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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2007) A comic book -- or comic for short -- is a magazine or book containing sequential art in the form of a narrative. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous; in fact, it is often serious and action-oriented. The term "comics" in this context does not refer to comic strips (such as Peanuts or Dilbert).[citation needed] In the last quarter of the twentieth century, greater acceptance of the comics form among the general reading populace coincided with a greater usage of the term graphic novel, often meant to differentiate a book of comics with a spine from its saddle-stitched form, but the difference between the terms is ambiguous, as comics have become increasingly available in libraries and mainstream book stores. It also sometimes differentiates between an issue in a serial story and a self-contained story or one-shot although this term was used primarily in the 80s and 90s. Some of the earliest comic books were simply collections of comic strips that had originally been printed in newspapers, and the commercial success of A Contract with God helped to bring the term in common usage. Warren Ellis, in his Come in Alone columns at ComicbookResources.com, suggested that the term "graphic novel" was first coined by Richard Kyle in 1964, mainly as an attempt to distinguish the newly translated works from Europe which were then being published from what Kyle perceived as the more juvenile subject matter that was so common in the United States. The term was popularized when Will Eisner used it on the cover of the paperback edition of his work A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories in 1978. This was a more thematically mature work than many had come to expect from the comics medium, and the critical and commercial success of these collections led to work being created specifically for the comic book form, which fostered specific conventions such as splash pages. Long-form comic books, generally with hardcover or trade-paper binding came to be known as graphic novels, but as noted above, the term's definition is vague. Like jazz music (and a handful of other cultural artifacts), comic books are dependent on printing, and the starting point for them in book form is generally considered to be the father of narrative manga. Tezuka was inspired to become a comic artist upon seeing an animation war propaganda film, titled Momotarou Uminokaihei. Tezuka introduced episodic storytelling and character development in comic format, in which each story is part of larger story arc. The only text in Tezuka's comics was the

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Miller still aboard Justice League, updates on Magneto, Green ... - Coventry ...

4 Dec 2008 at 10:29am

Coventry Telegraph

Miller still aboard Justice League, updates on Magneto, Green ...
Coventry Telegraph, UK - 14 hours ago
... an array of comic book movies - including a surprising twist on the somewhat troubled Justice League Mortal ensemble film. I also have updates on X-Men ...

If only aliens were this gorgeous... - Business Mirror

4 Dec 2008 at 8:42am

If only aliens were this gorgeous...
Business Mirror, Philippines - 15 hours ago
Later I got into Frank Miller (writer/director/comic book creator) and I loved the antiheroes Wolverine, The Dark Knight and the futuristic antihero Ronin, ...

The Big Screen Bulletin 12.01.08: From December Onward - 411mania.com

30 Nov 2008 at 10:09pm

411mania.com

The Big Screen Bulletin 12.01.08: From December Onward
411mania.com, TX - Nov 30, 2008
I won't spoil too much for those who haven't seen it yet, but this contains a lot of terrific material, from debates on Superman Returns and X-Men III to ...

Today's tale: Diets, dogs and Downtown - Pueblo Chieftain

30 Nov 2008 at 1:51am

Today's tale: Diets, dogs and Downtown
Pueblo Chieftain, CO - Nov 29, 2008
... month to buy that month's new comic book; the release days were different for each superhero. Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men; we'd collect and trade. ...

Holiday movies offer laughs, Oscar contenders - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

27 Nov 2008 at 9:12pm

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Holiday movies offer laughs, Oscar contenders
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov 27, 2008
Punisher: War Zone - Vengeance flick based on comic book. Ray Stevenson takes over the title role from Thomas Jane. Ashes of Time Redux - Director Wong ...

Bechko & Hardman Go to "Heathentown" - Comic Book Resources

21 Nov 2008 at 1:20pm

Bechko & Hardman Go to "Heathentown"
Comic Book Resources, Ca - Nov 21, 2008
... I had wanted to try my hand at a comic after several years working as a storyboard artist on movies like ?X-Men 2?, ?Superman Returns,? ?Spider-Man 3. ...

75 comics being made into films - Den Of Geek

17 Nov 2008 at 2:28am

75 comics being made into films
Den Of Geek, UK - Nov 17, 2008
Wanted producer Mark Platt is hoping for more comic book gold. We discussed the absurd speed at which his comics are made into films with Mark Millar in our ...

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