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Warworld Saga
"Warworld Saga" is a Superman crossover story arc published by DC Comics in March 2021. The series is co-written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Grant Morrison with artwork by Sami Basri, Adriana Melo, and Miguel Mendoca. Teased in ''Future State'', the story arc is told in ''Action Comics'' and ''Superman''. The event was received with critical acclaim, with critics calling it the best Action Comics event of all time, and praising Philip Kennedy Johnson's world-building, the art, action, and characters. Publication history The story arc has been teased in ''Future State: Superman Worlds at War'' where Superman is captured by Mongul and is forced to be in a gladiator match. The Superman line of books also had been developing several plot threads involving Superman's supporting characters: ''Action Comics'' #1029-1036 focuses on Superman learning the truth about Mongul; ''Superman and the Authority'' focused on Superman trying to assemble a team to confront Warworld; and ''Supe ... [...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] |
Jon Kent (DC Comics)
Jon Kent is a fictional character appearing in American comic book, American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the son of the superhero Superman and ''Daily Planet'' reporter Lois Lane. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Convergence: Superman'' #2 (July 2015). Jon is the newest character in the DC Universe who assumes the superhero persona of Superboy and later takes on the mantle of Superman. The character has appeared in other media, including the TV series ''Superman & Lois'', the animated film ''Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons'', and video games. Publication history The character was created by writer/artist Dan Jurgens and first appeared in DC's "Convergence (comics), Convergence" event in the miniseries ''Convergence (comics), Convergence: Superman'' #2 (July 2015). Half Kryptonian and half-human, Jon is the biological son of post-''Crisis on Infinite Earths, Crisis'' Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane and the coupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Irons
Steel is a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is a genius engineer who builds a mechanized suit of armor that mirrors Superman's powers. Steel initially seeks to replace Superman, who has been killed by Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday. After Superman is resurrection, resurrected, he accepts Steel as an ally. Steel's sledgehammer and real name of John Henry Irons are references to the mythical railroad worker John Henry (folklore), John Henry. He has a niece named Natasha Irons who is also a superhero with similar steel armor. The character is portrayed by Shaquille O'Neal in the Steel (1997 film), 1997 film adaptation of the same name and Wolé Parks in the television series ''Superman & Lois''. Additionally, Michael Dorn and Zeno Robinson have voiced the character in animation. Publication history First appearing in ''The Adventures of Superman (comic book), The Adventures of Superman'' #500 (June 1993), he is the second character known as Steel (comics) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
