Timeline of Comic

Comic books are commonly categorized into four major ages based on when they were published. Each age has a different feel and tone to them. And if you’re interested in selling your comic books, knowing what age they fall in is vitally important for valuing your comic books. Here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order:

History of Comics

Comics, which are stories that have happened in life or things that are imagined, are expressed in pictures with or without lines or words, storytelling. Two lines of comics greatly influence every line of comics today, which are Japanese comics (Manga) and European - American comics (Comic). Currently, there is a new series of comics influenced by Japanese Manga and is gradually gaining popularity as Korean Comics (Manhwa). In addition, Manhua (star) of China is also a line of comics that are taking up an increasingly large market share. And comics have been considered the ninth art of mankind. Many festivals and awarding ceremonies for comics have been held in many parts of the world.
- The comic book first appeared in 1732 through satirical engravings by British artist William Hogarth to criticize bad habits at the time. Next, he printed educational stories that were told by juxtaposed drawings.

- Following the steps of Hogarth, the Swiss author Rodolphe Töpffer composed humorous stories and inserted them into drawings. His work is used only for friends, but since 1833, he has published widely, then translated and circulated in a few countries around. Töpffer was also the first person to give an analysis of this new type of art: story telling by painting.

- Initially, comics are just a series of drawings arranged side by side and below each figure is the corresponding text. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, the authors began to use circles to design characters to bring the lines straight into the figure. Comic books have since then found their own style to become more and more popular.

Modern comic books after more than a century of development are divided into 3 main lines:

1. American comic: pioneer in the field of comic books about adventure, detective, science fiction. In particular, the Superman superhero minus image of Superman, Batman was born in the period of World War II and hit the national spirit of the Americans and achieved great success.

2. French-Belgian comics: the initial time was not enthusiastically received by the public for the reason of "spoiling children". Thanks to Hergé (Tintin) and Goscinny (Astérix) and generations of talented writers like Peyo (Xi-trum), Franquin (Spirou and Fantasio), French-Belgian comics gradually changed their face and today is an indispensable spiritual dish of "9th art" lovers

3. Japanese comics - manga "backwards": appeared after other comic lines and only began to be popular in the world since the 80s, the last century but manga had leaps of gods. period and become the most read comic line.

Franco - Belgian comics

Franco-Belgian comics, together with American and British comic books and Japanese manga, are one of the three main markets. The term is broad, and can be applied to all comics made by French and Belgian comics authors, all comics originally published by French and Belgian comics publishers, or all comics in the styles appearing in the Franco-Belgian comics magazines Tintin and Spirou, possibly expanded to include later magazines like Pilote, Métal Hurlant, and A Suivre.

Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke is the comic strip character who can shoot faster than his own shadow... The character of Lucky Luke became a myth thanks to Morris (his creator) and Goscinny. These two giants of the 9th art collaborated with passion for more than 20 years until the death of the famous scriptwriter.

Dalton Brothers

The Dalton Brothers were originally introduced in Lucky Luke #6 and modeled after the real Dalton Brothers: Bob, Grat, Bill and Emmett. The Daltons were killed in the end of that story, but since they proved very popular by readers, writer/artist Morris introduced their cousins Joe, William, Jack and Averell in issue #12. They have the same appearance as the original Dalton brothers, but are less dangerous. 

Tintin

Created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé (Georges Remi) in 1929, The Adventures of Tintin is a series of 24 comic albums. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a century after Hergé's birth in 1907, Tintin had been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies, and had been adapted for radio, television, theatre, and film.

Asterix

Asterix, French cartoon character, a small-statured, cunning Gallic warrior who, with the help of a magical strength potion, defends his village and goes on comic globe-trotting adventures. Asterix was created by writer René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo and debuted in 1959 in the French comic magazine Pilote. Asterix is one of the most beloved characters in French popular culture.

Smurfs

The Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs) is a comic and television franchise centered on a group of small blue fictional creatures called Smurfs, created and first introduced as a series of comic strips by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford) on October 23, 1958.

Gaston

Gaston is a gag-a-day comic strip created in 1957 by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou. The series focuses on the everyday life of Gaston Lagaffe (whose surname means "the blunder"), a lazy and accident-prone office junior.

Marsupilami

In the Palombian jungle lives Mr. Marsupilami, Mrs Marsupilami and their three children, Bobo, Bibi and Bibu. Agile and generous, greedy and mischievous, Mr. Marsupilami does his best to give his family a nice, peaceful life in the heart of the Palombian rainforest. But there are many who seek out his black-spotted yellow pelt... but on their own head be it ! 

Brussels comics wall

The brochure « Brussels, the comic strip capital » will help you to find all the murals. The City of Brussels pays special attention to the comic book. Since the early 90s, it pays tribute to characters and authors of the Franco-Belgian comics on the walls in the Pentagon (city centre) and Laeken. Brussels loves comic strips so much it has invited its heroes to take possession of its walls and gables. A joyful stroll for enthusiasts and the inquisitive from 7 to 77 years of age.