Portal:Comics
Portal:Comics
Comics is a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically takes the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common image-making means in comics; Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, comic albums, and tankōbon have become increasingly common, along with webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics.
The English term comics is used as a singular noun when it refers to the medium itself (e.g. "Comics is a visual art form."), but becomes plural when referring to works collectively (e.g. "Comics are popular reading material."). (Full article...)
Anarky is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle (pictured), he first appeared in Detective Comics #608 (November 1989) as an adversary of Batman. Stories revolving around Anarky often focus on political and philosophical themes. Named after the philosophy of anarchism, the primary philosophical element that has underscored the character's appearances has been anti-statism. With Grant's transition to the philosophy of Neo-Tech, Anarky was transformed from a vehicle for socialist and populist philosophy, to rationalist, atheist, and free market based thought. The creation of the character was also partially influenced by Alan Moore's character "V" from V for Vendetta. Originally intended to only be used in the debut story in which he appeared, positive reception by readers and his editor convinced Grant to continue using Anarky as a recurring character throughout the early 90s. Batman: Anarky, a trade paperback collection of stories featuring the character, soon followed. This popular acclaim culminated, however, in a financially and critically unsuccessful ongoing solo series. The 1999 Anarky series, in which even Alan Grant has expressed his distaste, was quickly canceled after eight issues.
- 1942: first appearance of Barnaby, American comic strip by Crockett Johnson which ran until 1952
- 1949: birth of John Ostrander, American comic book writer best known for Oracle
- 1960: birth of Dale Berry, American artist and designer best known his work on Tales of the Moonlight Cutter
- 1963: birth of Christopher Nielsen, Norwegian comics artist best known for To Trøtte Typer
- 1965: birth of Evan Dorkin, American comics artist and cartoonist, best known for Milk and Cheese and Dork
- 1968: death of Rudolph Dirks, pioneering German-American comic strip creator best known for the Katzenjammer Kids
- 1977: birth of Justin Ponsor, American comic book colorist, best known for his work on Marvel Comics
Cover of Illustrated Chips in 1896 featuring the first appearance of the long-running comic strip of the tramps Weary Willie and Tired Tim. (from British comics)
Hokusai Manga (early 19th century) (from History of manga)
Image of bathers from the Hokusai manga (from History of manga)
Close Hergé collaborator and magazine contributor Bob de Moor (from Bande dessinée)
Comic-Con crowd inside the second floor of the convention center in 2011 waiting for the exhibition hall to open (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Japanese wood block illustration from 19th century (from History of manga)
Comics artist Mœbius (2008), who achieved international renown through Métal Hurlant(from Bande dessinée)
Comic Con crowds in 2011 as seen from a helicopter (from San Diego Comic-Con)
The French comic Les Pieds Nickelés (1954 book cover): an early 20th-century forerunner of the modern Franco-Belgian comic (from Bande dessinée)
During panels at comic book conventions, the audience is sometimes invited to line up and ask questions using a dedicated microphone. (from Comic book convention)
A page by Rodolphe Töpffer, whose work is considered influential in shaping the comics form. (from History of comics)
The San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con in 2013 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Chōjū-giga (12th century), traditionally attributed to a monk-artist Kakuyū (Toba Sōjo) (from History of manga)
Convention crowd outside of Golden Hall in 1982 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
A Fallout Cosplayer photographed at a Comic Con in a Fallout Themed area (from Comic book convention)
Cover to 27 December 1884 edition of Ally Sloper's Half Holiday. (from British comics)
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- ... that until the 1970s, most shōjo manga (Japanese girls' comics) were written by men?
- ... that the 1992 comic book storyline "Man and Wolf", in which Captain America is transformed into a werewolf, has been described as "one of the most bizarre moments of the core Marvel Universe"?
- ... that although its publisher Dark Horse Comics is American, a significant proportion of artists involved with the comic book series The Witcher have been Polish?
- ... that Pinky & Pepper Forever is a graphic novel that follows two anthropomorphic dog girlfriends through hell?
- ... that Fabrizio Dori wants his comic book Il dio vagabondo to bring attention to an ancient Greek view of death?
- ... that the writer of Poison Ivy: Thorns felt the titular DC Comics character was "tailor made for [her] interests as a nature-loving, gay makeup enthusiast"?
- ... that The Steranko History of Comics has been described as the first piece of cultural analysis on American comic books?
- ... that the comic book Nietzsche, se créer liberté tries to express Friedrich Nietzsche's personality visually?
Samson was a fictional superhero that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. He first appeared in Fantastic Comics #1 (Dec. 1939). The writer was uncredited, but is believed to be Will Eisner; the artist was Alex Blum, using the pseudonym "Alex Boon".
- ...that the film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds has been in development since the 1990s and once included a comedic incarnation with Jack Black set to star?
- ...that Leland Myrick wrote the autobiographical graphic novel Missouri Boy, even though he considers himself "a very private person"?
- ...that Chilean cartoonist and plastic artist Fernando Krahn had to leave his country in order to escape from the 1973 coup d'état?
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