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Nemi (comic Strip)
''Nemi'' is a Norwegian comic strip, written and drawn by Lise Myhre. It made its first appearance in 1997 under the title ''Den svarte siden'' ("the Black Side" or "the Black Page"). At that time, it was a very dark cartoon concerning heavy metal subcultures. Over the years, Myhre has turned it brighter, though she still frequently publishes strips about serious issues, especially in the larger Saturday panels. The strip was renamed ''Nemi'' after its protagonist, a young goth woman. Myhre has also illustrated poems by Edgar Allan Poe and André Bjerke in the strip. Publication Newspapers In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the strip was, until 8 January 2016, printed daily in the ''Metro'' newspaper, after translation into English; background images, and magazines the characters are reading often remain clearly in Norwegian. Originally Nemi was published in monthly extreme music magazine ''Terrorizer'' before it lost the UK rights due to the syndication deal with ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fables (comics)
''Fables'' is an American comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Willingham served as sole writer for its entirety, with Mark Buckingham penciling more than 110 issues. The series featured various other pencillers over the years, most notably Lan Medina and Steve Leialoha. ''Fables'' was launched in July 2002 and concluded in July 2015. In June 2021, it was announced that ''Fables'' would be getting revived in 2022 with a 12-issue continuation to the main series, as well as a 6-issue spinoff miniseries Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham, both published under DC Black Label. The series features various characters from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as "Fables" – who formed a clandestine community centuries ago within New York City known as Fabletown, after their Homelands were conquered by a mysterious and deadly enemy known as "The Adversary". It is set in the modern day and follows several of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuya Ishida
''Sinfest'' is a long-running American webcomic by Tatsuya Ishida. Updating daily, ''Sinfest'' started as a black comedy strip in January 2000. It covers such topics as American politics, organized religion, and radical feminism. Overview It follows the characters of Slick, Monique, and pig person Squigley. Supporting characters include religious figures such as God, the Devil, Buddha, and Jesus, as well as personifications of Time and the United States. ''Sinfest'' originated as a four-panel comedy strip relying on dark humor with frequent pop culture references. It evolved into a more serious work covering such issue as American exceptionalism., slut-shaming, misogyny, and street harassment. ''Wired.com'' stated that ''Sinfest'' "takes a very irreverent view of organized religion". Ishida uploads a new black and white strip of ''Sinfest'' every day of the week, and publishes a larger, full-color page every Sunday. Development In an interview with ''Publishers Weekly'', Ishida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinfest
''Sinfest'' is a long-running American webcomic by Tatsuya Ishida. Updating daily, ''Sinfest'' started as a black comedy strip in January 2000. It covers such topics as American politics, organized religion, and radical feminism. Overview It follows the characters of Slick, Monique, and pig person Squigley. Supporting characters include religious figures such as God, the Devil, Buddha, and Jesus, as well as personifications of Time and the United States. ''Sinfest'' originated as a four-panel comedy strip relying on dark humor with frequent pop culture references. It evolved into a more serious work covering such issue as American exceptionalism., slut-shaming, misogyny, and street harassment. ''Wired.com'' stated that ''Sinfest'' "takes a very irreverent view of organized religion". Ishida uploads a new black and white strip of ''Sinfest'' every day of the week, and publishes a larger, full-color page every Sunday. Development In an interview with ''Publishers Weekly'', Ishida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EC Comics
Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the ''Tales from the Crypt'' series. Initially, EC was owned by Maxwell Gaines and specialized in educational and child-oriented stories. After Max Gaines' death in a boating accident in 1947, his son William Gaines took over the company and began to print more mature stories, delving into genres of horror, war, fantasy, science-fiction, adventure, and others. Noted for their high quality and shock endings, these stories were also unique in their socially conscious, progressive themes (including racial equality, anti-war advocacy, nuclear disarmament, and environmentalism) that anticipated the Civil Rights Movement and dawn of 1960s counterculture. In 1954–55, censorship pressures prompted it to concentrate on the humor mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Lay
Carol Lay (born 1952) is an American alternative cartoonist best known for her weekly comic strip, ''Story Minute'' (later to evolve into the strip ''Way Lay''), which ran for almost 20 years in such US papers as the '' LA Weekly'', the ''NY Press'', and on Salon. Lay has been drawing professionally for over 30 years. Based in Los Angeles, Lay's strips and illustrations have appeared in ''Entertainment Weekly'', '' Mad'', ''Newsweek'', ''Worth Magazine'', ''The New York Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', and ''The New Yorker''. Biography Early life Lay was born in Whittier, California. In 1975 she graduated with a B.F.A. in Fine Arts from UCLA."Talking to Carol Lay - Irene and More" |
