American Comic Book Chronicles HC 1980S Item# nov121322 Retail price: $41.95 Availibility: Estimated to release in Feb-2013 American Comic Book Chronicles Hc 1980S is an Urban Collector pre-order. The American Comic Book Chronicles continues into the 1980s, covering all the pivotal moments and behind-the-scenes details of comics during the Reagan era. You'll get a year-by-year account of the most significant publications, notable creators, and major trends including: the rise and fall of Jim Shooter at Marvel Comics; the ascendancy of Frank Miller as a superstar; DC Comics' reboot with Crisis on Infinite Earths and its British Renaissance; the emergence of Direct Market-exclusive publishers; and many other events that shaped comic book history! 288-page FULL-COLOR Hardcover - by Keith Dallas
The American
Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of FULL-COLOR
HARDCOVERS, where TwoMorrows' top authors document every decade of comic
book history from the 1940s to today! Keith Dallas headlines this
volume on the 1980s, covering all the pivotal moments and
behind-the-scenes details of comics during the Reagan years! You'll get a
year-by-year account of the most significant publications, notable
creators, and impactful trends, including: The rise and fall of Jim
Shooter at Marvel Comics! The ascendancy of Frank Miller as a comic book
superstar with works like Daredevil, Ronin and The Dark Knight! DC
Comics’ reboot with Crisis on Infinite Earths and its Renaissance with a
British invasion of talent like Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, and Neil
Gaiman! The emergence of Direct Market-exclusive publishers like Eclipse
Comics, Pacific Comics, First Comics, Comico, Dark Horse Comics and
others! These are just a few of the events chronicled in this
exhaustive, full-color hardcover.Taken together, American Comic Book
Chronicles forms a cohesive, linear overview of the entire landscape of
comics history, sure to be an invaluable resource for ANY comic book
enthusiast! (Look for this in Diamond's NOVEMBER Previews catalog, as an early solicitation for FEBRUARY release.) |
from www.urban-collector.com and twomorrows.com,
thanks to Ilke |