http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/28490/american-thesis-5-the-revisionary-superhero-and-a-new-breed-of-comics/ http://sequart.org/magazine/28490/american-thesis-5-the-revisionary-superhero-and-a-new-breed-of-comics/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:47:51 +0000 Jeff Tepper http://sequart.org/?p=28490 After the industry’s expansion, through the use of direct distribution, comic books matured into a more intelligent and enjoyable entertainment. As readership of independent and underground comics increased, new characters emerged with dark and complicated… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/28385/american-thesis-4-direct-distribution-and-comic-book-culture/ http://sequart.org/magazine/28385/american-thesis-4-direct-distribution-and-comic-book-culture/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:40:28 +0000 Jeff Tepper http://sequart.org/?p=28385 Direct distribution was a major turning point in the world of comics. It spawned the creation of specialty comic book shops resulting in a culture surrounding the medium, some of the components including conventions and… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/28379/american-thesis-2-what-are-comics/ http://sequart.org/magazine/28379/american-thesis-2-what-are-comics/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:35:47 +0000 Jeff Tepper http://sequart.org/?p=28379 It is easier to see how comics are related to their readers when the many different terms are understood. Defining comics is the first step. Several industry professionals offer their opinions of what the word… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/28370/american-thesis-1-introduction/ http://sequart.org/magazine/28370/american-thesis-1-introduction/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:28:19 +0000 Jeff Tepper http://sequart.org/?p=28370 Matthew Pustz, author of Comic Book Culture: Fanboys and True Believers, argues that any serious comic book reader can remember his or her very first comic. Many readers recall a surprising amount about the book… [more]]]> 0