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protagonist |
the lead character in a story |
Comes from Ancient Greek meaning "one who plays the first part,
chief actor" |
Uzumaki Naruto is the protagonist of "Naruto" and "Naruto
Shippuden" |
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arch enemy |
the lead character's long time rival |
You can also say "archfoe, arch villain, or nemesis" |
Lex Luthor is Superman's arch enemy. |
noun (countable) |
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character development |
how characters change throughout a story |
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This story didn't really have a lot of character development in
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noun (uncountable) |
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premise |
the central idea of the story |
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The premise was really stilly. |
noun (countable) |
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backstory |
when information about someone's past is revealed |
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This character has a really interesting backstory. |
noun (countable) |
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storytelling |
the technique of telling a story |
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The storytelling is really good. |
noun (uncountable) |
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super power |
an ability or power someone has that is not normal e.g. flight,
super strength |
Some superpowers include: Invisibility,
Invulnerability,Enhanced Strength, Telepathy, Telekinesis,
Teleportation |
What super powers does he have? |
noun (countable) |
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realistic |
the adjective for showing people and things as they appear in
real life |
"istic" is a suffix that means = of or pertaining to |
This drawings in this manga are so realistic. |
adjective |
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realism |
the noun for showing people and things as they appear in real
life |
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I really like the realism in this comic. |
noun (uncountable) |
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dorky |
to be uncool |
related noun: a dork |
I don't think reading comics is dorky. |
adjective |
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arguably the best |
something that can be shown by persuasive argument to be the
best |
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I think Batman is arguably the best superhero. |
adjective phrase |
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critical success |
to be very successful |
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This comic was a critical success. |
noun phrase |
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influence |
the verb for having the power to affect people, things or
courses of events. |
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This comic really influenced me. |
verb (transitive) |
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influential |
the adjective for having the power to affect people, things or
courses of events. |
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This comic was very influential. |
adjective |
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take off |
to increase quickly (especially used for sales) |
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This comic really started to take off last year. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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iconic |
Something that is very successful and admired |
related noun: icon |
He is an iconic character. |
adjective |
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in mint condition |
to be in very good condition |
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This comic is still in mint condition. |
adjective phrase |
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publish |
to release a book to the market |
Related noun: publisher. |
DC publishes lots of good comics. |
verb (transitive) |
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come out |
to be released |
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This comic comes out once a month. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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cross over |
when the characters or events of two separate comics books
become connected. |
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I want to see a cross over between X-men and the Avengers. |
noun (countable) |
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subscribe to |
the verb for paying money to get a publication regularly |
Related noun: subscription |
I subscribe to this comic online. |
verb phrase + object |
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adaptation |
When something is changed so that it can be presented in
another form, especially when a book is turned into a movie. |
Related verb: adapt |
The movie wasn't a very good adaption of the source
material. |
noun (countable) |
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desensitize someone to |
to make someone think something is less bad (e.g. violence in
video games > violence in the real world) |
Related adjective: sensitive |
I don't think violent comics desensitize people to real
violence. |
verb phrase + object |
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