Volume 2 covers the following subjects: SHAZAM - The story of Captain Marvel and his creators; LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE - The Big Red Cheese and his fabulous family tree; THE COSTUMED CO-STARS - Spy Smasher, Bulletman, Ibis, more Fawcett heroes; HAWK-A-A-A! - The saga of the Blackhawks; THE FLYING HEROES - The warring skies of WW2 with Airboy, Sky Wolf, others; LONG ARM OF THE LAW - How Plastic Man got that way; THE BIG SUPER HERO SHOW - A detailed history of Quality Productions; SUNDAY MANTINEE IDOL - The life and death of The Spirit.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Probably the best overview of comics history to 1970,
By
This review is from: The Steranko History of Comics, Vol. 2 (Paperback)
Jim Steranko did more for the comics medium than any other single artist since Windsor McCay, IMHO, and his book set is a MUST for anyone serious about the history of the comics. However it is a bit heavily slated towards the 1930's, with a lot of information about the pulps and little about developments in the late '60's and '70's, ironically the very period where his contribution was so important.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A landmark pop cultural reference,
By Mister Chris (Peekskill, New York USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Steranko History of Comics, Vol. 2 (Paperback)
I was only 10 years old when James Steranko's HISTORY OF COMIC BOOKS, Volume 1 was published but its impact hit me like a bullet. Up until then I had only been weened on comics published after 1960 (hence known as the SILVER AGE, of course) but it was here that I discovered the history and lore of comic book's GOLDEN AGE. Steranko, a brilliant artist, laced his book with a unique layout style that weaved his words around art samples and hundreds of old comic books and pulp magazine covers from that era. The result is a dazzling tableau that, while not a definitive history (Steranko merely stops at the pop art's greatest hits before the mid 1950's), is nontheless invaluable. His chapter on pulp magazines alone is something of a classic. Volume 2 rates just as high and lets hope Mr. Steranko publishes an anniversay edition since these books are a must for a new generation of comic book fans.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Steranko histosry of comics,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Steranko History of Comics, Vol. 2 (Paperback)
This is a great history of comics and the earlier pulp magazines. I used to have both volumes, but sold them during some rough financial times. Sterankp covers the history of the two genres well, in a short space. Most people take longer on one or the other and short change the second half. He shows how the pulps shifted into the comics, with many of the same writers, like Edmond Hamilton. Hamilton I knew only as a comic book writer for the Legion of Super Heroes. I saw reprint of his Starwolf sereis and bought it. T
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
