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Also Known As Sequential Art
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Sequential art: stories told in drawn panels, from newspaper strips through comic books to graphic novels and manga. Comics grew up inside the newspaper wars of the 1890s, built their own publishing industry in the twentieth century, and now feed characters and stories to film, television and games.

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Origin Year
1895 1
1895 marks the Yellow Kid in the New York World, the conventional start of the American newspaper strip; Rodolphe Topffer's drawn picture stories of the 1830s and older sequential picture narratives are counted by longer histories.
Origin
Richard Outcault's The Yellow Kid, which appeared in Joseph Pulitzer's New York World from 1895, is usually credited as one of the first newspaper comic strips, though the form developed gradually before it. 1
Place of Origin
New York City, United States 1
Primary Format
A sequence of cartoons arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative. 1
Typical Distribution
Historically syndicated by a syndicate to many newspapers and published in newspapers and magazines; since the late twentieth century also collected in graphic novels and comic albums and published as webcomics. 1
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Al Capp, Figures
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Jerry Siegel, Figures
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Joe Shuster, Figures
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Richard Outcault's The Yellow Kid, the strip usually credited as the medium's popular origin, appeared in Joseph Pulitzer's New York World from 1895.

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Osamu Tezuka, Figures

Known as the God of Manga, foundational to the comics medium in Japan with works such as Astro Boy and Black Jack.

