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Steven Lang (character)
Steven Lang (sometimes spelled Stephen Lang) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a manufacturer of the mutant-hunting Sentinels. He first appeared in ''The X-Men'' #96 (December 1975). Fictional character biography Dr. Steven Lang is a pioneer in the field of robotics and genetic mutation who hates mutants. An employee of the U.S. government, he is placed in charge of a federal investigation into the origin of genetic mutation. He plans to use his talents to create an army of mutant hunting robots to kill all mutants. To this end, he seeks to get the government to endorse and financially support his operations.''The X-Men'' #100 Lang begins by targeting mutant criminals, such as Mesmero. He claims possession of Bolivar Trask's wrecked Sentinel base's resources, and is backed by Ned Buckman and the "Council of the Chosen", the secret group in control of the New York Branch of the Hellfire Club prior to Sebastian Shaw's takeover. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XMN StevenLang
XMN or xmn may refer to: * XMN, the IATA code for Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Xiamen in East China’s Fujian province. It is the main airline hub for XiamenAir and TAECO, an aircraft maintenance provider. The airport is located o ..., Fujian Province, China * xmn, the ISO 639-3 code for Manichaean Middle Persian language, a defunct language in Sasanian Empire {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Buckman
The Hellfire Club is a fictional society appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Hellfire Club often comes into confrontation with the X-Men mutant superhero team. Although the Club appears to merely be an international social club for wealthy elites, its clandestine Inner Circle seeks to influence world events and advance their agenda. The Hellfire Club was created in 1980 by the ''Uncanny X-Men'' writer/artist duo of Chris Claremont and John Byrne (comics), John Byrne, who were inspired by a 1966 episode of the British television series ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'' ("A Touch of Brimstone").''X-Men Companion II''. 1982. Fantagraphics Books. The name "Hellfire Club" was a popular name for gentlemen's clubs in the 18th century. The Inner Circle's hierarchy is modeled on the pieces of a chess set, with Black and White sets of Kings, Queens, Bishops and Rooks. The Hellfire Club and its Inner Circle were introduced in "The Dark Phoenix Saga", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Techno-organic Virus
A techno-organic virus (T-O virus) is a fictional virus appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the comics, the T-O virus transforms organic material into techno-organic material, which resembles both machinery and living tissue. All techno-organic cells function like independent machines, and carry both the virus and all information on their carriers. This includes memories and appearance, allowing a damaged techno-organic being to rebuild itself from a single cell. Variants of the virus include the Transmode Virus carried by the Technarchy, and Apocalypse's variant, which was created by Mister Sinister and used by Apocalypse. Transmode virus Characteristics The fictional Transmode virus is used by the Technarchy to turn other beings into techno-organic beings. The Technarchy can then feed upon the infected beings and drain their energy, which kills them. If an infected creature is not drained of its energy, it becomes a Phalanx. The Transmode virus g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Summers (comics)
Hope Summers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo, the character first appeared in ''X-Men'' #205 (Jan 2008, during the " X-Men: Messiah Complex" storyline). She is the first mutant born after the events of the " House of M" and " Decimation" storyline. Publication history "Messiah Complex" The Goddess of all Mutants Hope is the first mutant to be born after the Decimation, an event in which the Scarlet Witch uses her reality-altering superpower to remove the powers of all but 198 mutants. The moment Hope is born, the mutant-locating computer Cerebro explodes, and soon afterwards the hunt for her begins. Hope's town is attacked by the Purifiers, who use information given to them by the time-traveling Nimrod who warns them of her arrival. Although all the children in town are murdered by the Purifiers, the X-Man Cable manages to save Hope. According to Cable, the baby is a Messianic figure destined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graydon Creed
