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Dallas, Keith. American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s: 1980–1989. Raleigh: TwoMorrows, 2013. Added by: joachim (12/31/14, 2:52 PM) Last edited by: joachim (12/31/14, 2:55 PM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 978-1-60549-046-5 BibTeX citation key: Dallas2013 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Historical account, Illustrated text, USA Creators: Dallas Publisher: TwoMorrows (Raleigh) |
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The American Comic Book Chroniclescontinues 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!
Table of Contents Introduction and Acknowledgements (4) Chapter One: 1980 Works Cited (279) |