Comic Movement Research In Chongqing During Anti-Japanese War

Comic movement in Chongqing during Anti-Japanese War is the main backbone of the Anti-Japanese war comics movement, also is an important part of the artistic front during Chinese anti-Japanese national salvation struggle. The paper focuses on the caricature movement of this particular period and area, which is full of special political significance, oriented content and forms. Designed by retrospective, combing, and research since "Marco Polo Bridge Incident" in1937when the war break out fully until August1945, Japan surrendered after the continuation of the development process of the cartoon strips in the first half of1946in Chongqing, explore its historical and realistic significance.Paper is divided into three parts:Introduction, The comic movement of Chongqing during the Anti-Japanese War, The historical and practical significance of Chongqing comics movement. The content covers comic creation, exhibition, Publishing, community, education, propaganda and foreign exchange as well as the cartoonist’s artistic career and so on. First of all, the author makes a brief introduction about the origins and significance of the topics, the current research and research methods and defines the period of the war of resistance against Japan, the great rear area and capital Chongqing during the wartime, wartime caricature movement and so on. Then according to the research, summing up the law:the rise-the development-the climax-the fade ", making systematic and detailed analysis by documentary research, comparative studies and image analysis. The rise of the Chongqing comics movement is marked by War cartoon exhibition which was successfully held in1939by the comic propaganda team in Chongqing Central Park and the establishment of chongqing branch of the Chinese Anti-enemies Association of Comic Writers. After, Chongqing caricature movement shows ups and downs trend with the change of the political situation. Before and after the victory of Anti-Japanese War, with "comic exhibition blustery,""comic strip prosperity","foreign exchange in an all-round way","cartoonist active unprecedentedly" for the logo, the Chongqing comics movement step into climax; In the spring of1946, the Chinese Anti-enemies Association of Comic Writers is renamed the National Comics Writer Association and moved to Shanghai, and "the Arabian nights "comics show ended with a high-profile curtain which marked the lull.Finally, the article gets the conclusion in theory in terms of the historical and realistic significance of chongqing comic movement. On the one hand, the comic movement in Chongqing make a special contribution on fighting for national liberation, publicity for people, inspiring soldiers and then getting the victory. On the other hand, it is close to the people and make advancement and the Times, reflects the continuation and development of the new art movement since "May Fourth Movement", and fully reflects the establishment and development of realistic art in the position of the mainstream following the Chinese modern art history.