comic book series
The “Golden Age of comic books” is said to be the 1930s and 1940s. As the world faced the Great Depression and world wars, the American public needed more than just political satire or “Little Orphan Annie” cartoons; they needed a hero. DC Comics had been around since the 1920s but saw little [...]
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comic book heroes
Given the success of “Iron Man” and “Batman, The Dark Knight,” comic book art creators know they have a large audience. If Frank Miller had his way, then he’d have Batman fighting al-Qaida later this year. If IDW Publishing had had their way, then people would have run out and bought their comic [...]
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comic book series
The schism between Marvel and DC comic books are primarily stylistic, although their strengths seem to rely primarily on the development of really cool characters. DC has gone through many different cycles of evolution to keep up with the times, while Marvel goes through waxes and wanes in popularity. Recently, the comic book [...]
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