A serious study of the clown prince of crime, edited by r. Captain marvel will hit theaters on march 8, 2019, with brie larson in the title role. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. Just imagine what is in store for you when an entire comic book title is given over to explore the adventures and pet peeves of one of the comic industrys very own. In a deleted scene in the 2006 curious george movie, the man with the yellow hats name was revealed as ted shackleford. Matt groening had suggested the better name louis lane.
The extraordinary adventures of ordinary boy, book 1. Does the movie the joker follow the storyline of the. A longrunning gag on the show was never to reveal the characters name, with other characters referring to him as comic book guy. While virtually everyone knows something about batman, theres a lot that many dont know. Mar 30, 2014 real life inspirations behind some of the best comic book villains. Yes, thank you for talking to one of us like we just tuned in. Though an episode revealed comic book guys real name to be jeff, matt groening had a different moniker in mind. I know its a weird connection, bit its similar to when the revealed the name of comic book guy on the simpsons. It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here. Overweight and unmarried, he spends most of his free time eating and looking up porn. The true name of thanos revealed by marvel comics screen. The true name of thanos revealed by marvel screen rant.
The blinkandyoullmissit moment airs in the show after the super bowl skip to main. The true name of thanos has been revealed by marvel, but its who reveals it that begins the villains next epic. The zodiac killer exploring the comic book theory and. The joker origin has been revealed, and its beyond. He said, they call me guy smiley because i changed my name from bernie liederkrantz. Lets just be honest here, john wick is way too cool of a name to be real. Jun 19, 20 the capnwhose full name is horatio magellan crunchwas always a good guy for the most part, gitlin said, and he cant imagine he intentionally meant to mislead anyone. Miraculous ladybug comic dub the reveal phantomsavage. It features comic book guy sporting a superhero costume.
Kevin is of mostly german, with some irish and english, ancestry. Story details revealed for spiderman spinoff venom. The zodiac killer exploring the comic book theory and how. Fictional characters you never knew had actual, real names. People, places, things, even other works of art have inspired some of the greatest artists throughout history to create some very memorable pieces comic book artists and writers are no exception. We finally know the jokers real name and its fantastic. Unable to afford it, he convinces martin and milhouse to pool their money to buy the valuable comic, only to see it destroyed by. This is the tenth in a series of examinations of comic book urban legends and whether they are true or false. During a comic book convention in sao paulo monday. It totally fits keanu reeves character in the beloved movie franchise. Only in the third book, abhorsen, is his real name, torrigan, revealed, when he mentions it during the binding of orannis. In season 16 episode 8 1, your name is revealed to be jeff albertson. Story details revealed for spiderman spinoff venom updated jan 11. While comic guy was romancing, bart and milhouse discovered his secret video room and held a screening.
The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book batman april 25, 1940, published by dc comics. Over the years hes been in movies, video games and television and went through many changes over the years. Oct 26, 2017 the joker has been batmans arch nemesis since his first appearance. My character report is about ordinary boy, and yes thats his real name. After being given kinetic energy based powers in a laboratory accident, robbie baldwin became the hero speedball. A whole 14 years after his first appearance on the simpsons as owner of the androids dungeon, comic book guys real name was revealed to be the slightly underwhelming jeff albertson. The 12 best nameless characters on the simpsons consequence. Flashback when the doctors final incarnation died for good during the first battle of the war, his coffin which came to be known as the relic had the symbols for theta and sigma on it prose. Dec 04, 2018 captain marvel will hit theaters on march 8, 2019, with brie larson in the title role. Homer and neds hail mary hall pass notably revealed the real name of comic book guy to be jeffrey jeff albertson. The joker initially appeared as a remorseless serial killer, modeled after a joker playing card with a mirthless grin, who killed his victims with joker venom, a toxin that left their faces smiling grotesquely. It was a long running gag on the show that the characters name never be revealed, with other characters referring to him as comic book guy.
