Fictional comic book countries

This is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction books, films. May be a fictional counterpart to a real life country, or may be created wholecloth as a example of. Comic book covers from different countries home facebook. Nazi germanylike country from the film the great dictator, ruled by adenoid hynkel. Fictional countries earth edition quiz by danielrixy. This is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction books, films, television series, games, etc. Fictional countries can also be used in stories set in a distant future, with other political borders than today.

Larry hama frequently uses fictional cities and countries as standins for real locations with similar political and economic conditions, and these countries are frequently a satire of their real world. Fiction house was a big time publisher of both pulp magazines and comic books from the 1920s to the 1950s. There is a bustling night life and the biggest borough in the city, new troy, is home to some of the biggest companies in the world. Top ten most violent comic book characters thetoptens. Oct 11, 2006 fictional countries have been around for as long as comic books have been around, but latveria is the king of them all. Yeah, working at an actual comic book company sounds pretty cool, but it wouldnt it be cooler to work at a company from your favorite comic book instead. Its about a wife who ran away from her husband and had his daughter. A fictional nation situated at the cross roads of the read sea, littered with desert, once under british rule until the year 1950, was created as an april fools day joke as instagrams country of the day in 2018. Must see statues dedicated to famous fictional characters. At fictionphile, were dedicated to all things great in fiction, whether thats movies, tv, literature. New book d here u are fiction comics jun works bl novel. Mar 11, 2011 the biggest nonexistent companies are a diverse lot, making everything from candy bars and narcotic spices to mankilling robots and jetpropelled pogo sticks.

Superhero and secret agent comics and some thrillers also use fictional countries on earth as backdrops. Occasionally, however, a fictional state is created to house fictional cities, towns, or counties. There are also entire countries that have yet to show up in our. Superhero, superhero, a fictional herowidely popularized in comic books and comic strips, television and film, and popular culture and video gameswhose extraordinary or superhuman powers are often displayed in a fight against crime and assorted villains, who in turn often display superhuman abilities. There are notable exceptions where fictional countries.

The book has also been banned, making the american library associations list of frequently challenged books in 2014. These are nonexistant companies created for dramatic or literary purposes in a story. Talking about ethnic cleansing in kosovo may be too insensitive for a comic book. Princess diana is the warrior prince of amazon, she is not just among the most powerful female characters in comics but also among the sexiest female comic book characters. Now, with the help of our expert panel, weve curated a list. The origins of science fiction comics can be traced back to the superheroes who launched the whole industry. Nov 4, 2019 my alltime favorite comic book company. Eurostat also measured the amount of books that some countries have read in the past year in 2011.

Symkaria is a fictional eastern european country in the marvel. It is a sprawling city with some of the most advanced technologies in the country. Phantom, the first costumed, fictional superhero, known as the ghost who walks. Fictional countries have been around for as long as comic books have been around, but latveria is the king of them all.

The marvel comics series was written primarily by larry hama. Nov 29, 2016 15 iconic comic book characters who are from different countries. Most of them are generic banana republics, ruritanias etc. Aug 09, 2017 ed ranks fictional countries in dc comics paying attention in political science class and learning about other countries is hard. Note that fictional locations, especially towns, are dense packed in north america. Top 10 sexiest female comic book characters wonderslist. In many other works atlantis has become an advanced prehistoric civilization in contemporary fiction, from comic books to films. Entries in this list must have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Black panther, comic strip superhero created for marvel comics by writer stan. Though superman wears an iconic costume, he was not the first heroic character to do so. Rorschach was created by writer alan moore and dave. Children were forced to burn their comics in schoolyards and a senate hearing was held which led to the comics code authority and later the canadian ban of all comic books.

Fictional countries concordances and characters fandom. Countries larry hama frequently uses fictional countries as standins for real countries with similar political and economic conditions. Fictional country ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. Nambia and the history of fictional african countries book riot. See more ideas about ec comics, comics and horror comics. I mean pianostan was run by a guy modeled after woody allen, for gods sake. A guide to the greatest imaginary lands, from books, films and cartoon strips, nominated by readers and collated by our maker of lists. Some important locations real and fictional will be added next to the countries. Her depiction as a heroine fighting for justice, love, peace and most notably gender equality has led to wonder woman being widely known as a feminist icon. People around the globe show their appreciation for comic book icons and movie characters by making statues that represent their narratives and stories depicted in the work of fiction. A fictional country in an otherwise realworld setting.

The 15 richest fictional villains of all time therichest. Pages in category marvel comics countries the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Although he has healing factors and adamantium bones, wolvie can be pretty violent when he comes across his. Instead of choosing which company has the best 401k offering, we get to look at who is the coolest ceo and which employment opportunity has the highest likelihood of. This is my favourite fictional countries in marvel and dc. Feb 18, 2016 while there are many central cities in the real united states, the one that barry allen runs around in both comics and cw tv show is a fictional city located on the edge of the state of missouri. Popular comic fiction books meet your next favorite book. Statues of famous fictional characters are found all across the world. Dc animated universe kor the fictional african kingdom of doctor mist. When she was found by her husband she was forced to resume her life with him. Non fiction, memoirs, and historical comics graphic novels. There were some interesting auctions on ebay a few weeks back, with what looked like an estate sellerbuyer unloading a bunch of original owner books from the estate of an only child who held onto all of his childhood belongings for 72 years.

