Rape is sexual assault where the body of the victim is violated without consent.

Shadowline is an imprint and partner studio of Image Comics.

Fictional ships able to travel between parallel universes, alt. timelines and other higher dimensions.

Comic books stories based on the life in show business. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side (including managers, agents, producers and distributors) to the creative element (including artists, performers, writers, musicians and technicians).

A deep hatred or jealously shared amongst brothers or sisters that often leads to a war/fight, sometimes even death.

A sidekick is a superhero partnered with another in a lesser capacity. Used for comedy, to relate to readers, but also to move plot, and in some cases to become an integral part of the mythos.

A siege is a military blockade of a city with the intent to conquer.

A comic without dialogue or narrative.

A group of 12 one-shots DC published in 2000 that were designed to appear as if they were from the Silver Age.

The Silver Age is often credited as starting with the first appearance of the new Flash, Barry Allen, in Showcase #4. It includes all American comic books published during the period of 1956 to 1970.

The Silver Age is often credited as starting with the first appearance of the new Flash, Barry Allen, in Showcase #4. Includes all comic books published during the period of 1956 to 1970.

The Silver Age is often credited as starting with the first appearance of the new Flash, Barry Allen, in Showcase #4. Includes all comic books published during the period of 1956 to 1970.

Apes, chimpanzees, orangutans... if it's a primate that isn't a human, it's a simian. Oddly, different forms of simians are a popular theme in comic books.

Sometimes comic book characters will sing a song.

Skateboarding is an extreme sport that is practiced by Michaelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other comic book characters.

Sport which involves travelling by ice or roller skates.

Winter sport.

Skybound is a comics publishing imprint founded by Robert Kirkman in 2010, after he became a partner in Image Comics in 2008.

A being who rules over a pantheon of gods. Often used to describe the level of power of such beings though some variety does exist. Also called All-Fathers.

Slaughterverse is the name given to the universe in which Erica Slaughter and the Order of St. George resides. Where monsters are real and only children can see them.

Practice in which humans are treated as property.

Stories that focus more on the daily life situations.

Video game company that has licensed its brand for various comics around the world.

The title held by the dimension's greatest Magic practitioner. From time to time the Sorcerer/Sorceress Supreme will be challenged for the title or the magical objects the title grants him/her.

In the DC Universe, a Sorcerer Supreme is one of the titles given to a select few practicing magic users denoting their great skill in the mystic arts. Currently, the Sorcerer Supremes in the DC Universe are Zatanna Zatara and Jennifer Morgan of Earth and Skartaris respectively. Formerly, Kent V. Nelson/Doctor Fate (not to be confused with his predecessor) was the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth prior to Flashpoint.

Space bridge is a way of teleportation between planet or galaxies in the Transformers Universe.

Company of Roger Mincheff, used as a tag in comics he has hand in creating.

1936-1939 war between Spanish Republicans and Spanish Nationalists.

Corporal punishment involving the act of striking, with either the palm of the hand or an implement, the buttocks of a person to cause physical pain.

The Speed Force is an extradimensional energy source in the DC Universe that lets speedsters travel at otherwise impossible speeds as well as do other nifty tricks without being hindered by physics. In the Post-Flashpoint continuity, the Speed Force is the very cosmic force that pushes time forward.

A tingling feeling at the base of Spider-Man's skull that alerts him to personal danger.