{"id":226339,"date":"2025-08-27T07:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/artnews\/articles\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:21:09","slug":"comic-book-the-9th-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/en\/artnews\/articles\/comic-book-the-9th-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book, the 9th Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/expodif.fr\/secteur-du-livre\/la-bande-dessinee-histoire-tendances-et-habitudes-de-consommation\/\">multitude of <\/a><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">definitions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> are <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">given<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> to comics <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">depending<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> on the culture. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">Some<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> place more <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">emphasis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> on the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">sequential<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> aspect of the images, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">others<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> on <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">movement<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">. The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">text<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">now<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">found<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">mostly<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> in speech <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">bubbles<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> not a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">mandatory<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">component<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> of comics, but <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">it<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">contributes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> to the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">reader&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">understanding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">However<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">, the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">text<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">present<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">this<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\"> type of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">work<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">cannot<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">function<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">independently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">. It <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">would<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">mean<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">nothing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98986051 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW98986051 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37135106 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37135106 BCX0\">The 9th Art<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37135106 BCX0\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW37135106 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">The expression <a href=\"https:\/\/theatrepour2mains.fr\/le-9e-art-quest-ce-que-cest\/\">&#8220;9th Art&#8221;<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW181922985 BCX0\">to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW181922985 BCX0\">refer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\"> to comics <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\"> due to Claude <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW181922985 BCX0\">Beylie<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">. In the 1960s, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">he<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">used<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">this<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">term<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\"> in an article <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">published<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\"> in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181922985 BCX0\">Lettres et M\u00e9decins.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW181922985 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>The inspiration of fragments of images arranged one after the other to create a narrative is already something found on various ancient friezes. We must think in particular of the friezes of the Parthenon, which depict the processions of the Panathenaea. A procession culminating in the changing of the tunic of the statue of the goddess Athena. This takes place every four years when all the inhabitants of the city of Athens gather to honor Athena. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parthenon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parthenon.png 939w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parthenon-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Parthenon-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Relief from the north frieze of the Parthenon, Athens, 438-432 BC, marble, London, British Museum <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>But each civilization has its own visual codes and language. Thus, across the globe, the forms of written expression during the Middle Ages were diverse. They continue to influence comic strips today, whether in Europe, America, or Asia, for example. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW111278680 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW111278680 BCX0\">Comic Strips in Europe<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW111278680 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>The Bayeux Tapestry is an exceptional work, nearly 70 meters long, created in 1066. It recounts the adventures of the conquest of England by the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror. This embroidery contains 58 scenes, including 626 figures and 202 horses. Some areas include writing. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tapisserie-de-Bayeux.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tapisserie-de-Bayeux.png 593w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tapisserie-de-Bayeux-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cHarold&#8217;s Oath of Allegiance to William of Normandy\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\">In 1833, the Genevan writer and illustrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bge-geneve.ch\/iconographie\/personne\/rodolphe-topffer\">Rodolphe <\/a><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW90367952 BCX0\">T\u00f6pffer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\"> published a book of prints, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ebooks-bnr.com\/ebooks\/pdf5\/topffer_histoire_m_jabot-a5.pdf\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\">The Story of Mr. Jabot<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\">. This story tells the story of Mr. Jabot, who wishes to make his place in society. He is gifted with a lively mind and strives to blend into the world&#8217;s customs and traditions. Mr. Jabot goes to balls and hunting. The reader <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\">witnesses<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\"> his adventures and blunders in a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW90367952 BCX0\">comic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90367952 BCX0\"> atmosphere.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW90367952 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Monsieur-Jabot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Monsieur-Jabot.png 783w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Monsieur-Jabot-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Monsieur-Jabot-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/btv1b8529023n\/f11.item.zoom\">The Story of Mr Jabot<\/a>, Rodolphe T\u00f6pffer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56734398 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56734398 BCX0\">\u201c*Mr. Jabot is preparing to succeed in society, frequenting public promenades.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW56734398 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW199614392 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199614392 BCX0\">*Mr. Jabot feels he must have an ice cream at the nearest caf\u00e9.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW199614392 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260936089 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260936089 BCX0\">*Having eaten his ice cream, Mr. Jabot gets back into position.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW260936089 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW107657340 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107657340 BCX0\">American Comics<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW107657340 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>North America and Europe argue over the invention of comics. What is undeniable is that it was the Americans who brought the concept of speech bubbles to this ninth art. <\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\">Beginning in 1896, <a href=\"https:\/\/bibliotheque.citebd.org\/collections-numerisees-auteurs\/Richard-Felton-Outcault\">Richard Felton Outcault<\/a> (1863-1928), for a page dedicated to a caricature in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\">The New York World<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\"> newspaper, invented a character that would become legendary: <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/la-curieuse-histoire-du-yellow-kid-et-lorigine-de-la-presse-a-sensation-214777\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\">The Yellow Kid<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\">. This protagonist is striking. He is a bald child with crooked teeth. He wears a yellow nightgown and speaks in slang, far from bourgeois conventions. