Comics

A medium of communication in which words and static images are paired together, comics began life in the United States as a form of comedic and adventure mass entertainment in newspapers, with a single short strip published daily.

The first "comic book" was published in 1929; from that point onward, comic books would be published in some form continuously as a form of popular entertainment. Leaning heavily toward superheroes and other forms of genre adventure stories, comics sold in the millions per month throughout the middle of the twentieth century.

Today comics have gained acceptance across the spectrum of popular culture, including books published as "graphic novel" collections and original material that occupy space on the shelves of libraries and bookstores alongside prose fiction. Although there remains a misconception that comics are primarily for fans of superhero stories, many are now coming to embrace comic art as its own unique and distinct form of storytelling

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• Another John Carbonaro Post

  
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  You see, the thing about john, is that he won’t let us forget him. I just received this comic mag that carried one of the eulogies that I wrote about him. As of this writing, John’s legacy (the T.H.N.D.E.R. Agents) are safely in the hands of his heirs, and are being prepped for a new licensing deal courtesy of ...
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• Fancy That! (Arlo Page)

  
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• Linkarama@Newsarama

  
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  “Speaking of trees dying for no reason…”: I know I’ve linked to Christopher Butcher’s liveblogging his reading and ordering-from the Previews catalog a few times before, but I’m going to do it again. I always enjoy reading what a smart, funny retailer has to say about the mysterious process of acquiring ...
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• Marvel Comics New Yeara4s Eve Party : Comicbook.com Blog

  
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  Marvel Comics has announced a New Years Eve Party that will be taking place today at participating comic book shops. 1 Vote(s)
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• Marvel/DC Mash-Up Genius for Sale

  
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  A few months ago we posted a number of the Disney/Marvel images floating around after their merger but this one is my favorite. Why? Because it features Gizmo Duck. And I love crowd scenes. Im definitely buying this for my wall. The image was created by T Campbell and John Waltrip, and you can buy prints of the ...
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• Hap Hopper 1940 Comic Strip Scans

  
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• Снежинки - Snowflakes Vector

  
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• Зимние фоны - Winter Background Vector

  
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• Everyones A Critic: A round-up of comic book reviews and thinkpieces

  
  Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — Authority: 668
  • Abhay Khosla wraps up his five-part series on the recent Blue Beetle run over at Savage Critics, and asks questions that perhaps cannot be answered: Panel from Blue Beetle Looking back, the list of nerdy crap that I have been a dorky spazz-wad for is very, very long-- but why does that stuff work on ...
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• For all you Wrestling Fans (ADMIT IT... you KNOW you love it!)

  
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• Wednesday Update

  
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  In honor of Diamond’s decision to essentially shut down the entire comic book industry for this week, I’m going to skip today’s Everything But Imaginary column. Heh — actually, I’m just having too wonderful a time with Erin. Come back next Wednesday when I’ll announce my personal picks for the best in ...
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• A roundup of end-of-the-year (and decade) pieces

  
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  Asterios Polyp • The editors of The National Posts book blog name the best books of 2009 , including David Mazzuchellis Asterios Polyp . • Comic Book Resources rolls out the first part of its Top 100 Comics of 2009 , as selected by the websites contributors. The list so far includes such titles as Randall ...
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• New Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths Images Feature Alternate Joker And A Buff Jimmy Olsen!

  
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• Chris Giarrusso releases new free online G-Man video game

  
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• The Decade Comics Went Digital - Part I

  
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• Today Is Indy Comic Books Week

  
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• A Few Comic Books

  
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• Christmas Vector Backgrounds

  
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• Banner cards

  
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• 00811: Red Chucks But Its Not My Birthday

  
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  Some major Happy Birthday greetings need to go out to my high school classmate Allen and more importantly to my brother, Mico! Happy Birthday to both of you! We are so gonna celebrate today! Here I am with hardly 2 hours of sleep, getting ready to meet up with the family to celebrate Micos birthday. Sure, this could ...
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