Thomas King (died 1688) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1679.
31-865: (Redirected from Tom King ) Thomas King or Tom King may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] Thomas King (died 1688) , English merchant and politician Thomas King (died 1725) , Member of Parliament for Queenborough, son of the above Thomas Butler King (1800–1864), American politician from Georgia Thomas King (New Zealand politician) (1821–1893), New Zealand politician Thomas King (Australian politician) (1833–1886), South Australian Minister of Education from 1878 to 1881 Thomas King (Canadian politician) (1879–1972), merchant, farmer and politician in British Columbia, Canada Thomas King (novelist) (born 1943), Canadian writer and broadcast presenter Thomas R. King (fl. 1943–44), Chairman of
62-516: A 12 issue followup maxiseries Batman/Catwoman to finish the story. In August 2017, King and regular collaborator Mitch Gerads launched the first issue of their Mister Miracle series, with a planned total run of twelve issues. In June 2018 DC Comics announced King would be writing Heroes in Crisis , a limited series centering around a concept he introduced in Batman . In July 2018, he received
93-541: A claim for parliamentary wages of £238 6s. because he claimed his "own private affairs were neglected" while he had to live in London and Westminster for constant attendance in Parliament. He was satirized for his penury and subservience in "The Chequer Inn", a poem written in connection with the impeachment of Danby who was making financial gains from his position as MP. He was described in "Flagellum Parliamentarium",
124-499: A feature film by DC Studios. King primarily grew up in Southern California. His mother worked for the film industry which inspired his love of storytelling. He interned at both DC and Marvel Comics during the late 1990s. He studied both philosophy and history at Columbia University , graduating in 2000. He identifies as "half-Jewish, half-midwestern". King interned both at DC Comics and Marvel Comics , where he
155-507: A more psychological take on superheroes instead". Harth highlighted that Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow "is very much a sci-fi epic" and that the series is "even more imaginative than Omega Men 's sci-fi, as it has King flexing his muscles in different ways". In November 2022, it was announced that King would be writing both Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Penguin , as a part of Dawn of DC relaunch in 2023. In January 2023, it
186-602: A new dockyard. He then moved to London. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Harwich in the Third Protectorate Parliament . He was commissioner for assessment for Essex from August 1660 to 1679. In 1661 King was elected MP for Harwich again in the Cavalier Parliament . He was commissioner for corporations for Essex from 1662 to 1663 and commissioner for assessment for Harwich from 1663 to 1679. King's parliamentary career
217-411: A satire attributed to Andrew Marvell , as "a poor beggarly fellow who sold his vote to the treasurer for £50 bribe" while in "A Seasonable Argument" he was called "a pensioner for £50 a session, etc., meat and drink, and now and then a suit of clothes". The corporation of Harwich said they were unable to meet King's claim, but deposited £90 with Sir Anthony Deane in 1677 to be invested on their behalf. In
248-590: A son. His second wife was called Alice and she gave him two sons. His son Thomas was MP for Queenborough between 1696 and 1722. Tom King (writer) Tom King (born July 15, 1978) is an American author, comic book writer , and ex- CIA officer . He is best known for writing the novel A Once Crowded Sky , The Vision for Marvel Comics , The Sheriff of Babylon for the DC Comics imprint Vertigo and Batman , Mister Miracle , and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow for DC Comics. In 2018, he received
279-419: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas King (died 1688) King married into a merchant family of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and became a freeman of Yarmouth in 1647. He was a victualler to the parliamentary navy. In 1650 he moved his business to Harwich but in 1657 the house he had built and his warehouse were requisitioned by parliament for
310-619: The CIA . A relaunch of classic DC Comics series The Omega Men was published in June 2015 by King and debut artist Barnaby Bagenda, as part of the publisher's relaunch DC You. The series follows a group of rebels fighting an oppressive galactic empire, and feature White Lantern Kyle Rayner . The Omega Men, created in 1981, are DC's cosmic equivalent to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy , though significantly more obscure. King's and Bagenda's use of
