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, October 22, 2013

THE BZZZT - GEMS FOR RELEASE ON 10.23.2013

10.22.2013 - This column will reflect brand new comic series and graphic novels that should peak your interest.  Get in at the beginning of these new offerings and new story arcs to jump in on available at the Comic Pile this week.

 
BEWARE THE BATMAN #1
by (W) Ivan Cohen & (A/CA)Luciano Vecchio
DC COMICS
DC Nation proudly presents: BEWARE THE BATMAN, a new, all-ages series! Bruce Wayne spent years learning crime-fighting techniques from his butler (and former secret agent) Alfred Pennyworth. Now he's ready to take on Gotham City's criminal underground as the Batman!  
 
 
MASSIVE #16
by (W) Brian Wood (A) Garry Brown
(CA) John Paul Leon, Jordie Bellaire
DARK HORSE COMICS
In the rugged North Sea, the crew of the Kapital come across a rogue group of whalers, persistently hunting despite the realities of the Crash. When Callum Israel and his crew intervene, they come face to face with centuries of tradition and what is referred to as the "old ways."
 
"New story arc and perfect jumping on point for new readers and those reading the graphic novel."
 
SAMURAI JACK #1
by (W) Jim Zub (A/CA) Andy Suriano
IDW PUBLISHING
Cartoon Network's hit animated series is back at IDW! The legendary samurai known only as 'Jack' is stranded in a strange future ruled by the demonic wizard, Aku. His quest to return back to the past has tested him many times, but now the stakes are higher than ever. Can an ancient relic known as the Rope of Eons finally take him home? Writer Jim Zub (Skullkickers, Street Fighter) and artist Andy Suriano (Character Designer on the original Samurai Jack TV series) begin a new era of samurai adventure!
 
 VELVET #1
by (W) Ed Brubaker (A) Steve Epting, Bettie Breitweiser (CA) Steve Epting
IMAGE COMICS
 ED BRUBAKER and STEVE EPTING redefined Captain America with the "Winter Soldier" saga... and everything they've done so far has been leading to VELVET!  When the world's best secret agent is killed, Velvet Templeton, the Personal Assistant to the Director of the Agency, is drawn off her desk and back into the field for the first time in nearly 20 years... and is immediately caught in a web of mystery, murder and hi-octane action.
Sexy and provocative, with a dark twist on the spy genre, this EXTRA-LENGTH first issue by two of the industry's best-selling creators will knock you out!
 
"Hands down the pick of this week or any week."
 
 
Until next week, Live It Like You Love It!
 
 

 

 
 
 



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