COMICS A Global HIstory, 1968 to the Present

Comics, manga, bandes dessinées, fumetti, historietas… no matter the name, they have been a powerful medium across four continents for decades. This is the history of comics around the world from the late 1960s to the dawn of the 21st century. A richly illustrated survey of everything from R. Crumb and Kirby to RAW, from Metal Hurlant to Marjane Satrapi to nouvelle manga, from the American mainstream and underground and the evolving British scene. The images here are bright and colorful, dark and brooding, arresting and pleasant, all at the same time. 260 expertly chosen illustrations, many reproduced in full-page. The authors, two uniquely positioned and knowledgeable authorities, are the first to write a broadly comprehensive history of this most accessible, democratic, and occasionally subversive modern popular art form, displaying an intimate familiarity with schools and styles, writers, artists, and companies across countries and generations. In showing us both post-apocalyptic dreamscapes and portraits of the everyday, Comics looks at this thirty-plus year period through a very unique lens. Mazur is a cartoonist, teacher, editor and screenwriter. Co-founder of the Boston Comics Roundtable and the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE). Banner teaches Writing the Graphic Novel and other courses at Emerson College, Boston and is the co-author of Character Design for Graphic Novels. We missed this when it first came out in 2014, but we are happy to offer it now at a remainder/bargain price, as long as our supply lasts.