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The Union (Marvel)
The Union is a United Kingdom, UK superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics, Marvel comics. The Union appeared in the crossover event called ''King in Black'' alongside other well known comic book heroes and teams, and faced off against known foes and new foes not yet fought by any Marvel superhero or team. Publication history The Union is a five issue mini series that first appeared in December 2020 with Union #1. The Union was originally due to be released as a part of the "Empyre" event, but was moved and rewritten to fit into the "King in Black" event due to issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Union (comics) Team Publication History On December 02, 2020, The Union appeared in The Union #1 as part of the ''King in Black'' crossover event. On 29 September 2021, The Union appeared in ''Marvels'' #5. On 15 May 2024 The Union appeared in ''Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt (comics), Blood Hunt'' #1-3 with Bulldog featuring as a supporti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Comics
Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics), Spawn'', ''The Walking Dead (comic book), The Walking Dead'', ''Kick-Ass (comic book), Kick-Ass'', ''Invincible (comics), Invincible'', ''Jupiter's Legacy (comic), Jupiter's Legacy'', ''Witchblade'', ''The Maxx'', ''Savage Dragon'', ''Bone (comics), Bone'', ''Saga (comics), Saga'', ''Radiant Black'' and ''Stray Dogs (comic), Stray Dogs''. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator ownership, creator-owned properties, in which comics creators could publish material of their own creation without giving up the copyrights to those properties. Normally this is not the case in the work-for-hire-dominated American comics industry, where the legal author is a publisher, such as Marvel Comics or DC Comics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Hunt (comics)
"Blood Hunt" is an American comic book crossover event, written by Jed MacKay with art by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia, published in 2024 by Marvel Comics. The event involves the rise of the Vampire Nation, which is united by a single vision for the first time in millennia. ''Blood Hunt'' #1 was dedicated in memory of Paul Neary, with various other issues and tie-ins being dedicated in memory of Jeffrey Veregge, Don Perlin and Ray Chan. Publication history At the New York Comic Convention in October 2023, Marvel Comics teased "Blood Hunt" as the next major crossover event that will command its own main limited series, as well as tie-in issues and spinoff limited series. ''Blood Hunt'' is announced as a five-issue limited series written by the current ''Avengers'' scribe Jed MacKay debuting in May 2024. The series is a culmination of a naturally building story about the vampire apocalypse involving the Avengers, Blade, Bloodline, Spider-Man, Morbius, Hunter's Moon, Tigra, Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire (Marvel Comics)
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century. Vampiric entities have been Vampire folklore by region, recorded in cultures around the world; the term ''vampire'' was popularized in Western Europe after reports of an 18th-century mass hysteria of a pre-existing folk belief in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Eastern Europe that in some cases resulted in corpses being staked and people being accused of vampirism. Local variants in Southeastern Europe were also known by different names, such as ''shtriga'' in Albanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunger (Marvel Comics)
Hunger (Loxias Crown) is a fictional character appearing in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Spider-Man'' #76 (January 1997) and was created by Howard Mackie. He is an enemy of Spider-Man, Blade, and Morbius. Matt Smith portrays a composite character partially inspired by Hunger named Milo, whose birth name is Lucien, in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film ''Morbius'' (2022). Publication history Created by Howard Mackie, the character first appeared in ''Spider-Man'' #76 (January 1997). Fictional character biography Loxias Crown was an agent of Hydra equipped with armor that manipulates a mysterious energy known as darkforce. After killing the armor's creator, William Fields, Crown takes Empire State University's staff and students as hostages to locate Fields' notes on his armor's technology, but is defeated by Spider-Man and S.H.O.C. Crown next abducted Morbius to perform experiments alongside Andrea Janson for Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Britain
Captain Britain is a title used by various superheroes in comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Excalibur. The moniker was first used in publication by Brian Braddock in ''Captain Britain'' #1 by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, and is currently held by Brian's twin sister, Betsy Braddock. The designation of the publisher's primary continuity as Earth-616 originated in Dave Thorpe, Alan Davis and Alan Moore's Marvel UK '' Captain Britain'' stories. The strip also established the multiversal Captain Britain Corps, members of which act as the champions of their own respective versions of the British Isles, which act as a nexus point between dimensions via Otherworld. Creation Marvel UK, the British wing of Marvel Comics, had been established in 1972. In order to fit in with the style of British weeklies, titles such as '' The Mighty World of Marvel'' consisted of reprinted Marvel material in an anthology magazine format, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely Comics, a corporate predecessor to Marvel. Captain America's civilian identity is Steven "Steve" Rogers, a frail man enhanced to the peak of human physical perfection by an experimental " super-soldier serum" after joining the United States Army to aid the country's efforts in World War II. Equipped with an American flag–inspired costume and a virtually indestructible shield, Captain America and his sidekick Bucky Barnes clashed frequently with the villainous Red Skull and other members of the Axis powers. In the war's final days, an accident left Captain America frozen in a state of suspended animation until he was revived in modern times. He resumes his exploits as a costumed hero and becomes the leader of the superhero team the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Rant
''Screen Rant'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and comic books. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publications including Comic Book Resources, Collider, MovieWeb and XDA Developers. History ''Screen Rant'' was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003, and had its office in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. In February 2015, ''Screen Rant'' was acquired by Valnet, an online media company based in Montreal, Quebec. It was combined with its sister site, ''Game Rant'', in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication. After agreeing to sell Screen Rant to Valnet, founder Vic Holtreman, who had served as the company's CEO, retired. ''Screen Rant'' features a video series called ' by YouTube comedian Ryan George. By 2025, the series included over 400 videos, garnering a combined 400 million views. In the series, George Dual role, plays both a screenwriter and a film producer in a Pitch (filmmaking), pitch for a film or television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, its population was 1,903,175, making up around 3% of the Demographics of the United Kingdom#Population, UK's population and 27% of the population on the island of Ireland#Demographics, Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly, established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of Devolution, devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the Government of the United Kingdom, UK Government. The government of Northern Ireland cooperates with the government of Ireland in several areas under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. The Republic of Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of and over of Coastline of Wales, coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperate climate, north temperate zone and has a changeable, Oceanic climate, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Culture of Wales, Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by King Edward I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its Anglo-Scottish border, only land border, which is long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,439,842. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the most populous of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI succeeded to the thrones of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, forming a personal union of the Union of the Crowns, three kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invaders (comics)
The Invaders is the name of two fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The original team was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema in '' The Avengers'' #71 (December 1969). A present-day incarnation was introduced by writer Chuck Austen and artist Scott Kolins in ''The Avengers'' (vol. 3) #82 (July 2004). Fictional team history The prototype for the Invaders, the All-Winners Squad, created by publisher Martin Goodman and scripter Bill Finger, was a comic book feature published in the Golden Age with only two appearances, in ''All Winners Comics'' #19 (Fall 1946) and #21 (Winter 1947; there was no issue #20). This team had much of the same membership as the Invaders, but had its adventures in the post–World War II era, the time that their adventures were published. This group was also notable as its members did not entirely get along, prefiguring the internal conflicts of the Fantastic Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
