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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Episode Two: "A new cargo of mystery and thrills!" New Fun #1 | 16 Sep 2024 | 00:26:15 | |
In which I briefly sketch the history of comics between Rodolphe Topffer and the 1930s, discuss the first comic books, and then describe New Fun #1, the first comic book that featured all new material rather than reprinted newspaper comic strips. I also discuss Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the failson behind New Fun #1, and what makes New Fun #1 notable besides the presence of entirely new content. The transcript, complete with illustrations, can be found at my Patreon page. | |||
| Episode One: To Begin With: L'Histoire de M. Vieux Bois | 02 Sep 2024 | 00:36:45 | |
In which I begin the series by taking us back to Switzerland in the 1820s and 1830s and describe how Rodolphe Topffer, a Swiss teacher and caricaturist, invented the modern comic book. It's a bit more complicated than that, of course. | |||
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