Concepts
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Red Torii
A Japanese gateway technology assimilated by the people in charge of the Manhattan Projects.
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Hypertaxis
The Hypertaxis virus is a disease brought to the present day from the 31st century by Alastor. It infects people and turns them into Human/Alien hybrids. These hybrids are usually abducted by Harvest and forced to fight in the Culling.
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2000AD Supercover
The 2000AD supercover saga.
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Gratis Comic Tag
Germany, Austria and Switzerland's version of Free Comic Book Day.
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Tharg's Alien Invasions
Series of single page strips chronicling the most bizarre alien invasions of Earth...ever.
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Past Imperfect
Story umbrella in 2000AD.
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Marvel Zombies
The Marvel Zombies is a concept that started with reality (Earth-2149) and contains alternate versions of Marvel superheroes infected with a zombie virus.
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Marvel Apes
Marvel Apes takes place in an alternate universe, a simian-dominated counterpart to Earth that hosts ape versions of Marvel Superheroes.
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Spider-Sense
A tingling feeling at the base of Spider-Man's skull that alerts him to personal danger.
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Grimm Fairy Tales Multiverse
The world of Grimm Fairy Tales is divided into a number of different worlds, with Earth at the center
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Inkpot Award
Award given yearly in San Diego from Comic Con International, the Inkpot Award honors selected creators in attendance as well as members of the board and committees since 1974.
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Science Fiction
Futuristic genre of fiction.
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Collector's Item
A collector's item is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector. It's quite popular in comic books.
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Religion
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Xeric Foundation
The Xeric Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation that offers financial assistance to committed, self-publishing comic book creators and qualified charitable and nonprofit organizations.
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Ambient Tech
Free floating ions and particles transformed with a thought into weapons and machinery.
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Cosmic Awareness
Enables a being's mind to attune itself to the universe as though it were one and the same with the universe's inherent purposes, destinies, and ultimate fate.
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Western
A genre typically depicting the American Western frontier set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Wizard ½ Comics
In-continuity comics packaged with Wizard Magazine
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Knights
The medieval warriors who upheld chivalry across Europe.
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Gambling
The act of betting in random games.
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Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people (usually between a man and a woman, and in other cases same sex couples) that creates kinship.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel's superhero movie continuity that is shared between several major character franchises.
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Nolanverse
The continuity of The Dark Knight Trilogy under the direction of Christopher Nolan.
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Burtonverse
The continuity of Batman movies under the direction Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton as Batman. As of 2022, the standard Burtonverse timeline has been predesignated as "Earth-89"
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Marvel vs Capcom
Marvel vs Capcom is a video game series pitting characters from both universes against each other in combat
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Digital Comic
Comics either released first, or exclusively for digital purchase for reading on computers, phones, tablets, etc.
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Hanukkah
The Festival of Lights. Light up your Menorah!
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S.H.A.D.E.Net
S.H.A.D.E.'s browsing and communications system.
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Eagle Awards
The Eagle Awards are comic's longest established award ceremony starting in 1976.
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Prequel
Takes place prior to the events depicted in the first issue. It could even depict events prior to the character's primary origin story.
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The Green
The natural force behind all plant life.
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The Rot
The natural force of death and decay, enemy to both the Green and the Red, the life forces of plant and animal life.
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Director's Cut
Director's Cut comics are special release issues with added content that often includes: writer's commentary, editorials, background information and additional artwork.
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Marvel's Greatest Comics
Marvel is proud to announce the all-new Marvel's Greatest Comics imprint, spotlighting Marvel's most-acclaimed series with new printings of these must-read issues priced at only one dollar each! This bold new venture, launching in March 2010, offers a unofficial relaunch of marvel's major characters.
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Opposing Force
Also known as The Essence, it is the Negative Zone's version of cosmic power. It gives the characters imbued with this power an equal footing against characters imbued with the Power Cosmic.
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Hellfire
A supernatural and very versatile fire most famously associated with the Ghost Rider, which can sear the soul as well as burn the flesh.
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2020
A year in the future which inhabited by the likes of Iron Man 2020, Death's Head II (Minion), Death Wreck, Death Metal, Spider-Girl 2020, and Wild Thing (Nikki Doyle).
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2211
A future reality inhabited by Spider-Man 2211, Hobgoblin 2211 and the Chameleon 2211.
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2099
In 1992, Marvel Comics released several future-based comic book series as part of its Marvel 2099 line. Spider-Man 2099, the lead title in the line, was accompanied by other books such as X-Men 2099, Punisher 2099, Doom 2099, Ghost Rider 2099 and many others
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2000AD Poster Prog
Series of poster progs produced by 2000AD.
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Long Beach Comic Con 2011
The Long Beach Comic Con 2011 is a Comic Book Convention held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California during Oct. 29th, and Oct. 30th, 2011.
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World Martial Arts Tournament
The most prestigious martial arts tournament on Earth, where only the mightest warriors could participate, including Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Tien, Android 18, Mr. Satan, Vegeta and others.
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Suicide
Sometimes characters are forced to end their own life, either due to extreme suffering or despair.
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