comic book publisher DC Comics, penning lengthy runs on ''Animal Man (comic book), Animal Man'', ''Doom Patrol'', ''JLA (comic book), JLA'', ''Action Comics'', and ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'' as well as the graphic novels ''Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, Arkham Asylum'', ''JLA: Earth 2'', and ''Wonder Woman: Earth One'', the meta-series ''Seven Soldiers'' and ''The Multiversity'', the mini-series ''DC One Million'' and ''Final Crisis'', both of which served as centrepieces for the eponymous company-wide crossover storylines, and the maxi-series ''All-Star Superman''. Morrison's best known DC work is the seven-year Batman storyline which started in the ''Batman (comic book)# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamal Igle
Jamal Yaseem Igle is an American comic book artist, editor, art director, marketing executive and animation storyboard artist. The creator of the comic book series ''Molly Danger'' he is also known for his pencilling, inking and coloring work on books such as ''Supergirl'', '' The Ray'', and ''Firestorm''. Career Igle decided he wanted to be a professional comic book artist at the age of 14.Pepose, David"Artist's Alley 12: Jamal Igle From Art School to ZATANNA" Newsarama. March 16, 2011 Igle attained his first job in comics at 17, as an intern at DC Comics, while still attending the High School of Art and Design. He later studied at the School of Visual Arts. Most of his formal art education centered upon classical illustrators such as Bob Peak, Norman Rockwell, and John Singer Sargent. After college, Igle worked as a junior art director at an advertisement agency and in a marketing company. Igle's first break as an artist was with a now-defunct publisher called Majestic Enterta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike McKone
Michael McKone is a British comic book artist. Career McKone's first published works for the major companies included ''Justice League of America'' and '' Justice League International'' for DC Comics and '' The Punisher War Zone'' for Marvel Comics. However, it was his work on Marvel's '' Exiles'' which brought him instant attention, and led him to work on two of DC's ''Teen Titans'' and Marvel's ''Fantastic Four''. McKone is currently providing covers for Marvel, DC and Dynamite comics. Awards and recognition In July 2010, McKone was named Inkwell Awards Special Ambassador. Bibliography DC * '' 52'' #52 (among other artists) (2007) * '' Adventures of Superman'' #579 (2000) * ''Detective Comics'' #622-624 (along with Flint Henry) (1990) * ''Green Lantern'', vol. 3, 80-Page Giant #2 (among other artists) (1999) * ''Green Lantern'', vol. 4, #26-28 (2008) * ''JLA: Secret Society Of Super-Heroes'', miniseries, #1-2 (2000) * '' JSA All Stars'', miniseries, #4 (2003) * '' Justice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justiniano
Justiniano (born Josue Rivera) is an American comic book artist. His work includes the ''Doctor Fate'' feature in the 8-issue ''Countdown (comic book), Countdown'' spin-off ''Countdown to Mystery'' miniseries (with the late writer Steve Gerber) from DC Comics, ''Evil Ernie'', ''Chastity (comic book), Chastity'' and ''The Omen'' for Chaos! Comics and ''The Titans'', ''The Flash'', ''Beast Boy'', ''The Human Race'', ''Day of Vengeance'', ''The Creeper (comics), The Creeper'' and ''52 (comics), 52'' for DC. He has worked with writers Brian Pulido, Geoff Johns, Ben Raab, Bill Willingham and Steve Niles. Justiniano has done artwork on such DC titles as ''The Human Race'', ''Beast Boy'' and ''Day of Vengeance''. He worked on ''Chastity'' and ''The Omen'' at Chaos Comics, as well as some issues of ''Incredible Hulk'' at Marvel. He lives and works in Connecticut. Bibliography Comics work (interior pencil art) includes: DC *''52 (comics), 52'' #50, 52 (among other artists) (2007) *''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Jurgens
Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including ''Superman (comic book)#1986 revamp, The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superman vol. 2'' and ''Action Comics''. At Marvel Comics, Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'', ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' and was the writer on ''Thor (comic book), Thor'' for seven years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on ''Solar (comics), Solar'' for Valiant Comics in 1995. Career 1980s After graduating from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1981, Jurgens' first professional comic work was for DC Comics on ''Warlord (DC Comics), The Warlord'' #63 (Nov. 1982). He was hired due to a recommendation of Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Jimenez
Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite Crisis'', his collaborations with writer Grant Morrison on ''New X-Men (2001 series), New X-Men'' and ''The Invisibles,'' and his artistry for his 2021 critically acclaimed partnership with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick on ''Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons''. Early life Phil Jimenez was born and raised southern California. He attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Manhattan, New York, where he majored in cartooning. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991.Bussmann, Christopher. "What's in Store" ''Visual Arts Journal: School of Visual Arts Magazine'' vol. 18, no. 2; Fall 2010; Page 11 Career After graduating from SVA, Jimenez was hired by DC Comics Creative Director Neal Pozner at age 21, with his first published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darick Robertson
