What is the difference between a Manga and a comic book

[Great Sage of Uchiha]

A Friend and I are making a comic book , when all of a sudden it hit me; What are the differences between a Manga and a comic book. I always figured they were the same just you know with different names, maybe i'm wrong so can someone fill me in?

 

[Lyke]

manga is japanese

 

[Alice in Noodleland]

Manga is the term for Japanese Comic Book.
Manhua-Chinese
Manhwa-Korean


Without the drawings they were called Light Novels.

 

[Azearl]

Manga are rocking,
comics are boring,
manga is contemporary and the future,
comics are ancient and should be put in a museum..

 

[Great Sage of Uchiha]

Manga is the term for Japanese Comic Book.
Manhua-Chinese
Manhwa-Korean


Without the drawings they were called Light Novels.

So it is the same thing as lets say DC comics and Marvel comics, there is nothing special that separates the two.

 

[Great Sage of Uchiha]

Manga are rocking,
comics are boring,
manga is contemporary and the future,
comics are ancient and should be put in a museum..

well this statement i completely bias , seen as how I know a lot more people who would rather read a good DC comic or Marvel one > a Manga
and I assume it'd be vise versa in japan

 

[Animeniak]

Nothing major, a manga is the Japanese version of a comic book

 

[Scarecrow.]

Manga is japanese comic book

 

[Alice in Noodleland]

So it is the same thing as lets say DC comics and Marvel comics, there is nothing special that separates the two.

The art and Style of course. I thought it was pretty obvious.
Maybe even a 5 year old kid can Identify Which comic is from the Us and which one comes from Japan.

 

[Thisisanaltlolol]

Manga is the Japanese version and it's better Kappa

 

[P3ĮÑ]

Manga is Japanese term for comic manga>comic lol

 

[King Of Crows]

Manga has plot :3

 

[Great Sage of Uchiha]

The art and Style of course. I thought it was pretty obvious.
Maybe even a 5 year old kid can Identify Which comic is from the Us and which one comes from Japan.

Yeah the art, but i mean like as in plot wise, character development, length of a series etc etc. stuff like that

 

[Alice in Noodleland]

Yeah the art, but i mean like as in plot wise, character development, length of a series etc etc. stuff like that

To be honest I don't care who created the Comics or Manga..what matters to me is the Execution.
How can we Compare Stan Lee to Kishi to Oda to Kubo.?
Its' pathetic to compare one artist to another.

 

[Avonomemi]

Noo difference just name changed

 

[Sasunarufan13]

Well, for one the origin is of course different. Comic is from America, manga comes from Japan. Then there's the difference in the art style.

Maybe also a difference in subjects? Like comics are more likely to be about superheroes or so, while manga has a wider variety in genre. I could be wrong of course - I don't read many comics anymore.

 

[Great Sage of Uchiha]

To be honest I don't care who created the Comics or Manga..what matters to me is the Execution.
How can we Compare Stan Lee to Kishi to Oda to Kubo.?
Its' pathetic to compare one artist to another.

No one compares to Stan lee