Project Rebirth 2.0 is another take at the Super Soldier plan. Instead of using Commander Steve Roger's DNA, the Government decided to use Venom. Project Rebirth 2.0 is supposedly more powerful than it's previous project.

Corporate or government tie-ins usually given away to entice or educate children about a certain product or social issue.

Comic books that shed light on the techniques of public biased information campaigns also known as propaganda.

Proposition X is a proposed law that would monitor and perhaps inhibit mutant breeding.

The business or practice of engaging in sexual relations in exchange for payment or some other benefit. Prostitution tends to be referred to as "the world's oldest profession".

This is a station created by the cosmic entity Eon, who was charged with nurturing the evolution of sentient life and to maintain conditions favorable to life in the universe.

Psionics (Psiots) are individuals in the Valiant Universe who are activated with superhuman abilities. Psiots are also extraordinary, but natural human phenomenon.

When two characters who have telepathic or mental powers battle, usually without actually physically attacking one another but rather fighting on a plane that exist in their minds.

Today there are a wealth of Golden and Silver Age comic book characters who have fallen into Public Domain. This is a list of such characters.

As comics are still a young artform in relation to copyright law, only the very earliest examples of what became the comic book are starting to fall into the public domain. However, due to lapsed copyrights many comics fell into the public domain in the 20th century on legal technicalities despite other works contemporary to them being very much still owned by their respective publishers. This has led to these comic properties being reprinted or reimagined by later publishers.

An overview of some of the common aspects of comic publishing and its terminology.

An annual American award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition. The graphic novel, Maus (1980-1991), won the Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards. There is also the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.

Escapist fiction popularized in the first half of the 20th century.

A DC Comics event in 1997 that spanned across their annuals with a variety of five specific pulp themes.

There is something unnerving about effigies and duplicates of human beings, which is why there are so many supernatural tales involving mirror reflections, statues coming to life, and animated scarecrows and dolls. This is even more unnerving when the effigy can already move, such as puppets and animatronic figures and humanoid robots. So, naturally, comic books love such things.

Unusually short people according to the average size. Firstly the term has appeared in the Greek mythology where the word "pygmaios" describes a tribe of dwarfs.

The Quantum Field is the limitless void of all matter and energy that is located in the space between matter and energy in the universe. The field acts as the underlying essence of all matter and energy in the cosmos and is the source of power for all Quantum-powered beings. The existence of this field acts according to Quantum Theory and it does and does not exist, meaning it does not exist until a quantum being wills it to do so.

A prophecy by Qull of the Five Inversions. It tells of the final war and of the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps

The belief that each racial group possesses inherent characteristics, abilities, or qualities, and to thereby distinguish one race as inferior or superior to another race or races.

Important event in Norse mythology where many of the major gods are killed. Essentially, the Norse Apocalypse.

A studio by Thomas Jane and Tim Bradstreet.

Often times, comic book series will publish solicited or unsolicited fashion (generally for female characters) from readers and fans.

Comic Books Stories that are set in the real world.

Rebirth constitutes a new awakening of a sort; physical, emotional, spiritual or karmic.

A reboot is a retelling or new envisioning of a story. It is similar to a remake (the term used for movies).

When eyes meet eyes, two souls become one. Recognition is the term coined by the Wolfriders when the urge to mate takes physical, mental, and spiritual hold of two induvial elves.

An event similar to the Salem Witch Trails that put fear into American over who was really a Communist.

Encyclopedias, handbooks, guide books, source books, etc...

Regeneration was a process unique to Time Lords. Unlike ordinary healing and regenerative abilities of other races, a Regeneration would be a complete biological reset, thus healing the body. This would also result in the Time Lord's body and personality changing, as every cell in the body, including brain cells, would change. Although they would have a new personality and appearance, they would remain the same person.

The religious/philosophical concept that after death a person's soul/spirit begins a new life in a new body.

A set of DC variant covers from across the Green Lantern line, each telling a portion of the life of the franchise's new villain Relic, to drum up publicity for the upcoming event "Lights Out".

Although rarely a central focus outside of comics produced by religious organizations, there is a history of mainstream comics dealing explicitly in religious themes and most major characters have had a real-world religion attributed to them at some point or another.

Fable holiday where they remember leaving the Homelands to the mundy world.

A time period in Europe spanning from the Fourteenth Century to the Seventeenth Century.

A comic book, trade paperback, hardcover or other mediums that contains reprinted materials.

In a trivially broad sense, all comic material that is collected or translated can be said to be reprinted. This page specifically covers the practice of reprinting material in its original language, generally in the same or a similar format to its first printing (not hardcovers or softcovers). This practice was more common in the days before back-issue collecting, collected editions or digital comics and would often see an ongoing title reuse old material to fill pages.

To bring someone back to life after they have been dead.

The term "Retroactive Continuity" or "Retcon" for short is used in comic books to define a re-write of a current origin or introduction of new information as if it had always been that way.

The act of getting even with someone.

The patron saint of superhero sidekicks, several young people have taken on the role of Robin, Batman's partner in the battle against crime: Dick Grayson was the first, followed by Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and Stephanie Brown and currently Damian Wayne. The title of Robin is an honor all on its own comparable to that of Batman.

A mechanical construct capable of performing tasks by itself.

Popular underground sport where the athletes wear quad skates and the "jammer" scores points for her team for every competitor she passes. "Blockers" use hip checks and other legal blocks to try to avoid getting scored on.

Romance comics is a comics genre portraying romantic love and its potential problems like jealousy, rivalry, betrayal, and heartache. Romance normally features dramatic stories about the romantic relationships of older teens and young adults.