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Xarus
Professor X X-23 X-Ray Xarus Xarus is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Vic Carrabotta and first appeared in ''Mystic'' #17 (November 1952). Xarus is the son of Dracula. Dissatisfied with Dracula's leadership, Xarus formed a secret alliance with the leaders of various vampire sects to overthrow his father. Their coup was successful and Xarus and his allies beheaded Dracula. His allies in Mystikos developed devices that neutralize the harmful light frequencies to which vampires are vulnerable. Xarus saw an opportunity to use these devices to establish a stronger, more dominant position for vampires in the world. He distributed them to his allies, who launched a raid on Krieger Sect's fortress, eliminating their senior leadership. Xarus instructed the Claw Sect to hold off on declaring loyalty to him, allowing them to remain neutral and open to potential traitors seeking an alliance, including his brother Janus and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracula (Marvel Comics)
Dracula is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is based on the vampire Count Dracula from the novel of the Dracula, same name by author Bram Stoker. After the initial run of the series ''The Tomb of Dracula'', the character has been depicted primarily as an antagonist to superheroes in the Marvel Universe. The character appeared in the film ''Blade: Trinity'' (2004) as Drake, primarily portrayed by Dominic Purcell in his normal form and Brian Steele in his "Beast" form. Publication history The Marvel Comics version of Dracula was created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan and first appeared in ''The Tomb of Dracula'' #1 (April 1972), co-written by Marv Wolfman. A different version of Dracula had previously appeared in the Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics (Marvel's predecessor company) publication ''Suspense'' #7 ("Dracula Lives!" by unknown writer/artist, March 1951). Traditionally, the Comics Code Authority prevented Marvel f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |