Author: Fracadactyl

Fracadactyl is my username, giving ideas you don't know you could love is my game. Jake Palermo is my legal name, I am writer who found my niche in the concept of things. How ideas change and build on themselves. Comics just happen to be the least expensive and most memorable ways these can be seen.

Sidekicks: Why Being a Superhero’s Intern is the Worst

Welcome to the Comic Comparisons segment where comic books have parallels. For the first jab, let’s take a look at a classic trope that Batman […]

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Analog & The Private Eye: The End of the Cloud

In the age of information where data is nonchalantly compromised, would it really be better if the cloud just made everything public? These comics don’t think so.

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Superhero Archetypes: A Simplified If Instructive List

In the superhero genre, there are certain character archetypes that pop up more than others. TV Tropes tends to call these superhero expies. These are […]

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Manhwa vs Webtoons: On The Optimal Breakthrough

When printed paper just made Korea’s comics look like copycats, some bright ideas lead to the innovations of Webtoons.

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Manga: The Style that Touches like the Sun

Manga, the styles that make movie storyboards blush. So stylish and influential, it had to get substance to back it up.

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Indian Comics (Chitrakatha): Telling New Legends

In India, comics called Chitrakatha were a way of depicting the exploits of gods, today it does so in a new form with superheroes and humor.

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British Comics: The Great Grandpa of Modern Comics

If you enjoy tea time, Britain’s got the reading material to complement the bitterness of life.

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American Comics: The Luxurious and Viral Commodity

If you’re nervous on where to start when it comes to American comic books, pick what appeals to you. The best comics move with the times.

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