American comic book

An American comic book is a small magazine containing a narrative in the comics form. Since the invention of the comic book format in the 1930s, the United States has been the leading producer with only the British comic (during the inter-war period and up 'til the 1970s) and Japanese manga as close competitors in terms of quantity. The majority of all comic books in the U.S. are marketed at children or younger teenagers, though the market also produces work for truly general audiences as well as more mature markets. The comic book saw a decline from a World War II high but has increased drastically during the last 30 years. This has been caused by a number of factors, including the advent of the underground comics, the influene from and rise in popularity of manga and the recognition of the comic medium among academics and literature critics not just as trivial childrens' entertainment, but as a serious form of literature and art.

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Magazine - Narrative - Comics - Comic book - United States - British comic - Manga - World War II - Underground comics

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