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A big problem with any entertainment is the question of where to start. What comics are best to read to get into them. I don’t know, but I do know where you can learn about what comics you shouldn’t read. Atop the Fourth Wall (or AT4W) is a webseries created by Lewis Lovhaug. It follows […]
Don’t worry. You read that title correctly. Books are turned into movies. TV shows become movies. Poems become songs. “Vines” are turned into a book. ? We’ve all heard of comics being turned into TV shows such as Riverdale, The Flash, The Walking Dead, and so many more. However, some fans of different TV shows have taken it upon […]
When I was younger the majority of my readings included comic books and graphic novels. I would buy comic books regularly at my local comic book stores and check out a lot of graphic novels from the library. I was pretty avid about doing this until around my junior year of high school. I still […]
We all know that most adaptations are disappointing. It is almost inevitable that something we love will be turned into something so off-base of something we love– a book or a TV show or a game– that it breaks our hearts as fans. The video game series Pokémon has been adapted several times, mostly successfully. […]
A Little Background Knowledge: In the autumn of 2016 I took a trip to Atlanta, Georgia with a friend to go to Dragon Con. Dragon Con, for those who do not know, is a conglomeration of everything that society considers “nerdy.” There are video games, card games, board games, miniatures games, panels and photo ops […]
Over the years, comic books have went up and down in popularity, and depending on what type of comic it is, usually the action packed, super hero comics are the most popular. Though the significance of the comic has changed, due to inflation, the price of comics has steadily gone up. http://www.comichron.com/vitalstatistics/mediancoverprices.html In 1961, Marvel […]
Throughout the ages drawing and illustration have been a key characteristic of human evolution. When researching and learning about comics and graphic novels, I’ve found that there are a variety of artistic styles concerning comics. One of my favorite forms of this is Manga. This is a Japanese form of comic that is becoming increasingly […]
Have you ever read a comic you liked so much that the moment you put it down, you felt like putting your copy into the face of the nearest person and forcing them to read it too? That kind of moment is special to me as it doesn’t happen particularly often. You could say I’m […]
Wolverine first appeared in 1974 in issue 180 of The Incredible Hulk. His introduction as a one-off villain quickly snowballed into that of a beloved antihero, and since the late ‘80s he has starred in his own solo comic. The ‘90s saw Wolverine’s popularity peak, as the generation of angst favored characters with a more […]