Comic Book Types
What is the smallest comic type?
Single cell.
What typical books have been turned into Graphic Novels?
Classic novels.
When was the Golden Age?
1938-1950.
Who wrote Seduction of the Innocent?
Fredric Wertham.
What characters became most popular in the Dark Age?
Anti-heroes.
Why were comic strips mostly black and white?
Newspapers could only print in colour one day a week.
What are the two Manga styles?
Pre war/Meiji revolution and after WW2 with American influence.
Who was Thomas Nast?
A cartoonist that took down a ring of political corruption in NYC with his cartoons.
Name two reasons why the Comic Book Code was created.
To combat racism and to censor comic books to protect children.
What was created in 1992?
Image comics.
What was the name of the comedy comic strips?
The Sunday funnies.
What are the boy and girl marketed Manga types called?
Shonen and Shojo Manga.
What was the first ever comic book called?
The Yellow Kid.
When did the Comics Code Authority end?
In 1970 at the start of the the Bronze Age.
Name three crossover series from the Dark Age.
Arrow, Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow.
Name two of the first ever popular comics.
Garfield and Dennis the Menace.
When was the earliest Manga found?
The 12th Century.
When was the first ever comic book subscription released?
In 1922.
Name three scarier comics from the Bronze Age.
Ghost rider, Swamp Thing and Blade.
When did Marvel go bankrupt?
In 1996.
Name four types of comics.
Single cell, comic strip, comic book and graphic novel.
Why did Graphic Novels come in after the modern age?
To stay up-to-date with modern comic demands. The market wanted books.
What was the other name for DC?
National Allied Publications.
Which two movements brought around the more socially conscious stories and characters?
The Civil Rights and Women's Rights Movements.
Name three ways the Modern Age changed comic books?
Graphic novels came into publication, movies became more popular and comic book authors lost power over their characters.