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Revision as of 01:51, 3 March 2010
Genre | Definition | Examples |
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Adult | comics not for sale to minors, usually of a salacious nature | Zap, Trashman, Snarf |
Adventure (action) | Realistic action and adventure stories that rely on the efforts of normal people to handle crises. | Congo Bill, Indiana Jones |
Animal | Stories starring animals that are supposed to act like real animals | Lassie, Rex the Wonder Dog, Fury, Black Stallion |
Bio | Biographies of real people | Life of Pope John Paul II |
Car | Stories involving automobiles first and humans second | Drag 'N' Wheels |
Celebrity | Fictional stories involving famous people, usually licensed | Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, Ricky Nelson |
Children | Stories involving, or for, children | Little Lulu, Casper, Little Archie, Richie Rich |
Crime | Realistic action and adventures stories involving the solving or commiting of crimes. | Crime Suspense Stories, True Crime |
Detective | Stories centered around a particular detective | Charlie Chan, Detective Dan, Roy Raymond |
Drama | [to be defined] | Love and Rockets, |
Fact | Comics meant to teach | Real Fact, Donald tells about Kites |
Family | Humor stories centered around family life | Simpsons, Foxtrot, Arlo and Janis |
Fantasy | Comics featuring elves, fairies, magic | Elfquest |
Funny animals | Stories involving animals, furry or otherwise, acting as people. | Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Omaha the Cat Dancer, Usagi Yojimbo |
Gags | Usually a panel, or one or two page stories ending in a punch line | Peter Puptent, Casey the Cop, Laffs |
Horror | Stories involving the inhumanity of man, generally with gruesome consequences | Tales from the Crypt, Creepy, Eerie |
Humor (comedy) | Humorous stories that don't fit other categories | Groo the Wanderer, Powerhouse Pepper, Torchy, Mutt and Jeff |
Jungle | Comics set in the world's jungles and tropical rain forests (check this, we may have re-written). | Tarzan, Kazar, Sheena |
Martial Arts | Stories involving real or purported martial arts of the orient | Master of Kung Fu, Judomaster |
Medical | stories involving the medical profession, usually with some actual medical content | Young Dr Masters, MD |
Monsters | Stories featuring regular people versus horrible creatures | Creatures on the Loose, Frankenstein, King Kong, Godzilla |
Occult | Comics featuring the Supernatural, magic, demons, etc. Also known as mystery, supernatural or ghost stories | Adventures Into the Unknown, House of Mystery, Sandman, Dr Strange, Spectre |
Period | Comics using a historical background other than war or western | Buccanneers |
Political/ propaganda | Material usually designed to put forth a political point of view or call to action | Battle for Survival, Steve Ditko's Avenging World, Real War Stories |
Religious | Stories centering around religious proslytizing | Archie's One Way, Cross and the Switchblade |
Romance | Stories involving love, sex and romance, usually one shots. Continuing series about Romance are usually considered Soaps | Young Love, Secret Hearts |
Satire | Comics featuring humorous commentary on society and human relationships. Incudes parodies | Mad, Cracked, Crazy, Cerebus, Howard the Duck, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Science fiction | Stories involving outer space, time travel and parallel worlds. | Mystery In Space, Alien Legion, Star Wars, Dr Who, Twilight Zone |
Sitcom | Comics featuring comedy in a domestic or work situation involving continuing characters | Sgt Bilko, I Love Lucy, Millie the Model, Tessie the Typist |
Soap | Comics featuring continuing romantic dramas | Love and Rockets ??? |
Sports | Stories involving sports | Baseball Comics, Strange Sports Stories |
Spy | stories involving spies and intrigue | I Spy, Man From Uncle, Honey West, Nick Fury |
Superhero | Stories involving people in outlandish clothing fighting crime. NOTE: Superhero (with no hyphen) is correct rather than Super-hero (with a hyphen) as per a decision by the Editors in December 2007. | Superman, Batman, X-Men |
Sword and Sorcery | Comics using a combination of swordplay and occult themes | Fahfrd and the Grey Mouser |
Teen | Humorous stories centering around teen age life | Archie, Dobie Gillis, Scooter |
War | Stories featuring the armed forces in wartime | Blazing Combat, Two Fisted Tales, Sgt Rock, Sgt Fury |
Western | Generally period stories centering on the American frontier. | Tomahawk, Two Gun Kid, Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers |