| A Complete History of American Comic Books: Afterword by Steve Geppi Contributor(s): Rhoades, Shirrel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433101106 ISBN-13: 9781433101106 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $141.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels - Literary Criticism | American - General - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 741.569 |
| LCCN: 2007043460 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.1" W x 10.3" (1.80 lbs) 354 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |