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, May 6, 2014

THE BZZZT - NEW TITLES & GRAPHIC NOVELS YOU NEED THIS WEEK!

FOR RELEASE 05.07.2014 - This is what the world of comics has in store for everyone this week.  Some great new titles and graphic novels coming out this week!

CYCLOPS #1
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Greg Rucka (A) Russell Dauterman (CA) Alexander Lozano
Cyclops just discovered that the father he thought died long ago is alive and well and A SPACE PIRATE. Spinning directly out of ALL-NEW X-MEN, comes the first ongoing solo series for one of the time-traveling Original X-Men. After the events of "Trial of Jean Grey", Scott Summers stays in space to learn some valuable lessons from his dad: 1) How to shave, 2) How to talk to girls, 3) How to steal a Badoon space-ship.
 
 
GREEN LANTERN #31
DC COMICS
(W) Robert Venditti (A/CA) Billy Tan
"UPRISING" part 1! Rebellion has spread across the universe as former allies join forces with the Durlans, Khund and Outer Clanns to overthrow the authority of the Corps. It's an all-out assault on Mogo, but will the greatest threat come from without - or within? The outcome of the battle, the survival of the Corps and the future of the universe itself rests on the shoulders of Hal Jordan - and after a bruising start to his tenure as Corps leader, he is more than ready for a fight! This new epic continues in this month's GREEN LANTERN CORPS #31!
 
MILES MORALES
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) David Marquez
PART ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPIDER-MAN STORY OF THE YEAR "REVIVAL"!
•  MILES is back in action with a new status quo and a new outlook on life!
•  A BIG BIG BIG villain from PETER PARKER's past is alive and well and about to turn New York upside down!
•  The last page will have ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN fans SCREAMING!
•  This issue can't be missed!
 
NEW 52 FUTURES END #1
DC COMICS
(W) Keith Giffen & Various (A) Patrick Zircher (CA) Ryan Sook
Five years from now, the DC Universe is reeling from a war with another Earth, leaving the world unprepared for an approaching evil that threatens to destroy the future. Can a time-traveling Batman Beyond help a massive cast of the DCU's finest avert the impending apocalypse? Find out in this new weekly series that will forever alter the direction of The New 52! In this debut issue of The New 52's weekly series, Batman Beyond arrives five years later! Grifter turns against humanity! And a Justice League member DIES!
 
ORIGINAL SIN #1 OF 8
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
WHO SHOT THE WATCHER?
The Watcher, the mysterious space-god who's been watching us from the moon for as long as we can remember... is dead. Thus begins the greatest murder mystery in Marvel Comics history.
As Nick Fury leads the heroes of the Marvel Universe in an investigation, other forces are marshaling as well and other questions are arising. Why is Black Panther gathering a secret team of his own, including Emma Frost, the Punisher and Dr. Strange? Who is the Unseen? What was the Original Sin? What was stolen from the Watcher's lair? And most importantly, who now holds the Marvel Universe's darkest secrets in the palm of their hand?
 
 
BATMAN TP VOL 03
DEATH OF THE FAMILY N52
(W) Scott Snyder, James TynionIV (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo
After having his face sliced off, The Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City in this epic from issues #13-17 that shook Batman to his core! But even for a man who's committed a lifetime of murder, he's more dangerous than ever before. How can Batman protect his city and those he's closest to?
 
X-MEN NO MORE HUMANS OGN HC
Best-selling author and classic X-Men scribe Mike Carey (X-Men) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (X-Men, Invincible Iron Man) join forces for X-MEN: NO MORE HUMANS, the first X-MEN Original Graphic Novel since the classic X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS!
Following the shattering events of the "Battle of the Atom" the X-Men awaken to find all the world's humans gone. From normal everyday folks to the Avengers and Fantastic Four, all Homo sapiens have disappeared. It's up to the disparate sides of the X-Men to come together, get to the bottom of this mystery, and find a way to get the humans back. But do all of the mutants want their human brethren to return?
X-MEN: NO MORE HUMANS will also include a code for a free digital copy of the graphic novel and a free digital copy of X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 on the Marvel Comics app for iOS and Android devices.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

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