Comic forms

Comic Strips

There are two names for comic strips: Sunday Pages and Daily Strips.

Comic strip first appeared in American Sunday newspapers, where in the beginning they filled one whole page. Hence the name "Sunday Pages".

In 1903 the first everyday comic strip, “Daily Strip” appeared on the sports pages of the Chicago American newspaper.

In 1912 the first sequential series of comic strips were printed.

Daily Strips are generally limited to a single subject matter and comprise 3 to 4 images.

Notebook and book formats

Until the 1930s comic strips were only found within newspapers.

As their popularity increased, comic strips in the USA progressed into an independent format, called a 'notebook'. Initially, notebooks were given away free by companies to their customers. In a short time, however, the first notebooks were published for sale as comic books to the general public.

Europe also followed the notebook idea and created comic magazines, albums and paperback comic books.

Magazines showcased the work of various comic authors and comic albums were produced with a single author's work from start to finish.

While magazines are a unique collection of the work of various authors and illustrators, an album usually contains a single author's story in chronological order.

The paperback became the most popular format for the Manga, a unique Japanese style of comic.