He first debuted in the graphic novel watchmen, published from 19861987. A real american hero comic book series was first published by marvel comics and later by devils due productions. Contentsshow africa deserts aladeen desert the dictator 2012 film cities and towns dunia town anthony burgess. Symkaria is a fictional eastern european country in the marvel universe. Fictional country wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Darth vader the statue of darth vader stands tall in the city of odesa in ukraine. These countries are frequently a satire of the real world. How do fictional countries affect the comic book worlds. The amount of no books makes for grim reading or lack of it. Comic books might be good at imagining alien worlds and gritty fictional cityscapes, but when it comes to depictions of reallife other countries, perhaps sometimes not so. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Fawcett comics, a division of fawcett publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the golden age of comic books in the 1940s.

Love the artwork by al feldstein, wally wood, ghastly graham ingels, jack davis, and jack kamen. Doom, is literally the ruler of the fictional kingdom of latveria. Also, you dont want to piss off other real countries by having villainous characters live or rule there. Oct 02, 2017 the problem with relying on these madeup countries is it shows an indifference to the real nations that make up subsaharan africa. The fictional country, featured in marvel comics black panther books and movie, had accidentally been on the website since june. Listed below are the countries of earth followed by any fictitious countries used in comics. Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the earth as we know it as opposed to underground, inside the planet, on another world, or during a different age of the planet with a different physical geography. What fictional comic book city would you most be worried about visiting. Fictional states are not as common as fictional cities, counties, or countries.

These authors and comic writers prefer to use standin countries, implying the reallife locations arent worth knowing or writing about. Since its publication, the graphic novel has been translated into many languages and praised in western countries. In 2010, newsweek put the book on its list of 10 best non fiction books of the decade. Regardless, they all leave their mark on the individuals. Countries not towns or other places in the earth not in other worlds or planets. Wakanda, fictional country from black panther, removed from. Up for sale an original vintage 1991 xxxenophile magazine volume no.

As the 1940s came to a close, superheroes fell out of vogue with comic book. A fictional developing country wedged into subsaharan africa. The best fictional companies in comics, movie and television. A guide to the greatest imaginary lands, from books, films and cartoon strips. Crime only pays for very few people it seems in the land of fiction. Here they are, the top five countries invented for comic books. A fictional developing tropical nation, usually of central or south america, populated by militias and tinpot dictators. The veracity of this story aside, there were a bunch of fh books, mainly rangers fight and wings, and most went for a hefty. A real american hero comic book series was first published by marvel comics and later, devils due productions and idw. List of fictional countries is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction books, films, television series, etc. In that way, the pages of a comic or your computers monitor are about as close you want to get. You cant really have iran creating mechanical terrors to plague their neighboring countries. Aug 30, 2016 the 15 richest fictional villains of all time in the land of comic books, it is surprising to note that there are more wealthy good guys than super rich, bad guys. Add a few stamps to your imaginary passport with this tour of totally madeup nations.

But ethnic cleansing in the fictional slorenia is ripe for an intervention by force works. A jakemorph countries that comic book characters are allowed to be from e united states e fictional exsoviet dictator state called serbos croatvia maybe japan 28 knuckleduster britain but only the villains popular memes on the site. The fictional country is mostly known as being the home of silver sable and the wild pack team, though it is used throughout the marvel universe. In this age of gaming platforms and countless satellite tv channels, it is surprising to some that comic books have managed to maintain their level of popularity. In the late 1940s, comic books were seen as a direct cause of juvenile crime. Id love to add bruzundanga, country created by lima barreto, but this novel of him has not been adapted yet refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Honorable mentions to bialya, kooey kooey kooey, markovia, qurac. Heroine who was damsel in the distress, had a daughter and had some power. The urge to create fictional locations is hardly confined to fiction writers, although they account for most of the towns, cities, states, provinces, countries, islands and continents that follow. And while peril awaited in all four locations, each time it was because of dr. A jakemorph countries that comic book characters are allowed. The comic book industry is constantly creating more incredible superheroes, more villainous villains, and more impressive fictional worlds.

According to the index, india read the most, followed by thailand and china. Discover the best science fiction graphic novels in best sellers. Mar 11, 2018 inspector gadget traveled to all four of these fictional arabian locales during his early 80s adventures. Up for sale an original vintage 1991 sex in the sinema magazine volume no.

Kahndaq a fictional middle eastern country, home of and formerly ruled by black adam. Comics scholars generally agree that superman was the first true superhero of the comic books, clearly marking the entrance of a new kind of hero into the marketplace. Books shelved as realistic fiction nonfiction comics. Its most popular character was captain marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter billy batson, who transformed into the hero whenever he said the magic word shazam.

It is one of several fictional countries in eastern europe created by marvel comics. There have been sooo many classic stories set in latveria. But bialya is completely free to launch superpowered attacks on kahndaq. Most of these countries exist only for a single story, a tvseries episode or an issue of a comic book. A guide to the fictional cities of the dc universe. Amongst the major titles here are two long runners mysteries of unexplored worlds and planet comics. The nation is ruled by king tchalla, also known as the superhero black panther. List of fictional states of the united states wikipedia. Dawn of justice focusing on fleshing out each heros fictional home.

Jun 04, 2009 talking about ethnic cleansing in kosovo may be too insensitive for a comic book. Small african nation featured in the marvel comics series the avengers. Theres a lot of fictional countries in disney comics. Superman was the first wildely hailed superhero, appearing in action comics. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. One in particular, superman, holds all the key ingredients that would later spawn the whole genre.