Question

An artwork in this medium by William Overgard inspired a painting of a man using his pinky to lift up a large peephole. Allan Kaprow’s remarks about this medium may have influenced an artist to adopt a style that led Life magazine to call him “the worst artist in the U.S.” A replication of a Tony Abruzzo work in this medium depicts a crying blue-haired person and changes a boyfriend’s name to “Brad.” A work in this medium (10[1]-5[1])portrays a missile blowing up a fighter jet. (-5[1])In paintings like Takka Takka and Drowning Girl, Roy Lichtenstein (0[1])emulated (10[1])this medium’s use of Ben Day dots. For 10 points, name this mass-produced medium whose varieties (-5[1])include newspaper “strips.” (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: comics [or comic books; or comic strips; or cartoons; or graphic novels; accept Ben Day process or Ben Day dots before mention; prompt on drawings or illustrations] (The painting in the first line is Lichtenstein’s I Can See the Whole Room...and There's Nobody in It!.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CClaremont B77-5
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BUCLA E7710
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDClaremont A85-5
Max Min (UG)Claremont BUCLA C950
Karl Wang (DII)UCLA AUSC9610
Daniel Tritasavit (DII)UCLA DClaremont C112-5
Adam Tang (UG)Claremont CUCLA D11510
Scarlet Rutter (DII)Claremont AUCSD11610

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%103.44
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%38%95.57
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%82.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1292%0%42%99.64
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%56%96.13
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%60%101.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%33%100.44
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%56%98.13