| LC control no. | gf2014026468 |
|---|---|
| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
| Genre/Form term | Paranormal comics |
| Variant(s) | Occult comics Supernatural comics Supernaturalist comics |
| See also | Comics (Graphic works) |
| Scope note | Comics that feature human characters that are often involved with the occult, witchcraft, spiritualism, psychic phenomena, vodou, etc., and interact with supernatural beings. |
| Found in | Pawuk, M. Graphic novels : a genre guide to comic books, manga, and more, 2007: p. 359 (in chapter entitled Horror: Supernatural Heroes. Heroes can come in all shapes and sizes. Some heroes even are vampires, devils, demons, ghosts, or other beasties from the supernatural world; below are listed titles featuring paranormal fighters who battle against the forces of evil; Mike Mignola's Hellboy series is an excellent example of this genre) Serchay, D.S. The librarian's guide to graphic novels for adults, c2010: p. 48 (Horror and the Supernatural. While the horror and supernatural genres have long appeared in comics, in books, they have seen resurgence in recent years; vampires; zombies) Entities-R-Us website, Dec. 21, 2012 (tag: paranormal comic strip) The paranormal comics and cartoons, via The Cartoonist Group website, Dec. 21, 2012. Comixology website, Dec. 21, 2012: Comics > Genres > Supernatural/Occult (titles listed include: Angel vs. Frankenstein; Angel: The Curse; Cthulhu Tales Vol. 1; Curse of the Wendigo; Dark Shadows/Vampirella; Doctor Strange: The Oath; Demon's Regret Vol. 1; Divine Intervention; Ghost Rider; The Ghoul; Hellcity; Hellraiser; John Constantine: Hellblazer - City of Demons Vol. 1; Satan's Circus of Hell; Supernatural; This Haunted World; True Blood; Victorian Undead; Werewolves: Call of the Wild; Wizard's Tale) Comic vine website, Dec. 21, 2012 (Occult is a comic book concept. A blanket term that describes hidden or secret knowledge; refers to knowledge not everyone should or can know. Often bearing the double-meaning of forbidden or taboo knowledge, it is often used to describe 'paths' that are considered better avoided. The word "Occult" is often interchangeable with esoteric and arcane; all three have similar meanings, but differ in certain key aspects; Many people believe that the Occult is the 'Paranormal', or the supernatural that exists outside of religion, such as ghosts. There are a few comic creators that use the Occult to create comics.) Fang-tastic fiction : twenty-first-century paranormal reads, 2011: p. 1 (dictionary definition of paranormal is "beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation," but this bibliography uses a much more limited definition; included here are works of paranormal romance, fantasy, mystery, and suspense, mostly set in a relatively realistic modern world inhabited by both human and paranormal beings; most take place in real time in the late twentieth or early twenty-first century; all include human characters; this bibliography does not include works set totally in fantasy worlds nor extraterrestrial, futuristic, apocalyptic, dystopic, intergalactic or technology-based science fiction nor horror fiction, i.e., fiction with the primary intent to scare the audience) p. 5 (here are a few of the enhanced humans in these series: psychics, necromancers, witches, sorcerers, warlocks, wizards, ghost busters, demon hunters, voodoo priests; other character groups are the walking dead (vampires, chupacabras, zombies) and shapeshifters, such as werewolves) |
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