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Comics (from the Greek κωμικός, kōmikos "of or pertaining to comedy" from κῶμος - kōmos "revel, komos", via the Latin cōmicus) denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual (non-verbal) and verbal side in interaction. Although some comics are picture-only, pantomime strips, such as The Little King, the verbal side usually expand upon the pictures, but sometimes act in counterpoint. The term derives from the mostly humorous early work in the medium, and came to apply to that form of the medium including those far from comic. The sequential nature of the pictures, and the predominance of pictures over words, distinguishes comics from picture books, although some in comics studies disagree and claim that in fact what differentiates comics from other forms on the continuum from word-only narratives, on one hand, to picture-only narratives, on the other, is social context. Comics as a real mass medium started to emerge in the United States in the early 20th century with the newspaper comic strip, where its form began to be standardized (image-driven, speech balloons, etc.), first in Sunday strips and later in daily strips. The combination of words and pictures proved popular and quickly spread throughout the world. Selected articleCaptain Marvel is a comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created in 1939 by artist C.C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (Feb, 1940). With a premise that taps into adolescent fantasy, Captain Marvel is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a youth who works as a radio news reporter and was chosen to be a champion of good by the wizard Shazam. Whenever Billy speaks the wizard's name, he is instantly struck by a magic lightning bolt that transforms him into an adult superhero empowered with the abilities of six mythological figures. Several friends and family members, most notably Marvel Family cohorts Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr., can share Billy's power and become "Marvels" themselves. Hailed as "The World's Mightiest Mortal" in his adventures (and nicknamed "The Big Red Cheese" by archvillain Doctor Sivana, an epithet adopted by fans as a nickname for their hero), Captain Marvel was, based on sales, the most popular superhero of the 1940s, since the Captain Marvel Adventures comic book series sold more copies than Superman and other competing superhero books during the mid-1940s. Captain Marvel was also the first superhero to be adapted into film in 1941 (The Adventures of Captain Marvel). Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953, dure in part to a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics alleging that Captain Marvel was an illegal infringement of Superman. Selected picture Following his 50th town hall meeting in Massac County, U.S. Senator Barack Obama poses in front of the Superman Statue in downtown Metropolis, Illinois. known as the home of the DC Comics super hero. Comics News
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Categories Did you know... From Wikipedia's newest comics articles: ... that Jason Little won two Ignatz Awards in consecutive years for his graphic novel Shutterbug Follies? ... that colorist Josette Baujot, recently deceased, created the distinct color schemes of works in Hergé's Adventures of Tintin series? ... that Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy co-created a comic book series inspired by the lyrics of his band's music? ... that in Bryan Talbot's graphic novel Grandville, France won the Napoleonic Wars, invaded Britain and guillotined the British Royal Family? ... that Life on Another Planet, a graphic novel by Will Eisner, has been called by James Morrow, “a kind of science fictional Bonfire of the Vanities"? Quality content Topics Formats: Comic book (minicomic) · Comic strip (Comic strip formats, Daily strip, Sunday comics, Sunday strip, Topper) · Digital comics · Graphic novel · Mobile comic · Motion comics · Trade paperback · Webcomic (Hypercomics · Infinite canvas · Sprite comic) Creators: Category:Comics artists · Category:Comics writers · Female comics creators (list) Studies: History in the U.S.: Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, Modern Age (Events) · History in Japan · Women in comics · LGBT themes in comics Genres: Adult comics · Alternative comics · Autobiographical comics · Bad girl art · Crime comics · Fantasy comics · Funny animal · Good girl art · Horror comics · Romance comics · Science fiction comics · Superhero comics · Teen humor comics · Underground comix · War comics · Western comics Tropes: Superhero · Supervillain By country: Argentina · Australia · Belgium · Brazil · Canada (Quebec) · China (Hong Kong) · Czech Republic · France · Germany · Hungary · India · Italy · Japan · Korea · Mexico · The Netherlands · Philippines · Poland · Spain · Serbia · Thailand · United Kingdom (Wales) · United States Things you can do
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