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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 image-making means in comics; Photo comics is 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, comic albums, and tankōbon have become increasingly common, along with webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics.
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 becomes plural when referring to works collectively (e.g. "Comics are popular reading material."). (Full article...)
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The Hulk is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in the comic book series The Incredible Hulk in 1962. The Hulk's first appearance in a video game was the 1984 graphic adventure computer game Questprobe featuring The Hulk, and the character began making appearances on home and handheld consoles a decade later. An earlier game was originally planned by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 in 1983, but was canceled in the midst of the video game crash. Several companies have developed games based on the Hulk, including Adventure International, Probe Entertainment, Attention to Detail, Radical Entertainment, Edge of Reality, and Amaze Entertainment. The Hulk's standalone titles are often action games that pit the Hulk against supervillains in a beat 'em up format, with his human alter ego Bruce Banner occasionally appearing for stealth or puzzle elements. Apart from his standalone titles, the Hulk also appears in several other Marvel titles within an ensemble cast; in these appearances, he is occasionally accompanied by members of his own supporting cast, such as his archnemesis Abomination and his cousin She-Hulk.
Anniversaries for April 28
- 1887: birth of Charles A. Voight, American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip Betty
- 1911: birth of Lee Falk, American comic book creator, best known for The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician
- 1924: birth of Dick Ayers, American comic book artist, known as inker for Jack Kirby
- 1926: birth of Bill Blackbeard, American writer on comics, founder of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art
- 1953: birth of Will Murray, American novelist, journalist, and short-story and comic-book writer, co-creator of Squirrel Girl
- 1966: death of Jesse Marsh, American comic book artist known for his work on Tarzan
- 1969: birth of Greg Hyland, Canadian comic book creator, best known for his character Lethargic Lad.
- 1984: last issue of Spike, British comic
- 1990: first appearance of Les Pretend, British comic strip created by John Sherwood in The Beano
- 2005: final volume of Claymore, Japanese manga created by Norihiro Yagi
- 2005: death of Zeke Zekley, American comics artist known for Bringing Up Father
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- ... that the Franco-Belgian comic book Hans had its title changed in Poland due to lingering ill-feeling toward Germany?
- ... that Fabrizio Dori wants his comic book Il dio vagabondo to bring attention to an ancient Greek view of death?
- ... that Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany wore comic-book-accurate Scarlet Witch and Vision Halloween costumes in the WandaVision episode "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!"?
- ... that otomechikku, a subgenre of Japanese girls' comics focusing on stories about ordinary teenaged protagonists, has been compared to monogatari and the genre of Bildungsroman?
- ... that John Byrne retold the origin of Superman in the 1986 comic book limited series The Man of Steel, 48 years after the character was created?
- ... that the robotic enemies in the video game The Incredible Hulk were influenced by Marvel Comics' objection to the Hulk killing humanoid characters?
- ... that although Blizzard's franchise Overwatch is centered around video games, its lore is mainly told through animated shorts, comics, and novels?
- ... that the comic book Nietzsche, se créer liberté tries to express Friedrich Nietzsche's personality visually?
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Dave Gibbons, artist and designer of the Watchmen comic book series.
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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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- Alien vs. Predator (film)
- Anarky
- Animaniacs
- Aquaman (TV pilot)
- Archie vs. Predator
- Ashcan comic
- A Death in the Family (comics)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Batman: Arkham City
- Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards
- A Contract with God
- The Dark Knight
- Homer Davenport
- Walt Disney
- Dream of the Rarebit Fiend
- Dredd
- Drowning Girl
- Eagle (British comics)
- The Fade Out
- Fun Home
- Gods' Man
- Goodman Beaver
- The Halo Graphic Novel
- Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book
- The Heart of Thomas
- George Herriman
- I Never Liked You
- Killer7
- Osbert Lancaster
- Lat (cartoonist)
- Lazarus (comics)
- Look Mickey
- Louis Riel (comics)
- Madman's Drum
- Mars in fiction
- Maus
- Naruto
- Pilot (Smallville)
- The Playboy
- Revival (comics)
- Roy of the Rovers
- Sinestro Corps War
- Smallville season 1
- Sonic X
- Southern Cross (wordless novel)
- Spider-Man (2018 video game)
- Stucky (fandom)
- Tank Girl (film)
- Tintin in Tibet
- Tintin in the Congo
- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
- Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
- Watchmen
- Whaam!
- Wordless novel
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- List of accolades received by the 2002–2007 Spider-Man film series
- List of accolades received by Avengers: Endgame
- List of accolades received by Avengers: Infinity War
- List of accolades received by The Avengers (2012 film)
- List of awards and nominations received by The Flash
- List of accolades received by The Batman (film)
- GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book
- List of accolades received by Guardians of the Galaxy (film)
- Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story
- List of accolades received by The Lego Movie
- List of accolades received by Deadpool (film)
- List of accolades received by WandaVision
- List of video games featuring the Hulk
- List of video games featuring the X-Men
- List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors (The Infinity Saga)
- List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films
- List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series
- List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series actors (Marvel Television)
- List of The New 52 imprint publications
- List of Smallville episodes
- List of accolades received by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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