How Comics Helped Me Cope With Depression

Art is essentially a representation of reality. An artist sees reality, then perceives it with their own interpretation, putting them on paper or screen. This work is then reality seen through a person’s eyes, a point of view. But the final stroke is not done until people besides the artist experiences the art; with that, a prismatic effect transpires, with a singular point of view branching out to multitudes, as each and every one puts different meaning to the intended art. And all of it is true, so art is real, just not reality. In comics, specifically superhero comics, an example of this literal representation is Darkseid. Darkseid is a fictional character created by the late Jack Kirby for DC comics in 1970. He is the quintessential supervillain. He is the devil. He is evil. Over the years, many writers have tackled this character in myriad ways, most notably Grant Morrison, who first coined the term “Darkseid is.” in 1998’s JLA Rock of Ages, and Tom King, who popularized it in 2018’s Mister Miracle. <a href="https://pulledapartflatwhite.medium.com/how-comics-helped-me-cope-with-depression-4a06900a1026">Read More</a>