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    and comic books differ in many ways, classical literature has a strong influence on comic books. Teachers have always taught classical literature in high-schools and colleges as a way to help students appreciate literature and vocabulary. People read comic books on the other hand to get away from learning and appreciating literature to escape to superheroes and supervillains, in the battle of good versus evil. Classical literature has an influence on the characters, types of different comic books

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    adults that escape reality through the usage of comic books. Aaron, 37 years old, married, and a father of one loves to read comic books. This grown man admitted “when I was reading a whole lot, it was my escape, my protection place.” (Botzakis 53). Aaron did enjoy reading and examining the cultures within the comic books. Comic books were his way of escaping reality, it didn’t feel like work, it was enjoyable and relaxing. Reading the comic books weren’t a task for him, it was a hobby. Further on

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    March 2016 Watchmen Watchmen, by DC Comics, should be considered a literary work for its great use of realism and deconstruction, storytelling and subplots, and the focus on personal character development and their moral codes. Watchmen utilizes these aspects in a way that makes the reader change the way they think about their popular culture and what is valuable to them. These aspects help solidify the idea that Watchmen is the first in a new breed of comics, one in which they make the transition

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    behind ‘comics’ or ‘graphic novels’ continued to develop. The subject of these graphics range from early humans attempting to communicate information about animal migration patterns painted on the walls of caves, to mythological stories painted onto the surface of pottery. These images are made to be informative, or entertaining, but in general fail to deliver a message that moves beyond the delivery of information, and between good and bad. In both pre and post-World War II comic books failed

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    growing in different forms of media, superhero comic books have picked up this trend and have begun to introduce characters with diverse backgrounds. Due to the previously mentioned occurrence, readers of different creeds, sexual orientation, and ethnicities are being introduced to the world of superheroes. With this new trend, many questions arise concerning the impact and necessity of underrepresentation and fairness. How have superhero comic books widened their depiction of underrepresented communities

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    For over a century comic books have been around changing the way generations look at each other using satire and other forms of humor to express ideas through art and story . For as long as these small stories have existed, people have been inspired by and changed by them. Moreover, ideas have been expressed, either being controversial or agreed on by a large majority. The influence they have had over different generations has changed the perspectives of people on topics such as war, propaganda

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    Hate and Success: How the Jews Created the Comic Book Industry The year is 1933. Adolf Hitler is elected as Chancellor of Germany, the U.S. struggles through the Great Depression, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected as the U.S. President, and almost assassinated. But that’s not what this is about, that’s the boring stuff. This is about the revolutionary idea that changed American pop culture forever. 1933 was the birth of the American comic book. The birth that ended up becoming a success

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    There will always be entertainment and in the 1960’s comic books ruled the entertainment industry, and even now they dominate as comic book movies. The worlds created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Frank Millar have become pop culture and people across the world have gazed upon this form of art and literature combined. The protectors of the universe, as powerful as they can be, are missing one key component, the universe. The issue that comic books have not been as diverse as the world they protect is

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    Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life, Manga comic-party-poster Summary: Just when high school nears the close, a Japanese student named Kazuki and his girlfriend, is pulled by his scheming best friend Taishi into the world of fan comics. As Kazuki’s obsession with finishing his comic in time for the next convention threatens his schoolwork and his relationships, he must decide how he will use his time or risk losing Mizuki. STORY – 4.1 Tragically, it has been a long time since I watched the show, and

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    paragons. In a medium such as comic books, however, these standards and perceptions are heavily distorted by the characterizations and settings. Particularly, the superhero genre absorbs the ideals we strive towards and regurgitates them in an extreme and unrealistic manner. The superhero genre is often reflective of societal changes in ideas and morals. These ideals are then molded into misleading representations that influence the behaviors of viewers. Comic books absorb elements of our society

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