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North Korean Comic Books: How Mighty Wing Brainwashed A Nation

First Posted: 04/28/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:40 PM ET

North Korea Comics

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Heinz Insu Fenkl, a literature professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, has cracked one secret to understanding the bizarre regime of North Korea: by reading its comic books.

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Heinz Insu Fenkl, a literature professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, has cracked one secret to understanding the bizarre regime of North Korea: by reading its comic books.
Heinz Insu Fenkl, a literature professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, has cracked one secret to understanding the bizarre regime of North Korea: by reading its comic books.
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LMPE
I connect the most dissimilar things
02:36 PM on 02/27/2010
Propaganda has to be cool. These comic books look hokey. Meanwhile, NK's Glorious Leader is watching "Friday the 13th". Seriously, Kim Jong-il. If you consider the US an evil, capitalist society, why do you like seeing naked American women?
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JScott
John Galt's last name is McGuffin-Smithee
06:22 PM on 02/26/2010
Why are some of them wrtten in english and not korean hangool?
05:46 PM on 02/26/2010
So I guess Left For Dead isn't subliminally brainwashing kids that it's ok to shoot (perfectly human looking) zombies ?
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MajorKong
If the pilot's good, see, I mean if he's reeeally
04:01 PM on 02/27/2010
I think they prefer to be called "Undead Americans" these days.
02:13 PM on 02/26/2010
Oh man, this is nothing.

From time to time when I need a good laugh I read this site.

http://www.korea-dpr.com/

http://www.korea-dpr.com/ocn/?p=423

And the discussion board-forum-whatever, is an absolute riot.

http://www.korea-dpr.com/forum/
04:32 PM on 02/26/2010
Excellent!
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JScott
John Galt's last name is McGuffin-Smithee
06:31 PM on 02/26/2010
A hoot!!!!!

ASSPUK

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taxpayertoo
You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't
01:52 PM on 02/26/2010
Oh no Propaganda! Like it isn't used by governments the world over. This from the New America Foundation:

Throughout 2009 the military has aggressively expanded its marketing campaign targeting teenagers. Efforts include the release of Version 3 of the taxpayer-sponsored video game America’s Army, two graphic novels that look and read like comic books, and a unique 14,500-sq.-ft. arcade – or “Army Experience Center” – in a Philadelphia mall that is filled with simulators and shooter video games.
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woody7
Always a Dem, but..............
01:52 PM on 02/26/2010
This is the reason all comic books should be banned. wink wink