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! Genre
! Genre
! Description
! Definition
! Includes
! See Also...
! Examples
! Examples
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| Adventure
|Adult
| Works characterized by an emphasis on physical and often violent action, exotic locales and danger
| comics not for sale to minors, usually of a salacious nature
| Action
| Zap, Trashman, Snarf
| Animal, Aviation, Car, Crime, Detective-Mystery, Fantasy, Horror-Suspense, Jungle, Martial Arts, Science Fiction, Sports, Spy, Superhero, Sword and Sorcery, War, Western-Frontier
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| Bob Morane, Indiana Jones, Tintin, Captain Easy, Terry and the Pirates
|Adventure (action)
|-  
| Realistic action and adventure stories that rely on the efforts of normal people to handle crises.
| Drama
| Congo Bill, Indiana Jones
| Works containing events having vivid, emotional, conflicting, or striking interest or results on a human level
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| Melodrama, Soap Opera, Joho, Ryori
|Animal
| Erotica, Fashion, Medical, Romance
| Stories starring animals that are supposed to act like real animals
| Box Office Poison, Love & Rockets, Mary Worth, A Tale of Two Cities
| Lassie, Rex the Wonder Dog, Fury, Black Stallion
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| Humor
|Autobiography
| Works that are primarily comical or amusing
| Stories by a creator about their own life or experiences
| Pantomime, Demenziole
| American Splendor, Fun Home, Life Under Sanctions
| Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals, Children, Domestic, Military, Satire-Parody, Teen
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| Mutt and Jeff
|Bio
|-  
| Biographies of real people
| Non-Fiction
| Life of Pope John Paul II
| Works purporting to present factual information
|-
| Fact, Real Life
|Car
| Biography, History, Math & Science, Nature
| Stories involving automobiles first and humans second
| Ripley's Believe It or Not
| Drag 'N' Wheels
|-
|Celebrity
| Fictional stories involving famous people, usually licensed
| Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, Ricky Nelson
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|Children
| Stories involving, or for, children
| Little Lulu, Casper, Little Archie, Richie Rich
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|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,
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|Fact
| Comics meant to teach
| Real Fact, Donald tells about Kites
|-
|Family
| Humor stories centered around family life
| Simpsons, Foxtrot, Arlo and Janis
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|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
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|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
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!Genre
!Description
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| Animal
| Works featuring animals essentially acting like real animals
| dog, horse, cat
| Lassie, Rex the Wonder Dog, Inubaka
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| Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
| Works featuring characters acting like humans which are not human
| Disney, funny animals
| Donald Duck, Corky the Cat, Cerebus, Milk and Cheese
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| Aviation
| Works centered on flying planes or other flying machines
| jets
| Airboy, Steve Canyon
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| Biography
| Non-fictional works depicting the actual events and experiences of a real person’s life or real persons’ lives
| memoir, autobiography
| American Splendor, Political Power, Wonder Women of History
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| Car
| Works featuring automobiles, race cars, trucks, etc.
| hot rod, NASCAR, trucks
| Hot Wheels, Speed Racer, Michel Vaillant
|-
| Children
| Works featuring children (approximately age 12 or younger) as the primary protagonists, often having to act more reasonably and resourcefully than their age, in the absence of adult figures
| kid gang.
| Little Lulu, Peanuts, Dennis the Menace
|-
| Crime
| Works featuring realistic stories centering on the commission of a crime or crimes and those who commit the crime or crimes
| gangsters, prohibition
| Stray Bullets, A True Crime Story, Torpedo
|-
| Detective-Mystery
| Works featuring realistic stories centering on the solving of a crime or mystery and those who solve the crime or mystery
| private investigator, whodunnit?
