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Comics is a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically takes the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a single definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics. Photo comics are a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels and comic albums have become increasingly common, along with webcomics.

The English term comics is used as a singular noun when it refers to the medium itself (e.g. "Comics is a visual art form."), but as a plural when referring to works collectively (e.g. "Comics are popular reading material."). (Full article...)

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In September 2011, DC Comics relaunched their entire line of publications, dubbing the new publishing initiative as The New 52. The relaunch saw DC introduce same-day release of physical comics with digital platforms, as well as characters from the former WildStorm and Vertigo imprints being absorbed into a rebooted DC Universe. The intent was to publish 52 ongoing titles each month across the DC Universe. However, DC has also counted one-shots, miniseries and maxiseries in that number. In subsequent Septembers following the launch, DC has featured unique publishing initiatives to commemorate the relaunch. DC released a total of 93 ongoing titles across multiple "wave" releases, until June 2015, when it discontinued the "New 52" branding. To expand The New 52 universe, DC also released 22 one-shots, 17 miniseries and three maxiseries.

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Anniversaries for September 26

1867: birth of Winsor McCay, early American comics author of Little Nemo and Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
1906: birth of Jack Schiff, American comic book writer and editor on Batman at DC Comics
1912: birth of Don Rico, American comic book artist known for his work with Timely Comics and Atlas Comics
1935: birth of Juan Zanotto, Argentine comics artist known for Bárbara
1938: birth of Raoul Cauvin, prolific Belgian comics author best known for Les Tuniques Bleues
1946: first issue of Tintin, important Belgian comics magazine featuring the eponymous hero by Hergé and work by Edgar Pierre Jacobs
1946: birth of Louise Simonson, American comic book writer best known for her work on Superman: The Man of Steel
1948: birth of Kimio Yanagisawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi
1959: birth of Gabriel Morrissette, Canadian comics artist known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1962: death of George L. Carlson, American illustrator and artist
1974: birth of Sonny Liew, Malaysian-born Singaporean comic artist/illustrator
2011: death of Sergio Bonelli, Italian comic book author and publisher, co-creator of Zagor

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The following are images from various comics-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1A Fallout Cosplayer photographed at a Comic Con in a Fallout Themed area (from Comic book convention)
Image 2Sequential depictions on Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy (from History of comics)
Image 3Japanese wood block illustration from 19th century (from History of manga)
Image 4BD artist Mœbius (2008), who achieved international fame through Métal Hurlant (from Bande dessinée)
Image 5The French comic Les Pieds Nickelés (1954 book cover): an early 20th-century forerunner of the modern Franco-Belgian comic (from Bande dessinée)
Image 6Cover to 27 December 1884 edition of Ally Sloper's Half Holiday. (from British comics)
Image 7A statue of The Rose of Versailles. This is a statue of Oscar and André at the Takarazuka Grand Theater in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, which is the musical of the work. (from History of manga)
Image 8Comic Con crowds in 2011 as seen from a helicopter (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 9Convention crowd outside of Golden Hall in 1982 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 10A page by Rodolphe Töpffer, whose work is considered influential in shaping the comics form. (from History of comics)
Image 11Image of bathers from the Hokusai manga (from History of manga)
Image 12Cover of Illustrated Chips in 1896 featuring the first appearance of the long-running comic strip of the tramps Weary Willie and Tired Tim. (from British comics)
Image 13Todd Gloria with representatives of Comic-Con International 2026 during an announcement that the event is staying in San Diego through 2030. (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 14Hokusai Manga (early 19th century) (from History of manga)
Image 15During panels at comic book conventions, the audience is sometimes invited to line up and ask questions using a dedicated microphone. (from Comic book convention)
Image 16Comic-Con crowd inside the second floor of the convention center in 2011 waiting for the exhibition hall to open (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 17Chōjū-giga (12th century), traditionally attributed to a monk-artist Kakuyū (Toba Sōjo) (from History of manga)
Image 18Bryan Cranston & Aaron Paul at the 2013 Comic-Con International, with Cranston holding his realistic Walter White mask. (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 19The San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con in 2013 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 20Close Hergé-collaborator and magazine contributor Bob de Moor (from Bande dessinée)
Image 21Phoenix Fan Fusion's 2017 convention in Phoenix (from Comic book convention)

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... that Steve Englehart wrote the Captain America comic book storyline "Secret Empire" as an allegory for the Watergate scandal?
... that the 1992 comic book storyline "Man and Wolf", in which Captain America is transformed into a werewolf, has been described as "one of the most bizarre moments of the core Marvel Universe"?
... that the Cook Opera House transitioned from opera to vaudeville to cinema before ending as a venue for strippers and dirty comics?
... that Tina Leung dressed as her comic book alter ego when accepting an award for the House of Slay?
... that, after the US government asked Marvel Comics to make a comic about how drugs are dangerous, the Comics Code Authority refused to approve it because it was about drugs?
... that a graphic novel for teens was among the 10 most challenged books in the United States in 2023?
... that a popular Marvel villain appeared in the Transformers and Doctor Who franchises before joining the Marvel Universe?
... that the 2003 series Trouble frequently appears on lists of the worst or most controversial Spider-Man storylines?

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Superhero comics is a form of American comic books. The form rose to prominence in the 1930s and 1940s and has remained the dominant form of comic book in North America since the 1960s. Superhero comics feature stories about superheroes and the universes these characters inhabit.

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... that Marvel Comics published a parody of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue featuring artwork of superheroes in bathing suits?

... that Shueisha, the publisher of Weekly Shōnen Jump, has produced a manga series in collaboration with Marvel Comics?

... that Wolfgang J. Fuchs, an early German comics scholar who co-wrote a 1971 standard work on the topic, translated Garfield and Mom's Cancer?

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...'comic' simply means funny, so the word is inadequate. To tack on the word 'adult' has resulted in a style of magazine suitable for only some adults, glossy comics barely containing their airbrushed breasts, leaving little room for genuine content.

— Paul Gravett

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