REVERSE: Some of the earliest comic books were simply collections of comic strips that had originally been printed in newspapers. It was the commercial success of these collections led to work being created specifically for the comic-book form, which fostered specific conventions such as splash pages. Long-form comic books, generally with hardcover or trade-paper binding came to be known as graphic novels, but as noted above, the term's definition is especially fluid. Like jazz and a handful of other cultural artifacts, comic books are a rare indigenous American art form.
Cachet Technical Details: Production: single-pass Paper Stock: 24# acid-free Cotton blend Printer (model): Minolta magicolor 2300DL
four-color laser Artist-serviced
Population: 50 covers Blanks: none Cancellation: monochrome (black) pictorial FDOI: July 26, 2007 City: San Diego, CA 92199
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