Comics: The Meaning

com-ics (kom'iks)n. plural in form, used with a singular verb. 1. Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or to produce an aesthetic response in the viewer.

"If Comics' spectacularly varied past is any indication, comics' future will be virtually impossible to predict using the standards of the present.... Those of you who make comics for a living - or would like to someday, probably know that keeping up with all the advances in today's comics is a full-time job. However much we may try to understand the world of comics around us, a part of that world will always lie in shadow - a mystery.... As it is, it should be kept in mind at all times that this world is only one of many possible worlds!
Our attempts to define comics are an on-going process which won't end anytime soon. A new generation will no doubt reject whatever this one finally decides to accept and try once more to reinvent comics. And so they should. Here's to the great debate."

Excerpts and paraphrased from the amazing Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art."

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

THE BZZZT - 09.26.2012

This weekly column will now be dedicated to 5 comics and 2 graphic novels that are MUST reads for that given week. Thank you to everyone who is supporting my blog through ad support and page views. Cheers!

BATMAN INCORPORATED #0
WRITTEN BY GRANT MORRISON AND ART/COVER BY CHRIS BURNHAM - Batman, Incorporated wants you!  Batman has a war to fight, but first he must recruit an army to combat the menace of Leviathan.  See how The Dark Knight assembled his lieutenants!

HAPPY #1 (OF 4)
WRITTEN BY GRANT MORRISON AND ART/COVER BY DARICK ROBERTSON -Meet NICK SAX - a corrupt, intoxicated ex-cop turned hit-man, adrift in a stinking twilight world of casual murder, soulless sex, eczema and betrayal. With a hit gone wrong, a bullet in his side, the cops and the mob on his tail, and a monstrous child killer in a Santa suit on the loose, Nick and his world will be changed forever this Christmas. By a tiny blue horse called Happy... 
 
TALON #0
WRITTEN BY SCOTT SNYDER AND ART/COVER BY GUILLEM MARCH - A new series featuring the Court of Owls' unstoppable killing machine!  Meet Calvin Rose, the only Talon ever to escape the grasp of the Court of Owls. This former assassin just wants to live a normal life...but that's impossible, since he's being hunted by his former masters!
 
GOON #42
WRITTEN, ILLUSTRATED AND A COVER BY ERIC POWELL - The Zombie Priest, now going by the name Mr. Corpus, has reemerged and given the Goon a dire warning. But will the Goon listen or will he just go for the punching? My votes on the punching.
 
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #525
WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER AND ART/COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA -  Iron Man! Rescue! War Machine! Mandarin! Stane! Whiplash! Hammer! Detroit Steel!  The rogue revolution! War in Mandarin City!  What is the shocking secret behind the Ten Rings?
 
DAREDEVIL BY BRUBAKER AND LARK ULT COLL TP BOOK 03
WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER AND ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL LARK -Critically acclaimed, award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark conclude their explosive run! The Hand is back in New York, and Lady Bullseye is in league with them! The Kingpin has also returned, forging a surprising pact with Daredevil to target the ninja cult - but what is the former crime boss's true plan? Plus: An old friend brings Matt Murdock the last-minute appeal of a Marvel villain sitting on death row. What will he do when confronted with a convicted bad guy who's completely innocent? Nominated for three Eisner Awards: Best Continuing Series, Best Writer and Best Penciler-Inker Team! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1998) #106-119 and #500.
 
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING TP BOOK 02
WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE AND ILLUSTRATED BY STEPHEN BISSETTE WITH JOHN TOTLEBEN - Collecting SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #28-34 and SWAMP THING ANNUAL #2, the Earth Elemental says goodbye to the illusion of his own humanity after learning that he is 100 percent plant, meets a crew of benevolent alien invaders and consummates his relationship with Abigail Arcane as only he could.
 
LIVE IT LIKE YOU LOVE IT!
 
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