* Atlas ( comics series ), a comic book series by Dylan Horrocks

The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into over 100 languages, and it is popular in most European countries.

" Yokum " was a combination of yokel and hokum, although Capp established a deeper meaning for the name during a series of visits around 1965 – 1970 with comics historians George E. Turner and Michael H. Price.

* Bug ( comics ), a character in the Marvel comic book series The Micronauts

He is featured in 5 comics, all in the series Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness.

The rise of comic book specialty stores in the late 1970s created / paralleled a dedicated market for " independent " or " alternative comics " in the U. S. The first such comics included the anthology series Star Reach, published by comic book writer Mike Friedrich from 1974 to 1979, and Harvey Pekar's American Splendor, which continued sporadic publication into the 21st century and which Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini adapted into a 2003 film.

In the comic books and in the George Reeves television series, he favors the Daily Planets store room for his changes of identities ( the heroic change between identities within the store room is almost always seen in the comics, but never viewed in the Reeves series ).

Smallvilles Kent has also appeared in various literature ( including comics and over a dozen young adult novels ) based on the television series.

* Plop: The Hairless Elbonian, another comics series by Scott Adams

Due to deadlines, some real-world events have rendered some of Trudeau ’ s comics unusable, such as a 1973 series featuring John Ehrlichman, a 1989 series set in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, a 1993 series involving Zoë Baird, and a 2005 series involving Harriet Miers.

* Dark Star, an issue of the comics series The Transformers

* Deimos ( comics ), villain for the Warlord comic series

In addition to comics, it was designed for DC properties in other media, which was used for movies since Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and the TV series Smallville, Justice League Unlimited and The Batman, as well as for collectibles and other merchandise.

Examples of this type are the Malory Towers stories, the St Clare's series, and the Naughtiest Girl books and are typical of the times — many comics of the day also contained similar types of story.

* Frank ( comics ), series of experimental comic books by Jim Woodring

* Freestyle ( comics ) or Jocelyn Davis, a character from the comic book series DV8

Gaines '" by Ted White was the first in a series of nostalgic, analytical articles about comics by Lupoff, Don Thompson, Bill Blackbeard, Jim Harmon and others under the heading, All In Color For A Dime.

One of the original X-Men, Iceman has had a frequent presence in X-Men ( and Spider-Man )- related comics, video games, animated series, and movies.

Winick's experiences with Pedro would also help shape his work in mainstream superhero comics, which would receive considerable media attention for storylines in Green Lantern and Green Arrow which explored gay or AIDS-related themes.

Many of his other conjectures, particularly about hidden sexual themes ( e. g. images of female nudity concealed in drawings of muscles and tree bark, or Batman and Robin as gay partners ), were met with derision within the comics industry.

:* Camp Koala: A stitchy, brown, gay, koala-shaped stuffed toy described as " the Jeremy Thorpe of comics ", whom TG sodomizes with a hot banana.

In recent years the number of LGBT characters has increased greatly in mainstream superhero comics ; however, LGBT characters continue to be relegated to supporting roles, and generate criticism for the treatment gay characters receive.

Alpha Flight ’ s Northstar was the first major gay character in the Marvel universe and remains the most famous gay character in mainstream comics.

In recent years, a few of the Star Trek novels and comics, which are officially licensed but not considered canon, have featured serious direct same-sex relationships, including portraying a minor canon character as gay.

Winick ’ s work in mainstream superhero comics has received attention for storylines in which he explores gay or AIDS-oriented themes.

* Sticky ( comics ), a book of gay erotic comics

Many of his other conjectures, particularly about hidden sexual themes ( e. g. images of female nudity concealed in drawings or Batman and Robin as gay partners ), met with derision within the comics industry.

Christopher Priest has since revealed that Triumph was written as gay, though it was never officially stated in comics because he " didn ’ t have an appropriate storyline to deal sensitively with that issue, but that was my subtext for his emotional center: how out of place and out of sync Triumph was with the DC Universe.

LGBT themes in comics is a relatively new concept, as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) themes and characters were historically omitted intentionally from the content of comic books and their comic strip predecessors, due to either censorship or the perception that comics were for children.

Since the 1990s LGBT themes have become more common in mainstream US comics, including in a number of titles in which a gay character is the star.

* gay art forum: forums for gay and lesbians painters, photographers and comics artists

A Distant Soil is also notable for being among the earliest comics to feature openly gay characters, long predating Marvel's Northstar, and for featuring a gay couple as romantic leads.

* Ajax ( comics ), the name of two fictional characters from the Marvel Universe

This rivalry inspired the spin-off computer game Beanotown Racing, in which various characters from both comics could be raced around points in Beanotown, including the Embassy.

The game was given a large amount of advance publicity in the comics, with story lines often revolving how the characters each acquired his / her vehicle.

The most valuable American comics have combined rarity and quality with the first appearances of popular and enduring characters.

The legacy of the shield among other comics characters includes the time-traveling mutant superhero Cable telling Captain America that his shield still exists in one of the possible futures ; Cable carries it into battle and brandishes it as a symbol.

Until high school, of which he attended Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky his featured characters were a large cast of stick figures featured in comedy-adventures like the Barks comics and old movies Don enjoyed most.

In addition, the likenesses of the characters in the comics do not bear any resemblance to their prior movie counterparts, except for Ash, who still maintains the likeness of Bruce Campbell.

Comics fanzines often include fan artwork based on existing characters as well as discussion of the history of comics.

The concept of furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980, when a drawing of a character from Steve Gallacci ’ s Albedo Anthropomorphics initiated a discussion of anthropomorphic characters in science fiction novels, which in turn initiated a discussion group that met at science fiction and comics conventions.

* Hyperion ( comics ), the name of several characters in the Marvel Comics universe

He decided to create a comic strip of his own, which would adopt the recent American innovation of using speech balloons to depict the characters ' spoken words and inspired by established French comics author Alain St. Ogan.

The Katzenjammer Kids characters initially appeared outside of comics in a handful of live-action silent films, the first released in 1898.

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Artistic Director Krist ) and Director Emma Routledge ) adapted the scripts into a 4 part series featuring characters and plot points from the first 25 comics along with the company.

Though the concept of a shared universe was not new or unique to comics in 1961, writer / editor Stan Lee, together with several artists including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, created a series of titles where events in one book would have repercussions in another title and serialized stories would show characters ' growth and change.

* Nemesis ( comics ), the name of several comics characters

Pokey comics are drawn crudely and minimalistically, and they consist largely of a string of non sequiturs and absurd journeys, with a token effort towards more traditional plots and continuity ( such as the conflict with the Italians over arctic-circle candy ) that tend to be established through oblique references to off-screen characters and non-events.

Pokey the Penguin frequently includes minor characters that appear in only one or two comics.

* Phoenix ( comics ), alias used by several comics characters

* Puck ( comics ), the codename of two Marvel characters

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( David's previous use of these characters, in TOS movie-era comics published by DC Comics, had been prevented by Gene Roddenberry's office.

) The artistic affinity of animation to comic books has led to a large amount of superhero-themed animation, much of this adapted from comics series, while the impossible characters and settings allowed in animation made this a preferred medium for both fantasy and for shows aimed at young audiences.