Comics

Heroes from the comics Heroes from the Comics? A very difficult task as always hesitated about the veracity of the stories about the so called “heroes” In real life, is a hero made by a particular act of bravery, acting to benefit others, risking their lives so others can survive? Or perhaps made by the media to sell newspapers, by some interested groups seeking compensation or fame to their group, or, (please don’t forget this group) by self interested politicians more interested in…

Comic books have been a part of the American culture since their introduction in the 1930’s. Throughout the decades they have been sold by the millions, faced harsh scrutiny, been almost shut down, and yet, always continued to exist. The ‘Golden Age’ of comic books took place in the 1940’s during World War II. Comic books about superheroes were the most prevalent at this time and were often seen fighting the Axis powers, particularly Germany and Japan. Comic books reached out to American…

and making them deal with real world problems. Even though DC comics came out 5 years before Marvel comics, Marvel managed to get their comic book characters out there to the mainstream audience making multi million dollar films, later opening Marvel Studios. According to Box Office Mojo, Marvel’s top grossing film is “2012 ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ making $623,357,910 worldwide” and over 2 million opening night. While Detective Comics “‘Man…

a local comic book shop, I thought to myself “what am I going to read today”. I walked into the store not knowing what I was going to get, so I started looking around and found several different brands of comics. There was Marvel, DC Universe, and Dark Horse Comics. I looked at them all and it was crazy there were so many good titles like “Deadpool”, ”Star Wars”,and ”Batman”. I was so intrigued by it all I must have sat there for hours daydreaming. It was hard enough looking at the comics, but…

cubes. Join us in making mosaics, street art, design 3D sculptures and learn the secret to making the prefect spiral. Choice 2 A Study of Diversity using Comic Book Ironman, Wonder Woman, and Batman were all introduced to motivate the world that change is possible in the world. With the rise of movies like Avengers, the popularity of comic books and characters are exploring different topics of social justice. What can we learn from this art and communication? Is it influencing our world…

Superhero Comic Books Berlatsky’s article, “The Female Thor and the Female Comic-Book Reader” (2014), argues that girls are interested in reading superhero comics as much as boys; there has been a lot of speculation whether comic books were created to entertain only the masculine audience. In order to stop the sexism that has been going around in the superhero comic book industry, Berlatsky uses the logos Aristotelian appeal to inform the comic book audience that girls have been a fan of comics…

time to time. People are even shown techniques he pioneered on his own such as words he invented and comic relief. In the play Macbeth, it has been debated for years about the value of the Porter’s scene and whether or not it is comic relief or if it is part of a more serious situation. Using previous experiences of seeing movies and plays, one can determine that the porter scene was meant for comic relief to lighten up the mood of the audience after learning about the gruesome murder of…

I believe that superhero comics reflects social movements in a tremendous way. Because they both are for the hard working and honest citizen. Superhero comics and social movements were created to enforce laws that the government failed to do. There are so many groups that fight for peace, fight against world hunger, equality and fight against disease. Both superheroes and social movement fight for these things and most of the time they are victorious. Superheroes are use in politics so do social…

James Gordon continues his reign as Gotham's Dark Knight in Detective Comics #49. Peter J. Tomasi provides the script for Fernando Pasarin’s illustrations. The two give us a tale that takes us back to the golden age adventures of the Caped Crusader when he not only dished out a good beating but solved a mystery along the way. In Detective Comics #49, James Gordon is caught up in an cold case from his days on the force. He grapples with the new freedom he has as Batman to investigate the crimes…

The formal aspect of lines in comics assists in the depiction of certain narratives conveyed by authors to readers within graphic novels. Lines are essential in conveying emotions and sensual reactions within comics - it amplifies and illustrates the author’s messages to the reader. In visual works such as comics, the author is put in a unique position in order to portray emotions within scenes, relying on not only on the visual components but elements that enhance those very visual aspects. In…