Posts Tagged ‘Comic’

Comic Books and Independence Day Go Hand-in-Hand

By valeri On August 23, 2010 No Comments

Last weekend, the United States of America celebrated its national holiday on the 4th of July, Independence Day. The holiday is celebrated in remembrance of the US declaring its independence from Great Britain with the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Common festivities unique to this holiday are fireworks displays, family parties, barbecues and, ceremonies honoring the United States. It is traditional for to wear red, white, and blue or anything with an American flag on it. A comic book superhero is a great example of a patriotic figure who represents the United States of America and who’s costume emblems the American flag. He is known as Captain America, a fictional character created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. His patriotic character was created to represent the fighting powers of the US during World War II, and first appeared in comics in the 1940s.

Captain America is

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Comic Book History

By valeri On August 9, 2010 No Comments

In the United States, the first comic book was published in 1934. Ever since the first comic came out, the leading producer has been the United States. The first comics were similar to the comics found in early newspapers; however, they were published as their own books. The first comic books were mostly about adventure stories and depicted some type of superhero character. Historians break up the history of American comic books into different eras. There are four eras starting with the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Bronze Age, and the Modern age of comic books.

The Golden Age of comics is said to have last from the 1930s to the late 1940s. During this time, comics became main stream and readers were introduced to superheroes such as Batman, Captain America, and Wonder Woman. Superman was the first known superhero and made his debut in 1938. After Superman, almost all

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Top Ten Comic Book Characters

By valeri On August 8, 2010 No Comments

There are thousands of comic book characters in existence from past to present. Many are well known while the majority are more obscure to the general public. And while top ten lists are generally subjective and based on opinion, there are certain comic book characters that will be discussed in this article that are worthy of that distinction by most standards. These are in random order.

Superman - There absolutely cannot be a top ten list of comic book characters without the Man of Steel. He's one of the first (arguably THE first) superhero to ever grace the four-color world, and thus his history is one of the richest. He's also one of the most popular in both comics and worldwide as viewed by the general public. He represents truth, justice, righteousness and morality. And while many find it hard to relate to him, those same people look up to his

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