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After the first 52 story meeting I went home, dug out the reference material on Chinese history and culture I'd used to help create the backstory for the 'Xorn' character in New X-Men and hammered out a huge document complete with detailed origin stories and backgrounds for every member of the Great Ten, as well as some details of the Chinese ...
The meaning added through the loan of homonymous sounds is the phonetic-loan meaning (simplified Chinese: 假借义; traditional Chinese: 假借義; pinyin: jiǎ jiè yì). For example, the original meaning of "其 (qí)" is "dustpan", and its pronoun usage of "his, her, its" is a phonetic-loan meaning.
Marvel hired Chinese-American writer Dave Callaham to write the screenplay, and began looking at Asian and Asian-American filmmakers to potentially direct the film. The studios' goal was to have Asian and Asian-American filmmakers explore themes related to their culture, as they had done for African and African-American culture with Black ...
Kwannon from the X-Men (Marvel Comics) Mamachan from Sign Gene; Master Izo, ally of Daredevil (Marvel Comics) Matsuya Taki from the X-Terminators (Marvel Comics) Minami Kotarou/Kamen Rider Black/Black RX; Minoru Nico (formerly Sister Grimm) of the Runaways (Marvel Comics) Morita Jim from Nick Fury's Howling Commandos; Murasame Ryo/Kamen Rider ZX
To American audiences, especially comic fans, the title "New Gods" may confuse. "New Gods: Yang Jian" is not related to comic legend Jack Kirby's 1970s DC masterwork that spawned Darkseid, Mister ...
Rooster. Birth years of the Rooster: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 Next year of the Rooster: 2029 One can literally and figuratively set their clock by the Rooster, a sign ...
Shou-Lao is a Chinese dragon who was previously killed by K'un-L'un citizen Quan-St'ar and had its heart removed. Enraged at this, Yu-Ti banishes Quan-St'ar, resurrects Shou-Lao, and places it in a sacred cavern. Following this, Shou-Lao is repeatedly killed and resurrected as part of a trial undergone by holders of the Iron Fist mantle to gain ...
[1] [25] The asterisk and the dagger, when placed beside years, indicate year of birth and year of death respectively. [5] This usage is particularly common in German. [26] When placed immediately before or after a person's name, the dagger indicates that the person is deceased. [5] [27] [28] [29] In this usage, it is referred to as the "death ...