{"product_id":"the-british-comic-book-invasion-2","title":"THE BRITISH COMIC BOOK INVASION","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs comics readers grew older during the 1970s and 1980s, they started calling for more sophisticated stories. Writers and artists with distinctive styles were in demand. DC Comics and Marvel went looking for such mavericks and found them in the United Kingdom. Creators like \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSaga of the Swamp Thing\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eGrant Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Invisibles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFlex Mentallo\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cstrong\u003eGarth Ennis\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003ePreacher\u003c\/em\u003e) migrated from the anarchical British comics industry to the U.S. mainstream and shook up the status quo... Lightly illustrated in b\u0026amp;w.\n\nWhat makes a successful comics creator? How can storytelling stay exciting and innovative? How can genres be kept vital? Writers and artists in the highly competitive U.S. comics mainstream have always had to explore these questions but they were especially pressing in the 1980s.\n\nChapters explore the U.S. mainstream comics of the 1970s and 1980s, The British new wave of the 1970s and 1980s, Alan Moore and the American mode of practice, and offers case studies in the second wave of the British invasion.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Very Fine Minus. \u003c\/strong\u003eLightly bumped corners with light cover and edge wear.\n\n \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643381219614,"sku":"RB6913","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB6913-british-comic-book-invasion.jpg?v=1784515818","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/the-british-comic-book-invasion-2","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}