- Paperback: 324 pages
- Publisher: Routledge (25 Feb 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415044197
- ISBN-13: 978-0415044196
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,004,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Today, adult comics are part of the cultural landscpae in a way that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. In this first survey of its kind, the history of comic books for older readers is traced from the end of the 19th century to the present, taking in the pioneering titles pre-Great War, the underground titles of the 1960s, "fan"-dom in the 1970s and 1980s, and today's boom (including "graphic novels" and "Viz"). An international section, covering comics in the US, Europe and Japan, and a thematic discussion, including the role of women, the graphic novel in context, and cultural overspill is included. By taking a broad sweep, Sabin demonstrates that the widely-held notion that comics "grew up" in the late 1980s is a mistaken one, largely invented by the media.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an excellent polemic history of Comics (or sequential art if you will), critically analysing the medium to discover how it became associated with the Juvinile market in the light of the 'Graphic Novel revolution' of the late 1980s.
In these terms, and as a history of comics up until this point it is highly successful. It also works as a good history of the medium from the first comics at the turn of the century, up to the point the book was written in 1993.
It's really just a shame that it wasn't written a little later as it ends just before the great bubble of the comics industry burst, the 'Image' revolution in creators rights, McClouds' seminal "Understanding Comics" and so forth.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Yes Comics are for Adults too
7 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
It is rather strange how differently comics are seen in different countries, in Japan and continental Europe comics are for children AND adults but the main image of comics in the USA and UK (And Iceland too) is that it is just crap for kids, but thankfully things are sloooooovly changing thanks too more and better comics for the adult market (and I'm Not talking about X-rated comix here) and books like this by Roger Sabin which is an excelent introduction to this genre.
His book start with a general intoduction and definiton of comics and some general terms then in part one he focuses on Britain, part two is about the United States and part three is about different aspects like Women in comics, world comics and comics and the media.
The book is informative, interesting and great fun too read, I would also like to recomend another book by Sabin which could be seen as a companion volume to this one, a coffe table book called Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels, A history of Comic Art, full of colour illustrations and interesting articles.
Great Fun For Grownups.
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