Art of Comics Unit 3 Study Guide

Scott McCloud

Born in Boston Zot! Reaction against the dark turn heroes had in the 80's

Jack Kirby

Born in New York Jumbo Comics Worked with Stan Lee Fantastic Four More elaborate designs in comics Worked in animated shows

EC Comics

American comic book publisher (1940s & 1950s) that specialized in horror comics, crime comics, satire mags, & science fiction. Its most famous title was "Tales From the Crypt." It was a main target for the 1950s anti-comics backlash.

Epic of Gilgamesh

An epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest known works of literary writing.

Scrooge McDuck

Carl Banks 1947-present comic book

The Human Torch

Carl Burgos 1939-1950's Marvel Comics comic book

Cathy

Cathy Guisewite 1976-2010 comic strip obsessed with food, constantly on a diet says "ack" a lot only character in strip without a nose

Peanuts

Charles Schulz 1950-2000 comic strip

Dick Tracy

Chester Gould 1931-present comic strip

Chester Gould

Created Dick Tracey (1936) ~Improvised the story as the years go on ~Big city cop ~Brains and bronze ~Inspired shows CSI and BONES ~To help kids get on the straight and narrow ~Two way wrist radio (born 1946) ~~Inspired smart watches Born in oklahoma

Charles M. Schulz

Created Peanuts 1950 Oct 2 debut 1800 strips Most influential comic artist Born in Minneapolis Signed his art Sparky Drafted in the army WWII First cartoon: Li'l Folks

Carl Banks

Created donald duck and scrooge mcDuck In the comic hall of fame Born in oregon Had hearing problems Copied the works of his favorites to get better at his own Hired by Disney Left Disney Retired 1996

Odd Bodkins

Dan O'Neill 1964-1972 underground comix become political

Popeye

E. C. Segar 1919-1994 comic strip

Fritz the Cat

Robert Crumb 1965-1972 underground comix first animated feature film to be X-rated

Miss Marvel (Kamala Khan)

Sana Amanat, G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona Marvel Comics comic book shape shifter abilities her idol is Captain Marvel pakistan-american young girl

Zot!

Scott McCloud 1984-1990 comic book

Frank Miller

The Twilight Zone Helped work on Spiderman Daredevil and Electra Ronin Japanese Samurai The Dark Knight Returns Old batman coming out of retirement The BIg Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Parody of Japanese Manga

Alfred E. Neuman

The face of MAD Origin unknown 1894 of play called "New Boy" possibly First appearance is him trying to be president

Comics Code Assocation

The inclusion of females in stories is specifically discouraged. women, when used in plot structure, should be secondary in importance

A Contract with God

Will Eisner 1978 graphic novel

Wonder Woman

William Moulton Marston 1941-present DC comics comic book golden age of comics his wife inspired the hero amazon women

R Crumb

Zap Comix a successful underground comic satirical art greeting card business used LSD and created the best art when he was using prolithic work "keep on Truckin" "Fritz the Cat"

kewpie

a brand of dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by cartoonist Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips

Marjorie Henderson Buell

created comic strip "Little Lulu"

male gaze

describes the way in which women become objects of sexual objects in films and other media; to look at and judge someone's appearance is active, and therefore masculine, but to be the object of that gaze and judgement is passive, and therefore feminine

Air Pirates

destruction of Walt Disney Disney characters in undisney like behavior trial court for 10 years founded by O'Neill

Jackie Ormes

first black cartoonist created Torchy Brown

CLAMP

is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid-1980s.

Fantastic Four

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby 1961-present comic book

Will Eisner

Earliest comic book artists in the industry Wow Magazine The Spirit ~Urban crime fighting series ~1940-1952 Joe Dope ~Served what not to do with military equipment ~Eisner was drafted when this was created A Contract with God ~Slice of life morality tales ~Religous man gets rid of his faith

Fantomah

Fletcher Hanks 1940-1944 comic book first known female superhero daughter of the pharaohs fell out when wonder woman came

Max Gaines

Formed all american publication

DC Comics

Founded in 1934. It is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books. Its popular characters include Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, and more, and was widely popular because comic books were entertaining and easy to read. Comic books were further important because superheroes portrayed the ideal influence for the youth, moral, just, and wholeheartedly American.

