Tag: Comic books and graphic novels

Manga featured in opening ceremony for Tokyo Olympics

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TOKYO — The athletes of the Tokyo Olympics stepped into the world of Japanese comics and graphic novels when manga was featured prominently in...

Dogs on display: Museum fetes 200 years of cartoon canines

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a 1970 Beetle Bailey comic strip, the character known as Sarge berates his uniform-wearing dog, Otto, for a paperwork mistake. ...

Dogs on display: Museum fetes 200 years of cartoon canines

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a 1970 Beetle Bailey comic strip, the character known as Sarge berates his uniform-wearing dog, Otto, for a paperwork mistake. ...

‘Super-hero’ in Spider-Man outfit meets pope at Vatican

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While Pope Francis is usually the star at Vatican gatherings, Spider-Man, or at least an Italian who dresses up like the character, was the...

Man, a steal! Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25M

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NEW YORK — One of the few copies of the comic book that introduced Superman to the world has sold for a super-sized, record-setting...

Latest graphic novel about John Lewis coming in August

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NEW YORK — The award-winning series of graphic novels about congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis will continue a year after his death....

‘Captain Underpants’ book pulled for ‘passive racism’

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NEW YORK — A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series is being pulled from library and book store shelves...

Animated ‘Demon Slayer’ strikes chord with pandemic Japan

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TOKYO — The demons are everywhere, sometimes spreading like purple slime, lurking, killing. The terrifying plight depicted in the swashbuckling animated film, “Demon Slayer:...