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Comics are 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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Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a first-person shooter video game developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim for the Nintendo 64 console and personal computer platforms. It was released in 1997 in North America and Europe. Turok is an adaptation of the Acclaim Comics comic book series of the same name. The player controls a Native American warrior, Turok, who must stop the evil Campaigner from conquering the universe with an ancient and powerful weapon. As Acclaim's first exclusive title for the Nintendo 64, Turok was part of a strategy to develop games internally and license merchandise; Acclaim acquired the rights to Turok when it purchased Acclaim Comics (né Valiant) in 1994. Suffering from cash flow problems and falling sales, Turok became Acclaim's best hope for a financial turnaround. Iguana pushed the Nintendo 64's graphics capabilities to its limits, and were forced to compress or cut elements to fit the game on its 8-megabyte cartridge. Bugs delayed the game's release from holiday 1996 to 1997. Critical reception of Turok was highly positive. Becoming one of the most popular games for the console on release, Turok won praise for its graphics and evolution of the genre. Complaints centered on graphical slowdowns caused by multiple enemies appearing onscreen and occasionally awkward controls. The game sold 1.5 million copies and boosted sales of the Nintendo 64. Turok spawned a video game franchise that includes six sequels.

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Anniversaries for May 5

1905: birth of Floyd Gottfredson, American comic book artist best known for the Mickey Mouse comic strip
1913: birth of Frank Tashlin, American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director
1915: birth of Dan Zolnerowich, American comic book artist, known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
1931: birth of Greg, prolific Belgian comics author and artist, editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine
1932: birth of Stan Goldberg, American comic book artist, best known for his work with Archie Comics
1950: birth of Juan Ortiz, comic book artist and writer
1961: birth of Mike Collins, English comic book artist and writer, known for work with TV and movie tie-in comics
1967: first appearance of Mr. Natural, comic book character created by Robert Crumb
1967: birth of Adam Hughes, American comic book artist
1975: death of George Baker, American comics artist best known for Sad Sack
1979: first issue of Jackpot, British comic which ran until 1982
1999: first issue of The Phantom Menace, a graphic novelisation of the Star Wars movie of the same name
2000: debut of Imadoki!, Japanese manga by Yuu Watase
2001: Ghastly's Ghastly Comic, webcomic by Chris Cracknell, makes its debut

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General images

The following are images from various comics-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Convention crowd outside of Golden Hall in 1982 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 2A Fallout Cosplayer photographed at a Comic Con in a Fallout Themed area (from Comic book convention)
Image 3Comic-Con crowd inside the second floor of the convention center in 2011 waiting for the exhibition hall to open (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 4A page by Rodolphe Töpffer, whose work is considered influential in shaping the comics form. (from History of comics)
Image 5Chōjū-giga (12th century), traditionally attributed to a monk-artist Kakuyū (Toba Sōjo) (from History of manga)
Image 6Japanese wood block illustration from 19th century (from History of manga)
Image 7The French comic Les Pieds Nickelés (1954 book cover): an early 20th-century forerunner of the modern Franco-Belgian comic (from Bande dessinée)
Image 8Phoenix Fan Fusion's 2017 convention in Phoenix, Arizona (from Comic book convention)
Image 9Image of bathers from the Hokusai manga (from History of manga)
Image 10Comic Con crowds in 2011 as seen from a helicopter (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 11Cover to 27 December 1884 edition of Ally Sloper's Half Holiday. (from British comics)
Image 12Hokusai Manga (early 19th century) (from History of manga)
Image 13Cover of Illustrated Chips in 1896 featuring the first appearance of the long-running comic strip of the tramps Weary Willie and Tired Tim. (from British comics)
Image 14During panels at comic book conventions, the audience is sometimes invited to line up and ask questions using a dedicated microphone. (from Comic book convention)
Image 15The San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con in 2013 (from San Diego Comic-Con)
Image 16Sequential depictions on Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy (from History of comics)
Image 17Close Hergé collaborator and magazine contributor Bob de Moor (from Bande dessinée)
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Comics artist Mœbius (2008), who achieved international renown through Métal Hurlant
(from Bande dessinée)

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... 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?
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... that the writer of Poison Ivy: Thorns felt the titular DC Comics character was "tailor made for [her] interests as a nature-loving, gay makeup enthusiast"?
... that Arnie Roth debuted as a gay Marvel Comics character at a time when the publisher maintained a "No Gays in the Marvel Universe" policy?

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Alan Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. Frequently described as the best graphic novel writer in history, he has been called "one of the most important British writers of the last fifty years".

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... that Marvel Comics published a parody of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue featuring artwork of superheroes in bathing suits?

... that Shueisha, the publisher of Weekly Shōnen Jump, has produced a manga series in collaboration with Marvel Comics?

... that Wolfgang J. Fuchs, an early German comics scholar who co-wrote a 1971 standard work on the topic, translated Garfield and Mom's Cancer?

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You know, I distrust people who 'read' comics ... you don't read a comic book. You look at a comic book. While you're looking at a comic, sure, you read the words; as well, you learn to look at the panels in a certain order, in a certain way ... if you start out to 'read' a comic book, you're starting out with the wrong mind-set.

— Samuel R. Delany

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