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Topic: Cadre (comics)


In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

  
  The Comics Journal: Essays
The comics that today represent the most mature use of the form are not derived from those comics that were discovered in the past by children who are rediscovering them today as adults.
Underground comics artists had greater freedom than any comics artists preceding them; at their best this freedom was combined with values that disdained the standards of mass culture and the synthetic, arbitrarily-dictated tradition of mainstream comics.
One, the number of comics shops had grown to such an extent that Marvel and DC felt compelled to pay attention to the fan cult who previously represented an insignificant percentage of their readership and was consequently ignored.
www.tcj.com /2_archives/e_groth0189.html   (6649 words)

  
 Comics Continuum
Spearheading the Midland forces is the Band of the Hawk, a legendary cadre of elite mercenaries led by the charismatic Griffith and with the fearless Guts as its berserker champion.
Comics legend Frank Miller, creator of the groundbreaking Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, pounds out his longest S in City graphic novel to date‹a bare-knuckle barrage of brutal action, dark secrets, and heroic sacrifice.
Critically acclaimed and widely regarded as one of the most classic comics ever published, Little Lulu is an all-ages treasure, with stories funny and fresh enough to stand the test of time.
www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0412/08/dhmarch.htm   (3301 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Comics had a big influence on me ever since I was a kid.
While drawing is full of fun, comics can also give you a lot of things and help you tap into your creativity.
I started to train in the field of inking because at first it was easy, but later on I've decided that this is the field where I am so confident in my skills and hopefully it would prospered as a profession, and thus would lead me to becoming a full time inker.
www.freewebs.com /pinoy/pinoydirectory/ejocson.htm   (333 words)

  
 Crowbar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Koevoet (which is Afrikaans for crowbar), a South-African run counterinsurgency unit.
a member of the DC Comics supervillain group, the Cadre, see Crowbar (comics)
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crowbar   (102 words)

  
 Flak Magazine: Review of Bizarro Comics, 8.14.01
Yet, the young literati whose hipness borders on tragic refuse to pick up a comic book unless its publisher is listed as "self." Well, those who skip past the Marvel and DC shelves of their local comics store will miss out on an attempt by DC to catch their eye.
Hoping to give small press comics book writers and artists their shot at the DC cadre of characters, DC Comics has released a hardcover graphic novel called "Bizarro Comics." The central story, scripted by Chris Duffy and drawn by Stephen De Stefano, has two of Superman's goofiest adversaries, Mr.
In most indie comics, the superhero is gone, often replaced by depressed, sarcastic protagonists bored with their urban or suburban backdrops.
www.flakmag.com /books/bizarro.html   (670 words)

  
 Fanzing 43 - April 2002 - Oracle's Files   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Cadre was a group of technologically-enhanced humans who were organized by the Overmaster to determine the might of the human race as he'd supposedly tested other dominant life forms in Earth's distant past.
The interim Cadre was led by the Immortal, who implied that he was Prester John.
For this reason, I/we have created a Cadre to fight and demoralize these champions and rob the people of their heroes.
www.fanzing.com /mag/fanzing43/oracle.shtml   (1502 words)

  
 Chech's Space of Comic Strips - Jean Van Hamme and Enki Bilal
My favorite comics trip are known, so it already exists sites speaking about them.
They have been adapted in a comics strip (the 10th, "...et mourir" / "...and to die", is available since the 8th of septembre 1999 in France).
The comics strip are linked two by two (notice the main colour of the cover), so if you start by reading the three first one, you will probably dive into the following others...
nchech.online.fr /bd/bdgb.html   (550 words)

  
 Jazma Online: Interview with Mat Nastos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
And from there the original Cadre ashcan was born.
MN: The Cadre tells the story of a group of brand new heroes who are coming onto the scene a decade or so after the last public heroes were killed off.
And, truthfully, the comics aren't any better than they were, they just have graphic language and violence now.
www.jazmaonline.com /interviews/interviews.asp?intID=173   (1295 words)

  
 Printer Friendly: The Power Company #1 Review - Silver Bullet Comics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Busiek been involved in restructuring the shattered remnants of DC history, comic books from that company would at least be more coherent.
Soon after Skyrocket's attempt to capture the Cadre, Josiah and Manhunter enter the picture in an established but fitting way.
This is my first encounter with this particular Manhunter clone--good to know that the Batman/Manhunter saga actually happened in the post-Crisis as well as the pre-Crisis.
www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /reviews/101393082114634,print.htm   (381 words)

  
 The Unofficial Cadre, The Biography
Overview: The first Cadre Black Mass, Crowbar, Fastball, Nightfall, Shatterfist I and Shrike III — was a group of technologically-advanced humans who were assigned by a so-called god named the Overmaster to 'test' the human race, as he'd done over the millennia to other now extinct life forms.
The defeated Cadre members were sent to prison, but kept their powers and continued popping up in various places.
When the Cadre members betrayed Polaris, members of the Power Company pitted the villains against each other, and they were all defeated.
www.dcuguide.com /who.php?name=cadre   (321 words)