The Dark Knight Returns

Frank Miller 1986 graphic novel

Mad Magazine

Harvey Kurtzman and William Gaines 1952-present satirical Magazine is the fictitious mascot and cover boy of the American humor magazine Mad. The character's face had drifted through U.S. iconography for decades (it appeared in the early 1930s on a presidential campaign postcard with the caption, "Sure I'm for Roosevelt")

Torchy Brown

Jackie Ormes 1937-1950 comic strip adventure story of a young black woman taking on adventures talked about racial problems

Little Lulu

Marjorie Henderson Buell 1935-1969 single panel comic and comic strip

Mary Worth

Martha Orr 1938-present comic strip older women who gave advice

Stan Lee

Marvel Comics Born in New York Worked side lines of comic artist for newspaper Captain America Fools the Traitor's Revenge Served in the army WWII DC brought back supers in comics Fantastic Four The Avengers

Momma

Mel Lazarus 1970-present comic strip character based on his own mother

Marvel Comics

the second great comic book publisher. Appeared in 1939. Many of these characters fought the axis powers even before the US became involved in WWII. For example Caption American

Joseph Campbell

loved native american tales Myths are apart of a universal pattern to explain the many events of the world Heroes journey is a metaphor

Catwoman

(Selina Kyle) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman.

Windsor McCay

1871 - 1934 Signature strip: Little Nemo in Slumberland ~Architectural details and shadows ~His masterpiece Nemo is modeled after his Son ~The New York Harold and New York Journal ~Used benday dot ~Captions beneath the pages Gertie the Dinosaur was born in 7th decade of the 19th century in either Michigan or Canada which was a controversy with no birth certificate; died in 1934 in Brooklyn, NY; was a proficient artist although had little professional training; began his professional career by making posters

Rose O'Neill

1874-1946. illustrator created Kewpie

Nell Brinkley

1886-1944 comic book artist queen of comics iconic brinkley Girls

Superman

1939-present DC comics comic book did appear in the marvel comics meant as a sight gag (thought it would be funny) ~Claremount

Little Dot

1949-1982 Harvey Comics comic book little girl obsessed with dots possible designed after the Japan's artist

Tales from the Crypt

1950-1955 EC Comics comic book

underground comix

1960's Sold in "head Shops" Reflected the rebellious mood of the 1960's counterculture Emphasized sex, drugs, and rock and roll, anti-war politics, feminism, social issues The "x" distinguishes them from mainstream comics Often x-rated

superhero

A fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers

graphic novel

A graphic novel is a type of comic book, usually with a lengthy and complex storyline similar to those of novels

Batman

Bruce Wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger,[1][2] and first appeared in Detective Comics #27, in 1939. Originally named the "Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and the World's Greatest Detective

E.C. Segar

Creator of Popeye ~Spinach wasn't introduced until 10 years ~Great depression when it was released ~Popeye represented the common man ~Olive oil= girlfriend ~Violence had purpose Born in illinois Musician 18 years old- cartoonist First comic: Comic Capers known for Popeye which first appeared in 1929 in the comic strip, Thimble Theatre; born in Illinois; skilled musician; provided musical accompaniment for films and vaudeville acts in his local theater as a teenager; at age 18 decided to be a cartoonist, learning the traits in a correspondence course; moved to Chicago and met Richard Outcault who encouraged and helped him get a job at Chicago Herald; in 1918 moved to Chicago Evening American, moved to NY to work at the King Features Syndicate, creating the strip Thimble Theatre for NY Journal

Little Nemo in Slumberland

Windsor McCay 1905-1926 comic strip his signature strip; a fantasy strip in an Art Nouveau style highlighting his strong graphic sense, mastery of color, and linear perspective; experimented w/ the formal elements of the comic strip, the panel size and the arrangement of the panel in the order to increase the impact and improve the story; known for his architectural details and cityscapes as well as the use of hatching for shadows and the inventive(?) use of timing and pacing within the page ■this is considered as his masterpiece; Nemo is a young boy who has fantastic dreams but are interrupted when he wakes up; Nemo is modeled after his own son, Robert; ■ran weekly on Sundays in the New York Herald from 1905-1911; renamedit In the Land of Wonderful Dreams in the New York Journal(?) until 1915; Herald had the best color printing process at the time using the benday dot process with precise colors to use ■captions were shown beneath them; dialogue in speech balloons was crude, often illegible; often distracted by his amazing artworks