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Give Your Kids The Real Childhood Memories With Comics

In the present era, you will find even a small toddler with gadget in his hand to keep him engaged while his parents are busy with their work. This is the main reason why kids are demanding such items more these days than going outside and playing with other children. They don’t have any specific hobby rather than the fun which they keep searching on the gadgets. This is indeed very harmful and off course a wrong way to engage your children. You can bring them some good story books or comics or narrate them the stories yourself so that they can leave the digital world and enjoy the real childhood fantasies. We all know that kids are always fond of such stories. They love to read about the characters in the comics and even share the information with their friends and classmates. This way you can save them from the harmful effects of the mobile phones, tabs, iPad and other such products and give them the real memories of childhood. In case you want to know from where you can get t
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Selling Old Comic Books Made Easy.

Are you probably in search of ways to sell your old comic books? Even if have found a way, are you afraid whether it's going to good home? And did you get the best price for your comic books? Separating with your old comic book is tough. Really tough when you have been with them right from your childhood, and you know what comes next every time you turn a page. Our surroundings keeps on changing, and our shelves grow tiny to accommodate the huge stack of comic books. When that happens, rehabilitate your comic books to the comic reading community around you. However, you are not giving them away like that. Are you? Of course, you need some money. So here are the best ways to sell old comic books . ● One, Two, Three. So, you now have a good amount of comic books that you want to get rid of. Getting started on selling your old comics can been a great adventure to even the avid collectors. 1. Before getting started, make the required preparations. For instance
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The Similarities Between Manga And Western Comics – Superheroes

It is difficult to talk about superheroes and their characteristics without stating and considering the original source: the manga in Japan and the comics in the USA. We can find superhero comics in most countries; however, the most famous ones originate from the USA. But still, you can find numerous superheroes in Japan too.    There are numerous links between Japan and the USA. After the World War Two, these two countries were a friends and foes to each other and simultaneous model to each other. That is where we draw a comparison between manga and US comics. Of course, Japan also has Superheroes such as Astroboy, Akira, Godzilla as a super villain, and we cannot deny that America influenced the creation of those superheroes.   We can state also that cultural differences shaped those heroes differently, but in the core, the idea between that two worlds were the same. Good fights evil and that was the story that started thousands of years ago through mythological stories. 
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Why We Ignore European Comics?

We can see American entertainment all around us, and we can divide hat cultural isolation that happened after the Second World War and became widely recognized. However, cartooning was already part of a Japanese and European culture long before that. We can say that USA comics took inspiration from those comics, but still they created a hyper-production industry that surpassed any other country, except Japan.    We can say that authentic ideas from American comics are something that was used by mass media, while European was ignored. The question is why? We can state that mass media created the circulation, and when we return to those times after Second World War we can say that America was the land of freedom. Something different where everyone wanted a piece of that cake.    That is why the culture was so condemned with their effect. We cannot say that the USA comics were perfect art because when we compare it to European it doesn't have that artistic style. They are
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Why Academics Are Taking Comic Books Seriously?

Summary: Comic books became widely recognized among academics and people who want to study science and social impact of them. We decided to present you some point of views and how comics will improve over years. There are thousands of comic fans that enjoy reading their favorite pieces. When it comes to academic circles, we can proudly say that there are more than 150 comic scholars in the UK – most of them are Ph.D. students, university lecturers, and independent researchers. They are exploring subjects such as feminism, gender, mental and physical health and history through comic books.  Some of the final year students decide to choose comics instead of children literature. That is a great way for studying the idea of comic books that became popular all over the world. We can say that through them we can capture the idea of gender empowerment and social studies that we can also do through literature. In recent years, many comic book artists choose to use different subj
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Make Good Money, Sell Your Comic Books Online

If you are an avid comic collector or have been handed down a collection from your parents or grandparents, then you could be sitting on a goldmine. We tell you how. Which era are your comic books? The first step for you is to know what era your comic books belong to. Let us see what these eras are: ●        Those published between 1938 and 1950 belong to the Golden Age. ●        Those published between 1956 and 1970 belong to the Silver Age. ●        Those published between 1970 and 1985 belong to the Bronze Age. ●        Anything beyond 1985 belongs to the Modern Age. If your comic book collection belongs to either Golden, Silver or Bronze Age, it is certain to fetch you a good amount. If you are wondering how, here is the low down. Selling online You can sell comic books online , since there are numerous online retailers dealing exclusively in comics. Here is how to go about contacting them: ●        You can google these websites and contact
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