Comics have sometimes been considered more a type of entertainment than true art. However, the history of comics and the process for creating comics is admirably intricate. There are several phases to go through when creating a comic, such as illustration, writing, lettering, storyline, and others. In the later years of the 19th century, comics came around as a type of artistry. Around the start of the 20th century, Comics were introduced to the United States through newspapers. Soon after, they were made into small pamphlets and paperbacks. Available in various forms and accessible to most any person, comics have become exceedingly popular. One of the most famous comic artists of the past is Will Eisner, who produced “The Spirit”. It is said he invented the graphic novel by writing “A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories”, and he also coined the term sequential art, which means art in a timeline and ordered. As comics are chronological and of both pictures and words, it can be a complex art form. There are numerous styles of comics, including stylized, cartooned, and realistic. One of the newest kinds of comics is manga, which is Japanese styled and English-written. Manga has had some controversy over its adult issues, as they can be both violent and sexual. Comics, in general, have preciously had problems with controversy over their contents. One problem was the adult scenes in some of the horror strips released in the 1950s, as they were sometimes extremely scary and graphic. Still, they have somehow continued on through out these difficulties and still remain an art.
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