Comic portfolios are printed illustrations and comic pages in the file. Portfolios are cheaper than original art, sketches or pages. Portfolios are printed better paper than comic books, so small detals is seen better.
Portfolios are artists opportunity to show their skills. Portfolios are made to introduce artists own projects, and maybe something new what [...]
Hello Kitty might be the most popular plushie item ever, but it is not created to manga- or anime figure. Most popular anime figure plushie might be Astro Boy (orig. Tetsuwan Atom) or Tororo by Studio Chibli and Hayao Miyazaki. Second might be Pikachu from Pokémon, or Doraemon, or someone from Dragon Ball or Naruto [...]
The Modern Age of comic books starts from the year 1992. After it was Copper Age (1984-1991), which is mostly counted to Modern Age. Mid 1980s was the time of crossovers and tie-ins. Marvel Secret Wars, DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths and Invasion were big hit. It led to rise of collected editions, and trade [...]