  
 Genericon 2002 Photos
Here's a small cadre of webcartoonists waiting for the Guest Reception to begin.
The cadre consists of Jeff Darlington of GPF (standing) and Jon Rosenberg of Goats (sitting on table).
What you see here is the Plan Nine Comics booth, with owner David Allen in blue.
www.engsoc.org /~jphillip/avalon/genericon2002   (735 words)

  
 Treasure Hunt Announces Comic Book Video Games Headed for Mobile Platforms - Nifty Comics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Treasure Hunt is also launching a complete line of mobile content based on the Nifty Comics characters, including wallpapers, screensavers and comic strips.
The independent comic book "Cadre" tells the story of a team of new superheroes trying to keep the world safe.
Nifty Comics (www.niftycomics.com) has been publishing fl and white, all-ages comic books for nearly 10 years.
www.prleap.com /printer/5271   (454 words)

  
 deviantART: We-Draw-Comics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Please Note: The comics here do not necessarily represent the thoughts or feelings of the indevidual Moderators or Admins here at ~We-Draw-Comics However, the members must follow the rules, and the members understand the consequesnces if any of them are broken.
Such as, a comic called Crystal might be tweaked to Cristal or The Crystal or, as a description, Jane Binds The Crystal.
Please remember that ~We-Draw-Comics understands, and expects that all visitors and members also understand that the Artwork submitted here is copywritted their respectful owners (not by us) A member understands that when they submit work, they are giving us permission to put it up in our gallery.
we-draw-comics.deviantart.com   (3172 words)

  
 Welcome to Nifty Comics Online, Home of the CADRE!
While we feel there is room for so-called grim and gritty comics, we're more interested in doing well written, well drawn books that are on par with anything being produced by larger, "mainstream" companies.
Appearing in a number of mini series and in various formats, the Cadre is now published as an ongoing, bi-monthly comic book available for purchase online and through friendly retailers worldwide.
Put together by comic book, television and film veteran, Mat Nastos, who has over 100 films and more than 300 television episodes, as well as numerous comic books, under his belt.
www.niftycomics.com   (514 words)

  
 Vampyres A to Z
The Cadre is composed of the leaders of the various vampyre "houses" or families, each founded by a prominent vampyre.
A small group of vampyres who are the subject of a continuing series of comic books from Claypool Comics called "Deadbeats" with the stories set in the early 1990's near the town of Mystic Grove Connecticut.
In 1983 Marvel Comics killed off all the vampyres in the Marvel universe - an event which appeared to coincide with the relative lack of interest in vampyres in the culture.
www.vampyra.com /children/a-z/clans.htm   (730 words)

  
 Index to Comic Art Collection: "Cadillacs" to "Cagoince"
The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or topic.
Comics and Their Creators / edited by Gary Usher.
in Real Life Comics, no. 25 (Sept. 1945) -- SUMMARY: "Mike McGee liked to be known as just another G.I. Joe, but his was the spirit that sparked scores of his buddies when they were up against Hitler's vaunted panzer units on the Caen front of the Normandy Beachhead a week after D-Day." k.
www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/crri/cadi.htm   (5241 words)

  
 COMICON.com: ALL IN THE BATMAN FAMILY
John Francis Moore: Batman Family is an eight issue miniseries introducing a cadre of elite criminals called the Network, who have infiltrated the both the Gotham underworld and the Gotham business world.
This contrasts with a group called the Network who are a closely knit cadre of criminal orphans and dangerous misfits who are a different sort of family, led by a manipulative and mysterious matriarch named Athena.
Batman's very memorable rogues gallery is made up primarily of lunatic sociopaths, but he doesn't have an opponent who is as brilliant and dangerous as he is that isn't a psychopath.
www.comicon.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=000034   (2935 words)

  
 Comic Book Resources - Comic Book News, Reviews and Commentary - Updated Daily!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Geez, if there were more sideways comics, like the experimental issues of Cerebus or FF, or Jim Krueger’s Fly Boys, you’d eventually have a small cadre of comics fans facing off against each other about which is better: "up" versus "down."
Even the real world thinks that comic book fans, if they think about them at all, are a bunch of maladjusted folks who look at the world through fl-and-white glasses.
It stands for "Retailer’s Response Program" or somesuch; it’s an opportunity for DC Comics to connect with retailers on a personal level and respond to their concerns.
www.comicbookresources.com /columns/index.cgi?column=loosecannon&article=883   (658 words)

  
 The Comic Queen: Free Comic Book Day!
Highlighting him in a shorter story will definitely attract new fans and hopefully a cadre of young readers.
Comic Weblog Updates (lets you know which comic blogs have been updated -- good place to find new comic-related blogs)
If you have a comic or minicomic you'd like us to take a look at on the site, email Erin M. Schadt at eschadt@msn.com for a shipping address.
thecomicqueen.blogspot.com /2005/05/free-comic-book-day.html   (340 words)

