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He laughs, pulling out his own knife and spinning it around in his hand with ease. “No one is going to save you this time, angel.” “Oh, she’s not looking for someone to save her,” a voice echoes from the shadows and I turn towards it. There stands the demon. It still has Jeen’s blood on its arm and its clothes a partly burned from the small grenade explosion. “She’s looking out for me.” Jagger’s attention turns to the demon who he thinks is Felix. “Oh, look someone I hate even more than you, angel

Victoria lay in the hospital bed and tried to keep the memories from flooding back. The demon was gone, along with its summoner who was killed in the attacks. She felt an immense weight lifted off her. She was alive, against all odds. Because of Lorna, of all people. She’s put a stop the demon. As to why she was there in the first place was a mystery. Many people were dead because Victoria had succumbed to the demon. She couldn’t believe she’d let that happen. The guilt was heavy in her chest and

Dante sighed. He shuffled through the signup forms and then threw them down on his desk again. It was almost Reaper season and he was getting bombarded with requests to join the guild. It was the same every year. Hundreds of hopeful youths dreaming of being one of the three to gain glory for the guild. There were only 50 spots open in the guild this year. Last year there were half as many. The year before, only 10. Custos-Anxo was losing face and members. There was a knock on the door. "It's open

Schodt, Frederik L. Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. Vol. 1, Berkeley, CA, Stone Bridge Press, 2007. Frederik L. Schodt is a famous novelist, translator, and interpreter. He is an alumni of the University of California, graduated of year 1972. He is the translator of the manga “Astro Boy”, which in 2009 became a movie. Schodt, when writing this book was having a general audience in mind, but he is mainly targeting adults and older generations. The reason for that is because he wants to

Introduction Comic books originally appeared in 18th century Japan and 1830s Europe but were first popularized in the United States in 1930s, more specifically in 1933 with the release of Famous Funnies #1. It was only in 1937 that the first comic book about super heroes was released with the publication of Detective Comics #1. The creation of DC Comics inspired Martin Goodman to found Timely Publications in 1939, renaming it in the 1950s as Atlas Comics and later branded it as Marvel Comics in 1961

Page:of 10 Graphic BleedVampires in comic books and graphic novelsBram Stoker’s Dracula #1 (1992). Panel art by Mike Mingola.Since the 18th century, Vampires have ultimatelytranscended narrativeboundaries and genre divides. The Vampiresub-­‐culturehasflourishes in neo gothic aesthetics in science fiction and fantasy,in romantic and young adultliteratureand incelluloid. Vampiregraphic

of the best rock bands there ever was. The band was started in 1972 by Gene Simmons and they are best known for their outrageous outfits and makeup(Charlesworth 1869). They also had a huge influence in their prime and they still have an impact on people today. KISS is a heavy metal/ rock & Roll band that has engraved their name in music history and changed rock and roll for decades. When Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley created Kiss in 1972(Cavendish 1869), It was the beginning of one of the greatest

The History of Marvel Comics Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics (formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group) is an American publisher of comic books and related media. Marvel, founded by Martin Goodman, started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel 's modern incarnation dates from 1961, the year that the company launched The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee

Since the 18th century, Vampires have ultimately transcended narrative boundaries and genre divides and the Vampire sub-cultures flourish in neo-gothic aesthetic from science fiction and fantasy, romantic and young adult literature and in celluloid. Vampire graphic narratives are finding increased popularity and have since developed into an “Iconic popular culture phenomenon drawing an obsession and fascination globally”. (Jacqueline, Ng, 2014) So what inspired this new genre of graphic narrative

For years the pages of comic books have been covered with male superheroes. The debut of Wonder Woman contradicts the idea that the role of women only went as far as staying at home and taking care of the kids. Wonder Woman played a vital role in the Women's Rights Movement embodying a strong woman who was in charge. The riveting superhero Wonder Woman was created by Dr. William Moulton Marston, internationally famous psychologist. The inspiration for Wonder Woman came from Ancient Greece, where