Marvel’s 3-D Man: From Skrull Hunter to Avenger
The Dual Origins of Marvel’s 3-D Man To understand the hero, one must first look at the brothers who brought him to life. The original iteration of the character is a fascinating blend of atomic-age adventure and classic comic book science fiction, a concept that feels perfectly at home in the era it portrays. This […]
Quality Comics Human Bomb Debut May 14th
This Day In Comics: The Explosive Human Bomb Debut Step back in time to the Golden Age of comics! May 14th marks a significant date in comic book history. On this day in 1941, the world was introduced to a character with truly explosive power. His name? The Human Bomb. His Human Bomb debut occurred […]
Marvel Deathlok First Appearance in Astonishing Tales #25
This Day In Comics: The Deathlok First Appearance May 14th marks a critical date in comic book history. On this day in 1974, the Deathlok first appearance introduced readers to a dark and compelling new hero. This debut happened in the pages of Astonishing Tales #25. Colonel Luther Manning’s life ended and began anew in […]
Ka-Blam Printing for Comic Book Creators (Video)
Welcome, fellow comic book addicts! In this exciting episode of The Heroic Voice, we dive deep into the world of comic book printing. We had the pleasure of speaking with Barry Gregory from Ka-Blam Printing, who also happens to be our fantastic printer! Understanding Comic Book Printing with Ka-Blam Join us as we explore the […]
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.
John Proudstar (Thunderbird) – Marvel
John Proudstar was part of the all-new, all-different X-Men roster in 1975. He was brought onto the team alongside Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Sunfire, and Banshee. Thunderbird accompanied them (minus Sunfire, who immediately left the team) on a mission to stop Count Nefaria and his Ani-Men. This mission ended with Thunderbird dying on Nefaria’s exploding […]
Ulysses Bloodstone (Marvel)
Ulysses Bloodstone is the adopted name of an ancient hunter turned adventurer, soldier of fortune, and monster hunter after contact with a fragment of the mystic Bloodgem rendered him virtually immortal. He lived for well over ten thousand years. Real Name: UnknownAdopted Name: Ulysses BloodstoneOccupation: Hunter, adventurer, soldier of fortuneIdentity: Publicly knownLegal Status: NonePlace of […]
Carla White – Darkstars (DC Comics) – Heroes
The Darkstars were created and run by the Controllers, an offshoot of the Guardians of the Universe. Though their goal was to establish order in the universe, the ancient Maltusian race known as the Controllers were isolationists by nature Name: Carla White Classification: Hero First Appearance: Darkstars #1 (Oct. 1992): “Mean Streets”First Appearance (Additional Details): […]
Elongated Man’s Stretchable Sleuth
Ralph Dibny was fascinated by contortionists as a kid, and found that one thing they all seemed to have in common was an addiction to the soft drink Gingold. Why, it would take quite a detective to put that together, based on a fixation with pliability. Could this convergence possibly lead to Ralph’s isolating the […]
Savage Dragon (@ImageComics) – @ErikJLarsen
Savage Dragon (Image Comics) Erik created the Dragon as a kid, heavily influenced by characters such as Captain Marvel, Batman and Speed Racer. For years he drew and stapled his own comics just for himself until the character finally saw his first public appearance in the self-published Graphic Fantasy #1 in June 1982. In 1986 […]