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Tainted (comics)
''Tainted'' was an American comic book one-shot (comics), one-shot, created and written by Jamie Delano and illustrated by Al Davison. The comic debuted in February 1995 in comics, 1995, under the DC Comics, DC/Vertigo Comics, Vertigo label, as part of the "Vertigo Voices" series of one-shots. The work in itself was really more similar to the classic literature of the 18th and 19th centuries, and could be described as a darker version of a Kafkaesque short story. Voices The ''Vertigo Voices'' sub-imprint (trade name), imprint was an early attempt by Vertigo to allow its creators freedom in producing creator-owned "distinctive one-shot stories", Accessed May 29, 2008 or as Julian Darius described them as "renegade short blasts, acts of artistic terrorism". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comic Book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'', which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remained the dominant character archetype throughout the late 20th century into the 21st century. Since 1934 and since 1939 two most comic book publishers of DC Comics and Marvel Comics. DC and Marvel comic book publishers, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
