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On the History and Hermeneutics of Comics | 41www.jrfm.eu 2017, 3/1, 17–44 sentation. […] In summary, the differences between cinematic and synthetic realism begin on the level of ontology. New realism is partial and uneven, rather than analog and uniform. The artificial reality that can be simulated with 3-D computer graphics is fundamentally incomplete, full of gaps and white spots.59 Manovich draws our attention to a fundamental fact: despite all the achieve- ments of computer-generated reality, it remains ontologically different from physical reality, and the immersion of users in that computer-generated reality ultimately requires abstraction and delimitation. two particular implications should be recognised. first, it is both legitimate and desirable for the tools of comic analysis and comic interpretation to be de- ployed in the interpretation of media products in the context of Web 2.0. sec- ondly, when media content is created in this environment, the methods of com- ics can be deployed to make the message conveyed both more accessible and more acceptable. the comic genre is surely entitled to a place in media theory, especially in the media environment of the 21st century. And of course it is very interesting to observe that in the western societies that are largely perceived as almost completely secularised, religious symbols and structures are still important stylistic devices as well as sales arguments in contemporary media products. theology and religious studies will be well advised to watch the further development closely, not only commenting them but also reflecting them on a level as high as possible. BiBLiOGrAPhy COMiCs MeNtiONeD Baggioli, Vincenzo/Cossio, Carlo, 1938, Dick fulmine, rome: Vittorio. Barks, Carl/fuchs, erika, 1985, Der goldene helm, stuttgart: ehapa (Klassik Album 3). Barks, Carl/fuchs, erika, 1991, Nächtliche ruhestörung, stuttgart: ehapa (Klassik Album 28). Browne, Dik, 2001, harte Zeiten (sammelband), Munich: Goldmann. Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 2005, Tarzan. Herr der Affen (FAZ Klassiker der Comic-Literatur 8), Stuttgart: Panini. Buscema, John, 1978, the Mighty thor Bd. 272, New york: Marvel. Charlier, Jean-Michel/Jijé, 1993, Mick Tangy. Der Piratensender, Hamburg: Carlsen. Delano, Jamie/ridgway, John/Alcala, Alfredo, 2011, hellblazer. the Devil you Know, New york: DC. eisner, Will, 2006, A Contract with God, London: Norton. foster, hal, 2005, Prinz eisenherz. Aus den tagen König Artus (fAZ Klassiker der Comic-Literatur 3), stuttgart: Panini. 59 Manovich 2002, 195–196.