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The Lil' Five
''The Lil' Five'' is a South African graphic novel/ comic series about the Big Five as young kids who get involved in various adventures. A short preview comic was launched at Free Comic Book Day in May 2012 before the first book entitled ''The Lil' Five and the Secret of the Black Cave'' was first published in October 2012 and launched at the rAge Expin Johannesburg. Characters * Leo Proudmane: Confident, proud, intelligent and above all good looking, the suave little lion cub Leo is the coolest cub around. Never showing fear and always the first to leap into a new challenge, Leo often finds himself leading the Lil’ Five on their many adventures! * Kitty Goodspot: Kitty is the group's level head. She always thinks things through and does the sensible thing. She and Leo often butt heads due to his impulsive nature and her rational thinking. She is also very trendy and always has the lowdown on the latest fashion trends! * Hoofer T. Hornboggle: Hoofer is the geek of the group. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphic Novel
A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry professionals. It is, at least in the United States, typically distinct from the term ''comic book'', which is generally used for comics periodicals and trade paperbacks (see American comic book). Fan historian Richard Kyle coined the term ''graphic novel'' in an essay in the November 1964 issue of the comics fanzine ''Capa-Alpha''. The term gained popularity in the comics community after the publication of Will Eisner's '' A Contract with God'' (1978) and the start of the ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' line (1982) and became familiar to the public in the late 1980s after the commercial successes of the first volume of Art Spiegelman's '' Maus'' in 1986, the collected editions of Frank Miller's '' The Dark Knight Returns'' in 1986 and Alan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic
a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glossary of comics terminology#Caption, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus amongst theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartoonist, Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common image-making means in comics; ''Photo comics, fumetti'' is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, Political cartoon, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, Bande d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Five (comics)
Big Five may refer to: Animals * the Big Five, large African wild animals said to be most difficult to hunt: lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant and Cape buffalo * Big Five animals of the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India: Indian rhinoceros, Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, swamp deer and wild water buffalo * Big Five animals of Alaska, United States: bears, moose, reindeer, Dall sheep and wolves * the Big Five fish UK consumers overwhelmingly eat: Atlantic cod, haddock, Atlantic salmon, tuna and prawns. Arts and entertainment * Big Five (Eurovision), the five main sponsoring countries of the Eurovision Song Contest: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK * Big Five Academy Awards, the five main award categories * Big Five (orchestras), the traditional top five orchestras of the United States * Big Five (Yu-Gi-Oh!), a group of fictional characters in the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe * The "Big Five" largest UK ITV companies: * Big Five (publishers) in English-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to attract new readers to independent comic book stores. It usually takes place on the first Saturday of May and is often cross-promoted with the release of a superhero film. Over two thousand participating stores give away millions of comic books annually. The event was proposed by Joe Field in the August 2001 issue of '' Comics & Games Retailer'' magazine and Free Comic Book Day was launched in 2002, coordinated by the industry's single large distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors. FCBD has become an official Children's Book Week event and has inspired similar events for German- and Dutch-language comics industries. The twentieth edition of FCBD was held on May 7, 2022. Organization FCBD is organized and facilitated by Diamond Comics Distributors, guided by a committee representing publishers, industry journalists, retailers, and its own management. This committee se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lil Five Groupshot
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Comics
A South African comic is a book or periodical published in South Africa that contains sequential art stories. South African comics are usually self-published books that cover a wide range of subject matter and styles. List of South African comics The following list represents comics that are currently available in print: *''Agenda (A.Laird comic), Agenda (2012–present)'' *''Azani comics (2005–present)'' *''Clockworx (2005)'' *''Captain South Africa (2015-present)'' *''Crimson (comic), Crimson (2013–present)'' *''Dark Encounters (graphic novel), Dark Encounters (2020)'' *''Echo Gear (comic), Echo Gear (2013–present)'' *''Free Beer (comic/zine), Free Beer (2010–present)'' *''GEP (comic), GEP (2009–2011)'' *''GEP Pulp (comic), GEP Pulp (2011–2014)'' *''Gofu (comic), Gofu (2013–present)'' *''Iron Nail Afternoon(comic), Iron Nail Afternoon (2020–present)'' *''Juvies (comic), Juvies (2012)'' *''Kwezi (2013-present)'' *''Madam & Eve (1992–present)'' *''Mengelmoes (comi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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