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Informationen zum Autor Paul Gravett is a London-based freelance journalist! curator! lecturer! writer and broadcaster! who has worked in comics publishing and promotion since 1981. Klappentext Whether you are a serious comic collector! a devotedWatchmen fan! or simply have fond memories of the comics you once read as a child! 1001 Comic Books You Must Read Before You Die is the book for you. A colorful and authoritative review of the history of comic books from around the world! illustrated with more than 800 images! including artwork from classic publications. Packed with fantastic reproductions of classic front covers and interior pages! this book is a visual treat as well as a goldmine of information. Part of the hugely successful '1001' series. A colorful and authoritative review of the history of comic books from around the world, illustrated with more than 800 images, including artwork from classic publications. Packed with fantastic reproductions of classic front covers and interior pages, this book is a visual treat as well as a goldmine of information. Selected and written by an broad international team of comics experts, led by international comic book aficionado, Paul Gravett. Zusammenfassung Over the centuries! comic books and their offshoots! such as graphic novels! and bandes dessinées have evolved into a phenomenally popular! influential! and unique art form with which we can express our opinions! our fantasies! our nightmares! and our dreams. In short: comics are emphatically no longer just for kids. This diverse! constantly evolving medium is truly coming into its own in the 21st century! from Hollywood's blockbuster adaptations of super-powered caped crusaders to the global spread of Japan's manga and its spinoffs! and from award-winning graphic novels such as Maus and Persepolis to new forms such as online webcomix. But comics also have a long and rich history! dating back at least to the Swiss teacher Rodolphe Töpffer in the early 19th century! and far earlier in China.1001 Comic Books You Must Read Before You Die is the perfect introduction to this dynamic and globally popular medium. There have been other guides to the best comic books! but none has embraced every genre and scoured the globe to glean the very greatest works of sequential art! graphic literature! bandes dessinées! tebeos! fumetti! manga! manhwa! komiks! strips! historietas! quadrinhos! beeldverhalen! and plain old comics.This authoritative guide is organized according to the year of first publication in the country of origin. An opening section acknowledges pioneering pre-1900 masterpieces! followed by sections divided by decade! creating a fascinating year-by-year chronicle of the comics medium worldwide. ...
