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Zoe Thorogood
Zoe Thorogood is a British comic book author and artist. She is the author of ''The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott'' and ''It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth'', as well as a run of ''Hack/Slash'' through 2022-to-2023, in which series creator Tim Seeley resumed writing. In addition to her work on independent comics, she also co-created the character of Spider-UK (Zarina Zahari) together with Ramzee for Marvel Comics and wrote multiple stories in anthologies published by DC Comics. Early life and education Thorogood was born on 7 June 1998 in Bradford, England. She studied video game art at De Montfort University in Leicester, which led her to an internship in 2017 creating design concepts at Splash Damage. She continued her studies at Teesside University between 2018 and 2019. Career In 2019, Thorogood began working in comics as a freelance artist. She attended a convention organised in London by Image Comics, where the publisher was impressed by the artist's portfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdom, city status has belonged to the larger City of Bradford metropolitan borough. It had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 Census for England and Wales, 2011 census, making it the second-largest subdivision of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area after Leeds, which is approximately to the east. The borough had a population of , making it the List of English districts by population, most populous district in England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city grew in the 19th century as an international centre of Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textile manufacture, particularly wool. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the earliest Industrialisation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retinal Detachment
Retinal detachment is a condition where the retina pulls away from the tissue underneath it. It may start in a small area, but without quick treatment, it can spread across the entire retina, leading to serious vision loss and possibly blindness. Retinal detachment is a medical emergency that requires surgery. The retina is a thin layer at the back of the eye that processes visual information and sends it to the brain. When the retina detaches, common symptoms include seeing floaters, flashing lights, a dark shadow in vision, and sudden blurry vision. The most common type of retinal detachment is rhegmatogenous, which occurs when a tear or hole in the retina lets fluid from the center of the eye get behind it, causing the retina to pull away. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is most commonly caused by posterior vitreous detachment, a condition where the gel inside the eye breaks down and pulls on the retina. Risk factors include older age, nearsightedness ( myopia), eye injury, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Random House division of Penguin Random House since September 2024. History 2000s Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Hollywood with Dave Elliott and Garry Leach in 2004 to revive 1980s comic book publishing house Atomeka Press. While working with Atomeka, Richie cut a deal with Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis to publish their series '' Hero Squared,'' with the ''Hero Squared X-Tra Sized Special'' one-shot. They went on to found Boom! together in 2005. They had been helping to option comic book projects as producers, and working to develop them into films with the studios, but became increasingly frustrated with what they felt was the "tights and capes" focus of most mainstream comics companies. When Giffen was featured as a guest at the Los Angeles Comic Book and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Lavalle
Victor LaValle (born February 3, 1972) is an American author. He is the author of a short-story collection, ''Slapboxing with Jesus'', and five novels, ''The Ecstatic,'' ''Big Machine,'' ''The Devil in Silver,'' '' The Changeling'', and ''Lone Women''. His fantasy- horror novella '' The Ballad of Black Tom'' won the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award for best novella.2016 Shirley Jackson Awards retrieved October 7, 2017 LaValle writes fiction primarily, though he has also written essays and book reviews for '' GQ'', '' Essence Magazine'', '' |
DC Pride (comics)
''DC Pride'' is an annual LGBTQ people, LGBTQIA+-themed comic book anthology first published by DC Comics in June 2021. The second anthology was published in June 2022, the third was released in May 2023 and the fourth in May 2024. A fifth issue is set for release on June 4, 2025. Publication and promotion ''DC Pride'' was first announced in March 2021 as an 80-page anthology comic focusing on DC Comics' various LGBTQ people, LGBTQ characters. It was published in June as a celebration of Pride Month. The anthology is also meant to celebrate the LGBT creators working at DC, with the anthology's writers and artists being members of the LGBT community. As part of their celebration of Pride Month, DC also announced the limited series ''Crush & Lobo'', focusing on the mercenary Lobo (DC Comics), Lobo and his lesbian daughter Crush; June would also see the release of the graphic novel ''Poison Ivy: Thorns''. ''DC Pride'' also marks the first instance of Nia Nal, Nia Nal / Dreamer appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hill (writer)
