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    Superhero In The 1940s

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    Convenient Comics, the 1940s forerunner of Marvel Comics, had million-offering titles including the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America.Although DC and Timely characters are very much recalled today, dissemination figures propose that the top of the line superhero title of the period was Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel with offers of around 1.4 million duplicates for every issue. The comic was distributed fortnightly at one point to profit by…

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    Stigma: Comic Books There is no question that the nerd ethos is active as another summer approaches presenting a plethora of superhero movies. But Hollywood supremacy aside, there is still a stigma involved in this culture. I am going to discredit some of the stereotypes. The stigma I address of is what individuals normally think of as the “nerd of comic books”. You know the type: kind of an underdog, a Star Wars or comic book fanatic, unaware of the superior world around them. Superhero movies…

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    Alison Bechdel's Fun Home

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    representation of her coming to a realization of her own homosexuality and a complex relationship with her father. However, Bechdel offers a graphic narrative… 2: presentation Comic can be used as an adjective which has the meaning of “funny,” or as pertaining to comedians, which can cause confusion and readers usually steer clear of such comic books for the most part. Highlights the maturity, non-comedic content, as well as emphasizes the hybrid nature of the medium. Sequential art. Graphic…

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    School Is Hell Analysis

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    perhaps refer it as a haven— a disparate realm void of burdens of society, enabling one to pursue in the attainment of knowledge. For some however, school is what Matt Groening explicitly states within the title of his works: school is hell. Groening’s comics are fused with hilarity: the generalization of teachers and students, the sardonic remarks about the hierarchical structure of the institutionalized setting. His portrayals of school life are cynical, even sarcastic at times. Still, it…

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    The first appearance of Al Capp’s “Shmoo” was in the classic comic strip, “Li’l Abner”. As said by Life Magazine, the nation was instantly “Shmoo-struck,” and his “Shmoo” became a big hit. There are many stories, comics, and TV shows with and about the Shmoos, the story we’re focusing on is “The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo.” Their life in the book goes through love and hate. With only the desire to please the humans of Dogpatch, USA, they lay eggs, give milk, and if you look at them…

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    Ghost Of The Grotto Essay

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    On page 20-21 of the Ghost of the Grotto, the most prominent panel-to-panel transition is the action-to-action transition, which is the most used in comics books. These transitions gives the impression that the story is progressing rather quickly, similarly to an action scene. Given the subject of the scene, when we understand that one character is being held captive, it gives the narration a sense of urgency. By using aspect-to-aspect transition, Barks’ shows us simultaneous scenes, the one on…

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    Comics have been given the wrong impression by society their usually known for being bad art and only being read by guys in tights, but it's more than that it's been in our world for decades. Theres many cultures where they used drawings and simple text to express a shorty story of their situation. In understanding Comics, McCloud use many facts that will help back up his intentioned towards the direction he was heading. One thing he mentioned was a manuscript that was discovered in 1519,…

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    eleven of “Understanding Comics.” Scott McCloud opens up about his opinion and view on how society sees comics. He explains that most people, when thinking about the combination of art and literature, generally have a negative view on the matter. He says that society believes that the two should be separated, and that the combination of the two art forms are meant for kids. Believing that to both show and tell should be left to younger ages. All of this being told through a comic, many might…

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    Jack Kirby

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    challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular culture such as advertising and comic books. One of its aims was to emphasize the elements of any culture, most often through the use of irony. Jack Kirby a forerunner of comic book illustration was a resounding artist who led much of what pop artists drew their inspiration from. Revolutionizing the styles and techniques used by comic artists of the time, Kirby took a more coloristic and surreal approach to his art, this…

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    go to a comic book shop and pick up a comic book that has Comic Code Authority “approved” logo. And then you are wondering hmm, what’s the story beside this symbol? Did Comic Code Authority contribute to decline of popularity of comic books? Well it’s a long story. Since the beginning comics where known for kids, but as of now times have changed and writers broke the Comic Code Authority in the 1970’s so writers can focus more on complex themes; social issues. After two decades Comic Code…

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