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The Comics Journal: Essays (6649 words) |
 | The comics that today represent the most mature use of the form are not derived from those comics that were discovered in the past by children who are rediscovering them today as adults. |
 | Underground comics artists had greater freedom than any comics artists preceding them; at their best this freedom was combined with values that disdained the standards of mass culture and the synthetic, arbitrarily-dictated tradition of mainstream comics. |
 | One, the number of comics shops had grown to such an extent that Marvel and DC felt compelled to pay attention to the fan cult who previously represented an insignificant percentage of their readership and was consequently ignored. |
| Comics Continuum (3301 words) |
 | Spearheading the Midland forces is the Band of the Hawk, a legendary cadre of elite mercenaries led by the charismatic Griffith and with the fearless Guts as its berserker champion. |
 | Comics legend Frank Miller, creator of the groundbreaking Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, pounds out his longest S in City graphic novel to datea bare-knuckle barrage of brutal action, dark secrets, and heroic sacrifice. |
 | Critically acclaimed and widely regarded as one of the most classic comics ever published, Little Lulu is an all-ages treasure, with stories funny and fresh enough to stand the test of time. |