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Underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld. The concept of an underworld is found in almost every civilization and "may be as old as humanity itself". Common features of underworld myths are accounts of living people making journeys to the underworld, often for some heroic purpose. Other myths reinforce traditions that the entrance of souls to the underworld requires a proper observation of ceremony, such as the ancient Greek story of the recently dead Patroclus haunting Achilles until his body could be properly buried for this purpose. People with high social status were dressed and equipped in order to better navigate the underworld. A number of mythologies incorporate the concept of the soul of the deceased making its own journey to the underworld, with the dead needing to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Comics
Notable events of 2008 in comics. Events January *January 9: ''Teen Titans: The Lost Annual'', delayed since 2003, is published. * January 17: Trik wins the ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon''. *January 22: Webcomic '' Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery'' by Rick Smith begins publication. *January 23: ''Hellblazer'' #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released. February * February 11: Belgian comic artist Marc Sleen is declared a honorary citizen of Turnhout. * Ji Kangmin begins the Korean webcomic '' Welcome to Convenience Store'' March *March 5: '' Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall'' by Bill Willingham softcover edition released under the Vertigo imprint. April * April 1: Acclaimed historian, political scientist and social critic Howard Zinn releases '' A People's History of American Empire''. The book was co-authored by historian Paul Buhle and cartoonist Mike Konopacki. *April 3: Graphic novel '' Britten and Brülightly'' by Hannah Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beowulf (DC Comics)
Beowulf is a fictional character of the swords and sorcery genre published by DC Comics. The character debuted in ''Beowulf: Dragon Slayer'' #1 (May 1975), and was created by Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte. The character is based on the Anglo-Saxon mythic hero Beowulf, first depicted in the Nowell Codex. Publication history The tale of DC Comics' version of Beowulf starts out very close to the mythic Bēowulf, but later veers wildly away into the regions of science fiction and faustian fantasy. The ''Beowulf'' title only lasted six issues, running from May 1975 to March 1976. Fictional character biography Under instructions from a being known as "The Shaper", Beowulf travels to Castle Hrothgar in Daneland, to fight the monster Grendel. On the way there Beowulf and his men take a detour into the Underworld where they rescue Nan-Zee, a Swedish scylfing warrior, from the Demons who have been controlling her. Beowulf, Nan-Zee, and his companions Wiglaf and Hondscio contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hourman (android)
Hourman (Matthew Tyler) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Based upon the Golden Age character Rex Tyler, he first appeared in '' JLA'' #12 (November 1997) and was created by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter. Fictional character biography Hourman is an android from the 853rd century created by Tyler Chemorobotics (formerly TylerCo). Shortly after his construction, Metron appoints Hourman as his heir and entrusts him with the Worlogog, an artifact containing a map of space and time. Solaris uses Hourman's body as a vessel to transport a virus to the past. After restoring the planet Krypton and its inhabitants, Hourman travels to the 20th century to join the Justice League, where Snapper Carr mentors him. Furthermore, he limits his power to be more like his namesake. Hourman later joins the Justice Society of America The Justice Society of America (JSA) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Comics
Notable events of 1999 in comics. Events and publications * Rough Cut Comics founded * WildStorm founded the America's Best Comics imprint * Kitchen Sink Press collapses * '' The Sandman: The Dream Hunters,'' novel tangential to '' The Sandman'' series, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano (Vertigo). * In ''The Forward'', '' The Jew of New York'' by Ben Katchor is serialized. * In ''The Guardian'', '' Gemma Bovery'', by Posy Simmonds, is serialized. * ''La settima congrega'' (The seventh congregation) by Elena de Grimani, self-published; debut of Rigel. * In the Korean magazine ''Monthly Junior Champ'', debut of the series '' Threads of Time,'' by Mi-young Noh. * In Canada, ''Louis Riel'' by Chester Brown ( Drawn & Quarterly) * The final episode of Angus McGill and Dominic Poelsma's ''Clive'' is published. January * January 12: in ''Topolino'' 2250, ''Topolino e la pietra di Sbilenque'' (The Silenque stone) by Giorgio Pezzin and Massimo De Vita, fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supervillain
