Funny Comics

In every newspaper there is a section called the "comics" or the "funnies." Whatever the name of the section they are just that, funny comics. There are always a variety of different comic strips. Some point out things that are going on in society today, others are just non-sense. Either way, the funny comics always invoke laughter, at least for some people.

They also come in book form and can be found at book stores, you can also find comic books at regular book stores, even news stands. These types of book stores are filled with different types of genre in an animation form. Zombies, superheros and even just ordinary people fill the pages of comic books all over the world.

What makes a comic "good" or "funny" in this instance, is entirely up to the reader. Everyone is different, has a different personality and also a different sense of humor. There is a comic or certain fun way out there for everyone. There are many different sources, not only comic books, to find funny comics. Or any comics out there. You can search on the internet and find some interesting comics, made by tons of people with different messages and jokes or story lines.

No matter where you search, if you're looking in the right place, you are bound to find some interesting things. Like I said, the internet is a wonderful tool to use if you're trying to find some comics, as well as different specialty stores and even just regular book stores. If you have the drive and creative mind, you can also make your own comics. You can make anything you want, draw it and add in some dialogue. It can be a funny comic, dramatic comic or political one, no matter your choice you can make it happen. And you should if you want to.

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Comic Book Review: 'Batman: Gates of Gotham' 1

Batman: Gates of Gotham hit the shelves of comic stores everywhere today, delivering the first of five issues to make up the miniseries. Gates of Gotham brings together writers Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins and features the artwork of Trevor McCarthy. This impressive team brings us a storyline that has its roots coming out of Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated, particularly issue #6 where Cassandra Cain began tracking explosives that eventually found their way to Gotham in the first issue of this series.

The story begins with the bombing and subsequent destruction of three bridges in Gotham City that follow with a cryptic warning to the press that "the families will fall by the gates of Gotham." The fact that each one of these bridges was named after a prominent family (the Cobblepots, the Elliots and the Waynes) leads us to believe that some deep dark secrets of said families are about to come out of the closet. The first couple pages sets that idea up nicely as we're treated to a meeting held in 1881with Bruce Wayne's great great grandfather to discuss the construction of these bridges. Personally, I loved this intro because of the time period being illustrated and it brought back that nostalgic vibe I felt when I read Gotham by Gaslight for the first time.

The first issue is clearly setting up the questions for the next four books to answer so the pace is relatively slow. That shouldn't come as big surprise for anyone starting a new series that has a well-developed storyline. I feel that pacing here is key. There is, however, a great action sequence that's wonderfully illustrated by McCarthy of Batman's response to the bridge explosions and the rescue attempts made. After being treated to a few pages of this type of action, I was fine having a slower pace for the rest of the issue.

McCarthy's artwork has grown on me a little bit more with this book. His character work stands out in this issue and he manages to effectively energize the panels, regardless of the action taking place. I particularly enjoyed the work he did illustrating a meeting between Batman and the Penguin. His drawings of Gotham City are very well done in the few panels in which it's visible. The buildings come off as dark and rustic and lend to the mood as the backdrop for the story. These illustrations are even more important to pay attention to as the city itself can be seen as a prominent character in Gates of Gotham.

What excites me about his storyline is that we're going to get new insights and backstory on the history of Gotham City. Snyder and Higgins both have a liberty here to create a new way for us to view how Gotham came to be and how it may have shaped the destinies of the characters in the Bat-universe. I hope they wield this liberty wisely because knowing that there's only 4 more issues to tell this story, I'm anxiously awaiting to see where it goes.

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Alan Moore - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The league of extraordinary gentlemen is a league of its own. So much so that I've begun to think of it as professional cross over fan fiction. Fan fiction to a mass produced well made level, and certainly not what you see online websites or in fanzines. If you don't know The league of extraordinary gentlemen is a series of comics about some of the Victorian periods greatest characters Captain Nemo, Whilhemina Murray, Doctor Jekyl, Mister hyde and more. All of them together in a comic like 'League' undertaking various enemies and dangers which come from other stories of the time, like the martian invasion from war of the worlds.

The amount of un-explored "great" potential is evident in the stories, and thankfully the Artists also have a philosophy of being faithful to the original works themselves. Of course there is a difficulty I have with something that is certainly a very Victorian British story both in style, theme and plot. My problem isn't that; i like that it is a Victorian period story. What i want to know is "how is the series going to be when its removed from it's setting down the track". In the black dossier we see a peak into the rest of the League world. The story it self is a spy/science fiction story which is very much set in the fifties or late forties. Inside the black dossier is revealed a lineage of history and similar stories of a very different nature to the Victorian stories.

Places and people which are probably the subject of future stories in future issues. It Makes me wonder how the title "the league of extraordinary gentlemen" could stretch to fit these extremely diverse stories. Because the idea for this series is embedded in several famous characters of Victorian literature grouped together in the same world in an adventurous story. The rest no matter how grand seems to be like background.

