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Emperor Vulcan
Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in '' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' #1 (January 2006). He is the third Summers brother to be revealed, the younger brother of X-Men characters Cyclops and Havok. Publication history Though a third Summers brother was mentioned years before by Sinister during an encounter with Cyclops, Vulcan first appeared in '' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' #1, a story written by Ed Brubaker that ran from January to July 2006. Vulcan then appeared in "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire" storyline, also written by Brubaker, in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' issues #475 to 486 (September 2006 to July 2007). After Brubaker left ''The Uncanny X-Men'', Christopher Yost took over as writer beginning with the ''X-Men: Emperor Vulcan'' mini-series, which ran from November 2007 to March 2008. In July, 2008, Marvel.com posted a news article of an alternate cover of ''Emperor Vulcan'' featuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncanny X-Men
''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X-Men, a group of Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X. The title was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, met with a lukewarm reception, and eventually became a reprints-only book in 1970. Interest was rekindled with 1975's ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 and the debut of a new, international team. Initially under the guidance of artist Dave Cockrum, writer Len Wein, and especially writer Chris Claremont whose 16-year stint began with August 1975's Uncanny X-Men 94, ''Uncanny X-Men'' #94, the series grew in popularity worldwide, eventually spawning a franchise with numerous spin-off "X-books" including ''The New Mutants (comic book), The New Mutants'', ''X-Factor (comic book), X- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Yost
Christopher Lee Yost (; born February 21, 1973) is an American film, television, animation, and comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe with '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) and '' Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017) and on '' The Mandalorian'' for Lucasfilm and Disney+. Career Yost graduated from the University of Michigan in 1995 with a film and video degree and got into advertising in the Detroit area, producing TV commercials. He went on to earn an MFA in film from The Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California and later interned, in 2002, in Marvel Comics' west coast office. His spec film scripts got attention from Marvel executives who hired Yost to write episodes of the TV series '' X-Men: Evolution''. Yost has also written for animated shows such as ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', '' The Batman'' and was the story editor and head writer on the '' Fantastic Four'' animated series that aired on Cartoon Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sway (comics)
S'Byll S'Byll (sometimes spelled S'byll) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. S'Byll is a Skrull that was raised on the planet Satriani. She was responsible for curing Super-Skrull of his disease. Silver Surfer used some of his Power Cosmic to help S'Byll restore the Skrulls' shapeshifting abilities as she temporarily wielded a portion of the Power Cosmic. Because of this, she was later sworn in a Skrull Empress. Sabra Sabreclaw Sabreclaw (Hudson Logan) is a character a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in ''J2 (comics), J2'' #8 (May 1999). He is the half-brother of Wild Thing (comics), Wild Thing and son of Wolverine (character), Wolverine. The character has claws (similar to Sabretooth (character), Sabretooth), a healing factor, and enhanced physical capabilities. His healing factor allows him to rapidly regenerate damaged or destroyed areas of his cellular structure an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin (character)
Darwin (Armando Muñoz) is a mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Edi Gathegi portrays Darwin in the film '' X-Men: First Class''. Publication history Darwin first appeared in '' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' #2 (February 2006), and was created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Pete Woods . Fictional character biography Early life and Krakoa After birth, Darwin's powers of self-protection and continuous circumstantial evolution made his mother hate him. The Afro-Hispanic boy was found by scientists who experimented on him, bringing him to the attention of the public. He was found by Moira MacTaggert and recruited as one of her "fosters". He was in the first team, along with Kid Vulcan, Petra, and Sway to attempt to rescue the X-Men from Krakoa. While Petra and Sway were killed by Krakoa, Darwin and Vulcan were swallowed in the earth by a combination of Sway and Petra's dying powers. Darwin absorbed the remains of the two girls and then conve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra (comics)
Karen Page Pagon Paibok Doctor Paine Dr. Thaddeus Paine is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Len Kaminski, first appeared in ''Morbius the Living Vampire'' #4 (December 1994). He is a sadist who was unable to feel pain and has prosthesic hands equipped with surgical tools. Doctor Paine is a silent partner of Dr. David Langford which got threatened, resulting in the deaths of Martine Bancroft and his business partner. Doctor Paine then experiments on Morbius the Living Vampire much like his inhumane medical experiments on the homeless, resulting in the Living Vampire vengefully destroying his facility while the Doctor escaped. Doctor Paine next tortured Eddie Brock and experimented on the Venom symbiote, resulting in both individuals as Venom getting revenge by imbalancing his brain. Doctor Paine in other media A female incarnation named Teddy Paine appears in '' Venom: The Last Dance'', portray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moira MacTaggert
