Manga
Manga is Japanese comic which was formed shortly after WW2, due to the time it was originated, manga comic were usually full of killing, torture, hatred, betrayal and other similar conventions. Modern manga comic are now targeted at all ages and contain less violent actions. In fact manga in present includes numerous ranges of subject; from action-adventure, sports, sci-fi and fantasy, sexuality and etc. Nowadays, it is also exported to many countries, influencing their popular cultures, children, youth, and the ways of the people.
Japan has become the world leader in comics. Japanese manga, as comics here, have been publicized and promoted to the world over on television and in newspapers and the most popular works have been introduced and recognised abroad.
Manga Context
In 1702 Shumboko Ono, an early manga artist, made a book out of prints of these pictures with captions, although it was a collection of pictures rather than a full story. This method developed over the next hundred years, in books which combined stories with more pacy narratives.
Osama Tezuka - God of Manga
Two main styles of Manga
Designing my own Manga characters on Manga Avatar - Facemaker
I created this type of character because it looks quite similar to Manga characters. The blue cap along with the glasses above it makes the character look cool and gives it a teenage look.
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I made this character reflecting on my mood as I was angry which made me give it a bad expression face. The face quite looks like a evil character in the Manga.
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Marvel
Marvel Heros - Costume Breakdown
Semiotics in Marvel Comics
Batman Invention
Bill Finger joined Bob Kane's nascent studio in 1938 who was an aspiring writer, he had met Kane at a party, and Kane later offered him a job ghost writing the strips Rusty and Clip Carso which gave him this unforgettable break in the comic industry.
1954 Seduction of the Innocent
Dr. Fredric Werthham, a psychologist who had given a nightmare to the comic industry by saying that comic books gave a bad influence to children and were really bad for them. By reading his books the sales and the reputation of comics had dropped, however the huge fans still had their faith in comics.