And then there's Wilhemina Murray the main or at least central character of the stories. With her story completed in the black dossier ( or maybe not ) how is the series going to work if these other tidbits of stories become future issues down the track. To my mind any other future stories would be a different comic. It is however curious to think what this co-pollinating of parallel story telling does to the characters and worlds themselves. Each of these characters were never meant to exist in the same world or have anything to do with each other. Most of them probably were never supposed to have been built to perpetuate story beyond the books they lived in ( most of them dying in the original works )

Because with everything added together stories like the black dossier has Dracula's Wilhelmina Murray in the forties in an alternate England which is head first into the space race. Also alongside a James bond who lived in a different world as well, And to cap it all of the story is set during the novel big brother. The forcing together of all these stories rewrites the actual stories themselves changing many things. It's kind of like when comic book people force characters like batman, superman and wonder woman into the same world in later stories. Its a bazaar narrative project so the results are thankfully... cool.

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Golden Age Comic Books for Teenagers

For years now, superheroes have been popular amongst teenagers. The paper comics were on top of this popularity long before movies, television shows or Internet threads have been made available for superheroes. Comic book enthusiasts adored these paperbacks much more than the stories. These comics really delved into political, societal and social thresholds, highlighting the state of the era they had been introduced. Ever since they emerged on the market, the Marvel comics have been in the top position in this industry even to this day.

Marvel's historical past goes back to October 1939 at the time when the first comic was published with the title Marvel Comics #1. Over 80,000 copies were sold from the first issue. With the success of this comic, particularly the popularity of the very first super hero Human Torch, a second superhero was introduced by Marvel called Captain America during 1941.

The Second World War signified the ending of Golden Age comic books. The comics by Marvel responded to the precipitous downfall in the popularity of the superhero books, displaying characters like Captain America and introduced new selection of humorous books centered on characters like Super Rabbit.

But, the beginning of Vietnam War heightened the interest in superheroes which influenced Marvel to creation of 4 brand-new superheroes which joined as The Fantastic Four. There were also other characters like X-Men, Ant-Man, Iron Man Hulk, and Spider-Man. All of these characters are imprinted in the minds of teenagers and also continue to be the foundation of various Hollywood blockbusters.

The collectors will pay an enormous amount to get Golden comic books, even spending millions for the vintage issues in perfect condition. You can ask your parents and grandparents if they have a lot of money hidden in a drawer which consists of the sentimental items from their years as a child. Believe it or not, even the government identifies the enormous influence that the superhero comic books have on the pop culture. During 2007, some commemorative stamps displaying superhero characters had been introduced.

Although Vitage Age Comic Books are still available through certain comic book Collectors but Golden Age Comic Books are truly a rare find these days. However you'll not find this to be the case at http://www.comicbookaday.com/

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I Love Uzumaki Naruto

When I knew that the famous Masashi Kishimoto have created the new manga named Naruto, I can not wait to watch. It was an in credible manga and I was impressed by the role Uzumaki Naruto. I believe he will be a fervent believer in the Will of Fire. I love him.

In order to protect the village, the fourth Hokage put a nine tailed demon fox inside Uzumaki Naruto's body using the forbidden technique. At that time, he was just a 4 months baby. So he was born different from others.

He was not welcomed by other children or people in the same village, because he is a monster in their eyes. He was alone, unrecognized and despised by everyone, he hope to get attention from all people and make friends with them. In order to get the attention from them, he was a troublemaker, unpredictable and noisy kid at the beginning. But he has his unique way to view life and will change the hearts of anyone around him by talking to them, showing a unique tenacity or fighting with all his might, and never gave in.Even after graduating from school, he not only want to be recognized but also desire to protect his home and the people close to him.

What attract me mostly is his personality. He is relatively naive and simple, being slow to understand a principle or situation, and often requiring an oversimplified analogy in order to grasp what is being explained to him. He is most prominently characterized by his hyperactivity, being exuberant, impatient, impulsive, and inattentive. Overall, Naruto responds best to competition and possesses a great degree of confidence in himself, loudly proclaiming that he will master whatever technique he is learning in a fraction of the usual time, though he will not hesitate to ask for help if he needs it. What's more, his unstoppable determination and drive strongly impacts the lives around him, even his enemies had been affected by his empathy.

Aside from me, most of my friends also love him. We often dress Uzumaki Naruto Cosplay to attend the Naruto theme party together.

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Hawkman's History Makes Him a Fascinating Comic Book Character

Many people feel that Hawkman is a confusing comic book character and that hurts his appeal. I disagree. Hawkman's history is one thing I find appealing about the hero. Let's revisit Hawkman's history and also why he is a rocking super hero.

Hawkman is a superhero who appears in DC Comics. He was created by Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville; the original Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (1940) in the Golden Age of comics. The first Hawkman was Carter Hall, an archeologist. His girlfriend (later wife) Shiera Sanders became Hawkgirl. Like most Golden Age heroes, Hawkman and Hawkgirl disappeared from comics after World War II.

