Concepts
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American Revolutionary War
The war between the Americans and the British for the New World or what today is called the United States of America.
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Conspiracy
An agreement to perform together in secret an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act, doesn't matter how fair or utopian the goals of the conspiracy might seem to be.
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Graduation
Receiving an academic degree or diploma is the main aspect of a graduation. In order to graduate, you must complete some length of education to a degree acceptable enough to move on from one level, or grade, to another. You must graduate elementary, middle, & high school in that order respectively if you want to get into college or trade school. The point of graduating is to prove to your elders that you are good enough to do what they do (career-wise). Documentation of your efforts is key!
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Meditation
The practice in which an individual trains the mind.
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Marvel Frontier Comics
Short-lived brand of Marvel UK introducing and focusing on new occult characters and stories.
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Stolen Gear
Comic books in which an item or the whole costume of a hero is stolen by a villain.
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Worlds Unite Connecting Variant Cover
Series of twelve connecting cover by artist Ben Bates.
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Gwen Stacy Variant Cover
Marvel's Gwen Stacy themed variant covers for June, 2015 cover date.
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Ant Sized Variant Cover
Ant-Man themed variants inspired by the Ant-Man film.
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Joker 75th Anniversary Variant
DC Comics' June 2015 variant cover theme.
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Dragon Ball Universe
The shared universe between some of the works of Akira Toriyama such as Dragonball, Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Dr Slump, Neko Majin, and other one shot mangas.
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Circus
Comics that are happening in a Circus, which are featuring clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, uni-cyclists and other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists.
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Four Color Grails Exclusive Variant Cover
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Firestorm Matrix
The combination of two physically active forces from which the Firestorms draw their powers.
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Painted Cover
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Action Figure Variant Cover
Variant covers drawn to look like an action figure in the packaging. Marvel started this trend, and other companies have since followed in doing these covers.
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31st Century
Set one thousand years in the future from now, this is the Legion of Super-Heroes native era and earth-0 most possible and brightest tomorrow.
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Utopia
Science fiction and fantasy concept where science and technology solved all the social and political problems of mankind.
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Reboot
A reboot is a retelling or new envisioning of a story. It is similar to a remake (the term used for movies).
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New York City Variant Cover
New York City themed variant covers from Marvel.
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Free Comic Book Day France
France's version of Free Comic Book Day that happens on the same day as the American event.
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Toys“R”Us Exclusive
A comic or action figure that you can only get from Toys "R" Us.
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Día Del Cómic Gratis Español
Free Comic Book Day in Spain, this yearly event started in 2010 and takes place a week after Free Comic Book Day.
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Werecreatures
Also known as Therianthropy, Werecreatures are mythological beings with the ability to metamorphose into animals. Werewolves are the most well known form of Therianthropy, but the products of Therianthropy can come in virtually any animal variety.
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C2E2 2015
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, which started in 2010.
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Unfinished Stories
In the multitude of comics, some stories were never finished. These are those comics.
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Domed city
A city protected and/or isolated from it external environment by a huge structure, generally a translucid dome.
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Bottled City
A city or society isolated from the external world. Abducted location, miniaturized and stored within a life-sustaining "bottle" by Brainiac for the purpose of study and analysis.
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Spring Break
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Trion
Trion is energy that everyone in World Trigger have.
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Gladiatorial Combat
A form of sport where armed people combatants fight each other and/or animals for the entertainment of others. Best known as a staple of ancient Rome, less formal (and largely illegal) incarnations of Gladiatorial Combat still exist in modern times.
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Run the Jewels Variant Cover
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Mini Comic
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Day of the Dead
Mexican holiday where family and friends gather together to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and to help support their spiritual journey.
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WonderCon 2015
April 3-5, at the Anaheim Convention Center.
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True Believers
Series of value priced reprints from Marvel.
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One Minute Later Variant Cover
Series of variants released by Marvel in April 2015.
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What the Duck?! Variant Cover
Series of Howard the Duck themed variants released by Marvel in April 2015.
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Show Business
Comic books stories based on the life in show business. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side (including managers, agents, producers and distributors) to the creative element (including artists, performers, writers, musicians and technicians).
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Earth Day
Annual event celebrated on April 22.
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American Independence Day
The day of America's independence celebrated the 4th of July.
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Prostitution
The business or practice of engaging in sexual relations in exchange for payment or some other benefit. Prostitution tends to be referred to as "the world's oldest profession".
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Art Book
Books that contain art in a non-comic format or collection of cover galleries.
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Surfing
The sport of balancing yourself on a board and catching some waves.
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