Topic > The History of Comics - 612

Comics were re-established after many years in the mid-1800s by Swiss artists Rodolphe Topffer who popularized comics again and started adding heroes and stories instead of making them about religion and history. He also included sounds in the word balloons to give the speech bubble a “motion” like “BOOM” or “POW.” Comics as an art form were recognized in the late 19th century. Newspapers and magazines are the first to establish comics and make them popular. Rodolphe Topffer's comic style continued for many years and many artists began to create stories from their drawings such as Wilhelm Busch or Richard Felton inspired by Rodolphe. One of the most famous characters of that period was "The Yellow Kid" (these two pictures show "The Yellow Kid" as he was one of the most famous characters of the late 19th century) Many comics that were made a long time ago are still popular until to date. Over time, many changes have occurred in comics in different states of the world such as Europe, Japan, and the United States. A huge change occurred in 1938 when the “superman” was created. Jer...