The first official san diego comiccon was a threeday event, which was held 46 years ago from august 1 to august 3. Mar 26, 2014 these facts will amaze you, so enjoy reading through all the interesting facts related to your favourite comics and cartoons. Selected as the most interesting among comic books related questions in comic books quiz. So here are ten littleknown facts about your favorite comic book characters. Cool world comic books all regular issues are out of stock. A bigger book that has several comics inside of it is called a trade paperback. Stan lee planned on quitting the comic book industry until his wife joan told him to write the type of characters he wanted to for his last. Its commonly used especially with the current popularity of superhero and comic book movies and appears in all kinds of contexts, but be warned try to use superhero in the title of a book, and you may be hearing from the lawyers.
Whats interesting is the way in which the evil stuff was first introduced. Page 16 this category is for questions and answers related to comic books mixture, as asked by users of. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels. Stan lee born stanley leiber celebrates his 94th birthday today, still as much of a comic book icon in 2016 that he has been for the past seven decades. The first comic strips in the united states were funny. The first hollywood panel at sdcc was, appropriately, about star. The 1940s comic book superhero called red bee fought the nazis using trained bees. The japanese word for comics is manga, and people use this word for japanese comics in english and other languages.
Dc comes in at second place and image comics the walking dead. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Comic books are typically in color and feature a single story. Clark kent, who is actually superman in dc comics, is a notsofamous character in marvel.
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Remember when you were a child, flipping through comic book pages, imagining the characters coming to life, bringing you along as you. There is a captain america comic that is so bad, it killed the editor. Comic book readers, what are some cool facts about super heroes that isnt really common knowledge. Wonder woman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. See more ideas about superhero facts, marvel facts and marvel dc comics. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic books art and comic books. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Apr 20, 2017 100 littleknown facts about comic books part 2. Jun 29, 2016 if you cut out the center of about 10 of them, and then bookend those with ones that havent been gutted, you can conceal a considerable amount of weed and paraphernalia within them on a bookshelf and no one will ever think to look there. Comic books when it was cool retro pop culture, comics. If my 5yearold daughter went to a comic book shop to find a comic book featuring her favorite dc superheroine, she would find this. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2.
Welcome to facts, a place where we can talk anything comics, but with a main focus on comic book speculation and comic book investing. From 1975 to 1996, marvel had trademarked the word, zombies. Bucky used to be known as one of the few comic book deaths that actually meant. The stats given are calculated by the share of the market. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Comic book version of hank ketchams classic comic strip, dennis the menace, still published in newspapers today. Certainly many of the fascinating facts youll read here are out on the public record, if you know where to look. Interesting comic books mixture facts page 16 mixture. But so many of our favorite comic book characters very nearly werent what they are today. May 16, 2017 comic books have never been this cool before. Suicide squadmovie was released on the 50th anniversary of the jokers live action debut 2. He asked some experts what kids might want to know about the new coronavirus discovered in china. See more ideas about comic books art, comic art and comics. Golden age comic book podcast golden age comic superheroes the second edition of the golden age comic book podcast is live on the cbsi tales from the flipside youtube channel.
The man who voiced for optimus prime also gave voice to eeyore and. Among which historic people, given names were mostly ending with ix sufix. About hot comics for cool people comic strips gocomics. Some comic companies are marvel comics and dc comics. Comic book letterers avoid words like clint and flick because during printing the. In the american comic book, dc comics is very successful. These facts are amazing, uncanny, ultimate, spectacular, friendly neighborhood, and every other adjective that has ever preceded a comic book title. Roy harperred arrow can shoot arrows faster than green arrow 3. In this solo comic adventures, jerry encountered superman, batman, lex luthor, the flash and wonder woman.
Certainly many of the fascinating facts youll read here. A bigger book that has several comics inside of it is called a trade. Game of thrones is an american drama television series created by david benioff and d. In fact, they had to go through many chops and changes before they became the characters weve loved, feared and revered through the decades. You might think that a word like superhero is in the public domain. Cool world is a world of animated beings and bizarre cartoon lands where anything is possible and everything happens, sooner or later. Marvel comic universe, comics universe, marvel dc comics, comic book superheroes, comic books art, captin america, superhero facts, marvel facts, cosmic comics orion is the second son of darkseid, half brother of kalibak and grayven, and the husband of. When patrick stewart first saw an xmen comic he asked, what am i doing on the front of a comic book. Some comic book artists write and illustrate the comic books themselves.
Its based on a radio story that npr education reporter cory turner did. The 31 most interesting comics of 2016 mental floss. Perhaps understanding that this trademark wasnt enforceable, in. Comic book legend stan lees life was always an open book.
Jul 25, 2016 here are some fun facts about the event and the different things that fans flock to see. Just print out a variety for your class to choose from and let them create their own comic book heroes or characters. Stan lee planned on quitting the comic book industry until his wife joan told. The following infographic is a collection of interesting facts and answers to questions you might ask about comic books and the movies based on them. Factretriever interesting facts for the curious mind toggle navigation. It is reputed he got the original inspiration for his jet.
