Warlord

A warlord is a person who has both military and civil control over a subnational area due to the presence of armed forces who are loyal to the warlord rather than to a central authority.

Description

The term can also mean one who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war. Today, the word has a strong connotation that the person exercises far more power than their official title or rank legitimately permits. Under feudalism, by contrast, the local military leader may enjoy great autonomy and a personal army, and still derive legitimacy from formal fealty to a central authority.

Warlordism is a term coined to describe chaos at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the birth of the Republic of China, from the death of Yuan Shikai in 1916 until 1928. This period is called the warlord era of China. It can however be used to describe similar periods in other countries or epochs such as in Japan during the Sengoku period, or in China during the Three Kingdoms.

The Warlord

The Warlord may refer to:

See also

Warlord (comics)

The Warlord is a sword and sorcery character appearing in comic books published by American company DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Mike Grell, he debuted in 1st Issue Special #8 (Nov. 1975). The comic's protagonist, Travis Morgan, obtains the name "Warlord" as he fights for the freedom of the people of Skartaris.

Publication history

The character the Warlord debuted in 1st Issue Special #8 (cover-dated Nov. 1975). He went on to star in The Warlord #1 (Feb. 1976), followed by an eight-month hiatus after issue #2, picking up again with #3 (Nov. 1976). The title lasted 133 issues until Winter 1988. Creator Mike Grell wrote and drew the comic for six years, handing over the art chores after issue #59 (July 1982); he continued writing the series through issue #71 (July 1983).

Backup features

A continuation of Jack Kirby's OMAC series, by Jim Starlin, was featured as a backup for several issues (#37-39 and #42-47).Arak, Son of Thunder, created by Roy Thomas and Ernie Colón, first appeared in a special insert in The Warlord #48 (Aug. 1981).Claw the Unconquered appeared in a two-part backup feature in issues #48-49 by Jack C. Harris and Thomas Yeates. "Dragonsword" was a backup feature by Paul Levitz and Yeates which appeared in #51-54 (Nov. 1981-Feb. 1982).Arion, a sword and sorcery title by writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Jan Duursema, began as a six-page backup feature in The Warlord #55 (March 1982). Another backup feature was "The Barren Earth" by writer Gary Cohn and artist Ron Randall, which was concluded in a four-issue limited series. A Bonus Book in issue #131 (Sept. 1988) featured artist Rob Liefeld's first work for DC.