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Before entering this class, I had very little knowledge on what exactly graphic novels were – I thought they were simply images with text used to tell a story. I was always under the impression that the text and images were separate entities from one another – that they stood alone and were meant to […]
When I was fifteen years old, the comic book shop in my local area closed down. I spent a lot of time there, buying my weight in new comics and graphic novels. They sold them for cheap, which was great because Borders and Barnes and Noble require you to trade your left arm and firstborn […]
The character of black panther was introduced in 1966 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The new marvel movie Black Panther was released in theaters over the weekend. In regards to representation, Black Panther has already exceeded other Marvel movies and has fans excited to see something different. These articles from Nerdist and the Daily […]
According to the Merriam-Webster, a comic is a group of cartoons in narrative sequence. This is a very broad term that leaves many interpretations up for discussion. Despite the ambiguous meaning over many years different authors have begun forming this category through different genres for different audiences. Manga, Graphic Novels, and Webcomics are all various […]
The movie Black Panther came out recently and was instantly a box office hit. Even though people instantly loved the movie, The director made a few big changes from the original comic book series. These changes could have made the movie very different. One change was that T’Challa takes over the throne at a younger […]
When Darkest Dungeon was in it earliest development, it was going to be tile-based where the player would be looking at the the characters’ heads from the top down. Fortunately, they opted for a more personal vantage point. The horrors that the characters encounter on their delve into the depths of the titular dungeon would […]
Intro So, last night, I finished watching Thor: Ragnarok for the first time. It was an incredible movie but I didn’t expect anything less out of the MCU because they’ve been churning out hit after hit for years. But that got me thinking: why? Why does the MCU, out of all other franchises, work? Despite only […]
Can Tattoos Be Graphic Novels? That’s the question I am looking to answer. There are a million styles in tattooing: American traditional, black & grey, tribal, realism, water color, neo-traditional, and so many more. So, among the billions of tattoos done over time, have any of them been a graphic novel or comic? I would […]
Superman’s profile. Superman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as the main protagonist. Superman is the sole survivor of the planet Krypton. Jonathan and Martha Kent found the infant inside the vessel and brought him to their farm in Smallville, Kansas. Since he appeared entirely human, the Kents assumed that the baby was […]