Rick and morty vat of acid spoilers, new star trek series comicbook nation podcast kofi outlaw 05202020 06. The choice is a little suprising, since comic book guy real name jeff albertson is a relatively minor character compared to others such as flanders, moe. Great reveals in simpsons history new york daily news. Comic book guy who states jeff albertson to be his real name in the episode homer and neds hail mary pass is a nerdy, snobby and quarrelsome man best known for his eloquence and crabby, sarcastic quips. Also in the simpsons, the crazy cat lady has the real name eleanor abernathy. Fun easter eggs, winks at the comic book canon history, etc. The guy from the simpsons who sells comic books at his store, the androids dungeon.
Do not read on unless youve seen season 5, episode 14 of arrow, titled fighting fire with fire. Appropriate to his name, comic book guy is obsessed with comic books. Since the scene was deleted, perhaps this doesnt count. Feb 11, 2012 business comic book men revealed youve seen the new amc reality program, now read about the guys behind comic book men. May 28, 2016 the joker origin has been revealed, and as is often the case with dc, if you havent been following decades of convoluted storytelling, then it will come across as mindbogglingly stupid. Comic book from 1980 revealed doctor whos real name the doctors real name or lack thereof has been used as a running joke since the early days of doctor who, and even though steven moffat recently claimed the doctors real name is mildred we know this is simply not true. Jul 26, 2019 guy smiley, americas favorite game show host from sesame street, actually has real name. Zebediah killgrave earth616 marvel database fandom. Comic book guy last edited by jazz1987 on 110118 05. Black manta is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Sep 10, 2017 hello, glorious subscriber, my name is phaaannttommmm saaaaavageee. The capnwhose full name is horatio magellan crunchwas always a good guy for the most part, gitlin said, and he cant imagine he intentionally meant to mislead anyone. In the episode, bart sees the rare first issue of radioactive man for sale at a comic book convention. Guy smiley, americas favorite game show host from sesame street, actually has real name.
A kyle land an american voice actor, producer, writer and director known for roles in video games like mass effect. According to his own account, zebediah killgrave was a spy working for the soviet bloc who was assigned to invade an american army ordnance depot and steal a sample of an experimental nerve gas. Frank borman was the pilot similar to major mars role in the comic book when i first connected these clues together i immediately thought of the name. The real names of 42 fictional characters mental floss. During the end credits, it was confirmed that we were getting cable in the sequel, and.
The elusive real name of comic book guy will finally be revealed in simpsons episode no. The contents of the canister poured out, thoroughly drenching killgrave, impregnating. Jack napier named after alan napier who played alfred in the batman tv series. Real life inspirations behind some of the best comic book. Does the movie the joker follow the storyline of the batman. The jokers true identity is the card hes always played closest to his chest, but its about to be revealed in dcs upcoming batman. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeffrey jeff albertson, a recurring fictional. Heres a list of some things you probably never heard about the caped crusader. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeffrey jeff albertson, a recurring fictional character in the animated television series the simpsons. There is no emoticon for what im feeling comic book guy. For those who have been sleeping on the ongoing thanos comic series, it may be a surprise to learn how much the infinitygauntletwearing villain has been up to away from earth.
Just as jokers origin story has never been fully explained throughout the history of dc comics, his real origin is similarly. Kevin patrick smith was born in red bank but grew up in highlands, new jersey, the son of grace schultz and donald e. What is comic book guys real name trivia question questions answer answers. It is, without a doubt, in my opinion, the greatest comic book ever written, an utter masterpiece of a tale that every batman reader should own. Legendary comics creator nicola cuti, creator of eman and moonchild the starbabe, has passed away at the age of 75. Guys, remember that the hungry earth takes place this year post image. Mar 11, 2014 fun easter eggs, winks at the comic book canon history, etc. Comic book from 1980 revealed doctor whos real name. Captain marvels origin, powers, and comic history, explained. The comic book guy is here to assist you in your nerdific needs. Three men and a comic book is the twentyfirst episode of the simpsons second season. A military guard came upon killgrave and fired a shot at him, which accidentally hit a canister of the nerve gas.
