Nowadays, it is rare to find someone who is not a user of the World Wide Web. Mainly, people spend their time online chatting, browsing pictures, watching videos, reading literature, and much more. Among all network users, the most popular images are comics.
Comics are stories in pictures, usually drawn ones. They encompass both literature and visual art. Definitions of the concept of comics vary greatly, but overall, they all consist of a series of images. A story must be told in them. Some comics have no text and instead express their story through images.
Comics are closely related to animation. In English, "cartoon" refers to both animated cartoons and comics. Almost all Japanese "anime" cartoons are based on comics called "manga." The size of comics can vary from short comic strips to large graphic novels. The comics-memes found on websites, blogs, and other resources are usually small in size.
Almost all comics consist of a cover that contains the main meaning of the story. The cover usually features the authors of the images, the authors of the story, and the title. Then there may be a frontispiece, a drawing that clarifies the content. Next comes the title page, the main part, and the pin-up page. The pin-up page is where the authors' images that were not included in the comic are shown.
Stories in pictures began to gain popularity in the 16th to 17th centuries. They spread in Europe first, then became popular in the United States, and later in Russia. At the time, religious topics were a common theme. Currently, the themes covered in comics are diverse, such as love, relationships, politics, and much more.
The popular genre in which comics were originally published is that of comedy and humor, which is how they got their name. The genres in which comics are released nowadays include adventure, action, horror, detective, and science fiction. However, comics-memes, which are so popular on the internet, live off of the humor in their stories.
Under modern technology conditions, comics have become more interesting and diverse. Japanese comics, or "manga," continue to gain popularity, while Chinese and Korean comics are less popular. When creating comics-memes on the internet, users use simple and conditional generalized signifiers for images and ready-made images from cartoons, movies, and television shows.