Dr. Moira MacTaggert, more recently known as Moira X, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #96 (Dec. 1975) and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum. She works as a geneticist and is an expert in mutant affairs. She is most commonly in association with the X-Men and has been a member of the Muir Island X-Men team and Excalibur. For the first 44 years of publication, Moira was traditionally depicted in comic books as a supporting character to the X-Men and a human love interest for central character Professor Xavier. In 2019, as part Marvel's ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' relaunch of ''X-Men'' comics by writer Jonathan Hickman, Moira's backstory was fundamentally changed, revealing she had been a mutant all along, with a rare power that let her redo her life every time she died. The story set the stage for a major status quo change for ''X-Men'' comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik The Red (comics)
The Shi'ar ( ) are a fictional species of aliens appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shi'ar Empire (or Imperium) is a vast collection of alien species, cultures, and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Empires. The Shi'ar are one of the three main extraterrestrial empires depicted in the Marvel Universe, alongside the Kree and Skrulls. Publication history The Shi'ar first appeared in '' Uncanny X-Men'' #97 (Feb. 1976) and were created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum. Biology The Shi'ar are cold-blooded''Astonishing X-Men'' vol. 3 #57. Marvel Comics. humanoids of avian descent; they resemble humans with feathered crests atop their heads in lieu of hair. Two different styles are common: most Shi'ar, particularly those of the aristocracy, have feathers sprouting in a triangular shape away from the face, one peak on the top of the head and one peak on each side slightly over the shoulder; the other commonly seen "hairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havok (comics)
Havok is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. He first appears in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #54 (March 1969), and was created by writer Arnold Drake and penciller Don Heck. Havok generates powerful "plasma blasts", an ability he has had difficulty controlling. One of the sons of Corsair (comics), Corsair, Alexander "Alex" Summers is the younger brother of the X-Men's Cyclops (Marvel Comics), Cyclops, and the older brother of Vulcan (Marvel Comics), Vulcan and the older half brother of Adam X. He often resents Cyclops's authoritarian attitude and reputation as a model member of the X-Men. In contrast, Havok and his longtime Romantic interest, love interest Polaris (Marvel Comics), Polaris have had a love-hate relationship with the team, often finding themselves roped into it. Both were also members of the 1990s-era The Pentagon, Pentagon-sponsored mutant team X-Factor (comics), X-Factor. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsair (character)
Corsair (Major Christopher Summers, USAF) is a fictional character appearing in American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...s published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a star-faring outlaw who leads the Starjammers, the father of X-Men members Cyclops (Marvel Comics), Cyclops and Havok (comics), Havok, and the supervillain Vulcan (Marvel Comics), Vulcan, and the grandfather of Cable (character), Cable, Spider-Girl#Gwen Warren, Spider-Girl, and Rachel Summers. He first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #104, and was created by Dave Cockrum. Concept and creation Dave Cockrum created the Starjammers with the intent of having them star in their own series. However, when he submitted the concept for Marvel's two try-out series, ''Marvel Spotligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcan
Vulcan may refer to: Mythology * Vulcan (mythology), the god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in Roman mythology Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * Vulcan (''Star Trek''), name of a fictional race and their home planet and language in the ''Star Trek'' franchise * Black Vulcan, a fictional African American superhero on the animated series ''Super Friends'' * Kamen Rider Vulcan, a character in the series ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'' * Vulcan, a fictional planet in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Power of the Daleks'' Print * ''Vulcan'' (Fleetway), a 1975–1976 IPC Comic * Vulcan (DC Comics), a fictional character * Vulcan (Marvel Comics), a fictional supervillain * '' Vulcan!'', a 1978 ''Star Trek'' novel by Kathleen Sky * ''The Vulcan'', a magazine from various organizations within the Young Fine Gael * ''Vulcan'', a gay pornography magazine, made famous in a High Court test case by serial killer Dennis Nilsen * Vulcan, a fictional series of artifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingbreaker
''X-Men: Kingbreaker'' is a four-issue comic book mini-series starring the Starjammers and published by Marvel Comics. Taking place in Marvel's main shared universe, the Marvel Universe, the series was written by Christopher Yost, with pencils by Dustin Weaver. It was announced at the Fan Expo 2008. It began in December 2008 and ended in March 2009 (on sale dates). Premise The story features the Starjammers, and the Shi'ar and it is set immediately after the conclusion of the mini-series ''Emperor Vulcan''. Vulcan has set his sight on conquering the rest of the universe in the name of the Shi'ar empire. The series follows his expansionist plans and attempts by the Starjammers, Havok, Rachel Summers, Lilandra Neramani, Korvus and others to stop him. Failing in their attempts, they flee to enlist the aid of the Kree. The events narrated in the comic book served as a lead to ''War of Kings'', in March 2009. Collected editions The series was collected in a trade paperback: * ''Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of Kings
"War of Kings" is a comic book crossover storyline written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, published by Marvel Comics, and set in Marvel's main shared universe. The six-issue limited series was published between MarchCCI: DnA and Rosemann on “War of Kings” , July 27, 2008Abnett and Lannig: Readying for War of Kings , Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