A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary adversary of a superhero in the same story. Description Supervillains are often used as foil (literature), foils to present a daunting challenge to a superhero. In instances where the supervillain does not have superhuman, mystical, or alien powers, the supervillain may possess a genius intellect or a skill set that allows them to draft complex schemes or commit crimes in a way normal humans cannot. Other traits may include wiktionary:megalomania, megalomania and possession of considerable resources to further their aims. Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real-world dictators, gangsters, mad scientists, trophy hunting, trophy hunters, corrupt businesspeople, serial killers, and terrorism, terrorists, often having an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Society Of America
The Justice Society of America (JSA) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic Books. It first appeared in '' All Star Comics'' #3 (Winter 1940–1941), making it the first team of superheroes in comic books. Its original members were Doctor Fate, Hourman, the Spectre, Sandman, Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman. The team was initially popular, but after superhero comics waned in the late 1940s, the JSA's adventures ceased with issue #57 of the title (March 1951). During the Silver Age of Comic Books, DC Comics reinvented several Justice Society members and brought many of them together in a new team, the Justice League of America. Other JSA members remained absent from comics for ten years until Jay Garrick appeared alongside Barry Allen, his Silver Age counterpart, in '' The Flash'' #123 (September 1961). The Justice Society w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmaster
The Nightmaster is a fictional character, a sword and sorcery hero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in '' Showcase'' #82 (May 1969), and was created by Denny O'Neil and Jerry Grandenetti. Creation In Showcase #82 O'Neil wrote an open letter to the fans entitled 'Take That, You Hideous Magician You!' in which he detailed the inspirations for Nightmaster. O'Neil states the following as a source of inspiration, the travel between worlds aspect of John Carter, the fantasy elements of Conan the Barbarian, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Lord of the Rings, Michael Moorcock's Elric Saga, specifically Stealer of Souls and Stormbringer, and the science fiction works of Samuel R. Delany and Roger Zelazny. O'Neil states that the rock aspect of James Rook was inspired by The Beatles and The Doors. Publication history Following his introduction in '' Showcase'' #82 (May 1969), the character appeared in the following two monthly issues, with Bernie Wrightson taking over the art. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroic Fantasy
Sword and sorcery (S&S), or heroic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus on personal battles rather than world-endangering matters. The genre originated from the early-1930s works of Robert E. Howard. While there is a chance example from 1953, Fritz Leiber re-coined the term "sword and sorcery" in the 6 April 1961 issue of the fantasy fanzine ''Ancalagon'', to describe Howard and the stories that were influenced by his works. In parallel with "sword and sorcery", the term "heroic fantasy" is used, although it is a more loosely defined genre. Sword and sorcery tales eschew overarching themes of "good vs evil" in favor of situational conflicts that often pit morally gray characters against one another to enrich themselves, or to defy tyranny. Sword and sorcery is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starfire (Star Hunters)
Starfire is a fictional character appearing in publications by DC Comics. She first appeared in ''Starfire'' #1 (August 1976), and was created by David Michelinie and Mike Vosburg. Development Co-creator, David Michelinie discussed the character's creation: "As I recall, I was asked by ditorJoe Orlando to come up with a female sword-and-sorcery character to be DCs answer to Red Sonja. It's always fun and challenging to create new characters, especially when you get to create a new world to put them in. But I was already writing a fairly traditional sword-and-sorcery book at the time in Claw the Unconquered, and I also had no desire to opyRed Sonja and simply put new names on the characters. So I came up with the sword-and-science angle, putting the series more in the realm of fantasy than barbarian action. I wanted a tone that was more in line with Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars and Venus books, than with Robert E. Howard's muscle and magic epics". Co-creator Mike Vosburg, discu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arion (comics)
Ahri'ahn (more commonly referred to as Arion) is a fictional sword and sorcery superhero published by American company DC Comics. He debuted in ''Warlord'' (vol. 1) #55 (March 1982), and was created by Paul Kupperberg and Jan Duursema. A powerful, immortal wizard from ancient Atlantis centuries before it sunk, the character originally starred in his own series taking place outside the main continuity of DC Comics. After appearing in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', the character's history was adopted into the Aquaman version of Atlantis, revised to be a demigod serving as a member of the fictional group of cosmic entities known as the Lords of Order. The character's magical and scientific exploits and heroism in the fictional mythology of Atlantis makes him both a reverred figure and the cultural progenitor of the ''Homo magi'' race and their descendants, the Atlanteans. Depending on continuities, he also serves as an ancestor to various characters in the DC Universe, including Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
