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Kapasi, Taiyab. "Comics: An Artifact of Popular Culture." Shodha Prabha 48. (2023): 218–29. Added by: joachim (03/04/2025, 11:07) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English BibTeX citation key: Kapasi2023 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Popular culture Creators: Kapasi Collection: Shodha Prabha |
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Comics have always been an integral part of popular culture. They function as popular culture's artifacts. Through its multimodal medium and sequential art, it communicates, engages people, and tells interesting stories. They have become part of our daily life as they are widely published and available in various forms such as newspapers, magazines, graphic novels, and online platforms, etc. Many comics have also been adapted into movies, web series, video games, etc., which confirms their relevance, significance, and popularity. Comics have played a significant role in challenging societal norms, promoting social justice, providing representation for marginalized communities, and offering a unique perspective on the world. shapes popular culture, contributing to our understanding of society and its complexities. This paper inquires how this artifact as a resource of popular fiction reflects, comments on, and interacts with society and its social, political, and cultural issues. How comics transform themselves and adapt to the demands of society, how they mirror the experiences of people, their beliefs, and their lives, and how they influence the minds of their readers and take part in shaping a culture. The paper is divided into four parts: First, the introduction, which explains comics as an artifact of popular culture. Secondly, the evolution of comics in popular culture Thirdly, the impact of comics on popular culture Fourthly, comics as a reflection of society, with the help of selected examples to validate the point Batman's Gotham City comics are used to show how comics change to meet the needs of time. Watchmen comics are used to show that comics represent the reality of our time and put our backyards into panels. And Guy Fawkes' mask from V for Vendetta is used to show comics as a form of cultural transmission that plays a role in moulding society and, lastly, the future of comics in popular culture.
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