In japan, comics are very popular, and japanese comics are popular around the world. You dont have to know that much about superman to know that kryptonite is his weakness. This is an image blog dedicated to sharing strange or little known facts about comic books, usually. Perhaps understanding that this trademark wasnt enforceable, in 1996 they registered marvel zombies. Comic book characters can be interesting, and the real people behind them can be even more fascinating. Sure, there are certain comic runs specifically made for children, but not since the 60s has the industrys major demographic been children. Bleeding cool news and rumors comics, movies, tv, games. Dc comes in at second place and image comics the walking dead, spawn comes in at third. Lee has one younger brother, comic book artist and writer larry lieber. Its also a summer of 1992 live action and animated film from paramount pictures, directed by veteran animator ralph bakshi, and starring kim basinger, gabriel byrne and brad pitt.
They pursued this action because the toy company mego, which made licensed toys of dc characters. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. Apr 19, 2017 100 littleknown facts about comic books part 1. Lemire has been producing outstanding work for both marvel and valiant comics this year but his creatorowned comics are even better, and this book in. Marvel comics and dc comics have coowned the trademark for the phrase super hero since 1981. The hulk was originally supposed to be grey, not green, but was portrayed so because. Dec 22, 2015 why 2016 is the year we need to stop pretending women arent geeks. Marvel still reigns as the bestselling comic book company, based on unit sales as of 2017. The series premiered on hbo in the united states on april 17, 2011, and its 6th season ended on june 26, 2016. The library of congress of the united states holds the largest collection of comic books with about 100,000 comic books. Many comic books are about superheroes, but many others are about other things.
Each chapter has a cutout for that month to make a 1980 dennis the menace calendar. After dean and jerry split up, the series dropped dean martin and became the adventures of jerry lewis. The original event was called san diegos golden state comiccon. Stan lee the pseudonym he chose when he first began writing comic books in the early 1940s became the editorinchief of timely comics. Larry is also a cocreator of the marvel comics superheroes iron man. Spoiler alert were teasing 5 super facts about all your favorite comic books and superheroes. Later on, dc comics acquired the character in 1956. There are many heroic characters produced by dc comics such as green arrow, green lantern, superman, batman, shazam, wonder woman, hawkman, aquaman, and the flash. In preparation for the columbus scifi con at the cocacola space science center, weve dug up 10 little known facts about comic books. Factretriever interesting facts for the curious mind.
Learn interesting facts about batman, the joker, iron man, wolverine, and other dc and marvel heroes. Manga is often made into japanese cartoons, or anime. When it was cool has crunched the numbers using dozens of best of comics, greatest comic books, and must read comic book stories lists. Keep em flying was a slogan in world war 2, it was also the battle cry of wonder woman. The stats given are calculated by the share of the market, marvel stands at 38. The cocreator of some of the greatest superheroes and most beloved stories of all time, leewho passed away on november 12 at the age of.
Very often, characters in books, video games, movies and television appear in comics, and sometimes comic book characters are used in movies, tv shows or video games. These are printed like a magazine, with the pages folded and stapled together. The average comic book reader is over the age of 18, and very often older than 35. The dreamer graphic novel contains many fictional interpretations of real people from the eisneriger studio and the comic book world of. Comic book facts 33 interesting facts about comic books. Amazing comic facts 2 interesting facts about comic books. Whereas cartoonists work is short form, either a single panel with a caption or several panels with some dialogue, the comic book artists work follows a narrative.
Wonder woman is one of the strongest dc superheroes with superhuman strength that. Comic book readers, what are some cool facts about. Feel free to post your spec or anything you see trending on ebay. Most of us grew up reading comic books and now religiously follow their movies. A typical comic book is 32 pages long 10 of these pages being advertisements and is printed on glossy paper. They tend to focus on one primary character or a particular series of them. Whether youre a hardcore fanatic or simply a fan action movies, scifi con is sure to be a blast. We broke the news that he had bought rob liefelds youngblood to publish and was making.
The greatest comic book characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades. Rai was a superhero in the valiant universe, which took the us comic market by storm in the 1990s only to disappear almost as quickly. A new years issue with dennis the menace in 12 different stories, each one relating to a different month of the year. Hated by presidents, banned by dictators, loved by the world. These facts are amazing, uncanny, ultimate, spectacular, friendly neighborhood, and every other adjective that has ever preceded a comic book.
Marked by tragedy and selfsacrifice, these comic book origins are the very best of the bunch. Equipped with a sense of responsibility coupled with a sense of humor, the beloved teenage comic book character has established itself quite a reputation due to its commercial and critical success. What are some of the coolest facts about the marveldc. While comic books have traditionally been considered for children, it is a known fact that they are aimed towards adolescents as well. Oct 04, 2014 bet you didnt know, comics edition part 2. Based on the video together we can cool the planet. Bleeding cool has provided a lot of coverage of andrew revs new comic book publisher, terrific production. Why 2016 is the year we need to stop pretending women arent.
We have polled the visitors to when it was cool and these are the 100 greatest comic book single issues, comic book runs, and graphic novels of all time. As such, we offer the most cuttingedge and trusted library of interesting facts, from the wondrous to the weird. Today, newsarama continues our series of little known facts about comic. The creations of bon kane, bill finger, jerry siegel, joe. As the 1940s came to a close, superheroes fell out of vogue with comic book readers. His favorite bee was named michael and lived in red bees belt buckle. If you like hot comics and you are a cool person there is a chance you will have a nice time with us. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Hundreds of nerdsync fans submitted their comic book facts and trivia, and weve compiled them all together into a list of the weirdest, coolest. Surprising superhero facts you never knew readers digest. Jul 30, 2014 the adventures of dean martin and jerry lewis was a popular comic book series in the mid1950s 19521957. For years, ive been squirreling away interesting facts and quotes from comic creators.