| Charlie Chan, Roy Raymond, P.C. 49
|-
| Domestic
| Works centered on life in and around the home
| family, sitcom
| Blondie, The Simpsons
|-
| Erotica
| Works with sexually explicit content whose primary purpose is to elicit sexual arousal
| hardcore, softcore, gay, hentai
| Tijuana Bibles, Little Annie Fannie, Sally Forth, Dragon Pink
|-
| Fantasy
| Works set in worlds where magic or the supernatural predominate over the material, scientific world
| mythological, fairy-tale
| Pixies, Fables, Kelly’s Eye
|-
| Fashion
| Works centered on fashion and the fashion industry
| models
| Katy Keene, Barbie, Cloth Road
|-
| History
| Works relating actual events from history
| American history, World War II
| Hop Harrigan’s History of Aviation, Picture Stories from American History
|-
| Horror-Suspense
| Works intended to terrify, frighten, shock, mystify, or otherwise hold the reader in tension or dread. Stories in this genre are often concluded with an ironic plot twist
| monsters, supernatural
| The Walking Dead, Jack O’Justice, non-Feature stories from Tales of the Crypt
|-
| Jungle
| Works featuring stories primarily set in the world’s jungles, rainforests, or other equatorial wildernesses
| Africa
| Tarzan, Nyoka, Saber - King of the Jungle
|-
| Martial Arts
| Works featuring stories centered on characters who use the fighting styles developed in East Asia and similar fighting styles
| kung fu, karate, judo
| Master of Kung Fu, Street Fighter, Jimmy Chang
|-
| Math & Science
| Works relating information about the mathematical disciplines or the hard sciences
| astronomy, algebra
| Science Says You’re Wrong If…, The TRS-80 Computer Whiz-Kids
|-
| Medical
| Works centered on medicine and the medical profession
| nurses, doctors
| Rex Morgan, MD; Linda Carter, Student Nurse; Black Jack
|-
| Military
| Works featuring armed forces outside of combat, or related, situations
| army, coast guard
| Sad Sack, Steve Canyon
|-
| Nature
| Works relating information about the environment and the natural world
| ecology
| Nature’s Notebook, Ma Nature’s Curiosity Shop
|-
| Religious
| Works centered on a particular religious tradition or reflecting a particular religious point of view
| mythology, propaganda
| Picture Stories from the Bible, The Crusaders, Amar Chitra Katha
|-
| Romance
| Works centered on love and related personal relationships
| soap opera, dating, wedding
| Johnny Love, Dance ‘Til Tomorrow, non-Feature stories in Sweethearts
|-
| Satire-Parody
| Works using irony, sarcasm, ridicule and the like to comment on, denounce, or deride social conventions, human relationships, or other literary works (including other comics)
| pastiche, social commentary
| Mad’s Spy Vs. Spy, Cerebus, Sid the Sexist, Fighting American, normalman
|-
| Science Fiction
| Works featuring advanced scientific, futuristic, or extra-terrestrial elements
| cyberpunk, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, mecha
| Star Wars, Dr. Who, non-Feature stories from Metal Hurlant
|-
| Sports
| Works featuring athletic activities
| baseball, Olympics, tennis
| Joe Palooka, Strange Sports Stories, Roy of the Rovers
|-
| Spy
| Works featuring spies, secret agents, and secret service agencies
| espionage, thriller, political
| Man from U.N.C.L.E., Modesty Blaise, Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D
|-
| Superhero
| Works featuring the adventures of costumed crime fighters, who may also battle alien or supernatural menaces, similarly costumed and/or powered criminals, or other antagonists bent on conquest, often with the aid of specialized and/or superhuman abilities or unique weapons and gadgetry. Also include stories of non-costumed characters who otherwise fit the definition, particularly if they are often referred to in story as super-heroes, and also to stories featuring super-villains
| team, pulp
| Superman, The Phantom, Marvelman
|-
| Sword and Sorcery
| Works featuring stories of epic or heroic fantasy, violent conflicts, often with elements of romance, and usually elements of the supernatural
| enchanted swords, post-apocalyptic
| Conan, Axa, Elric
|-
| Teen
| Works featuring teenagers (approximately 13-19 years of age) as the primary protagonists, particularly in stories that deal with their coming of age or maturing into the beginnings of adulthood
| pop music, high school, school life
| Dick Cole, Archie, Kare Kano
|-
| War
| Works featuring armed forces in combat, or related, activities during wartime
| Revolutionary War, World War II, navy, army, frogmen
| Willie and Joe, Charley’s War, non-Feature stories from G.I. Combat
|-
| Western-Frontier
| Works primarily set in the American frontier during the 19th or early 20th century and often featuring cowboys, Indians, ranchers, etc., and other period stories in a similar style, set in other times and places
| Native Americans
| Red Ryder, Lucky Luke, Jonah Hex
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Revision as of 01:53, 18 June 2012

GCD Genre table
Genre Definition Examples
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
Autobiography Stories by a creator about their own life or experiences American Splendor, Fun Home, Life Under Sanctions
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
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