341-625: The Eisner Award for Best Writer for his work on Batman , Batman Annual #2, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1 and Mister Miracle , sharing the award with Marjorie Liu . In May and June 2019, King, DC Co-Publisher Jim Lee, and CW series actresses Nafessa Williams , Candice Patton , and Danielle Panabaker toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the United Service Organizations (USO), where they visited
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#1732802170615372-421: The Eisner Award for Best Writer for his work on multiple Batman books and Mister Miracle , sharing the award with Marjorie Liu . In January 2023, it was announced by DC Studios co-chairman and co-CEO James Gunn that King would be one of the architects of the new DC Universe media franchise of feature films. It was also announced that King's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow miniseries would be adapted into
403-559: The 1960s rock band The Outsiders Tom King (writer) (born 1978), novelist and comic book writer Harry Balk or Tom King (1925–2016), American record producer and songwriter Fictional people [ edit ] Tom King ( Emmerdale ) , a character in the British soap opera Emmerdale Thomas King ( Emmerdale ) , a character in the British soap opera Emmerdale Locations [ edit ] Tom King Bayou Tom King Bayou Bridge [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
434-447: The 2000 Summer Olympics Tom King (American football) (1895–1972), American college football and basketball player and coach Others [ edit ] Thomas Joseph King (army officer) (1891–1971), New Zealand army officer Tom King (highwayman) (died 1737), English highwayman Thomas King (actor) (1730–1805), English actor, theatre manager and dramatist Thomas A. King (1921–2012), Rear Admiral and first graduate of
465-691: The CIA. Initially an eight-issue miniseries, it was later re-titled The Sheriff of Babylon and expanded into an ongoing series. The first issue launched in December 2015 to critical acclaim, with reviewers praising its "deeply personal" storytelling and the "intriguing" and "captivating" personalities of its characters. That same year, DC announced " Robin War ", a crossover storyline set for December that would run for five weeks through titles Grayson , Detective Comics , We Are Robin , and Robin: Son of Batman ; King
496-762: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater (born 1933), British Conservative politician Tom King (Mississippi politician) (born 1947), Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, former state senator Sports [ edit ] Thomas King (boxer) (1835–1888), English boxer, Heavyweight Champion of England Tom King (basketball) (1924–2015), American professional basketball player Tom King (footballer, born 1995) , Wales international football goalkeeper Tom King (footballer, born 2006) , English football forward Tom King (sailor) (born 1973), Australian sailing gold medalist at
527-1148: The United States Merchant Marine Academy Thomas Starr King (1824–1864), American Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War Thomas King (astronomer) (1858–1916), New Zealand astronomer Thomas King (botanist) (1834–1896), Scottish botanist Thomas Joseph King (1921–2000), American biologist Thomas J. King Jr. (1925–1994), American educator and Shakespearean scholar Thomas M. King (1929–2009), American Jesuit priest and scholar of theology and philosophy at Georgetown University Thomas King (merchant) , British merchant and privateer Thomas King (novelist) (born 1943), Canadian novelist and broadcaster Thomas King (slave trader) , British slave-trader Thomas Wilkinson King (1809–1847), English pathologist and anatomist Tom King (musician) (1942–2011), songwriter, founding member of
558-541: The approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in that country as part of DC's 80th anniversary of Batman celebration. In September 2020, DC Comics announced that King would be among the creators of a revived Batman: Black and White anthology series to debut on December 8, 2020. From 2021 to 2022, King was the writer on the eight-issue miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow with artist Bilquis Evely. David Harth, for CBR , commented that since Omega Men, "King has mostly stayed away from sci-fi, going for
589-613: The decision to cancel the series as "a bit hasty," crediting the book's critical acclaim and fan social media reactions as the reason the title would go on for the planned 12-issue run. King penned a Green Lantern one-shot that ties into the " Darkseid War " storyline, titled "Will You Be My God?", which James Whitbrook of io9 praised as "one of the best" Green Lantern stories. King and co-writer Tim Seeley announced they would leave Grayson after issue No. 18, with King clarifying on Twitter that they were working on something "big and cool" and needed time. King and Seeley officially left
