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Comics are 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/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 means of image-making 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...)

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Eagle was a seminal British children's comic, first published in April 1950. It was founded by Marcus Morris, an Anglican vicar, who felt that the church was not communicating its message effectively. Simultaneously disillusioned with contemporary children's literature, he and artist Frank Hampson created a dummy comic based on Christian values. Morris hawked the idea to several publishers, with little success, until Hulton Press decided to take it on. Following a huge publicity campaign, the first issue sold about 900,000 copies. Featured in colour on the front cover was the comic's most recognisable story, Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future (pictured). Other popular stories included Riders of the Range and P.C. 49. Eagle also contained news and sport sections, and educational cutaway diagrams of sophisticated machinery. Amidst a takeover of the comic's publisher and a series of acrimonious disputes, Morris left in 1959; Hampson followed shortly thereafter. Although Eagle continued in various forms, a perceived lowering of editorial standards preceded plummeting sales, and it was eventually subsumed by its rival, Lion, in 1969. A relaunched Eagle ran for over 500 issues between 1982 and 1994.

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Anniversaries for July 5

1921: birth of Bill Yates, American cartoonist and comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate
1933: birth of Shel Dorf, American comic book enthusiast and the founder of San Diego Comic-Con International
1945: birth of François Bourgeon, French comics author and artist best known for Les passagers du vent and the Cyann Saga
1958: birth of Bill Watterson, American author and artist of the popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
1968: birth of Ken Akamatsu, Japanese mangaka best known for Love Hina
1976: death of Frank Bellamy, British comics artist best known for his work in Eagle and on Dan Dare
1978: death of Paul Cuvelier, Belgian comics artist best known for Corentin
2004: debut of Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!, American comic strip by Tim Rickard
2011: death of Shinji Wada, Japanese manga artist, best known for the creation of the Sukeban Deka franchise

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Image 1Phoenix Fan Fusion's 2017 convention in Phoenix, Arizona (from Comic book convention)
Image 2The San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con in 2013 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 3Comics artist Mœbius (2008), who achieved international renown through Métal Hurlant (from Bande dessinée)
Image 4Cover 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)
Image 5Image of bathers from the Hokusai manga (from History of manga)
Image 6The French comic Les Pieds Nickelés (1954 book cover): an early 20th-century forerunner of the modern Franco-Belgian comic (from Bande dessinée)
Image 7Cover to 27 December 1884 edition of Ally Sloper's Half Holiday. (from British comics)
Image 8Hokusai Manga (early 19th century) (from History of manga)
Image 9Japanese wood block illustration from 19th century (from History of manga)
Image 10During panels at comic book conventions, the audience is sometimes invited to line up and ask questions using a dedicated microphone. (from Comic book convention)
Image 11Comic-Con crowd inside the second floor of the convention center in 2011 waiting for the exhibition hall to open (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 12A page by Rodolphe Töpffer, whose work is considered influential in shaping the comics form. (from History of comics)
Image 13Comic Con crowds in 2011 as seen from a helicopter (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 14Convention crowd outside of Golden Hall in 1982 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 15Chōjū-giga (12th century), traditionally attributed to a monk-artist Kakuyū (Toba Sōjo) (from History of manga)
Image 16Close Hergé collaborator and magazine contributor Bob de Moor (from Bande dessinée)
Image 17Sequential depictions on Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy (from History of comics)
Image 18A Fallout Cosplayer photographed at a Comic Con in a Fallout Themed area (from Comic book convention)

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... that the comic book Nietzsche, se créer liberté tries to express Friedrich Nietzsche's personality visually?
... that the first time The Witcher universe was portrayed outside the novels was in the 1993–1995 Polish comic book series of the same name?
... that Steve Englehart wrote the Captain America comic book storyline "Secret Empire" as an allegory for the Watergate scandal?
... that a graphic novel for teens was among the 10 most challenged books in the United States in 2023?
... that John Byrne retold the origin of Superman in the 1986 comic book limited series The Man of Steel, 48 years after the character was created?
... that the writer of Poison Ivy: Thorns felt the titular DC Comics character was "tailor made for ※ interests as a nature-loving, gay makeup enthusiast"?
... that M. Night Shyamalan's Old is based on a Swiss graphic novel that the filmmaker received as a Father's Day gift?
... that otomechikku, a subgenre of Japanese girls' comics focusing on stories about ordinary teenaged protagonists, has been compared to monogatari and the genre of Bildungsroman?

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Alan Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. Frequently described as the best graphic novel writer in history, he has been called "one of the most important British writers of the last fifty years".

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... that Marvel Comics published a parody of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue featuring artwork of superheroes in bathing suits?

... that Shueisha, the publisher of Weekly Shōnen Jump, has produced a manga series in collaboration with Marvel Comics?

... that Wolfgang J. Fuchs, an early German comics scholar who co-wrote a 1971 standard work on the topic, translated Garfield and Mom's Cancer?

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Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-El, to save the planet Earth.

— Barack Obama, United States Senator from Illinois (2005-2008), 44th President of the United States (2009-), October 2008

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Comics

Glossary of comics terminology

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By format	Editorial list Minicomics Webcomics
By country	American Jewish American Australian Canadian Cuban Filipino Japanese (manga) Macedonian
Other	Female comics creators list

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Comics studies
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Genres	Abstract Adult Alternative Ambiguous Anthropomorphic Autobiographical Celebrity Comics in education Comics journalism Comics poetry Crime Dystopian Erotic Fantasy list Gekiga Graphic medicine Horror Romance list Science fiction Superhero Teen humor Tijuana bible Underground War Western Wrestling
Tropes	Antihero Decompression Talking animals Masking Rogue Superhero Supervillain Widescreen comics
Themes	Ethnic stereotypes Feminist Gender and webcomics LGBT American mainstream Portrayal of black people African characters Portrayal of women The Hawkeye Initiative Women in Refrigerators

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Africa	South Africa
Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Quebec Mexico United States list
Asia	China and Taiwan list Hong Kong India list Japan lists Korea list Pakistan Philippines list Thailand Turkey Vietnam
Europe	Czech Republic Croatia France and Belgium list Belgium Germany Hungary Ireland Italy list Netherlands Poland Portugal Serbia Spain list United Kingdom Wales
Oceania	Australia

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By format	Comic books Comic strips Manga magazines Webcomics
By source	Based on fiction Based on films Based on television programs Based on video games
Other lists	Awards Best-selling comic series manga manga magazines Comic books on CD/DVD Comics and comic strips made into feature films Comics solicited but never published Limited series

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Professional	Academy of Comic Book Arts Association of Canadian Cartoonists Association of Comics Magazine Publishers Australian Cartoonists' Association Comic Art Professional Society National Cartoonists Society Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas
Critical and academic	Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association Canadian Society for the Study of Comics Comic & Fantasy Art Amateur Press Association Comics Studies Society Sequart Organization Svenska Serieakademien
Charitable and outreach	Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors British Amateur Press Association (comics) Club des bandes dessinées Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund Finnish Comics Society Friends of Lulu The Hero Initiative Xeric Foundation

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