Unlike the comic strips published in your local newspaper which are scrutinized by the editor before they get published, web comics don't have that kind of censorship imposed upon them. Hence they tend to be more sarcastic and hilarious than the traditional comics in print media. There are literally...
The first comic starring Superman sold for a record breaking $1 million dollars. The 1938 edition of Action Comics Number 1 sold at 10:30 a.m. Monday morning and originally cost a dime. This comic is esteemed as the "Holy Grail of comic books" The cover depicts Superman lifting a car. The online...
nbsp;It’s hard to believe that something that you have seen exist all your life suddenly comes to an end; especially if that something is what you spend a minute of your day on. I’m talking about the Cathy comic Strip that won the hearts of many comic fans and worked its magic on the...
There are hundreds of iPhone applications available on the market, from games through to photo editing and sharing applications, many of which are available through the Apple App Store. It is a well known fact that the 2 megapixel iPhone camera isn't the best phone camera around and even more...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Hollywood.com has given some interesting details about the highly anticipated prequel “X-Men: First Class.” For starters, the movie will flash back to the 60’s, which will be a time where mutants came about in the world. The prequel to the highly successful "X-Men" film franchise based on Marvel...
Japan has a very unique and very active comic industry. The rest of the world calls the style “manga” referring both to all graphic arts that come from that country and the distinctive drawing and story telling style. In fact, many Westerners who have adopted this technique call themselves...
A spit take is a comic device that illustrates an exaggerated reaction of shock. For example, while a man leisurely enjoys a cup of coffee—while reading the paper, or watching television—his daughter approaches him. Just as he takes a sip of hot coffee, she announces that she’s getting married....
According to an official press release from the Walt Disney Company, Disney has bought Marvel Entertainment for the price of $4 billion. Under the deal, Disney gains control of more than 5,000 Marvel characters, and Marvel gains their massive marketing infrastructure. "This transaction combines...
Dry humor, or deadpan humor, is a type of comedy technique that uses a calm and straightforward delivery of the comic or performer. Dry humor as a technique is vastly different from the other comedy art forms like slapstick or sketch comedy. These two examples are characterized by the use of...