Frank Cho
Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series ''Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', ''The Mighty Avengers, Mighty Avengers'' and ''Hulk'' for Marvel Comics, and ''Jungle Girl'' for Dynamite Entertainment. Cho is noted for his figure drawing, precise lines, and depiction of well-endowed women. Early life Frank Cho was born near Seoul, South Korea in 1971Nolen-Weathington, Eric. ''Modern Masters Volume 14: Frank Cho'' TwoMorrows Publishing; 2007 to Kyu Hyuk Cho and Bok Hee Cho, He has two brothers, Rino and Austin. The family moved to the United States when he was sixShin, (2010)Page 2 in search of better economic opportunities. Cho was raised in Beltsville, Maryland. His parents had college degrees, but because they did not speak English well, they took whatever jobs they could to support the family. His mother worked in a shoe factory, and his father was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Meadows
''Liberty Meadows'' is an American comic strip and comic book series created, written and illustrated by Frank Cho. It relates the comedic activities of the staff and denizens of the eponymous animal sanctuary/rehabilitation clinic. The comic strip launched on March 31, 1997, and ran until December 30, 2001. Publication history ''Liberty Meadows'' is the evolution of ''University²'' (University Squared), a strip Cho wrote during his college years for ''The Diamondback'', the student newspaper at the University of Maryland, College Park. Originally, it was syndicated and appeared in many newspapers, while also being collected in comic books produced by Insight Studios. At the end of 2001, Cho ceased syndication, partly because editors kept censoring it, and announced he would publish it directly in comic book format. Cho self-published the comic book at first, with Image Comics taking over printing and distribution with issue #27. The comic book went on a hiatus in early 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Em (comic Strip)
''Em'' is a cartoon strip written by Maria Smedstad, which depicts the life of a young woman and her friends living in London. It was first published in thelondonpaper on 30 October 2006, and appeared daily until the paper's demise on 18 September 2009. It was then published in The Sun (newspaper) until January 2010. The strip has continued to be published online through Maria Smedstad's website, and in Nemi Nemi is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome (central Italy), in the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Nemi, a volcanic crater lake. It is northwest of Velletri and about southeast of Rome. The town's name derives from the Lat ...'s Norwegian and Swedish comic book, and since January 2012 has been published daily in Scandinavian paper, Aftonbladet. The same cartoon style has been used by Maria in her illustrations for Reb Williams' book, website and bloGrow Your Own Cows and also on a website supporting green initiatives in London. http://emcartoonsene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Dirge
Roman Dirge (born Roman Elliot; April 29, 1972) is an American comic book writer, artist, and former magician. He is best known as the creator of the comic book series ''Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl''. Career Told by his art teachers that he would never make it as an artist due to his crude style, he quit art and became a full-time magician. After a few years, his passion for art overtook him and he created the comic ''Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl'' for '' Xenophobe'' magazine. The comic strips were later seen by Dan Vado, president of Slave Labor Graphics. Dirge has also written books such as ''Something At The Window Is Scratching'', '' The Monsters In My Tummy'', ''The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good'' and has done work for ''The Haunted Mansion'' comics. He has over 75 tattoos. On February 26, 2013, Dirge and his then girlfriend were injured in a hit-and-run accident in Hollywood, California, while crossing the street. One of Dirge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenore, The Cute Little Dead Girl
''Lenore, The Cute Little Dead Girl'' is a black comedy comic series created by Roman Dirge, inspired by the poem " Lenore" by Edgar Allan Poe. Lenore has appeared in several comic books by Dirge. From 1998 to 2007, she featured in her own series published by Slave Labor Graphics. Twenty-six flash-animated shorts were also produced for Sony's ScreenBlast website in 2002. In July 2009, a new comic series started, now published by Titan Books and called ''Lenore Volume II''. Previous issues were made into colored edition trade paperback called ''Lenore Volume I'', which is separated into three books. On 31 July 2013,'' Lenore Volume II #8'' was released, marking the start of a plotline that continued for six issues. Plot outline The comic tells of the unlife and adventures of the title character and her similarly odd (if not odder) friends. The story takes place in a small town called Nevermore (taking its name from "The Raven", another of Poe's poems) and the surrounding wilder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