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW36189871 BCX0\">A first<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36189871 BCX0\"> movement of the writing on the character&#8217;s clothing is visible.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW36189871 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Yellow-Kid.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Yellow-Kid.png 743w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Yellow-Kid-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard F. Outcault, Yellow Kid &#8211; The Yellow Kid indulges in a cock fight&#8230; A Waterloo, New York Journal, Published November 29, 1896 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\">Winsor McCay (1869-1934) is recognized as one of the fathers of American comic strips. In 1905, he published <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/selections\/fr\/html\/little-nemo-slumberland\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\">Little Nemo in Slumberland <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\">in an edition of the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\">New York Herald<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\"> newspaper. In it, the author describes the adventures of a child named Nemo who, every night, explores the world of his dreams, Slumberland. McCay introduced speech balloons, which would soon become <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW63668292 BCX0\">a standard<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63668292 BCX0\"> in comics.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW63668292 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nemo-in-Slumberland-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nemo-in-Slumberland-.png 506w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nemo-in-Slumberland--214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180699424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180699424 BCX0\">Winsor McCay, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k41305099\/f24.item.zoom\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180699424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180699424 BCX0\">Nemo in Slumberland<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180699424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180699424 BCX0\">, The New York Herald, October 1905<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW180699424 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW29294550 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29294550 BCX0\">Japanese Comics<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW29294550 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156487064 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156487064 BCX0\">Many art critics see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agnesdeyzieux-bd.blogspot.com\/2019\/07\/emakimono-et-manga-une-longue-histoire.html\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW156487064 BCX0\">emakimono<\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156487064 BCX0\"> as one of the earliest forms, prefiguring <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156487064 BCX0\">manga<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156487064 BCX0\"> and animated <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW156487064 BCX0\">film<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156487064 BCX0\">. It is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156487064 BCX0\">literally understood<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156487064 BCX0\"> as a &#8220;painted scroll&#8221; made of silk or paper. Its production began in the 8th century, during the Nara period, and reached its golden age in the 12th and 13th centuries in Japan. It is a narrative genre in which shots follow one another and form a chronicle. The calligraphed images and texts take on varying degrees of importance depending on the texts and their sources.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW156487064 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/emakimono-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/emakimono-1.png 585w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/emakimono-1-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/emakimono-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/emakimono-2.png 558w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/emakimono-2-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Toba S\u014dj\u014d (1053-1140), Ch\u00f4j\u00fb jinbutsu giga (Scrolls of Birds and Animals), 11th-12th century, ink <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\">Thus, the word <a href=\"https:\/\/universdujapon.com\/blogs\/japon\/histoire-du-manga?srsltid=AfmBOoqQLVKjXdmkCj6BrF3mnxmLivMVTJBkg1iyDgJH790DUS91FkN_\">manga<\/a> means &#8220;ridiculous story&#8221; or &#8220;quick sketch.&#8221; The unique style is easily recognizable, and the reading direction corresponds to that of Japanese, and therefore <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW195411078 BCX0\">emakimono<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\">: from right to left. There are several types of manga, such as <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW195411078 BCX0\">kodomo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\"> manga, shonen manga, shojo manga, seinen manga, josei manga, and hentai. These differences are made depending on the intended audience. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW195411078 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\">The drawings are divided into small panels<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecourrier.vn\/le-createur-de-dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-est-mort-a-68-ans\/1227820.html\">Akira Toriyama<\/a> is one of the most famous manga artists, with his work <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/montableaudeco.com\/blogs\/infos\/toute-lhistoire-de-dragon-ball-du-debut-a-la-fin\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\">Dragon Ball<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195411078 BCX0\">. This manga tells the story of the fictional character So Goku, whose strength is superhuman. He sets out to find the seven Dragon Balls, crystal balls that can summon a dragon that grants any wish. The fantasy of this story lies in the character&#8217;s superhuman abilities and extraterrestrial origins.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dragon-ball.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dragon-ball.png 637w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dragon-ball-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball, 1984, first published in the Japanese magazine Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93795954 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93795954 BCX0\">A Wide Audience<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW93795954 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Comics are often described as being aimed at a young audience. However, as with novels and other literary genres, each work has unique content and a suitable audience. <\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\">Comics, through their playful visual aspect, also allow information to be conveyed more gently than if it had been written down alone. This is the case for <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\">Maus<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\"> by Art Spiegelman. In a vivid narrative, he explores the life of his family, and more specifically that of his father Vladek, a Polish Jew deported to Auschwitz in 1944. The author describes the horror of the Holocaust <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW265973385 BCX0\">through the use of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\"> animals. This helps us understand the separation of what Hitler called &#8220;races.&#8221; In <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\">Maus<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265973385 BCX0\">, Jews are represented by mice, Germans by cats, and Poles by pigs.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW265973385 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maus.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maus.png 285w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maus-202x300.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Comic Book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memorialdelashoah.org\/upload\/minisites\/voyages\/f-m-s\/medias\/05_cr_01_hugo\/Auschwitz\/Maus\/Maus.htm\">Maus<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\">Furthermore, just like many cartoons, novels, or films, comics sometimes include several levels of interpretation. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW236019802 BCX0\">In particular, several<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\"> studies suggest that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW236019802 BCX0\">Herg\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\"> made extensive allusions to Freemasonry in his <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\">numerous<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\">Tintin<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236019802 BCX0\"> albums.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW236019802 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tintin.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tintin.png 424w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tintin-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fourteenth album of the comic book series The adventures of Tintin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/986957-herge-les-aventures-de-tintin-le-temple-du-soleil-tournai-casterman-1963-dos-b30.html\">The Temple of the Sun<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A multitude of definitions are given to comics depending on the culture. 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