From the duo that produced Action Philosophers comes this extensive history of comic books, in graphic novel format. Starting with the beginning of comic strips in 1896 through to the present, this book chronicles the development of the genre. A large portion of the book involves the various censorship fights and lawsuits that have plagued the comic book industry over the last century. Comic book luminaries like Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, Steve Ditko, Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and others are featured. There are chapters on the comics during wartime, European comics, underground comix, the birth of the "glossies," manga, and graphic novels. They even included an entire chapter on one of my old favorites, Heavy Metal. While I didn't find this one quite as entertaining as Action Philosophers, I have to admit the authors did an extensive amount of work and research on this book. Several pages of references are included at the end.
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