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2003 In Comics
Events Year overall * The AOL name was finally dropped from Time Warner, reverted to the Time Warner name. * Peter van Straaten wins his third ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon''. March * March 16: The final Sunday comic episode of '' Flash Gordon'' is published, which also marks the end of the series overall, which had been in continuous production since 1934. April * ''Action Comics'' #800: Double-sized anniversary issue, "A Hero's Journey," by Joe Kelly, Pascual Ferry, and Duncan Rouleau. (DC Comics) * April 19: Webcomic '' Bigtime Consulting'' comes to a conclusion June * ''Wolverine'' vol. 2 is canceled by Marvel with issue #189. * June 10 - Manhwa ''Dragon Hunter'' begins publication July * July 18: The first issue of the Croatian comics magazine '' Q strip'' is published. It will last until 2013. September * September 24: Albert Uderzo is honoured as Commandeur des Arts et Lettres. October * October 18-19: During the Stripdagen in Alphen aan den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Warner
Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by Steve Ross as Warner Communications, and Time Warner was created in 1990, following a merger between Time Inc. and the original Warner Communications. The company has film, television and cable operations, with its assets including WarnerMedia Studios & Networks (consisting of the entertainment assets of Turner Broadcasting, HBO, and Cinemax as well as Warner Bros., which itself consists of the film, animation, television studios, the company's home entertainment division and Studio Distribution Services, its joint venture with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, DC Comics, New Line Cinema, and, together with CBS Entertainment Group, through its Warner Bros. Entertainment subsidiary, a 50% interest in The CW television network); Warne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripschapprijs
The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is considered the most important award for comics in the country. Winners References External linksList of winners Comics awards Awards established in 1974 Dutch awards 1974 establishments in the Netherlands {{Award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Chitra Katha
Amar Chitra Katha (ACK Comics) is an Indian publisher of Indian comics and graphic novels. Most of its comics are based on religious legends and epics, historical figures and biographies, folktales and cultural stories. The company was founded in 1967 by Anant Pai and is headquartered in Mumbai. Creation and influence The comic series was started by Anant Pai in an attempt to teach Indian children about their cultural heritage. He was shocked that Indian students could answer questions on Greek and Roman mythology, but were ignorant of their own history, mythology and folklore. It so happened that a quiz contest aired on '' Doordarshan'' in February 1967, in which participants could easily answer questions pertaining to Greek mythology, but were unable to reply to the question "In the Ramayana, who was Rama's mother?". After quitting Indrajal Comics, Anant Pai started Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) by buying the rights for 10 American fairy tales such as ''Red Riding Hood, Snow Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Waeerkar
Ram Waeerkar (died 26 February 2003) was an Indian comics artist for the series Amar Chitra Katha, based on Indian mythology, history, and folklore. He illustrated the very first issue, 'Krishna' in 1969, and many others later. In the 1980s he was an illustrator for Tinkle, a magazine edited by Anant Pai. Here, he was the man behind the art of such iconic characters as Suppandi, Pyarelal, Nasruddin Hodja, Choru and Joru and many more. Ram Waeerkar died in 2003, with comics on Chanakya and Vishwamitra Vishvamitra ( sa, विश्वामित्र, ) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India. According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Ma ... as his last projects. His daughter Archana Amberkar has been an artist for Tinkle magazine ever since and his son Sanjiv Waeerkar too illustrated for Tinkle in the early 1990s. Art Style Ram Waeerkar's style is characterized with quic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pistol Jim
A pistol is a handgun, more specifically one with the chamber integral to its gun barrel, though in common usage the two terms are often used interchangeably. The English word was introduced in , when early handguns were produced in Europe, and is derived from the Middle French ''pistolet'' (), meaning a small gun or knife. In colloquial usage, the word "pistol" is often used to describe any type of handgun, inclusive of revolvers (which have a single barrel and a separate cylinder housing multiple chambers) and the pocket-sized derringers (which are often multi-barrelled). The most common type of pistol used in the contemporary era is the semi-automatic pistol, while the older single-shot and manual repeating pistols are now rarely seen and used primarily for nostalgic hunting and historical reenactment, and the fully automatic machine pistols are uncommon in civilian usage due to generally poor recoil-controllability and strict laws and regulations governing their manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Freixas
