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alternative comics  

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  • Comics have appeared in mainstream newspapers for centuries, but since the 1960s, small press and self-published comics have arisen in the United States to challenge prevailing notions of style, form, and content, ranging from the extremely lowbrow and obscene, to highly intellectual. Sometimes referred to as comix, they represent a diffuse movement of artists, publishing houses, and fan communities that work against the mainstream diet of superhero stories and gag strips. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media; Alternative Comics]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-R733PT8M-C

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