Chapter6comicstrip•LearnmoreaboutcitingWikipedia•Theexamplesandperspectiveinthisarticleorsectionmaynotrepresentaworldwideviewofthesubject.Pleaseimprovethisarticleordiscusstheissueonthetalkpage.Thisarticleisaboutthesequentialartform.Forotheruses,seeComicstrip(disambiguation).WinsorMcCay'sLittleNemo,oneoftheearliestandbestknownSundaystrips,combinedanimatedsequencesspreadoverpanelrows,aheighteneduseofperspectiveandimaginativedream-likeplots.Acomicstripisadrawingorsequenceofdrawingsthattellsastory.Writtenanddrawnbyacomicsartist,suchstripsarepublishedonarecurringbasis(usuallydailyorweekly)innewspapersandontheInternet.IntheUKandtherestofEuropetheyarealsoserializedincomicmagazines,withastrip'sstorysometimescontinuingoverthreepagesormore.ComicstripshavealsoappearedinUSmagazinessuchasBoys'Life.[citationneeded]StorytellingusingpictureshasexistedatleastsincetheancientEgyptians,andexamplesexistin19thcenturyGermanyandEngland.TheAmericancomicstripdevelopedthisformatintothe20thcentury.Itintroducedsuchdevicesasthewordballoonforspeech,thehatflyingofftoindicatesurprise,andspecifictypographicalsymbolstorepresentcursing.Thefirstcomicbookswereanthologiesofnewspapercomicstrips.Asthenameimplies,comicstripscanbehumorous(forexample,"gag-a-day"stripssuchasBlondie,BringingUpFatherandPearlsBeforeSwine).Startingintheearly1930s,comicstripsbegantoincludeadventurestories.BuckRogers,TarzanandTheAdventuresofTintinweresomeofthefirst.Soap-operacontinuitystripssuchasJudgeParkerandMaryWorthgainedpopularityinthe1940s.Allarecalled,generically,"comicstrips",thoughcartoonistWillEisnerhassuggestedthat"sequentialart"wouldbeabetternameforthem.[citationneeded]Contents[hide]1Newspapercomicstrip2Dailystrips3Sundaystrips4Origins5Conventionsandgenres6MajorissuesinAmericannewspapercomicstrips←6.1Size←6.2Format←6.3Secondauthor←6.4Censorship7Socialandpoliticalinfluence8Publicityandrecognition9Undergroundcomicstrips10Webcomic11Syndication12Seealso13References14Externallinks[edit]NewspapercomicstripThefirstnewspapercomicstripsappearedinAmericainthelate19thCentury[1].TheYellowKidisusuallycreditedasthefirstnewspapercomicstrip.However,theartformcombiningwordsandpicturesevolvedgradually,andtherearemanyexamplesofproto-comicstrips.NewspapercomicstripsaredividedintodailystripsandSundaystrips.Mostnewspapercomicstripsaresyndicated;thatis,asyndicatehirespeopletowriteanddrawthestrip,andthendistributesittomanynewspapersforafee.Afewnewspaperstripsareexclusivetoonenewspaper.ForexampleTheLouisianaPurchasebyJohnChaseranonlyintheNewOrleansTimesPicayune.[citationneeded][edit]DailystripsDailystripfrom1913fromMuttandJeffbyBudFisherAdailystripappearsinnewspapersMondaythroughSaturday,ascontrastedwithaSundaystrip.Dailystripsareusuallyinblackandwhite,thoughafewnewspapers,beginninginthelaterpartofthe20thcentury,publishedthemincolor.Themajorformatsarestrips,whicharewiderthantheyaretall,andpanels,whicharesquare,circular,ortallerthantheyarewide.Stripsusually,butnotalways,arebrokenupintoseveralsmallerpanels,withcontinuityfrompaneltopanel.Panelsusually,butnotalways,arenotbrokenupandlackcontinuity.ThedailyPeanutsisastrip,andthedailyDennistheMenaceisapanel.Earlydailystripswerelarge,oftenrunningtheentirewidthofthenewspaper,andweresometimesthreeormoreinchesinheight.[citationneeded]Atfirst,onenewspaperpageonlyincludedonedailystrip,usuallyeitheratthetop...