Carlos Freixas i Baleitó, also known as Carles Freixas i Baleitó, (Barcelona, October 31, 1923 - February 26, 2003) was a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator whose most famous creation was '' "Pistol" Jim''. Biography Beginnings The son of draughtsman Emilio Freixas, from whom he learned the rudiments of the trade, Freixas studied at the School of Art of San Jorge before apprenticing in a scenography workshop. Along with his father, he worked on the magazine Lecturas and launched an independent publication, ''The Mosquito Collection'', in which Ángel Puigmiquel also participated. Time in Argentina In 1947, Carlos Freixas accepted an offer of Editorial Molino Argentina and was established for almost a decade in Buenos Aires. He collaborated with the Pan American School of Art and published in countless magazines, such as ''Patoruzito'' and ''Aventuras''. British comics In the 1970s and 1980s, Freixas illustrated comic strips in British girls' comics like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Spring
''Jerry Spring'' is a Franco-Belgian comics, Franco-Belgian Western (genre), Western comics series created by the Belgium, Belgian comic book creator, comics creator Jijé. Originally published in ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'' magazine, the series made its debut on March 4, 1954. Bibliography Notes Sources ''Jerry Spring'' publications in ''Spirou'' BDoubliées Dupuis titles Belgian comic strips Belgian comics characters, Spring, Jerry Western (genre) comics characters, Spring, Jerry Male characters in comics, Spring, Jerry 1954 comics debuts Comics characters introduced in 1954, Spring, Jerry 1977 comics endings 1990 comics debuts 1990 comics endings Fictional American people, Spring, Jerry Western (genre) comics Drama comics {{FrancoBelgian-comics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Colt
Kid Colt is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first is a cowboy whose adventures have taken place in numerous western-themed comic book series published by Marvel. The second is a cowboy-themed horse-like superhero. The character's first appearance was in ''Kid Colt'' #1 (August 1948). Publication history Kid Colt starred in the comic book series '' Kid Colt Outlaw'', as well as in several other titles. He is the longest-running cowboy star in American comic-book publishing, featured in stories for a 31-year stretch from 1948 to 1979, though from 1966 most of the published stories were reprints. Kid Colt appeared in numerous series through that decade, including ''All Western Winners'', ''Wild Western'', ''Two-Gun Western'', and ''Gunsmoke Western''. Each issue of ''The Mighty Marvel Western'' featured three Old West heroes: the Rawhide Kid and the Two-Gun Kid in all issues, and Kid Colt in all issues except #25- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Keller (comics)
Jack R. Keller (June 16, 1922 – January 2, 2003)Jack Keller at the was an American artist best known for his 1950s and 1960s work on the character |
There Oughta Be A Law!
''There Oughta Be a Law!'', or ''TOBAL!'', was a single-panel newspaper comic strip, created by Harry Shorten and Al Fagaly, which was syndicated for four decades from 1944 to 1985. The gags illustrated minor absurdities, frustrations, hypocrisies, ironies and misfortunes of everyday life, displayed in a single-panel or two-panel format. ''There Oughta Be a Law!'' was similar to Jimmy Hatlo's ''They'll Do It Every Time''.Markstein, Don"THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW!,"''Toonpedia''. Accessed Oct. 22, 2018. ''TOBAL!'' was initially syndicated by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate; eventually it moved over to United Feature Syndicate."GREEN SHEET, THROWBACK THURSDAY — COMICS EDITION: 'There Oughta Be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suske En Wiske Weekblad
''Suske en Wiske Weekblad'' was a Belgian comics magazine which debuted in September 15, 1993 and ran in weekly syndication until December 24, 2003. It was based on the popularity of Suske en Wiske and notable for being the last attempt in Flanders to release a new comic book magazine. History Every new issue was published on Wednesdays. The magazine mostly published prepublications of comics distributed by Standaard Uitgeverij, such as Suske en Wiske and other comics of Studio Vandersteen. But it also provided a place for Dutch comics and translations of British, American, Walloon and French comic strip series. Some comics were reprints of older series, such as Boule et Bill. Apart from comics the magazine also featured games, posters, interviews, articles, mini-comics and contests. Thanks to the popularity of ''Suske en Wiske'' in Flanders and the Netherlands the magazine sold well. The first issue was a free gift with the 237th ''Suske en Wiske'' album ''De Snikkende Sirene'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise ''Tomb Raider''. She is presented as a highly intelligent and athletic British archaeologist who ventures into ancient tombs and hazardous ruins around the world. Created by a team at British developer Core Design that included Toby Gard, the character first appeared in the video game ''Tomb Raider (1996 video game), Tomb Raider'' in 1996. Core Design handled the initial development of the character and the series. Inspired by strong female icons, Gard designed Lara Croft to counter stereotypical female characters. The company modified the character for subsequent titles, which included graphical improvements and gameplay additions. American developer Crystal Dynamics took over the series after the 2003 sequel ''Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness'' was received poorly. The new developer Reboot (fiction), rebooted the character along with the video game series by altering her physical propor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
