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A Brief History of Comics

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

A BRIEF (NAUGHTY) HISTORY OF COMICS

1923

WALTER BENJAMIN PREDICTS THE ADVANCEMENT OF WRITING INTO "GRAPHIC FIGURATIVENESS"
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1938

ACTION COMICS DEBUTS SUPERMAN

1938-1954

THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMICS

1954

DR. FREDRIC WERTHAM'S SEDUCTIONS OF THE INNOCENT PUBLISHED

1956

SILVER AGE OF COMICS BEGINS

EARLY 1960'S

STAN LEE & MARVEL REVOLUTIONIZE SUPER-HERO COMICS

LATE 1960'S

UNDERGROUND COMIX MOVEMENT
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1969

JOHN UPDIKE PREDICTS THE END OF THE NOVEL
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1972

JUSTIN GREENE'S BINKY BROWN MEETS THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY

EARLY 1980'S

ART COMICS MOVEMENT

1986

ART SPIEGELMAN'S MAUS

1986

FRANK MILLER'S BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS

1986

ALAN MOORE'S WATCHMEN

LATE 1980'S

RISE OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

NOW

THE REAL GOLDEN AGE OF COMICS?