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Introduction
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 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 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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The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of comic strip narratives created by Georges Remi under the pseudonym Hergé (a reversal of his initials, R G, as pronounced in French). They first appeared in French in a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle in 1929. Set in a painstakingly researched world closely mirroring our own, The Adventures of Tintin present a number of well realised characters in distinctive settings. The series has continued as a favourite of readers and critics alike for over 70 years. The hero of the series is the titular character, Tintin, a young reporter and traveller. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful dog Snowy (Milou in French). Later, popular additions to the cast included Captain Haddock and other colourful supporting characters. The success of the series saw the serialised strips collected into a series of albums, spun into a successful magazine and adapted for both film and theatre. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in over 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date.
Anniversaries for July 22
- 1936: birth of Angus Allan, British comic strip creator mainly of TV series adaptations
- 1939: first publication of The Magic Comic, British comic which lasted for 80 issues
- 1941: birth of Vaughn Bodé, American underground comics artist best known for Cheech Wizard
- 1965: first appearance of Philémon by Fred in Pilote
- 1973: first publication of Violence Jack, Japanese manga created by Go Nagai
- 1986: death of Floyd Gottfredson, American comic book artist best known for the Mickey Mouse comic strip
- 2002: launch of Queen of Wands, American webcomic by Aeire
- 2009: death of John Ryan, British cartoonist and creator of Captain Pugwash
General images
- Image 2A Fallout Cosplayer photographed at a Comic Con in a Fallout Themed area (from Comic book convention)
- Image 3The French comic Les Pieds Nickelés (1954 book cover): an early 20th-century forerunner of the modern Franco-Belgian comic (from Bande dessinée)
- Image 5The San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con in 2013 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
- Image 7A page by Rodolphe Töpffer, whose work is considered influential in shaping the comics form. (from History of comics)
- Image 8During 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 9Convention crowd outside of Golden Hall in 1982 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
- Image 10Chōjū-giga (12th century), traditionally attributed to a monk-artist Kakuyū (Toba Sōjo) (from History of manga)
- Image 12Japanese wood block illustration from 19th century (from History of manga)
- Image 13Comic Con crowds in 2011 as seen from a helicopter (from San Diego Comic-Con)
- Image 14Cover 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 15Image of bathers from the Hokusai manga (from History of manga)
- Image 16Comic-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 18Comics artist Mœbius (2008), who achieved international renown through Métal Hurlant (from Bande dessinée)
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- ... that a 1944 serial film was the first film appearance of Captain America and the first film appearance of any Marvel Comics character?
- ... that although Blizzard's franchise Overwatch is centered around video games, its lore is mainly told through animated shorts, comics, and novels?
- ... that the writer of the 2022 comic book miniseries Poison Ivy, starring the eponymous Batman villain, described it as a "love story" that features "plant-based body horror"?
- ... that the robotic enemies in the video game The Incredible Hulk were influenced by Marvel Comics' objection to the Hulk killing humanoid characters?
- ... that the Buddhist themes of David Bowie's 1967 composition "Karma Man" were compared to the Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange?
- ... 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 Piecemeal, who appeared in The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga, was considered one of the strangest characters to appear in a Marvel video game?
- ... that Arnie Roth debuted as a gay Marvel Comics character at a time when the publisher maintained a "No Gays in the Marvel Universe" policy?
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![Alan Moore](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alan_Moore.jpg/320px-Alan_Moore.jpg)
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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".
More did you know...
- ...that the planned Marvel Comics superhero film, X-Men: First Class is intended to take place during the 1960s and will parallel the history of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X?
- ...that T-Mobile myTouch 4G spokesperson Carly Foulkes has been cast in the FX Network television series Powers?
- ...that 24-hour comics have become so popular that there's now a holiday for it on April 24?
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Featured articles
Alien vs. Predator (film)
Anarky
Animaniacs
Aquaman (TV pilot)
Archie vs. Predator
Ashcan comic
A Death in the Family (comics)
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards
A Contract with God
The Dark Knight
Homer Davenport
Walt Disney
Dream of the Rarebit Fiend
Dredd
Drowning Girl
Eagle (British comics)
The Fade Out
Fun Home
Gods' Man
Goodman Beaver
The Halo Graphic Novel
Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book
The Heart of Thomas
George Herriman
I Never Liked You
Killer7
Osbert Lancaster
Lat (cartoonist)
Lazarus (comics)
Look Mickey
Louis Riel (comics)
Madman's Drum
Mars in fiction
Maus
Naruto
Pilot (Smallville)
The Playboy
Revival (comics)
Roy of the Rovers
Sinestro Corps War
Smallville season 1
Sonic X
Southern Cross (wordless novel)
Spider-Man (2018 video game)
Stucky (fandom)
Tank Girl (film)
Tintin in Tibet
Tintin in the Congo
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Watchmen
Whaam!
Wordless novel
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List of accolades received by the 2002–2007 Spider-Man film series
List of accolades received by Avengers: Endgame
List of accolades received by Avengers: Infinity War
List of accolades received by The Avengers (2012 film)
List of awards and nominations received by The Flash
List of accolades received by The Batman (film)
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book
List of accolades received by Guardians of the Galaxy (film)
Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story
List of accolades received by The Lego Movie
List of accolades received by Deadpool (film)
List of accolades received by WandaVision
List of video games featuring the Hulk
List of video games featuring the X-Men
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors (The Infinity Saga)
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series actors (Marvel Television)
Mid-credits and post-credits scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
List of The New 52 imprint publications
Outline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
List of Smallville episodes
List of accolades received by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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