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The Golden Age of Sci_Fi Literature
Coinciding with the Machine Age, the Golden Age of Sci-Fi Literature saw American authors combine factual science with fantastical fiction to take readers into the farthest reaches of the imagination.
The Art Assignment
Make an Intimate, Indispensable GIF | The Art Assignment | Toyin Odutola
In which The Art Assignment visits New York-based artist Toyin Odutola and receives the challenge to create a GIF! But not just any GIF--it must articulate something intimate that is indispensable to you.
The Art Assignment
Make an Intimate, Indispensable GIF - Responses | The Art Assignment
In which we feature responses to The Art Assignment Ep. 3: Intimate, Indispensable GIF, given by New York-based artist Toyin Odutola.
The Wall Street Journal
The Superheroes of Tomorrow
Sana Amanat, Marvel's vice president of content and character development, speaks with the WSJ's Christopher John Farley about how pop culture can take the lead in setting examples of new role models.
Curated Video
Replacing Fonts in PowerPoint
This video demonstrates how to easily replace a font in a PowerPoint presentation using the 'replace fonts' tool. It emphasizes the importance of choosing an appropriate font and highlights the inefficiency of manually changing each text...
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Judith Slaying Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi: Great Art Explained
Women were excluded from almost all cultural and social resources in the centuries from 1400 to 1900 when so much of the world's great art was created. And visual art was almost entirely a male industry before modern times. Having an...
PBS
Afrofuturism: From Books to Blockbusters
With the success of Black Panther, the term Afro-Futurism got pushed into the mainstream. But what is Afro-Futurism and what is its place in Black storytelling? In this episode we give you the starter pack on answering that question....
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Comics: Visual Storytelling and Expression
Comics are a form of illustrated storytelling that combines pictures, text, and visual elements to tell stories and convey ideas. From classic comic strips to modern graphic novels, comics have a rich history that spans across different...
PBS
Are Graphic Novels... Novels? (Feat. Princess Weekes)
In the past few decades, literature has expanded to not only mean the “novel” but “graphic novels” as well. Today we are gonna break down how the graphic novel went from the comic book store to the classroom. Hosted by Lindsay Ellis and...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
From Concept to Comic Strip with Ryan Thiele
Ryan Thiele’s Website: thielestudios.weebly.com
You may may contact Ryan Thiele at:
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YouTube: Thiele Studios
About the Artist: Ryan Thiele (pronounced “teal”) has been a middle...
KERA
"Baldo" Comic Strip Features Latino Voices
The comic strip Baldo has been published in newspapers across the United States for 20 years. It was the first ever to feature a Latino family as the main characters. Hector Cantu, the author of Baldo was inspired to create the comic...
PBS
How Manga Took Over American Bookshelves (Feat. Princess Weekes)
Astro Boy, Dragon Ball, Akira, Sailor Moon, Demon Slayer, Death Note all these interesting, iconic anime have something very much in common they started off as: manga. Manga, by its most simplistic definition, are comics or graphic...
Curated Video
'Avengers: Endgame' Is Disney's Opening Salvo in 'Unparalleled' 2019
The record-breaking Avengers finale joins other Marvel movies, remakes, sequels, and the close of the recent Star Wars trilogy as part of an unprecedented 2019 for Disney.
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Brussels: Comics attract thousands of fans at Comic Strip Festival
Now in its ninth year, the Comic Strip Festival in Brussels, has drawn almost a hundred thousand visitors and more than 250 comic artists. It's been an annual event since 2010 and this year coincides with the 70th anniversary of the...
Curated Video
Global guffaws
Bruce Hills is the COO of Just For Laughs, the largest international comedy festival in the world
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Hollywood plays catchup to comics
Several superhero movies are coming to the big screen this summer. But they lag behind the comics they're based on, when it comes to diversity.
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#TheMoment a Newfoundland lighthouse keeper’s story became a comic
Barry Porter tells The National about the moment his career as a lighthouse keeper was made into a comic series featured in the Washington Post.
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Stand-up comics say social media is fuelling popularity boom
Live stand-up comedy shows are more popular than ever, with ticket revenue nearly tripling over the last ten years, and comics in Canada credit the boom to social media.
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Canadian stand-up comics say social media is fuelling popularity boom
With stand-up comedy in the U.S. enjoying a new boom in popularity and soaring ticket revenues, comics in Canada are crediting social media for helping fuel a similar boom in this country.
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Toronto Comicon begins, inviting fantasy to become reality
Toronto Comicon is kicking off for the weekend, creating a space for fans of various genres across fiction to meet, show off and celebrate what they love, adding a splash of colour into the city's downtown core.
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On A Positive Note: Navy Veteran Becomes Iconic Comic Book Artist
93-year-old veteran talks about legendary comic book career.
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On The Scene: Manga Exhibit Brings Japanese Culture and Art to NYC
Manga is one of Japan's most beloved comic art forms and an exhibit in New York is showing the work of some of Japan's most talented illustrators. Keiko Asai, of Ginza Sony Park, joined Cheddar News to explain the exhibit and what to...
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Tovino Thomas’ ‘Minnal Murali’ finds a home in the comic books!
It’s official! The Malayali superhero ‘Minnal Murali’ created by director Basil Joseph, featuring Tovino Thomas has found its way to comic books. The makers of ‘Minnal Murali’ confirmed the same via their social media handle. The...
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Black Comic Book Festival Celebrate 11 Years in NYC
Cheddar News correspondent Shannon LaNier visits the 11th Black Comic Book Festival in Harlem.