i love comics.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. Although some origins in 18th century Japan and 1830s Europe, comic books were first popularized in the United States during the 1930s. The first modern comic book, \"Famous Funnies\", was released in the United States in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor comic strips, which had established many of the story-telling devices used in comics. The term \"comic book\" derives from American comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone; however, this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres, usually not humorous in tone. Comic books are reliant on their organization and appearance. Authors largely focus on the frame of the page, size, orientation, and panel positions. These characteristic aspects of comic books are necessary in conveying the content and messages of the author. The key elements of comic books include panels, balloons (speech bubbles), text (lines), and characters.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The first modern comic book was invented in the United States in 1933. Pretty amazing!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh really? Where are their roots traced back to? Japan or something?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't know, but Japanese Manga does have the same key elements like panels and balloons with text."}, {"role": "user", "content": "yea they really do span across a few cultures? What came before comic books? Newspaper strips?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah I think that comic strips and other newspaper origin predated a comic book as we think of it. What is your opinion of comic books?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I think they are a very interesting and important form of media that cross into other territories and help bridge the gap between more accepted and modernized forms of media"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Superhero genre comics have really evolved. The marvel movies are the most profitible franchise in Hollywood these days."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yea Stan Lee is basically the father of the superhero and comic book franchise."}]