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Source (comics)
The Source is a metaphysical concept created by writer-artist Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series of comic books. It first appeared in ''New Gods'' #1 (February 1971). History The Source is a cosmic force and the source of everything that exists. It is protected by the Source Wall, a barrier containing statues of those who fail to pass it. In ''Death of the New Gods'', the Source orchestrates the eponymous event to build a new "Fifth World" and merges Apokolips and New Genesis into a single planet. In ''The New 52'', the emotional entities sacrifice themselves by entering the Source to replenish the emotional spectrum. In ''DC Rebirth'', Perpetua is sealed in the Source Wall billions of years prior before being freed when it is cracked in '' Dark Nights: Death Metal''. Furthermore, John Stewart absorbs the Source's power and meets its physical form, which resembles Jack Kirby. In other media * The Force from ''Star Wars'' may be inspired by the Source. * The Source Wall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality. It is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features of the world, but some theorists view it as an inquiry into the conceptual framework of human understanding. Some philosophers, including Aristotle, designate metaphysics as first philosophy to suggest that it is more fundamental than other forms of philosophical inquiry. Metaphysics encompasses a wide range of general and abstract topics. It investigates the nature of existence, the features all entities have in common, and their division into categories of being. An influential division is between particulars and universals. Particulars are individual unique entities, like a specific apple. Universals are general features that different particulars have in common, like the color . Modal metaphysics examines what it means for something to be possible or necessary. Metaphysicians also explore the concepts of space, time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, featuring double kick and blast beat techniques; minor keys or atonality; abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes; and chromatic chord progressions. The lyrical themes of death metal may include slasher film-style violence,Moynihan, Michael, and Dirik Søderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos (2nd ed.). Feral House. , p. 27 political conflict, religion, nature, philosophy, true crime and science fiction. Building from the musical structure of thrash metal and early black metal, death metal emerged during the mid-1980s. Bands such as Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Kreator were important influences on the genre's creation. Possessed, Death, Necrophagia, Obituary, Autopsy, and Morbid Angel are often considered pioneers of the genre. In the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 In Comics
Notable events of 1971 in comics. Events January * January 6: The first episode of Kees Stip and Nico Visscher's newspaper gag-a-day comic ''In de Wolken'' is published. It will run until 1979. * January 10: The castle of Nederhorst den Berg in the Netherlands burns down, also destroying Marten Toonder's comic studio. * January 12: In ''Pif Gadget'', the ''Corto Maltese'' story ''La Conga des Bananes'' by Hugo Pratt kicks off. The story belongs to a cycle of Corto Maltese's adventures set in Central America and South America (Beyond the Windy Isles, Beyond the windy isles). This story marks the debut of the dark lady Venexiana Stevenson, a recurring antagonist of the captain. * January 28: The Comics Code becomes less strict and will soften its rules a few more times during the year. Initially "liberalized" on January 28, 1971, to allow for (among other things) the sometimes "sympathetic depiction of criminal behavior . . . [and] corruption among public officials" ("as long as it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OMAC (comics)
The OMACs (; Omni Mind And Community, originally Observational Metahuman Activity Construct and alternatively One Man Army Corps.) are a fictional type of cyborg appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They are based on the character OMAC (Buddy Blank), of the same name created by Jack Kirby. The OMAC reimagined as collapsible Powered exoskeleton, powered armor with brain–computer interfaces appeared in the 2023 live-action film ''Blue Beetle (film), Blue Beetle'', set in the DC Extended Universe. Publication history The OMACs first appeared in ''The OMAC Project'' #1 (June 2005) and were created by writer Greg Rucka and artist Jesús Saíz. Fictional team biography The OMAC Project The OMACs are cyborgs, human bodies transformed by a virus into living machines to assassinate any and all beings with superpowers. The virus was created from Brainiac (character), Brainiac-13's nanotechnology, which had been acquired by the U.S. Department of Defense and Lexcorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