Joseph Hillström King (born June 4, 1972), better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American writer. His work includes the novels '' Heart-Shaped Box'' (2007), '' Horns'' (2010), '' NOS4A2'' (2013), '' The Fireman'' (2016) and '' King Sorrow'' (2025); the short story collections '' 20th Century Ghosts'' (2005) and '' Strange Weather'' (2017); and the comic book series '' Locke & Key'' (2008–2013). Awards include: Bram Stoker Awards, British Fantasy Awards, and an Eisner Award. Early life Joe Hill was born in 1972 to authors Tabitha King (née Spruce) and Stephen King. He was born and grew up in Bangor, Maine. His younger brother Owen King is also a writer, and his older sibling Naomi King is a Unitarian minister. At age 9, he appeared in the 1982 film '' Creepshow'', directed by George A. Romero, which co-starred and was written by his father. Career Hill chose to use an abbreviated form of his middle name for his professional surname in 1997, out of a desire to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Z2 Comics
Z2 Comics is an American publisher of graphic novels, comic books, and popular culture merchandise. Known for its music-related projects and partnership with musical acts, the company uses "a data-driven approach to identify acts with strong followings across all musical genres, then recruits ... comics creators to produce the works." History Zip Comics The company began as Zip Comics, founded in 2010 by Josh Frankel with financing from an investor. The company's first publications were Frankel's own title, ''The Schizophrenic'', illustrated by Toby Cypress; and ''Harvey Pekar's Cleveland'', a nonfiction graphic novel written by Pekar and illustrated by Joseph Remnant; the book was co-published with Top Shelf Productions and released after Pekar's death. Relaunch as Z2 Comics The company was relaunched in 2014 as Z2 Comics, with its first two titles being graphic novel collections from alternative comics creators Dean Haspiel and Paul Pope. In the period 2015–2016, Z2 rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppy (singer)
Moriah Rose Pereira (born January 1, 1995), better known as Poppy and formerly as That Poppy, is an American singer, songwriter, and YouTuber. She first earned recognition for Surrealism, surreal performance art videos on YouTube, in which she played an uncanny valley-like Android (robot), android commenting on and satirizing internet culture and modern society. She has become more widely known for being highly Experimental music, experimental and versatile with her artistry and music. Poppy's debut EP, ''Bubblebath (EP), Bubblebath'' (2016), featured ska and Pop music, pop influences. Her debut studio album, ''Poppy.Computer'' (2017), was largely an art pop release and saw her embark on her debut concert tour, the Poppy.Computer Tour, until 2018. She experimented with electropop and heavier genres such as nu metal on her second album, ''Am I a Girl?'' (2018), while her second EP, ''Choke (Poppy EP), Choke'' (2019), and third album, ''I Disagree'' (2020), continued in a heavier d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forget-Me-Not
Forget-me-not refers to any member of the flowering plant genus ''Myosotis'', particularly: * Flowers in the genus ''Myosotis'' * ''Myosotis sylvatica'' or wood forget-me-not * '' Cynoglossum amabile'' or Chinese forget-me-not Forget me not may also refer to: Film * ''Forget Me Not'' (1917 film), an American silent drama film starring Kitty Gordon * ''Forget Me Not'' (1922 film), an American silent melodrama film * ''Forget Me Not'' (1935 film), a German drama film * ''Forget Me Not'' (1936 film), a British musical drama film * ''Forget Me Not'' (2009 film), an American horror film * ''Forget Me Not'' (2010 British film), a British romance film * ''Forget Me Not'' (2010 Japanese film), a Japanese film * ''Forget Me Not'' (2024 film), a Bangladeshi drama film * ''Forget Me Not'', a short film by Federico Castelluccio Television * ''Forget Me Not'' (TV series), a Malaysian television series Episodes * " Forget Me...Not" (''Charmed'') * "Forget Me Not" (''Doctors'') * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Cream Man (comics)
''Ice Cream Man'' is a Anthology series, semi-anthological dark comedy Horror fiction, horror comic book series that premiered in 2018 from Image Comics. Premise The series is a semi-anthological horror comic series of loosely connected stories that all share the common link of a mysterious ice cream man named Rick (revealed to be Riccardus) who while a seemingly ordinary Ice Cream Man possesses inexplicable powers which he uses upon unsuspecting people. Rick's nemesis Caleb, a man dressed in an all black cowboy outfit, will sporadically appear in the series trying to thwart Rick's plans sometimes successfully and sometimes unsuccessfully. Reception Since its debut the series has received positive reviews. On the review aggregator, Comic Book Roundup, the series averaged a rating of 8.5 out of 10 based on a sample of 150 critics. Adaptation In October 2018, it was announced an adaptation of the series was in development at Universal Cable Productions. In February 2020, it was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel, PhD) is a fictional American character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for ''Batman: The Animated Series'' as a henchwoman for the Joker (character), Joker, and debuted in its 8th episode, "Joker's Favor", on September 11, 1992. While intended to appear in one episode, Quinn became a recurring character within the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) as the Joker's sidekick and love interest, and was adapted into DC Comics' Canon (fiction), canon seven years later, beginning with the One-shot (comics), one-shot ''Batman: Harley Quinn'' #1 (October 1999). Quinn's origin story features her as a former psychologist at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum who was manipulated by and fell in love with the Joker, her patient, eventually becoming his accomplice and lover. The character's alias is a word play, play on the stock character Harlequin from the 16th-century Theatre of Italy, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
