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Feb 14, 2019 · Thursday, February 14, 2019 2:14pm. Life Everett. Comic book superheroes save humanity in their make-believe universes, but they also make a difference in the real world. They teach us about...
Historian Glenn Fleishman explains his new book, How Comics Were Made, a deeply researched and interviewed look at how cartoonists’ work go from their pen or brush through the newspaper...
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Comics material had been in existence before the turn of the century but it was not until 1929 when The Funnies #1 (Dell) was published. The funnies was the first collection of comics material but it was more like a color newspaper supplement, as it had no cover, rather than the comic book format familiar today. Before 1929, almost all comics were ...
The 1930’s was the start of the Golden Age of comics. This was when the seed of everything we know in comics today were first planted. There are several key events and characters from the 30’s that shaped the formation of modern comics. In 1933 Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics (Eastern Color Printing) was released. It was the first publication ...
There really is only one major event to consider from the 1940’s, World War II. While the War itself was a terrible thing, it had a few positive affects on the comic book industry. One of the biggest short-term effects was the need for reading material for the troops stationed overseas. Nearly 30% of reading material sent to deployed soldiers were ...
The middle decade of the last century was not a good one for the comics industry. After the War, sales dropped dramatically and then continued to slide down throughout the 1950’s. Super heroes all died out between 1950 and 1955 with only Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman (and a few smaller ones) still being published. While the super hero was falte...
The 1960’s was a time of significant growth in the comics industry. There would never again be the heyday of the Golden Age but the now well underway Silver Age was allowing more and more comics to be published. The 60’s saw the first major comic book conventions start up and gain popularity. There was no major media presence or movie previews also...
By the time the 1970’s were in full swing, Marvel had taken the number one spot from DC and was widening that lead. The major cancellation of DC books that came to be called The DC Implosion hurt the publisher both in terms of money and readership. Unfortunately the quality of the books Marvel was releasing was dropping. Very little supervision of ...
The explosion of new publishers in the comics industry immediately marked the 1980’s as a creative high point. New publishers were coming out of the woodwork boasting new creator owned series by some of the top names in the industry and by new ‘up and coming’ creators. Among the many comics and publishers are Capital Comics (Nexus and Badger), Paci...
As I sat down to do the section on the 1990’s, I was concerned about having something positive to say as my recollection of the decade in comics was not a good one. I was surprised as I started to look into the 90’s more (I had to do some serious research as I was not very ‘into’ comics during this period once things really going pear-shaped) and f...
I thought on the last 12 years and realized it is a difficult task deciding what is important now and going forward. There are a few milestones as the industry has lost some of its brightest creators like Mike Wieringo, Dave Stevens and EC Comics great Johnny Craig along with many others. In the last year alone Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud and Joe Kubert ...
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Aug 14, 1991 · All you need to know about the history about the USA, conveniently presented using funny cartoons. Perfect for the lazy learner who just needs an overview. Read more
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May 27, 2020 · Jeff Lenburg. The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. 3rd edition. New York: Facts on File, 2008. Gale Virtual Reference Library. For more than 100 years, the animated cartoon has been entertaining people, young and old, in movie theaters and on television with countless works of art and a virtual cavalcade of cartoon characters that have captured the hearts and imaginations of fans in every ...
Mar 25, 2024 · Glenn Fleishman: If you love newspaper comic strips, you will love my new book How Comics Were Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the Printed Page. I’ve combined years of research and the diligent collection of unique comics printing artifacts with dozens of interviews with cartoonists, historians, and production people to tell ...
Standard Oil had to be broken up by the Supreme Court in 1911 for violating anti-monopoly laws. The juxtaposition of the old-style cartoon with the modern Amazon logo creates a striking image, which we will analyze. This is the original 1904 cartoon: Figure 2. Original 1904 cartoon depicting Standard Oil as a monopoly.
