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What is a "anti-hero"?

a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.

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What's a "sidekick"?

This is the "assistant" of the main hero in a comic book. They are close companions, partners, friends or a pupil of the main hero.

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What is a web comic?

Comics that are made for viewing on the Intenet. This could be in a comic strip format or as an on-going narrative

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What is a story arc?

It's literary a term for the path a story follows. It provides a backbone by providing a clear beginning, middle, and end of the story

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What is "manga"?

Manga refers to Japanese comic books, the series of which are often made into Japanese cartoons, or anime.

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What is "crossover"?

This is when story elments of two or more comic books come together to create one sotryline across multiple titles

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What's the meaning of "collectible" in the geek world?

It's a rare or a special edition of a comic book that's highly sought after and hard to find. Applies for derivate products like action figures & memorabilia

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What is "canon"?

Canon refers to a collection of rules or texts that are considered to be authoritative.Shakespeare is part of the canon of Western literature, for example.

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What is an "event"?

This is a mega crossover story. Plots normally involve wars, alien invasions, heroes fighting other heroes, death (and return), of important characthers...

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What's a "graphic novel"?

Unlike comic books, graphic novels are generally stand-alone stories with more complex plots.It's a format, not a genre (fiction, history, fantasy, romance...)

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