Read the text quickly. What do you think it is about?
a) Heroes in comics b) Comics in different countries
Around the world
on a comic
The two big American comic companies,
DC Comics and Marvel, are from New York City in
the USA. American comics are usually in colour
and they're full of superheroes like Superman,
Batman and Spider-Man. Lex Luthor and the
Joker are also American comic book characters,
but they aren't heroes. They're villains!
Manga comics are from Japan. They're very
different from American comics. Manga comics
are small, you read the comic from right to left
and they aren't usually in colour, they are in black
and white. The stories are for boys and girls:
Shõnen manga, like Naruto or Dragon Ball, are
action stories, but Shojo manga are normally
about people and romance.
The comic industry is also big in France and
Belgium. Asterix is French and Tintin is Belgian.
These characters are very popular all over the
world.
Which comic book characters are popular in your
country?​