620-496: The nine-panel grid, popularized by Alan Moore 's and Dave Gibbons ' Watchmen , has been praised by reviewers. In San Diego Comic-Con 2015, Vertigo revealed a new creator-owned project written by King with art by Mitch Gerads titled The Sheriff of Baghdad . The project, a crime series in the vein of Vertigo titles like Preacher and Scalped , was set to launch in late 2015, and was inspired by King's time in Iraq as part of
651-438: The public, with reviewers calling the series one of Marvel's "biggest surprises" and praising the narration, art, and colors. In September 2015, DC cancelled King's The Omega Men , along with four other titles, with the series ending with issue seven. After negative fan response to the cancellation, Jim Lee , DC's co-publisher, announced that they would be bringing back The Omega Men through at least issue 12. Lee described
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713-579: The series in February with issue No. 17, with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly taking over for its last three issues with issue No. 18 in March. DC Comics announced in February 2016 that King had signed an exclusivity deal with the publisher, which would see him writing exclusively for DC and Vertigo. King revealed via his Twitter account that he would stay on The Vision as writer through issue 12, finishing
744-433: The story arc he had planned from the beginning. In March 2016, it was announced that King would be writing the main bi-weekly Batman series beginning with a new No. 1, replacing long-time writer Scott Snyder , as part of DC's Rebirth relaunch that June. King has stated that his run would be 100 issues total, with the entirety being released twice-monthly, though this was later curtailed to 85 issues and 3 annuals, with
775-567: The winter of 1678 King nearly died of pleurisy, but "crept to the House" to vote for the Government. He received £2,486, between February 1680 and April 1688 either as interest for a loan he had made to Charles I, or "as of free gift and royal bounty". King died between April and October 1688 when the bounty was paid to his widow. King married firstly on 18 January 1647, Mary Gooch, daughter of Charles Gooch, merchant of Great Yarmouth, and had
806-523: Was an assistant to X-Men writer Chris Claremont , before joining the CIA counterterrorism unit after 9/11 . King spent seven years as a counterterrorism operations officer for the CIA before quitting to write his debut novel, A Once Crowded Sky , after the birth of his first child. A Once Crowded Sky , King's debut superhero novel with comics pages illustrated by Tom Fowler , was published on July 10, 2012, by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster , to positive reception. In 2014, King
837-494: Was announced that King's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow miniseries would be adapted into a feature film by DC Studios . It was also announced by DC Studios co-chairman and co-CEO James Gunn that King will serve as one of the architects of the new DC Universe media franchise of feature films and other media that would succeed the DC Extended Universe . In March 2023, it was announced that King would be writing
868-618: Was characterised by a pursuit of parliamentary income and suspicions of financial irregularity. He was one of the instigators of the Royal Fishery Company on which Samuel Pepys published a highly critical report in 1664. Pepys found King had hung on to £429 of voluntary subscriptions and "insinuated in his accounts" that he had assigned the lease of his house worth £700 at Harwich to the Fishing Company . Pepys suggested it would be useful "to inquire whether this house
899-502: Was chosen to co-write Grayson for DC Comics, along with Tim Seeley and Mikel Janin on art. After penning Nightwing No. 30, King, Seeley, and Janin launched Grayson in May 2014, featuring Dick Grayson leaving behind his Nightwing persona at age 22 to become Agent 37, a Spyral spy. King and Seeley plotted the series together and traded issues to script separately, with King providing additional authenticity through his background with
930-468: Was not long ago otherwise disposed of by him" and pointed out another instance where King was defrauding the Company. King was deputy collector of hearth-tax for Suffolk from 1666 to 1667 and his partners accused him of withholding funds during the three-year farm. He was a gentleman of the privy chamber from 1671 to 1685. He was commissioner for recusants for Essex in 1675. In November 1675, King entered
961-516: Was set to orchestrate the crossover's story-line and pen two one-shots to open and close the series. As part of Marvel Comics ' All-New, All-Different relaunch, King was announced as the writer of The Vision , a new ongoing following the titular character and his newly created family, with artist Gabriel Hernández Walta, colorist Jordie Bellaire , and covers by Mike del Mundo , launching in November 2015. The Vision has been well received by