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A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative , usually dialogue contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form.
The Grand Comics Database (GCD) is an Internet-based project to build a database of comic book information through user contributions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The GCD project catalogues information on creator credits, story details, reprints, and other information useful to the comic book reader, comic collector , fan, and scholar.
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Ashley Wood (born 1971) is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator [2] known for his cover art, concept design and his work as an art director. Wood initially worked in both the UK and international comic book industries, working on characters such as the British character Judge Dredd, before breaking into the US market, where he worked for such companies as Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
In comics, a homage cover is the intentional copying of a cover from an earlier comic book or graphic novel that directly acknowledges the original artist. Homages often occur when a comic is rebooted to demonstrate continuity with earlier volumes. A common target of homage is the first edition of a particular comic (see list below).
Marvel Comics (then known as Atlas Comics) first published a Crazy comic book in 1953. It ran for seven issues, through mid-1954, and was focused on popular culture parodies and humor. [ 3 ] The second comic title, as Crazy! , ran for three issues in 1973, and reprinted comics parodies from Marvel's late-1960s Not Brand Echh . [ 4 ]
Adam Hughes (born May 5, 1967) is an American comics artist and illustrator best known to American comic book readers for his renderings of pinup-style female characters, and his cover work on titles such as Wonder Woman and Catwoman.
Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938. The strip proved so popular that National launched Superman into his own self-titled comic book, the first for any superhero , premiering with the cover date summer 1939.