Is Superman an American Super Hero? Yes he is. Superman is one of the most american super heroes i can think of. Always thinking of the right thing to do and saving people at the same time Superman represents a true american. We also need to realize superman was born in America when he was made up by jewish comic book writers. America and their comics have been in love with eachother for the longest time. We need to realize how much bigger comics used to be in this country and how so many children aspired to be superman. I cannot think of any reasons why superman wouldnt be american. Superman is as American as comics get. As a kid i always remember watching Superman and hearing is it a bird is it a plane no its superman. The fact that superman only takes place in america and he is an american charecter makes it obvious that superman is an american charecter.
To begin with, I really do like the idea of reading a comic about comics. I think it's a great idea and it's very well executed. As I was reading the first two chapters, I was surprised at how many examples there were of art in recent (and ancient, in some cases) history that are variations of "sequential visual art" and thus the foundations of modern comics. I'd never even thought about it before and it was hard to believe how many different kinds there were. I also love all the discussion about how our human brains automatically interpret certain images in a specific way, how we see others constantly but we identify ourselves when we look at cartoons, and how inanimate objects automatically becomes extensions of our bodies. The pyramid of styles was very interesting too as a way to conceptualize and almost graph or "place" a specific art style in comics. In Comic Book Nation , I enjoyed reading about the evolution of early comics from "funnies...
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