Comics from around the Globe

"How do comics reflect the countries they were created in? As a series featuring collaborating artists from around the world concludes, a global look at comic styles offers a glimpse into national cultures.

The cult of comic has many followers. Some love the characters, some are in awe of the artwork. For many is it the simple skill of telling a story through pictures.
While the simplicity and soul of the comic is universal, the pages can vary according to the countries they were created in.
"There are different styles and themes," says Tim Pilcher, author of The Essential Guide to World Comics and the chairman of the Comic Book Alliance.
"These approaches can make the comics very different."

While the comic industries in Japan, Europe and the US are"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19112066

Here is a article in which I found on how comics styles and themes vary dependent on the countries on which they were created in, I love comic books and have always loved the styles in which I have seen and even practiced the style of drawing, from this I conducted a little research of the different styles from the different countries out there. Here is what I found:

British

 

Japanese

 

American

German

Spanish

And many more, this is one phenomenon which has taking the world by storm for centuries and are still going strong today, I thought it was time for me to dive into a visual aspect affected by globalisation and so I followed my interests and here it is, I find it fascinating how every country has a different way in which the communicate a similar story and the styles in which they work in are incredible.