Comics

hunt are the earliest account of comics we have today. This type of sequential art must be considered historically speaking when attempting to unpack the definition of what are comics. Scott McCloud defines comics as juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence intended to convey information and/or to produce an aesthetic response to the viewer. In order to better understand what a comic is , we can compare and contrast literary novels with comics through three main features: format

Just like traditional literature, comic books can be analyzed through narrative, structure, and plot. Since the narrative is one of the prime factors in storytelling, comics must have a strong narrative. If there is no narrative, there is no story. Although, it's important to keep in mind that stories are still stories, whether you’re reading A Tale of two Cities or Watchmen. After all, a good story can be told in any medium at all. With this in mind, while analyzing parts of the narrative, one

History of Spanish Comics (a) Introduction (BBC, 2015)Spain is one of the largest countries around the world, located between the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. The country has a rich history from 16th century during mediaeval times till early 19th century being as an overseas empire. The main historical event in Spain’s history is the civil war which occurred from 1936-1939 to overthrow Franco’s regime. One of Franco decision was to ban comic books during his reign because he didn’t want people

Chapter 2 Influence of Comics Today people live in an increasingly visual world, where we are engaged not only by texts but also by images. We are influenced by internet, magazines, advertisement, games, picture books, film, anime, comic books and so many more. Those media are using images to communicate, entertain and gain profit. It has shown an increasing usage proportion of visual or graphic representation and less text. We are now living in images dominated world. Berger (1972: 10) explained

Marvel Comics Luke Gerrard Sam Hojat Jimmy Mick John Seibert Andrew Cox   Introduction At the beginning of the 20th century, comic books emerged as a popular entertainment medium for the American public. Though initially composed of many different genres, American comic books would come to be dominated by the superhero genre. Today, the comic book industry is dominated by two companies: DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Though DC Comics was arguably the progenitor of the superhero genre by creating Superman

thought about how dumb comic books or graphic novels were growing up? Why such avid readers were called (myself included) nerds? Yet were smarter than you? Think back to how geeky their way of speaking was and how they touched on such complexities even for a simple book! Shortly, reasoning will tell why comic books are the best. Over the years, from the 20th to 21st century, research and documentation has been stacking up to prove that comic books make their readers smarter. Comics make you want to read

Marvel Comics and DC Comics were both founded in the 1930’s as, naturally, comic book publishers. Today they form 70% of the comic book market. By 2016, that market as a whole had hit a record high of $1.085B in both physical and digital comic book sales (Johnston, 2016) (Comichron, 2016). Some of the highest selling comic series currently in print have strong NCC themes. These include DC’s Batman and Marvel’s The Punisher series. Batman or Bruce Wayne, is a bat-themed vigilante that carries out

History of American Comic Book Superheroes. Before they become significant box-office phenomena and debut for TV serious, superheroes were short stories in printed media. Supermen, Batman, Captain America, Wonder Woman …were comic books superheroes. The idea of superheroes was long existed. However, as many comic books historians agreed, The Phantom, published in February 17, 1936, is considered to be the first comic book costumed hero. Since then, comic books superheroes were booming. In the mid-1940s

When it comes to reading comics, it takes patience and understanding. Since this was my first time reading a true comic book, I have a new appreciation for comic books. With the reading of Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics, there are many elements that go into making a comic book a true comic. Applying the teaching of color that McCloud taught in his book to the comic, Batman: Year One, the color scheme that is used in certain panels help bring the story off the page and is another form of

Once disregarded, comic books have been progressively paving a way to the future without sexism and racism in a time when they are becoming increasingly impactful to young adults. In 1938 Superman debuted and began the future of comic books, creating the two most influential publishers (Adkins). In 1940 Fantomah was introduced as the first female superhero character, though she remained a less popular character in the industry. It wasn’t until the early 1960’s that Wonder Woman was created, and she