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A Comic Book Game Restores A Feeling Of Power

Finishing off Giganta in D.C. Universe Online this week, I was treated to this scene, and a reminder that no matter how much the medium matures, comic books ' emotional attachments are made in your youngest and most vulnerable years.
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Comic Book Kid Gangs: When Kids Fought Crime! Part 1

As with about 75% of the innovations in the medium of comic books , the kid gang formula was defined by the creative team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Together they were responsible for making quite a few lasting impacts on comic books .
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Video interview: Todd Kent, the North Texas filmmaker behind Comic …

I can hear you smirking from around your copy of Virgil's Aeneid: "A film about comic books at the DMA?" That's right, Murgatroyd: the medium once considered to be corruptive of impressionable youth has now taken on a distinct air of ...
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Comic Books and Social Inventory (Lester Wunderman) | Jon Steinberg

During the WWII period, no one wanted to advertise in comic books . They were viewed as bad inventory. But this view was largely baseless, or the right ads hadn't been found for this medium.
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Superman Comic Books 1938 | Crissy Library | Books For All Ages

While comic books trace their origins to the late 19th century, Superman, who debuted in 1938′s Action Comics #1, is virtually synonymous with the medium. Yet, as Superman, the Complete History shows, the Man of Steel has also made a ...
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The Parallels of RPGs & Comic Books

While the medium of video games is unarguably more interactive than that of comic books, game developer BioWare weighed in with CBR News on the similarities between their respective approaches to storytelling.
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Graphic Novel Review: Batwoman – Elegy

EVERY once in a while comes a comic book which redefines the industry, offering a perfect fusion of script and art and illustrating exactly what can be achieved in this medium which can’t be replicated elsewhere. Batwoman is one of those books.
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More than just tights and capes

Comic books have come a long way the past few years.
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Jonathan Hickman’s Calling Card – The Nightly News

Jonathan Hickman is still pretty new to comics, he’s only been a current creator since very late 2006, and yet now he’s one of the biggest names in the business as Marvel just keep backing his fantastic ideas. The difficult thing about this choice is that I am sure Hickman will have plenty more excellent stories in him, but to lure someone in I would have no doubt about handing over The Nightly News , which we reviewed as a Must Read in the past . Hit the jump to see exactly why.
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Comic Books In The Oddest Places – SeanPAune.com

As much as it saddens me, comic books are not what they once were. Yes, the company took out a rack of music CDs, another medium that is dying, and replaced it something of an equally questionable lifespan. Comics have been on the ...
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