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Books, magazines, and music are categorized according to their genre. There are different types of music such as rock and roll, country, classical, and jazz. Books are categorized as fiction, non-fiction, drama, romance, and horror. Comics are no different than books, magazines, and music on how they are categorized. There are different types of comics ranging from superhero to science fiction. The most popular type of comic book genre is superhero. What about each comic makes it a certain genre? There are different elements and characteristics that determine the type of comic.
Superhero comic books are easy to categorize and are the most well known. A superhero has to be the main character for it to fall under this genre. Superheroes are fictional characters that have superhuman strength and special abilities that are almost like a sixth sense for them. The life of a superhero and most comic stories are about them saving the world and keeping humans safe in their cities. Well known superhero comics are Batman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and Superman. Comics about everyday people without special powers or abilities that fight crime and keep people safe fall under the action genre. These comics are generally about police officers; real life superheroes. The themes and story plots between these two genres are similar, but the main difference is the distinction between a human and a fictional character with superhuman strength.
Another popular genre of comics that can be easy to categorize is science fiction. To be in this genre the comics must represent a theme about science or advanced technology such as time travel or flying cars. It is common for these comics to also take place in outer space. The stories often take place in the future and show what life would be like if we currently had use of the advanced technologies that the comics tell about. A well known science fiction comic that was also a movie is Star Trek.
For a comic to be in the horror genre they have to include anything and everything scary like zombies, vampires, monsters, and villains. These comics are usually dark and have gory pictures, like most horror movies. There is a lot of drama and suspense in this genre. Sometimes it can be confused with fantasy because vampires and zombies aren’t real. However, fantasy comics have a medieval type them with dragons, sword fights, and faraway lands. Both types have made up characters but horror is meant to scare you while you are reading it.
What genre of comic books do you enjoy reading?
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