Written by Katie Cook | Art by Butch Mapa | Published by Idw Publishing | Format: Paperback, 144 pp
Although we like to throw around terms like ‘graphic novels’ and ‘sequential art’ these days, comic strips and comic books were originally designed to be cheap and cheerful throwaway entertainment. The comic strips were designed to appeal to the Mum’s and Dad’s, comic books to their kids. The original age comic books were aimed at was roughly 9-11 years old, which makes sense when you think about men in bright costumes punching other men in bright costumes. Comics, for good or bad, ended up growing up with their audience, so that by the 1980’s grim and gritty era, followed by the highly sexualized 1990’s T&a one, comics were no longer for kids.
Luckily, though, Marvel and DC realised it was bad business to completely ignore the younger demographic and down the years...
Although we like to throw around terms like ‘graphic novels’ and ‘sequential art’ these days, comic strips and comic books were originally designed to be cheap and cheerful throwaway entertainment. The comic strips were designed to appeal to the Mum’s and Dad’s, comic books to their kids. The original age comic books were aimed at was roughly 9-11 years old, which makes sense when you think about men in bright costumes punching other men in bright costumes. Comics, for good or bad, ended up growing up with their audience, so that by the 1980’s grim and gritty era, followed by the highly sexualized 1990’s T&a one, comics were no longer for kids.
Luckily, though, Marvel and DC realised it was bad business to completely ignore the younger demographic and down the years...
- 8/4/2021
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
This past July saw the launch of the non-profit When We All Vote, which aims to boost voter registration for the November midterm elections and counts Michelle Obama among its spokespeople, along with celebrities like Tom Hanks, singer Janelle Monáe and NBA point guard Chris Paul. With the deadline to register fast approaching — and with today National Voter Registration Day — the group is holding events all over the country this week with speakers urging word-of-mouth tactics to motivate people to head to the polls.
The name Donald Trump was not...
The name Donald Trump was not...
- 9/25/2018
- by Charlie Zaillian
- Rollingstone.com
Whenever the next big superhero movie comes around, you tend to see the comic book publishers place more focus on characters set to appear on the silver screen. In the case of Avengers: Infinity War, it only makes sense that Thanos be given his time in the sun.
Now, as you know, we tend to see annuals be released in the latter portions of a given month. Often telling self-contained stories or kicking off or concluding a story arc, these oversized specials tend to give True Believers real bang for their buck.
As it turns out, Marvel will continue shining the spotlight on the Mad Titan this spring with the release of Thanos Annual #1, which will see “Cosmic Ghost Rider narrate all of Thanos’ heinous exploits. And who better to guide you through such deeds than the newest twisted ally to enter the Marvel Universe?”
Thanos Annual #1 Cover 1 of 2
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Now, as you know, we tend to see annuals be released in the latter portions of a given month. Often telling self-contained stories or kicking off or concluding a story arc, these oversized specials tend to give True Believers real bang for their buck.
As it turns out, Marvel will continue shining the spotlight on the Mad Titan this spring with the release of Thanos Annual #1, which will see “Cosmic Ghost Rider narrate all of Thanos’ heinous exploits. And who better to guide you through such deeds than the newest twisted ally to enter the Marvel Universe?”
Thanos Annual #1 Cover 1 of 2
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- 1/31/2018
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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