A Complete History of American Comic Books

A Complete History of American Comic Books

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Paperback (07 Jan 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book is an updated history of the American comic book by an industry insider. You'll follow the development of comics from the first appearance of the comic book format in the Platinum Age of the 1930s to the creation of the superhero genre in the Golden Age, to the current period, where comics flourish as graphic novels and blockbuster movies. Along the way you will meet the hustlers, hucksters, hacks, and visionaries who made the American comic book what it is today. It's an exciting journey, filled with mutants, changelings, atomized scientists, gamma-ray accidents, and supernaturally empowered heroes and villains who challenge the imagination and spark the secret identities lurking within us.

Book information

ISBN: 9781433101076
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Imprint: Peter Lang
Pub date:
Edition: New edition 1
DEWEY: 741.56973
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 353
Weight: 688g
Height: 181mm
Width: 262mm
Spine width: 20mm