…comic strips and comic books are the shock troops of a culture … — “The Comics and Culture” (1953) in On the Nature of Media (2016) | The MMM

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…comic strips and comic books are the shock troops of a culture which has been shredded and stretched and spun by accelerated technological change.

“The Comics and Culture” (1953) in On the Nature of Media (2016)

Quote #845

Year: 1953

Chapters: Cartoons, Comics | Graphic Communication

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