The history of comics has followed different paths in different parts of the world. It can be traced back to early precursors such as Trajan's Column,...
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The history of American comics began in the 19th century in mass print media, in the era of sensationalist journalism, where newspaper comics served as...
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by Paradox Press and later by Vertigo Comics, both imprints of DC Comics. It is also the source for the film of the same name directed by David Cronenberg...
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scientific/medical comics. The history of comics has followed different paths in different cultures. Scholars have posited a pre-history as far back as the...
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DC Comics, Inc. (later simply known as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros....
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historiography (the study of the history of comics). Comics theory has significant overlap with the philosophy of comics, i.e., the study of the ontology, epistemology...
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The Steranko History of Comics is a multi-volume history of American comic books written by cartoonist and comics historian Jim Steranko. Originally planned...
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Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938) is the first issue of the original run of the comic book/magazine series Action Comics. It features the first...
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Marvel Comics is a New York City-based comic book publisher, a property of The Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney...
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Throughout its history of publications, Marvel Comics has produced many inter-company crossover stories combining characters from different series. The...
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