,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjbc,mr4  
,rob]t ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! imm5se     
capacity ( ! popul> arts to br+ p       
toge!r1 inspire creativity & imag9ation1
 promote critical ?9k+1 & in/ill !      
univ]sal values ( tru?1 ju/ice1 &       
equality4  ,:]eas ne>ly #e1jjj1jjj      
,am]icans "w 9 ! arts & cultural        
production indu/ry2 ,:]eas ! ov]all arts
 economy repres5ts approximately #d4e   
p]c5t ( ! gross dome/ic product ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 or j ov]                 
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas bo? creation 
& production ( new cont5t across e sph]e
 ( ! popul> arts indu/ry w\ld n be      
possible )\t union labor & e arti/1     
creator1 & work] 9 ! popul> arts indu/ry
 des]ves well-pay+ wages1 repres5tation1
 & to h ! dignity ( _! "w protect$2     
,:]eas1 s9ce ! debut ( ! television     

indu/ry1 ! numb] ( traditional          
television & home video view]s has gr[n 
ov] "t to #e1djj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjbb & has  
creat$ #id1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 global rev5ue2 
,:]eas ! global comic book indu/ry today
 is wor? m ?an #i1baj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas ! 
gam+ indu/ry is wor? m ?an              
#cjj1jjj1jjj1jjj ) approximately        
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj p worldwide play+ video  
games & ! global ,esports audi5ce set to
 rise above half a billion by #bjbd2    
,:]eas fantasy books1 along ) sci5ce    
fiction1 g5]ate ne>ly #fjj1jjj1jjj 9    
sales ea* ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       
fantasy audiobooks hold ! l>ge/ %>e (   
sales among all audiobook categories2   
,:]eas hundr$s ( annual ,comic ,cons all
 across ! ,unit$ ,/ates h attract$      
upw>ds ( #bej1jjj visitors to individual
 conv5tions2 ,:]eas ,comic ,cons inject 
t\rism & fo/] enorm\s gr[?1 ) ! l>ge/   
conv5tions inject+ upw>ds ( #ajj1jjj1jjj
 into _! local economies2 ,:]eas !      
l9eage ( comics & o!r visual popul> arts
 has be5 trac$ by academics to ^w-image 

texts t evolv$ f cave pa9t+s1 ,egyptian 
hi]oglyphs1 ,mayan c>v+s1 illum9at$     
manuscripts1 ! ,bayeux ,tape/ry1 e>ly   
woodcut pr9t+1 ! s]ial illu/rations (   
,william ,hog>? & ,rodolphe ,tpff]1 & ! 
engrav+s ( ,william ,blake2 ,:]eas      
sup]h]oes ent]$ ! _w ( comic books 9    
#aich ) ! release ( ,action ,comics ,no4
 #a & ! debut ( ,sup]man2 ,:]eas works  
include ,art ,spiegelman's graphic      
novel1 ,maus 7#aihj-aihf71 :i* won !    
,pulitz] ,prize & ,congressman & civil  
rights h]o ,john ,lewis' ,national ,book
 ,aw>d-w9n+ ,m>* :i* 01 itself1 inspir$ 
by a #aieh comic ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+ & !    
,montgom]y ,/ory2 ,:]eas ! mo/ valuable 
comic book to-date rema9s ! fir/ edition
 ( ,action ,comics1 consid]$ by _m to be
 ! fir/ prop] comic book to come into   
exi/5ce1 :i* 0 sold = #c1bjj1jjj 9 #bjbb
 aft] go+ = #aj c5ts a piece 9 #aich2   
,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 graphic novels made up 
#fg p]c5t ( ! *ildr5's book m>ket 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas comic books & !   
popul> arts are a valuable lit]>y tool =

 help+ educate millions ( *ildr5 all[+  
!m to le>n ,engli% & o!r languages2 &   
,:]eas ! ,libr>y ( ,congress has m ?an  
#adj1jjj issues ( ab\t #ac1jjj          
comic-book titles & is ! l>ge/ comic    
book collection 9 ! _w3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
 ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7    
recognizes ! imm5se capacity ( ! popul> 
arts to br+ p toge!r1 inspire creativity
 & imag9ation1 promote critical ?9k+1 & 
in/ill ! univ]sal values ( tru?1 ju/ice1
 & equality2  7#b7 honors ! unique      
impact ( ! popul> arts on g5]ations (   
,am]icans & ! broad] global community2 &
  7#c7 recognizes ! importance ( promot+
 ! popul> arts to broad] audi5ces &     
advanc+ increas$ repres5tation )9 all   
=ms ( ! popul> arts4