5/21/2023 0 Comments Bradford wright comic book nation![]() From their humble beginnings as reprints of comic strips, comic books have matured into works of art, literature and cultural significance in their own right.Ĭomic strips in the 1890s and early 20th century served to entertain and attract readers to the newspapers in which they appeared. ![]() Now an ingrained part of our cultural lexicon, the characters, conventions, art, and even language of comic books are everywhere including advertising, politics, and entertainment, in addition to being the subject of a growing field of scholarship. Through the decades of the last century and into our own, comic books have influenced culture as well as reflected it. As with its predecessors the political cartoon and newspaper comic strip, the comic book can provide an intriguing, entertaining, and sometimes critical mirror of society. The modern American comic book is an invention of the early 20th century. Undergraduate Research Services (The SEAM).Borrowing From Another Library & Document Delivery. ![]() ![]() Special Collections & University Archives. ![]()
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