  
 Believing in 'Buck Rogers'
In that wonderful time five hundred years distant from my childhood, the spaceships were all sleek, brightly colored and finned, the moon's mountains were as jagged as the Rockies, and all the villains came from Mars.
That aspect of my personality was definitely nurtured on those Saturday evenings, as I stared in wonder at rocket powered space ships landing on and zooming away from the moon's cratered surface.
Rocket power was unknown except to Dr. Robert Goddard and a cadre of dedicated German scientists and technologists working in secret at Peneemunde.
www.astronautix.com /articles/belogers.htm   (1415 words)

  
 Knightmare6's Comics & Graphic Novels FAQ - X-Men   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Who are Cadre K? Cadre K is a team of mutant Skrull formed by Charles Xavier during his time in space.
Cadre K is hunted by the Skrull Empire for their genetic mutations and carry on the ideas of Xavier's dream of inter-species harmony, but on a galactic scale.
The Xavier Mansion, home to the X-Men, in upstate New York is located at 1407 Graymalkin Lane, Westchester, NY 10461.
www.knightmare6.com /faq/x-men   (481 words)

  
 Cadre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
History: (Justice League of America #235) - The Cadre was brought together and given their powers by the alien parasite Overmaster.
The JLA discovered the alien being that Overmaster was drawing his powers from, and convinced this being to remove the Cadre from the field of battle.
The Cadre received profiles in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4 and The DC Comics Encyclopedia.
www.angelfire.com /ar/hellUSA/Cadre.html   (136 words)

  
 Collector Times Online - March 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It is the cover to Hellion: Serial Crime Hunter, to be published soon by Work Horse Comics.
Cadre is not only the inker, but the co-creator.
Boy, and I know it'll sound like we've stepped into the twilight zone, but Jason Bourgeois actually recommends a comic featuring characters created by Rob Liefeld in Grey Matters.
www.collectortimes.com /2005_03   (197 words)

  
 Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Skrulls tell of how Professor X and a group of mutant Skrulls named the Cadre K are protecting Skrull mutants from the Skrulls’ effort to cleanse their race and destroy mutants as they are born.
The Cadre K are all hit down by the attack as well, but then see that the Imperial Guard are arriving and quickly depart, leaving Zcann behind in the hurry.
She asks her to tell them about Professor X. She tells of how she has learned from him and how the Cadre K are now determined to overcome the fear and hatred their fellow Skrulls have for mutants.
marvelite.prohosting.com /surfer/reviews/maximumsecurity/week1/week1.html   (1654 words)

  
 [Marvel Comics] Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The cadets are tracked by First Cadre, a Klingon cadet squadron.
To win honor for their people, the cadets of First Cadre resolve to find the sword of Kahless, believed lost in the Gamma Quadrant ("The sword of Kahless" [DS9]).
Following a false trail, they are captured by a vengeful Omega Squad, for the death of Kamilah Goldstein.
www.faqs.org /faqs/star-trek/comics-checklist/part7/section-2.html   (1424 words)

  
 ArtWanted.com | Jesse Hansen | Artwork Portfolio
The Cadre Corner Crew will also be attending another show in Plantation, Florida on March 12-13 right after our appearance at MegaCon...
I have been a professional in the field since 1994 and am working in the field of comics as an inker/Art Director/Editor and founder of the Cadre Corner Art Studios.
Please feel free to browse my site and be sure to see some of the examples of my inkwork along with the rest of the studio's talented individuals.
www.artwanted.com /artist.cfm?ArtID=7450   (172 words)

  
 Power Company Chronology
Page Three: The Cadre — Black Mass, Crowbar, Fastball, Nightfall, Shatterfist and Shrike —; was a group of technologically-advanced humans who were assigned by a so-called god named the Overmaster to "test" the human race — as he'd done over the millennia to other now extinct life forms.
Of the original Cadre, Black Mass was left a vegetable after suffering a bullet wound to the head (JOKER: LAST LAUGH #4-6), Crowbar is in jail (JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #44), Shatterfist was slain by Ice (JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #90) and Nightfall recently surfaced in New York (WONDER WOMAN #174-175).
The original Cadre — Black Mass, Crowbar, Fastball, Nightfall, Shatterfist and Shrike —; was a group of technologically-advanced humans who were assigned by a so-called god named the Overmaster to "test" the human race — as he'd done over the millennia to other now extinct life forms.
www.mykey3000.com /cosmicteams/cosmic/powercompany.html   (19592 words)

  
 Cadre Issue #1
Beginning in June, 2005, the Cadre comes to a comic store near you in this new on-going bi-monthly series.
Deep within the mountains of Empire City, an ancient power has awakened, and it is up to six unlikely heroes to band together and save the city from the monster known as Monolith.
This is just a straightforward team comic with vivid characters, humorous dialogue, clean action art, cool powers and high-tech gizmos, and one of the more original supernatural villains around.
www.niftycomics.com /cadreissue1.htm   (187 words)

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