In the Silver Age, DC introduced new versions of several characters. Hawkman and Hawkgirl were revamped and became aliens from the planet Thanagar. Hawkman and Hawkgirl were interesting because unlike other heroes getting a revamp, their names were very similar to the original Golden Age hawks. The alien hawks were named Katar and Shayera Hol. On earth they went by the more earth-like names Carter and Shiera Hall.

I can certainly see why people get a little confused about Hawkman's history, given the Golden Age and Silver Age hawks were different people yet very similar. However, it was pretty cut and dried in the Silver Age. The alien Hawkman and Hawkgirl lived on Earth-1 and it was revealed the Golden Age heroes from the 1940s lived on Earth-2, a parallel world!

The problems with Hawkman happened after 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths series. You see, at the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1986, DC merged the parallel worlds in their stories into one world. So, all their Golden Age and Silver Age characters came to live on one earth. That meant that some characters who had duplicates either died or disappeared. For instance, the Golden Age Superman went off to live in a paradise world while the Silver Age Superman lived on.

Originally, Carter Hall and Katar lived on the same earth, and then Hawkworld came in 1989. The Hawkworld limited series retold Katar's origins. It was popular. When the ongoing series started in 1990, the decision was made to reintroduce Katar and Shayera as new characters and have them come to earth for the first time. This is where the confusion really begins. However, all the questions surrounding Hawkman's post Crisis history have been answered.

It was revealed in Infinite Crisis that the changes to Katar and Shayera's history happened because Superboy was punching on the walls of reality.It was explained in the Hawkworld ongoing series that the Katar and Shayera who joined the Justice League after 1985, appeared in the Millennium series and other comic books, were really a Thanagarian spy and his wife, Sharon. It was later revealed in the last Hawkman series that Sharon was brainwashed into believing she was Hawkgirl.It was also revealed in the Hawkworld ongoing series (Annual No. 1, to be specific) that the Justice League did have a Hawkman and Hawkgirl in the Silver Age. Carter and Shiera Hall joined the Silver Age JLA and served with them and the JSA.It was explained in the Hawkworld ongoing series that Carter Hall was close to Paran Katar, Katar's father. When Paran left Earth to go back to Thanagar, he gave Carter and Shiera plans for a Thanagarian teleporter. Later, in the JLA Incarnations miniseries, we see Carter Hall building a teleporter on the JLA satellite.All of these changes to Hawkman's history have been confirmed throughout the years and remain intact today.

Personally, I loved Hawkworld, the miniseries and ongoing series. I found the 1990s Katar and Shayera to be much more interesting that the original version of Katar and Shayera. I also found it interesting that Carter and Shiera (the Golden Age hawks) were now the JLA's hawk couple. It makes perfect sense that the JSA and JLA would have members who served as liaisons between the teams.

I find Hawkman's history to very clear today. I think many people who say his history is confusing either have not read the Hawkworld series or simply do not like that the Silver Age Katar and Shayera were reintroduced as new characters in 1990. Finally, I see Hawkman's history as a fascinating part of DC Comics and the changes have made the character more interesting than heroes who have straight-forward, boring histories.

Plus, Hawkman has wings and carries a mace. Who doesn't like a winged hero with a mace?

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Demo - The Waking Life of Angels

Here is another comic rescued from the free piles at the DC booth. I am always skeptical of any comic that they will give away for free because if it is free then its implied that it has no worth. After reading this comic, I'm not sure that my opinion has changed. I have EXTREMELY mixed feelings about this and I don't feel bad spoiling the crap out of it.

Joan has a recurring dream. In this dream she sees a woman frantically climb the brick stairway of a cathedral and then fall over a high ledge to her death. As Joan loses more and more sleep she becomes more and more concerned about the woman. She believes that this woman is going to die if she doesn't find the cathedral and go there to save her. (Can you guess the ending yet? I did.)

Joan researches and finds that the cathedral is in London. She buys a one way ticket and quits her job, breaks up with her boyfriend, and leaves without letting anyone know. When she arrives, she follows a woman up the stairs and in the process gets chased by a security guard. At the top, she is the one to fall over the edge and die. (Or maybe she doesn't, it wasn't very clear.) Either way, it was a pretty lame idea. Basically there is no point to the story other than the fact that you need to get a good night sleep or you will quit your job to go to England and kill yourself. I don't know very much about "Demo" as a comic, but it appears that each issue if going to be a different story or plot-line. I don't believe that I will read anymore of these. I read this one two times, and on the second time through, you can see exactly how contrived the story is. The foreshadowing in the dialog of the main character is unmistakable and the attempt on behalf of the author to bring deep meaning to his story fails.

The art was okay, black and white with lots of feet and hand shots.

Chad de Lisle is a newly married college student in Utah. He spends much of his day with his wife Hilary and their dog Bobby Dylan. He spends his weekends as a Dungeon Master for his friend's Dungeon's and Dragon's games.

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