Ownermanager of the androids dungeon, and master of all comic book knowledge. In the 2008 episode any given sundance it was revealed that he is also a writer and posts to his own site. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on may 9, 1991. Automatically i saw the name frank show up along with all of the same first initials and last initial that match the names members frank borman, j im lovell, william anders. In the once and future king, the main character is only known as wart throughout most of the first book, though were told that this approximately rhymes with his real name. Now meet rory root, the pleasantlyplump, nerdy, hairy and mildlysarcastic proprietor of comic relief, a 20yearold, awardwinning, megacomic book store in the bay area.
He blamed himself for the stamford tragedy and remodeled himself as penance, but. From the original comics it was revealed that a lowlevel mobster by the name of joe chill was the guy that murdered bruce waynes parents. Most of the greatest comic book villains of all time have been inspired by a number of interesting and fascinating real world ideas. Comic book guy who states jeff albertson to be his real name in the episode homer and neds hail mary pass is a. Sep 29, 2015 comic book guy s name was revealed in season 16. Comic book guy reveals his name the simpsons youtube. He is voiced by hank azaria and first appeared in the secondseason episode three men and a comic book, which originally aired on may 9, 1991. April 21, 2018 april 21, 2018 comic book club 1 love him or hate him, chic cooper hart denton is an enigmatic figure this season on riverdale. Chics father will be revealed on riverdale comic book. Perhaps, the most interesting thing about the joker is that he has no real name. Deadpool 2 is one of the most anticipated comic book movies. From the simpsons comic bookdoms portly purveyor of fourcolor fiction has his own comic miniseries. Writers and artists are inspired by various things when creating comic book supervillains from an ice cream sundae to hitler and these are some of the most interesting stories. A longrunning gag on the show was never to reveal the characters.
The joker origin has been revealed, and its beyond stupid. It totally fits keanu reeves character in the beloved movie franchise, because hes about has cool as any action hero. The hero revealed is full of good oldfashioned fighttothefinish, rescuesjustinthenickoftime kind of adventures. Well written and documented, men of tomorrow is an important social history of the comic book in america. Batman is one of americas most beloved superheros, and comic books first antiheros. From squeakyvoiced teen to comic book guy, these beloved icons. The joker is easily batmans most recognizable nemesis after almost 80 years of existence, and with dc rebirth, geoff johns and dc comics stable. The first deadpool film was a risky experimentation, but it turned out to be exceptionally good. Jun, 2017 perhaps, the most interesting thing about the joker is that he has no real name. Fox the simpsons has been filled with characters who didnt have names and just went by their job or the thing that best described them.
We can even say that it was deadpool that assured the investors that even r rated live action comic book movies can break boxoffice records. This incident being the trigger that sent the orphaned multimilliondollar heir on his mission to eradicat. The joker origin has been revealed, and as is often the case with dc, if you havent been following decades of convoluted storytelling, then it will come across as mindbogglingly stupid. Only recently the joker got an origin story, and thereby a real name. The comic center of pasadena, more commonly referred to as the comic book store, was a place where the guys frequently visited to buy their comic books and hang out, until it was burnt down in an accident revealed in the 7thseason finale, but was later rebuilt, using howards mothers money and furniture, much to howards disliking.
The episode is notable for revealing the real name of the character comic book guy to be jeff albertson. Top websites about comic book urban legends revealed. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. John wicks real name finally revealed in chapter 3 comic book. The comic center of pasadena the big bang theory wiki fandom. May 17, 2019 lets just be honest here, john wick is way too cool of a name to be real. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book characters. The story goes that they intended to name him on his first appearance on the american animated sitcom but after delays on deciding on a name the name comic book guy stuck. Ten full names of fictional characters you never knew.