), different from the story-based comic-book style of modern manga.

Other reviewers praised the overall look of the show, such as Todd Everett of Variety, who approved of the " strong comic-book visual style " and the pilot's high production values.

The accompanying book version is in photos and text rather than the usual comic-book style.

Initially, Harvey's comic-book version closely followed its animated template, but the character was redesigned during the mid-1950s to conform more closely to the company's in-house style.

Famous for his realistic and detailed style, he was an inspiration for later highly influential UK comic-book artists like Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons and Chris Weston ( indeed, Weston was taught by Lawrence ).

Vega had just read an Astérix comic-book, at the time little known in Latin America, and he was very impressed with the work ; he tried to merge Dennis the Menace's physical appearance and Astérix ' style into a single character.

He is contacted by the adult Elijah, who proposes to a disbelieving David that he is a real instance of the kind of person after whom comic-book superheroes are modeled.

Comic Book Guy is based on " every comic-bookstore guy in America " and represents a stereotypical middle-aged comic-book collector.

The hand turns the page again, and a collage of the people involved in the production is revealed that looks like comic-book art.

The series is noted for its comic-book references and visual " sight gags " relating to the genre.

By sheer luck, they land in the dressing room of James Van Der Beek ( of Dawson's Creek ) and Jason Biggs ( of American Pie ), who happen to be playing Jay and Silent Bob in The Bluntman and Chronic Movie ; Silent Bob is somewhat upset that his comic-book counterpart is being played by the " pie fucker ".

The real town of Metropolis is portrayed in one Superman comic-book story, specifically " Superman # 92 ", in a story titled " Massacre in Metropolis!

Vertigo is an imprint of the American comic-book publisher DC Comics.

Ain't It Cool News ( AICN ) is a website founded and run by Harry Knowles, dedicated to news, rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing films and television projects, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic-book and action genres.

Sniffles is an animated cartoon and comic-book character in the Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies series of cartoons and comics.

The comic-book series Ex Machina posits an alternate history in which the 2001 election is won by the independent Mitchell Hundred, a former superhero called the Great Machine, who sweeps to victory after saving the second tower of the World Trade Center on September 11.

D ' Onofrio appears in only one scene near the end of the film, but his role attracted attention because of his muscular physique and long blond hair which causes Sara, the film's youngest character, to mistakenly believe he is Thor, the comic-book superhero she idolizes.

Roman Dirge ( born on ) is an artist and magician, and the creator of the Lenore comic-book series ; he currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics ' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

The owner of the kennel, Dr. Greenbriar, is taking the week off and the other staff, an aspiring vet named Jill and a comic-book reader named Harrison who hopes to make a million bucks before he is twenty-one, are overworked.

The role of Vickers-Armstrongs in the Chaco War is parodied as Viking Arms Co. Limited in Tintin's comic-book The Broken Ear.

It is named after the pioneering writer and artist Jack Kirby, and voted on by comic-book professionals.

In pre-production is an adaption of the comic-book series Brodie's Law.

The comic-book incarnation of Cybertron is described in the first issue as being the size of Saturn, which would logically mean it possessed incredibly dense gravity, and yet it did not, possibly as a result of its hollow structure, honeycombed as it is by tunnels.

In 1997 ( along with Ben Miller ), Armstrong provided the voices for lead characters for the PC game ' Wings of Destiny ', published by Psygnosis in 2000, as British airmen and Nazi officers covering the two comic-book plots in the game.

Similarly, in the comic-book series based on Forgotten Realms, a wizard notes that after the upheavals in magic caused by the Troubles, some of his spells had changed in power and effect ; and indeed, the game rules for those same spells had been revised.

French comic-book artist Philippe Druillet also worked on the game, providing much of the artwork.

The series ' introductory theme song lyrics were written by Marvel Comics ' Stan Lee, who also wrote some " Defenders of the Earth " comic-book stories.

Gollum as depicted in the 1989 comic-book adaptation by David Wenzel

A three-part comic-book adaptation with script by Chuck Dixon and Sean Deming and illustrated by David Wenzel was published by Eclipse Comics in 1989.

Wendy Pini created two issues of a comic-book adaptation of the TV series.

* The cartoonist John Byrne scripted and drew a comic-book adaptation for issues 1-4 of the Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor comic book published by Dark Horse ( 1994 – 1995 ).

In Timothy Truman's 1990s comic-book adaptation, Brownlee also created the " Web-Lee ," a non-lethal ' stun ' pistol that fired projectiles that erupted into a spiderweb-like mass, inundated with microscopic barbs of frozen curare.

Most of his work was for standalone stories in anthology titles, but he also drew the historical-adventure feature " Thane of Bagarth " in the comic book Hercules ; the superheroine feature " Nightshade " in Captain Atom ; the science fiction / Western / comedy backup " Wander " in Cheyenne Kid ; and the comic-book adaptation of the comic strip The Phantom.

Marvel Comics published a comic-book adaptation of the Sheena movie as Marvel Comics Super Special # 34 ( June 1984 ), reprinting it as Sheena, Queen of the Jungle # 1-2 ( Dec. 1984-Feb. 1985 ).

* A 3-issue comic-book adaptation of the movie was published by Adventure Comics, an imprint of Malibu Comics, in 1991 scripted by Steven Philip Jones.

( Particularly in light of the fact that the subsequent comic-book adaptation of " Murder Mysteries " was published by a different company.

In 1991 he illustrated the official comic-book adaptation of Steven Spielberg ’ s Hook.

A comic-book adaptation appeared the same year, in Marvel Comics Worlds Unknown # 6 ( April 1974 ).

* In May 1950, the Gilberton publishing company produced a comic-book adaptation of The Man Who Laughs as part of their prestigious Classics Illustrated series.

Also that year, Evans appeared in Sylvain White's The Losers, an adaptation of the comic-book series from the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.

Evans then appeared in another comic-book adaptation, Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, where he portrayed Lucas Lee, one of Ramona Flowers ' seven exes.

Andrew Lau's wuxia comic-book adaptation The Storm Riders ( 1998 ) earned a record-breaking gross and ushered in an era of computer-generated imagery, previously little used in Hong Kong film.