Archie Comics

Introduction to Manga The Japanese has taken the world by a storm in terms of both technological advancement and influencing the teenagers with interesting and inspiring literary comic novels which they call "manga". These comic novels have taken the world by storm and gain followers everyday or more like mad enthusiasts everyday. The mangas can be based on anything from fantasy adventure based stories to a typical romance drama. These mangas are very interesting and the plot of most of these…

While creating my “big triangle” I had never realized how drastically styles, especially comics, depict people. Scott McCloud focuses on how we are able to recognize and see human faces even in basic depictions, such as his example of a circle with two eyes and a line for a mouth. Thus, in comics this allows a ton of variety in the degrees of realism and expressionism, which is why so many styles exist, especially regionally. Though it was occasionally hard for me to find an appropriate example…

Lichtenstein was inspired by advertisements and comic strips. Lichtenstein was able to make his art work look like it was printed off a giant printer. He was recognized as one of the leaders in the Pop Art movement which included Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, and Claes Oldenbirg. Lichtenstein’s art provoked debate over the ideas of originality and the fine line between fine art and entertainment. Roy Lichtenstein’s most famous works would be his collection of comic strips, which are very…

Grover. A character that through maneuvering about the campus singlehandedly amending little problems the charachters are having throughout the show. In mainstream media the superhero archetype runs rampant; whether it is through the Marvel or D.C. comic book franchises or, If heroes are exhibited through everyday people such as mothers and fathers. Equally as important stands…

Everyone has their own interpretation of a hero, and anyone can argue about what traits a hero has to have. The problem is that almost everyone, other than me of course, is absolutely incorrect. I am here to set the record straight on what a true hero actually is, and all the components that go into making a true hero. The knowledge I am about to bestow upon you, the reader, is known by very few and must be protected and kept secret at all cost. Pay very close attention to the traits that I…

Mike Thaler was born October 8, 1963 in Los Angeles, California. As a child, Mike was always very creative, he enjoyed modeling clay, drawing pictures and writing. He drew cartoons for the school annual and for his school paper at the University of California. He drove from California to New York to begin his career drawing cartoons for adults. Until one day he was contacted by his first editor Ursula Nordstrom after she saw one of his cartoons, she reached out to him to write a children's…

and briefly performed with the New Deal’s WPA Federal Theatre Project. His family couldn’t afford college, but as luck would have it, his cousin was married to a publisher named Martin Goodman, who had leaped into the nascent-but-booming world of comic books, a medium only invented in 1933. Lee got a gig as an editorial gofer at Goodman’s Timely Publications in 1940 and soon started writing scripts for its burgeoning lineup of titles. He usually signed them as “Stan Lee” because — so goes his…

Your Friendly Neighborhood Web Shooter Science: Structure and Function & Types of Interactions Technology: Knowledge Construction Engineering: Defining Problems & Developing Solutions 60 Minute Lesson Spider-Man Card Ball of yarn Balloons (1 per group) Toothbrush (1 per group) Spider Web (20 min) Wall Climbers (15 minutes) Gecko-Man (15 minutes ) Defying Gravity (10 minutes) Investigate how a better understanding of the natural world can inspire creativity. NGSS 1-LS1-1 Use materials to design…

While car buffs may be able to identify this sleek piece of metal as a custom yellow Lamborghini Countach LP500S, it is actually even more than that. This toy is a Transformer, meaning that with a few simple steps it can be transformed from a vehicle to a battle-ready robot. This particular transformer is named Sunstreaker. He was built in 1984, when the Transformers first hit the screen. He was part of the original Transformers cartoon series, along with his twin brother, Sideswipe. They became…

Background Comic books were in the groove in the 30’s and 40’s. After DC Comics published Superman in 1938, stories of mean, costumed superheroes battling criminals and enemies of the United States arose. However after World War II ended, interest for these stories decreased and superheroes were up the creek. In order to gain back the public’s interest of comic books, publishers began to fill them with romance, crime, and horror. In the early 1950’s, crime and horror comics arose, quickly…