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- In comic strip: Institutionalization
…market is exemplified in Britain’s 2000 ad, which flourished from 1978 to 1985 (and continues in the 21st century at a lower circulation level), was reprinted in the United States, and at its peak sold 120,000 copies per week. Its chief feature was Judge Dredd; written from a cynical perspective…
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- In Grant Morrison
…that Morrison would gravitate toward 2000 AD, Britain’s leading comics anthology. On its pages Morrison created 2000 AD’s first superhero, Zenith. Zenith (1987–92; art by Steve Yeowell) arguably stands alongside Watchmen (1986–87; Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons) and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986; Frank Miller) as one of the…
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