Danielle Moonstar (1982) This Day In Comics
Danielle Moonstar (September 7, 1982) This Day In Comics Danielle Moonstar is a mutant who was born in Boulder, Colorado. One of her first manifestations is a vision of her parents’ death, killed by a demonic bear. Shortly afterwards, her parents disappear and Dani is taken in by her grandfather, Black Eagle. The Hellfire Club […]
Ultimate Marvel (September 6, 2001) This Day In Comics
Ultimate Marvel debuted with Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (September 6, 2001) The idea for the Ultimate imprint was developed by Bill Jemas. In his perspective, the main problem of Marvel Comics was that it was “publishing stories that were all but impossible for teens to read — and unaffordable, to boot”. He worked on an idea […]
Monsters Unleashed #2 (2017) Comic Covers
Monsters Unleashed! #2 released by Marvel on April 2017. WHEN LEVIATHONS ATTACK — WHO WILL YOU CALL?! Kei and his monsters have been tasked with saving the world from massive attacks — the likes of which no super hero could defeat on their own…but that kind of power attracts those who want that power for […]
Dire Wraiths (1979) This Day In Comics
The Dire Wraiths are a genetic offshoot equivalent to the Deviants of Earth of the Skrull race with a similar Celestial origin. They first appeared in Rom #1 – Arrival! (September 4, 1979). The Dire Wraiths are an evolutionary offshoot of the Skrulls from the Andromeda Galaxy. Like the Skrulls, the Wraiths are shape-shifters, able to take […]
Bishop (1991) This Day In Comics
Bishop (September 3, 1991) This Day In Comics The Uncanny X-Men #282 – Payback released by Marvel on 1991 Born about 80 years in the future, Bishop was the son of Aboriginal mutant refugees who fled to America from Australia a day before Australia was devastated in a nuclear attack. He debuted in Uncanny X-Men […]
Soviet Super-Soldiers (Marvel)
Soviet Super-Soldiers (Marvel) The Soviet Super-Soldiers (Russian: Советские супер-солдаты) are a government sponsored team of extraordinary individuals with special abilities. They fight for the people of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. They were created to rival the American team the Avengers.
1984 – Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 12 issue miniseriesMay 1984 – April 1985Writer: Jim ShooterPenciller: Mike Zeck/Bob LaytonInker: John Beatty Jim Shooter, Editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, was prompted by fan mail to create a story similar to Marvel’s first limited series, The Contest of Champions. Originally called Cosmic Champions, Shooter saw this series as the fulfillment […]
X-Men: Messiah Complex #1 (Marvel)
X-Men: Messiah Complex #1 – Messiah Complex: Chapter One released by Marvel on December 2007 The biggest event to hit the X-Men in ten years is here! Superstars Ed Brubaker (UNCANNY X-MEN, CAPTAIN AMERICA) and Marc Silvestri (UNCANNY X-MEN, NEW X-MEN) bring you the first chapter of the story that fans will be talking about […]
Infinity War (1992) #1 – Marvel Comics
The Infinity War #1 – Chthonic Maneuvers released by Marvel on June 1992 Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Ron Lim and Al Milgrom. When evil dopplegangers of the Marvel heroes appear, it’s all-out war! Why has Magus unleashed them on an unsuspecting world? And is the heroes only hope…Thanos?! All over the universe an […]
Celestials (Marvel)
Celestials are powerful cosmic beings created by the First Firmament. The Celestials rebelled against their creator and Aspirant counterparts in a war that shattered the first universe into the first multiverse. The Celestials are involved in the creation of new universes, including that of the Prime Marvel Universe. The Celestials first appear in The Eternals […]