ENGL 2709H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Newsprint, Action Comics, Tribune Media Services
18 Sep 2018
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How to define it: historically, formally, through interpretation. One important moment to flag is the development of contemporary comics era of science fiction, romance, etc . Superman debuted in action comics #1 (june 1938) A contemporary of superman, will eisner"s the spirit dates to june 2 1940. First distributed along with the sunday editions of both register and tribune syndicate. It was then a newsprint comic book insert newspapers, it was eventually carried upwards of 20 sunday papers. The watchmen is often credited as a turning point in history of comics from the past golden, silver, and bronze ages to the modern age. The adventure zone: here there be gerblins comic adaption of taz podcast. Long-time listener and frequent fan-art contributor carry pietsch was chosen for to illustrate the comic. Garfield: thought bubbles vs speech ones, builds until the joke in the last panel, without garfield the strip becomes dark humor .
