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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 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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The Halo Graphic Novel is the first graphic novel published by Marvel Comics in partnership with Bungie. The Halo series began with the award-winning popular video game Halo: Combat Evolved, which spawned several books as well as video game sequels, and is focused on the story of future humanity fighting against a powerful collective of races called the Covenant. The Halo Graphic Novel is the series' first entry into the sequential art medium, and features aspects of the Halo universe which until then had not been discussed or seen in any medium. The majority of the book is divided into four short stories by different writers and artists from the computer game and comic industries. Each story focuses on different aspects of the Halo universe, revealing stories that are tangential to the main plot of the game. Apart from the stories, the book also contains an extensive art gallery compiled of contributions from Bungie, Marvel and independent sources. Released on July 19, 2006, The Halo Graphic Novel was well-received, with reviewers noting the cohesiveness of the work as a whole, as well as the diversity of the individual material. The success of the novel led to Marvel announcing a new limited comic series, which became known as Halo: Uprising.

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Anniversaries for July 27

1907: birth of Jesse Marsh, American comic book artist known for his work on Tarzan
1922: birth of Ruben Moreira, Puerto Rican comic book artist and writer best known for his work on Tarzan and as a DC Comics artist.
1927: birth of Guido Buzzelli, Italian comic book artist, writer, illustrator, and painter
1938: birth of Pierre Christin, French comics author best known for his collaborations with Enki Bilal and Jean-Claude Mézières
1938: birth of Bill Pearson, American comic book writer and letterer
1940: birth of Ernie Chan, Chinese-American comics artist, known for work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1948: birth of Kaiji Kawaguchi, Japanese mangaka best known for Eagle
1960: birth of Nicola Scott, comics artist from Sydney, Australia whose notable works include Birds of Prey and Secret Six.
1977: birth of Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comics artist best known for Nightmares & Fairy Tales
2004: launch of Joe and Monkey, American webcomic by Zach Miller
2005: death of Marten Toonder, influential Dutch comics creator best known for Tom Puss
2006: death of Carlos Roque, Portuguese comics artist best known for Wladimyr
2017: death of Stan Hart, American comedy writer who worked for Mad Magazine and Topps

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

Image 1During 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 2Phoenix Fan Fusion's 2017 convention in Phoenix (from Comic book convention)
Image 3Chōjū-giga (12th century), traditionally attributed to a monk-artist Kakuyū (Toba Sōjo) (from History of manga)
Image 4BD artist Mœbius (2008), who achieved international fame through Métal Hurlant (from Bande dessinée)
Image 5The San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con in 2013 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 6Cover to 27 December 1884 edition of Ally Sloper's Half Holiday. (from British comics)
Image 7Japanese wood block illustration from 19th century (from History of manga)
Image 8A page by Rodolphe Töpffer, whose work is considered influential in shaping the comics form. (from History of comics)
Image 9A 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 10Convention crowd outside of Golden Hall in 1982 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 11A Fallout Cosplayer photographed at a Comic Con in a Fallout Themed area (from Comic book convention)
Image 12Close Hergé-collaborator and magazine contributor Bob de Moor (from Bande dessinée)
Image 13Bryan Cranston & Aaron Paul at the 2013 Comic-Con International, with Cranston holding his realistic Walter White mask. (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 14Sequential depictions on Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy (from History of comics)
Image 15Cover 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 16Comic Con crowds in 2011 as seen from a helicopter (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 17Image of bathers from the Hokusai manga (from History of manga)
Image 18The French comic Les Pieds Nickelés (1954 book cover): an early 20th-century forerunner of the modern Franco-Belgian comic (from Bande dessinée)
Image 19Hokusai Manga (early 19th century) (from History of manga)
Image 20Comic-Con crowd inside the second floor of the convention center in 2011 waiting for the exhibition hall to open (from San Diego Comic-Con)

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... that Steve Englehart wrote the Captain America comic book storyline "Secret Empire" as an allegory for the Watergate scandal?
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... that a teacher of medieval literature and comic books writes the blog Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle?
... that the author of the comic book Timeless Voyage was the leader of a UFO religion?
... that a rights dispute meant that two different actors played Quicksilver in two competing film franchises at the same time?
... that John Romita Sr. has been credited with introducing romance comic themes to Spider-Man comic books?
... that comic book artist Barry Windsor-Smith wrote, drew, inked, and lettered every page of his graphic novel Monsters by himself?
... that the comic book Nietzsche, se créer liberté tries to express Friedrich Nietzsche's personality visually?

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The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. Created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Batman #1 (Spring 1940).

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...that the Marvel Studios film, Captain America: The First Avenger set for release in 2011 has been in development since 1997?

...that writer Neil Gaiman invented the fiction that Shakespeare wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream to ensure that humans never forgot Faerie?

...that Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man is a Korean action comic that combines the styles of Mad Max, Dune and The Lord of the Rings?

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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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