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Will Eisner, Figures
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1. Wikipedia
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  • Comic strip, Newspapers section
    Most newspaper comic strips are syndicated; a syndicate hires people to write and draw a strip and then distributes it to many newspapers for a fee.
  • Hearst in San Francisco section, on the Yellow Kid strip
    The American people want something terse, forcible, picturesque, striking
  • Comics, term coined by Will Eisner in Comics and Sequential Art (1985)
  • New York World, lead section
    The New York World was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 to 1931.
  • Comic strip, opening section
    A comic strip (also known as a strip cartoon) is a sequence of cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative.
  • Comics, Forms and formats section
    Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels and comic albums have become increasingly common, along with webcomics.
  • Associated With: Joseph Pulitzer, The Yellow Kid, Origin
  • Associated With: Jerry Siegel
  • Associated With: Joe Shuster
  • Associated With: Will Eisner
  • Associated With: DC Comics
  • Media Entries: Action Comics #1
  • Associated With: Publication of Action Comics #1
  • Media Entries: Graphic Novel
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Calvin and Hobbes (Wikipedia)
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Rodolphe Töpffer (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Rodolphe Töpffer, Lead paragraph 1
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possibly the earliest European comics
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Masashi Kishimoto (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Masashi Kishimoto, Lead paragraph
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is a Japanese manga artist
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Flash Comics (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Flash Comics #1, Article lead sentence
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Flash Comics is a comics anthology published by All-American Publications and later by National Periodical Publications (DC Comics).
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Wikipedia: Gasoline Alley (comic strip)
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Gasoline Alley is a comic strip created by Frank King and distributed by Tribune Content Agency.
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Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Wikipedia)
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Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (French: Tintin au pays des Soviets) is the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle as anti-communist satire for its children's supplement Le Petit Vingtième, it was serialised weekly from January 1929 to May 1930 before being published in a collected volume by Éditions du Petit Vingtième in 1930.
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Krazy Kat (Wikipedia)
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Krazy Kat (also known as Krazy & Ignatz in some reprints and compilations) is an American newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist George Herriman, which ran from 1913 to 1944.
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Fritz the Cat (Wikipedia)
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Fritz the Cat is a comic strip created by Robert Crumb. Set in a "supercity" of anthropomorphic animals, it focused on Fritz, a tabby cat who frequently went on wild adventures that sometimes involved sexual escapades. Crumb began drawing
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Doonesbury (Wikipedia)
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Doonesbury is a comic strip by American cartoonist Garry Trudeau that chronicles the adventures and lives of an array of characters of various ages, professions, and backgrounds, from the President of the United States to the title character, Mike Doonesbury, who has progressed over the decades from a college student to a youthful senior citizen.
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The Far Side (Wikipedia)
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The Far Side is a single-paneled comic strip created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980 through January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist).
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Barefoot Gen, Wikipedia
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Barefoot Gen (Japanese: はだしのゲン, Hepburn: Hadashi no Gen) is a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Keiji Nakazawa, loosely based on Nakazawa's experiences as a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing.
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Sin City (Wikipedia)
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Sin City is a series of neo-noir comics by American comic book writer-artist Frank Miller.
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Wikipedia: The Spirit (character)
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The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter appearing in American comic books.
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Wikipedia: Terry and the Pirates
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Terry and the Pirates is an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff, which originally ran from October 22, 1934, to February 25, 1973.
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Wikipedia: Prince Valiant
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Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, often simply called Prince Valiant, is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937.
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Wikipedia: Li'l Abner
Media Entries: Li'l Abner, Article lead sentence
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Li'l Abner is a satirical American comic strip that appeared in multiple newspapers in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.
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Scott Pilgrim, Wikipedia
Media Entries: Scott Pilgrim, Article lead sentence
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Scott Pilgrim is a series of graphic novels written and illustrated by Canadian author and comic book artist Bryan Lee O'Malley.
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Peanuts (Wikipedia)
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Peanuts (subtitled featuring "Good ol' Charlie Brown" until January 1, 1987) is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M.
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Garfield (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Garfield, Article lead sentence
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Garfield is an American comic strip and media franchise created by Jim Davis.
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Dick Tracy (Wikipedia)
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Dick Tracy is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould.
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Sam & Max (Wikipedia)
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Sam & Max is an American media franchise about Sam and Max, a pair of anthropomorphic vigilante private investigators.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Article lead sentence
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.
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Persepolis (comics) (Wikipedia)
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Persepolis (French: Persépolis) is a series of autobiographical graphic novels written and illustrated by Marjane Satrapi.
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Pogo (comic strip) (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Pogo, Article lead sentence
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Pogo (revived as Walt Kelly's Pogo) was a daily comic strip that was created by cartoonist Walt Kelly and syndicated to American newspapers from 1948 until 1975.
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Love and Rockets (comics), Wikipedia
Media Entries: Love and Rockets (comic book), Article lead sentence
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Love and Rockets (often abbreviated L&R) is a long-running comic book series by the Hernández brothers: Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario.
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Blankets (comics) (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Blankets (graphic novel), Article lead sentence
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Blankets is an autobiographical graphic novel by Craig Thompson, published in 2003 by Top Shelf Productions.
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Batman (comic book), Wikipedia
Media Entries: Batman #1, Article lead sentence
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Batman is an ongoing superhero comic book series published by DC Comics, featuring the character of the same name as its protagonist.
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Superman comic book (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Superman #1, Article lead sentence
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Superman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as its protagonist.
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Wonder Woman comic book (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Wonder Woman #1, Article lead sentence
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Wonder Woman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman and occasionally other superheroes as its protagonist.
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Captain America Comics (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Captain America Comics #1, Article lead sentence
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Captain America Comics is a comic book series featuring the superhero character Captain America.
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The Amazing Spider-Man (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: The Amazing Spider-Man #1, Article lead sentence
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The Amazing Spider-Man is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist.
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From Hell - Wikipedia
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From Hell is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published in serial form from 1989 to 1998.
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Y: The Last Man, Wikipedia
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Y: The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction comic book series by Brian K.
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Ghost World (comics), Wikipedia
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Ghost World is a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes. It was serialized in issues #11-18 (June 1993, March 1997) of Clowes's comic book series Eightball, and was published in book form in 1997 by Fantagraphics Books. It was a commercial and
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Watchmen (Wikipedia)
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Watchmen is a comic book limited series created by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins.
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Maus (Wikipedia)
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Maus, often published as Maus: A Survivor's Tale, is a graphic novel written and illustrated by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman, serialized from 1980 to 1991.
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The Dark Knight Returns (Wikipedia)
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The Dark Knight Returns (alternatively titled Batman: The Dark Knight Returns but originally titled Batman: The Dark Knight) is a 1986 four-issue superhero comic book miniseries written by Frank Miller and illustrated by Miller and Klaus Janson, with color by Lynn Varley, and published by DC Comics.
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Detective Comics (Wikipedia)
Media Entries: Detective Comics #27, Article lead sentence
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Detective Comics (later retitled as Batman Detective Comics) is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics.
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Bone (comics), Wikipedia
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Bone is an American fantasy comic book limited series written and illustrated by Jeff Smith, originally serialized in 55 irregularly released issues from 1991 to 2004.
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V for Vendetta, Wikipedia
Media Entries: V for Vendetta (comic book), Article lead sentence
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V for Vendetta is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare).
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Saga (comics), Wikipedia
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Saga is an epic space opera fantasy comic book series written by Brian K.
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Preacher (comics), Wikipedia
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Preacher is an American epic supernatural comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon.
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Transmetropolitan, Wikipedia
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Transmetropolitan is a cyberpunk transhumanist comic book series written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Darick Robertson, and was published by the American company DC Comics in 1997-2002.
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American Born Chinese - Wikipedia
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American Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award,
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The Walking Dead (comic book) - Wikipedia
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The Walking Dead is an American zombie apocalypse comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman with artwork by artist Tony Moore for the first six issues and cover art for the first twenty-four.
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Pep Comics - Wikipedia
Media Entries: Pep Comics #22, Article lead sentence
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Pep Comics is an American comic book anthology series published by the Archie Comics predecessor MLJ Magazines Inc. (commonly known as MLJ Comics) during the 1930s and 1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books.
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Daniel Clowes (Wikipedia)
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Daniel Gillespie Clowes (; born April 14, 1961) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter.
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Masamune Shirow (Wikipedia)
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Masanori Ota (太田正典, Ōta Masanori; born November 23, 1961), better known by his pen name Masamune Shirow (士郎 正宗, Shirō Masamune), is a Japanese manga artist and designer for video games and anime productions.
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Gary Larson (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Gary Larson, Article lead sentence
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Gary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to more than 1,900 newspapers for fifteen years.
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George Herriman (Wikipedia)
Associated With: George Herriman, Article lead sentence
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George Joseph Herriman III (August 22, 1880, April 25, 1944) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913-1944).
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Al Capp (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Al Capp, Article lead sentence
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Alfred Gerald Caplin (September 28, 1909, November 5, 1979), better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip Li'l Abner, which he created in 1934 and continued writing and (with help from assistants) drawing until 1977.
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