Article: What are the comics?(comic art)

For as long as we have been recording our history, humankind has been telling stories and jokes through the combination of words and pictures. But it was not until a little more than a hundred years ago that we began to produce in the newspapers a distinct art form that permanently wedded the two in a way that would engage and entertain millions of people the world over. Although few have recognized the cultural and aesthetic values of the comic strip and its partner, the comic book, the time has come to acknowledge that these are no ephemeral forms of entertainment, as temporary as the cheap paper on which they are usually printed. Rather, they are a significant part of ...

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