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."

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

THE BZZZT - PICKS OF THE WEEK RELEASED 11.20.2013

11.20.2013 - Batman:  Zero Year continues to dominate, the star of the Suicide Squad gets her own title and this week also brings some truly essential graphic novel reading.  Cheers everyone!


BATWOMAN #25 (ZERO YEAR)
DC COMICS
(W) James TynionIV (A) Julius Gopez, Ray MacArthy (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith
A BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in! There's a dark force of nature that's forming in Gotham City...A face laughing in the dark that will one day tear Jason Todd's life apart. What are his plans for the Red Hood Gang? And who else will rise out of the shadows to guide Jason Todd one step closer to his destiny?
 

HARLEY QUINN #0
DC COMICS
W) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Darwyn Cooke & Various (CA) Amanda Conner
This bombastic debut issue features art by award-winning illustrators including Darwyn Cooke, Sam Kieth, Tony S. Daniel, Paul Pope, Walter Simonson, Art Baltazar and others-but will any of them measure up to the exacting standards of the Clown Princess of Crime? Don't miss the thrilling return of Harley Quinn in her own monthly series!
 

FIFTH BEATLE
THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY HC
DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Vivek J. Tiwary (A/CA) Andrew Robinson, Kyle Baker
The Fifth Beatle is the untold true story of Brian Epstein, the visionary manager who discovered and guided the Beatles to unprecedented international stardom-yet died painfully lonely at the young age of thirty-two. More than merely the story of "The Man Who Made the Beatles," The Fifth Beatle is an uplifting, tragic, and ultimately inspirational human story about the desire to leave behind a legacy, amidst the struggle to overcome crushing personal obstacles and insurmountable odds.  
 
 
HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
(W/A/CA) Ed Piskor
Originally serialized on the hugely popular websiteBoing Boingand now collected in a single volume. Piskor's exuberant cartooning takes you from the parks and rec rooms of the South Bronx to the night clubs, recording studios, and radio stations where the scene started to boom, capturing the flavor of late-1970s New York City in panels bursting with obsessively authentic detail. 
 
 
Until next week, Live it Like you Love it!
 
 
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