Comics

The 1950s was known as time of civil rights progression and the fear of communism within America. But the censorship of literature and music that ran rampant in this time period is not recognized when you think of the 1950s. Classics and comics were a majority of the banning throughout this time period but not the only. Emergence of music types like R&B were also a huge ‘problem’ to many to what is played on the radio which this could be linked to the racism at the time. Pretty scandalous. The…

parents, authors, and even the New York Times. It was deemed the most important book of the year by literary critic Sterling North. Even though the book was a success with parents, Wertham quickly became the face of the decline in the popularity of comics in the 1950’s. Children saw him as…

superhero character wouldn’t be considered the same without their classic characteristics. In order to be the heroes, fans know these iconic heroes need to be exactly the way they were when they first appeared. This is perhaps the reason why many comic book characters consistently retain the same appearance. It’s true that these heroes are known to look and act a certain way but, is it really necessary to keep them that way. Appearances and actions are mutually exclusive. Is Superman a hero…

millions. Literature involving the event is one of the only ways one can imagine or begin to understand the horrors of the Holocaust and its impact on future generations. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, written by Art Spiegelman, is one of the greatest graphic comics that is also able to depict the horrors and after-struggles of the Holocaust. Art Spiegelman was born on February 15, 1948; A big part of his life and experience was being born in the generation after the Holocaust and he often compares…

something that’s worth all of my time. Drawing has always been more than a mere hobby to me. It grew as a passion, and comics…

and moment and that was through comic books. She started off as a hobby and it overcame her and she used comics to tell her story of her life, but through food related. In the book Relish, food is being used as a symbol to describe the connection between food and memories through the recipes and the five senses stories of the main character. Through her detailed and very colorful drawings of foods the author…

innovative mode of expressing afrofuturism is through comics with black protagonists. The idea of a black character being the powerful protagonist in science fiction comics was formally rejected and seen as absurd by the Western world. However, advancements in cultural diversity and acceptance have made the realization of this concept a possibility. Black Panther is a sci-fi comic character made popular by Marvel Comics. This character has appeared in comic series such as Black Panther, Avengers…

McCloud says, and the goal is, “to arrive at ‘real’ books -- those with no pictures at all” (McCloud, 740). McCloud is a comic, in one of his works, Understanding Comics, McCloud explores the different ways that cartoons can be used and the power of adding images to stories. In his excerpt Show and Tell, McCloud effectively uses graphical techniques to acknowledge the absence of comics in adult reading and argues that images enhance a reader’s experience by creating a multidimensional scene,…

Lexus A younger generation raised after Star Wars might think, when looking at Valerian, the film, that it borrowed many ideas from George Lucas blockbuster, but the reality is different: Valerian inspired Star Wars. Valerian, the film, picks the comic series from 1967 and mixes it with a promise of the future: the Skyjet vehicle designed by Lexus for a world set 700 years in the future. The first trailer from Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, revealed last November, gave viewers a…

When he was a child, Gaiman had read comic books and normal books, at one point he had read through all of the children’s books in his local library. Prior to being 16, Gaiman read comic books, though stopped because he felt that he had outgrown them. On March 14, 1985, Mr. Gaiman married his wife Mary, and has two daughters with her.By the time he had graduated high school, Gaiman had decided to become an American comic book writer, because he felt that comics had become redundant and geared…