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1,000 Comic Books You Must Read
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Offers a compilation of classic comic books, along with cover images, publication details, and the reason behind each comic book's selection. |
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Pages 271
Dimensions: Length: 1" Width: 8.75" Height: 11.25"
Weight: 2.6 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Nov 12, 2009
ISBN 0896899217
EAN 9780896899216
UPC 074962009210
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 | Clownishfellow Jan 31, 2010 |
| Not what I expected; however it is an enjoyable reading experience bringing back memorie3s of comics I read a looong time ago | | |  | 1000 Comic Book Covers Jan 9, 2010 |
| For some reason, I thought there would be at least excerpts from these comics within these pages. I guess that is wishful thinking. All this contains is 1000 pictures of comic book COVERS with comments as to why the author liked them. It may be entertaining from an artistic point of view to see how covers have changed over the years, but not terribly engaging beyond that. I was disappointed and may send it back. | | | | The book gives hope to Isabella's sentiment that today is the true Golden Age of comics Dec 18, 2009 |
You can see the evolution of the comics industry through these pages, brought to you courtesy of Tony Isabella, "America's most beloved comics writer and columnist," who writes and reviews for Comics Buyer's Guide. Isabella has been writing comics for four decades now, and he's perhaps best known as the creator of DC Comics' Black Lightning, the first African-American superhero to get his own title at DC.
But it's Isabella's perspective as a fan, not a creator, that feeds the joys of reading 1,000 Comic Books You Must Read. You can see the growth of the industry in the book, but also the changing of the readership. As we travel from a time where comic books regularly sold millions of copies every month to the present, where the numbers are much, much smaller, we see the transformation of our culture's tastes and habits unfold before our very eyes.
The original Superman comics from the late 1930s kick off the collection, a nice tribute to the man of steel, without whom the format of comics would be vastly different, if it existed at all. From there, we move on to the 1940s, where the Golden Age of superheroes really began. All the classics are here: Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Archie, plus the wild military and adventure comics of the day (and even wacky things like Daredevil Battles Hitler). Each two-page spread is a trip to a distant past that seems not so far away through comics. Although excerpts from the comics are not included here (Isabella does give a brief synopsis of each story inside to show why they're being picked), just the covers themselves tell an interesting story. Some of them are gorgeous (the painted image of Captain Marvel Adventures #18, which introduces Mary Marvel, for example, is striking), some of them are so enticing that you long to look inside.
Isabella introduces each decade of comics history with a brief overview to give you an idea of what was going on in comics at the time. It's interesting to graph the number of pages devoted to each decade: the '90s get fewer than 20 pages devoted to them; the '70s and '80s combined get the same number of pages as the '60s. But also telling is the fact that the current decade gets 45 pages and sees the inclusion of several important graphic novels (Persepolis, Blankets, Sentences). The book gives hope to Isabella's sentiment that today is the true Golden Age of comics. As he puts it, "Readers can enjoy both the new groundbreaking material now being published and, thanks to affordable reprints, the classics of the past."
-- John Hogan | | | | A strong choice for any comics fan seeking a review of the format's history Dec 13, 2009 |
Since the 1930s, comic books have had their place in society. "1000 Comic Books You Must Read" is a guide to the best of what comics have to offer throughout their history. From 1938 and Superman's first appearance in action comics, to the popularity of the modern graphic novel, there is much comic history to enjoy within the volume. "1000 Comic Books you Must Read" is a strong choice for any comics fan seeking a review of the format's history.
| | | | The 1 Book About Comics You Must Read! Nov 28, 2009 |
This is the book for you if you are either: 1) a comic book reader, 2) interested in the history of comics, 3) a fan of comic book writer Tony Isabella or 4) a human being.
It covers, as the title implies, 1000 of the best comic books ever produced in the USA. Isabella, a veteran comic book fan and writer, has selected these for both the casual comic book reader and the seasoned veteran. Lots and lots of information about the time period, the creators, the publishing history and the characters.
Absolutely top notch! | | | Write your own review about 1,000 Comic Books You Must Read
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