Bubble Comics

Article summary

Bubble Comics (Russian: Издательство BUBBLE) is the largest Russian comic book publisher, founded in 2011. It is the only publishing house in Russia that produces original non-franchised comic books. Its early slate consisted of four titles: Demonslayer, Major Grom, Friar, and Red Fury. These were later joined by Exlibrium and Meteora. The original four titles concluded their run in December 2016 at fifty issues each. In January 2017, four new ongoing series were launched in their place: Allies, Demonslayer vol. 2, Igor Grom, and Realmwalkers.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356685100