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By Trevor Villagrana, Journalist Comics at the Crossroads: Art of the Graphic Novel, one of the museum’s many exhibits, features several big names and also quite a few obscure titles. The collection itself is extensive and represents the influence that comic books have on literature around the world.
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According to a museum brochure, “in recent years, comic book art has moved from the fringes of popular culture into the artistic and literary mainstream.” As a medium it is indeed a growing one, encompassing communication styles through visual stimuli and societal and political upheaval. The Los Angeles Times has even gone so far as to add a graphic novel category to its list of annual book prizes and considers the art form to be, “an expanding part of the book landscape, both aesthetically and commercially.”
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As for the exhibit, it acts as an homage to the Portland and Seattle comic book scene. Dark Horse Comics, based out of Milwaukie, Ore., was the first stone laid in constructing the empire that comic art has become in this part of the country. Mike Richardson founded Dark Horse in 1986 and by putting out influential works such as “Sin City” and “Hellboy,” became the third largest comic publisher in the United States.
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of comic book plot lines and content is one that is geared toward a much older audience and covers topics ranging from gender-confused heroes to maniacal, self destructive supervillians. The Joker, along with his playboy-byday-crime-fighter-by-night protagonist Batman and other comic books heavyweights are just a few examples of those that failed to make the cut. Even the great Superman himself found only but one spot behind the glass casing. Also, there were no rarities for collectors and nerds alike to gawk at and the spread was fairly small. It is truly unfortunate that the dark age of comics wasn’t better represented but the exhibit certainly wasn’t disappointing. Comic book fanatics can rest easy knowing that the X-Men, Silver Surfer and the Spirit are gracing the museum walls. The exhibit will be up until Nov. 27 and is definitely worth a walk through. Despite its size and lack of bigger names, there is still a wide array of recommended titles that would generally go unnoticed such as Blankets, Spellcheckers and Too Much Coffee Man.
However, it is these darker, more explicit books that were unfortunately omitted from the collection. The current state
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Campus organization drawn to comics By Tyler Kirkham, Journalist
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Years after Captain America was killed, and as a new era of Spiderman begins, there is one group on campus that has followed the drama and the magic of it all. The Comic Book Club allows students to share their love of comics in weekly discussions and special events.
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In 2007, Captain America was killed as part of a political message to the nation about the deterioration of the American spirit, as the creator told ABC News. And comics have made headlines again as Miles Morales replaces Peter Parker as the new Spiderman. Fans have jumped on forums, talking about the issue of the first biracial superhero Marvel Comics has ever produced.
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On campus, the Comic Book Club has kept up with the ever-changing universes in the comic book world, and their meetings discuss plot lines and the art value behind the graphic novels.
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