Graydon Creed is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Brandon Peterson and first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #299 (April 1993). He is the "wikt:baseline, baseline human" son of Sabretooth (character), Sabretooth and Mystique (comics), Mystique. Fictional character biography Posing as German spy Leni Zauber, Mystique (character), Mystique seduced freelance assassin Sabretooth (character), Victor Creed (Sabretooth) while he was in Germany on a mission. Mystique later gave birth to a normal human child—Graydon—whom she gave up for adoption, although she kept an eye on him. When Graydon learned that he was the son of two mutants who had abandoned him as an inconvenience, he grew resentful of all mutants and that resentment colored his outlook for the rest of his life. In his adult years, Graydon formed a group called the Friends of Humanity, dedicated to opposing mutant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Coming
The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is the Christian and Islamic belief that Jesus Christ will return to Earth after his ascension to Heaven (which is said to have occurred about two thousand years ago). The idea is based on messianic prophecies and is part of most Christian eschatologies. In Islamic eschatology, Jesus (''ʿĪsā ibn Maryam'') is also believed to return in the end times. According to Islamic belief, he will descend from Heaven to defeat the false messiah (''al-Masih ad-Dajjal''), restore justice, and reaffirm monotheism. His return is regarded as one of the major signs of the Day of Judgment, and he is viewed as a revered prophet, not divine, in Islamic theology. Other faiths have various interpretations of it. Terminology Several different terms are used to refer to the Second Coming of Christ: In the New Testament, the Greek word ἐπιφάνεια (''epiphaneia'', appearing) is used six times to refer to the return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastion (comics)
Bastion is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Scott Lobdell and Pascual Ferry, and first made a cameo appearance in ''X-Men: Legacy, X-Men'' #52 (May 1996) while his first full appearance was in ''Uncanny X-Men, The Uncanny X-Men'' #333 (June 1996). Fictional character biography Operation: Zero Tolerance Bastion is introduced as Sebastion Gilberti, a mysterious man who had risen to power in a relatively short time in the United States government and assembled the international anti-Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant strike force Operation: Zero Tolerance (OZT). As the OZT attempt to reconfigure the Sentinel (comics), Sentinel force assembled by Project Wideawake, Bastion deems most of them outdated. Instead, Bastion develops a new type of Sentinel called the Prime Sentinels, who are humans transformed by nanotechnology. After learning of the Prime Sentinels' nature, Robert Kelly (character), Robert Kelly and Henry Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Hodge
Cameron Hodge is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an adversary in stories featuring the X-Men. Created by writer Bob Layton and artist Jackson Guice, he first appeared as a supporting character in ''X-Factor'' #1 (Feb. 1986), The original volume of ''X-Factor'' was a spinoff of ''The Uncanny X-Men'' featuring an eponymous team composed of the original five members of the X-Men, which was conceived by Hodge, the former college roommate of founding member Warren Worthington, and who served as its public relations agent. Later, under writer Louise Simonson, Hodge was revealed to be secretly acting against X-Factor as the leader of the anti-mutant terrorist organization known as The Right. He is decapitated in a confrontation with Worthington, but his head is later revealed to have been attached to a large robotic body during the 1990 "X-Tinction Agenda". The character is later revealed in a 1993 storyline to have merged with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Mold
Master Mold is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics most commonly appearing as an enemy of the X-Men and the leader of the Sentinel mutant-hunting robots. Publication history Master Mold first appeared in ''The X-Men'' #15–16 (Dec. 1965–Jan. 1966), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character subsequently appears in ''The Incredible Hulk'' Annual #7 (1978); ''X-Factor'' #13–14 (Feb.–March 1987); ''Power Pack'' #36 (April 1988); ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #18–24 (May–July 1989); ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #246–247 (July–Aug. 1989); ''The Sensational She-Hulk'' #30 (Aug. 1991); and ''Cyclops: Retribution'' #1 (Jan. 1994). Master Mold received an entry in '' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89'' #5. Fictional character biography Original version The original version of Master Mold was created by Dr. Bolivar Trask during the original run of ''X-Men'' comics. Fearing superhuman mutants such as the X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