Darick W. Robertson is an American artist best known for his work as a comic book illustrator on series he co-created, notably ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002) and ''The Boys (comics), The Boys'' (2006–2012; 2020). Robertson has illustrated hundreds of comics in his thirty-plus years in the industry. His body of work ranges from science fiction characters of his own creation to work on renowned classic characters from Marvel Comics, Marvel and DC Comics. Early life Robertson was introduced to comics at an early age. He read Gold Key Comics found at the local barbershop and before long his father drove him to Palo Alto where young Robertson could buy weekly comics such as ''Flash Comics, Flash'' and ''Spider-Man''.Kallies, Christy"Space Beavers and Three Headed Cats"Sequential Tart; Volume II; Issue 1; January 1999; Accessed July 25, 2010 By fifth grade the young artist was already stapling together homemade comics to show to his friends.Lord ByronSpiderfan; April 1, 2002 Dari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Nauck
Todd Nauck ( ) is an American comic book creator, comic book artist and writer. Nauck is most notable for his work on ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,'' ''Young Justice'' and his own creation, ''Wildguard (comics), Wildguard''. Career Nauck's first assignment from Marvel Comics was writing, penciling and inking "Mutant Mishaps", a story that was published on the back cover of ''What The--?!'' #21 (September 1992). He subsequently wrote and illustrated the "Mutant Mishaps" story that appeared in ''What The--?'' #25 (Summer 1993). In early 1994, Todd was hired by Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios of Image Comics when a friend from art school showed his ''WildGuard'' work to Dan Fraga at a comic book convention, who in turn showed it to Liefeld, which led to Nauck's first Image work. Nauck went on to draw such series as ''Badrock and Co.'', ''New Men (Image Comics), New Men'', ''New Force'', ''Supreme (comics), Supreme'', ''Youngblood (comics), Youngblood'' and ''Team Youngblood''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Barrows
Eduardo Barros (born October 29, 1974) is a Brazilian comic book artist, better known by his pen name of Eddy Barrows. He is best known for his work at DC Comics on such titles as ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'', ''Countdown to Adventure'', ''Action Comics'', ''Superman (comic book), Superman'', ''Teen Titans'', and ''52 (comics), 52''. Early life Eduardo Barros was born on in Belém do Pará, Brazil. He and his parents moved to Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais when he was two years old, and grew up in that city. When he was seven years old, Barrows was struck by a truck while playing on the sidewalk. During his recovery, Barrows regularly read ''Action Comics'', which he grew to love. Barrows would eventually work on both the ''Superman (comic book), Superman'' and ''Action Comics'' titles. Barrows' mother introduced him to ''Monica's Gang, Turma da Mônica'', a Brazilian comic by Mauricio de Sousa, as well as books published by the Disney company. As she read these books t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Batista
Chris Batista is an American comic book artist, known for his work on a number of titles for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including ''Steel'', ''Spaceknights'' and '' Thunderbolts''. Career Batista is an alumnus of Manhattan's School of Visual Arts, having studied under Klaus Janson, who helped obtain for him his first professional work.Chris Batista , , accessed April 21, 2011. Titles Batista has contributed to include '''' (1993–1995), '' |
Joe Bennett (penciller)
Benedito José Nascimento (born February 3, 1968), better known as Joe Bennett, is a Brazilian comic book artist. Career Joe Bennett was born in Belém. In the 1990s he used to publish horror comics for two major Brazilian horror comics magazines: ''Calafrio'' and ''Mestres do Terror''. His first major work in comics was for Marvel Comics in 1994. Since then, he has worked on several Marvel titles such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Captain America'' (vol. 2), ''Fantastic Four'' (vol. 3), '' The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2), ''Thor'' (vol. 2) and most recently ''Captain America and the Falcon''. He has also worked for other major publishers such as in Chaos! Comics, CrossGen, Dark Horse, DC Comics and Vertigo. Other credits include ''Conan the Barbarian'', ''Doc Samson'', '' Elektra'' (vol. 2), '' Hawkeye'' (vol. 3), ''Nova'' (vol. 3), '' X-51: Machine Man'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Birds of Prey'', ''Hawkman'' (vol. 4), ''Hawkgirl'', ''The Green Hornet'', '' Mark of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
